Derek Winnert

The Nun’s Story **** (1959, Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans) – Classic Movie Review 8127

‘He that shall lose his life for me shall find it.’ Director Fred Zinnemann’s 1959 The Nun’s Story stars the always beautiful Audrey Hepburn, who disguises her usual chic beauty and shines in a strong […]

Feb, 13 · in Reviews

Quiet Wedding **** (1941, Margaret Lockwood, Derek Farr, Marjorie Fielding, Muriel Pavlow, Peggy Ashcroft, Athene Seyler, A E Matthews) – Classic Movie Review 8126

Margaret Lockwood and Derek Farr star in the extremely jolly 1941 British romantic comedy film Quiet Wedding as a young couple whose wedding plans are comically undermined by the constant interruptions of their relatives. Muriel […]

Feb, 13 · in Reviews

Blossom Time [April Blossoms] *** (1934, Richard Tauber, Jane Baxter, Carl Esmond, Athene Seyler,Paul Graetz) – Classic Movie Review 8125

Famous singing star Richard Tauber adds his special lustre to director Paul L Stein’s fairly well polished 1934 British romantic musical Blossom Time [April Blossoms], set in old Vienna, where the composer Franz Schubert (Tauber) […]

Feb, 13

Satan Never Sleeps * (1962, Clifton Webb, William Holden, France Nuyen, Athene Seyler) – Classic Movie Review 8124

Satan Never Sleeps…but you may. Director Leo McCarey bows out on a real low spot in 1962 with this gobsmackingly boring tale about two priests (Clifton Webb as Father Bovard, William Holden as Father O’Banion) […]

Feb, 13

The Franchise Affair **** (1951, Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray, Ann Stephens, Anthony Nicholls, Marjorie Fielding) – Classic Movie Review 8123

Director Lawrence Huntington’s satisfying 1951 British black and white mystery crime thriller The Franchise Affair is a plush, well-bred version of Josephine Tey’s tricksy, brilliant bestselling novel. The Franchise Affair stars Michael Denison as English […]

Feb, 12

Make Mine Mink **** (1960, Terry-Thomas, Athene Seyler, Hattie Jacques, Elspeth Duxbury, Billie Whitelaw, Jack Hedley, Raymond Huntley, Irene Handl, Kenneth Williams) – Classic Movie Review 8122

Director Robert Asher’s 1960 movie Make Mine Mink is a delightfully zany and quirky British farcical comedy, with Terry-Thomas on top form as an aging retired officer, Major Rayne, who links up with three old […]

Feb, 12

Home at Seven [Murder on Monday] *** (1952, Ralph Richardson, Margaret Leighton, Jack Hawkins, Meriel Forbes) – Classic Movie Review 8121

Director Ralph Richardson’s 1952 Home at Seven [retitled Murder on Monday in the US] is a fairly compelling amnesia mystery with a theft and a murder occurring during the 24 hours a bank clerk, David […]

Feb, 12

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