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Treasure Island (1950) with Robert Newton and Bobby Driscoll
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on Jul 16, 2015
Share This!“Aargh, matey! Them that dies will be the lucky ones!”—— Long John Silver (Robert Newton) in one of his less endearing moments Laurence Olivier? Spencer Tracy? Anthony Hopkins? Who’s the greatest film actor, you think? Marlon Brando? Robert De Niro? Humphrey Bogart? read more
Seven Thieves (1960) with Edward G. Robinson and Rod Steiger
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on Jul 9, 2015
Share This! If you go to the IMDB page for the 1960 film Seven Thieves, you won’t see much in terms of commentary and reviews. There are less than twenty user review and only a few external reviews. So what gives? Is this schlock to be avoided? The answer- and those of you familiar with the film wil read more
Seven Thieves (1960) with Edward G. Robinson and Rod Steiger
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on Jul 9, 2015
Share This! If you go to the IMDB page for the 1960 film Seven Thieves, you won’t see much in terms of commentary and reviews. There are less than twenty user review and only a few external reviews. So what gives? Is this schlock to be avoided? The answer- and those of you familiar with the film wil read more
Bedtime Story (1941) with Loretta Young and Fredric March
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on Jul 2, 2015
Share This! “It will be closed in the early spring by an act of God, and I’m sure Mr. Drake hopes it will be . . . a boy.”—— Loretta Young as Jane Drake in the curtain call at the end of her husband’s play As a film, Bedtime Story exists in at least four incarnations, representing a span read more
Bedtime Story (1941) with Loretta Young and Fredric March
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on Jul 2, 2015
Share This! “It will be closed in the early spring by an act of God, and I’m sure Mr. Drake hopes it will be . . . a boy.”—— Loretta Young as Jane Drake in the curtain call at the end of her husband’s play As a film, Bedtime Story exists in at least four incarnations, representing a span read more
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942) with Constance Bennett and Bruce Cabot
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on Jun 25, 2015
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WILD! That’s How He Lived! That’s How He Loved! That’s How He Fought!
Though not in the class of a B picture, it is almost assured that no one came to the set to make 1942’s Wild Bill Hickok Rides with any delusions that they were making Gone with the Wind. What t read more
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942) with Constance Bennett and Bruce Cabot
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on Jun 25, 2015
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WILD! That’s How He Lived! That’s How He Loved! That’s How He Fought!
Though not in the class of a B picture, it is almost assured that no one came to the set to make 1942’s Wild Bill Hickok Rides with any delusions that they were making Gone with the Wind. What t read more
The Invisible Ray (1936) with Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on Jun 18, 2015
Share This! Destruction to all he touched or looked upon! The last time we met Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi at this site and under this byline was in The Black Cat (1934). Well, gentle reader, in comparing that film with The Invisible Ray, made two years later and featuring the same two actors, read more
The Invisible Ray (1936) with Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on Jun 18, 2015
Share This! Destruction to all he touched or looked upon! The last time we met Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi at this site and under this byline was in The Black Cat (1934). Well, gentle reader, in comparing that film with The Invisible Ray, made two years later and featuring the same two actors, read more
The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939) with Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on Jun 11, 2015
Share This! 1939 is often lauded as Hollywood’s greatest year, and in a year highlighted by such films as Gone with the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Stagecoach and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, it is not surprising that a rather smallish film like The Amazing Mr. Williams escapes attention. One of three read more
The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939) with Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on Jun 11, 2015
Share This! 1939 is often lauded as Hollywood’s greatest year, and in a year highlighted by such films as Gone with the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Stagecoach and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, it is not surprising that a rather smallish film like The Amazing Mr. Williams escapes attention. One of three read more
Where Danger Lives (1950) with Robert Mitchum
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on May 28, 2015
Share This!She’s tempting to look at – dangerous to know!
In spite of the unique quirks and challenges of the Howard Hughes era of RKO Pictures, Robert Mitchum always seemed to overcome and deliver strong product. 1950’s Where Danger Lives is no variant from most of RKO’s re read more
Where Danger Lives (1950) with Robert Mitchum
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on May 28, 2015
Share This!She’s tempting to look at – dangerous to know!
In spite of the unique quirks and challenges of the Howard Hughes era of RKO Pictures, Robert Mitchum always seemed to overcome and deliver strong product. 1950’s Where Danger Lives is no variant from most of RKO’s re read more
Becket (1964) – As Film and As History with Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on May 25, 2015
Share This! “It’s funny! It’s too funny! Becket is the only intelligent man in my kingdom, and he’s against me.”—— King Henry II (Peter O’Toole) Musicals have always been a part of movie magic, as well as other genres, even those lying outside the standard staples of drama and comedy, read more
Becket (1964) – As Film and As History with Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on May 25, 2015
Share This! “It’s funny! It’s too funny! Becket is the only intelligent man in my kingdom, and he’s against me.”—— King Henry II (Peter O’Toole) Musicals have always been a part of movie magic, as well as other genres, even those lying outside the standard staples of drama and comedy, read more
Roseanna McCoy (1949) with Farley Granger
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on May 21, 2015
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Billed as containing all of the drama of the real life Hatfield and McCoy feud, in 1949 Samuel Goldwyn released Roseanna McCoy. He put together an extremely strong cast, with Raymond Massey and Charles Bickford as the two patriarchs of the McCoys and Hatfields, respectively. Additional a read more
Roseanna McCoy (1949) with Farley Granger
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on May 21, 2015
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Billed as containing all of the drama of the real life Hatfield and McCoy feud, in 1949 Samuel Goldwyn released Roseanna McCoy. He put together an extremely strong cast, with Raymond Massey and Charles Bickford as the two patriarchs of the McCoys and Hatfields, respectively. Additional a read more
Dodge City (1939) with Errol Flynn
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on May 14, 2015
Share This! “No law west of Chicago . . . west of Dodge City no god.” — Dr. Irving (Henry Travers) Although not much outside of women and drink, perhaps sailing, seriously interested Errol Flynn, he was possibly a little concerned about how his English/Irish/Australian accent—take your pick—would read more
Dodge City (1939) with Errol Flynn
Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on May 14, 2015
Share This! “No law west of Chicago . . . west of Dodge City no god.” — Dr. Irving (Henry Travers) Although not much outside of women and drink, perhaps sailing, seriously interested Errol Flynn, he was possibly a little concerned about how his English/Irish/Australian accent—take your pick—would read more
Repeat Performance (1947) with Louis Hayward and Joan Leslie
Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on May 7, 2015
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Time Stopped in Its Tracks….When She Pulled the Trigger!
Released by Eagle-Lion Films, a short lived studio of the late 1940s, Repeat Performance is among their first films. Though there are those that would object to labeling Eagle-Lion a Poverty Row studio (which according to the read more