Derek Winnert

A Case for PC 49 *** (1951, Brian Reece, Joy Shelton, Christine Norden) – Classic Movie Review 5,081

Hammer Films’ still-fun B-movie crime thriller sequel film A Case for PC 49 is made in Britain in 1951 by director Francis Searle and features the original radio PC 49 Brian Reece. Hammer Films’ second […]

Feb, 28 · in Reviews

The Adventures of PC 49 *** (1949, Hugh Latimer, John Penrose, Annette D Simmonds) – Classic Movie Review 5,080

Hammer Films’ 1949 British second feature thriller film The Adventures of PC 49 is a fun adaptation of the popular BBC radio serial of the late Forties and early Fifties. Hugh Latimer stars as the […]

Feb, 28 · in Reviews

The Adventures of Pinocchio *** (1996, Martin Landau, Udo Keir, Geneviève Bujold, voice of Jonathan Taylor Thomas) – Classic Movie Review 5079

Despite some wooden scripting, director Steve Barron’s 1996 children’s movie The Adventures of Pinocchio is still an enchanting live-action version of Italian author Carlo Collodi’s beloved classic book for kids. Martin Landau is captivating as […]

Feb, 28

The Adventures of Pluto Nash * (2002, Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzmán) – Classic Movie Review 5078

In 2087, a moon-based nightclub owner is targeted by space gangsters plotting to profit from his hard work. Directed by Ron Underwood, Eddie Murphy’s 2002 sci-fi comedy is ambitious and has a good cast but […]

Feb, 28

Invisible Stripes *** (1939, George Raft, Jane Bryan, William Holden, Humphrey Bogart) – Classic Movie Review 5077

William Holden stars with George Raft and Humphrey Bogart in the Warner Bros gangster flick Invisible Stripes (1939). In the first of their two films together, George Raft and Humphrey Bogart make a good team […]

Feb, 28

Broken Arrow **** (1950, James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget) – Classic Movie Review 5076

Director Delmer Daves’s 1950 classic stars James Stewart as disillusioned white American Tom Jeffords, who makes peace with Apache chief Cochise (Best Supporting Actor Oscar-nominee Jeff Chandler), in a first-rate Fifties new man Western, much […]

Feb, 27

Broken Blossoms **** (1919, Lillian Gish, Donald Crisp, Richard Barthelmess) – Classic Movie Review 5075

Writer-producer-director D W Griffith’s simple and affecting 1919 silent movie love story is lit up with one of the great Lillian Gish’s most notable performances as Lucy Burrows, a London Limehouse girl who flees from […]

Feb, 27

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