Classic Movie Ramblings

Movies from the silent era up to the 1960s

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Topaz (1969)

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Alfred Hitchcock’s Topaz came out in 1969 and it’s a movie that was doomed from the start for various reasons that we’ll get to later. It’s...
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

You Were Never Lovelier (1942)

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You Were Never Lovelier is a 1942 musical starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. It includes absolutely every ingredient you could ask fo...
Saturday, January 3, 2026

The Key (1934)

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The Key (1934) is one of four pre-code movies included in the Warner Archive DVD set William Powell at Warner Bros. The Key was directed b...
Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Ransom (1974)

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Ransom (AKA The Terrorists ) is a 1974 British thriller. It was shot in Norway but apparently it was felt that it was best to make the sett...
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Saturday, December 27, 2025

Sweet Charity (1969)

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Sweet Charity is a 1969 musical directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. It was Fosse’s first feature film. The stage version of Sweet Char...
Monday, December 22, 2025

The Undercover Man (1949)

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The Undercover Man is a 1949 Columbia crime thriller directed by Joseph H. Lewis. It is obviously inspired by the Al Capone case. It had be...
Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Lust for Gold (1949)

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The posters might suggest that Lust for Gold , released by Columbia in 1949, is going to be a western. It isn’t. Not quite. It is set in the...
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