Derek Winnert

Reviews

The Switch *** (1963, Anthony Steel, Zena Marshall, Conrad Phillips, Dermot Walsh, Susan Shaw, Jerry Desmonde) – Classic Movie Review 12,125

The 1963 British crime thriller film Switch stars Zena Marshall as a woman abducted by a wrist watch smuggling gang who believe she knows too much. It is the last film of Susan Shaw, who […]

May, 18

The Swiss Conspiracy ** (1976, David Janssen, Senta Berger, Elke Sommer, John Ireland, John Saxon, Ray Milland) – Classic Movie Review 12,124

Director Jack Arnold’s 1976 West German/ US co-production action thriller film The Swiss Conspiracy is based on the novel by Michael Stanley, and stars David Janssen, Senta Berger, Elke Sommer, John Ireland, John Saxon and […]

May, 17

The Impatient Maiden *** (1932, Mae Clarke, Lew Ayres, Una Merkel, Andy Devine, John Halliday) – Classic Movie Review 12,123

Director James Whale’s 1932 Universal Pictures American pre-Code drama film The Impatient Maiden stars Mae Clarke, Lew Ayres and Una Merkel. The Impatient Maiden is a modest but intriguing romantic-comedy drama – which remains shaky despite the […]

May, 16

Wives Under Suspicion *** (1938, Warren William, Gail Patrick, Constance Moore, William Lundigan, Ralph Morgan) – Classic Movie Review 12,122

Legendary director James Whale remakes his own 1933 movie The Kiss Before the Mirror as the 1938 crime film Wives Under Suspicion, with Warren William, Gail Patrick and Ralph Morgan. The 1938 American Universal Pictures […]

May, 16

The Kiss Before the Mirror *** (1933, Nancy Carroll, Frank Morgan, Paul Lukas, Gloria Stuart, Jean Dixon, Donald Cook) – Classic Movie Review 12,121

The 1933 mystery film The Kiss Before the Mirror is directed by the legendary James Whale, and stars Nancy Carroll, Frank Morgan, Paul Lukas, and Gloria Stuart. The 1933 American Universal Pictures pre-Code mystery film […]

May, 16

Saturday’s Children *** (1940, John Garfield, Claude Rains, Anne Shirley, Lee Patrick) – Classic Movie Review 12,120

Director Vincent Sherman’s 1940 Warner Bros black and white drama film Saturday’s Children stars John Garfield, Claude Rains, Anne Shirley and Lee Patrick. Love blossoms for unlikely couple Rims Rosson (John Garfield) and his fellow […]

May, 14

The Murder Man *** (1935, Spencer Tracy, Virginia Bruce, Lionel Atwill, James Stewart, Harvey Stephens, William Collier Sr, Bobby Watson, William Demarest, Robert Barrat) – Classic Movie Review 12,119

Director Tim Whelan’s 1935 American crime-drama film The Murder Man is Spencer Tracy’s first film for MGM, a humble, quickly made thriller with Tracy as a tough crime reporter called Steve Grey, who kills financier Harvey […]

May, 14

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