Derek Winnert

Man on the Run ** (1949, Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins, Edward Chapman, Laurence Harvey, Kenneth More) – Classic Movie Review 11,083

The 1949 black and white film noir Man on the Run is a humdrum British post-war thriller with a familiar plot, but it is given a little bit of a lift with decent acting and […]

Apr, 09 · in Reviews

Murder by Proxy [Blackout] ** (1954, Dane Clark, Belinda Lee, Betty Ann Davies, Eleanor Summerfield, Andrew Osborn, Harold Lang, Jill Melford) – Classic Movie Review 11,082

‘EXPLODES… in a sinister network of evil!’ Hammer Films’ 1954 British crime film noir Murder by Proxy [Blackout] stars Dane Clark as a down-and-out offered money to marry a beautiful young heiress (Belinda Lee).  ‘EXPLODES… […]

Apr, 08 · in Reviews

Blackout *** (1950, Maxwell Reed, Dinah Sheridan, Patric Doonan) – Classic Movie Review 11,081

Robert S Baker and Monty Berman’s twisty 1950 British noir crime drama mystery thriller Blackout stars Dinah Sheridan and Maxwell Reed. This effective short 1950 British black and white support feature from the producer-director Robert S Baker […]

Apr, 08

The Last Page [Man Bait] *** (1952, George Brent, Marguerite Chapman, Diana Dors, Raymond Huntley, Peter Reynolds) – Classic Movie Review 11,080

Terence Fisher’s 1952 black and white noir crime thriller The Last Page [Man Bait] is an odd but very watchable Hammer Films mystery with a friendly cast, including sensational sexpot Diana Dors. Director Terence Fisher’s […]

Apr, 08

It Happened in Athens ** (1962, Jayne Mansfield, Trax Colton, Nico Minardos) – Classic Movie Review 11,079

‘When Jayne Mansfield Becomes the Olympic Prize… It’s An Outdoor Variation on an Inside Sport!’ Director Andrew Marton’s 1962 CinemaScope and DeLuxe color film It Happened in Athens stars Jayne Mansfield as Greece’s most glamorous […]

Apr, 07

Boy on a Dolphin ** (1957, Alan Ladd, Clifton Webb, Sophia Loren) – Classic Movie Review 11,078

Sophia Loren makes her American film début as a poor sponge diver on the Greek island of Hydra in Boy on a Dolphin (1957). Director Jean Negulesco’s 1957 CinemaScope and DeLuxe color romantic adventure drama […]

Apr, 07

Woman of Rome *** (1954, Gina Lollobrigida, Daniel Gélin, Franco Fabrizi) – Classic Movie Review 11,077

‘Love was her profession… men were her career! ‘ Director Luigi Zampa’s classy 1954 black and white Italian romantic drama film Woman of Rome [La romana] stars Gina Lollobrigida in her glorious prime as the […]

Apr, 07

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