Derek Winnert

Reviews

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste ** (1935, Béla Lugosi, Shirley Grey, Arthur Margetson, Edmund Willard, Dennis Hoey) – 2022 Classic Movie Review 12,167

Béla Lugosi goes crazy on the sailing ship Mary Celeste, as Hammer Film Productions solve The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935).  The 1935 British mystery film The Mystery of the Mary Celeste is one of […]

Jun, 11

The Mystery of Mr X *** (1934, Robert Montgomery, Elizabeth Allen, Lewis Stone, Ralph Forbes) – Classic Movie Review 12,166

The carefully made, involving 1934 thriller movie The Mystery of Mr X is a serial killer story, written and filmed before the term serial killer was coined. Director Edgar Selwyn’s 1934 black and white movie […]

Jun, 10

Nightmare ** (1942, Diana Barrymore, Brian Donlevy, Henry Daniell, Eustace Wyatt, David Clyde, Gavin Muir) – Classic Movie Review 12,165

Brian Donlevy plays an ex-gambler who helps beautiful widow Diana Barrymore and becomes involved with a murder, spies and saboteurs, in the 1942 thriller Nightmare. Director Tim Whelan’s 1942 American Universal Pictures black and white […]

Jun, 08

One Dangerous Night ** (1942, Warren William, Eric Blore, Marguerite Chapman, Mona Barrie, Tala Birell) – Classic Movie Review 12,164

‘THE LONE WOLF GOES ON A WOMAN HUNT’ in the 1943 black and white crime thriller One Dangerous Night starring Warren William.  ‘THE LONE WOLF GOES ON A WOMAN HUNT’ Director Michael Gordon’s 1943 black […]

Jun, 08

Wives and Lovers *** (1963, Janet Leigh, Van Johnson, Shelley Winters, Martha Hyer) – Classic Movie Review 12,163

Good stars Janet Leigh, Van Johnson and Shelley Winters enliven the offbeat Sixties sex comedy Wives and Lovers (1963). Director John Rich’s 1963 Hal Wallis Productions/ Paramount Pictures black and white comedy film Wives and […]

Jun, 07

The Last Warning **½ (1938, Preston Foster, Joyce Compton, Frank Jenks, Kay Linaker, E E Clive) – Classic Movie Review 12,162

Director Albert S Rogell’s 1938 Crime Club suspense thriller film The Last Warning from Universal Pictures stars Preston Foster, Joyce Compton, Frank Jenks, Kay Linaker, E E Clive, and Frances Robinson. Jonathan Latimer’s hard-boiled 1938 […]

Jun, 06

Danger on the Air *** (1938, Nan Grey, Donald Woods, Jed Prouty, Berton Churchill, William Lundigan) – Classic Movie Review 12,161

Nan Grey stars as radio advertising executive Steenie MacCorkle, suspected of murdering her client, in the 1938 American mystery film Danger on the Air. Director Otis Garrett’s 1938 black and white thriller Danger on the […]

Jun, 06

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