Derek Winnert

Belle of the Yukon *** (1945, Randolph Scott, Gypsy Rose Lee, Dinah Shore, Bob Burns) – Classic Movie Review 7493

Producer-director William A Seiter’s 1945 RKO movie Belle of the Yukon pairs manly Randolph Scott with burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee (aka Rose Louise Hovick), whose autobiography was the basis of the all time great […]

Aug, 25 · in Reviews

Night After Night *** (1932, George Raft, Constance Cummings, Wynne Gibson, Mae West, Alison Skipworth) – Classic Movie Review 7492

Director Archie Mayo’s delicious, flavoursome 1932 Prohibition-era drama about prizefighters, bar rooms and gangsters is an enjoyable romp notable for marking the acting début of one of Hollywood’s greatest stars. Despite George Raft’s commanding performance […]

Aug, 25 · in Reviews

Belle of the Nineties **** (1934, Mae West, Roger Pryor, Johnny Mack Brown, John Miljan) – Classic Movie Review 7,491

Paramount Pictures‘ irresistible 1934 musical comedy drama Belle of the Nineties is a highspot for the 41-year-old Mae West in her fourth film. Director Leo McCarey’s irresistible 1934 musical comedy drama Belle of the Nineties is […]

Aug, 24

Tenebre [Tenebrae] **** (1982, Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon, Giuliano Gemma) – Classic Movie Review 7,490

Ah, yes, ‘Terror Beyond Belief’. Dario Argento’s 1982 horror mystery thriller movie (giallo) Tenebre [Tenebrae] delivers the goods in spadefuls in this marvellously scary triumph of style over nasty and often silly content. Ah, yes, […]

Aug, 24

Ten Seconds to Hell ** (1959, Jack Palance, Jeff Chandler, Martine Carol) – Classic Movie Review 7489

Director Robert Aldrich keeps the tension reasonably high in his 1959 thriller Ten Seconds to Hell, despite a contrived, none too credible plot device, the unattractive characters, poor German accents and the insipid romantic interludes. […]

Aug, 24

The Scarlet Hour ** (1956, Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon, Jody Lawrance) – Classic Movie Review 7488

Director Michael Curtiz assembles a fine cast for his minor 1955 film noir The Scarlet Hour, but the cast is largely wasted on the fairly turgid story of an adulterous wife (Carol Ohmart) and her […]

Aug, 23

Ten Tall Men *** (1951, Burt Lancaster, Jody Lawrance, Gilbert Roland, Kieron Moore, George Tobias) – Classic Movie Review 7487

Director Willis Goldbeck’s 1951 Technicolor adventure Ten Tall Men is an engaging, light-hearted send-up of French Foreign Legion movies like Beau Geste. It finds Burt Lancaster evidently enjoying himself as the US sergeant, Mike Kincaid, […]

Aug, 23

@wpshower

Feeds

Susbscribe to our awesome Blog Feed or Comments Feed