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Pony Soldier [MacDonald of the Canadian Mounties] *** (1952, Tyrone Power, Cameron Mitchell, Thomas Gomez) Classic Movie Review 10,154

Director Joseph M Newman’s 1952 Pony Soldier [MacDonald of the Canadian Mounties] stars Tyrone Power as Pony Soldier Duncan MacDonald of the Canadian Mounties, who tries to keep Canadian outlaw Cree Indians from going down […]

Aug, 09

The Halliday Brand *** (1957, Joseph Cotten, Viveca Lindfors, Betsy Blair, Ward Bond) – Classic Movie Review 9604

‘Their violence seared the West like a branding iron!’ Director Joseph H Lewis’s 1956 The Halliday Brand is a rousing flashback Western making the most of a somewhat clichéd script about a rancher father, Big […]

Apr, 06

Keoma **** (1976, Franco Nero, William Berger, Orso Maria Guerrini, Joshua Sinclair, Olga Karlatos, Donald O’Brien) – Classic Movie Review 8402

Franco Nero stars in director Enzo G Castellari’s classic 1976 vigilante Spaghetti Western Keoma, as the mixed-race half-Indian ex-Union gunfighter Keoma Shannon, who tries to protect his plague-ridden home town from being overridden by his […]

Apr, 27

The Valdez Horses [Valdez, il mezzosangue] [Chino] *** (1973, Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Van Patten, Marcel Bozzuffi) – Classic Movie Review 7514

Screen tough-guy Charles Bronson and his wife Jill Ireland star in director John Sturges’s unusual, entertaining 1973 Spanish-shot Spaghetti Western about a loner mixed-race Indian American horse breeder rancher called Chino Valdez (Bronson) who defends his horse […]

Aug, 30

‘Neath the Arizona Skies **½ (1934, John Wayne, Sheila Terry, Shirley Jean Rickert, George ‘Gabby’ Hayes, Yakima Canutt) – Classic Movie Review 5488

Director Harry L Fraser’s 1934 Monogram movie is another low-budget formula Western, with John Wayne as Chris Morrell, the protector of a little half-Indian girl called Nina (Shirley Jean Rickert), who is heiress to rich […]

May, 23

The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday ** (1976, Lee Marvin, Oliver Reed, Robert Culp) – Classic Movie Review 5442

Director Don Taylor’s 1976 comedy Western is an amiable but uneven entertainment. Stars Lee Marvin, Oliver Reed and Robert Culp and its easy-going nature make up for the general air of slackness. Lee Marvin does […]

May, 12

Duel in the Sun **** (1946, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lillian Gish, Walter Huston, Lionel Barrymore, Herbert Marshall, Charles Bickford) – Classic Movie Review 4103

Producer David Selznick’s rousing 1946 Technicolor Western is blatantly obvious, luridly colourful and terribly kitsch. Selznick was aiming to repeat his success with Gone with the Wind, but he constantly interfered with his six top […]

Jul, 30

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