Derek Winnert

Son of Paleface **** (1952, Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers) – Classic Movie Review 4657

Bob Hope and Jane Russell reconvene for this even more enjoyable 1952 sequel to their 1948 hit The Paleface, in which they play timid Harvard alumnus Peter ‘Junior’ Potter Jr and the sharpshootin’ outlaw Mike ‘The […]

Nov, 15 · in Uncategorized

Son of Fury **** (1942, Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, George Sanders, Frances Farmer, Roddy McDowall, John Carradine, Elsa Lanchester) – Classic Movie Review 4656

Director John Cromwell’s rousing 1942 20th Century Fox romantic period adventure Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake finds ideally cast Tyrone Power and George Sanders both on top form. It also features the fine […]

Nov, 14 · in Reviews

The Prisoner of Second Avenue **** (1975, Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft, Gene Saks) – Classic Movie Review 4655

Director Melvin Frank’s 1975 feature is a delightful, frenzied, often hilarious Neil Simon black comedy, with hints of darkness and bitterness balanced by the charismatic acting from Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft. Lemmon stars as […]

Nov, 14

All the Brothers Were Valiant *** (1953, Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Ann Blyth) – Classic Movie Review 4654

MGM’s old-fashioned 1953 sea-faring adventure film All the Brothers Were Valiant stars Stewart Granger and Robert Taylor as valiant sailing ship brothers Mark and Joel Shore, working in the fishing business in the South Pacific […]

Nov, 14

The Prisoner of Zenda *½ (1979, Peter Sellers, Lynne Frederick, Lionel Jeffries, Elke Sommer, Gregory Sierra, Stuart Wilson, Jeremy Kemp, Catherine Schell) – Classic Movie Review 4653

Director Richard Quine mistakenly remakes Anthony Hope’s Ruritanian classic as a zany slapstick comedy with the tamest of results. Peter Sellers, however, puts a lot of energy into his two major roles of lisping rightful […]

Nov, 14

The Prisoner of Zenda ***½ (1952, Stewart Granger, James Mason, Deborah Kerr, Robert Coote, Robert Douglas, Jane Greer, Louis Calhern, Francis Pierlot, Lewis Stone) – Classic Movie Review 4652

Director Richard Thorpe’s 1952 version is virtually a shot-by-shot remake of the 1937 The Prisoner of Zenda, with the same shooting script, dialogue and film score. In most cases, settings and camera angles are the same too. […]

Nov, 14

The Prisoner of Zenda **** (1922, Lewis Stone, Alice Terry, Ramon Novarro, Robert Edeson, Stuart Holmes) – Classic Movie Review 4651

Producer-director Rex Ingram’s 1922 silent movie version of Anthony Hope’s novel and play is lavish and striking. It is still possible to be enthralled by the deservedly once-famous star performances from Lewis Stone in the […]

Nov, 14

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