The boys get drafted into the Marines. On their first day in basic training, their commanding officer discovers that Sach’s dad is an old war buddy of his Read More »
Tag Archives: USA
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) Joseph Pevney, James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer
Loose biography of actor Lon Chaney. Growing up with deaf parents, he learns what it is like to be different. Read More »
Suffering Bastards (1989) Bernard McWilliams, John C. McGinley, David Warshofsky, Eric Bogosian
Buddy Johnson recounts the story of his life to a lovely woman who comes into his bar: how he and his brother Al Read More »
Femme Fatale (1991) Andre R. Guttfreund, Colin Firth, Lisa Zane, Billy Zane
Joseph Price, a former artist (painter) and now nature park ranger, has fallen for a woman who he meets in the park. Read More »
Calamity Jane (1953) David Butler, Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie
Deadwood, Dakota Territory, is largely the abode of men, where Indian scout Calamity Jane is as hard-riding, boastful, and handy with a gun as any; quite an overpowering personality. Read More »
Another Time, Another Place (1958) Lewis Allen, Lana Turner, Barry Sullivan, Glynis Johns
Lana Turner is a female American journalist who has an affair with BBC war correspondent, Sean Connery, during WWII. Read More »
Road House (1948) Jean Negulesco, Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm
Jefty, owner of a roadhouse in a backwoods town, hires sultry, tough-talking torch singer Lily Stevens against the advice of his manager Pete Morgan. Read More »
The Deserter (1971) Burt Kennedy, Niksa Fulgosi, Bekim Fehmiu, Richard Crenna, Chuck Connors
Bitter over his wife’s death due to what he believes was army negligence, Capt. Viktor Kaleb deserts the cavalry and disappears into the southwestern wasteland. Read More »
My Pal Gus (1952) Robert Parrish, Richard Widmark, Joanne Dru, Audrey Totter
Dave Jennings is a successful, self-made man in the business world, but he can’t control his son, Gus, who is primarily a brat fond of throwing temper-tantrums and misbehaving. Read More »
Slapstick Of Another Kind (1982) Steven Paul, Jerry Lewis, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman
Caleb Swain and his wife Lutetia are a rich couple deemed to be the most beautiful of all the beautiful people by the press. Read More »