Captain C. J. Cardigan (David Farrar) has been tasked with capturing Jim Brecan (Robert Ryan), a man accused of killing the son of the royal family. While the royals want Brecan executed, the British captain insists he should be legally tried for the crime. Brecan manages to elude capture for a while, but may finally … Continue reading Escape to Burma (1955)
The favorite film: The Lady Eve, a 1941 romantic comedy directed by Preston Sturges. The synopsis: Charlie Pike, the adventuring heir to a beer fortune, boards a boat after an Amazon expedition. Once aboard, he meets Jean Harrington and her father. The Harringtons are cardsharp con artists, and Charlie may be their next target... until … Continue reading Favorite things about… The Lady Eve (1941)
Jessie Bourne (Barbara Stanwyck) is alone in her New York apartment one night when she gets an odd phone call. She picks up and greets the caller, only to hear the line go dead as soon as she speaks. Meanwhile, Jessie's husband Brandon (James Mason) is out having a jolly old time at a night … Continue reading East Side, West Side (1949)
Jeff Dawson (Gary Cooper) and Dutch Peterson (Ward Bond) are down on their luck, stuck somewhere in South America until they can scrounge together the money to get back to the States. When Dutch is shot during one dangerous transport job, and then both men are cheated out of the money they were supposed to … Continue reading Blowing Wild (1953)
It's a battle between two railroads. The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific are in a race to see which can be the first to reach Ogden, Utah. If the Central Pacific succeeds, bank president Asa Barrows (Henry Kolker) stands to make a whole lot of money... so, naturally, he hires some help to make … Continue reading Union Pacific (1939)
Originally published in 1948, Niven Busch's novel The Furies was adapted to film with director Anthony Mann at the helm. Released in 1950, the film tells the story of the Jeffords family. Patriarch T. C. (Walter Huston) owns a New Mexico ranch, "The Furies." His wife is long dead. His son (John Bromfield) is soon to … Continue reading Book vs. Film: The Furies
Margot Weston (Barbara Stanwyck) is waiting for her fiance in the park, where they plan to meet up and head to the courthouse to wed. Though she makes small talk with another waiting bride about the prospect of being stood up, Margot is sure her man will arrive any minute. They're truly in love. But fate … Continue reading Always Goodbye (1938)
A nun is giving a tour of Arlington Cemetery when a child asks her why Lt. Richard Perry (Robert Taylor), whose headstone they pass, is not listed in the guidebook. The nun gives a generic response about how surely he performed some "unusual service" for the country. The child may never know the answer, but … Continue reading This Is My Affair (1937)
This review was written for the Barbara Stanwyck filmography project, my quest to watch every film the actress ever made! For more reviews from this project, visit the dedicated index. Julia Sturges (Barbara Stanwyck) has boarded the Titanic with her two children, Annette (Audrey Dalton) and Norman (Harper Carter). She plans to take them to … Continue reading Second Looks: Titanic (1953)
NOTE: This review was written for the Barbara Stanwyck Filmography Project. For more Stanwyck reviews, visit the dedicated project index! Pop Jones (Morris Ankrum) is headed to Montana with his daughter Sierra Nevada (Barbara Stanwyck) and cowhand Nat (Chubby Johnson), leaving their Texas ranch behind for a new start on an inherited plot of land. … Continue reading Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
