Hoodlum Empire (1952)
Directed by Joseph Kane for Herbert J. Yates’ Republic Pictures, this black and white crime drama features a large canvas of characters who all converge in the present and a […]
Dead End (1937)
Some films from yesteryear just seem to play better to today’s modern audiences and I would number Dead End among them thanks to the strong direction of William Wyler and the […]
Storm Fear (1955)
A gang of bank robbers on the run hold up at a farm just as a winter storm hits the area forcing the criminals to play tough with the family […]
Man Without a Star (1955)
I have often heard it said that Kirk Douglas’ favorite film is Lonely Are the Brave featuring the cleft chin icon as an aging, misplaced cowboy running out of time […]
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
When Edward G. Robinson’s soft spoken scientist catches Humphrey Bogart off guard he is quick to note, “a magnificent specimen of pure viciousness.” That he is but as usual, it’s […]
George Raft : Not Your Average Johnny Part 1…. Johnny Angel (1945)
From RKO comes this George Raft pot boiler featuring Claire Trevor along for the mystery involving murder, deceit, a ghost ship and Hoagy Carmichael. Emerging from a fog bank Captain […]
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 […]
Texas (1941)
From Columbia pictures comes this early film in the career of two actors who would rise to prominence in the fifties. William Holden and Glenn Ford. Playing a couple of […]
