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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 2,247

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

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 compelling 1948 murder thriller film Rope stars John Dall and Farley Granger as intimate friends who host a dinner party at their New York apartment after strangling a former classmate to death. Alfred Hitchcock’s […]

Nov, 19

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