Classic Movie Man

This site is devoted to the love of classic movies. What qualifies as a classic film or movie is somewhat subjective. There are certain films which endure because they strike an emotional chord long after their initial release. For example, a movie like "Casablanca" (1942) would qualify as a classic under that definition.

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Leslie Howard and Joan Blondell star in “Stand-In”

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Stand-In  (1937) is a screwball comedy directed by Tay Garnett and starring Lesley Howard and Joan Blondell that offers a satirical glimpse ...
Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis Morgan share a “Christmas in Connecticut”

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The classic romantic comedy Christmas in Connecticut (1945), directed by Peter Godfrey, centers on Elizabeth Lane (Barbara Stanwyck), a hig...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

William Powell and Myrna Loy search for “The Thin Man” one martini at a time!

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Based on the classic Dashiell Hammett novel, The Thin Man (1934), directed by W.S. Van Dyke, introduces audiences to Nick and Nora Charles,...
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Burt Lancaster and Yvonne De Carlo can’t seem to catch a break in “Criss Cross”

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Criss Cross (1948) is an American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak that plunges the audience into a dark, fatalistic world of obsessive...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Barbara Stanwyck ensnares men with her beautiful “Baby Face”

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Baby Face (1933) is an American pre-Code drama directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent. The supporting c...
Saturday, November 8, 2025

Book Review: “Criss-Cross: The Making of Hitchcock's Dazzling, Subversive Masterpiece - Strangers on a Train”

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Title: Criss-Cross: The Making of Hitchcock's Dazzling, Subversive Masterpiece - Strangers on a Train By Stephen Rebello Publisher: ...
Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Barbara Stanwyck has “No Man of Her Own”

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The film tells the suspenseful story of Helen Ferguson (Barbara Stanwyck), a desperate, unwed, and pregnant woman who has been abandoned by ...
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