Derek Winnert

Lady with Red Hair *** (1940, Miriam Hopkins, Claude Rains, Richard Ainley) – Classic Movie Review 8062

Miriam Hopkins is the titular redhead in director Curtis Bernhardt’s 1940 drama Lady with Red Hair, a glossy, fictional account of the career and times of actress Mrs Leslie Carter and her guiding hand, the […]

Jan, 26 · in Reviews

Bombshell **** (1933, Jean Harlow, Lee Tracy, Frank Morgan, Franchot Tone, Pat O’Brien, Una Merkel, Ted Healy) – Classic Movie Review 8061

Director Victor Fleming’s sparkling, fast-paced 1933 MGM classic screwball comedy Bombshell [Blonde Bombshell] is a witty satire on Hollywood, sending itself up with good humour. It may be ancient, but it is still relevant, and […]

Jan, 26 · in Reviews

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman ** (1946, Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Johnny Sheffield, Acquanetta) – Classic Movie Review 8060

Director Kurt Neumann’s 1946 Tarzan and the Leopard Woman is boisterous jungle fun with Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce and Johnny Sheffield as Tarzan, Jane and Boy, and swings along at a swift pace. A murderous […]

Jan, 25

Tarzan and the Lost Safari ** (1957, Gordon Scott, Robert Beatty, Yolande Donlan, Betta St John, Wilfrid Hyde White, George Coulouris, Peter Arne, Orlando Martins) – Classic Movie Review 8,059

Director H Bruce Humberstone’s 1957 Tarzan and the Lost Safari stars Gordon Scott in his second swing as the Ape Man, who this time leads to safety the playboy ‘Doodles’ Fletcher (Wilfrid Hyde White) and […]

Jan, 25

Bomba, the Jungle Boy ** (1949, Johnny Sheffield, Peggy Ann Garner, Onslow Stevens) – Classic Movie Review 8058

The poverty row Monogram Pictures studio finds a good use for Johnny Sheffield, Tarzan’s original Boy, as Bomba, a sort of teeny Tarzan, based on a series of American boy’s adventure books produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate under […]

Jan, 25

Tarzan Triumphs *** (1943, Johnny Weissmuller, Frances Gifford, Johnny Sheffield) – Classic Movie Review 8057

Director William [Wilhelm] Thiele’s pleasant and popular 1943 jungle adventure Tarzan Triumphs finds Johnny Weissmuller leaving the jungles of MGM Studios after six movies for those of RKO and swinging back into action, routing the […]

Jan, 24

Tarzan’s Secret Treasure ***(1941, Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield) – Classic Movie Review 8056

Director Richard Thorpe’s 1941 Tarzan’s Secret Treasure is an efficient and entertaining jungle adventure caper, re-uniting Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan for their fifth film together as Tarzan and Jane, and bristling with tongue-in-cheek fun […]

Jan, 24

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