Derek Winnert

Seven Thieves **** (1960, Edward G Robinson, Rod Steiger, Joan Collins, Eli Wallach) – Classic Movie Review 9293

Director Henry Hathaway’s 1960 French Riviera black and white caper movie Seven Thieves stars Edward G Robinson as old reprobate professor Theo Wilkins, who leads a gang of thieves in a cleverly constructed plot to […]

Jan, 23 · in Reviews

The Seventh Sin ** (1957, Eleanor Parker, Bill Travers, George Sanders) – Classic Movie Review 9292

Director Ronald Neame’s 1957 The Seventh Sin is a soapy drama based on W Somerset Maugham’s novel The Painted Veil, with an unfaithful wife, the selfish American Carolyn Carwin (Eleanor Parker), enjoying a fling with French […]

Jan, 23 · in Reviews

Suddenly **** (1954, Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason, Nancy Gates) – Classic Movie Review 9291

Director Lewis Allen’s 1954 black and white film noir crime thriller Suddenly stars Frank Sinatra follows his Oscar win in From Here to Eternity with another strong performance as John Baron, a psychotic hitman paid […]

Jan, 22

Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt **** (1940, Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Graham Moffatt, Phyllis Calvert, Moore Marriott) – Classic Movie Review 9290

Director Walter Forde’s 1940 drag comedy Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a fast-moving, high-spirited and funny reworking of the classic Brandon Thomas stage farce Charley’s Aunt to suit the talents of Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Graham […]

Jan, 22

Brideshead Revisited ***** (1981, Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Diana Quick, Claire Bloom, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud) – Classic Movie Review 9289

Directors Charles Sturridge and Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s monumental and magnificent 1981 Brideshead Revisited is Granada Television’s sumptuous adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel about England’s decadent and declining upper-class between the world wars, made in 11 episodes. […]

Jan, 22

Charley’s Aunt **** (1941, Jack Benny, Kay Francis, James Ellison) – Classic Movie Review 9288

OMG ! Jack Benny in drag! Director Archie Mayo’s effervescent 1941 black and white cross dressing comedy Charley’s Aunt [Charley’s American Aunt] stars the notable ensemble team of Jack Benny, Kay Francis, James Ellison, Anne […]

Jan, 21

An Enemy of the People [Ganashatru] *** (1989, Soumitra Chatterjee, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Dipankar Dey) – Classic Movie Review 9287

Indian director Satyajit Ray’s return to film-making after illness was this 1989 adaptation of the text of Henrik Ibsen’s classic 1883 play An Enemy of the People [Ganashatru], which is concerned with health – that […]

Jan, 21

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