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Man on the Flying Trapeze ***** (1935, W C Fields, Mary Brian, Kathleen Howard) – Classic Movie Review 9782

Director Clyde Bruckman’s 1935 comedy Man on the Flying Trapeze [The Memory Expert] is a hilariously funny W C Fields film from his best period, in which he stars as Ambrose Wolfinger, who rails against […]

May, 17

All Coppers Are… * (1972, Martin Potter, Julia Foster, Nicky Henson, Wendy Allnutt, Ian Hendry, Glynn Edwards) – Classic Movie Review 9312

A young London policeman and a small-time crook are love rivals, in the 1972 British drama film All Coppers Are… with Martin Potter, Julia Foster and Nicky Henson. The dull, dated film has a terrible […]

Jan, 28

Red Heat *** (1988, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Peter Boyle, Ed O’Ross, Larry Fishburne, Gina Gershon) – Classic Movie Review 8249

Director Walter Hill’s 1988 action thriller Red Heat stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Russian lawman Captain Ivan Danko of the Soviet State Police, who is sent to Chicago to pick up a drug dealer, dangerous Georgian […]

Mar, 15

He Ran All the Way *** (1951, John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford, Selena Royle, Gladys George, Bobby Hyatt, Norman Lloyd) – Classic Movie Review 7988

Director John Berry’s 1951 film noir crime thriller He Ran all the Way is based on the novel by Sam Ross and stars John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford, Selena Royle and Gladys George, along […]

Jan, 07

Homicide **** (1991, Joe Mantegna, William H Macy, Vincent Guastaferro, Ving Rhames, Natalija Nogulich, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay, J J Johnston) – Classic Movie Review 7832

The 1991 movie Homicide is a smart, upmarket neo-noir crime thriller from clever writer-director David Mamet, who ignores some of the genre’s thrills at his peril in a look at anti-Semitism and racism. Joe Mantegna […]

Nov, 26

A Bullet for Pretty Boy ** (1970, Fabian Forte, Jocelyn Lane, Astrid Warner) – Classic Movie Review 7718

One-time pop star Fabian Forte enjoys himself as Thirties real-life nasty mobster Charles ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd, creating quite a psychopathic ogre. Producer-director Larry Buchanan’s 1970 B-gangster movie A Bullet for Pretty Boy, made in the wake […]

Oct, 28

Below Zero **** (1930, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Frank Holliday, Tiny Sandford, Charlie Hall, Blanche Payson, Bobby Burns) – Classic Movie Review 7527

Director James Parrott’s sweet and satisfying 1930 Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy early sound two-reeler short film Below Zero is amiable and amusing rather than hilarious and uproarious. But it is still a treasure, with […]

Sep, 02

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