Derek Winnert

You and Me **** (1938, Sylvia Sidney, George Raft, Harry Carey Sr, Barton MacLane) – Classic Movie Review 11,122

Director Fritz Lang’s 1938 black and white film noir crime romance You and Me stars Sylvia Sidney and George Raft, along with Harry Carey Sr, Barton MacLane, Warren Hymer, Roscoe Karns, George E Stone and […]

Apr, 21 · in Reviews

Worm’s Eye View ** (1951, Ronald Shiner, Garry Marsh, Diana Dors) – Classic Movie Review 11,121

In 1951 things were starting to look up for the 20-year-old former Rank Charm School starlet Diana Dors, whose fee was £250 as the female lead supporting Ronald Shiner in director Jack Raymond’s 1951 comedy […]

Apr, 21 · in Reviews

My Wife’s Lodger *** (1952, Dominic Roche, Olive Sloane, Leslie Dwyer, Diana Dors) – Classic Movie Review 11,120

With the Rank Organisation £18 million in debt, the studio closed their Charm School for young actors and made Diana Dors redundant in September 1950. But Dors’s film career started to improve when she was […]

Apr, 20

The Great Game *** (1953, James Hayter, Diana Dors, Thora Hird) – Classic Movie Review 11,119

Director Maurice Elvey’s 1953 British sports comedy-drama black and white film The Great Game stars James Hayter, Diana Dors, Thora Hird, John Laurie and Glyn Houston. The Great Game is a lively British comedy about a […]

Apr, 20

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary *** (1953, Diana Dors, Bonar Colleano, Diana Decker, David Tomlinson, Sid James) – Classic Movie Review 11,118

Director Maurice Elvey’s amusing and spirited 1953 British black and white comedy Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary is based on Vivian Tidmarsh’s 1944 London West End hit play, originally starring Ralph Lynn and running for […]

Apr, 20

It’s a Grand Life *** (1953, Frank Randle, Diana Dors, Dan Young, Michael Brennan) – Classic Movie Review 11,117

Producer-director John E Blakeley’s 1953 low budget British black and white comedy It’s a Grand Life is the cheery final film showcase for vulgar Lancashire music-hall comic Frank Randle, which may be recommendation enough. It […]

Apr, 20

Cosh Boy *** (1953, James Kenney, Joan Collins, Betty Ann Davies, Robert Ayres, Hermione Baddeley, Hermione Gingold) – Classic Movie Review 11,116

‘Call me a gangster or a mobster… but not a delinquent!’ Director Lewis Gilbert’s 1953 British black and white noir drama Cosh Boy is quite bad – but with a really good cast, and it […]

Apr, 19

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