Derek Winnert

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Quelli Dell’antirapina 4 Minuti Per 4 Miliardi [Four Billion in Four Minutes] ** (1976, Antonio Sabato, John Richardson, Vassili Karis) – Classic Movie Review 12,589

Two crooks carry out a heist on a Genoese bank, masterminded from jail by smooth criminal the Lawyer (John Richardson). He is sprung from jail by the crooks, but a cellmate (Antonio Sabato) insists on […]

Jul, 24 · in Reviews

Squadron Leader X (1942, Eric Portman, Ann Dvorak) – Classic Movie Review 12,588

Lance Comfort’s 1942 British RKO film Squadron Leader X stars Eric Portman and Ann Dvorak, and is the companion piece to the trio’s 1943 Escape to Danger. Alas, Squadron Leader X is on the BFI’s […]

Jul, 23 · in Reviews

Escape to Danger (1943, Eric Portman, Ann Dvorak, Karel Stepanek) – Classic Movie Review 12,587

The 1943 black and white World War Two espionage thriller film Escape to Danger stars Eric Portman and Ann Dvorak. Unfortunately, it is thought to be a lost film that disappeared at some point since […]

Jul, 23

East of Ipswich *** (1986, John Nettleton, Pat Heywood, Edward Rawle-Hicks) – Classic Movie Review 12,586

The 1986 BBC TV Screen Two rite of passage movie East of Ipswich is a diverting, amusing acted nostalgic comedy, written by Michael Palin, and set in the 1950s. It stars the marvellous Pat Heywood […]

Jul, 22

Voice in the Wind ** (1944, Francis Lederer, Sigrid Gurie, J Edward Bromberg, J Carrol Naish, Alexander Granach)

The 1944 film Voice in the Wind is a romantic film noir thriller about two escapees – Czech concert pianist Jan Foley (Francis Lederer) and lovely young Marya (Sigrid Gurie) – from wartime Germany re-encountering […]

Jul, 22

The Chase ***½ (1946, Robert Cummings, Michèle Morgan, Peter Lorre, Steve Cochran) – Classic Movie Review 12,584

The suspenseful 1946 American film noir thriller The Chase stars Robert Cummings, Michèle Morgan, Peter Lorre, and Steve Cochran. Director Arthur Ripley’s suspenseful 1946 American film noir thriller The Chase stars Robert Cummings, Michèle Morgan, […]

Jul, 22

Three Faces East *** (1930, Constance Bennett, Erich Von Stroheim) – Classic Movie Review 12,583

Director Roy Del Ruth’s 1930 Warner Bros black and white film Three Faces East is based on the popular 1918 Broadway play Three Faces East by Anthony Paul Kelly, and stars Constance Bennett and Erich Von […]

Jul, 21

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