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Enter Arsène Lupin *** (1944, Charles Korvin, Ella Raines, J Carrol Naish, Gale Sondergaard, George Dolenz, Miles Mander, Leyland Hodgson) – Classic Movie Review 8,678

Universal Pictures’ likeable and entertaining 1944 black and white film noir mystery thriller Enter Arsène Lupin stars Charles Korvin as writer Maurice Leblanc’s French gentleman jewel thief Arsène Lupin. Director Ford Beebe’s likeable and entertaining 1944 […]

Jul, 05

Arsène Lupin Returns *** (1938, Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William, John Halliday, Nat Pendleton, Monty Woolley, George Zucco) – Classic Movie Review 8677

The 1938 American mystery film Arsène Lupin Returns stars Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce and Warren William, and is the welcome sequel to the 1932 MGM hit Arsène Lupin. Director George Fitzmaurice’s 1938 American mystery film […]

Jul, 05

Arsène Lupin **** (1932, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Karen Morley) – Classic Movie Review 8,676

MGM brings Maurice Leblanc’s famous gentleman crook to the screen for its first sound incarnation in 1932 with both Barrymore brothers in the popular pre-Code mystery film Arsène Lupin. Director Jack Conway has the privilege […]

Jul, 05

Édouard et Caroline [Edward and Caroline] **** (1951, Daniel Gélin, Anne Vernon, Elina Labourdette, Jean Galland, Jacques François) – Classic Movie Review 8672

Director Jacques Becker’s witty 1951 black and white French comedy Edouard et Caroline [Edward and Caroline] stars Daniel Gélin and Anne Vernon as pianist Edouard and his wife Caroline, who fight as he gets ready […]

Jul, 04

Goupi Mains Rouges [It Happened at the Inn] **** (1943, Fernand Ledoux, Georges Rollin, Blanchette Brunoy, Robert Le Vigan, Albert Rémy) – Classic Movie Review 8671

Director Jacques Becker’s 1943 black and white film Goupi Mains Rouges [It Happened at the Inn] is an extremely effective, deservedly admired French black comedy about the murder of an old woman in a French […]

Jul, 03

Montparnasse 19 [Les Amants de Montparnasse] **** (Gérard Philipe, Lilli Palmer, Anouk Aimée, Gérard Séty, Lino Ventura, Lea Padovani, Lila Kedrova) – Classic Movie Review 8670

Director Jacques Becker’s penultimate film, the 1958 artist biopic Montparnasse 19 [Les Amants de Montparnasse], gives a fascinating insight into the life of Italian tubercular, alcoholic, poor painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), famed for […]

Jul, 03

Casque d’Or ***** (1952, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Claude Dauphin) – Classic Movie Review 8,669

The 1952 Casque d’Or is a dazzling example of the postwar French film, perfectly capturing the nostalgic poetic-pessimistic mood of the time. It won one BAFTA Film Award for Best Foreign Actress (Simone Signoret). Director […]

Jul, 03

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