4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 15, 2020

First impressions suggest Dick Powell doesn’t fit the boots of a western hero as he did the fedoras of noir. Like Bogart or even Cagney, his physique isn’t imposing and yet he makes up for it with a wry wit. Running off his mouth as he often does fits the cynicism of noir....   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by on December 4, 2016

Crystal is hosting The Agnes Moorehead Blogathon running from December 4 - 6 at her site In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood. Click HERE for the wonderful contributions. If you are a western fan you may have noticed that quite often the hero in the guise of a...   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on December 4, 2016

Crystal is hosting a blogathon dedicated to the incredible Agnes Moorehead at In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood. The Agnes Moorehead Blogathon is running from December 4th to the 6th. Click HERE for the insightful contributions. If you are a western fan you may have noticed that quite...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 2, 2016

It wouldn't take much to transform Roughshod (1948) and Station West (1948) into city-set noirs. Just take away the horses and add a pool of light from a streetlamp. These newly-released westerns from Warner Archive have the wisecracks, gangsters, and even the stars of the genre. Roughshod has a mo   read more