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The Bridges at Toko-Ri *** (1954, William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney) – Classic Movie Review 8479

James A Michener’s bestselling novel about the friendship of two Korean War jet pilots is strongly cast in director Mark Robson’s high-flying 1954 Paramount Pictures production The Bridges at Toko-Ri. The stars (especially William Holden […]

May, 18

The Last Adventure [Les Aventuriers] *** (1967, Alain Delon, Lino Ventura, Joanna Shimkus) – Classic Movie Review 8,254

The 1967 French adventure film The Last Adventure [Les Aventuriers] stars Alain Delon as handsome Manu Borelli and Lino Ventura as craggy Roland Darbant, who search for sunken loot off the coast of Africa with […]

Mar, 17

Tarzan’s New York Adventure *** (1942, Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield) – Classic Movie Review 8046

Director Richard Thorpe’s 1942 Tarzan’s New York Adventure is the lively and exciting final outing for the much-loved screen partnership of Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan together as Tarzan and Jane. In it, Tarzan and […]

Jan, 22

Hanover Street * (1979, Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down, Christopher Plummer) – Classic Movie Review 7785

After hitting the big time with Star Wars, Harrison Ford went into something completely different – and surely regretted it. He plays – forlornly – David, an American bomber pilot stationed in England who meets […]

Nov, 14

Battle of Britain ** (1969, Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews, Laurence Olivier, Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Kenneth More, Susannah York) – Classic Movie Review 7706

Director Guy Hamilton’s 1969 Battle of Britain is a well-meaning and respectful but insufficiently exciting all-star extravaganza made to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1940 aerial attack on England. However this historical re-enactment is […]

Oct, 27

Wings in the Dark *** (1935, Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Roscoe Karns, Hobart Cavanaugh, Dean Jagger) – Classic Movie Review 7349

Director James Flood’s 1935 Paramount Pictures black and white movie Wings in the Dark stars Myra Loy as Sheila Mason, a sky-writing aerobatic barnstormer who falls for safety-conscious airman and aerial innovator Ken Gordon (Cary […]

Jul, 26

Flying Tigers *** (1942, John Wayne, John Carroll, Anna Lee, Paul Kelly, Mae Clarke, Gordon Jones) – Classic Movie Review 7172

John Wayne stars in the 1942 black and white movie Flying Tigers as Airman Jim Gordon who leads a Flying Tigers squadron in the US fight against the Japanese, with the help of his seasoned […]

Jun, 15

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