Alfred Hitchcock was a young director when he made this film. It is not the type of movie that gave him his famous title, The Master of Suspense. The movie has more to say about how quickly something can be taken away. The interesting thing is how Hitchcock shows the seamy side of life. The […]
William Holden was one of the premiere actors of the twentieth century. He starred in some groundbreaking films, Sunset Blvd., The Bridge on the River Kwai and The Wild Bunch among them. Holden stars in this movie as Max Schumacher, the cynical and jaundiced head of the fictional network,UBS. The network is in last place
John Ford was beyond successful in 1948. He had won four academy awards. He had also recently completed service in the navy, as an officer. It would seem that the director couldn’t top his accomplishments. He was about to prove everyone wrong, by starting his cavalry trilogy. The first among them was Fort Apache. This
Does anyone associate film noir with Christmas? The answer is probably no one, unless they think like Raymond Chandler. Mr. Soft Touch is a movie that deviates from the traditional noir formula. It does take place during Christmas Glenn Ford is Joe Miracle. He is a man in need of one. He has stolen money
This movie has Lon Chaney making the most out of standard fare. He is working with Irish actor Victor McGlagen, who plays a circus strongman named Hercules. There is also Harry Earles, who plays Tweedledee, a dwarf. The three, work a con game. They distract patrons, by causing a disturbance. Rosie O’Grady,(Mae Busch), then picks
Many people would think a movie with two academy award winning actors would work. Those two thespians are Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn. They made nine movies together. Pat and Mike is their seventh. Their teaming was a coup for the studio. it also started an affair that lasted until Tracy’s death. Unfortunately, the story
John Wayne had been a star for decades, when this film was released. A person would think it wasn’t possible, for Wayne to be upstaged. That nearly happens with Bruce Dern. He plays a vile man, Asa Watts, (Longhair). He starts out by lying to Will Andersen. (John Wayne). He then follows him throughout the
This list is difficult to compile. It isn’t like a Christmas movie list or any other list. It consists of people who worked hard in their craft, and stand out for their contribution. This means, that because they have broken from standard ideology, they are shunned. These bold and unwavering people, never stop fighting for
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Fred Astaire had the ability to make his films come alive. His movies with Ginger Rogers, Rita Hayworth and Cyd Charisse, make dancing look completely natural. He holds his own with Bing Crosby in Holiday Inn, helping to make it a classic. It would seem to be only natural that being paired with Judy Garland,
John Ford never claimed credit for it. He transformed the western, from a simple formula of good guy vs. bad guy to something more complicated. He gave us a better depiction of American Indians, and wasn’t afraid to criticize government policy regarding them. Ford made the cavalry trilogy with John Wayne between 1948 and 1950.