Derek Winnert

Wake of the Red Witch *** (1948, John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young, Luther Adler, Adele Mara, Eduard Franz, Grant Withers, Henry Daniell, Paul Fix, Dennis Hoey, Jeff Corey, Erskine Sanford) – Classic Movie Review 7171

Macho rivalries in the 1860s South Seas between John Wayne’s Red Witch skipper Captain Ralls and Luther Adler’s unscrupulous Dutch ship owning tycoon Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye are fought out against the backdrop of gorgeous Polynesian scenery in director Edward […]

Jun, 15 · in Uncategorized

The Lucky Texan ** (1934, John Wayne, Barbara Sheldon, George ‘Gabby’ Hayes, Yakima Canutt, Lloyd Whitlock, Eddie Parker, Earl Dwire) – Classic Movie Review 7170

Writer-director Robert N Bradbury’s 1933 The Lucky Texan stars John Wayne as young Texan Jerry Mason, who strikes gold with his miner sidekick Jake ‘Grandy’  Benson (George ‘Gabby’ Hayes). Then they make the mistake of […]

Jun, 15 · in Uncategorized

Winds of the Wasteland ** (1936, John Wayne, Phyllis Fraser, Lew Kelly, Douglas Cosgrove, Lane Chandler, Sam Flint, Bob Kortman) – Classic Movie Review 7169

‘A six-shooter writes the law as war flames on the range! Adventure – as bullets blaze the pioneer trail!’ – well, they are selling it well! Director Mack V Wright’s 1936 Winds of the Wasteland […]

Jun, 15

Angel and the Badman *** (1947, John Wayne, Gail Russell, Harry Carey Sr, Bruce Cabot, Irene Rich, Tom Powers, Lee Dixon) – Classic Movie Review 7168

Writer-director James Edward Grant’s Angel and the Badman (1947) is a good, solid John Wayne Western in which the Badman – wounded gunslinger Quirt Evans (Wayne) – is nursed back to health and a good […]

Jun, 15

Seven Sinners **** (1940, Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne, Albert Dekker, Oskar Homolka, Broderick Crawford, Mischa Auer) – Classic Movie Review 7167

Director Tay Garnett’s fine 1940 black and white adventure comedy knockabout entertainment Seven Sinners expertly mixes romance and brawls, though the scintillating cast is the main reason to watch. Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne show […]

Jun, 15

The Alligator People *** (1959, George Macready, Beverly Garland, Lon Chaney Jr, Richard Crane, Frieda Inescort, Bruce Bennett) – Classic Movie Review 7166

Director Roy Del Ruth’s fondly regarded 1959 horror movie stars George Macready as Dr Mark Sinclair, a Louisiana bayou doctor who gives as a treatment a reptile serum that is supposed to let his patients […]

Jun, 14

The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia ** (1994, Jason James Richter, Melody Kay, Jack Black, Carole Finn, Ryan Bollman, Freddie Jones, Tony Robinson) – Classic Movie Review 7165

Peter MacDonald takes over as director for the 1994 Part III of the children’s hit adventure saga that started in 1984 with The NeverEnding Story – and now it really does seem like a NeverEnding Story! […]

Jun, 14

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