Derek Winnert

13 Rue Madeleine **** (1947, James Cagney, Annabella, Richard Conte, Frank Latimore) – Classic Movie Review 2602

Director Henry Hathaway’s 1947 wartime spy thriller stars James Cagney, Annabella, Richard Conte and Frank Latimore. Like the previous year’s Cloak and Dagger, it is a tribute to Office of Strategic Services (OSS) operations in […]

Jun, 14 · in Reviews

Cloak and Dagger **** (1946, Gary Cooper, Robert Alda, Lilli Palmer) – Classic Movie Review 2601

Director Fritz Lang’s 1946 release stars Gary Cooper as mild-mannered science professor called Alvah Jesper who becomes an agent for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the World War Two forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency. […]

Jun, 14 · in Reviews

The Blue Gardenia **** (1953, Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern, Raymond Burr) – Classic Movie Review 2,600

Fritz Lang said: ‘I had to shoot The Blue Gardenia in 20 days. Maybe that’s what made me so venomous.’ The moody 1953 film noir crime thriller stars Anne Baxter, Raymond Burr, Richard Conte and […]

Jun, 14

Human Desire **** (1954, Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Edgar Buchanan) – Classic Movie Review 2,599

Fritz Lang’s moody 1954 thriller film noir Human Desire is a follow-up to his 1953 success The Big Heat, and again stars both Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame.  Director Fritz Lang’s moody 1954 thriller film […]

Jun, 14

Rancho Notorious **** (1952, Marlene Dietrich, Arthur Kennedy, Mel Ferrer) – Classic Movie Review 2598

Director Fritz Lang’s splendidly baroque and brooding 1952 Western tale of frontier revenge is lit up by a mesmerising, breathtakingly camp star turn from a smouldering Marlene Dietrich (still looking stunning at 50). She plays Altar […]

Jun, 14

Clash by Night **** (1952, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Paul Douglas, Marilyn Monroe, Keith Andes, J Carrol Naish) – Classic Movie Review 2,597

Fritz Lang’s heated classic 1952 film noir melodrama Clash by Night, based on the Clifford Odets play, is rivetingly played by a great vintage cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Paul Douglas, Marilyn Monroe. Director Fritz […]

Jun, 14

Crossroads **** (1986, Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz) – Classic Movie Review 2596

Director Walter Hill’s fresh and original 1986 drama stars Ralph Macchio, who is extremely winsome as Eugene Martone, a bright-eyed and extraordinarily talented classical guitar musician who dreams of being a famous blues guitarist. While […]

Jun, 14

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