Espionage Agent (1939)
I’ve always suspected that if someone began attending movie theaters in the late 1940’s on into the fifties, there’s a good chance they’d have no idea that western favorite Joel […]
Kiss The Blood Off My Hands (1948)
Early on his stellar career, Burt Lancaster, found himself in this Noir thriller opposite Joan Fontaine with foggy postwar London as a backdrop by way of a Hollywood backlot. Bringing […]
Whispering Smith (1948)
Clearly at the top of his game, Paramount star Alan Ladd, takes on the title role in this technicolor western that employs plenty of action and one character actor after […]
Frankenstein in the Movies : From A to Z
As any “smart assed” fan of classic horror knows, the name Frankenstein represents the creator while the “Monster” refers to the creation. But with the advancement of pop culture, the […]
Seven Seas to Calais (1962)
Taking center stage and looking every inch a movie star is dashing Rod Taylor as Sir Francis Drake in this spirited yet oddly budgeted adventure film from director Rudolph Mate’. […]
Recommendations For TCM’s Summer Under the Stars …. August 2020 …. Part 2
On to the balance of the TCM’s Summer Under the Stars with my suggestions for each “star” being celebrated with a 24 hour salute. August 16th …. Cary Grant (1904-1986) […]
Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020)
And so I believe ends the final connection that we classic film buffs have to the era of the 1930’s when movies were still relatively new and the first icons […]
Recommendations For TCM’s Summer Under the Stars …. August 2020 …. Part 1
Each year the month of August brings the TCM Summer Under the Stars spotlight where 24 continuous hours are devoted to one actor or actress. Sure we get some of […]
Universal Horror Collection Volume 3
This third offering from Scream Factory offers up the names classic horror fans can never get enough of. Karloff, Lugosi, Chaney, Rathbone, Price, Atwill and Alan Ladd. No seriously, Alan […]
