Derek Winnert

Reviews

Smash and Grab *** (1937, Jack Buchanan Elsie Randolph, Arthur Margetson) – Classic Movie 12,687

Jack Buchanan stars in the cheeky 1937 British crime comedy thriller film Smash and Grab as a private detective hired by an insurance company to solve a series of smash and grab robberies. Director Tim […]

Oct, 26

The Gang’s All Here *** (1939, Jack Buchanan, Googie Withers, Edward Everett Horton, Syd Walker, Otto Kruger, Jack La Rue, Walter Rilla) – Classic Movie Review 12,686

Jack Buchanan, Googie Withers and Edward Everett Horton star in the amusing, energetic 1939 British black-and-white slapstick comedy-mystery film The Gang’s All Here. Director Thornton Freeland’s entertaining, energetic 1939 British black-and-white slapstick comedy-mystery film The […]

Oct, 26

The Joy Luck Club **** (1993, Tamlyn Tomita, Rosalind Chao, Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin) – Classic Movie Review 12,685

Wayne Wang’s relishable 1993 American drama film The Joy Luck Club looks into the relationships between a group of Chinese-American women and their Chinese immigrant mothers. Director Wayne Wang’s relishable 1993 American drama film The […]

Oct, 25

Joy of Living *** (1938, Irene Dunne, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Alice Brady, Guy Kibbee, Lucille Ball, Eric Blore, Jean Dixon) – Classic Movie Review 12,684

RKO’s attractive 1938 American musical comedy film Joy of Living is inconsequential but always vivacious and full of high spirits. And it has the cast it needs to make it work: Irene Dunne, Douglas Fairbanks […]

Oct, 25

Joy in the Morning ** (1965, Richard Chamberlain, Yvette Mimieux, Arthur Kennedy) – Classic Movie Review 12,683

Richard Chamberlain, teen idol and star of the MGM TV show Dr Kildare, and Yvette Mimieux, also under contract to MGM, star in the joyless 1965 MGM American romance drama film Joy in the Morning.  […]

Oct, 24

Once a Sinner ** (1950, Pat Kirkwood, Jack Watling, Joy Shelton, Sydney Tafler, Thora Hird) – Classic Movie Review 12,682

Lewis Gilbert’s 1950 British film Once a Sinner stars Pat Kirkwood as a good time girl married to a bank clerk (Jack Watling), who chucks her out when he finds she has a child with […]

Oct, 23

Confession **** (1937, Kay Francis, Basil Rathbone, Ian Hunter, Jane Bryan, Donald Crisp) – Classic Movie Review 12,681

Kay Francis stars as a cabaret singer who murders a renowned composer/concert pianist (Basil Rathbone) in Warner Bros’ entertaining, handsome and stylish 1937 romantic melodrama film Confession.  Director Joe May’s 1937 film Confession is a […]

Oct, 21

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