Station West (1948): Starring Dick Powell and Jane Greer

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. Not that it... Read full article

THE AGNES MOOREHEAD BLOGATHON: Station West (1948)

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 stranger who comes to town is of... Read full article

THE AGNES MOOREHEAD BLOGATHON: Station West (1948)

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 of... Read full article

Warner Archive: Western Noir in Roughshod (1948) and Station West (1948)

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 full article