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The Painted Smile [Murder Can Be Deadly] ** (1962, Liz Fraser, Kenneth Griffith) – Classic Movie Review 11,956

A con artist (Liz Fraser) and her partner in crime, using their good looks for a confidence scam, fall foul of a London murderer-on-the-run (Kenneth Griffith) Director Lance Comfort’s 1962 British thriller film The Painted Smile [Murder Can […]

Feb, 25

La Petite Voleuse [The Little Thief] *** (1988, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Raoul Billerey, Chantal Banlier, Simon de La Brosse) – Classic Movie Review 11,769

Charlotte Gainsbourg stars as a troubled tomboyish teenager who craves attention and drifts into petty crime. Director Claude Miller’s French 1988 film La Petite Voleuse [The Little Thief] stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, Raoul Billerey, Chantal Banlier, […]

Dec, 05

Backfire ** (1964, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Gert Fröbe) – Classic Movie Review 11,560

Breathless stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg are reunited for director Jean Becker’s solid 1964 action crime-comedy Backfire [Echappement Libre]. Belmondo plays David Ladislas, a small-time Parisian crook who tries to smuggle a car to […]

Sep, 08

Lucky Jordan * (1942, Alan Ladd, Helen Walker, Sheldon Leonard) – Classic Movie Review 10,105

Director Frank Tuttle’s 1942 crime drama Lucky Jordan is a shaky, unexciting vehicle for Alan Ladd as New York gangster Lucky Jordan, an artful dodger, crook and gambler. He is drafted into the army, deserts, and […]

Jul, 29

Borsalino **** (1970, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Catherine Rouvel) – Classic Movie Review 5553

The stylish 1970 Thirties-set French gangster film Borsalino is the ideal vehicle for Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo in their prime, as petty criminals Roch Siffredi and François Capella, who graduate into big-time mobsters down […]

Jun, 04

Armored Car Robbery ***** (1950, Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, William Talman, Douglas Fowley, Steve Brodie, Don McGuire) – Classic Movie Review 3803

The spectacular 1950 film noir heist thriller Armored Car Robbery is fast, short, tense and punchy. Charles McGraw is just right as the hard-nosed LA cop pursuing murderous criminal Dave Purvis (William Talman). Director Richard […]

Jun, 04

Kid Galahad *** (1962, Elvis Presley, Charles Bronson, Gig Young, Lola Albright, Joan Blackman) – Classic Movie Review 3369

Director Phil Karlson’s 1962 movie Kid Galahad is the Elvis Presley musical remake of director Michael Curtiz’s famous 1937 prize-fighter movie Kid Galahad, in which Edward G Robinson gives a knockout turn as the promoter […]

Feb, 16

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