Legend of the Lost (1957)
Between The Searchers in 1956 and Rio Bravo in 1959, John Wayne made a handful of films that I’m fairly certain most of us Duke fans would agree are not […]
Now Playing Monday October 18th, 1954
The Toronto Daily Star has plenty to offer us classic film fans who plan to spend a night on the town in search of a good movie that’s hopefully part […]
McLintock! (1963)
Rather than focus on the naysayers who take offence to this Duke flick and the reasons why, I’m sticking to my guns here and the fact that I love to […]
Gun For a Coward (1957)
This western tale from Universal International takes Fred MacMurray into cattle country where his on screen younger brother, Jeffrey Hunter struggles to man up and be the cowboy he and […]
The Saxon Charm (1948)
While I’m not sure exactly why, I had somehow expected a screwball comedy going in to this feature starring Robert Montgomery as the title character. The opening scene did nothing […]
Allegheny Uprising (1939)
For the second time in Hollywood’s big year of ’39, John Wayne and Claire Trevor were teamed on screen in an outdoor adventure. The first being John Ford’s Stagecoach. This […]
Meet Me In St. Louis (1944)
Time for another monthly assignment with Kristina from Speakeasy. With all due respect to the other films she pointed me to (see here), this one far outshines the others in […]
Francis In the Haunted House (1956)
Here’s a B programmer that spelled the end for the talking mule franchise. It’s not all that haunting and any talent involved is pretty much wasted. Mickey Rooney steps into […]
