WWI veteran William Powell works his way up the ladder of the ’20s business world, but finds success comes at a cost, in The Hoodlum Saint. Guest writer Laura Grieve reviews the 1946 MGM drama, which co-stars Esther Williams and Angela Lansbury.
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An amnesiac WWII veteran finds himself facing a court martial for treason and goes on the lam to clear his name in The Clay Pigeon. Guest writer Laura Grieve takes aim at the 1949 RKO thriller, which starred real-life couple Bill Williams and Barbara Hale.
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Seven years before starring as Knute Rockne, All American, Pat O’Brien played another gridiron guru in College Coach. Guest writer Laura Grieve tackles the 1933 Warner Bros. pre-Code drama, which also features Dick Powell and Ann Dvorak.
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Was Tyrone Power ever more dashing than as the masked swordsman of Old California in 1940’s The Mark of Zorro? Guest writer Laura Grieve offers her mark on the swashbuckler gem, which also starred Linda Darnell and Basil Rathbone.
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Jeffrey Hunter played a circuit-riding attorney in 1880s Texas in The Man from Galveston. Guest writer Laura Grieve lays down the law on the 1963 frontier legal drama, which started out as a TV pilot and lead to Hunter’s short-lived 1963-64 series Temple Houston.
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Newly arrived in late 1800s Santa Fe, doctor Greer Garson butts heads with fellow physician Dana Andrews in Strange Lady in Town. Guest writer Laura Grieve offers her diagnosis of the 1955 frontier drama, which co-starred Cameron Mitchell and Lois Smith.
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Guest writer Laura Grieve deals herself in with a review of 1954’s The Gambler from Natchez, a lush mix of frontier drama and swashbuckling action starring Dale Robertson, Debra Paget and Kevin McCarthy.
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Paul Newman and Robert Redford weren’t the first to play Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in the movies. Laura G look at 1954’s Wyoming Renegades, starring Phil Carey as an ex-partner of the infamous duo who tries to reform.
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In today’s guest post, Laura G. shares her thoughts on the Rod Cameron Western classic Short Grass. Does she think it’s a sagebrush spectacular, or does she think it is about as exciting as watching the tumbleweeds go by? Read on to find out!
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In today’s guest post, Laura G. examines the sweeping romance, adventure and excitement of the classic film Princess of the Nile, starring Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie, Jack Elam and Lee Van Cleef.
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