GREAT OLD MOVIES

Thursday, July 31, 2025

JEZEBEL

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Bette Davis in Jezebel JEZEBEL  (1938). Director: William Wyler. Colorized version .  In pre-Civil War Louisiana, Julie Marsden (Bette Davis...
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PRIZZI'S HONOR

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Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner PRIZZI'S HONOR  (1985). Director: John Huston.  Hitman Charlie Partanna (Jack Nicholson), who used to...
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FOUR GIRLS IN TOWN

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Grant Williams and George Nader FOUR GIRLS IN TOWN  (1957). Written and directed by Jack Sher.   A Hollywood studio wants to make a biblical...
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THE FILMS OF DORIS DAY

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THE FILMS OF DORIS DAY . Christopher Young. Citadel Press; 1977.   This was one of the picture-packed oversized volumes of Citadel Press...
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THE PAJAMA GAME

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John Raitt and Doris Day THE PAJAMA GAME  (1957). Directed by George Abbott and Stanley Donen.  Sid Sorokin (John  Raitt) gets a job in mana...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

DO YOU KNOW THIS MOVIE?

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While I finish up a new book GREAT OLD MOVIES will come out on an irregular schedule. In the meantime, does anyone know the title of the fol...
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Thursday, March 27, 2025

WHERE THE SPIES ARE

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Francoise Dorleac and David Niven WHERE THE SPIES ARE  (1965). Director: Val Guest.  Dr. Jason Love (David Niven of Please Don't Eat the...
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JUST BEFORE NIGHTFALL

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Anna Douking JUST BEFORE NIGHTFALL  (aka  Juste avant la nuit /1971). Director: Claude Chabrol.  At the very opening of Just Before Nightfal...
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THE COLUMBUS MOVING PICTURE SHOW

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  If you happen to be in the Columbus, Ohio area in late May, drop in at the Crowne Plaza North for the Columbus Moving Picture Show .  Lots...

THIS MAN MUST DIE

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Jean Yanne and Michel Duchaussoy THIS MAN MUST DIE  (aka  Que la bete meure /1969). Director: Claude Chabrol.   When his little boy is run d...

THE BRASS BOTTLE

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The genie goes flying! THE BRASS BOTTLE  (1964). Director: Harry Keller. Harold Ventimore (Tony Randall of No Down Payment ) is an architect...
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Thursday, February 13, 2025

BLACK WIDOW (1954)

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BLACK WIDOW (1954). Writer/director: Nunnally Johnson. Broadway producer Peter Denver ( Van Heflin ), who is married to actress Iris De...
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DRAGON COUNTRY

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William Redfield and Kim Stanley DRAGON COUNTRY  (1970 telefilm). Produced and directed by Glenn Jordan. Written by Tennessee Williams. This...
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PASSPORT TO PIMLICO

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The wonderful Margaret Rutherford PASSPORT TO PIMLICO (1949). Director: Henry Cornelius. After discovering a cache of treasure hidden ...
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DER TEPPICH DES GRAUENS

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Joachim Fuchsberger and Karin Dor DER TEPPICH DES GRAUENS  (aka  The Carpet of Horror /1962). Director: Harald Reinl. John Millner (Roberto ...

GOOD NEW MOVIE: CONCLAVE

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Lithgow, Rossellini, Fiennes, Tucci CONCLAVE (2024).   Director: Edward Berger.  After the Pope passes away, the cardinals gather in Rome an...
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Thursday, January 30, 2025

OPERATION MAD BALL

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Mickey Rooney and Jack Lemmon OPERATION MAD BALL  (1957). Director: Richard Quine. In France at a U.S. Army hospital just after the end of W...
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THE EXECUTIONER

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George Peppard soon won't have much to smile about THE EXECUTIONER  (1970). Director: Sam Wanamaker.   Born in the U.S., John Shay (Geor...
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BACK STREET (1941)

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Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan BACK STREET (1941). Director: Robert Stevenson. " There's one half of Walter Saxel's lif...
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COPACABANA

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COPACABANA  (1947). Director: Alfred E. Green. Lionel Deveraux (Groucho Marx) is a manager with one client, Carmen Navarro ( Carmen Mira...
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CRASHIN' BROADWAY

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Rex Bell CRASHIN' BROADWAY  (1933). Director: John P. McCarthy. In 1902 Tad Wallace (Rex Bell of The Tonto Kid ) is a cowboy who has com...
Thursday, January 16, 2025

RHAPSODY

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Ericson, Taylor and Gassman RHAPSODY (1954). Director: Charles Vidor. " You have an almost neurotic need to be needed. And that ...
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RECKLESS

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RECKLESS (1935). Director: Victor Fleming. By the time agent Ned Riley ( William Powell ) realizes he's really in love with his cli...
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THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY

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THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY (1954). Director: William A. Wellman. " The youth of man will never die unless he murders it ." NOT...
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