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Law and Disorder *** (1974, Carroll O’Connor, Ernest Borgnine, Ann Wedgeworth, Karen Black) – Classic Movie Review 11,887

Director Ivan Passer’s 1974 American comedy-drama film Law and Disorder stars Carroll O’Connor and Ernest Borgnine, with Ann Wedgeworth and Karen Black. Borgnine and O’Connor excel as a couple of ageing New York citizens so […]

Jan, 27

Calling Dr Gillespie *** (1942, Lionel Barrymore, Donna Reed, Philip Dorn, Phil Brown) – Classic Movie Review 11,300

MGM dump conscientious objector Lew Ayres…  ‘Tops for excitement! A lovely girl’s happiness threatened… Dr Gillespie’s life at stake… and a maniacal killer stalks the corridors of a great hospital!’ Director Harold S Bucquet’s 1942 […]

Jun, 12

Cry Wolf *** (1947, Errol Flynn, Barbara Stanwyck, Geraldine Brooks) – Classic Movie Review 8916

Warner Bros’ engrossing 1947 nothing-is-at-it-seems crime thriller Cry Wolf stars Barbara Stanwyck and Errol Flynn, who prove a good team.  ‘Next time you hear some odd noise in the night, just follow the memorable custom […]

Sep, 18

You Can’t Get Away with Murder ** (1939, Humphrey Bogart, Billy Halop, Gale Page, John Litel, Henry Travers, Harvey Stephens) – Classic Movie Review 6903

Director Lewis Seiler’s 1939 B-movie crime drama for Warner Bros stars Humphrey Bogart as petty hoodlum Frank Wilson, who is a bad influence on troubled teenager Johnnie Stone (Billy Halop, of the Dead End Kids). […]

Apr, 08

High Wall *** (1947, Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter, Herbert Marshall, Dorothy Patrick, H B Warner) – Classic Movie Review 5,698

Audrey Totter grabs a grand opportunity to shine in the 1947 film noir High Wall as a caring asylum doctor who wants to know whether her crazed patient (Robert Taylor) has murdered his wife. Director […]

Jul, 02

Two Against the World *** (1936, Humphrey Bogart, Beverly Roberts, Helen MacKellar, Henry O’Neill, Linda Perry, Virginia Brissac) – Classic Movie Review 5621

In 1936 Warner Bros remakes its 1931 movie Five Star Final, though the setting is transferred from newspapers to radio, with a title borrowed from an unrelated 1932 Warner movie. The tale about the muckraking […]

Jun, 17

Public Enemies **** (2009, Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Billy Crudup, David Wenham, Marion Cotillard, Stephen Graham, Stephen Lang, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Dorff) – Classic Movie Review 3353

Twinkling with dangerous devil-may-care charm, Johnny Depp impresses as public enemy number one John Dillinger in Michael Mann’s heart-pounding 2009 epic biopic of the Depression-era bank robber who became a celebrity criminal and number one […]

Feb, 13

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