4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 22, 2019

Helen Ferguson (Barbara Stanwyck) is slighted by her slimy boyfriend who ditches her for a blonde and the only thing he offers her in return is a train ticket out of town. What can she do but take it dejectedly with barely any money, 8-months pregnant, without any future at all? She’s in...   read more

True Classics Posted by on August 13, 2017

“Summer nights are pleasant in Caulfield. They smell of heliotrope and jasmine, honeysuckle and clover. The breeze that stirs the curtains is soft and gentle. There’s the hush, the stillness of perfect peace and security. Oh, yes, the summer nights are pleasant in Caulfield–but not   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on April 14, 2016

Share This!1950 was a busy year for Barbara Stanwyck as she starred in four films that year.  Among them was No Man of Her Own, what today would be called a ‘woman’s picture.’  Or would it?  For the first two thirds of the picture it’s a somber and almost depressing...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on June 28, 2015

No Man of Her Own Directed by Mitchell Leisen Written by Sally Benson and Catherine Turney based on the novel “I Married a Dead Man” by Cornell Woolrich 1950/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing/Amazon Instant Helen Ferguson: Don’t. The preposterous story and overuse of the inte   read more