"Support Your Local Sheriff" is a western comedy movie about a small town in Colorado experiencing a gold rush and a subsequent breakdown in law and order. An easy-going gunfighter, on his way to Australia, comes to town and reluctantly agrees to take the job as sheriff. [..]
Where the Boys Are (1960)
Four Midwestern college coeds head south to Fort Lauderdale for spring break in "Where the Boys Are." The light and breezy mood of the film takes a decidedly serious turn when one of the girls is attacked. The date rape subplot was skillfully handled by director [..]
Ocean’s 11 (1960)
Frank Sinatra's personality-driven Rat Pack motion picture "Ocean's 11" is a nostalgic view of a show business era that has long since disappeared from sight. Despite loose direction by Lewis Milestone ("Of Mice and Men" 1939) and a mediocre script by Harry Brown and Charles Lederer, the film [..]
The Apartment (1960)
The Best Picture of 1960 is....."The Apartment." The story tells of an insurance company clerk who, in hopes of climbing the corporate ladder, allows his superiors to use his apartment for their extramarital affairs. The plot thickens when the head of the company gets in on the action. [..]
Dark Victory (1939)
Bette Davis delivers one of the best performances of her career as a partying socialite who discovers she has a terminal illness in "Dark Victory." Director Edmund Goulding ("Grand Hotel" 1932) was in charge of a very slick movie with outstanding production values. He was greatly [..]
Mr. Moto’s Last Warning (1939)
Peter Lorre starred as "international policeman" Kentaro Moto in a series of seven films between 1937 and 1939. In number six, "Mr. Moto's Last Warning," Moto tries to stop someone's plot to start a war between Britain and France. Screenwriters Philip MacDonald [..]
Jamaica Inn (1939)
Alfred Hitchcock's worst film is undoubtedly "Jamaica Inn," a story of a gang of criminals who caused shipwrecks off of the treacherous Cornwall coast of England by putting out warning beacons, capturing and raiding the ships, killing the crew, and stealing the cargo. [..]
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
Alice Faye plays a young actress whose career progresses from slapstick silent pictures on to the transition from silent to sound movies in "Hollywood Cavalcade." Director Irving Cummings and screenwriter Ernest Pascal created quite an entertaining look at the silent film era. Director Malcolm St. Clair capably handled [..]
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" is a political drama/satire film about an appointed U. S. Senator taking on the political establishment. James Stewart became a big star as a result of his portrayal of Jefferson Smith, the head of the Boy Rangers (a type of the Boy Scouts [..]
Hatari! (1961)
John Wayne leads a group of people chasing wild animals across the African plains in the adventure movie "Hatari!" With much of the action revolving around the pursuit and capture of animals destined for zoos, there is little else to hold viewer's attention. Uneven direction [..]