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Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace ** (1962, Christopher Lee, Senta Berger, Thorley Walters, Ivan Desny, Hans Söhnker, Hans Nielsen) – Classic Movie Review 11,110

And so the Hammer Films trio of Christopher Lee, Thorley Walters and Terence Fisher head off for Germany and C Lee gets to play Sherlock Holmes following his role as Sir Henry Baskerville in Hammer’s […]

Apr, 18

The Affair of the Necklace *** (2001, Hilary Swank, Simon Baker, Jonathan Pryce, Adrien Brody, Christopher Walken, Brian Cox, Joely Richardson) – Classic Movie Review 10,935

‘Her Birthright Was Stolen. Her Dignity Taken. Her Rights Denied. Deception Was The Only Option.’ Director Charles Shyer’s 2001 American historical film The Affair of the Necklace is a plush and handsome if dramatically mild period […]

Feb, 18

Journey into Autumn [Dreams] [Kvinnodröm] *** (1955, Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Ulf Palme) – Classic Movie Review 9687

The 1955 Swedish drama Journey into Autumn [Dreams] [Kvinnodröm] is a lesser but still intriguing and important early Ingmar Bergman film about fashion photographer Susanne (Eva Dahlbeck) and her young model Doris (Harriet Andersson)’s trip […]

Apr, 28

Man at the Top *** (1973, Kenneth Haigh, Nanette Newman, Harry Andrews) – Classic Movie Review 9550

Director Mike Vardy’s 1973 Man at the Top is the third film about that nasty piece of work Joe Lampton, this time a Hammer Films studios spin-off from the popular Thames TV series (1970-72) with […]

Mar, 23

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate **** (1923, Edna Purviance, Adolphe Menjou, Clarence Geldart, Carl Miller) – Classic Movie Review 9234

Charles Chaplin wrote, produced and directed the silent 1923 romantic drama A Woman of Paris, a simple story of a country girl called Marie St Clair (Edna Purviance) who believes she has been jilted and […]

Jan, 06

I Vinti [The Vanquished] **** (1953, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Etchika Choureau, Franco Interlenghi, Anna Maria Ferrero, Patrick Barr, Fay Compton, Eduardo Ciannelli) – Classic Movie Review 8742

Director Michelangelo Antonioni’s thematically linked 1953 anthology drama I Vinti [The Vanquished] stars Jean-Pierre Mocky, Etchika Choureau, Franco Interlenghi, Anna Maria Ferrero, Patrick Barr, Fay Compton and Eduardo Ciannelli. It tells three stories about well-off […]

Jul, 21

Arsène Lupin Returns *** (1938, Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William, John Halliday, Nat Pendleton, Monty Woolley, George Zucco) – Classic Movie Review 8677

Director George Fitzmaurice’s 1938 Arsène Lupin Returns is the welcome sequel to the 1932 MGM hit Arsène Lupin. And, yes, happily Arsène Lupin Returns, but alas John and Lionel Barrymore do not return for this […]

Jul, 05

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