Derek Winnert

Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn *** (1935, Tod Slaughter, Sophie Stewart, D J Williams, Eric Portman) – Classic Movie Review 10,865

‘Sensational! Eerie! Sinister! Weird! The most unusual picture of the year!’ Director Milton Rosmer’s cheaply-produced, enjoyable 1935 horror crime thriller Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn stars Tod Slaughter, who is in […]

Feb, 02 · in Reviews

Marie-Octobre **** (1959, Danielle Darrieux, Bernard Blier, Serge Reggiani, Bernard Blier, Paul Meurisse, Noël Roquevert, Lino Ventura, Robert Dalban) – Classic Movie Review 10,864

‘Eight men and a woman… one betrayed the man Marie-Octobre really loved.’ Director Julien Duvivier’s 1959 black and white French drama Marie-Octobre [Secret Meeting] stars Danielle Darrieux, who is superb as Marie-Octobre in this gripping […]

Feb, 01 · in Reviews

Roadhouse Girl [Marilyn] **** (1953, Sandra Dorne, Maxwell Reed, Leslie Dwyer, Vida Hope) – Classic Movie Review 10,863

Sandra Dorne stars as the super seductive Marilyn, a garage owner’s young wife, lusted after by a brooding drifter mechanic (Maxwell Reed), in the 1953 noir crime drama Roadhouse Girl [Marilyn]. ‘NO ESCAPE… from this […]

Feb, 01

Destiny *** (1944, Gloria Jean, Alan Curtis, Frank Craven, Grace McDonald) – Classic Movie Review 10,862

Director Reginald Le Borg’s 1944 Universal Pictures black and white noir-style crime drama Destiny has a most curious history. It was excised from the final print of another film and then expanded into more than double […]

Feb, 01

The Scamp [Strange Affection] *** (1957, Richard Attenborough, Dorothy Alison, Colin Petersen) – Classic Movie Review 10,861

Director Wolf Rilla’s drama 1957 The Scamp [Strange Affection] is an appealing small-time drama, with Richard Attenborough as kindly school teacher Stephen Leigh, who befriends the eponymous wild character Tod, played by 11-year-old child star Colin […]

Feb, 01

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman ***** (1974, Cicely Tyson, Michael Murphy, Richard Dysart, Katherine Helmond, Odetta) – Classic Movie Review 10,860

Director John Korty’s triumphant 1974 TV movie The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, based on the novel by Ernest J Gaines, is classic television. Cicely Tyson stars in the lead role as Jane Pittman, along […]

Jan, 31

Compañeros [Vamos a matar, compañeros] **** (1970, Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, Fernando Rey) – Classic Movie Review 10,852

Director Sergio Corbucci’s 1970 Technicolor and Techniscope spaghetti Western film Compañeros [Vamos a matar compañeros] stars Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, Jack Palance and Fernando Rey. It is one of Corbucci’s esteemed and much admired classics, […]

Jan, 31

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