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Dangerous Crossing *** (1953, Jeanne Crain, Michael Rennie, Carl Betz, Max Showalter) – Classic Movie Review 8993

Director Joseph M Newman’s 1953 black and white film noir mystery thriller Dangerous Crossing stars Jeanne Crain as young bride Ruth Bowman, whose new husband (Carl Betz) mysteriously disappears on their honeymoon on a transatlantic […]

Oct, 18

Fear Strikes Out *** (1957, Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore) – Classic Movie Review 7,140

The 1957 drama film Fear Strikes Out stars young Anthony Perkins as Jimmy Piersall, a shy, fearful youth plunged into mental turmoil over his father (Karl Malden)’s overpowering need to make him a baseball player. […]

Jun, 09

Madhouse *** (1974, Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, Adrienne Corri, Natasha Pyne, Linda Hayden, Barry Dennen) – Classic Movie Review 6592

Director Jim Clark’s larky 1974 Amicus Pictures horror picture and murder whodunit Madhouse has three top horror stars of the era in Vincent Price as the flamboyant Paul Toombes, Peter Cushing as the cool Herbert […]

Jan, 22

Saps at Sea *** (1940, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Dick Cramer, Ben Turpin) – Classic Movie Review 6552

Director Gordon Douglas’s 1940 57-minute comedy film features James Finlayson as a doctor, Dr J H Finlayson by name, who prescribes a peaceful sea cruise for Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. It is intended to help […]

Jan, 12

The Prisoner of Second Avenue **** (1975, Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft, Gene Saks) – Classic Movie Review 4655

Director Melvin Frank’s 1975 feature is a delightful, frenzied, often hilarious Neil Simon black comedy, with hints of darkness and bitterness balanced by the charismatic acting from Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft. Lemmon stars as […]

Nov, 14

Fear in the Night ** (1972, Judy Geeson, Ralph Bates, Peter Cushing, Joan Collins, James Cossins) – Classic Movie Review 2895

A strong cast bolsters co-writer/ director Jimmy Sangster’s sporadically frightening and sometimes inventive 1972 Hammer Films shocker. Judy Geeson stars as a nervy young woman recovering from a nervous breakdown who is terrorised by strange […]

Sep, 08

Dr T and the Women ** (2000, Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Laura Dern) – Classic Movie Review 1596

Richard Gere stars as handsome, rich Dallas gynaecologist Dr Sullivan Travis, whose seemingly idyllic life turns out to be less than perfect when the family skeletons begin emerging from the closet and he suffers from […]

Aug, 26

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