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GOLDEN BOY (1939)

Golden Boy (1939)

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Golden Boy (1939) Thanks to Barbara Stanwyck who believed the young actor could pull off the title role William Holden burst on the screen as violinist Joe Bonaparte (his star making role) with a talent for boxing which is exploited by the promoter-manager Tom Moody (Adolphe Menjou); he uses his mistress-assistant Lorna Moon (played by Stanwyck) to seal the deal by seducing the would-be prizefighter. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian who also [...]
TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS (1927)

Two Arabian Knights (1927)

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Two Arabian Knights (1927) Produced by Howard Hughes this terrific silent film won its director Lewis Milestone (All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)) the one and only Best Director Comedy Picture Academy Award ever given. It stars William Boyd (“Hop-Along Cassidy”) and Louis Wolheim (also in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)) as two American soldiers during World War I who rescue an Arabian princess (Mary Astor). Also featured [...]
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Gladiator (2000)

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Gladiator (2000) Though not as good as Spartacus (1960) and with a storyline that shares many elements with The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) this Oscar winning epic was obviously the best picture from this year and hence won the Academy’s top prize. Best Actor Russell Crowe’s Maximus is #50 on AFI’s hero list. Those responsible for the film’s Costumes Sound and Special Effects also took home Oscars. Director Ridley Scott [...]
HELL IS FOR HEROES (1962) – FULL REVIEW!

Hell is for Heroes (1962) – full review!

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Hell is for Heroes (1962) – full review! Directed by Don Siegel and co-written by Robert Pirosh (Battleground (1949)) this gritty World War II drama stars Steve McQueen Bobby Darin Fess Parker Harry Guardino James Coburn and Bob Newhart (!) among others. Guardino plays the Sergeant of a group of veterans thinking they’re about to go home. The group includes Darin – the “free enterprise” scrounger who sells needed [...]
The Falcon in Mexico (1944)

The Falcon in Mexico (1944)

September 2, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Falcon in Mexico (1944) The ninth film in the Falcon series A little different than earlier films in the series this one is the first film since A Date with the Falcon without Edward Gargan as Detective Bates and first one without Cliff Clark as the Police Inspector since The Falcon’s Brother when Clark took over the role from noted character actor James Gleason. Also a single character Manuel (Nester Paiva) who “adopts” [...]
Pygmalion (1938)

Pygmalion (1938)

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Pygmalion (1938) Directed by Anthony Asquith and lead actor Leslie Howard this original screen version of the George Bernard Shaw play that was later made into the better known musical and Academy Award winning Best Picture My Fair Lady (1964) (with Rex Harrison & Audrey Hepburn) features Howard (Berkeley Square (1933)) in the role of the tremendously self confident linguist Professor Henry Higgins and Wendy Hiller in the role of the cockney [...]
SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943)

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

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Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Like Suspicion (1941) Hitchcock decided to cast a traditional "good guy" actor (in this case Joseph Cotten) as his villain who has come to visit his sister’s house to elude two detectives (MacDonald Carey & Wallace Ford) on his trail. It’s said to be one of the director’s favorites because it brought murder and violence "back into the house where it rightfully belongs." It also [...]
NOVEMBER 2004 – ARCHIVE

November 2004 – archive

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November 2004 – archive Monday November 1 6:00 AM I Want To Live! (1958) – Susan Hayward finally won her Best Actress Oscar (on her fifth and last nomination) playing Barbara Graham in this "true" story. Ms. Graham was a small-time crook who "hung out" and partied with the wrong type of people. Because of these associations and her own actions she was sentenced to death for her involvement with a couple of [...]
Footlight Parade (1933)

Footlight Parade (1933)

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Footlight Parade (1933) This marvelous cinematic wonder was directed by Lloyd Bacon and stars James Cagney along with other veterans from Warner Bros. earlier Busby Berkeley musical extravaganzas that same year (42nd Street & Gold Diggers of 1933) like Joan Blondell Ruby Keeler Dick Powell and Guy Kibbee. Manuel Seff & James Seymour’s script includes lots of great dialogue which is delivered so rapidly (& the sound quality is [...]
BADLANDERS THE (1958)

Badlanders The (1958)

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Badlanders The (1958) Though ostensibly a version of The Asphalt Jungle (1950) I didn’t see it nor is it even half as captivating. It stars Alan Ladd late in his career and looking it and Ernest Borgnine as ex-convicts who at least initially don’t want anything to do with one another but end up working together. The film opens in a Yuma prison camp where Ladd has 10 months left on his sentence but Borgnine has only one more day to [...]
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