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The Drum [Drums] **** (1938, Sabu, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey, Valerie Hobson, Desmond Tester, David Tree) – Classic Movie Review 3067

Director Zoltan Korda’s 1938 British film stars a 14-year-old Sabu in this thrilling Raj tale based on an original screen story by A E W Mason, author of The Four Feathers, filmed by Korda in […]

Nov, 17

The Four Feathers ***** (1939, John Clements, C Aubrey Smith, Ralph Richardson, June Duprez) – Classic Movie Review 3059

Director Zoltan Korda’s Technicolor 1939 British version of the much-filmed and well-loved novel The Four Feathers by A E W Mason is the business. This rousing adventure epic movie is the classic rendition of the […]

Nov, 14

The Private Life of Henry VIII ***** (1933, Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Franklin Dyall, Merle Oberon, Elsa Lanchester, Binnie Barnes) – Classic Movie Review 2495

Producer-director Alexander Korda’s 1933 triumph The Private Life of Henry VIII was the first British movie to enjoy worldwide success. It was an even sweeter triumph because at the time period films were considered to […]

May, 17

Jungle Book *** (1942, Sabu, Joseph Calleia, John Qualen, Rosemary DeCamp, Patricia O’Rourke) – Classic Movie Review 2406

Directed by Zoltán Korda, producer Alexander Korda’s 1942 version of Rudyard Kipling’s Mowgli stories suffers from hesitant handling and is uncertainly pitched between a fantasy adventure and a wildlife showcase. And it’s disappointing that Laurence Stalling’s […]

Apr, 18

An Ideal Husband **** (1948, Michael Wilding, Paulette Goddard, Hugh Williams, Diana Wynyard, Glynis Johns, Sir C Aubrey Smith, Constance Collier) – Classic Movie Review 1159

Producer-director Alexander Korda’s 1948 film of Oscar Wilde’s play An Ideal Husband is a civilised pleasure from another age, a total delight all round and a mini triumph. It was one of the most popular […]

Apr, 30

Things to Come **** (1936, Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson, Cedric Hardwicke) – Classic Movie Review 905

In a future 1940, a 30-year-long global war and a black death plague destroys Everytown. Then in 1970, a band of scientists rebuild it into a great futuristic city. And by 2036, the first pair […]

Mar, 12

The Thief of Bagdad ***** (1940, Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, Rex Ingram, John Justin) – Classic Movie Review 39

Remaking Douglas Fairbanks Sr’s 1924 silent movie classic, The Thief of Bagdad, producer Alexander Korda’s brilliantly thrilling and gorgeous 1940 Arabian Nights fantasy gem The Thief of Bagdad overflows with dazzling magic, eye-popping designs and […]

Jul, 10

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