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Jubilee Trail ** (1954, Vera Ralston, Joan Leslie, Forrest Tucker, John Russell, Ray Middleton, Pat O’Brien) – Classic Movie Review 12,045

Director Joseph Kane’s 1954 Republic Pictures American Trucolor Western film Jubilee Trail stars Vera Ralston, Joan Leslie, Forrest Tucker, John Russell, Ray Middleton, and Pat O’Brien. In the California Gold Rush, saloon singer Vera Ralston […]

Apr, 05

Confessions of a Driving Instructor ** (1976, Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth, Bill Maynard, Sheila White, Doris Hare, Liz Fraser, Windsor Davies, Irene Handl, George Layton, Lynda Bellingham) – Classic Movie Review 6.875

The mucky 1976 British sex comedy film Confessions of a Driving Instructor finds plucky Robin Askwith back for a third time as Timmy Lea, now as a driving instructor enjoying yet another series of sexual […]

Apr, 02

Pursued **** (1947, Teresa Wright, Robert Mitchum, Judith Anderson, Dean Jagger, Harry Carey Jr, Alan Hale Sr) – Classic Movie Review 6350

Director Raoul Walsh’s brooding, gritty and very impressive 1947 Western boasts tremendous performances from a fine, off-beat team and startling noir-style black and white cinematography by the masterly James Wong Howe, with breathtaking outdoor shooting […]

Dec, 03

Sometimes a Great Notion [Never Give an Inch] ** (1970, Paul Newman, Henry Fonda, Lee Remick, Michael Sarrazin, Richard Jaeckel) – Classic Movie Review 6096

Paul Newman’s 1970 movie is his second determined effort at direction, after Rachel, Rachel (1968), which starred his real-life wife Joanne Woodward. Henry Fonda stars as Henry Stamper, a family patriarch whose sons Hank (Paul Newman) […]

Oct, 15

Crimes and Misdemeanors **** (1989, Woody Allen, Alan Alda, Claire Bloom, Mia Farrow, Joanna Gleason, Anjelica Huston, Martin Landau) – Classic Movie Review 5465

Writer-director Woody Allen’s 1989 movie is his 17th film as writer-director and his 10th with Mia Farrow. It was nominated for three Academy Awards: Allen for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, and Martin Landau […]

May, 16

Gumshoe **** (1971, Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay, Janice Rule, Carolyn Seymour, Fulton Mackay) – Classic Movie Review 3328

Director Stephen Frears’s excellent 1971 British neo-noir retro-gangster yarn provides a heaven-sent acting opportunity for Albert Finney as Eddie Ginley, a music-hall comedian/ nightclub bingo caller who really wants to be Dashiell Hammett’s legendary fictional […]

Feb, 05

The Fortune Cookie [Meet Whiplash Willie] **** (1966, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Cliff Osmond, Judi West, Lurene Tuttle, Ned Glass, Sig Ruman) – Classic Movie Review 1986

Director Billy Wilder’s 1966 comedy gem The Fortune Cookie [Meet Whiplash Willie] is one of the marvellous teamings of the irreplaceable odd couple Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, finding them a pair of their best […]

Dec, 21

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