THUNDER BAY (1953, USA, 103m, PG) *** Adventure, Drama dist. Universal Pictures (USA), General Film Distributors (GFD) (UK); pr co. Universal International Pictures (UI); d. Anthony Mann; w. Gil Doud, John Michael Hayes (based on a story by John Michael Hayes and an idea by George W. George and George F. Slavin); pr. Aaron Rosenberg;…
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Film Review – THE FAR COUNTRY (1954)
THE FAR COUNTRY (USA, 1954) ***½ Distributor: Universal Pictures (USA), General Film Distributors (GFD) (UK); Production Company: Universal International Pictures (UI); Release Date: 22 July 1954 (UK), 12 February 1955 (USA); Filming Dates: 19 August–mid October 1953; Running Time: 97m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Recording); Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: Spherical;…
Film Review – BEND OF THE RIVER (1952)
BEND OF THE RIVER (USA, 1952) **** Distributor: Universal Pictures; Production Company: Universal International Pictures (UI); Release Date: 23 January 1952 (USA), 13 March 1952 (UK); Filming Dates: 26 July–13 September 1951; Running Time: 91m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Recording); Film Format: 35mm; Film Process: Spherical; Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1; BBFC Cert:…
Film Review – HELLFIGHTERS (1968)
Hellfighters (1968; USA; Technicolor; 121m) ***½ d. Andrew V. McLaglen; w. Clair Huffaker; ph. William H. Clothier; m. Leonard Rosenman. Cast: John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Vera Miles, Jim Hutton, Bruce Cabot, Jay C. Flippen, Edward Faulkner, Barbara Stuart, Edmund Hashim. The story of macho oil well firefighters and their wives. Whilst it plays almost every…
Film Review – JET PILOT (1957)
Jet Pilot (1957; USA; Technicolor; 112m) ** d. Josef Von Sternberg; w. Jules Furthman; ph. Winton C. Hoch; m. Bronislau Kaper. Cast: John Wayne, Janet Leigh, Jay C. Flippen, Paul Fix, Richard Rober, Hans Conried, Denver Pyle, Roland Winters, Kenneth Tobey. An Air Force colonel is assigned to escort defecting Soviet pilot and falls in…