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Owd Bob [To the Victor] **** (1937, Will Fyffe, John Loder, Margaret Lockwood, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt) – Classic Movie Review 2800

Director Robert Stevenson’s sweet, lovingly crafted 1937 film drama stars Will Fyffe as an old Scots farmer called Adam McAdam who has a sheepdog by the name of Black Wull, which is alleged to be […]

Aug, 13

The Slipper and the Rose **** (1976, Richard Chamberlain, Gemma Craven, Margaret Lockwood, Annette Crosbie, Michael Hordern, Kenneth More, Edith Evans, Christopher Gable) – Classic Movie Review 2426

Director Bryan Forbes’s enchanting 1976 British musical film retelling the classic fairy tale of Cinderella with songs and dancing is a real charmer. For that, much thanks to Gemma Craven’s captivating Cinders and Richard Chamberlain’s […]

Apr, 26

The Stars Look Down **** (1940, Michael Redgrave, Margaret Lockwood, Edward Rigby) – 2015 Classic Movie Review 2205

Director Carol Reed’s admirable 1940 movie version of A J Cronin’s novel is meticulously crafted, crisply scripted and expertly performed by a fine cast. It stars an ideally cast Michael Redgrave as Davey Fenwick, a […]

Feb, 23

Trent’s Last Case ***½ (1952, Michael Wilding, Margaret Lockwood, Orson Welles, John McCallum) Classic Movie Review 1675

Producer/director Herbert Wilcox’s involving and diverting 1952 British movie version of E C Bentley’s classic 1913 detective novel Trent’s Last Case is made efficiently and briskly, but in basic fashion and without much particular style or […]

Sep, 14

The Man in Grey **** (1943, Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Stewart Granger, Phyllis Calvert) – Classic Movie Review 1336

The famous 1943 Gainsborough melodrama The Man in Grey showcases the studio’s four biggest stars Margaret Lockwood, Phyllis Calvert, James Mason and Stewart Granger to great advantage. Co-writer/director Leslie Arliss’s famous 1943 Gainsborough melodrama showcases […]

Jun, 18

The Wicked Lady **** (1945, Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Patricia Roc, Griffith Jones, Michael Rennie) – Classic Movie Review 1335

The 1945 British costume melodrama film The Wicked Lady stars Margaret Lockwood as a nobleman’s wife who becomes a highwayman for the excitement. It enjoyed incredible popularity when 18,400,000 patrons paid to see it. Writer-director […]

Jun, 18

The Lady Vanishes ***** (1938, Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, Dame May Whitty, Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne, Cecil Parker, Linden Travers, Catherine Lacey, Googie Withers, Mary Clare) – Classic Movie Review 118

Fighting off strong competition from The 39 Steps, the 1938 treasure The Lady Vanishes is (arguably) by a narrow margin Alfred Hitchcock’s best British movie before he left for America to make Rebecca in 1940 […]

Aug, 02

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