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Parnell * (1937, Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Edmund Gwenn, Edna May Oliver, Alan Marshal, Donald Crisp, Billie Burke) – Classic Movie Review 11,127

‘The romance that rocked the foundations of an empire…. now lives on the screen!’ Director John M Stahl’s 1937 black and white historical romantic drama Parnell is a tedious, misbegotten biopic of Charles Stewart Parnell, […]

Apr, 22

Lucky Luciano ***** (1973, Gian Maria Volontè, Vincent Gardenia, Silverio Blasi, Edmond O’Brien, Rod Steiger, Charles Cioffi, Larry Gates) – Classic Movie Review 11,073

Gian Maria Volontè stars brilliantly as Sicilian-American Mafia boss gangster Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano, in Francesco Rosi’s superb 1973 Technicolor biopic Lucky Luciano. The detailed screenplay covers the mobster’s life from 1946, when the Americans gave […]

Apr, 04

The Bonnie Parker Story **** (1958, Dorothy Provine, Jack Hogan, Richard Bakalyan, Joe Turkel) – Classic Movie Review 11,022

Director William Witney’s zesty 1958 black and white and Superama widescreen cult gangster thriller The Bonnie Parker Story is a low-budget predecessor of Bonnie and Clyde, with Dorothy Provine well cast and on great form […]

Mar, 14

Agnes Browne ** (1999, Anjelica Huston, Marion O’Dwyer, Niall O’Shea, Ciaran Owens, Ray Winstone, Arno Chevrier) – Classic Movie Review 10,938

Anjelica Huston directs herself in her 1999 comedy drama star vehicle Agnes Browne, with a screenplay by Brendan O’Carroll and John Goldsmith, based on the novel by John Goldsmith. Anjelica Huston must have kissed the […]

Feb, 19

Marie-Octobre **** (1959, Danielle Darrieux, Bernard Blier, Serge Reggiani, Bernard Blier, Paul Meurisse, Noël Roquevert, Lino Ventura, Robert Dalban) – Classic Movie Review 10,864

‘Eight men and a woman… one betrayed the man Marie-Octobre really loved.’ Director Julien Duvivier’s 1959 black and white French drama Marie-Octobre [Secret Meeting] stars Danielle Darrieux, who is superb as Marie-Octobre in this gripping […]

Feb, 01

Cash McCall *** (1960, James Garner, Natalie Wood, Nina Foch, Dean Jagger, E G Marshall, Henry Jones, Otto Kruger, Roland Winters, Edward Platt) – Classic Movie Review 10,837

Director Joseph Pevney’s 1960 romantic drama Cash McCall stars James Garner as young, slick financier Cash McCall, who gets rich by buying failing businesses and reselling them. But his stock falls when he bids for […]

Jan, 27

The Story of Louis Pasteur **** (1936, Paul Muni, Josephine Hutchinson, Anita Louise) – Classic Movie Review 10,830

Director William Dieterle’s 1936 historical drama The Story of Louis Pasteur won three Oscars: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Muni), Best Original Story (Pierre Collings, Sheridan Gibney) and Best Screenplay (Pierre Collings, Sheridan […]

Jan, 25

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