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 […]
The Night Walker (1964)
While I’d agree that this William Castle thriller is but a footnote in film history to the average movie goer or fans of Castle’s work, I would suggest it offers […]
Looking Back at The Year That Was … 2020
There’s little doubt that most everyone on Planet Earth was somehow affected by what we went through during the first pandemic in over one hundred years. I can only hope […]
Six Bridges To Cross (1955)
In what is essentially a “B” picture from Universal-International this Joseph Pevney directed effort has the grandeur of an epic gangster film. Admittedly it comes nowhere near that mark and […]
Six Black Horses (1962)
From the pen of western writer and eventual director, Burt Kennedy, comes this Universal-International release that not surprisingly plays like another of the Kennedy/Boetticher/Scott westerns. Instead of Randolph Scott taking […]
Appreciating the Randolph Scott / Budd Boetticher Westerns
Like a fine wine, Randolph Scott westerns, particularly those directed by Budd Boetticher have only gotten better as the years have passed by. Their reputations and stature only increasing with […]
The Rounders (1965)
From the names above the title to those that appear unbilled, the cast alone is enough to recommend this farcical tale from director Burt Kennedy of two aging cowhands who […]
Men In War (1957)
Considering this was directed by Anthony Mann I couldn’t help but wonder if James Stewart was approached to play a grizzled war veteran with a platoon of men at his […]
Richard Widmark In The Movies : From A to Z
From the moment he stepped on to movie screens in 1947, Richard Widmark, was branded a villain thanks to his Oscar nominated performance as a cold blooded killer in Kiss […]
