Derek Winnert

I Wanted Wings ** (1941, Ray Milland, William Holden, Wayne Morris, Brian Donlevy, Constance Moore, Harry Davenpor) – Classic Movie Review 8786

Veronica Lake stars as Sally Vaughn, who vamps her way into the affections of three US Army Air Corps air cadets – wealthy playboy Jeff Young (Ray Milland), college jock Al Ludlow (William Holden) and […]

Aug, 02 · in Reviews

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw ** (2019, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby) – Movie Review

Director David Leitch presents Hobbs & Shaw (2019), a spin-off movie that has little connection with the Fast & Furious series, and is basically a stand-alone action thriller. A series hijacker, it is Vin Diesel’s […]

Aug, 01 · in Reviews

I Want You ** (1951, Dana Andrews, Dorothy McGuire, Farley Granger, Peggy Dow) – Classic Movie Review 8784

Director Mark Robson’s 1951 drama I Want You is producer Samuel Goldwyn’s attempt to update themes from The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) in order to examine the way the Korean War affects an […]

Aug, 01

Our Town **** (1940, Frank Craven, William Holden, Martha Scott, Thomas Mitchell, Fay Bainter, Guy Kibbee, Beulah Bondi) – Classic Movie Review 8785

Director Sam Wood’s 1940 nostalgic romantic drama Our Town is a smashing vintage movie. Thornton Wilder’s 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play (now a recognized classic of American theatre) about a pre-World War One New Hampshire […]

Aug, 01

Our Very Own ** (1950, Ann Blyth, Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Jane Wyatt, Ann Dvorak, Donald Cook, Natalie Wood) – Classic Movie Review 8783

Director David Miller’s good-hearted, sentimental drama 1950 Our Very Own is lovingly crafted but largely wastes the talents of Ann Blyth, Farley Granger and a 12-year-old Natalie Wood. Blyth goes through the motions as Gail […]

Aug, 01

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes **** (1945, Edward G Robinson, Margaret O’Brien, James Craig, Frances Gifford, Agnes Moorehead) – Classic Movie Review 8782

Emanuel Goldenberg was born in Bucharest, Romania, arrived in the United States at the age of 10, and  moved with his family into New York’s Lower East Side, took up acting and changed his name […]

Jul, 31

Our Wife **** (1931, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Babe London, Ben Turpin) – Classic Movie Review 8781

‘Mr Hardy was making big preparations to get married – Mr Laurel was taking a bath too.‘ Director James W Horne’s 1931 Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy comedy Our Wife is a consistently funny and […]

Jul, 31

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