Issue #2 of my quarterly Retro Film Guide magazine is now available. This issue continues the review of the classic Tarzan films by exploring Lex Barker’s tenure in the role. I also look at the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of Sherlock Holmes films, which helped sustain cinema audiences throughout the war years in the late…
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Film Review – MURDER BY DECREE (1979)
MURDER BY DECREE (1979, UK/Canada, 124m, 12) ***½ Mystery, Thriller dist. AVCO Embassy Pictures (USA), Columbia-EMI-Warner (UK); pr co. Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) / Famous Players / Highlight; d. Bob Clark; w. John Hopkins (based on the books “The Ripper File” by Elwyn Jones and John Lloyd and “Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution”…