Derek Winnert

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Pacific Destiny ** (1956, Denholm Elliott, Susan Stephen, Michael Hordern, Gordon Jackson) – Classic Movie Review 13,353

Director Wolf Rilla’s 1956 British drama film Pacific Destiny stars Denholm Elliott, Susan Stephen, Michael Hordern, and Gordon Jackson. Screenplay writer Richard Mason’s dramatisation of Sir Arthur Grimble’s autobiography A Pattern of Islands recounts his […]

Jan, 11

Singapore Woman * (1941, Brenda Marshall, David Bruce, Virginia Field, Jerome Cowan, Rose Hobart, Heather Angel) – Classic Movie Review 13,352

Warner Bros remake their 1935 Bette Davis film Dangerous as the 1941 American romantic drama B picture Singapore Woman, starring Brenda Marshall, David Bruce and Virginia Field. ‘INTRIGUE! ROMANCE! MARKED WOMAN OF THE ORIENT!’ Director […]

Jan, 10

Freedom to Die *** (1961, Paul Maxwell, Felicity Young, Bruce Seton, T P McKenna, Kay Callard) – Classic Movie Review 13,350

The 1961 British noir second feature crime thriller film Freedom to Die is written by Arthur La Bern, and stars Paul Maxwell, Felicity Young, Bruce Seton, T P McKenna, and Kay Callard. Director Francis Searle’s […]

Jan, 08

Seven Keys *** (1961, Jeannie Carson, Alan Dobie, Delphi Lawrence, John Carson, Philip Locke, Fabia Drake, Robertson Hare) – Classic Movie Review 13,349

Pat Jackson’s enjoyable 1961 British crime thriller film Seven Keys stars Alan Dobie as a newly released convict who goes looking for his late cellmate’s hidden loot. Director Pat Jackson’s 1961 British crime thriller film […]

Jan, 08

Nosferatu * (2024, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgård, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney) – Classic Movie Review 13,347

‘Succumb to the Darkness.’ Robert Eggers’s 2024 horror film Nosferatu is yet another retelling of the gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman (Lily-Rose Depp) and the terrifying vampire (Bill Skarsgård) infatuated with […]

Jan, 06

Lydia *** (1941, Merle Oberon, Joseph Cotten, Edna May Oliver, Hans Jaray, Alan Marshal, George Reeves, Sara Allgood, John Halliday) – Classic Movie Review 13,346

Julien Duvivier remakes his own 1937 French classic Un Carnet de Bal as the 1941 American romantic drama film Lydia starring Merle Oberon. Director Julien Duvivier’s 1941 American romantic drama film Lydia stars Merle Oberon, […]

Jan, 06

Crossroads to Crime ** (1960, Anthony Oliver, George Murcell, David Graham, Miriam Karlin, Ferdy Mayne) – Classic Movie Review 13,348

Gerry Anderson’s 1960 British crime film Crossroads to Crime stars Anthony Oliver as a police constable who works undercover to bring down a gang of lorry hi-jackers. Producer/ director Gerry Anderson’s 1960 British crime film […]

Jan, 06

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