Derek Winnert

The King of Paris *** (1934, Cedric Hardwicke, Marie Glory, Ralph Richardson) – Classic Movie Review 12,241

The 1934 British romantic drama film The King of Paris is directed by Jack Raymond, and stars Cedric Hardwicke, Marie Glory and Ralph Richardson. It is made by Herbert Wilcox Productions for British & Dominions Film […]

Jul, 19 · in Reviews

King of Hearts [Le Roi de Coeur] ** (1966, Alan Bates, Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy, Geneviève Bujold, Adolfo Celi, Micheline Presle) – Classic Movie Review 12,240

Director Philippe de Broca’s 1966 French-Italian film King of Hearts [Le Roi de Coeur] is a sprightly, whimsical, Sixties pacifist comedy that, perhaps surprisingly, found its audience among the American art house cinemas. Alan Bates […]

Jul, 19 · in Reviews

King of Jazz **** (1930, Paul Whiteman, Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Harry Barris) – Classic Movie Review 12,239

Bandleader Paul Whiteman’s rich, appealing and enjoyable 1930 early two-colour Technicolor musical revue film The King of Jazz boasts Bing Crosby and a batch of hit songs of the day. It dumps any narrative in favour […]

Jul, 19

The King of Kings **** (1927, H B Warner, Jacqueline Logan, Joseph Schildkraut, Ernest Torrence, Victor Varconi, Dorothy Cumming, Robert Edeson, William Boyd, James Neill) – Classic Movie Review 12,238

A silent biblical epic that opens with an orgy! It could only be a Cecil B DeMille production. The King of Kings was seen by an incredible 500 million people between 1927 and the 1961 […]

Jul, 18

House of Numbers ** (1957, Jack Palance, Barbara Lang) – Classic Movie Review 12,237

‘MGM’s Thrill-Drama Actually filmed in SAN QUENTIN!’ Director Russell Rouse’s 1957 American film noir movie House of Numbers is based on Jack Finney’s 1957 novel, and stars Jack Palance and Barbara Lang. Jack Palance plays […]

Jul, 18

The Ten Commandments **** (1923, Theodore Roberts, Richard Dix, Rod La Rocque, Charles de Roche, Estelle Taylor, Edythe Chapman, Leatrice Joy, Nita Naldi, Agnes Ayres) – Classic Movie Review 12,236

Cecil B DeMille’s 1923 American silent religious epic film The Ten Commandments is told in two parts: the biblical story of the Exodus and a modern story of two brothers (Richard Dix, Rod La Rocque). Director Cecil B DeMille’s sprawling 1923 silent […]

Jul, 18

The Cry of the Owl *** (2009, Paddy Considine, Julia Stiles, Karl Pruner, James Gilbert, Caroline Dhavernas) – Classic Movie Review 12,235

Director Jamie Thraves’s 2009 psychological crime thriller film The Cry of the Owl is a really rather satisfactory English language remake of Claude Chabrol’s 1987 French film Le Crie du Hibou, adapting Patricia Highsmith’s 1962 […]

Jul, 17

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