Derek Winnert

Reviews

Young Guns of Texas ** (1962, James Mitchum, Alana Ladd, Jody McCrea, Chill Wills, Gary Conway) – Classic Movie Review 12,906

The 1962 colour Western film Young Guns of Texas stars James Mitchum, Alana Ladd, Jody McCrea, Chill Wills, and Gary Conway. It is routine but of interest, if only for starring children of famous stars. […]

May, 31

Return of the Texan *** (1952, Dale Robertson, Walter Brennan, Richard Boone, Joanne Dru) – Classic Movie Review 12,905

Delmer Daves’s modest but pleasing 1952 Western film Return of the Texan stars Dale Robertson, Walter Brennan, Richard Boone, and Joanne Dru. The screenplay is by the expert Dudley Nichols.  Director Delmer Daves’s modest but […]

May, 30

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back *** (1937, John Howard, John Barrymore, Louise Campbell) – Classic Movie Review 12,904

John Howard stars for the first time as English adventurer Captain Bulldog Drummond, but John Barrymore is top billed as his friend Colonel Nielson, in the 1937 mystery thriller film Bulldog Drummond Comes Back.  John […]

May, 30

The Lone Wolf Strikes *** (1940, Warren William, Eric Blore, Joan Perry, Alan Baxter) – Classic Movie Review 12,903

Columbia Pictures’ 1940 crime thriller The Lone Wolf Strikes is the second Lone Wolf film starring roguish smoothie Warren William as retired jewel thief Michael Lanyard. Eric Blore takes over amusingly as bumbling butler Jamison. […]

May, 30

Echo Park *** (1986, Susan Dey, Tom Hulce, Michael Bowen) – Classic Movie Review 12,902

The lovely, really rather special 1986 comedy-drama film Echo Park stars Susan Dey, Tom Hulce and Michael Bowen, and follows the lives of Los Angeles aspiring actors, musicians and models. Director Robert Dornhelm’s 1986 Austria/ […]

May, 29

Echoes of a Summer ** (1976, Jodie Foster, Richard Harris, Lois Nettleton, Geraldine Fitzgerald, William Windom, Brad Savage) – Classic Movie Review 12,901

Jodie Foster stars as little 11-year-old Deirdre Striden, who is dying of heart disease, in the sad 1976 family drama film Echoes of a Summer. Richard Harris and Lois Nettleton play her desperate parents. Director […]

May, 29

Johnny Handsome ** (1989, Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Morgan Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Lance Henriksen, Scott Wilson) – Classic Movie Review 12,900

A raw energy, an exceptional cast, flashy visuals and Ry Cooder’s score keep Walter Hill’s misfiring 1989 neo-noir crime thriller film Johnny Handsome rattling along. Mickey Rourke and Ellen Barkin star. Director Walter Hill’s 1989 […]

May, 29

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