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Svengali * (1954, Hildegard Knef, Donald Wolfit, Terence Morgan) – Classic Movie Review 12,689

The 1954 British film Svengali is based on George du Maurier’s novel Trilby, and tells the story of the famous hypnotist Svengali who abuses his skill for the sake of a woman. Director Noel Langley’s […]

Oct, 26

Wife, Husband and Friend *** (1939, Loretta Young, Warner Baxter, Binnie Barnes, Cesar Romero) – Classic Movie Review 11,938

Director Gregory Ratoff’s likeably performed and entertainingly written 1939 romantic triangle comedy film Wife, Husband and Friend stars Loretta Young, Warner Baxter and Binnie Barnes in the three title roles. Warner Baxter plays Borland, Loretta […]

Feb, 17

Rose-Marie **** (1936, Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Reginald Owen, Allan Jones, James Stewart, Alan Mowbray) – Classic Movie Review 11,863

Director W S Van Dyke’s pleasurable 1936 MGM black and white musical Rose-Marie stars Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Reginald Owen, Allan Jones, James Stewart, and Alan Mowbray. Opera singer Marie de Flor (MacDonald) searches for […]

Jan, 20

Happy Christmas [Joyeux Noël] *** (2005, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet, Diane Kruger, Gary Lewis, Alex Ferns, Daniel Brühl) – Classic Movie Review 11,764

‘Without an enemy there can be no war.’ Happy Christmas [Joyeux Noël] (2005) is the somewhat fictionalised, and very sentimental version of the story of the First World War Christmas ceasefire in the trenches, where […]

Dec, 03

The Great Waltz **** (1938, Luise Rainer, Fernand Gravey, Miliza Korjus, Hugh Herbert, Lionel Atwill) – Classic Movie Review 10,477

MGM’s life of Johann Strauss Jr – the splendid 1938 musical biopic film The Great Waltz – gets the lavish production and high-flying European stars. ‘Your beating heart, your pounding pulse will tell you it’s […]

Oct, 29

Serenade ** (1956, Mario Lanza, Joan Fontaine, Sara Montiel, Vincent Price) – Classic Movie Review 9764

James M Cain’s dark and gritty 1937 thriller source novel Serenade is emasculated to produce a standard soapy Hollywood musical tale of a poor vineyard worker Damon Vincenti (Mario Lanza) rising to operatic success via […]

May, 14

Maytime **** (1937, Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, John Barrymore) – Classic Movie Review 9452

Director Robert Z Leonard’s pretty 1937 MGM musical Maytime tells the cute and eventful story of true love versus opera’s bright lights, with some splendid singing from Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, and a score […]

Mar, 03

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