Derek Winnert

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Pickup *** (1951, Beverly Michaels, Hugo Haas, Allan Nixon, Howland Chamberlain) – Classic Movie Review 12,452

Hugo Haas’s tacky pulp 1951 American B-feature film noir Pickup is based on Josef Kopta’s 1926 novel Watchman 47 and stars splendid Beverly Michaels as a two-timing blonde sexpot. Czech independent film director and producer […]

Mar, 20 · in Reviews

The Girl on the Bridge *** (1951, Hugo Haas, Beverly Michaels, Robert Dane, John Close) – Classic Movie Review 12,451

Beverly Michaels appeared in two films by independent film director and producer Hugo Haas, the 1951 film noir Pickup and the follow-up release, the 1951 American black and white film noir crime film The Girl on […]

Mar, 20 · in Reviews

Tab Hunter Confidential *** (2015, Tab Hunter) – Classic Movie Review 12,450

Tab tells all in the 2015 documentary feature film Tab Hunter Confidential. Tab Hunter began a relationship in 1983 with young American film producer Allan Glaser and they remained together as long as they could, […]

Mar, 18

Undercover [Underground Guerrillas] ** (1943, John Clements, Mary Morris, Stephen Murray, Tom Walls, Michael Wilding, Godfrey Tearle, Stanley Baker) – Classic Movie Review 12,449

Ealing Studios’ 1943 British war film Undercover [Underground Guerrillas] stars John Clements, Mary Morris, Stephen Murray, Tom Walls, Michael Wilding, and a 15-year-old Stanley Baker. Its story is about a guerrilla movement in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia.  […]

Mar, 18

The Beggar’s Opera *** (1952, Laurence Olivier, Stanley Holloway, Dorothy Tutin, Hugh Griffith, George Devine, Athene Seyler) – Classic Movie Review 12,448

The 1953 British historical musical film The Beggar’s Opera is a big-screen adaptation in Technicolor of John Gay’s 1728 ballad opera. Directed by Peter Brook in his feature film debut, its stars Laurence Olivier in his sole musical. Laurence Olivier cuts a […]

Mar, 13

Before Winter Comes ** (1968, David Niven, Topol, Anna Karina, John Hurt, Anthony Quayle) – Classic Movie Review 12,447

The intimate 1968 British comedy-drama war film Before Winter Comes stars David Niven, Topol, Anna Karina, and John Hurt. Topol gets a well-deserved star vehicle – and his charm is the film’s main asset.  Director […]

Mar, 10

King Dinosaur * (1955, William Bryant, Wanda Curtis) – Classic Movie Review 12,446

The quickly shot, low-budget 1955 sci-fi adventure film King Dinosaur is directed by Bert I Gordon in just seven days, in his directorial debut. It stars William Bryant and Wanda Curtis. It is shot with […]

Mar, 09

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