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Jeanne Eagels ** (1957, Kim Novak, Jeff Chandler, Agnes Moorehead, Virginia Grey) – Classic Movie Review 12,304

The 1957 biographical film Jeanne Eagels is loosely based on the life of the 1920s actress, and stars Kim Novak in the title role. Jeanne Eagels’ family sued for defamation, objecting to the way she […]

Sep, 12

Till We Meet Again ** (1936, Herbert Marshall, Gertrude Michael, Lionel Atwill) – Classic Movie Review 11,457

Director Robert Florey’s 1936 American Paramount Pictures film Till We Meet Again [Forgotten Faces] stars Herbert Marshall, Gertrude Michael and Lionel Atwill. The tragedy of war separates lovers – British thespian Alan Barclay (Marshall) and Austrian […]

Aug, 07

St Martin’s Lane [Sidewalks of London] **** (1938, Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison) – Classic Movie Review 8761

Director Tim Whelan’s delightfully quaint 1938 British black and white showbiz fairy tale film St Martin’s Lane [Sidewalks of London] stars Charles Laughton as an ageing street entertainer (or busker) called Charles Staggers, scraping a […]

Jul, 26

Broadway Melody of 1936 **** (1935, Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell, Robert Taylor, June Knight, Sid Silvers, Buddy Ebsen, Vilma Ebsen, Una Merkel, Frances Langford) – Classic Movie Review 3625

It took MGM quite a while to come up with a sequel to their 1929 Best Picture Oscar-winning  box-office smash, The Broadway Melody, but here finally, six years later in 1935, it is. However, they […]

Apr, 27

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