Foreign Intrigue (1956)
By admin | November 8, 2011
“The most startling spy hunt ever filmed!” shouted the ads. Based on Sheldon Reynolds’ popular TV series, this Cold War thriller with a noir-ish look was shot in Vienna, Paris, the Riviera, Stockholm and nearby Swedish islands. Robert Mitchum’s employer, a mysterious multi-millionaire living on the French Riviera, dies and suddenly everyone is extremely interested to find out what his last words were. Read the rest of this entry »
Special Agent (1935)
By admin | November 7, 2011
Bette Davis stars with George Brent and Ricardo Cortez in this fun, fast-moving and well-paced Warner Brothers gangster picture. Local efforts to put gangsters in jail are ineffective, but the federal government has some success by charging criminals with evading taxes on their ill-gotten gains. Read the rest of this entry »
Deputy Droopy (1955)
By admin | October 1, 2011
Droopy and the sheriff are guarding a shipment of gold and move it safely from the stagecoach to a safe; meanwhile two villains are watching and waiting their chance. The sheriff decides to take a nap and tells Droopy, “Now remember the signal: Any kind of noise, drop a pin, let out a yell, anything, and I’ll come a-shootin’.” Read the rest of this entry »
The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949)
By admin | September 30, 2011
Randolph Scott stars in this above-average chronicle of one of the last real-life outlaw gangs of the Southwest, the notorious Doolins. The film begins with the massacre of the Dalton gang in 1892; Scott survives and recruits a new gang, including John Ireland and Noah Beery, Jr., leading successful raids against banks and trains. Read the rest of this entry »
Frontier Marshal (1939)
By admin | September 29, 2011
Randolph Scott plays Wyatt Earp and Cesar Romero is Doc Holliday in this superior B western expertly directed by the great Allan Dwan. Wyatt Earp helps to civilize Tombstone after eliminating a murderous gang in the OK Corral. The film was based on the novel Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal by Stuart Lake and John Ford’s 1946 film My Darling Clementine was wholly drawn from this film. Read the rest of this entry »