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One Way Passage *** (1932, William Powell, Kay Francis, Aline MacMahon, Frank McHugh) – Classic Movie Review 11,460

Director Tay Garnett’s 1932 Warner Bros pre-Code romantic weepie film One Way Passage stars William Powell and Kay Francis as star-crossed lovers in their most successful film together. Robert Lord won the Academy Award for […]

Aug, 08

Pickpocket ***** (1959, Martin LaSalle, Marika Green, Jean Pélégri) – Classic Movie Review 10,923

Writer-director Robert Bresson’s spare, stark and enigmatic 1959 French film Pickpocket is rightly considered to be one of the great film-maker’s greatest films. The young Uruguayan non-professional actor Martin LaSalle stars as the Pickpocket, with […]

Feb, 16

Harry in Your Pocket *** (1973, James Coburn, Michael Sarrazin, Trish Van Devere, Walter Pidgeon) – Classic Movie Review 10,200

Director Bruce Geller’s 1973 pickpocket comedy crime drama Harry in Your Pocket is a cute, nifty and pleasing caper comedy, very much of its period, with Michael Sarrazin, James Coburn and Walter Pidgeon as three generations […]

Aug, 19

Under the Roofs of Paris [Sous les Toits de Paris] ****½ (1930, Albert Préjean, Pola Illéry, Edmond T Gréville, Gaston Modot) – Classic Movie Review 9181

Writer-director René Clair’s first sound film, the 1930 Sous les Toits de Paris [Under the Roofs of Paris], is a nostalgic tale set in Paris about two men, the street singer Albert (Albert Préjean) and […]

Dec, 21

St Martin’s Lane [Sidewalks of London] **** (1938, Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison) – Classic Movie Review 8761

Director Tim Whelan’s delightfully quaint 1938 British black and white showbiz fairy tale film St Martin’s Lane [Sidewalks of London] stars Charles Laughton as an ageing street entertainer (or busker) called Charles Staggers, scraping a […]

Jul, 26

Below Zero **** (1930, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Frank Holliday, Tiny Sandford, Charlie Hall, Blanche Payson, Bobby Burns) – Classic Movie Review 7527

Director James Parrott’s sweet and satisfying 1930 Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy early sound two-reeler short film Below Zero is amiable and amusing rather than hilarious and uproarious. But it is still a treasure, with […]

Sep, 02

The Wagons Roll at Night *** (1941, Humphrey Bogart, Sylvia Sidney, Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Sig Ruman, Cliff Clark) – Classic Movie Review 5526

In 1941 Warner Bros recycle yet another of their old scripts – this time Kid Galahad (1937) stripped of its boxing theme – as a vehicle for their tough-guy star Humphrey Bogart, who is hardly […]

May, 31

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