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Doctor Bull *** (1933, Will Rogers, Marian Nixon, Vera Allen) – Classic Movie Review 10,185

Director John Ford’s 1933 black and white drama Doctor Bull is a good showcase for Will Rogers, with special interest as a Ford film, in the first of a trio of their collaborations. Rogers plays […]

Aug, 16

Judge Priest **** (1934, Will Rogers, Tom Brown, Anita Louise, Henry B Walthall, David Landau) – Classic Movie Review 10,126

Director John Ford’s 1934 film Judge Priest stars Will Rogers as 1890s widowed small-town Kentucky Judge Priest, a proud Confederate veteran, who engages his laid-back common-sense and humanity to dispense justice generally, and in particular […]

Aug, 03

Don’t Knock the Rock *** (1956, Bill Haley and the Comets, Alan Dale, Alan Freed, Little Richard) – Classic Movie Review 9863

‘The Rock Kings Are Back – At Their Greatest! ‘ Director Fred F Sears’s 1956 black and white music movie Don’t Knock the Rock is Bill Haley’s hastily made, rushed-out follow-up to the earlier 1956 […]

Jun, 04

Magic Town **** (1947, James Stewart, Jane Wyman, Kent Smith) – Classic Movie Review 9559

Director William A Wellman’s 1947 comedy Magic Town is an underrated pleasure. It describes the politician’s dream – a Magic Town that is a perfect mirror of American opinions. James Stewart stars as opinion pollster […]

Mar, 25

An Enemy of the People ** (1978, Steve McQueen, Bibi Andersson, Charles Durning) – Classic Movie Review 9286

‘The water’s poisoned. The people are poisoned. The children are poisoned! The water is poisoned!’ – Dr Thomas Stockmann. Ah yes, Steve McQueen versus Henrik Ibsen! Producer-director George Schaefer’s 1978 drama An Enemy of the […]

Jan, 21

The Stripper ** (1963, Joanne Woodward, Richard Beymer, Claire Trevor, Carol Lynley, Robert Webber) – Classic Movie Review 9258

Director Franklin J Schaffner’s 1963 romantic drama The Stripper [Woman of Summer] stars the always-admirable Joanne Woodward, who builds up an ungrateful role as Lila Green, a washed-up showgirl/ struggling actress who is dumped by […]

Jan, 13

Fire Down Below ** (1997, Steven Seagal, Kris Kristofferson, Marg Helgenberger) – Classic Movie Review 9117

Director Félix Enríquez Alcalá’s violent environmentalist 1997 action thriller Fire Down Below is based on a story by Jeb Stuart, and stars Steven Seagal, Kris Kristofferson and Marg Helgenberger. Evil industrialists like Orin Hanner Sr […]

Dec, 02

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