The Devil-Doll (1936) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Tod Browning should have been on top of the world after the enormous financial success of his Dracula (1931) temporarily …
Classic Hollywood
When Worlds Collide (1951) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Bringing about the end of the world on a ‘50s B-movie budget was always going to be a difficult proposition. …
This Island Earth (1955) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Yes, it’s the film that inspired this blog’s title, so it’s about time I got around to reviewing This Island …
The Tall Target (1951) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
One of Anthony Mann’s best films and a prototypical modern thriller, The Tall Target is a near-perfect exemplar of visual, …
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Fu Manchu is a pop cultural figure as guilt-provoking as he is indelible and irresistible. His mixture of haughty, exotic …
Unconquered (1947) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Continuing my recent pseudo-survey of Cecil B. DeMille’s films, Unconquered brings me to his first post-WW2 film, and his last …
The Three Musketeers (1948) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Whilst perpetually tackled as a public domain text with a ready supply of iconic characters and rollicking action, thus saving …
Algiers (1938) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Hollywood remakes of popular foreign films don’t have much of a reputation these days; in fact, they’re mostly, notoriously lousy. …
Reap the Wild Wind (1942) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Moral and emotional nuance. Intricate characterisation. An ambiguous ideal of masculinity and a revolutionary woman’s place in a man’s field …
The Vikings (1958) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Semi-classic historical tomfoolery apes Dark Ages sagas and chronicles but in fact pays far more tribute to its own haute-camp …
