The Devil’s Playground (1946) and The Dead Don’t Dream (1948)
This pair of 1940’s films from director George Archainbaud conjure up all kinds of images of black and white thrillers that may have starred Lon Chaney Jr. in his Inner […]
My Roundtrip to Mars and the Monster Bash 2018 …. Part 1
Just 525 kms from door to door and I’ve made it to Mars for what I believe is my 7th time attending the classic monsters convention known as the Monster […]
Springtime In The Sierras (1947)
With a whole lot of comic relief from Andy Devine and harmony singing from The Sons of the Pioneers, cowboy icon Roy Rogers tracks down a gang of poachers in […]
The Criminal Code (1931)
In the year that saw the long time supporting player Boris Karloff attain “overnight” stardom, he played far more diverse roles than just the Monster of Mary Shelley’s imagination by […]
TCM Festival 2016 : The Movies Part 3
We all know that good things eventually come to an end so on my final day of the festival I stayed alert and awake to catch four more titles before […]
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
Ali Baba takes us into the beautiful world of Technicolor joined with the on screen adventures and romantic escapades of Jon Hall and Maria Montez. All brought to us in a splendid […]
Island In The Sky (1953)
Any opportunity to spotlight a John Wayne movie here is usually a cause for celebration as I number myself among those who buy into the legend of the Duke. So […]
Montana Belle (1952)
From what I know of history this Jane Russell flick from producer Howard Welsh has more or less taken fact and tossed it out of the stagecoach window. On the […]
Torrid Zone (1940)
HERE COMES TRIPLE TROUBLE and IT’S TORRIFICO! So says the trailer of this Warner Brothers release from producer Hal Wallis. The triple trouble refers to the re-teaming of James Cagney, […]
Never Say Die (1939)
Before Bob Hope hooked up for an extremely successful partnership with best buddy Bing Crosby he made a trio of films with comedienne Martha Raye in the late thirties. This […]
