This British black&white film is the most boring and unfunny classic comedy I have watched to date, and should be avoided. +++ +++ [click title to read review]
Things are Looking up (1935)
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)
The third and final film in the Hornleigh series might also be its weakest. Like a number of similar British films from the era, it tries to mix its previous core elements with a plot about German spies; which could potentially be done successfully, but in this case does not really work. +++ +++ [click title to read review]
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
The second film in the Inspector Hornleigh franchise sees our hero enjoying a miserable rainy holiday in Brighton, which luckily is interrupted by a mysterious death. This film feels slightly more entertaining than the first one, but again it is the two main actors, Gordon Harker and Alastair Sim, who have to carry this film. +++ +++ [click title to read review]
Inspector Hornleigh (1939)
The first of the three Inspector Hornleigh films is mildly entertaining, but nothing special. It lives almost exclusively off the actors in the two central roles: Gordon Harker and Alastair Sim. +++ +++ +++ +++ [click title to read review]
Blithe Spirit (1945)
David Lean's well-known adaptation of Noël Coward's hit play Blithe Spirit is a very nice, entertaining watch that benefits from its great cast and brilliant lines of dialogue, all of which more than compensates the viewer for the somewhat vague story. +++ +++ [click title to read review]
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