Derek Winnert

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay *** (1944, Gail Russell, Diana Lynn, Charles Ruggles, Dorothy Gish) – Classic Movie Review 10,104

‘FROM THE GAY BEST-SELLER THAT STOLE AMERICA’S HEART!’ Director Lewis Allen’s popular 1944 episodic comedy drama Our Hearts Were Young and Gay stars Gail Russell and Diana Lynn, who give sparky turns as best pals trawling […]

Jul, 29 · in Reviews

Chicago Deadline *** (1949, Alan Ladd, Donna Reed, June Havoc, Berry Kroeger, Irene Hervey, Arthur Kennedy, Gavin Muir) – Classic Movie Review 10,103

Director Lewis Allen’s 1949 crime film noir Chicago Deadline is a very decent little newspaper melodrama starring Alan Ladd as Chicago newsman Ed Adams, an ace reporter who probes the story of a woman found […]

Jul, 29 · in Reviews

China ** (1943, Loretta Young, Alan Ladd, William Bendix) – Classic Movie Review 10,102

Director John Farrow’s 1943 propaganda war film China stars Alan Ladd, in a typical role for him as cynical, tough guy profiteer Mr David Jones, who has a change of heart as Pearl Harbor and […]

Jul, 29

One Foot in Hell *** (1960, Alan Ladd, Dan O’Herlihy, Don Murray, Dolores Michaels) – Classic Movie Review 10,101

Director James B Clark’s odd, interesting, often quite compelling 1960 revenge Western film One Foot in Hell stars a well-cast Alan Ladd as the bitter Mitch Barrett taking it out on the Arizona small town […]

Jul, 29

OSS [O.S.S.] **** (1946, Alan Ladd, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Patric Knowles) – Classic Movie Review 10,100

Director Irving Pichel’s 1946 film OSS stars Alan Ladd as John Martin, the leader of a secret American unit of the Office of Strategic Services, dropped behind enemy lines in World War Two France. The […]

Jul, 28

Salty O’Rourke *** (1945, Alan Ladd, Gail Russell, William Demarest) – Classic Movie Review 10,099

Director Raoul Walsh’s 1945 film Salty O’Rourke stars Alan Ladd as wide boy gambler Salty O’Rourke along with William Demarest as his buddy Smitty. The duo are in cahoots with an unscrupulous disbarred jockey (Stanley […]

Jul, 28

Calcutta *** (1946, Alan Ladd, Gail Russell, William Bendix, June Duprez, Lowell Gilmore, Edith King) – Classic Movie Review 10,098

Director John Farrow’s 1946 film Calcutta is a routinely written but steadfast action adventure crime thriller, with Alan Ladd and William Bendix starring as airmen Neale Gordon and Pedro Lake, commercial pilots tracking down their murdered […]

Jul, 28

@wpshower

Feeds

Susbscribe to our awesome Blog Feed or Comments Feed