Derek Winnert

Tropic Holiday ** (1938, Bob Burns, Martha Raye, Dorothy Lamour, Ray Milland) – Classic Movie Review 9214

Director Theodore Reed’s 1939 musical comedy Tropic Holiday stars Ray Milland as Hollywood film screenwriter Ken Warren, who, for sweet inspiration, travels to Mexico, where he falls for the lovely Manuela (Dorothy Lamour). Tropic Holiday […]

Jan, 02 · in Reviews

Little Men ** (1934, Ralph Morgan, Erin O’Brien-Moore, Junior Durkin, Frankie Darro, Dickie Moore) – Classic Movie Review 9213

Louisa May Alcott’s novel (a semi-sequel to Little Women), gets a reasonable if undistinguished film treatment that eventually goes overboard on slush and gets way too heart tugging in director Phil Rosen’s 1934 film Little Men, […]

Jan, 01 · in Reviews

Seven Keys to Baldpate ** (1929, Richard Dix, Miriam Seegar, Margaret Livingston) – Classic Movie Review 9212

Director Reginald Barker’s 1929 RKO Radio Pictures mystery thriller Seven Keys to Baldpate is the rudimentary, halting fourth (and first sound) version of nine movies of this famous Earl Derr Biggers tale of a writer (played […]

Jan, 01

Seven Keys to Baldpate ** (1935, Gene Raymond, Margaret Callahan, Eric Blore) – Classic Movie Review 9211

Directors William Hamilton and Edward Killy’s 1935 mystery thriller Seven Keys to Baldpate is the fifth of nine versions of this famous Earl Derr Biggers tale of a mystery writer, William Magee (played by Gene […]

Jan, 01

Albuquerque ** (1948, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, George ‘Gabby’ Hayes, Lon Chaney Jr) – Classic Movie Review 9210

Director Ray Enright’s 1947 Albuquerque [Silver City] is only a routine Western but Randolph Scott is secure in the saddle, there is a fine roster of support actors, and the action is well taken care […]

Dec, 31

The Balcony *** (1963, Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Lee Grant) – Classic Movie Review 9209

Director Joseph Strick’s 1963 satirical drama The Balcony is a strongly cast low-budget movie of the Jean Genet theatre shocker, with Shelley Winters as Madame Irma, the madam of a brothel, Peter Falk as her […]

Dec, 31

The Facts of Life *** (1960, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Ruth Hussey, Don DeFore) – Classic Movie Review 9208

Director Melvin Frank’s 1960 black and white romantic comedy drama The Facts of Life is a pleasurable, civilised vehicle for Bob Hope and Lucille Ball as Larry and Kitty, two married folk from the ‘burbs […]

Dec, 31

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