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)
Laughs, Love and… – A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
There is rarely a time when Dan Dailey does not bring a smile to your face. The man was charismatic and so full of life on the big screen no matter what […]
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 […]
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 […]
Who Wouldn’t? – Some Like It Hot (1958)
There are some that proclaim Some Like It Hot to be the very best film of Marilyn Monroe’s career, even the best of Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis who also co-star and […]
Too Much… – Monkey Business (1952)
Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers star in Monkey Business as Barnaby and Edwina, a 1952 comedy that finds them acting younger than they are though in reality, you are really only as […]
Look Out Ladies, He Has… – The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Films are often successful for a variety of reasons and this film, like every film, is exactly the same. Three reasons stand out though more than any other – Marilyn Monroe, Tom […]
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, […]
The Telltale Mind 