How The West Was Won (1962)
While I’ve see this western blockbuster filmed in Cinerama a number of times I don’t believe I’ve actually seen it since my adolescent days. It played regularly on TV though […]
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Prior to becoming a star in his own right, Gary Cooper, had appeared in one silent production brought to the screen by Samuel Goldwyn. 1926’s The Winning of Barbara Worth […]
Westerns and Cowboy Stars of The 60 Minute Variety … Part 1
I’ve repeatedly pointed out when pressed that if I could only have one genre to watch and enjoy for the rest of my days, I’d take the western. Yes it’s […]
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
Though this may not be the best screwball comedy that I’ll watch this year, there’s no denying that MGM has thrown together an unbelievable cast of recognizable faces in support of […]
Lionel Atwill : The Exquisite Villain
by Neil Pettigrew Is Lionel Atwill one of the great “horror” stars of the first and second wave of the genre? Perhaps, but I’ll be the first to admit I […]
Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
This film produced during John Wayne’s tenure with Republic Studios not only offers one of the better non western adventures of his career but also as a film we can […]
Trail Street (1947)
“Horses is a healthy smell, Hannah.” No that wasn’t a Walter Brennan quote. Pardon me? Did you say Gabby Hayes? Now we’re talking. Trail Street from director Ray Enright by […]
TCM Festival 2016 : The Movies Part 3
We all know that good things eventually come to an end so on my final day of the festival I stayed alert and awake to catch four more titles before […]
The Filmography Factor
There was a time before the we had the luxury of the internet at our fingertips. Remember those days? No IMDB. Very few books detailing the careers of most film […]
The Kid From Texas (1950)
Audie Murphy’s name became synonymous with the western genre from this film forward. It’s Audie’s first oater and second starring role. He had previously headlined Bad Boy opposite Lloyd Nolan […]
Tim McCoy and John Wayne Double Feature — Two Fisted Law / Texas Cyclone (1932)
Tim McCoy is the featured cowboy in these two programmers that each clock in at one hour . With all due respect to Mr. McCoy it’s his costar that will […]
Distant Drums (1951)
Gary Cooper vs. the Seminole Indians by way of Warner Brothers and Raoul Walsh. Coop is in full heroic mode here as a Captain living in the Florida Everglades who […]
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
For this western genre spoof we are treated to a cast of actors who spin the traditional cowboy picture around and give it a good cowboy boot kick in the […]
Bad Day At Black Rock (1955)
“You look like you need a hand.” That’s a heck of a line that says so much in a movie where the hero only has one good arm and not […]
