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The Man I Love *** (1947, Ida Lupino, Robert Alda, Andrea King, Martha Vickers, Bruce Bennett, Alan Hale) – Classic Movie Review 12,437

The 1947 film noir melodrama The Man I Love is based on the novel Night Shift by Maritta Wolff, and stars Ida Lupino and Robert Alda. It is Martin Scorsese’s main inspiration for his 1977 […]

Mar, 03

The Man Who Wouldn’t Die *** (1942, Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Henry Wilcoxon, Helene Reynolds, Richard Derr, Paul Harvey, Olin Howland, Billy Bevan) – Classic Movie Review 12,151

‘An Empty Grave… A Cunning, Gunning Ghost… And Michael Shayne!’ Director Herbert I Leeds’s eerie and atmospheric 1942 noir mystery thriller film The Man Who Wouldn’t Die again stars Lloyd Nolan, who is excellent in […]

May, 31

Whiplash *** (1948, Dane Clark, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden) – Classic Movie Review 12,141

The tough 1948 boxing melodrama Whiplash is beautifully photographed in a starkly dramatic film noir fashion by J Peverell Marley, making it a successful exercise in style. It stars Dane Clark, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott […]

May, 26

South Sea Sinner [East of Java] ** (1950, Macdonald Carey, Shelley Winters, Luther Adler, Helena Carter, Frank Lovejoy) – Classic Movie Review 11,894

Director H Bruce Humberstone’s irresistibly titled 1950 Universal Pictures black and white romantic adventure film noir drama South Sea Sinner [East of Java] stars Macdonald Carey, Shelley Winters, Luther Adler, Helena Carter and Frank Lovejoy. […]

Jan, 30

Somebody Loves Me *** (1952, Betty Hutton, Ralph Meeker, Robert Keith, Adele Jergens, Jack Benny) – Classic Movie Review 11,451

Writer-director Irving S Brecher’s 1952 Paramount Pictures film Somebody Loves Me stars fizzy Betty Hutton as vaudeville singer Blossom Seeley, who married her entertainer partner Benny Fields (Ralph Meeker), in this fairly pleasant, if soft-hearted […]

Aug, 05

Moon Over Parador ** (1988, Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia, Sônia Braga) – Classic Movie Review 11,357

Moon Over Parador (1988): ‘Welcome to Parador. The Dictator’s cold, the First Lady’s hot, the people are revolting… and Jack Noah just got the role of his life.’ Co-writer/ producer/ director Paul Mazursky’s 1988 comedy […]

Jun, 30

Stormy Weather **** (1943, Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra) – Classic Movie Review 11,349

Stormy Weather (1943): ‘HOORAY FOR RHYTHM! HALLELUJAH FOR FUN’. Director Andrew L Stone’s 1943 black and white film Stormy Weather stars Bill Robinson, Lena Horne, Fats Waller and Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra. […]

Jun, 27

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