The Ice Follies of 1939
Yes this movie really does exist and yes it stars classic film favorites Joan Crawford and James (or Jimmy as I prefer) Stewart. With a zippy score to start the […]
The House of the Seven Hawks (1959)
Once again teaming with director Richard Thorpe, long time MGM contract star, Robert Taylor, scores a movie role that plays like a five to ten year old discarded script meant […]
Return of the Frontiersman (1950)
At just seventy-four minutes, this Technicolor feature from Warner Brothers proves to be an easy western to squeeze in on most any night of your choosing. If you happen to […]
The Crowd Roars (1932) … and … The Crowd Roars (1938)
Though the titles may be the same, these two films offer up a totally different universe in the world of sports and also server to spotlight how one major Hollywood […]
A Gallery of Photos From Mars …. PA.
Just a short 525 kms and I’m back in the safe confines of the vault here at Mike’s Take. My somewhat annual trip to the Monster Bash in Mars, Pennsylvania […]
The Last Challenge (1967)
“A man either get’s smart or get’s dead.” MGM released this latter day Glenn Ford western and the final film of long time director Richard Thorpe that at times rides […]
The Honeymoon Machine (1961)
I can only guess that Glenn Ford was unavailable for this military comedy from MGM. A genre that Ford frequently excelled in during the late fifties and on into the early […]
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 […]
Cattle King (1963)
It’s a western tale of three Roberts in this Tay Garnett directed programmer under the MGM banner. First up is one of the studio’s greatest stars from the 30’s thru […]
Two Weeks With Love (1950)
Comedy rules the day in this musical trifle that sees Jane Powell setting her sights on the worldly Ricardo Montalban with Debbie Reynolds along for the ride and stealing every […]
The King’s Thief (1955)
This sword wielding adventure is just the right tonic for a rainy Sunday afternoon if you can get your hands on a copy. By no means does it fall into […]
Fedora (1978)
Is it just me or is this like a lost, not quite classic Billy Wilder flick that reunites him with his leading man from Stalag 17 and Sunset Boulevard, William […]
Ride Vaquero! (1953)
One would think that a film starring long time leading man Robert Taylor opposite sultry Ava Gardner would result in one of the years more memorable on screen romances. In reality what […]
Back With Another Novel Idea……..
More movie tie ins down at the local book shop that you might have missed when that movie was playing at the local theater you couldn’t wait to check out. […]
Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957)
With Madrid as a backdrop, Robert Taylor mixes smuggling, adventure and Dorothy Malone into 98 minutes of passable entertainment in this late career entry. It was produced by his long […]
The James Stewart / Anthony Mann Poster Gallery
The careers of these two men seemed to collide at just the right time. Jimmy Stewart already had an Oscar to his name and had returned home a war hero […]
