Derek Winnert

"The Review's Better Than The Film"

The Second Woman [Ellen] *** (1950, Robert Young, Betsy Drake, John Sutton, Florence Bates) – Classic Movie Review 12,136

James V Kern’s stylish and satisfying 1951 black and white film noir mystery thriller The Second Woman [Ellen] stars Robert Young and Betsy Drake. Director James V Kern’s 1951 black and white film noir mystery […]

May, 25 · in Reviews

Whistle Stop *** (1946, George Raft, Ava Gardner, Tom Conway, Victor McLaglen) – Classic Movie Review 12,135

The 1946 film noir crime thriller Whistle Stop has its charms, and many of them belong to Ava Gardner as the alluring femme fatale. Director Léonide Moguy’s 1946 American film noir crime thriller Whistle Stop is based […]

May, 24 · in Reviews

Strange Illusion *** (1945, Jimmy Lydon, Warren William, Sally Eilers) – Classic Movie Review 12,134

Brush up your Shakespeare with Edgar G Ulmer’s stylish and suspenseful 1945 film noir crime film Strange Illusion, starring Jimmy Lydon, Warren William and Sally Eilers. Director Edgar G Ulmer’s stylish and suspenseful low-budget PRC […]

May, 24

They Made Me a Killer *** (1946, Robert Lowery, Barbara Britton, Frank Albertson, Lola Lane, James BushBy, ron Barr) – Classic Movie Review 12,133

Crooks frame a youngster (Robert Lowery) for murder and force him to help them commit a series of robberies, in the efficient 1946 film noir crime thriller They Made Me a Killer. Director William C […]

May, 24

The Death Kiss *** (1932, David Manners, Adrienne Ames, Bela Lugosi) – Classic Movie Review 12,132

Edwin L Marin’s cult 1932 American pre-Code mystery thriller film The Death Kiss reunites three stars from the previous year’s Dracula, David Manners, Bela Lugosi and Edward Van Sloan.  Director Edwin L Marin’s cult 1932 […]

May, 23

The Great Gabbo *** (1929, Erich von Stroheim, Betty Compson, Don Douglas, Margie King, Helen Kane) – Classic Movie Review 12,131

Director James Cruze’s 1929 American Pre-Code early sound musical drama film The Great Gabbo has two notable credits, to add to his own illustrious name: Ben Hecht as writer of the original 1928 short story […]

May, 22

The Great Gambini *** (1937, Akim Tamiroff, Marian Marsh, John Trent, Genevieve Tobin) – Classic Movie Review 12,130

Grant Naylor (John Trent) is unhappy because the woman he loves wants to marry another. On the evening before her marriage to scoundrel Stephen Danby (Roland Drew), Ann Randall (Marian Marsh) consults The Great Gambini […]

May, 21

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