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Ride Lonesome **** (1959, Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts, James Coburn, Lee Van Cleef, James Best) – Classic Movie Review 6434

Randolph Scott stars as Ben Brigade, a vengeful lawman who captures a wanted murderous young gunman, Billy John (James Best), to trap the gunman’s brother Frank (Lee Van Cleef), the killer of Scott’s wife. Scott is […]

Dec, 19

The Shooting **** (1966, Warren Oates, Will Hutchins, Jack Nicholson, Millie Perkins) – Classic Movie Review 6212

Director Monte Hellman’s gritty 1966 existential Western stars a grinning Jack Nicholson as a ‘violent, sadistic and merciless’ hired killer called Billy Spear, who comes up against bounty hunters Willett Gashade and Coley (Warren Oates […]

Nov, 08

Ransom ***½ (1996, Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Brawley Nolte, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Liev Schreiber, Lili Taylor) – Classic Movie Review 2999

Making a good job of a rather grim part, a satisfyingly edgy Mel Gibson takes the Glenn Ford part in director Ron Howard’s tense, robust, well-made 1996 remake of the 1956 thriller Ransom, with some […]

Oct, 20

Unforgiven ***** (1992, Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris) – Classic Movie Review 2397

Star-producer-director Clint Eastwood’s dark, violent and complex 1992 Western is his first after a long gap since Pale Rider in 1985. Unforgiven is now hailed as one of the genre’s greatest. It triumphed as only […]

Apr, 16

Mutiny on the Bounty ***** (1935, Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Movita Castaneda) – Classic Movie Review 2350

‘This is mutiny, Mr Christian. Clear the decks of this rabble!’ MGM’s 1935 classic sea-faring adventure film Mutiny on the Bounty triumphed by winning the Oscar for Best Film and was a huge box office […]

Apr, 03

The Tin Star **** (1957, Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Betsy Palmer, Michel Ray, Neville Brand, John McIntire) – Classic Movie Review 2051

Anthony Mann’s tense and taut 1957 Western stars Henry Fonda as cynical ex-sheriff turned bounty hunter ‘Morg’ Hickman and Anthony Perkins as the young sheriff. Director Anthony Mann’s tense and taut 1957 Western film The […]

Jan, 04

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