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Classic Movie Review
Join the host archaeologist John for classic movies reviews with his own special spin. Using his archaeological background, he connects historic, cinematic, genealogical, and current facts to add a dimension to his reviews that will increase your enjoyment of these classic movies. John tells all for movies over 25 years old. He also presents his world-famous short summaries of each classic movies reviewed. ClassicMovieRev.com
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The Garment Jungle (1957)
The Garment Jungle (1957) is a gritty Film-Noir crime story that is great for #Noirvember. Starring Robert Loggia, Lee J. Cobb, Gia Scala, and Richard Boone…
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Fallen Angel (1945)
Otto Preminger directed this who-done-if Film Noir starring Dana Andrews and Linda Darnell. The supporting cast consisted of Charles Bickford, John Carradine…
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Voodoo Man (1944)
Voodoo Man (1944) is a terrible voodoo movie set in the US during World War II. It stars Bela Lugosi, John Carradine, and George Zucco. The Coyote's Tale, a…
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The Mummy's Curse (1944)
This is the third mummy movie starring Lon Chaney Jr. The Mummy's Curse (1944) is by far the best of the second generation of mummy movies. Virginia Christine…
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The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
This early Universal mummy tale follows The Mummy's Tomb (1942) and continues the tale of Anaka and Kharis. Campy, fun, and great actors, this movie is still…
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The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
This early Universal mummy tale used clips from The Mummy (1932) and The Mummy's Hand (1940) woven into another story that changed the direction of the…
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The Mummy's Hand (1940)
This early Universal mummy tale used clips from The Mummy (1932) woven into another story that changed the direction of the original story. Campy, fun, and not…
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Blood Money (1933)
This movie is a wonderful precode film that features Frances Dee playing a masochistic nymphomaniacal kleptomaniac. Other cast members included Judith…
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Shield for Murder (1954)
This classic Film Noir is fast paced and exciting. Edmond O'Brien and Marla White are great with a supporting cast consiting of John Agar, Carolyn Jones…
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Crime of Passion (1957)
This classic Film Noir has some of the greatest actors of that genre. They include Barbara Stanwyck, Raymond Burr, and Sterling Hayden. The plot of this film…
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Film five of the original Planet of the Apes series tells an alternate future where humans and apes learn to live together in peace, although some people on…
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Film four of the original Planet of the Apes series tells what became of the child of Zira and Cornelius and how apes became humans' slaves. Caesar leads the…
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Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Three chimps use Taylor's ship to fly back in time 2000 years to modern Earth. Greeted as guests, it is not long before the chimps are viewed as a threat to…
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
An ape army heads into the Forbidden Zone to attack mutant humans living in bombed out New York City. Meanwhile, astronaut Brent is trying to track down Taylor…
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Planet of the Apes (1968)
Apes rule the world in this Sci-Fi role reversal starring Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter, and Roddy McDowall. The soundtrack and camera style added to the world…
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Songwriter (1984)
This is a Texas-size musical comedy featuring Wille Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Lesley Ann Warren, Melinda Dillion, and Rip Torn. The country music soundtrack…
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Wild in the Streets (1968)
A part of the counter-culture narrative and plays heavily on the oft-quoted "Never trust anyone over 30." I guess the young people were being sent to Vietnam…
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The Blue Gardenia (1953)
The Blue Gardenia (1953) is a film noir featuring Anne Baxter, Raymond Burr, and Richard Conte. After a night of drink, a woman feels that she may have…
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Vanishing Point (1971)
Vanishing Point (1971) is an amped up car chase movie featuring a counter-culture hero in the time of American angst. Berry Newman and Clevon Little are…
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The Set-Up (1949)
The Set-Up (1949) is a gritty boxing Film Noir starring Robert Ryan and Audrey Totter. The film is based on a poem by Joseph Moncure March, about a black boxer…
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From Here to Eternity (1953)
From Here to Eternity (1953) is a war film but there is very little fighting in this movie. It is a love story, but it is all secondary to being a soldier…
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Seven Days in May (1964)
Seven Days in May (1964) is a star-studded military movie featuring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas. This movie doesn't feature any combat. But there is enough…
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The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Today's movie is The Caine Mutiny (1954) starring among others, Humphrey Bogart, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, and José Ferrer. This great movie covers two of…
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The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
Today's movie is The Hallelujah Trail (1965). This movie is a western comedy that skewers everyone, as competing groups try to intercept a wagon train filled…
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The Searchers (1956)
The Searchers (1956) is possibly the greatest western ever made. This film was directed by John Ford and starred John Wayne. The movie tells the story of a…
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El Dorado (1967): The Western Classic That Redefined Friendship and Heroism
El Dorado (1967) is a western where a drunk sheriff (Robert Mitchum) and aging gunfighter (John Wayne) fighting to protect the water of a hard-working ranch…
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Big Jake (1971)
Big Jake (1971) is a western where John Wayne leads a group to recuse his kidnapped grandson. Many of the Duke's posse are present including Harry Carey Jr…
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The Glory Guys (1965)
The Glory Guys (1965) is a fun little cavalry romp that tells the tale of love and Custer's Massacre. The Coyote's Tale, a noir mystery by John Cornelison is…
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The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Magnificent Seven (1960) is a western testosterone fest, with a grouping of some of the manliest men of all time. The plot is very simple. Seven down on…
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Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962): The Heartbreaking Tale of a Fallen Boxer
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) is a gritty boxing drama with excellent performances by Anthony Quinn, Mickey Rooney, Jackie Gleason, and Julie Harris. As an…
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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) is one of those great old black and white UFO films that came out when American was trying to understand the Cold War…
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) directed by Michael Curtiz, is a version of the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and the 2nd Earl of…
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The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941) is perhaps the greatest film noir classic of all time. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre. The Coyote's…
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The Big Heat (1953)
The Big Heat (1953) is a great film noir classic directed by Fritz Lang and starring Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame. The Coyote's Tale, a noir mystery by John…
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They Came to Cordura (1959)
They Came to Cordura (1959) features Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, and Van Heflin in this military drama of survival during the Pancho Villa raids. The Coyote's…
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It Happened One Night (1934)
It Happened One Night (1934) is a Depression Era comedy is ranked number 35 on the American Film Institute's 100 Greatest American Movies of All Times and…
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Scrooged (1988)
Scrooged (1988) is a great comedy classic starring Bill Murray and Karen Allen. It is a modern version of Scrouge/A Christmas Carol. The Coyote's Tale, a noir…
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A Christmas Story (1983)
A Christmas Story (1983) is a wonderful Christmas story harkening back to a simpler time. The Coyote's Tale, a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on…
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White Christmas (1954)
White Christmas (1954) is a classic Christmas musical with a lot of singing and dancing. Starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen…
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Brute Force (1947)
Brute Force (1947) is a gritty prison film noir. Prisoners tell their stories of love through an odd pin-up in their cell. The Coyote's Tale, a noir mystery by…
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I Want to Live! (1958)
I Want to Live (1958) is a gritty film noir that focuses on the femme side of the story. Susan Hayward is amazing as the condemned woman. The Coyote's Tale, a…
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Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944) is a great film noir of all time. Barbara Stanwyck is amazing as the femme fatale. Edward G. Robinson had a great supporting role. The…
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Ace in the Hole (1951)
Ace in the Hole (1951) is a great film noir starring Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling. The movie is loosely based on the true story of trapped caver Floyd…
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Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985) is a very well done time travel movie. It is the first of three in the series and features Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson, and…
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Son of Dracula (1943)
A beautifully filmed and ably directed by Robert Siodmack, Son of Dracula (1943), has one hole in it, Lon Chaney Jr. as Count Dracula. The Coyote's Tale, a…
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Dracula (1931) and Drácula (1931)
Dracula (1931) and Drácula (1931) set the standard for all horror films to follow. The English version featured Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula and Edward Van…
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Tower of London (1939)
Tower of London (1939) is a Universal horror film based on actual events in English history. It has a great cast featuring Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff…
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One, Two, Three (1961)
One, Two, Three (1961) is a laugh a minute Cold War comedy starring James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Arlene Francis, and Pamela Tiffin. Cagney is amazing as he…
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Sergeant York (1941)
Sergeant York (1941) is the semi-autobiographical tale of Alvin C. York, the most decorated soldier of World War I. This movie starred Gary Cooper, Joan…
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Big Jim McLain (1952)
Big Jim McLain (1952) is a campy bad pro-HUAC John Wayne classic that should not be missed. The Coyote's Tale, a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available…
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Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Sunset Blvd. (1950) is one of the greatest films of all time and it may be the greatest film noir ever. William Holden, Gloria Swanson, and Nacy Olson are…
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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) is an amazingly good fun fest of swords and arrows. Errol Flynn, Olive De Haviland, Claudi Rains, and Basal Rathbone head…
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Stalag 17 (1953)
Stalag 17 (1953) is a fantastic POW war film directed by Billy Wilder and starring William Holden. Holden won the best actor Oscar for this role. This movie…
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The Big Combo (1955)
The Big Combo (1955) is a nice little film noir with a cast that went on to do great things. The Coyote's Tale, a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available…
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Take the High Ground! (1953)
Take the High Ground! (1953) is a Korean Era War basic training movie, This movie is a macho bonanza. Elaine Stewart is virtually the only woman in the movie…
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House of Frankenstein (1944)
House of Frankenstein (1944) is a campy good fun time. This movie brings together so many good actors and the monsters they played it can't help but be…
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Captain Blood (1935)
Captain Blood (1935) is an epic swashbuckling adventure starring one of the two greatest swashbuckling actors, Errol Flynn with the other of course being…
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Angel and the Badman (1947)
Angel and the Badman (1947) is a very good western featuring John Wayne, Gail Russell, Harry Carey, and Bruce Cabot. I enjoyed the role that Harry Carry played…
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Billy Jack (1971)
Billy Jack (1971) is the second of the series and by far the best. Billy Jack (1971) now dated, taps into the anti-establishment vibes of the late 60s-70s. The…
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The Born Losers (1967)
The Born Losers (1967) is the first of the Billy Jack movies and changed the way movies were distributed in America. Tom Laughlin wrote, directed, and starred…