Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "WW2"

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Guadalcanal Diary **** (1943, Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn, Richard Jaeckel) – Classic Movie Review 13,842  

The 1943 black and white war film Guadalcanal Diary tells of the fight of the US Marines in the 1942 Battle of Guadalcanal, and stars Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte, and Anthony Quinn. Director Lewis […]

Jan, 19

Breakthrough ** (1950, David Brian, John Agar, Frank Lovejoy, William Campbell) – Classic Movie Review 13,807

Warner Bros’ 1950 American war film Breakthrough stars David Brian, John Agar, Frank Lovejoy, and William Campbell. About a third of the film is actual World War Two footage. Director Lewis Seiler’s 1950 American war film Breakthrough […]

Dec, 07

They Met in the Dark *** (1943, James Mason, Joyce Howard, Tom Walls) – Classic Movie Review 13,744

James Mason and Joyce Howard star in They Met in the Dark (1943) as a cashiered Royal Naval officer and a young Canadian woman who join forces to solve a murder and hunt down a Nazi […]

Oct, 01

Yellow Canary *** (1943, Anna Neagle, Richard Greene, Nova Pilbeam, Lucie Mannheim, Cyril Fletcher, Albert Lieven, Margaret Rutherford, Valentine Dyall, Ferdy Mayne) – Classic Movie Review 13,690  

Anna Neagle stars as a British socialite who poses as a Nazi supporter to track down spies and obtain secrets for the Allies in World War Two, in the 1943 British wartime drama film Yellow […]

Aug, 27

Hell Boats ** (1970, James Franciscus, Elizabeth Shepherd, Ronald Allen) – Classic Movie Review  13,513

The 1970 British Technicolor war film Hell Boats is a tale of love and war and motor torpedo boats in World War Two starring James Franciscus, Elizabeth Shepherd, and Ronald Allen. Director Paul Wendkos’s 1970 British Technicolor war […]

May, 15
Hostages ** (1943, Luise Rainer, Paul Lukas, William Bendix, Oscar Homolka, Arturo de Cordova, Katina Paxinou, Roland Varno) – Classic Movie Review 13,392

Hostages ** (1943, Luise Rainer, Paul Lukas, William Bendix, Oscar Homolka, Arturo de Cordova, Katina Paxinou, Roland Varno) – Classic Movie Review 13,392

26 Czech citizens are jailed as hostages by the Gestapo until the supposed killer of a Nazi officer – who committed suicide – is handed over, in the 1943 war film Hostages.  Director Frank Tuttle’s […]

Feb, 08

The Day Will Dawn [The Avengers] *** (1942, Ralph Richardson, Deborah Kerr, Hugh Williams, Griffith Jones, Francis L Sullivan) – Classic Movie Review 13,118

The entertaining 1942 British war film The Day Will Dawn [The Avengers] is set in Norway in World War Two, and stars Ralph Richardson, Deborah Kerr, Hugh Williams, Griffith Jones, and Francis L Sullivan. Director […]

Sep, 13

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