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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance **** (1962, James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Vera Miles) – Classic Movie Review 2347

‘Together for the first time – James Stewart and John Wayne – in the masterpiece of four-time Academy Award winner John Ford.’ Well that’s the advertising. The reality is that, though director John Ford’s 1962 Western […]

Apr, 03

After the Thin Man **** (1936, William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart) – Classic Movie Review 2263

The story for the 1936 sequel film After the Thin Man is specially written by legendary Dashiell Hammett, based on his sleuth characters of Nick and Nora in his 1934 novel The Thin Man but […]

Mar, 14

Call Northside 777 ***** (1948, James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J Cobb, Helen Walker) – Classic Movie Review 2,071

The classic 1948 film noir thriller Call Northside 777 is excellent of its documentary-style type. James Stewart plays a real-life Chicago reporter who proved a man in prison for murder was wrongly convicted 11 years […]

Jan, 11

The Naked Spur ***** (1953, James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan, Ralph Meeker, Millard Mitchell) – Classic Movie Review 2049

The Naked Spur (1953) is the third and perhaps finest of James Stewart’s series of richly satisfying Westerns with director Anthony Mann. It is lifted to the highest rank of Westerns by the Oscar-nominated script […]

Jan, 04

The Man from Laramie **** (1955, James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp, Cathy O’Donnell, Alex Nicol) – Classic Movie Review 2050

Director Anthony Mann’s superb 1955 Western is the fifth and final fruit of his splendid collaboration with James Stewart. Stewart plays The Man from Laramie, Will Lockhart, the stranger who rides into town looking for […]

Jan, 04

The Far Country **** (1954, James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Corinne Calvet, Walter Brennan, John McIntire, Steve Brodie) – Classic Movie Review 2048

Director Anthony Mann’s sterling 1954 Western is one of the finest results of his fruitful five-movie collaboration with James Stewart, who stars as strong-minded, self-obsessed adventurer Jeff Webster. It is notable as one of the few Westerns, […]

Jan, 04

Shenandoah **** (1965, James Stewart, Doug McClure, Glenn Corbett) – Classic Movie Review 2047

Director Andrew V McLaglen’s exciting vehicle for the 57-year-old James Stewart, who was still a major star and box-office attraction in 1965, is a near-classic Western soap opera that mixes action and melodrama to good […]

Jan, 04

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