Derek Winnert

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Final Appointment ** (1954, John Bentley, Eleanor Summerfield, Hubert Gregg) – Classic Movie Review 11,133

Terence Fisher’s spirited but routine 1954 British black and white crime thriller film Final Appointment stars John Bentley and Eleanor Summerfield as a newsman and his helper probing the murders of war veterans. Director Terence […]

Apr, 24

Something to Sing About ** (1937, James Cagney, Evelyn Daw, William Frawley, Mona Barrie, Gene Lockhart) – Classic Movie Review 9257

Director Victor Schertzinger’s 1937 Something to Sing About stars James Cagney in a small-studio musical about an American East Coast dancing bandleader, Terry Rooney (Cagney), trying his luck at the movies. But, when a Hollywood […]

Jan, 13

Continental Divide *** (1981, John Belushi, Blair Brown, Allen Garfield, Carlin Glynn) – Classic Movie Review 6476

Director Michael Apted’s 1981 self-consciously old-style romantic comedy stars John Belushi and Blair Brown as the city newsman Ernie Souchak and the eagle-spotter Nell Porter, who are stuck together in the Rockies. Rather unexpectedly, the […]

Dec, 27

To Please a Lady *** (1950, Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, Roland Winters, Will Geer) – Classic Movie Review 4972

‘MGM’s thrill-a-minute romance of a daredevil and a darling!’ Producer-director Clarence Brown’s 1950 romantic comedy adventure drama teams Clark Gable with Barbara Stanwyck, and the star power of these two big charmers maybe just past […]

Jan, 31

Sweet Smell of Success ***** (1957, Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison) – Classic Movie Review 162

‘I’d hate to take a bite out of you, you’re a cookie full of arsenic.’ Director Alexander ‘Sandy’ Mackendrick’s no-holds-barred portrait of ruthless New York gossip columnists was a critical and box office flop in […]

Aug, 15

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