Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! is a type of film that is rarely made anymore, a slice-of-life movie that that focuses on the everyday of a particular group of people and what might […]
Left or Right? – Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)
Think Twice Before You Cheat – Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)
Size-changing films were nothing new in the 1950’s, most of them done by a man named Bert I. Gordon. This film, directed by Nathan H. Juran and written by Mark Hanna, follows […]
Just Another… – Home Town Story (1951)
Blake Washburn, as played by Jeffrey Lynn, heads back to his home town where he decides to take over the local newspaper in the hopes of jumpstarting his political career. The only […]
Always Taking Care of You – The Nanny (1965)
The Nanny from Hammer films is not a horror movie. It sounds like one, a very ominous one if you were to truly use your imagination, but there is no blood, guts, […]
Come and See the… – Ladies of the Chorus (1948)
The most memorable thing you will take away from Ladies of the Chorus is Marilyn Monroe and a feeling of well-being as it is a happy little film that never fails to […]
Hope and Humanity – O. Henry’s Full House (1952)
1952 would see 20th Century Fox produce an anthology film featuring stories from famous author O. Henry on the big screen. Narrated by author John Steinbeck and featuring a bevy of stars […]
There is More to See Than Just the Falls in… – Niagara (1953)
With Niagara, Marilyn Monroe would receive top billing and would be do something she would never do again – be in a thriller and be a bad girl. Later roles like Bus […]
Take a Ride Down the… – River of No Return (1954)
Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe star in this fairly standard western drama, written by Frank Fenton and directed by the legendary Otto Preminger. While there was no breaking of the mold here, […]
Guess What? – We’re Not Married (1952)
There are few movies that you can call charming and it just so happens that this one happens to find itself in that very rare company. There is romance, drama and humour […]
If You Want to Come Over… – Don’t Bother to Knock (1952)
Contrary to popular opinion, Marilyn Monroe was not a stupid person. The roles she played in films were just that, pictures on the big screen that did not portray who she really […]
The Telltale Mind 