Derek Winnert

Thunder Bay ** (1953, James Stewart, Joanne Dru, Gilbert Roland, Dan Duryea, Jay C Flippen) – Classic Movie Review 10,534

Director Anthony Mann’s 1953 shrimpers versus oilmen adventure drama Thunder Bay stars James Stewart, Joanne Dru, Dan Duryea, Gilbert Roland and Jay C Flippen. When oil-drilling engineer Steve Martin (Stewart) believes that oil lies under the […]

Nov, 12 · in Uncategorized

Thunder Rock *** (1942, Michael Redgrave, James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Barbara Mullen ) – Classic Movie Review 10,533

‘Strange Emotions Stir the Pulse… when LOVE and PASSION clash in the world’s loneliest outpost!’ David Charleston (Michael Redgrave): ‘For all humanity I make one wish: let the people die off fast.’ Director Roy Boulting’s […]

Nov, 12 · in Uncategorized

Thrill of a Romance ** (1945, Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Frances Gifford) – Classic Movie Review 10,532

Director Richard Thorpe’s 1945 MGM Technicolor musical Thrill of a Romance pairs Esther Williams with Van Johnson, made at their post-war career peak, with musical performances by Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra and opera singer Lauritz Melchior. […]

Nov, 12

The Absent Minded Professor *** (1961, Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk, Leon Ames, Ed Wynn, Edward Andrews) – Classic Movie Review 10,531

Director Robert Stevenson’s 1960 black and white comedy The Absent Minded Professor is good, old-style fun for kids and their parents, and stars Fred MacMurray as a daffy college professor called Professor Ned Brainard who […]

Nov, 11

Rhodes of Africa ** (1936, Walter Huston, Oskar Homolka, Basil Sydney, Peggy Ashcroft) – Classic Movie Review 10,529

Director Berthold Viertel’s 1936 British black and white biopic Rhodes of Africa [Rhodes] is a portrait of Cecil Rhodes, diamond and gold miner, British Empire builder and the father of Rhodesia, made at the time […]

Nov, 11

Rich and Famous *** (1981, Jacqueline Bisset, Candice Bergen, David Selby, Hart Bochner, Steven Hill, Meg Ryan, Michael Brandon, Matt Lattanzi, Dack Rambo) – Classic Movie Review 10,528

Director George Cukor’s last film (at the age of 82) is the 1981 American drama Rich and Famous, an amusing, involving remake of 1943’s Old Acquaintance, with Jacqueline Bisset as sulky Liz Hamilton and Candice […]

Nov, 11

The Beach **** (2000, Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel York, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, Robert Carlyle, Tilda Swinton) – Classic Movie Review 10,530

Leonardo DiCaprio sheds 20 pounds to get fit for the part of Richard in Danny Boyle’s fascinating, great-looking 2000 film of The Beach, with a persuasive and effective screenplay by John Hodge based on the […]

Nov, 10

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