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My Geisha ** (1962, Shirley MacLaine, Yves Montand, Edward G Robinson, Robert Cummings, Yôko Tani) – Classic Movie Review 11,257

‘It’s the WACKIEST HOAX That Ever Turned the Screen Hilarious!’ Director Jack Cardiff’s 1962 My Geisha stars Shirley MacLaine as famous movie star actress Lucy Dell who goes to Japan and masquerades as a geisha […]

Jun, 01

My Forbidden Past *** (1951, Robert Mitchum, Ava Gardner, Melvyn Douglas) – Classic Movie Review 11,256

The 1951 black and white romantic crime drama My Forbidden Past stars Ava Gardner as lady with a secret Barbara Beaurevelle, who plots heartless revenge on Dr Mark Lucas (Robert Mitchum). Director Robert Stevenson’s 1951 […]

May, 31

My Gal Sal *** (1942, Rita Hayworth, Victor Mature, John Sutton, Carole Landis) – Classic Movie Review 11,255

For all those who love the old tunes, here’s an extremely engaging, bright and breezy musical biopic of Gay Nineties-era songwriter Indiana music-man Paul Dresser, adapted from the story My Brother Paul by Theodore Dreiser […]

May, 31

Bless the Beasts & Children *** (1971, Bill Mumy, Barry Robins, Miles Chapin) – Classic Movie Review 11,254

‘Who were the misfits? The men who killed for sport… or those who fought for the buffalo!’… Producer-director Stanley Kramer’s 1971 Bless the Beasts and Children is based on Glendon Swarthout’s novel, and stars Billy […]

May, 31

The Dance of Life *** (1929, Hal Skelly, Nancy Carroll, Dorothy Revier) – Classic Movie Review 11,253

Directors John Cromwell and A Edward Sutherland’s all-talking musical romantic drama The Dance of Life (1929) from Paramount Pictures is the first of three film adaptations of the popular 1927 Broadway play Burlesque by George […]

May, 30

Mountains of the Moon *** (1990, Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E Grant) – Classic Movie Review 11,252

‘Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world.’ Director Bob Rafelson’s 1990 historical adventure film Mountains of the Moon tells the extremely peculiar tale of John Hanning […]

May, 30

When My Baby Smiles at Me *** (1948, Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Jack Oakie, June Havoc, Richard Arlen, James Gleason) – Classic Movie Review 11,250

‘From Burlesque to Broadway!! 12 show-stopping song hits in the year’s hit-topping musical!’ Director Walter Lang’s 1948 20th Century Fox Technicolor musical film When My Baby Smiles At Me stars Betty Grable and Dan Dailey […]

May, 28

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