Derek Winnert

Reviews

World for Ransom *** (1954, Dan Duryea, Gene Lockhart, Patric Knowles, Reginald Denny, Nigel Bruce, Marian Carr) – Classic Movie Review 12,243

Director Robert Aldrich’s 1954 American film noir thriller World for Ransom stars Dan Duryea, Gene Lockhart, Patric Knowles, Reginald Denny, Nigel Bruce, Marian Carr, Douglass Dumbrille and Keye Luke. World for Ransom is a big-screen cousin […]

Jul, 22

Le Meurtrier [Enough Rope] **** (1963, Gert Fröbe, Maurice Ronet, Yvonne Furneaux, Marina Vlady, Robert Hossein) – Classic Movie Review 12,242

Gert Fröbe and Maurice Ronet star in the stylish 1963 French thriller film Le Meurtrier [Enough Rope], based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1954 novel The Blunderer. Its director Claude Autant-Lara said: ‘If a film does not […]

Jul, 21

The King of Paris *** (1934, Cedric Hardwicke, Marie Glory, Ralph Richardson) – Classic Movie Review 12,241

The 1934 British romantic drama film The King of Paris is directed by Jack Raymond, and stars Cedric Hardwicke, Marie Glory and Ralph Richardson. It is made by Herbert Wilcox Productions for British & Dominions Film […]

Jul, 19

King of Hearts [Le Roi de Coeur] ** (1966, Alan Bates, Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy, Geneviève Bujold, Adolfo Celi, Micheline Presle) – Classic Movie Review 12,240

Director Philippe de Broca’s 1966 French-Italian film King of Hearts [Le Roi de Coeur] is a sprightly, whimsical, Sixties pacifist comedy that, perhaps surprisingly, found its audience among the American art house cinemas. Alan Bates […]

Jul, 19

King of Jazz **** (1930, Paul Whiteman, Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Harry Barris) – Classic Movie Review 12,239

Bandleader Paul Whiteman’s rich, appealing and enjoyable 1930 early two-colour Technicolor musical revue film The King of Jazz boasts Bing Crosby and a batch of hit songs of the day. It dumps any narrative in favour […]

Jul, 19

The King of Kings **** (1927, H B Warner, Jacqueline Logan, Joseph Schildkraut, Ernest Torrence, Victor Varconi, Dorothy Cumming, Robert Edeson, William Boyd, James Neill) – Classic Movie Review 12,238

A silent biblical epic that opens with an orgy! It could only be a Cecil B DeMille production. The King of Kings was seen by an incredible 500 million people between 1927 and the 1961 […]

Jul, 18

House of Numbers ** (1957, Jack Palance, Barbara Lang) – Classic Movie Review 12,237

‘MGM’s Thrill-Drama Actually filmed in SAN QUENTIN!’ Director Russell Rouse’s 1957 American film noir movie House of Numbers is based on Jack Finney’s 1957 novel, and stars Jack Palance and Barbara Lang. Jack Palance plays […]

Jul, 18

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