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ADVENTURES OF A ROOKIE THE (1943)

Adventures of a Rookie The (1943)

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Adventures of a Rookie The (1943) When the highlight of any movie especially a comedy comes within the first 20 minutes and consists of two “fair to midlin’” impressions by one actor of another (Edward G. Robinson & Charles Laughton in this case) you probably ought to skip it. That’s how I felt after watching this humorless Wally Brown-Alan Carney film that was directed by Leslie Goodwins. The story and adaptation were [...]
POCKET MONEY (1972) – FULL REVIEW!

Pocket Money (1972) – full review!

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Pocket Money (1972) – full review! Paul Newman plays a nerdy geeky cowboy? From his voice to the way he walks the actor gives a most unusual performance in this rather obscure character study-buddy picture that pairs him with an equally obtuse Lee Marvin. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg with a screenplay by Terrence Malick (that explains it!) that was based on J.P.S. Brown’s novel “Jim Kane” which was adapted by John Gay [...]
Ocean’s Eleven (1960)

Ocean’s Eleven (1960)

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Ocean’s Eleven (1960) Lewis Milestone produced and directed this original (and highly successful) heist picture which featured an all-star cast headlined by the Rat Pack: Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop as well as Angie Dickinson and Shirley MacLaine (the latter in an uncredited cameo). Its screenplay was written by Harry Brown and Charles Lederer from a story by George Clayton Johnson and Jack [...]
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Secret Command (1944)

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Secret Command (1944) This B movie action drama featuring home-front espionage intrigue during World War II received an Academy Award nomination for Special Effects. Directed by Edward Sutherland with a screenplay by Roy Chanslor that was based on a story by John and Ward Hawkins it stars Pat O’Brien as Sam Gallagher who’s returned home to see his brother Jeff (Chester Morris) and get a job working at shipyard. After witnessing [...]
FREE SOUL A (1931)

Free Soul A (1931)

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Free Soul A (1931) A pre-code classic starring Clark Gable Norma Shearer Lionel Barrymore and Leslie Howard. The first 45 minutes or so (don’t blink it sizzles) and the dialogue are especially great. Directed by Clarence Brown who along with Shearer earned an Oscar nomination; Barrymore won (on his ONLY acting nomination!) as Best Actor in a Leading Role. Gable is Ace Wilfong a mob leader that lawyer Stephen Ashe (Barrymore) successfully [...]
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Target (1952)

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Target (1952) Directed by thrice Oscar nominated editor Stuart Gilmore and starring Tim Holt using his real name this “B” Western dealing with railroad land rights also features Richard Martin as Holt’s womanizing sidekick Chito Rafferty. Holt & Martin made dozens of films together in the late 40’s and early 50’s with this being one of their last. If you don’t expect too much plot-wise and you enjoy the [...]
MARIE ANTOINETTE (1938) – FULL REVIEW!

Marie Antoinette (1938) – full review!

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Marie Antoinette (1938) – full review! Directed by W. S. Van Dyke with a screenplay written by Donald Ogden Stewart (The Philadelphia Story (1940)) Ernest Vajda and Claudine West (Mrs. Miniver (1942)) this average historical drama earned Norma Shearer her last (Best Actress) and Robert Morley (in his film debut) his only (Supporting Actor) Oscar nomination(s). Cedric Gibbons’s Art Direction and Herbert Stothart’s (The Wizard of Oz [...]
The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)

The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)

August 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Falcon in Hollywood (1944) The tenth film in the Falcon series Tom Conway plays the Falcon Tom Lawrence who is on vacation in California and at the Hollywood Club track betting on the horses. He bumps into the local police Inspector McBride (Emory Parnell) and Lieutenant Higgins (Frank Jenks) who ask him if he’s seen Louie Buchanan (Sheldon Leonard). He hasn’t but shortly thereafter he does. He then meets an actress Lili [...]
Hollywood Cowboy (1937)

Hollywood Cowboy (1937)

September 2, 2014 // 0 Comments

Hollywood Cowboy (1937) aka Wings Over Wyoming (1937) George O’Brien stars as B movie cowboy Jeffrey Carson in this B Western that was directed and co-written (with Dan Jarrett) by Ewing Scott. While shooting a movie in Wyoming Carson gets involved in a range war ostensibly between wealthy ranchers and their cattle wranglers before he later discovers that the conflict has been exacerbated by some gangsters (led by Charles Middleton) that had [...]
Dawn Patrol The (1938)

Dawn Patrol The (1938)

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Dawn Patrol The (1938) A thrilling remake of the 1930 Howard Hawks’s film about World War I flying aces and the leaders who must send these men on dangerous missions. This one features a terrific cast including Errol Flynn Basil Rathbone David Niven Donald Crisp and Barry Fitzgerald (among others). Director Edmund Goulding used some footage from the original movie. Similar to the (later) Clark Gable film Command Decision (1948). This one [...]
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