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Shake Hands with the Devil ** (1959, James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter, Glynis Johns, Sybil Thorndike, Michael Redgrave) – Classic Movie Review 11,513

Producer-director Michael Anderson’s 1959 drama Shake Hands with the Devil stars James Cagney as Sean Lenihan, a Dublin College of Surgeons tutor and Irish Republican Army boss who leads a young Irish-American overseas student Kerry […]

Aug, 24

Oh, God! *** (1977, George Burns, John Denver, Ralph Bellamy, Donald Pleasence, Teri Garr) – Classic Movie Review 11,510

Director Carl Reiner’s funny 1977 comedy Oh, God! stars George Burns, whose dry delivery and perfect timing boost this genial, inoffensive comedy about a supermarket manager called Jerry Landers (John Denver) visited by God (Burns) […]

Aug, 23

Johnny Cool *** (1963, Henry Silva, Elizabeth Montgomery, Richard Anderson) – Classic Movie Review 11,444

Johnny Cool (1963): ‘Headline-Hot! The Terror Behind “Cosa-Nostra” – The Brotherhood of Crime! The International Murder Machine They Couldn’t Turn Off!’ Director William Asher’s 1963 low-budget ($500,000) black and white neo-noir crime thriller Johnny Cool is […]

Aug, 04

The Shadow on the Window *** (1957, Philip Carey, Betty Garrett, John Drew Barrymore, Jerry Mathers) – Classic Movie Review 11,443

Director William Asher’s 1957 American Columbia Pictures black and white film noir crime thriller The Shadow on the Window stars Philip Carey [Phil Carey], Betty Garrett and John Drew Barrymore [John Barrymore Jr], with Jerry […]

Aug, 03

Abandon ** (2002, Katie Holmes, Charlie Hunnam, Benjamin Bratt, Zooey Deschanel, Gabrielle Union) – Classic Movie Review 11,442

The 2002 psychological thriller Abandon stars Katie Holmes, Charlie Hunnam, Benjamin Bratt, Zooey Deschanel and Gabrielle Union, and is written and directed by Stephen Gaghan in his directorial debut, loosely based on the novel Adams […]

Aug, 03

Abandoned *** (1949, Dennis O’Keefe, Gale Storm, Jeff Chandler, Meg Randall, Raymond Burr, Marjorie Rambeau) – Classic Movie Review 11,442

The tense 1949 crime film noir thriller Abandoned stars Dennis O’Keefe as a crime reporter who helps a woman (Gale Storm) to try to find her missing sister, an unmarried mother. The trail leads to […]

Aug, 03

The Sleeping City **** (1950, Richard Conte, Coleen Gray, Richard Taber, Peggy Dow, Alex Nicol, John Alexander) – 2021 Classic Movie Review 11,441

‘DANGER STALKS THE SILENT STREETS IN… THE SLEEPING CITY’ (1950). Director George Sherman’s 1950 black and white film noir crime thriller The Sleeping City stars Richard Conte as a police detective called Fred Rowan of […]

Aug, 02

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