A moonlighter is a man that ropes cattle by moonlight, usually other people’s cattle and thus making said moonlighter a criminal. Such is the case in this film starring Barbara Stanwyck and […]
Rustling a Bit of Love – The Moonlighter (1953)
From Loss to Love – My Reputation (1946)
My Reputation, released in 1946, may not be a war picture per se but it is war adjacent and as such when it did come out, it was shown to the Armed […]
When Life Takes a Turn – Crime of Passion (1957)
Going against one’s nature can either lead to unexpected good things or very foreseeable bad things and in this film, Barbara Stanwyck’s character Kathy does just that to marry the man she […]
Little Miss Sure Shot – Annie Oakley (1935)
Annie Oakley was a woman who could shoot a gun better than almost anybody alive and it is her that this film is based upon though it probably takes a few liberties […]
Both Dancer and Detective – Lady of Burlesque (1943)
Despite being a film about burlesque, there is not a lot of it shown due to the production codes of the time, but that does not stop Lady of Burlesque from being […]
When You Know You Know – B.F.’s Daughter (1948)
With Van Heflin and Barbara Stanwyck in the lead, B.F.’s Daughter turns out to be a pleasing drama that sees the two in and out of love with each other, the former […]
And the Band Played On – Titanic (1953)
There are those that will view this film and think about nothing about what may or may not have been historically accurate and those that will compare it to the version before […]
Both One and the Same – The Violent Men (1955)
The Violent Men does indeed live up to that name throughout the picture, but it still ends up being pretty standard fare as far as western films are concerned, with Glenn Ford […]
Obsession and Oil – Blowing Wild (1953)
The year 1953 would see quite a few big releases from the likes of Stalag 17 to Peter Pan to Calamity Jane and more and amongst all of those films would be […]
To Live and To Love – The Other Love (1947)
Barbara Stanwyck plays a woman who is dying which is never easy, whether one knows about it or not. Planning for the future, much less having a future, is almost impossible to […]
The Telltale Mind 