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Fate Is the Hunter (1964) – with Glenn Ford and Nancy Kwan
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on Aug 11, 2016
Share This! Sam McBane played with death to prove a theory. Fate Is the Hunter had at the time, and still has, a lot going for it—a string of first-class major stars of the day, a diverse supporting cast, music by Jerry Goldsmith and Oscar-nominated cinematography by Milton Krasner. Just because read more
The Isle of Dead (1945) with Boris Karloff
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on Aug 4, 2016
Share This! What evil force is loose that empties graves of these long dead…buries those still alive…leaves behind it death…AND WORSE! Boris Karloff is still rather summarily dismissed in some circles as the actor who played Frankenstein or perhaps by younger generations as he wh read more
A Study in Scarlet (1933) – with Reginald Owen and Anna May Wong
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on Jul 28, 2016
Share This! “My interest is to bring the criminal to justice.” — Sherlock Holmes (Owen) A Study in Scarlet came almost in the middle of Arthur Wontner’s five British Sherlock Holmes films, and would be the last American film about the detective until the first of the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce read more
White Bondage (1937) with Jean Muir
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on Jul 21, 2016
Share This! Back in the day studios put out what today would barely be considered movies given their short length. Mostly these were “B” pictures and included as part of a double feature. Among these is 1937’s White Bondage, a fairly straightforward (there isn’t time for read more
Murphy’s Romance (1985) – with James Garner and Sally Field
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on Jul 14, 2016
Share This! “My friends have overlooked my shortcomings, seen me through some dark days and brightened up the rest of them. I’m glad to have them. I’m honored to have them. I’m lucky to have them.” — Murphy Brown (Garner) The most important reason to see Murphy’s Romance is for read more
I See a Dark Stranger (1946) with Deborah Kerr and Trevor Howard
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on Jul 7, 2016
Share This! Some could say that 1946’s I See a Dark Stranger (released in the US as The Adventuress) is a gem in the rough. And perhaps in some ways they’d be right, especially if they’re talking about the earlier portions of the film. Gluing the experience together is Deborah Kerr starring read more
You Can’t Take It with Your (1938) – with Jean Arthur and James Stewart
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on Jun 30, 2016
Share This! “I was going up in the elevator [to work] and it struck me I wasn’t having any fun. So I came right down and never went back. Yes, sir, that was thirty-five years ago.” —Grandpa Vanderhof (Lionel Barrymore) From his experience in directing Our Gang, Mack Sennett and Harry read more
Forbidden (1932) with Barbara Stanwyck and Adolphe Menjou
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on Jun 23, 2016
Share This! Her Greatest Dramatic Role ! Frank Capra is one of Hollywood’s all-time great directors, but even he has a few lesser known gems in his filmography. Among them is 1932’s Forbidden, a torrid potboiler starring Barbara Stanwyck and Adolphe Menjou. Perhaps even Capra himself thought read more
Experiment in Terror (1962) – with Lee Remick and Glenn Ford
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on Jun 16, 2016
Share This! The absolute ultimate in sensual shuddering suspense—see, hear and FEEL it for yourself! A woman who paints and repairs manikins for a living walks around her semi-dark work room, feeling uneasy as she prepares for bed. She has already consulted an FBI agent about a man who has threaten read more
Flamingo Road (1949) with Joan Crawford and Sydney Greenstreet
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on Jun 9, 2016
Share This! A wrong girl for the right side of the tracks. Director Michael Curtiz reunited with Mildred Pierce star Joan Crawford for 1949’s Flamingo Road, a Southern story with noir leanings full of politics and intrigue. Thankfully the politics never take center stage and stay in the near backgr read more
The Remains of the Day (1993) – with Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on Jun 2, 2016
Share This! “In my philosophy . . . a man cannot call himself well-contented until he has done all he can to be of service to his employer.” ——James Stevens (Anthony Hopkins) That such a character as James Stevens, who, today, would be called a “stuffed shirt”—then, in the 1930’s, more read more
The Lusty Men (1952) with Susan Hayward and Robert Mitchum
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on May 26, 2016
Share This! A Fast Buck… A Fast Bronc… A Fast Thrill! Here’s another example of somewhat misleading advertising. Given the title of 1952’s The Lusty Men, you’d expect lots of romance, sexual intrigue and the like. As is sometimes common in Hollywood the finished product read more
Clash by Night (1952) – with Barbara Stanwyck and Paul Douglas
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on May 19, 2016
Share This! A full-throttle tale of raw passions and gut emotions. Although Clash by Night opens like a documentary and has certain characteristics of film noir, it is neither, though their absence is a poor excuse to avoid seeing this somewhat obscure film, well-acted, the script being its weakest read more
Safari (1940) with Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson DeWelles on May 12, 2016
Share This! It’s a Safari of Love! Burning sands . . . burning lips! It’s night-time on the glamorous Nile! Let’s back the truck up for a moment before looking at this week’s picture, 1940’s Safari with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Madeleine Carroll. It’s again a good exercise read more
Frankenstein (1931) – with Boris Karloff and Colin Clive
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on May 5, 2016
Share This! THE MAN WHO MADE A MONSTER “Mr. Carl Laemmle feels it would be a little unkind to present this picture without a word of friendly warning,” begins Edward Van Sloan, one of the stars of the upcoming movie, speaking from the screen. Standing meekly on a stage, he further cautions read more
Flaxy Martin (1949) with Virginia Mayo and Zachary Scott
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on Apr 28, 2016
Share This! A girl with a heart of ice! Has anyone ever seen a film where Virginia Mayo is by far the lead star? There aren’t a whole lot of them so the answer may be in the negative on that one. Among those films which at least on the surface feature Mayo in the lead role is 1949’s Flaxy Martin. read more
Footsteps in the Fog (1955) with Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on Apr 21, 2016
Share This! “Another woman once thought she owned me. Don’t drive me too far!” —Stephen Lowry to Lily Watkins Stephen Lowry (Stewart Granger) is in deepest grief, face ashen, head bowed during the funeral of his wife. Around the grave in the interminable Victorian drizzle are his friends read more
No Man of Her Own (1950) with Barbara Stanwyck and John Lund
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on Apr 14, 2016
Share This!1950 was a busy year for Barbara Stanwyck as she starred in four films that year. Among them was No Man of Her Own, what today would be called a ‘woman’s picture.’ Or would it? For the first two thirds of the picture it’s a somber and almost depressing affair (don’t confuse read more
The Uninvited (1944) – with Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on Apr 7, 2016
Share This! “They call them the haunted shores, these stretches of Devonshire and Cornwall and Ireland which rear up against the westward ocean. Mists gather here . . . and sea fog . . . and eerie stories . . . ”—part of the opening narration A ghost story? No, not the shocker kind, read more
Angel and the Badman (1947) with John Wayne and Gail Russell
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on Mar 31, 2016
Share This!He lived only for revenge…She lived only for his love! By the middle of the 1940s it was becoming clear that in John Wayne Republic Pictures had a leading star on their hands. As the 40s progressed you can see the quality of Wayne’s pictures with Republic growing almost exponential read more