Derek Winnert

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Money from Home * (1953, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Marjie Millar, Pat Crowley, Richard Haydn) – Classic Movie Review 12,031

Director George Marshall’s 1954 Technicolor 3D comedy film Money from Home stars Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and is based on a story by Damon Runyon. Dean Martin is his usual free-wheeling, eyebrow-raising self as […]

Mar, 28

Prince of Players ** (1955, Richard Burton, Maggie McNamara, John Derek, Raymond Massey, Charles Bickford, Elizabeth Sellars, Eva Le Gallienne) – Classic Movie Review 12,029

When Prince of Players (1955) flopped, director Philip Dunne opined: ‘It was too larded with Shakespeare.’ But star Richard Burton blamed studio boss Darryl F Zanuck and his hacks for ‘murdering’ the script.  Producer-director Philip […]

Mar, 27

The Prince of Pennsylvania ** (1988, Fred Ward, Keanu Reeves, Bonnie Bedelia, Amy Madigan) – Classic Movie Review 12,028

Writer-director Ron Nyswaner’s inventive 1988 black comedy drama film The Prince of Pennsylvania stars Fred Ward, Keanu Reeves, Bonnie Bedelia, and Amy Madigan. Keanu Reeves plays Rupert Marshetta, an oddball misfit youngster in love with […]

Mar, 27

In the Mouth of Madness **½ (1994, Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner, Charlton Heston) – Classic Movie Review 12,026

Director John Carpenter’s 1994 American supernatural horror film In the Mouth of Madness is written by Michael De Luca, and stars Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner and Charlton Heston. Sam Neill stars as insurance investigator John Trent, who visits […]

Mar, 26

Lady Scarface *** (1941, Dennis O’Keefe, Judith Anderson, Frances E Neal, Mildred Coles, Eric Blore) – Classic Movie Review 11,998

The redoubtable Judith Anderson is particularly impressive as Chicago lady mobster Slade in the film noir crime thriller Lady Scarface (1941). Director Frank Woodruff’s 1941 RKO Radio Pictures black and white American film noir crime […]

Mar, 11

The Saturday Night Kid *** (1929, Clara Bow, Jean Arthur, James Hall, Jean Harlow) – Classic Movie Review 11,997

Director A Edward Sutherland’s 1929 American pre-Code love triangle romantic comedy film The Saturday Night Kid stars Clara Bow, Jean Arthur, James Hall and Jean Harlow in her first credited speaking role. The story is […]

Mar, 10

A Lady Takes a Chance *** (1943, Jean Arthur, John Wayne, Phil Silvers, Mary Field, Hans Conreid) – Classic Movie Review 11,996

Director William A Seiter’s 1943 RKO Radio Pictures black and white American romantic comedy Western film A Lady Takes a Chance [The Cowboy and the Girl] stars Jean Arthur and John Wayne, alongside Charles Winninger, […]

Mar, 09

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