Derek Winnert

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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye **** (1950, James Cagney, Barbara Payton, Ward Bond, Luther Adler, Helena Carter, Steve Brodie, Rhys Williams, Barton MacLane, Frank Reicher, John Litel, William Frawley, Neville Brand, Kenneth Tobey) – Classic Movie Review 13,940

James Cagney stars as a career criminal who kills his escape partner (Neville Brand) while escaping from prison and then woos the man’s sister (Barbara Payton), in the 1950 film noir Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye. Director Gordon Douglas’s 1950 […]

May, 30

Alibi *** (1929, Chester Morris, Eleanor Griffith, Regis Toomey, Mae Busch, Harry Stubbs, Irma Harrison, Pat O’Malley, Purnell Pratt) – Classic Movie Review 13,777  

Roland West’s 1929 early gangster thriller film Alibi is based on the 1927 Broadway play Nightstick, and stars Chester Morris and Eleanor Griffith. It was nominated for Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Art Direction. […]

Nov, 09

The Avenging Hand ** (1936, Noah Beery Sr, Kathleen Kelly, Louis Borel) – Classic Movie Review 13,471

Noah Beery Sr stars as a Chicago gangster trying to track down crooks and solve a murder, in the 1936 British crime film thriller The Avenging Hand. Directors Frank Richardson and (uncredited) Victor Hanbury’s 1936 […]

Apr, 15

Flic Story *** (1975, Alain Delon, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Renato Salvatori, Claudine Auger, André Pousse) – Classic Movie Review 12,509

The tense and moody 1975 French real-life crime thriller film Flic Story stars Alain Delon as police detective Roger Borniche and Jean-Louis Trintignant as Borniche, the gangster and killer he hunts down for nine years. […]

May, 19

Les Tontons Flingueurs [Crooks in Clover] * (1963, Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier, Sabine Sinjen, Claude Rich) – Classic Movie Review 12,303

Director Georges Lautner’s 1963 French crime comedy film Les Tontons Flingueurs [Crooks in Clover] is exceptionally slack and lame, a waste of talent and a bit of a waste of time. The pathetic lowbrow slapstick […]

Sep, 11

Maigret voit rouge [Maigret Sees Red] **** (1963, Jean Gabin, Françoise Fabian, Roland Armontel) – Classic Movie Review 12,290

Director Gilles Grangier’s 1963 French-Italian crime film Maigret voit rouge [Maigret Sees Red] stars Jean Gabin, Françoise Fabian and Roland Armontel. Maybe it is strictly genre policier / gangster material, perhaps it is the least […]

Aug, 29

Illegal Traffic ** (1938, J Carrol Naish, Mary Carlisle, Robert Preston, Judith Barrett, Pierre Watkin, Buster Crabbe) – Classic Movie Review 12,249

‘ON GUARD, AMERICA! New amazing racket sweeps nation!’ Director Louis King’s 1938 Paramount Pictures American crime drama film Illegal Traffic reunites J Carrol Naish and Robert Preston from the same year’s King of Alcatraz. It […]

Jul, 26

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