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. […]
Johnny Apollo (1940)
Under Henry Hathaway’s direction screen idol, Tyrone Power, turns from cute college boy to a life of crime with gangster pal Lloyd Nolan calling the shots. Can the love of […]
Lex Barker Tackles Tarzan … Part 1
When Johnny Weissmuller retired from his loin cloth duties as the Lord of the Apes, producer Sol Lesser and RKO studios thought it best to continue on by hiring the […]
Theatrical Flashback : Now Playing October 11th 1952 … and then some…..
I love it when I locate an old newspaper to see what was playing at the local theater. In this case it’s a paper out of Brantford, Ontario Canada. A […]
The Badlanders (1958)
This article on The Badlanders was published in The Dark Pages celebration on the film The Asphalt Jungle. Read on to find out……. In 1941 Humphrey Bogart starred as gangster […]
Saskatchewan (1954)
Break out the bright red uniforms of the Canadian Mounties because Alan Ladd has come north and enlisted. He’s sure to tangle with an incompetent commander, a blood brother who has […]
Wrapping Up My Second Year On Line
“Made it Ma. Top of the world.” Two straight years on line with at least one posting per day. Getting something on here has become part of my daily routine […]
Anthony Caruso : More Than The Henchman
This article on Mr. Caruso was kindly featured in the September 2014 issue of The Dark Pages put forth by Karen of Shadows and Satin. My first recollection of Anthony […]
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967)
From low budget two day fodder for AIP to 20th Century Fox, Roger Corman finally was given the keys to a bigger production number and a cast of over 20 […]
They Won’t Believe Me (1947)
This little gem of the Noir genre was my latest assignment from Kristina over at Speakeasy. It’s when we issue a challenge to the other to catch up on a […]
The Wonderful Country (1959)
Iconic Robert Mitchum does double duty here as both the star of this south of the border western and the film’s executive producer. Along for the ride is director Robert […]
Where There’s Life……………(There’s Hope) (1947)
Hope as in the comedian with the ski sloped nose who goes by the name Bob. Once again under the Paramount banner we have a Bob Hope programmer that is […]
Baby Face Nelson (1957)
I’ve been wanting to see this film since I was in high school going through film books at the local library. There was a publicity shot of Mickey Rooney and […]
Where Love Has Gone (1964)
Susan Hayward versus Bette Davis. An explosive combination on paper. A bit less so on film. These two great actresses who were both known to tear up the screen and […]
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
With the success of The House of Wax in 1953 it seems more than obvious when viewing this 3-D effort that the Warner Brothers studio was hoping to duplicate the […]
Never a Dull Moment (1968)
Anytime I have the opportunity to see Henry Silva, Jack Elam and Slim Pickens under the direction of Edward G. Robinson tormenting Dick Van Dyke is what I like to […]
