NEVADAN, THE (1950, USA, 81m, U) *** Western dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Scott-Brown Productions; d. Gordon Douglas; w. George W. George, George F. Slavin, Rowland Brown (based on a story by George W. George & George F. Slavin); pr. Harry Joe Brown; ph. Charles Lawton Jr. (Cinecolor | 1.37:1); m. Arthur Morton; ed. Richard…
Tag: Western
Film Review – THE GUNFIGHTER (1950)
GUNFIGHTER, THE (1950, USA, 85m, U) **** Western dist. 20th Century Fox; pr co. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation; d. Henry King; w. William Bowers, William Sellers (based on a story by William Bowers and André De Toth); pr. Nunnally Johnson; ph. Arthur C. Miller (B&W | 1.37:1); m. Alfred Newman; ed. Barbara McLean; ad….
Book Review – DEATH WITHOUT COMPANY (2006) by Craig Johnson
DEATH WITHOUT COMPANY (2006) **** by Craig Johnson This paperback edition published by Penguin, 2006, 271pp © Craig Johnson, 2006 ISBN: 978-0-14-303838-2 Blurb: When Mari Baroja is found poisoned at the Durant Home for Assisted Living, Sheriff Longmire is drawn into an investigation that reaches fifty years into the mysterious woman’s past. Her connections to Wyoming’s…
Book Review – THE COLD DISH (2005) by Craig Johnson
THE COLD DISH (2005) ***** by Craig Johnson This paperback edition published by Penguin, 2005, 354pp © Craig Johnson, 2005 ISBN: 978-0-14-303642-5 Blurb: After twenty-five years as sheriff of Absaroka County, Walt Longmire’s hopes of finishing out his tenure in peace are dashed when Cody Pritchard is found dead near the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. Two…
Film Review – BROKEN ARROW (1950)
BROKEN ARROW (1950, USA, 93m, PG) ***½ Western dist. Twentieth Century Fox; pr co. Twentieth Century Fox; d. Delmer Daves; w. Albert Maltz, Michael Blankfort (based on the novel “Blood Brother” by Elliott Arnold); pr. Julian Blaustein; ph. Ernest Palmer (Technicolor | 1.37:1); m. Hugo Friedhofer; ed. J. Watson Webb Jr.; ad. Albert Hogsett, Lyle…
Film Review – THE DESPERADOES (1943)
THE DESPERADOES (1943, USA, 87m, PG) *** Western dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Columbia Pictures; d. Charles Vidor; w. Robert Carson (based on a story by Max Brand); pr. Harry Joe Brown; ph. George Meehan (Technicolor | 1.37:1); m. John Leipold; ed. Gene Havlick; ad. Lionel Banks. cast: Randolph Scott (Sheriff Steve Upton), Claire Trevor…
Film Review – HANGMAN’S KNOT (1952)
HANGMAN’S KNOT (1952, USA, 81m, PG) ***½ Western dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Producers-Actors Corporation / Scott-Brown Productions; d. Roy Huggins; w. Roy Huggins; pr. Harry Joe Brown; ph. Charles Lawton Jr. (Technicolor | 1.37:1); md. Mischa Bakaleinikoff; ed. Gene Havlick. cast: Randolph Scott (Major Matt Stewart), Donna Reed (Molly Hull), Claude Jarman Jr. (Jamie…
Film Review – DAY OF THE EVIL GUN (1968)
DAY OF THE EVIL GUN (1968, USA, 95m, PG) *** Western dist. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); pr co. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); d. Jerry Thorpe; w. Charles Marquis Warren, Eric Bercovici (based on a story by Charles Marquis Warren); pr. Jerry Thorpe; ph. W. Wallace Kelley (Metrocolor | 2.35:1); m. Jeff Alexander; ed. Alex Beaton; ad. George W. Davis,…
Film Review – 3:10 TO YUMA (1957)
3:10 TO YUMA (1957, USA, 92m, PG) **** Western dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Columbia Pictures Corporation; d. Delmer Daves; w. Halsted Welles (based on a story by Elmore Leonard); pr. David Heilweil; ph. Charles Lawton Jr. (B&W | 1.85:1); m. George Duning; ed. Al Clark; ad. Frank Hotaling. cast: Glenn Ford (Ben Wade), Van…
Film Review – BUTCH AND SUNDANCE: THE EARLY DAYS (1979)
BUTCH AND SUNDANCE: THE EARLY DAYS (1979, USA, 115m, PG) *** Comedy, Western dist. Twentieth Century Fox; pr co. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation / William Goldman Productions; d. Richard Lester; w. Allan Burns; pr. Steven Bach, William Goldman, Gabriel Katzka; ph. László Kovács (DeLuxe | 1.85:1); m. Patrick Williams; ed. George Trirogoff; pd. Brian…