
From the time John J. Macreedy steps off the train in Black Rock, he feels a chill from the local residents. Read More »
Tag Archives: Robert Ryan
House of Bamboo (1955) Samuel Fuller, Robert Ryan, Robert Stack, Shirley Yamaguchi, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In Tokyo, a ruthless gang starts holding up U.S. ammunition trains, prepared to kill any of their own members wounded during a robbery. Read More »
Return of the Bad Men (1948) Ray Enright, Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan, Anne Jeffreys, Western

When part of Indian Territory is incorporated into the United States, good-natured rancher Vance Cordell reluctantly accepts the badge of federal marshal when a flood of notorious outlaws views the new area as ripe for banditry. Included are the Dalton and Younger Gangs, Billy the Kid, and the Sundance Kid led by the notorious Wild Bill Doolin.
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Day of the Outlaw (1959) André De Toth, Robert Ryan, Burl Ives, Tina Louise, Western

In the quiet frontier town of Bitters, Wyo., a dispute between cattleman Blaise Starrett (Robert Ryan) and farmer Hal Crane (Alan Marshal) is about to boil over into a bloody feud. Read More »
Inferno (1953) Roy Ward Baker, Robert Ryan, Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

20th Century-Fox put a lot of eggs in this 1953 film—3-D and stereophonic sound on prints for the few theatres equipped for that sound system in 1953, and the result was possibly the best 3-D film made during the craze. Read More »
Lo sbarco di Anzio / Anzio (1968) Edward Dmytryk, Duilio Coletti, Robert Mitchum, Peter Falk, Robert Ryan

Allied forces land at Anzio unopposed but instead of moving straight inland their commanding officer decides to dig in. Read More »
Tender Comrade (1943) Edward Dmytryk, Ginger Rogers, Robert Ryan, Ruth Hussey, Drama, Romance

Jo Jones, a young defense plant worker whose husband is in the military during World War II, shares a house with three other women in the same situation. Read More »
Act of Violence (1949) Fred Zinnemann, Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

War veteran Frank Enley seems to be a happily married small-town citizen until he realises Joe Parkson is in town. Read More »
The Secret Fury (1950) Mel Ferrer, Claudette Colbert, Robert Ryan, Jane Cowl, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller

During the ceremony marrying Ellen and David, a stranger stands up when that phrase “if anyone knows why these two may not be joined…” is spoken. Read More »
Crossfire (1947) Edward Dmytryk, Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Homicide Capt. Finlay finds evidence that one or more of a group of demobilized soldiers is involved in the death of Joseph Samuels. Read More »