Derek Winnert

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The Fall of the House of Usher * (1950, Gwen Watford, Kay Tendeter) – Classic Movie Review 12,848

This rarely seen British horror film version of the famous Edgar Allan Poe story The Fall of the House of Usher was shot in and around a mansion in Hastings, Sussex. It was made in […]

Apr, 06 · in Reviews

Disappearance ** (2002, Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey) – Classic Movie Review 12,847

Harry Hamlin and Susan Dey from TV’s LA Law are reunited in the 2002 mystery thriller film Disappearance as a married couple driving with their two kids in Nevada, when they make the mistake of […]

Apr, 06 · in Uncategorized

For Them That Trespass *½ (1949, Richard Todd, Patricia Plunkett, Stephen Murray) – Classic Movie Review 12,846

Alberto Cavalcanti’s 1949 British crime drama film For Them That Trespass marks the star film début, aged 30, of Richard Todd as an innocent man who spends 15 years in prison for the murder of […]

Apr, 06

Landfall *½ (1949, Michael Denison, Patricia Plunkett, Kathleen Harrison, David Tomlinson, Joan Dowling,) – Classic Movie Review 12,845

The 1949 British war film Landfall stars Michael Denison in a World War Two tale of British Coastal Command pilot who is blamed for the friendly-fire loss of a British submarine with all hands aboard. […]

Apr, 06

Double Confession ** (1950, Derek Farr, Peter Lorre, William Hartnell, Joan Hopkins, Naunton Wayne, Ronald Howard, Kathleen Harrison, Leslie Dwyer, Edward Rigby) – Classic Movie Review 12,844

Ken Annakin’s teasing 1950 British whodunnit crime thriller film Double Confession is based on the novel All On a Summer’s Day by H L V Fletcher, and stars Derek Farr, plus William Hartnell and Peter […]

Apr, 05

They Nest ** (2000, Thomas Calabro, Dean Stockwell, John Savage, Kristen Dalton) – Classic Movie Review 12,843

Thomas Calabro stars as a stressed-out doctor hoping for a quiet life for a few months on an isolated island off the coast of Maine, who discovers a vicious swarm of mutant carnivorous cockroaches. Director […]

Apr, 05

Eight O’Clock Walk **½ (1954, Richard Attenborough, Derek Farr, Cathy O’Donnell, Ian Hunter) – Classic Movie Review 12,842

The 1954 British courtroom thriller Eight O’Clock Walk stars Richard Attenborough as a just-married taxi driver on trial for the murder of a small girl, defended by a junior counsel (Derek Farr) who believes he is innocent. […]

Apr, 05

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