Derek Winnert

Kept Husbands *** (1931, Dorothy Mackaill, Joel McCrea, Robert McWade, Florence Roberts, Mary Carr)- Classic Movie Review 12,469)

The pleasing 1931 pre-Code drama film Kept Husbands stars Dorothy Mackaill, whose perky personality does a great deal to enliven this fast paced and often funny marital drama about a working-class man (Joel McCrea) marrying […]

Apr, 06 · in Reviews

Holiday **** (1930, Ann Harding, Mary Astor, Edward Everett Horton, Robert Ames, Hedda Hopper) – Classic Movie Review 12,468

‘An astonishing drama of double life and double love!’ Director Edward H Griffith’s delightful 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy film Holiday stars Ann Harding, Mary Astor, Edward Everett Horton, Robert Ames, and Hedda Hopper. It […]

Apr, 05 · in Reviews

Love Affair *** (1932, Dorothy Mackaill, Humphrey Bogart, Hale Hamilton) – Classic Movie Review 12,467

The 1932 romance drama film Love Affair stars Dorothy Mackaill in her most memorable role of the early 1930s pre-Code era with a then little-known Humphrey Bogart. ‘Youth’s Cry of Freedom!’ Director Thornton Freeland’s 1932 […]

Apr, 04

Of an Age *** (2022, Elias Anton, Thom Green, Hattie Hook) – Classic Movie Review 12,466

The wistful, engaging, bitter-sweet 2022 Australian romantic drama film Of an Age stars Elias Anton as the 17-year-old Serbian-born Australian amateur ballroom dancer Kol, who has an unforgettable 24-hour romance with Adam (Thom Green).  Writer/ […]

Mar, 31

Blues in the Night *** (1941, Priscilla Lane, Richard Whorf, Lloyd Nolan, Betty Field, Jack Carson) – Classic Movie Review 12,465

The 1941 film noir musical Blues in the Night stars Priscilla Lane, Richard Whorf, Lloyd Nolan, Betty Field, and Jack Carson. The Oscar-nominated title song is a standout in a tuneful, snappy, moody film about […]

Mar, 31

The Blue Veil *** (1951, Jane Wyman, Charles Laughton, Joan Blondell, Richard Carlson, Agnes Moorehead) – Classic Movie Review 12,464

Curtis Bernhardt’s 1951 black and white tear-jerker film The Blue Veil is based on a story by François Campaux, and stars Jane Wyman, Charles Laughton, Joan Blondell. ‘Who is the real Mother of this Child? […]

Mar, 31

Teenage Kicks ***½ (2016, Miles Szanto, Daniel Webber) – Classic Movie Review 12,463

Craig Boreham’s searing 2016 Australian drama film Teenage Kicks stars Miles Szanto as dazed and confused late-teenager Mik Varga, the son of Hungarian immigrants to Australia, whose world is rocked by the sudden death of […]

Mar, 29

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