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Swing High, Swing Low *** (1937, Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Charles Butterworth, Jean Dixon, Dorothy Lamour) – Classic Movie Review 11,249

Paramount Pictures’ 1937 black and white romantic comedy drama movie Swing High, Swing Low stars Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray as entertainers in and out of love.  Director Mitchell Leisen’s 1937 Paramount Pictures black and […]

May, 28

Swing Kids **** (1993, Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Barbara Hershey, Kenneth Branagh) – Classic Movie Review 11,248

Director Thomas Carter’s 1993 music drama Swing Kids stars Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Barbara Hershey and Kenneth Branagh. In 1939 Germany, a close-knit group of young swing kids, among the few who have […]

May, 27

The Best House in London * (1969, David Hemmings, Joanna Pettet, George Sanders) – Classic Movie Review 11,247

‘From top to bottom… it’s the best place in town!’ Director Philip Savile’s saucy 1969 British comedy film The Best House in London is a curious piece from the pen of Denis Norden, who must […]

May, 27

Best Friends *** (1982, Burt Reynolds, Goldie Hawn, Jessica Tandy) – Classic Movie Review 11,246

Director Norman Jewison’s 1982 comedy Best Friends is a lively vehicle for Burt Reynolds and Goldie Hawn as Richard and Paula, successful writing and living partners, who after five years make the mistake of marrying […]

May, 27

One-Way Ticket *** (1935, Lloyd Nolan, Peggy Conklin, Walter Connolly) – Classic Movie Review 11,236

‘SIRENS SHRIEKED THEIR SONG OF LOVE!’ Director Herbert Biberman’s 1935 Columbia Pictures black and white B-movie romantic crime melodrama One-Way Ticket is based on a novel by Ethel Turner, and stars Lloyd Nolan, Peggy Conklin […]

May, 24

The Magnificent Matador [The Brave and the Beautiful] ** (1955, Maureen O’Hara, Anthony Quinn, Manuel Rojas, Richard Denning, Thomas Gomez, Lola Albright) – Classic Movie Review 11,235

Director Budd Boetticher’s 1955 romantic drama The Magnificent Matador [The Brave and the Beautiful] stars Anthony Quinn as Luís Santos, the star bullfighter coming to the end of his career and putting a young lad […]

May, 23

Magnificent Obsession **** (1935, Irene Dunne, Robert Taylor, Ralph Morgan, Charles Butterworth) – Classic Movie Review 11,234

Universal’s 1935 black and white weepie romantic melodrama Magnificent Obsession is based on the 1929 novel by Lloyd C Douglas, and stars Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor. ‘She HATED Him in self-defence… because she hungered […]

May, 23

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