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Pagan Love Song ** (1950, Esther Williams, Howard Keel, Rita Moreno) – Classic Movie Review 12,794

MGM’s 1950 Technicolor romantic musical film Pagan Love Song stars high-spirited Esther Williams and Howard Keel, with the 19-year-old Rita Moreno in her first major role. Director Robert Alton’s 1950 MGM American Technicolor romantic musical […]

Jan, 14

The Tuttles of Tahiti *** (1942, Charles Laughton, Jon Hall, Peggy Drake, Victor Francen, Florence Bates, Gene Reynolds, Curt Bois) – Classic Movie Review 6812

Director Charles Vidor’s pleasant, entertaining 1942 old-style South Seas island saga The Tuttles of Tahiti is based on a novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, the authors of Mutiny on the Bounty, with […]

Mar, 17

The Moon and Sixpence **** (1943, George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Steve Geray, Doris Dudley, Eric Blore) – Classic Movie Review 4682

Writer-director Albert Lewin’s 1943 romantic drama is a compelling and thoughtful literary adaptation of W Somerset Maugham’s classic novel about a money broker who puts art before family. The story is loosely inspired by the life […]

Nov, 22

Mutiny on the Bounty ** (1962, Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris) – Classic Movie Review 2351

The 1962 remake of MGM’s 1935 classic film Mutiny on the Bounty is a lumbering adventure epic version of the famous story. It was nominated for seven Oscars but there were no wins. Director Lewis […]

Apr, 03

Mutiny on the Bounty ***** (1935, Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Movita Castaneda) – Classic Movie Review 2350

‘This is mutiny, Mr Christian. Clear the decks of this rabble!’ MGM’s 1935 classic sea-faring adventure film Mutiny on the Bounty triumphed by winning the Oscar for Best Film and was a huge box office […]

Apr, 03

Six Days Seven Nights ** (1998, Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer) – Movie Review 2102

Harrison Ford is especially amusing in director Ivan Reitman’s very acceptable 1998 mix of romance and adventure in the old style, though Six Days Seven Nights is looking to be another African Queen and of […]

Jan, 23

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