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The Lemon Drop Kid *** (1951, Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, Lloyd Nolan, Jane Darwell, William Frawley) – Classic Movie Review 8705

Director Sidney Lanfield’s pleasing 1951 black and white comedy stars Bob Hope as New York City swindler Sidney Milburn, aka The Lemon Drop Kid, a race-track tout who owes big bucks to a gangster crook […]

Jul, 14

Every Little Crook and Nanny *** (1972, Lynn Redgrave, Victor Mature, Paul Sand) – Classic Movie Review 8518

The 1972 film Every Little Crook and Nanny is a surprisingly entertaining comedy about a mafioso (Victor Mature) losing his 12-year-old son (Phillip Graves) to his nanny (Lynn Redgrave) as she masterminds the kidnapping of […]

May, 29

Dancing with Crime *** (1947, Richard Attenborough, Barry K Barnes, Sheila Sim, Garry Marsh, Bill Owen) – Classic Movie Review 8498

Director John Paddy Carstairs’s 1947 mystery crime drama Dancing with Crime is an interesting attempt at a post-war British quickie in the American crime melodrama style starring real-life couple Richard Attenborough and Sheila Sim as […]

May, 26

King of the Roaring 20s: The Story of Arnold Rothstein ** (1961, David Janssen, Dianne Foster, Jack Carson, Diana Dors, Mickey Rooney) – Classic Movie Review 8486

‘THE HELL-BENT, JAZZ-CRAZED ERA AND THE MAN WHO RULED IT ALL’ Director Joseph M Newman’s 1961 black and white B movie biographical crime drama King of the Roaring 20s – The Story of Arnold Rothstein […]

May, 20

Johnny Dangerously *** (1984, Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner, Maureen Stapleton, Peter Boyle, Griffin Dunne, Richard Dimitri, Glynnis O’Connor, Dom DeLuise, Ray Walston, Danny DeVito) – Classic Movie Review 8406

Director Amy Heckerling’s 1984 comedy Johnny Dangerously stars Michael Keaton, who leads an amiable cast in a Thirties gangster spoof that falls slightly short of the target but still is amusing a lot of the […]

Apr, 28

The House Across the Bay *** (1940, George Raft, Joan Bennett, Lloyd Nolan) – Classic Movie Review 8215

Director Archie Mayo’s 1940 black and white thriller The House Across the Bay stars George Raft as club boss Steve Larwitt, who is sent to jail for 10 years in Alcatraz for income tax evasion […]

Mar, 08

Let Him Have It *** (1991, Tom Courtenay, Christopher Eccleston, Eileen Atkins, Paul Reynolds, Tom Bell, Clare Holman) – Classic Movie Review 8015

The Derek Bentley-Christopher Craig policeman murder case in Fifties London is recreated with flair and great attention to period accuracy by director Peter Medak in the 1991 drama Let Him Have It, following his 1990 […]

Jan, 15

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