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- The Replacement Killers *** (1998, Chow Yun-fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Kenneth Tsang, Jürgen Prochnow, Til Schweiger, Danny Trejo, Clifton Collins Jr, Carlos Gomez) – Classic Movie Review 13,970
- Coyote Ugly *** (2000, Piper Perabo, John Goodman, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello, Izabella Miko, Melanie Lynskey, Bridget Moynahan, Tyra Banks, LeAnn Rimes, Bud Cort) – Classic Movie Review 13,969
- Shadow of Fear *** (1964, Paul Maxwell, Clare Owen, Anita West, Alan Tilvern, John Arnatt, Eric Pohlmann, Reginald Marsh, John Sutton, Anthony Wager, Colin Tapley) – Classic Movie Review 13,968
- Race Street **** (1948, George Raft, Marilyn Maxwell, William Bendix, Frank Faylen, Harry Morgan, Gale Robbins) – Classic Movie Review 13,967
- Swamp Fire ** (1946, Johnny Weissmuller, Buster Crabbe, Virginia Grey, Carol Thurston) – Classic Movie Review 13,966
- Dangerous Partners *** (1945, James Craig, Signe Hasso, Edmund Gwenn, Audrey Totter, Warner Anderson, Felix Bressart, Mabel Paige, John Warburton, Henry O’Neill, Grant Withers) – Classic Movie Review 13,965
- A Dangerous Profession **** (1949, George Raft, Ella Raines, Pat O’Brien, Jim Backus, Bill Williams, Roland Winters) – Classic Movie Review 13,964
- Bad Girl **** (1931, Sally Eilers, James Dunn, Minna Gombell, William Pawley, Frank Darien) – Classic Movie Review 13,963
- Pick-Up *** (1933, Sylvia Sidney, George Raft, William Harrigan) – Classic Movie Review 13,962
- Mr Ace *** (1946, George Raft, Sylvia Sidney, Stanley Ridges, Sara Haden, Jerome Cowan, Sid Silvers) – Classic Movie Review 13,961
Reviews
Winged Victory **** (1944, Lon McCallister, Jeanne Crain, and Edmond O’Brien) – Classic Movie Review 12,211
Director George Cukor’s patriotic 1944 American wartime drama film Winged Victory is written by playwright Moss Hart, and stars Lon McCallister, Jeanne Crain, and Edmond O’Brien. Hart bases the screenplay on his own 1943 Broadway […]
Act One ** (1963, George Hamilton, Jason Robards Jnr, Jack Klugman, Sam Levene, George Segal, Ruth Ford, Eli Wallach) – Classic Movie Review 12,210
George Hamilton complained: ‘Dore Schary de-ethnicised the 1963 film biopic Act One and took out the brilliance for good measure.’ Moss Hart’s actress widow Kitty Carlisle said ‘we draw a veil’ over the film. Writer-producer-director […]
The Magic Carpet ** (1951, Lucille Ball, John Agar, Patricia Medina, George Tobias, Raymond Burr, Gregory Gaye, Rick Vallin) – Classic Movie Review 12,209
The 1951 Super Cinecolor adventure movie The Magic Carpet stars Lucille Ball, John Agar, Patricia Medina, Raymond Burr. It opened on 18 October 1951, three days after I Love Lucy premiered. Director Lew Landers’s 1951 […]
Thief of Damascus ** (1952, Paul Henreid, Lon Chaney Jr, Jeff Donnell, John Sutton, Elena Verdugo, Helen Gilbert, Robert Clary, Philip Van Zandt) – Classic Movie Review 12,208
Columbia Pictures’ 1952 Technicolor adventure movie Thief of Damascus stars Paul Henreid, Lon Chaney Jr and Jeff Donnell, and features heroes Aladdin, Ali Baba, Sinbad and Sheherazade. Director Will Jason’s 1952 Columbia Pictures Technicolor adventure movie […]
The Shakedown ** (1960, Terence Morgan, Hazel Court, Donald Pleasence, Bill Owen, Robert Beatty, Harry H Corbett) – Classic Movie Review 12,207
‘Models were the bait for BLACKMAIL!’ Director John Lemont’s 1960 British crime thriller The Shakedown stars Terence Morgan, Hazel Court, Donald Pleasence, Bill Owen, Robert Beatty, and Harry H Corbett. Hazel Court plays a pretty […]
Action in Arabia ** (1944, George Sanders, Virginia Bruce, Lenore Aubert, Gene Lockhart, Robert Armstrong, H B Warner, Alan Napier) – Classic Movie Review 12,206
George Sanders stars in RKO’s 1944 adventure thriller film Action in Arabia as a resourceful American newspaperman in Damascus unravelling a colleague’s murder while sabotaging a Nazi plot to destroy the Suez Canal. Director Léonide […]
Shake Hands with Murder ** (1944, Iris Adrian, Frank Jenks, Douglas Fowley) – Classic Movie Review 12,205
Producer-director Albert Herman’s 1944 crime noir comedy mystery thriller B-movie Shake Hands with Murder stars Iris Adrian, Frank Jenks, and Douglas Fowley, is made by American Productions, and is released by the low-budget distributor Producers […]