Derek Winnert

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Knock on Wood *** (1954, Danny Kaye Mai Zetterling, David Burns, Torin Thatcher, Leon Askin, Abner Biberman, Steve Geray) – Classic Movie Review 6846

Jerry Morgan: ‘You know, I don’t think I’m crazy. I think I’m a little bit peculiar, but that’s not crazy.’ Danny Kaye is enjoyably indulged by the talented Norman Panama and Melvin Frank writer-producer-director team […]

Mar, 23

Passport to Suez ** (1943, Warren William, Ann Savage, Eric Blore, Gavin Muir, Robert Stanford, Sheldon Leonard, Lloyd Bridges) – Classic Movie Review 6841

Director André De Toth’s 1943 thriller is a very passable, more than decently done Lone Wolf series entry, with Warren William back one more time in the last of his nine films as the jewel […]

Mar, 22

Red Sparrow *** (2018, Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Jeremy Irons, Ciarán Hinds, Joely Richardson) – Movie Review

Jennifer Lawrence holds the screen but is hard stretched to convince as a Russian ballerina turned spy in Red Sparrow. Jennifer Lawrence holds the screen but is hard stretched to convince as Dominika Egorova, a Russian […]

Mar, 02

Betrayed ** (1954, Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Victor Mature, Louis Calhern, O E Hasse) – Classic Movie Review 6,665

MGM’s 1954 romantic spy drama film Betrayed stars Clark Gable as a wartime Dutch spy boss who recruits Carla Van Oven (Lana Turner) to liaise with dashing Resistance leader The Scarf (Victor Mature). MGM’s creakily […]

Feb, 09

The FBI Story ***½ (1959, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton) – Classic Movie Review 6,658

The 1959 thriller film The FBI Story stars James Stewart as Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Chip Hardesty. The FBI controlled every move and the production had J Edgar Hoover breathing down their neck constantly. […]

Feb, 07

Disraeli *** (1929, George Arliss, Doris Lloyd, David Torrence, Florence Arliss, Joan Bennett) – Classic Movie Review 6627

George Arliss and his wife Florence Arliss reprise their roles as Benjamin Disraeli and his wife Lady Beaconsfield from their silent movie Disraeli (1921) in director Alfred E Green’s 1929 remake. Aged 61, ‘Mr’ George Arliss gets a […]

Jan, 30

Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It [Mail Train] **** (1940, Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Phyllis Calvert, Phyllis Calvert, Edward Chapman, Charles Oliver, Raymond Huntley) – Classic Movie Review 6570

The third and last cheap and cheerful comedy thriller in the series is enlivened by the star performances of Gordon Harker and Alastair Sim working with an ideal script by comedy thriller experts Frank Launder, […]

Jan, 16

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