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Seldom a leading man — in fact a character actor almost from his start in movies — Van Heflin was one of the stalwart actors of Hollywood’s Golden Era. Yet he still flies below the classic celebrity radar. One of our 2,000 followers on Twitter is a BIG Heflin fan, and keeps bugging us to write […]
No question that the studios had their leading men. Dick Foran started at Warners, but wound up at Universal. Nowadays, he is considered generously as a matinee idol of B pictures. His stock in trade? A big frame, genial face, genial onscreen personality and a pretty decent singing voice. He was once groomed at Warners […]
Here’s a classic — 1939’s Destry Rides Again — that is often overlooked. It broke new ground. The comic Western. And like all true classics it’s been remade, and even adapted as a musical for Broadway. But only the original is worthy of your attention. Some questions (and answers): Why is there no ‘Destry’ as […]
Here’s a tip from our intrepid reader Graham Hill: “Guys, you might want to mention a VERY unique movie that Dorothy Malone co-starred in with Robert Stack, and that is THE LAST VOYAGE from MGM in 1960. The movie written, produced, directed and edited by the husband and wife team of Andrew and Virginia Stone, not […]