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Seven Miles from Alcatraz *** (1942, James Craig, Bonita Granville, Frank Jenks) – Classic Movie Review 11,691

Director Edward Dmytryk’s 1942 black and white action thriller Seven Miles from Alcatraz is written by Joseph Krumgold, based on a story by John D Klorer, and stars James Craig, Bonita Granville and Frank Jenks. […]

Oct, 30

Till We Meet Again ** (1944, Ray Milland, Barbara Britton, Walter Slezak, Lucile Watson, Konstantin Shayne, Vladimir Sokoloff, Mona Freeman) – Classic Movie Review 11,456

Director Frank Borzage’s 1944 Paramount Pictures black and white drama film Till We Meet Again stars Ray Milland, Barbara Britton and Walter Slezak. Standard, only partly effective World War Two action adventure, with American flyer John […]

Aug, 07

Mantrap *** (1953, Paul Henreid, Lois Maxwell, Kieron Moore, Kay Kendall, Bill Travers) – Classic Movie Review 11,136

Terence Fisher’s suspenseful 1953 British crime film Mantrap [Man in Hiding] stars Paul Henreid as a lawyer detective who, helped by his secretary (Kay Kendall), tries to show that a man on the run (Kieron […]

Apr, 25

Ring of Fear ** (1954, Clyde Beatty, Pat O’Brien, Mickey Spillane) – Classic Movie Review 10,848

A circus is the setting for this odd 1954 suspense adventure Ring of Fear about a lunatic lovelorn ringmaster (Sean McClory) who, in a jealous rage, causes havoc in the big top with the help […]

Jan, 29

Ring of Fire *** (1961, David Janssen, Joyce Taylor, Frank Gorshin) – Classic Movie Review 10,847

Andrew L Stone’s taut 1961 Metrocolor thriller drama film Ring of Fire has more than its fair share of tension and suspense. Writer-producer-director Andrew L Stone’s taut, tense and highly tolerable 1961 Metrocolor thriller drama film Ring […]

Jan, 29

Quick Change *** (1990, Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Randy Quaid, Jason Robards) – Classic Movie Review 10,782

Quick Change (1990) is a clever and amusing crime caper comedy, in which Grimm (Bill Murray) makes himself up as a circus clown for a bank heist but then gets stuck in New York with […]

Jan, 12

My Brother’s Keeper **½ (1948, Jack Warner, Jane Hylton, George Cole, David Tomlinson, Bill Owen) – Classic Movie Review 10,457

Director Alfred Roome’s familiar but sturdy 1948 British crime melodrama My Brother’s Keeper is grippingly handled, with a fine performance by George Cole offsetting Jack Warner’s slightly less convincing turn, cast against his usual nice-guy […]

Oct, 24

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