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West of Broadway ** (1931, John Gilbert, El Brendel, Lois Moran, Madge Evans, Ralph Bellamy, Frank Conroy) – Classic Movie Review 12,216

Director Harry Beaumont’s 1931 comedy romantic drama film West of Broadway stars John Gilbert as Chicago alcoholic millionaire Jerry Stevens, who has at least one drink too many and wakes up to a bride called […]

Jul, 04

The Grass Arena *** (1991, Mark Rylance, Lynsey Baxter, Pete Postlewaite, Marian McLoughlin, Billy Boyle) – Classic Movie Review 11,788

Director Gillies Mackinnon’s 1991 BBC TV Screen Two film The Grass Arena stars Mark Rylance, who gives a compelling performance in a gritty true-life story about a man whose hopes of a boxing career are […]

Dec, 13

Fools of Fortune ** (1990, Iain Glen, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Julie Christie, Sean T McClory) – Classic Movie Review 11,354

Julie Christie is seen at her best in the 1990 film Fools of Fortune. Director Pat O’Connor’s 1990 British drama Fools of Fortune is written by Michael Hirst, based on the novel by William Trevor. […]

Jun, 29

Rag Doll [Young, Willing and Eager] *** (1961, Jess Conrad, Hermione Baddeley, Kenneth Griffith, Christina Gregg, Patrick Magee) – Classic Movie Review 10,807

The 1961 British B-movie crime film Rag Doll gained a new audience in the 2000s in response to Jess Conrad’s elevation to cult status as a pre-Beatles British icon. Director Lance Comfort’s 1961 crime drama […]

Jan, 19

The Best of Everything *** (1959, Joan Crawford, Hope Lange, Stephen Boyd, Louis Jourdan, Suzy Parker, Martha Hyer, Diane Baker, Brian Aherne, Robert Evans) – Classic Movie Review 9919

Director Jean Negulesco’s 1959 romantic drama The Best of Everything is based on Rona Jaffe’s novel and stars Joan Crawford, Hope Lange, Stephen Boyd, Louis Jourdan, Suzy Parker, Martha Hyer, Diane Baker, Brian Aherne and […]

Jun, 16

A Monkey in Winter [Un singe en hiver] [It’s Hot in Hell] *** (1962, Jean Gabin, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Suzanne Flon, Gabrielle Dorziat) – Classic Movie Review 9692

Jean Gabin plays Albert Quentin, an elderly boozer trying to forget an old flame, and Jean-Paul Belmondo plays Gabriel Fouquet, a young drunkard visiting his young daughter, who hit the bottle together in a Normandy […]

Apr, 30

Rope of Sand *** (1949, Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Corinne Calvet) – Classic Movie Review 9688

‘A Mighty Story of Savage Greed and Sultry Love Set in the Dreaded Desert that Guards the Dark Continent’s Forbidden Diamond Fields!’ Director William Dieterle’s 1949 film noir-style action adventure thriller Rope of Sand is […]

Apr, 29

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