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The Lamp Still Burns **** (1943, Rosamund John, Stewart Granger, Godfrey Tearle, Joyce Grenfell, Megs Jenkins) – Classic Movie Review 6962

Director Maurice Elvey’s heartfelt 1943 British nursing and romantic drama is adapted from the novel One Pair of Feet by Monica Dickens and tells the tale of the trials and tribulations of young nurses during […]

Apr, 24

Nine Men *** (1943, Jack Lambert, Gordon Jackson, Frederick Piper, Grant Sutherland, Bill Blewitt) – Classic Movie Review 4691

Writer-director Harry Watt’s 1943 realist-style World War Two war picture is minor but tense, interesting and impressive. It stars Jack Lambert as Sergeant Watson, Gordon Jackson as the Young ‘un, Frederick Piper as Banger Hill, […]

Nov, 24

Triumph of the Will [Triumph des Willens] ***** (1935, Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Martin Bormann, Joseph Goebbels, Rudolf Hess, Heinrich Himmler, Reinhard Heydrich) – Classic Movie Review 4476

‘Heil! Heil! Heil!’ Producer-writer-director Leni Riefenstahl’s legendary infamous 1935 Nazi film of the Third Reich’s 1934 Nazi Party Rally in Nuremberg, Germany, Triumph of the Will [Triumph des Willens], is astonishing as documentary and frightening […]

Oct, 16

Shoulder Arms (1918, Charles Chaplin) – Classic Film Review 1055

Producer-writer-director-star Charles Chaplin’s classic 1918 silent comedy is another one of his masterpieces. At 46 minutes, it is his shortest feature film. Originally planned at five reels, it was edited down and outtakes were preserved in Chaplin’s […]

Apr, 05

This Gun for Hire ***** (1942, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston) – Classic Movie Review 1,011

The 1942 film noir thriller This Gun for Hire transforms Graham Greene’s novel into a showcase for the sparkling new star team of Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake (just 20), propelling them into superstardom. ‘You […]

Mar, 29

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