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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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Cat Ballou (1965)
Cat Ballou (1965) is a wonderful comedy western starring Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin in a dual role. Cat is driven outside the law by the actions of a company…
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The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) is a wonderful adventure/horror film featuring Boris Karloff and Jean Hersholt. A very young Myrna Loy is very impressive. Karloff…
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Werewolf of London (1935)
Werewolf of London (1935) was the first sound werewolf film. Henry Hull was amazing as the lead and the effects were great considering their time period. The…
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The Buccaneer (1958)
The Buccaneer (1958), directed by Anthony Quinn. A fanciful tale of pirate Jean Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans. Starring Charlton Heston and Yul…
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The Buccaneer (1938)
The Buccaneer (1938) is a wonderful pirate tale set during the War of 1812. Based on a true story the movie tells the story of the Battle of New Orleans and…
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) (1962) is a great western movie. It shows the struggle between the open-range cattle barons and the new town folks…
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Purple Rain (1984)
Purple Rain (1984) is a great soundtrack surrounded by a movie. RIP Prince. The Coyote's Tale, a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in…
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Mark of the Vampire (1935)
Mark of the Vampire (1935) is a great movie. Bela Lugosi is great as always but the stand out performance of this movie is really Carroll Borland as the…
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Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) is the best of the second generation of Universal Studios classic movie monsters. The underwater scenes shot at Wakulla…
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The Warriors (1979)
The Warriors (1979) is a nostalgic look at imagined gang life in New York. It is fun but at the heart of this movie is just like every wagon or train western…
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Stagecoach (1939)
Stagecoach (1939) is John Ford Directed western that set the bar for all future westerns. This movie turned John Wayne into a star and featured a fantastic…
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The Command (1954)
The Command (1954) is a nice little cavalry movie where a doctor is forced to take increasing larger commands as he moves a wagon train through hostile…
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The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) is a great train movie. Fess Parker and Jeffery Hunter led the cast in stealing and recovering trains during the American…
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The General (1926)
The General (1926) is the greatest train movie of all time and it is also one of the greatest silent movies. The whole film is driven by the work of…
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The Train (1964)
This is the greatest train movie ever, as French resistance faces Nazi occupier, The Train (1964) is wonderfully directed by John Frankenheimer and starring…
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Quigley Down Under (1990)
Quigley Down Under (1990) is an American style western set in Australia. We would love to get your feedback! Email HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this…
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Against All Odds (1984)
Against All Odds (1984) is a remake of the film noir classic Out of the Past (1947). Jeff Bridge leads an all-star cast including Rachel Ward, Jane Greer…
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Out of the Past (1947)
Out of the Past (1947) is one of the greatest film noir movies of all times. The bad guys fight duels with cigarette smoke while the femme fatale takes killing…
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It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
It's A Wonderful Life (1946) is a beloved Christmas movie featuring an all-star cast. With the help of an angel, George Bailey gets his life back on track. We…
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The Bishop's Wife (1947)
The Bishop's Wife (1947) is a wonderful and beloved Christmas movie. This movie has a great cast of many English and American actors. We would love to get your…
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Battle of the Bulge (1965)
Battle of the Bulge (1965) is a highly fictionalized account of the World War II battle. It features an ensemble cast of American and German actors. This movie…
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Battleground (1949)
Battleground (1949) is the first movie to show US troops in action during World War II. It features an ensemble cast many of which were World War II veterans…
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The Alamo (1960)
The Alamo (1960) and is a star-studded epic. This movie was directed, produced, and starred the great American actor John Wayne as Col. Davy Crockett, Richard…
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D.O.A. (1949)
D.O.A. (1949) is a classic fast-paced film noir with razor-sharp dialog. The guys are tough, and the gals are beautiful. This movie will keep you guessing…
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The Mummy (1932)
The Mummy (1932) is classic horror from Universal. This movie features Boris Karloff as the mummy and Edward Van Sloan as a professor of the occult. Major…
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The Wasp Woman (1959)
The Wasp Woman (1959) is a nice little horror film by Roger Corman and starring Susan Cabot Major Actors Susan Cabot Anthony Eisley World-Famous Short Summary…
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The Last Man on Earth (1964)
The Last Man on Earth (1964) is a post-apocalyptic masterpiece starring Vincent Price. The movie is based on the novel "I Am Legend" Major Actors Vincent Price…
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The Omega Man (1971)
The Omega Man (1971) is an adaptation of the 1964 novel "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson. Maybe the boogymen don't stand up to modern standards, but legendary…
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The World, The Flesh, and The Devil (1959)
The World, The Flesh, and The Devil (1959) is a post-apocalyptic tale of a few survivors. We would love to get your feedback! Email HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If…
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I Walked With a Zombie (1943)
I Walked With a Zombie (1943) is based on Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. This is a well-acted zombie movie with a lot of folklore included. Major Actors James…
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Zombies on Broadway (1945)
Zombies on Broadway (1945) is a tongue in cheek comedy that is way out of date. However, it features Bela Lugosi and zombies so it must be watched. Major…
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Key Largo (1948)
Key Largo (1948) is a great Bogie-Becall film. Featuring a cast of villains, a hurricane, and an isolated Florida hotel, this movie will keep you on the edge…
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Dark Passage (1947)
Dark Passage (1947) is a film noir classic featuring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall We would love to get your feedback! Email HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If…
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99 River Street (1953)
99 River Street (1953) is a gritty film noir classic that follows a down and out boxer as he deals with gangsters as a result of his wife's infidelity. We…
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The Violent Men (1955)
The Violent Men (1955) is a great western with an outstanding cast. Many of the tactics used in the movie could be right out of Sun Tsu Art of War BC 513…
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Back to School (1986)
Back to School (1986) is a great father/son comedy with Rodney Dangerfield and Sally Kellerman Major Actors Rodney Dangerfield Sally Kellerman Robert Downey…
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Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Blackboard Jungle (1955) is the king of the school teacher movies. Packed with A-list stars and a dramatic story this movie was shocking when it was released…
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To Sir, With Love (1967)
To Sir, With Love (1967) is one of the great teacher/student films. Following in the spirit of Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) Sidney Poitier is masterful as the…
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) is a wonder tale of teaching at an English boys school Major Actors Robert Donat Greer Garson Paul Henreid Terry Kilburn John Mills…
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Daughter of the Sun God (1962)
Daughter of the Sun God (1962) is a cult classic featuring beauty Lisa Montell. This film is an ethnographic experience. Major Actors Lisa Montell World-Famous…
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Warlock (1959)
Warlock (1959) is a rehash of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral with an all-star cast that includes Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, and Anthony Quinn. Major Actors…
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Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
The Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) is a fictionalized tale of Robert Stroud who raised birds while in prison and discovered cures for bird diseases. This movie…
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Saint Joan (1957)
Saint Joan (1957) is an Anglo film adaptation of a George Bernard Shaw play. The movie flows like a play and brings very little originality to the story. Quite…
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World Without End (1956)
World Without End (1956) is an excellent post-apocalyptic sci-fi tale with a great cast. Major Actors Hugh Marlowe Nancy Gates Nelson Leigh Rod Taylor Shirley…
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The Bedford Incident (1965)
The Bedford Incident (1965) is a first-rate Cold War drama with Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier. This submarine versus destroyer battle is like a chess…
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Time Limit (1957)
Time Limit (1957) is a Korean War POW investigation that takes place following the war. Major Actors Richard Widmark Richard Basehart Dolores Michaels June…
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Sahara (1943)
Sahara (1943) is one of those wartime propaganda films that turned out to be pretty solid. They were usually shot very quickly and with a hastily written…
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The Magic Sword (1962)
The Magic Sword (1962) was directed by Burt I. Gordan. This movie tells the tale of a battle between two sorcerers and a knight and a princess trying to find…
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The Long Ships (1964)
The Long Ships (1964) is the tale of a rogue Viking and a Moorish king trying to find a famed golden bell know as the Mother of Voices. Major Actors Richard…
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First Men in the Moon (1964)
First Men in the Moon (1964) is a wonderful sci-fi movie based on an H.G. Wells story. The master Ray Harryhausen did the effects for this movie and it should…
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The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) is a Hammer Production is a sequel to the Curse of Frankenstein (1957). Peter Cushing is good in the low horror…
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White Zombie (1932)
White Zombie (1932) is an amazing black and white horror classic. Bela Lugosi is phenomenal as "Murder" the lord of the zombies. This is one film you do not…
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The Cowboys (1972)
The Cowboys (1972) is a wonderful John Wayne saga where he hires schoolboys as cowboys to drive his herd to market. It is a coming-of-age story as the boys…
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The Vikings (1958)
The Vikings (1958) focus on a Viking leader and his two sons as they fight the English and struggle with love. The Vikings (1958) features an outstanding cast…
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Hard Times (1975)
Hard Times (1975) features Charles Bronson as a bar-knuckle fighter in New Orleans during the Great Depression. This movie also features James Coburn and…
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Night of the Lepus (1972)
Night of the Lepus (1972) is a nice little sci-fi movie that shows what happens when giant bunnies get out of control. This movie is chock full of big stars…
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The Undefeated (1969)
The Undefeated (1969), is a post-Civil War John Wayne horsefest. It is a lot of fun to watch and has many of the regulars. Major Actors John Wayne Rock Hudson…
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Band of Angels (1957)
Band of Angels (1957) is a quite enjoyable Civil War yarn with a little love and other personal struggles thrown in for fun. Spoiler alert. Major Actors Clark…
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Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966) is one of those film titles that just make you say wow. Unfortunately, this episode may be a little short due to the…
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The Green Berets (1968)
The Green Berets (1968) if often listed as one of the worst war movies ever. The Green Berets 1968 is presented as a belated Veteran's Day tribute. This movie…