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The Lodger **** (1944, Laird Cregar, Merle Oberon, George Sanders, Cedric Hardwicke, Sara Allgood) – Classic Movie Review 2639

Director John Brahm’s thrilling 1944 American Victorian melodrama horror film The Lodger provides a wonderful role for Laird Cregar, who is superb as Mr Slade, the mysterious stranger who finds lodgings in London’s Whitechapel district […]

Jun, 25

The Ten Commandments ****½ (1956, Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Edward G Robinson, Anne Baxter, Nina Foch, Cedric Hardwicke, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget, John Derek) – Classic Movie Review 2247

Director Cecil B DeMille remakes his 1923 silent film The Ten Commandments in 1956 with the help of Charlton Heston as Moses, Technicolor, VistaVision and Oscar-winning special effects. The Ten Commandments also stars Yul Brynner as […]

Mar, 09

The Pumpkin Eater ***** (1964, Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason) – Classic Movie Review 2105

Jack Clayton’s 1964 film The Pumpkin Eater is British Sixties film-making perfection. It provides a superb showcase for Anne Bancroft, who won the Best Actress award at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival and the BAFTA […]

Jan, 23

Things to Come **** (1936, Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson, Cedric Hardwicke) – Classic Movie Review 905

In a future 1940, a 30-year-long global war and a black death plague destroys Everytown. Then in 1970, a band of scientists rebuild it into a great futuristic city. And by 2036, the first pair […]

Mar, 12

Suspicion ***** (1941, Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce, Dame May Whitty, Isabel Jeans, Leo G Carroll) – Classic Movie Review 441

Alfred Hitchcock’s richly enjoyable and likeable 1941 thriller Suspicion (1941) is a sweaty exercise in anxiety. Both stars Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine are at the peak of their career, powers and attraction. In the […]

Nov, 23

Rope **** (1948, James Stewart, Farley Granger, John Dall, Cedric Hardwicke, Joan Chandler, Constance Collier) – Classic Movie Review 428

Alfred Hitchcock’s slightly creaky but utterly compelling 1948 thriller Rope, adapted from a stage play by Patrick Hamilton, the author of the play of Gaslight, is wearing well more than 60 years later. John Dall and Farley Granger […]

Nov, 19

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