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368,435 | 2,707,735 | 65,079 | 7 | One way or another , you die in the end . | It was curious to me that ' Willie Boy ' came out the same year that " Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid " did . Redford looks so much younger here ; it must have been the mustache as The Kid . Curiously , he had a similar scene here with Susan Clark as Sundance did with Katharine Ross , a kind of surprise bedroom att... |
367,765 | 2,707,735 | 30,650 | 7 | I got plans and I got organization , nothing's gonna stop me . . . | Racket Busters is a Warner Brothers period piece that zeroes in on racketeering in the food and trucking business of the 1930's . John " Czar " Martin ( Humphrey Bogart ) has his sights set on the entire industry , seeking tribute from everyone in the food chain through intimidation and bribery . Denny Jordan ( Georg... |
368,530 | 2,707,735 | 52,602 | 7 | Here lies The Bat - Threatened with exposure he destroyed himself . | If you're a fan of 1950's " B " horror AND Vincent Price , there are three films on your must see list - " House on Haunted Hill " ( 1959 ) , " The Fly " ( 1958 ) , and this one - " The Bat " . Movie posters of the era proclaimed " when it flies . . . someone dies ! " Perhaps not as dire as the hype portends , neverthe... |
367,556 | 2,707,735 | 39,054 | 7 | This babe , is she a canary with steam ? . . . | This is not the type of movie I would usually tune in to , but with the Turner Classic Movie channel as a new addition to my cable line up , I thought I'd give it a try . It turned out to be a fairly entertaining little number , showcasing Kathryn Grayson and June Allyson as runaways from Boston society and all its ' h... |
367,577 | 2,707,735 | 39,152 | 7 | Only a man that carries a gun ever needs one . | An injured Quirt Evans ( John Wayne ) is taken in by a peaceful Quaker family , among them the lovely daughter Penelope Worth ( Gail Russell ) . For Penelope , it's virtually love at first sight , her facial expressions and eyes doing almost all of the talking for her . Evans is an amiable patient , but he has scores t... |
367,887 | 2,707,735 | 41,761 | 7 | You better get another story Carney , this one sorta needs crutches . " | The film starts out as if it were a documentary , the voice over narration describing New York City's reputation as a major maritime port , along with the burgeoning problem of a growing drug trade . It heats up from there with a million dollar drug deal in the works , masterminded by drug kingpin Paul Vicola ( Yul Bry... |
368,156 | 2,707,735 | 45,604 | 7 | You do not distrust men who volunteer for certain death Mr . Kroll . | The film gets credit for it's slow and deliberate pacing in the early going , as it builds suspense toward the revelation of the plot to destroy the Panama Canal . You had to wonder what all the intrigue and mystery was about regarding Clegg ( Paul Brinegar ) , Kroll ( John Mylong ) , Sam Wilton ( Leif Erickson ) and t... |
368,284 | 2,707,735 | 65,150 | 7 | Let's take ' em to Mexico ! | The opening Civil War battle scene in " The Undefeated " takes place three days after General Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House , the opposing Colonels receiving word of the news via a courier on the battlefield . Union Colonel John Henry Thomas ( John Wayne ) is only too glad to get on with civilian life . He ... |
367,944 | 2,707,735 | 32,636 | 7 | You think changin ' your uniform means anything , you'll still be wearin ' stripes . You may not be able to see ' em , but they'll be there alright . | George Raft and an unrecognizably young William Holden are top billed as brothers Cliff and Tim Taylor in this 1939 gangster genre film that has both brothers skirting opposite sides of the law as they try to make a life for themselves . The story opens with Cliff Taylor and fellow Sing Sing inmate Chuck Martin ( Humph... |
367,894 | 2,707,735 | 70,518 | 7 | I believe they elected you and paid you good wages for killin ' the kid , huh ? | I only became aware of this film recently from a documentary on Sam Peckinpah's career , and managed to call it up rather quickly via my local library's request system . I'm left with mixed feelings , mostly due to the slow pacing of the story and Kris Kristofferson's casting as The Kid . " Young Guns " gets panned by ... |
368,428 | 2,707,735 | 65,134 | 7 | Sister , you wanna bless ' em , you bless ' em dry . | Two Mules for Sister Sara is actually a pretty cool sounding name for the story , cooler I suppose than ' Disabled Mule and Replacement Burro for Sister Sara ' would have been . Western movie titles as late as the 1950's often had nothing to do with the story , but this one at least came fairly close . Close also in ... |
368,587 | 2,707,735 | 32,643 | 7 | Well I don't believe in villains Mr . Graselli , no , not even in real life . | File this one under films you probably never heard of , but once you've seen it , it occupies a nice warm place in your movie library to help remind you of a simpler time and place . The title comes from Mrs . Nora Taylor's ( Jessie Busley ) romantic dream of having her son return home as a rich man to marry his childh... |
368,191 | 2,707,735 | 33,175 | 7 | Mister , the stork that brought you must have been a vulture . | Between 1934 and 1940 , James Cagney and Pat O'Brien appeared in an incredible nine films together , taking a forty year break before working together for one more time in 1981's " Ragtime " . But if you're accustomed to the stereotyped roles of Cagney as a gangster and O'Brien as a warm hearted and benevolent confidan... |
368,477 | 2,707,735 | 30,483 | 7 | Softly , softly , catchee monkey . | It's interesting that this movie had a Scotland Yard connection , one might have expected Sherlock Holmes to make an appearance . Mr . Moto ( Peter Lorre ) assumes the identity of a Japanese houseboy to Parisian criminal Paul Brissac following their escape from a Devil's Island prison camp . Once situated in London , M... |
367,849 | 2,707,735 | 50,499 | 7 | In our business , a man should never stop and think . | With the Brad Pitt / Casey Affleck film ( The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ) still in limited release at present , this picture managed to temporarily satisfy my curiosity about the death of Jesse James and see it from a 1950's perspective . Since the title of the picture doesn't hint at the s... |
368,559 | 2,707,735 | 33,159 | 7 | It is not easy to know where loyalty ends and love begins . | This is really quite a remarkable picture , reminiscent more of the Warners Brothers films of the era than something Republic Pictures might have put out . Nominally it's considered a Western ( I saw it today on the Encore Western Channel ) , but the only connection to that genre it has would be it's setting , as itine... |
368,478 | 2,707,735 | 30,469 | 7 | You have seen the sign of the fiery Naga . . . | The fourth in the series of Twentieth Century Fox films featuring Japanese detective Mr . Moto ( Peter Lorre ) opens with jungle stock footage right before aviatrix Victoria Mason ( Rochelle Hudson ) sabotages her own airplane and parachutes to safety in the Cambodian wilds of Tong Moi . The logistics of that plane cra... |
368,479 | 2,707,735 | 30,470 | 7 | . . . there's no situation that science and skill cannot master . | Those familiar with the background of this movie know that it started out as " Charlie Chan at Ringside " , and was hastily re-cast when Warner Oland died . Keye Luke maintained his role as Number # 1 Son Lee Chan , and Harold Huber appeared as head of the homicide department , similar to the roles he played in a pair ... |
367,709 | 2,707,735 | 19,702 | 7 | There , you ought to have been more careful , might have cut somebody with that . | Alfred Hitchcock's first talking picture leaves one disoriented for quite a few minutes into the story before any words are spoken . There are scenes where people are speaking to each other , though no word screens appear , and this viewer was left wondering if the description on the slip cover of my DVD was in error .... |
367,778 | 2,707,735 | 41,929 | 7 | To the Rangers ! | A reasonable enough entry to be included as part of AMC's Saturday morning Western lineup , the film brings together the somewhat unlikely trio of William Holden , Macdonald Carey and William Bendix in a tale of villains and Texas Rangers . The boys start out as amiable bad guys who get separated following one of their... |
368,373 | 2,707,735 | 23,969 | 7 | A gala day is enough for me , I don't think I can handle any more . | Marx Brothers films aren't so much about telling a story , rather they are a barrage of gags , one liners and clever vignettes . " Duck Soup " is right at the top of the list of their funniest and most frenetic films . In a loosely developed plot , the country of Sylvania is attempting to steal the war plans of neighbo... |
368,388 | 2,707,735 | 70,605 | 7 | He must have gone to join the herd . | The absurdist nature of the film doesn't hide the basic premise of the story - conformity to a herd mentality is to be resisted at all times if one is determined to remain an individual . The rampage of the rhinoceros ( es ) / rhinocerii ( ? ? ) may serve to distract the disengaged viewer , but if you're paying attenti... |
368,239 | 2,707,735 | 39,017 | 7 | It seems so simple the way you explain it Mr . Holmes . | Find the murderer and you'll find the diamond is uttered by Sherlock Holmes ( Basil Rathbone ) more than once in the early going , however the diamond is in Holmes ' possession the entire time . That would be the Star of Rhodesia , a 422 carat diamond , whose ownership over the years has resulted in unfortunate circu... |
367,782 | 2,707,735 | 47,673 | 7 | I don't know what he's up to , but he's got that Rogers and Hammerstein look again . | Often , repeat viewings of a movie will reward me with a greater appreciation for it , however in the case of " White Christmas " , the effect may be the opposite , so I might better ' count my blessings ' and stop with today's screening . Don't get me wrong , I'm all for nostalgia , but this one appears to have aged r... |
368,490 | 2,707,735 | 70,630 | 7 | Now we'll find out if he's as good a man as they say he is . | Watching " Santee " on the Encore Western Channel wound up leaving a lot more questions than answers for me on a number of different levels . The most troublesome aspect of the story was young Jody Deakes ' ( Michael Burns ) willing team up with Santee ( Glenn Ford ) following the confrontation and killing of his fathe... |
367,980 | 2,707,735 | 50,468 | 7 | If I'm gonna die , at least I'll die with the only friend I ever had . | I've seen this movie three or four times now , and I can't shrug off the feeling that it wasn't anything special . Along with legendary names like Billy the Kid and Jesse James and locales like Tombstone , the historic gunfight at the O . K Corral is one of those events that just keeps getting larger and more infamous ... |
367,679 | 2,707,735 | 38,991 | 7 | It's my job to bring escaped Nazis to justice . | It struck me while watching " The Stranger " that this could have been an Alfred Hitchcock film , what with the clock tower motif and the stairs / ladder plot element , not to mention the Nazi connection with Hitch's " Notorious " . Considering all that , there are a number of counterbalancing effects that prevent the ... |
367,735 | 2,707,735 | 90,022 | 7 | I'm not a great believer in doin ' nothing . | The highly improbable logistics of the opening scene with the exploding stove top sets the viewer up for a fun ride , one in which you don't know what to expect as the opening credits roll . Kevin Kline and John Cleese - is it a Monty Python Western ? Scott Glenn looking like a misplaced Carradine brother . Kevin Costn... |
368,245 | 2,707,735 | 26,199 | 7 | Motive like end of string , tied in many knots ; end may be in sight but hard to unravel . | Charlie Chan in Shanghai opens with a playful Oriental Detective aboard ship entertaining a group of young children , to the point of singing the saga of Ming Lo Fu . We learn Charlie's age in this film as he states to the ship's captain - " Sixty summers young , sixty winters old . " The tone of the film changes qui... |
368,248 | 2,707,735 | 26,198 | 7 | I beg your pardon , but this murder has been a great shock to me . | Charlie Chan in Paris opens with sufficient intrigue ; a disguised beggar on crutches is suitably mysterious as Charlie disembarks from his plane . Very soon , a rock with a note attached is thrown through Chan's cab window warning him to leave France or his life will be in danger . The strong continuity from film to... |
368,247 | 2,707,735 | 26,197 | 7 | Insignificant molehill sometimes more important than conspicuous mountain . | Charlie Chan arrives in Egypt at the bequest of the French Archaeological Society to investigate missing relics that have turned up in the hands of private collectors and rival museums . When he discovers the body of expedition leader Professor Arnold in a sarcophagus , the case turns into a murder mystery . Charlie Ch... |
368,516 | 2,707,735 | 41,866 | 7 | Don't apologize , it's a sign of weakness . | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon may not be the best title that this film could have had ; the yellow ribbon stands for a sweetheart , and the movie doesn't dwell on romance , unless it's the symbolic romance of the Old West in the days following Custer's defeat at Little Big Horn . That's where the movie picks up , as Capta... |
368,443 | 2,707,735 | 32,283 | 7 | Your objective is to deal a death blow to the Allies . | Considering the era and the subject matter , this one is actually quite good . The misdirection with the characters is done in such a way as to keep you constantly guessing , and the revelation of Margaret Lindsay's character actually came across as a surprise to me , even though in retrospect it might have been telegr... |
368,242 | 2,707,735 | 45,918 | 7 | Why you old cinder , you couldn't kill a dead fish with a cannon . | I must say , " Iron Mountain Trail " is one of the better " B " Westerns coming out of Republic Pictures in the 1950's . It stars a spirited Rex Allen in a tale involving not two , but three competing factions for the rights to a U . S . postal contract between San Francisco and San Diego . The leading contender at the... |
367,654 | 2,707,735 | 45,897 | 7 | You can do a lot of things in thirty minutes . | I would never have thought that Alfred Hitchcock had a strict Roman Catholic upbringing , including training with the Jesuits . It's one of the interesting things revealed in a special feature on the DVD release of " I Confess " . The movie allows Hitch to explore the sanctity of the Catholic sacrament of Penance , and... |
368,494 | 2,707,735 | 37,166 | 7 | We have no leader , we're all equal , we're a group of free men . | The exploits of the Free French Air Force is the subject of this 1944 Warner Brothers Film . It follows events shortly after French capitulation to the Germans during World War II with the signing of an armistice following Nazi routing of the Maginot Line . More specifically , the movie covers the exploits of a band of... |
367,586 | 2,707,735 | 54,757 | 7 | Monsieur , words are what men live by , words are what they mean . | It didn't take me long to get beyond the opening scene's mention of it being 1843 , and the idea that Paul Regret ( Stuart Whitman ) got to walk away from a hanging for killing the son of a ranking official in a duel . After that it's all entertainment value in the pairing of Whitman and John Wayne in a lively Western ... |
368,108 | 2,707,735 | 28,426 | 7 | My dear lady , you must appreciate that this radio station is a great impersonal machine dedicated to the public good . | After a couple years of searching for the Humphrey Bogart film , " Two Against the World " , it unexpectedly showed up as a TCM offering under the title " One Fatal Hour " , a First National film from 1936 . Bogey's character is Sherry Scott , the man who runs WUBC , a radio station whose program lineup is losing liste... |
367,669 | 2,707,735 | 39,302 | 7 | When I get excited about something I give it everything I have , I'm funny that way . | Mysterious strangers keep popping up at just the right time to aid Vincent Parry ( Humphrey Bogart ) , convicted for the murder of his wife and on the lam from San Quentin . Watching this film requires a healthy dose of detachment from reality as the situations presented all feel like contrivances to keep the story mov... |
368,272 | 2,707,735 | 37,151 | 7 | There are too many rats in this house , they should be done away with . | I couldn't help thinking about half way through this film - Charlie Chan could have used one adventure like this one ! Played very lighthearted , the film is a hoot that maybe suffers from being a tad too lengthy . An eccentric millionaire with a penchant for astrology has died , specifying in his will that he be entom... |
367,878 | 2,707,735 | 43,733 | 7 | Well corn my pone and chit my chittlins . . . | The thing I noticed about thirty minutes into the picture was how complicated the plotting got for a movie from the early Fifties . Not what I was expecting from a title like " The Lemon Drop Kid " , whose title character is wonderfully performed by one of my all time favorites - Bob Hope . Hope is his trademark self m... |
367,941 | 2,707,735 | 39,305 | 7 | Maybe she was alright , and maybe Christmas comes in July , but I didn't believe it . | Shades of " The Big Sleep " , another and better known Bogart film , " Dead Reckoning " may not be as convoluted as it's precursor , but it will leave you asking just as many questions . Can you really come away from the film knowing who killed Stuart Chandler ? By the time it's over we have three confessions over ' wh... |
368,526 | 2,707,735 | 32,819 | 7 | Coincidence like ancient egg , leave unpleasant odor . | Murder Over New York is an entertaining entry in the Charlie Chan series of films , but if you're paying attention , a lot of plot holes reveal themselves to the observant eye . While traveling to New York City for an annual police convention , Chan ( Sidney Toler ) meets former Scotland Yard investigator Hugh Drake ... |
368,295 | 2,707,735 | 41,555 | 7 | Live fast , die young , and have a good lookin ' corpse . | Columbia Pictures borrows a page from the Warner Brothers play book with this 1949 film , but where the WB would present a social commentary and let the viewer decide his own opinion , this film hits you over the head repeatedly with the notion that social ills are the cause of every youth gone wrong . Even Bogart's ch... |
367,828 | 2,707,735 | 50,420 | 7 | It isn't easy to speak the truth once the lies start . . . | It would be easy to characterize the film as a brother out for revenge Western but it's more complex than that . In fact the movie surprises with a whole lot more attention to detail than you'd expect from a 1950's effort , from Brock's extended barroom brawl to the place names depicted on the businesses of Showdown Cr... |
368,287 | 2,707,735 | 21,668 | 7 | Death is a black camel that kneels unbidden at every gate . | Filmed in 1931 , " The Black Camel " sets the stage early for a long string of Charlie Chan films to follow , with it's large cast of characters and murder suspects , and more twists , turns and red herrings than you can shake a stick at . Warner Oland does the honors here as the Oriental Detective operating on his hom... |
367,689 | 2,707,735 | 45,847 | 7 | I can just see it now , blood all over my nice clean floors . | Get past the unlikely premise of " Gunsmoke " and you've got yourself a pretty good Western . Reb Kittridge ( Audie Murphy ) is a hired gunslinger who arrives in Montana on an as yet unknown job prospect . Unknown that is , except to most of the rest of the town , including intended victim Dan Saxon ( Paul Kelly ) . He... |
368,268 | 2,707,735 | 32,325 | 7 | In Panama , walls equipped with eyes as well as ears . | Prior to having his cover blown midway through the film by overzealous Number # 2 Son Jimmy ( Victor Sen Yung ) , Sidney Toler masquerades as Panama Hat shop owner Fu Yuen , approached by U . S . government agent Godley ( Addison Richards ) on the trail of an enigmatic spy known only as Ryner . When Godley dies in Fu Y... |
368,532 | 2,707,735 | 32,324 | 7 | Will please explain presence of one dummy inside another dummy . | Sentenced to death for robbery and murder , Steve McBirney ( Marc Lawrence ) shoots his way out of court by grabbing a deputy's gun , making his way to an accomplice's getaway car . He prevails upon Dr . Cream ( C . Henry Gordon ) , of Cream's Crime Museum to make him a new face so that he can get his revenge upon Insp... |
368,194 | 2,707,735 | 32,383 | 7 | Outside a snort o ' hooch now and then , I ain't got no bad habits . | With a budget of seven hundred thousand dollars , " Dark Command " was Republic's costliest film , and it wound up being their biggest box office hit . It shows too , the production values are quite good and the entire film is crisp and clean . I've been waiting quite a while to catch this movie on one of the cable cha... |
367,768 | 2,707,735 | 32,873 | 7 | We each want half of the same romance . . . | Based on the novel " Love Insurance " by Charlie Chan author Earl Derr Biggers , " One Night in the Tropics " is the 1940 debut film for comedy team Abbott and Costello , although they are third billed after stars Allan Jones and Nancy Kelly . The story involves Jones ' character Jim " Lucky " Moore writing an insuranc... |
367,706 | 2,707,735 | 39,372 | 7 | I knew that tonight , I'd be afraid of the dark . | It's hard to separate DeForest Kelley from his Star Trek persona as Dr . Leonard " Bones " McCoy , so it's always a blast to see him in a totally unrelated role . He guest starred in many T . V . Westerns of the 1950's and 60's , but to see him actually playing the lead in the 1947 noir film " Fear in the Night " was a... |
368,183 | 2,707,735 | 59,076 | 7 | We're scientists , we have to do things we hate , that even sicken us . | Even without the presence of Vincent Price , " Curse of the Fly " turns out to be quite the effective sci-fi horror thriller , and for me , a welcome treat courtesy of my local library , since I didn't know this third entry in the " Fly " series even existed until today . The picture effectively follows up on events of... |
368,011 | 2,707,735 | 50,356 | 7 | I think this American captain is no amateur . | Not as claustrophobic or psychologically haunting as the German film " Das Boot " , this film is still an intriguing war time drama with plenty of action . Richard Widmark is perhaps too confident in his role as Captain Murrell , as there is rarely the hint that the Americans are at risk , particularly after the clever... |
368,135 | 2,707,735 | 61,107 | 7 | Look mister , why can't you leave this intelligence work to us professionals ? | Every once in a while I like to go into a movie cold , without knowing what it's about or reading the DVD or video sleeve for a quick synopsis . That's the way I approached " Torn Curtain " , along with a preconceived notion that that it might have some similarity to " Psycho " , with the image of a slashing knife goin... |
367,731 | 2,707,735 | 26,385 | 7 | . . . he who digs a grave for somebody else , usually falls in himself . | With most of James Cagney's early films , his character portrayal is generally a bit flamboyant , even over the top at times . In " Frisco Kid " , it appears that Cagney found a way to take command of his role with some reserve , as his character rises from itinerant sailor to one of the most powerful men in San Franci... |
368,203 | 2,707,735 | 65,446 | 7 | Appears to me you've been seventeen kinds of a damn fool . . . | Movie fans who recall Sam Peckinpah as a writer and director of violent Westerns will see something quite different in " The Ballad of Cable Hogue " . The film , much like " The Wild Bunch " and " Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid " , makes a statement about the passing of the Old West , a favorite Peckinpah theme . Of the... |
367,567 | 2,707,735 | 46,054 | 7 | My Lord , if it's possible to disregard treason , I offer my sincere regrets . | I'm probably going about this in reverse direction , this is the first sword wielding epic of Errol Flynn I've been able to watch . As such , I can't make the comparison against the athleticism and youthful enthusiasm of his earlier films as others on this forum have competently done . For me , the adventure played out... |
367,638 | 2,707,735 | 47,985 | 7 | I got it in me , you put it there . | I don't know how movie goers in the Fifties reacted to this film , but viewing it today makes the events in the story seem pretty preposterous . Not that it didn't have it's moments of psychological drama and tense confrontation , but it seems to me that Dan Hilliard ( Fredric March ) and daughter Cindy ( Mary Murphy )... |
368,485 | 2,707,735 | 70,363 | 7 | I have come to claim what was taken from me . | I always liked Burt Reynolds , but have generally seen him in self effacing roles that allow his humorous and devilish side come through ; that's probably why " The Longest Yard " is my favorite Reynolds film . I think he handles his movie Western roles well enough , but it's not the genre I prefer seeing him in . In "... |
368,509 | 2,707,735 | 348,150 | 7 | A son becomes the father , and a father becomes the son . | With an initial smattering of information about " Superman Returns " , mostly positive , I had a pretty good feeling about going to view it today . Though it fills the bill as an action packed super hero adventure , I came away with a sense of dissatisfaction after it was all over . This may have to do with a classic v... |
367,979 | 2,707,735 | 17,667 | 7 | Fellow jack-asses - - and ladies ! Lend me your long ears . | Most of the silent films I've seen have been serious in nature , so it was fun to see one with a comic touch . The setting and some of the scenes for " The Beloved Rogue " were reminiscent of 1923's " The Hunchback of Notre Dame " relative to the Paris street scenes and the celebration of the ' King of Fools ' . John B... |
367,791 | 2,707,735 | 63,350 | 7 | Kill the brain and you kill the ghoul . | A threatening musical score counterpoints a tranquil country road setting in the opening scene of " Night of the Living Dead " ; that road appropriately leading to a cemetery . Very soon , a childhood torment becomes a reality as brother Johnny repeats to his sister - " They're coming to get you Barbra . . . " The firs... |
367,923 | 2,707,735 | 33,022 | 7 | Well here's another nice bucket of suds you've gotten me into ! | With Oliver Hardy bedeviled by the sound of horns , bells , phones and trombones , his doctor Finlayson advises peace and quiet and a diet of goat milk . Partner Stan Laurel comes up with a great solution , living on a docked boat so the salt sea air can help Ollie get all the rest he needs . It's a great premise for a... |
367,783 | 2,707,735 | 340,163 | 7 | Counterfeit Feds , must be very expensive . The ' blood on the hands ' opening sequence along with the movie's title virtually assures a successful hostage resolution by the time it all ends . This time out , Bruce Willis shows some vulnerability that wasn't as apparent in his yippie-ki-yay Die Hard days , and it work... | null |
368,541 | 2,707,735 | 33,021 | 7 | The road to Santa Fe was on iron rails to Kansas , and pure nerve from there on . | Santa Fe Trail only nominally lives up to it's title , serving as a backdrop to it's story of abolitionist John Brown ( Raymond Massey ) and his zealous mission to ban slavery in pre Civil War America . Most of the action takes place in ' Bloody Kansas ' , still a territory in 1854 and home of Fort Leavenworth , the ... |
367,879 | 2,707,735 | 45,177 | 7 | Out of my way , I'm a Harvard man ! | What a great team-up - my favorite ' B ' Western movie cowboy , Roy Rogers , getting together with probably my favorite all time humanitarian , Bob Hope . Adding Jane Russell to the mix was just the icing on the cake for this zany and off beat comedy Western . And before I forget , this has GOT to be Trigger's finest p... |
368,102 | 2,707,735 | 32,022 | 7 | He stole my watch , my girl and my car . . . , yeah , serves him right . | It's always a good feeling when a movie delivers the goods when you weren't expecting it . The Dead End Kids / Bowery Boys found themselves in a lot of uneven films , and usually did better when in a support role , as in " Angels With Dirty Faces " . Here , their presence as a backdrop to the story of a boxer framed fo... |
368,009 | 2,707,735 | 53,084 | 7 | Only an imbecile could have won this war , and he did . | I find myself with mixed feelings and in the middle on this flick . It has it's funny moments , but overall I found myself looking for more in the way of satirical dialog and inspired sight gags . For Peter Sellers , his first starring film role was a good warm up for the characters he would portray in 1964's " Dr . St... |
368,505 | 2,707,735 | 39,645 | 7 | You see , I wanted to be a detective too . It only took brains , courage and a gun , and I had the gun . | I never tire of Bob Hope's brand of humor , whether it be stand up or in films , and " My Favorite Brunette " is a great showcase for his comedic talent . I got a kick out of an early scene where he uses his famous beak to slide open the peephole of a door leading to death row . It's a self deprecating move and clearly... |
368,084 | 2,707,735 | 45,094 | 7 | Look , don't fool with the fun flute unless you check with the master . | Lots of great sound and sight gags in this one ; credit Paramount Pictures with a willingness to take it's share of shots ( along with Bing's brother Bob ) in the story along with allowing the boys to do those clever asides and comments directly to the viewer . The inclusion of cameos by Martin and Lewis in Lala's drea... |
368,076 | 2,707,735 | 62,708 | 7 | I'm broke without a woman and you're rich without a man . | The word " Bandolero ! " rolls off the tongue so nicely you would think the film would have a more upbeat feel to it , especially with that exclamation point as part of the title . However the word in Spanish means bandit , and as the film heads into the second half the action gets pretty grim . Dean Martin and Jimmy S... |
368,083 | 2,707,735 | 54,934 | 7 | Well we can run , or we can stay and fight . | Gold of the Seven Saints is such a cool sounding title for a Western that it's a shame the movie failed to live up to the mystery . I still can't get used to the idea of Roger Moore in a horse opera , and in this one he's not even asked to mask his English accent , instead going for a hearty Irish brogue . His charac... |
367,882 | 2,707,735 | 43,424 | 7 | Heaven takes care of drunks and children . | Come Fill The Cup might actually be the first film to realistically describe alcoholism as a disease , and the surprise here is how the story tackles the idea that no one can help an alcoholic get sober except the alcoholic himself . For Charley Dolan ( James Gleason ) , the road to sobriety began when he heard the s... |
367,723 | 2,707,735 | 52,998 | 7 | . . . poor boy , you're bound to die . | Wow - I'm surprised at the handful of reviewers on this board unwilling to catch the film a break ; either that , or one hasn't seen enough ' B ' oaters prior to the late 1950's to realize that this one isn't that bad . In fact , as far as Michael Landon's second starring movie role goes , you can already see his self ... |
367,956 | 2,707,735 | 60,777 | 7 | From now on , you ain't got nothing to worry about . | If you're a Western movie genre fan , you've probably caught the classics " Shane " and " 3 : 10 to Yuma " , with Van Heflin in prominent supporting roles . The surprise in " The Ruthless Four " is that Heflin leaves both of those prior characterizations firmly in the dust with a strong lead role as Sam Cooper , a griz... |
367,801 | 2,707,735 | 45,073 | 7 | This is a story not yet told . . . | I caught this one on Turner Classics on New Year's Day as part of their all day sci-fi programming of flicks from the 1950's . Unlike another offering , " The 27th Day " , I had heard of " Red Planet Mars " before , but didn't know that it's subject matter tied America's fascination with Martian invasions together with... |
368,252 | 2,707,735 | 33,723 | 7 | I ain't sayin ' there is , and I ain't sayin there ain't . . . | Hold That Ghost was Abbott and Costello's fourth feature film , and the third in which they were headline billed . Also going three for three with the comedy duo were The Andrews Sisters and Shemp Howard , who previously appeared with the boys in " Buck Privates " and " In the Navy " . The film style differs somewhat... |
367,961 | 2,707,735 | 184,894 | 7 | John Wayne . . . , that's a terrible cowboy name ! | As a fan of movie Westerns , I got the biggest kick every time a reference was made or an homage paid to characters and films that had gone before . Most obvious of course is the title knock off of genre favorite " High Noon " , and it just keeps building from there . Chon Wang / John Wayne was a hoot , along with the ... |
367,678 | 2,707,735 | 37,536 | 7 | And a gift to the Church you know , is tax deductible . | Two preconceptions I had of the film were summarily dismissed after my initial viewing ; it's not technically a Christmas movie , and the ' battle ' of wills between Sister Mary Benedict ( Ingrid Bergman ) and Father O'Malley ( Bing Crosby ) is never more than a shadow of the main event I expected . That's not to say i... |
368,503 | 2,707,735 | 35,608 | 7 | I got faith . . . in God , President Roosevelt , and the Brooklyn Dodgers , in the order of their importance . | Raymond Massey and Humphrey Bogart head the cast of this World War II epic detailing the role of the U . S . Merchant Marine , a film apparently convincing enough that it was used as a training film for the real military branch of that name . In fact , the action sequences are very real and convey a sense of what it mu... |
367,839 | 2,707,735 | 32,153 | 7 | Who said anything about crime , this is a business . | Billy Halop led the Dead End Kids in three other films that paired them up with Humphrey Bogart - " Dead End " which gave the gang their name , " Crime School " , and the memorable " Angels With Dirty Faces " . Here , Halop co-stars as the conflicted Johnny Stone , a nineteen year old impressionable young man who looks... |
368,459 | 2,707,735 | 24,450 | 7 | In my opinion , modern journalism has descended to a deplorable level . | The entire premise of " Picture Snatcher " is pretty weak , but put Jimmy Cagney in the lead role and you have the makings of an entertaining flick . Cagney shows all the energy and grit that made him a star as early as the 1930's , and here he's top billed as a former mobster going straight as of all things , a tabloi... |
368,085 | 2,707,735 | 37,576 | 7 | Of all the slummocky blackguards ! | I'm always pleasantly surprised at how entertaining some of these era films turn out to be , and with it's stellar cast , " Captain Kidd " is no exception . As the title character , Charles Laughton is at his finest , playing both sides of the sea lanes as it were , in the employ of the King of England while marauding ... |
368,338 | 2,707,735 | 54,795 | 7 | You don't know me well enough to hate me that much . | This one turned out a lot better than I was willing to give credit for going in , so much for first impressions . The hook in the early going is Yellowleg's ( Brian Keith ) never removing his hat , and that interest builds after he saves Turkey ( Chill Wills ) from a lynching . Turk and his partner Billy ( Steve Cochra... |
368,517 | 2,707,735 | 56,983 | 7 | Row faster Louise , if I die there's nothing in it for you . | By the time this film was over , I couldn't help thinking that if it were made today , using modern technology and special effects , " Dementia 13 " might be one of the all time great horror and psychological thrillers . Add to that the fabled directing of an experienced Francis Ford Coppola , and you would have a mode... |
367,832 | 2,707,735 | 30,057 | 7 | If you have to push him around , do it gently . | The parallels to the same year's " Angels With Dirty Faces " is unmistakable , right down to the character of Father Jerry , portrayed in this picture by Paul Kelly . I'm a bit curious about the opening scene in which the street sign marking 35th Street and 11th Avenue also states Hell's Kitchen ; I wonder if that was ... |
367,787 | 2,707,735 | 58,700 | 7 | They want my blood , their lives or mine . . . | The Last Man on Earth opens with the desolation of city landscapes betraying not a hint of activity , and bodies lying in the streets . A community church billboard heralds : " The End Has Come " . Against this desperation , one man survives and marks time on the walls of his home . For three years he has wearily res... |
368,143 | 2,707,735 | 35,700 | 7 | Well what are we dawdling for , don't spare the horses ! | This was rather an anomaly among ' B ' Westerns , the nominal bad guy Stephen Bent ( Richard Dix ) conducted himself rather admirably , while the loyal foreman of the Jeptha Marr Freighting Company , Gideon Skene ( Albert Dekker ) , often looked like a vigilante . The REAL outlaw of course was Champ Clanton , portrayed... |
367,952 | 2,707,735 | 33,754 | 7 | Every time you open my mouth you get me in trouble . | In The Navy is the second Abbott and Costello service film , with a nod to their first , " Buck Privates " in the opening credits . Genuinely high on patriotism , it brings back The Andrews Sisters and Shemp Howard from the prior picture . The plot involves crooner Russ Raymond ( Dick Powell ) dropping out of the cel... |
368,094 | 2,707,735 | 37,611 | 7 | Sometimes your thoughts can be like a malignant disease and start to eat away your will power . | Conflict has always been one of my favorite Bogey movies , even if it doesn't score highly with most viewers . Perhaps it's the chemistry between he and Sydney Greenstreet , who's character is a psychiatrist who specializes in the workings of the criminal mind . There's a great scene in which Professor Hamilton ( Gre... |
368,230 | 2,707,735 | 37,622 | 7 | . . . he's the guy who says who does it to who and for how much . | I've seen a number of poor films from Poverty Row studio PRC Pictures , but this has to be one of their better efforts , an unusually involved gangster flick that pits bad guys against bad guys and a grand jury attempting to get the goods on a big time crime syndicate . Newspaper reporter Jim Riley ( Tom Neal ) gets un... |
367,563 | 2,707,735 | 24,507 | 7 | No , no , you start out by holding my hand and pretty soon you'll wanna shuffle the whole deck . | My primary interest in picking up this film was to get a look at the acclaimed Eddie Cantor , a legendary entertainer in his day who you don't even hear of anymore . The first thing I was impressed with was the ' look ' of the movie ; filmed in the same year as " King Kong " it looked like the product of perhaps two de... |
367,566 | 2,707,735 | 613,600 | 7 | Babyface Bogart | Ordinarily I wouldn't consider reviewing a television episode , but since Humphrey Bogart is my favorite actor , I thought I'd offer some comments on this episode of " The Jack Benny Program " . It's an eye opener for several reasons , not so much for Bogey's appearance , but as a time capsule reminder of how naive TV ... |
367,966 | 2,707,735 | 39,820 | 7 | There's so little time and so much to tell . . . | It's only a little over an hour in length , but you'll have to pay attention to all that's going on or you'll get lost real quickly . Utilizing a flashback within a flashback , the story turns up a number of twists that actually wind up being fairly clever given the era . Done today with a sharp script writer , this co... |
367,967 | 2,707,735 | 358,082 | 7 | Why be you when you can be new . | I guess one of the advantages of having a two year old grandson is getting to watch movies I wouldn't ordinarily consider viewing . That happened today with " Robots " , and it wasn't altogether a bad experience , particularly in light of some of the reviews on this site bashing the film . Those claiming it's the worst... |
368,301 | 2,707,735 | 37,638 | 7 | That's life , whichever way you turn , fate sticks out a foot and trips you . | Ann Savage gets my vote for the person I would least like to meet under any circumstances , much less as a hitchhiker at a desert gas station . Her character Vera in Edgar Ulmer's noir mind bender " Detour " sets a new standard for women of her disposition , those with a capital ' B ' . The film builds intensity as it'... |
368,266 | 2,707,735 | 31,747 | 7 | I haven't done anything , except kill a lot of coyotes in self defense , if you want to put it in law talk . | If you can't picture James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart as gun totin ' Western outlaws , then give yourself a treat and try " The Oklahoma Kid " . Granted , neither actor appears as comfortable in their cowboy persona as they do as gangsters , but they manage to pull off a fairly credible and interesting story , with a r... |
368,377 | 2,707,735 | 24,090 | 7 | Never let a snake bite ya ' twice . | Thanks to " Hard To Handle " , I now know that the grapefruit diet dates back at least seventy five years ! It's always cool to catch a movie that delivers in an unexpected way , and here , Jimmy Cagney is at his best as a fast talking con man , er . . . , entrepreneur as it were , capitalizing on every opportunity to ... |
367,965 | 2,707,735 | 22,151 | 7 | A retired man hasn't any paradise . . . | My first look at George Arliss as an actor and I must say that his was a strong and impressionable performance for someone who doesn't look like he could carry a movie . His character is James Alden , an automobile executive advised by his doctor to retire or face the consequences of a stressful lifestyle . Unable to f... |
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