Category Archives: Classic Movies

Columbo: Lovely But Lethal (1973) Review of Vera Miles

“Lovely but Lethal” is a Season 3, Episode 1 episode of Columbo that features Vera Miles as a beauty industry executive, Vincent Price as her rival, and Martin Sheen as a young chemist. Reviews describe it as a solid but … Continue reading

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William Alland: Look In Any Window (1961) Welcome To This Neighborhood

“Teen idol Paul Anka plays Craig Fowler, the troubled son of dysfunctional parents Jackie and Jay Fowler (Ruth Roman and Alex Nicol). When Jay loses his job as a aircraft mechanic, he goes on a drinking binge to end all, … Continue reading

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William Graham: Thief (1971) Starring Richard Crenna

“A professional thief tries to break with his past but has to pull off one last job to pay off a gambling debt.” Source:IMDB with a look at Angie Dickinson & Richard Crenna. Perhaps you can tell for yourself who … Continue reading

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Roy Royland: Slander (1957) Starring Van Johnson & Steve Cochran

“For Entertainment Purposes Only. A successful smooth talking mogul (Steve Cochran) who makes his living publishing a “muckraking” magazine tries to blackmail an “up and coming” performer to get smut about another famous entertainer. Bad goes to beyond worse while … Continue reading

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Police Woman: Tigress (1978) Laraine Stephens Guest Stars

“POLICEWOMAN – Series 4 – Episode 11 – “Tigress” Originally broadcast 11th January 1978 MOPPY-KUN TV now screens on both Dailymotion & you tube – episodes not here are definitely on Dailymotion. Angie Dickinson as POLICE WOMAN was the first … Continue reading

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Jacques Tourneur: Out of The Past (1947) Starring Robert Mitchum & Jane Greer

Source:Roger Ebert with a look at Out of The Past (1947) Source:The New Democrat “Most crime movies begin in the present and move forward, but film noir coils back into the past. The noir hero is doomed before the story … Continue reading

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Hunter: The Beautiful & The Dead (1986)

Source:Apple TV– actress Persis Khambatta as Dhari Ziad. Source:The New Democrat “Hunter and McCall are called to investigate the car bombing of a Middle-Eastern consulate member for which a student terrorist group claims responsibility.” From IMDB “Hunter and McCall are called … Continue reading

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Jack Cassidy: The Perfect Villain For Lieutenant Columbo

Source:Columbo Phile– Jack Cassidy as Ken Franklin, in Murder By The Book (1971) “The first episode made available on the channel was the seminal Murder by the Book, which opened Columbo‘s first season in September 1971. Starring the irrepressible Jack … Continue reading

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Neil Simon: The Prisoner of 2nd Avenue (1975)

Source:IMDB– Anne Bancroft & Jack Lemmon are Prisoners of 2nd Avenue. Source:The New Democrat “The Prisoner Of Second Avenue (1975) Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft Comedy Movie HD” From IMDB “A suddenly unemployed ex-executive suffers a nervous breakdown.” Source:Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers– … Continue reading

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John M. Newman: Dangerous Crossing (1953)

Source:Brian F– sometimes a picture actually does say it all. Source:The New Democrat “Dangerous Crossing 1953 Trailer” From Brian F “When a beautiful bride boards an ocean liner with her new husband, he goes into hiding, and she becomes the target … Continue reading

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