by Vincent Leo · Published February 23, 2013 · Last modified April 12, 2019
Foreign Correspondent is a very loose adaptation of actual wartime reporter Vincent Sheean’s memoirs, “Personal History”, produced by Walter Wanger (Stagecoach, Invasion of the Body Snatchers) and directed by Alfred Hitchcock (Jamaica Inn, The Lady Vanishes),...
1940s / Adventure / Mystery / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published August 23, 2011 · Last modified August 23, 2018
Robert Cummings (Dial M for Murder, Kings Row) stars as Barry Kane, a worker at a military aircraft production plant who ends up taking the rap mistakenly for the murder of his best friend/coworker...
by Vincent Leo · Published January 17, 2003 · Last modified April 12, 2019
Suspicion is classic early Hollywood Hitchcock, nicely conceived and solidly performed, but there’s a major flaw that keeps this from becoming one of his greats. No ending would be satisfying. Loosely based on Francis Iles’...
by Vincent Leo · Published December 12, 1998 · Last modified February 4, 2019
An orphaned young woman named Mary (O’Hara, Miracle on 34th Street) travels to Cornwall to stay with her aunt and uncle in a place called the Jamaica Inn. The downside to this is the fact that...
1940s / Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published June 23, 1998 · Last modified January 16, 2019
A shy and timid girl (Fontaine) is whisked away by a rich man named Maxim de Winter (Olivier), who is still recovering from the death of his much beloved wife, Rebecca. The two get...
Reviews from film writer Vince Leo, covering all eras and genres of films from classics to the latest releases.
Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.
