Goliath and the Dragon (1960)
aka … Vengeance of Hercules Oscar winner for 1949’s All The King’s Men, Broderick Crawford, ventured overseas to the world of Peplum adventures and in the process gave audiences a […]
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
Considering this is an AIP production directed by cult fave Larry Cohen, I shudder to think just what we might find in these private files of the one time FBI […]
This Week in TV Guide 1965
Thanks to a sister who owns and operates an antique shop, I had a chance to look thru a few TV Guides she had in stock from the year 1965. […]
The Black Cat (1941)
Not to be confused with the 1934 classic of the same name or any other future film utilizing the Poe title which includes a 1981 thriller from gore maestro, Lucio […]
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 […]
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 […]
Big House U.S.A. (1955)
If we look to specific movies in the evolution of gangster films and the on screen violence within, surely this prison drama from producer Aubrey Schenck and director Howard W. Koch has to […]
Meet the Press …. A Poster Gallery
Here I am attending the opening Press conference in just a few hours at the TCM Festival in Hollywood so why not throw together a gallery of movie posters featuring […]
Fun Commercials with Favorite Actors
How about Ernest Borgnine collecting stamps. Who knew? Charles Bronson. All the world loves a lover. How about a singing ad with the likes of Jack Elam and Broderick Crawford! […]
The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
If it wasn’t for the absence of John Wayne with his pals Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune, I would swear I was watching a Three Mesquiteers programmer. Then again this […]
Larceny, Inc. (1942)
Long before modern day actors like Robert De Niro parodied themselves in films like Analyze This, Edward G. Robinson was doing it wonderfully in films like this and others such […]
Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
This WW2 saga from screenwriter Harry Brown (Sands of Iwo Jima) was directed by workhorse Richard Fleischer. Fleischer is a guy who directed feature films from 1948 to 1987 and […]
The Mob (1951)
Little did Columbia Pictures know that Broderick Crawford could and would be a viable leading man for them as the 1950’s approached. With his Oscar turn in All The King’s […]
