When Bronson Met Boone On Have Gun Will Travel … Part 2
Before Richard Boone had found his most identifiable character, Paladin, on Have Gun Will Travel he had headlined an earlier television show called Medic from 1954 to 1956. Here he […]
When Bronson Met Boone On Have Gun Will Travel … Part 1
Western television shows proved a wonderful training ground for countless actors honing their craft through the 1950’s and 60’s. Among those who frequented the medium between big screen appearances in […]
Virginia Mayo Goes West Part 3
Wrapping up this six film run with Miss Mayo we come to a pair of late 50’s entries that saw her costarring with a young actor beginning to hit his stride […]
Virginia Mayo Goes West Part 2
Next up are a pair of westerns that saw Virginia reteam with two well known leading men of the era with whom she had starred with in earlier outdoor adventures. […]
Virginia Mayo Goes West Part 1
I’ll be the first to admit I knew who Virginia Mayo was long before I figured out who Bette Davis and Joan Crawford were. And why not. When your a […]
Clint Walker 1927-2018
With the passing of Clint Walker today, the movies lost #1 in The Dirty Dozen line-up. #1 because he was the biggest man in the group that saw him paired […]
Gary Busey … A Man of Action
Long before Gary Busey became a media punchline he was a pretty damned good actor. Back in the early 1970’s he apprenticed opposite some well known actors like Robert Ryan […]
Harvey Keitel : From Bugsy to Mickey
Raise your hands if you recall that Harvey Keitel played Mickey Cohen in support of Warren Beatty and Annette Benning in the 1991 big budget take on Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel […]
A Pair of George Kennedy Telefilms
I settled on spotlighting Oscar winner George Kennedy when Maddy, who I must say loves her classic movies announced a blogathon celebrating the small screen. Kennedy has always been one […]
Focusing on Kirk Douglas for his 101st Birthday With Posters From the Vault.
I guess there’s no need to go into my love of Kirk Douglas flicks. They’ve been with me since childhood and I’ve featured him here numerous times over the past […]
Brian Dennehy and a Quartet of Television Films … Part 2
For the next two films that I sat in on starring Brian Dennehy, I couldn’t help but recall another Brian, the great Brian Keith. I say this because the talented Keith could […]
Brian Dennehy and a Quartet of Television Films …. Part 1
Quick! What’s your earliest memory of Brian Dennehy? If you said First Blood then you’re probably about the same age as I am. Silverado, To Catch a Killer and The […]
A Trio of Ray Milland Television Terrors
By the time the TV Movie of the week became a regular feature on the television networks, Ray Milland was one of those actors perfectly suited to the medium. The […]
Hell Drivers (1957)
Saving my personal favorite for the wrap up of ….. Mike’s Take on Stanley Baker Movies ………… Day 12 Some movies have a way of staying with you and after […]
Violent Playground (1958)
Mike’s Take on Stanley Baker Movies ……….. Day 11 “Kids don’t walk no more. They roll.” It’s hard not to think of the 1955 Glenn Ford/Richard Brooks hit, Blackboard Jungle […]
Zulu (1964)
Mike’s Take on Stanley Baker Movies ………. Day 10 I should think that this is the most widely known Stanley Baker film and one I hope he was proud of […]
