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The Bigamist ***½ (1953, Ida Lupino, Edmond O’Brien, Joan Fontaine, Edmund Gwenn, Jane Darwell, Kenneth Tobey, John Maxwell) – Classic Movie Review 3416

In the first ever instance of a female star directing herself, Ida Lupino directs and stars in this intriguing, involving and revealing 1953 film about a travelling salesman called Harry Graham (Edmond O’Brien) who is […]

Feb, 27

The Ox-Bow Incident [Strange Incident] ***** (1943, Henry Fonda, Harry Morgan, Dana Andrews, Anthony Quinn, Francis Ford, Frank Conroy, Jane Darwell, Harry Davenport, William Eythe) – Classic Movie Review 2801

Henry Fonda and Harry Morgan play ordinary cowboys helpless to stop the lynching of three drifters, in the intelligent and powerful 1943 classic Western film The Ox-Bow Incident.  Henry Fonda and Harry Morgan play a […]

Aug, 11

Wagonmaster **** (1950, Ben Johnson, Joanne Dru, Harry Carey Jr, Ward Bond, Jane Darwell) – Classic Movie Review 2353

Director John Ford prefers taking care of atmosphere, acting and moral issues to developing plot in his striking and engaging 1950 movie. Ford offers a beautifully poetic treatment of a traditional, much travelled Western situation – the perilous […]

Apr, 04

My Darling Clementine ***** (1946, Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Victor Mature) – Classic Movie Review 2081

Director John Ford’s splendid 1946 back and white Western tells a fanciful version of the tale of the Gunfight at the OK Corral. Career-best portrayals by Henry Fonda as a thin-lipped, tough, resolute lawman Wyatt […]

Jan, 17

The Grapes of Wrath ***** (1940, Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine) – Classic Movie Review 1825

Best Director John Ford and Best Supporting Actress Jane Darwell both won essential Oscars for this stupendous 1940 film of the John Steinbeck story about the odyssey of the Joads. They are a poor Oklahoma farming […]

Nov, 10

Mary Poppins ***** (1964, Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns) – Classic Movie Review 305

The beloved 1964 five Oscar-winning Walt Disney family musical film Mary Poppins is still an adorable treat. Julie Andrews won the Best Actress Oscar, Dick Van Dyke does the worst ever cockney accent, and David […]

Oct, 20

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