Derek Winnert

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The Brady Bunch Movie *** (1995, Shelley Long, Gary Cole, Christine Taylor, Michael McKean, Jean Smart) – Classic Movie Review 10,338

Director Betty Thomas’s light-hearted 1995 nostalgia comedy The Brady Bunch Movie brings a lot of laughs and simple fun at the expense of the Seventies and the original 1969–1974 television show The Brady Bunch in […]

Sep, 22

What a Carve Up! ** (1961, Sidney James, Kenneth Connor, Shirley Eaton, Dennis Price, Donald Pleasence, Michael Gough, Esma Cannon, Michael Gwynn) – Classic Movie Review 10,280

What a silly title! The Americans did not fancy What a Carve Up! and the 1961 horror comedy was released in the US as No Place Like Homicide! London West End farceur Ray Cooney (Run […]

Sep, 09

The Shepherd of the Hills *** (1964, Richard Arlen, James Middleton, Sherry Lynn, Hal Meadows) – Classic Movie Review 10,231

Writer-director Ben Parker’s 1964 low-budget double-feature Western film The Shepherd of the Hills is a pleasant independent film remake of the 1941 semi-classic The Shepherd of the Hills, based on Harold Bell Wright’s 1907 novel, […]

Aug, 27

The Shepherd of the Hills **** (1941, John Wayne, Betty Field, Harry Carey Sr, Beulah Bondi, James Barton, Samuel S Hinds) – Classic Movie Review 10,230

Director Henry Hathaway’s 1941 Technicolor Western film The Shepherd of the Hills is based on Harold Bell Wright’s 1907 novel, also filmed in 1919, 1928 and 1964, and stars John Wayne, Betty Field, Harry Carey […]

Aug, 27

Double Indemnity ** (1973, Richard Crenna, Lee J Cobb, Samantha Eggar, Robert Webber) – Classic Movie Review 10,181

Director Jack Smight’s 1973 film of Double Indemnity has plenty of talent involved, but is a bloodless TV remake of the 1944 classic Double Indemnity, based on the James M Cain novella in his book […]

Aug, 15

The Beachcomber ** (1954, Glynis Johns, Robert Newton, Donald Sinden, Paul Rogers) – Classic Movie Review 10,168

Director Muriel Box’s 1954 British Technicolor drama The Beachcomber stars a well-cast Robert Newton, who catches the eye and ear as ‘Honorable Ted’ Wilson, an East Indies island drunk (Newton was himself a famous alcoholic), […]

Aug, 12

The Sun Shines Bright **** (1953, Charles Winninger, Arleen Whelan, John Russell) – Classic Movie Review 10,127

John Ford’s reworking of his own 1934 film Judge Priest features a superb performance from chubby, lovable old Charles Winninger (replacing the original’s Will Rogers) as the small town magistrate Judge William Priest, who has […]

Aug, 03

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