Derek Winnert

Fright * (1971, Honor Blackman, Susan George, Ian Bannen, John Gregson, George Cole, Dennis Waterman) – Classic Movie Review 8274

Fright * (1971, Honor Blackman, Susan George, Ian Bannen, John Gregson, George Cole, Dennis Waterman) – Classic Movie Review 8274

Susan George stars as Amanda, who babysits for her friend Helen Lloyd (Honor Blackman) in a remote house and is terrified by Blackman’s estranged husband Brian (Ian Bannen), a dangerous escaped mental patient, in director Peter […]

Mar, 20 · in Reviews

Walk a Tightrope *** (1964, Dan Duryea, Patricia Owens, Terence Cooper, Neil McCallum, Richard Leech, Trevor Reid, A J Brown) – Classic Movie Review 8273

Legendary Hollywood bad guy Dan Duryea and Patricia Owens star in the tense and suspenseful 1964 crime mystery suspense thriller Walk a Tightrope. Patricia Owens gives a powerful performance as Ellen Sheppard, happily married to […]

Mar, 20 · in Reviews

The Citadel **** (1938, Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Richardson, Rex Harrison, Emlyn Williams, Nora Swinburne) – Classic Movie Review 8272

Robert Donat finds one of his best roles in director King Vidor’s ideal 1938 film version of A J Cronin’s novel about a young, enthusiastic doctor, Dr Andrew Manson, who sells out the principles that […]

Mar, 20

Circle of Danger *** (1951, Ray Milland, Patricia Roc, Marius Goring, Naunton Wayne, Hugh Sinclair) – Classic Movie Review 8,271

Jacques Tourneur’s suspenseful 1951 mystery thriller film Circle of Danger stars Ray Milland as a tough American who comes to Britain to investigate his army commando brother’s suspicious death. Director Jacques Tourneur’s suspenseful 1951 mystery […]

Mar, 20

Cage of Gold ** (1950, Jean Simmons, David Farrar, James Donald, Herbert Lom, Bernard Lee) – Classic Movie Review 8270

Basil Dearden’s 1950 film Cage of Gold is a daft but tolerable black and white triangle murder mystery melodrama from Ealing Studios starring a bright young Jean Simmons as Judith.  Director Basil Dearden’s 1950 Cage […]

Mar, 19

Frieda *** (1947, David Farrar, Glynis Johns, Mai Zetterling, Flora Robson, Albert Lieven, Gladys Henson, Patrick Holt) – Classic Movie Review 8269

Director Basil Dearden makes an honourable job of the 1947 black and white drama Frieda, a thoughtful Ealing Studios World War Two message story about an RAF pilot officer (David Farrar) who comes back to his […]

Mar, 19

Fried Green Tomatoes *** (1991, Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker) – Classic Movie Review 8268

Director Jon Avnet’s very nice and sweet 1991 nostalgic drama Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café [Fried Green Tomatoes] stars Kathy Bates as Evelyn Couch, a middle-aged glutton housewife who bumps into a jolly old […]

Mar, 19

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