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The Extraordinary Seaman (1969, David Niven, Faye Dunaway, Alan Alda, Mickey Rooney) – Classic Movie Review 11,921

Director John Frankenheimer’s 1969 American comedy war film The Extraordinary Seaman stars David Niven, Faye Dunaway, Alan Alda and Mickey Rooney. The notable Frankenheimer career hits troubled waters with this daft World War Two whimsy that leaves delightful […]

Feb, 09

Down to the Sea in Ships *** (1949, Richard Widmark, Lionel Barrymore, Dean Stockwell) – Classic Movie Review 9877

The very spitting image of Captain Birdseye, Lionel Barrymore has a whale of a time with his role as sea Captain Bering Joy, a spectacularly grizzled ship’s captain, in this entertaining, old-fashioned sea saga about […]

Jun, 08

Plymouth Adventure ** (1952, Spencer Tracy, Gene Tierney, Van Johnson, Leo Genn) – Classic Movie Review 9398

Director Clarence Brown’s 1952 film Plymouth Adventure is MGM’s costly, sincere and well made but oddly unexciting slab of history about the Pilgrim Fathers’ voyage from Plymouth in 1620 on the Mayflower and their hardships […]

Feb, 17

Carry On Admiral [The Ship Was Loaded] ** (1957, David Tomlinson, Peggy Cummins, Brian Reece, Eunice Gayson, A E Matthews, Ronald Shiner, Joan Sims, Alfie Bass) – Classic Movie Review 8964

Director Val Guest’s frenetic 1957 British comedy Carry On Admiral [The Ship Was Loaded] is not a bona fide Carry On movie but something pretty similar, based on Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall’s stage farce […]

Oct, 06

Voyage of the Damned *** (1976, Faye Dunaway, Oskar Werner, Lee Grant, Sam Wanamaker, Lynne Frederick, Katharine Ross, Max von Sydow, James Mason, Malcolm McDowell) – Classic Movie Review 8319

Director Stuart Rosenberg’s honourable 1976 wartime drama Voyage of the Damned was nominated for three Oscars: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Lee Grant), Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Steve Shagan […]

Apr, 01

Titanic *** (1953, Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner, Audrey Dalton, Thelma Ritter, Richard Basehart, Brian Aherne) – Classic Movie Review 5270

The 1953 drama film Titanic fits a fictional family resentment tale into the real-life story of the British passenger liner RMS Titanic going down on 15 April 1912. Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck star as […]

Apr, 09

The Captain’s Table *** (1958, John Gregson, Peggy Cummins, Donald Sinden) – Classic Movie Review 5017

Director Jack Lee’s 1958 movie is a typical Fifties British comedy with its air of being keen and eager to raise laughs coming over as a bit desperate to please. John Gregson stars as the […]

Feb, 09

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