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Rough Night in Jericho ** (1967, Dean Martin, Jean Simmons, George Peppard, John McIntire, Slim Pickens, Don Galloway) – Classic Movie Review 7430

Despite an interesting set-up and the strong efforts of the very good cast, director Arnold Laven’s 1967 Rough Night in Jericho is a tediously unsurprising Western that recycles the tired old stereotypes yet again, with […]

Aug, 11

The Hanging Tree *** (1959, Gary Cooper, Maria Schell, Karl Malden, Ben Piazza, George C Scott, Karl Swenson, Virginia Gregg, John Dierkes, King Donovan) – Classic Movie Review 6,824

Gary Cooper stars a doctor who saves a criminal from a lynch mob, in the 1959 American Western film The Hanging Tree. Co-star Karl Malden took over as director. George C Scott makes his film debut. Director Delmer Daves’s […]

Mar, 19

Last of the Comanches *** (1953, Broderick Crawford, Barbara Hale, Lloyd Bridges, Johnny Stewart) – Classic Movie Review 6,690

The 1953 Western film Last of the Comanches stars Broderick Crawford as Sgt Major Matt Trainor, who tries to trek across 100 miles of hostile Indian land to safety with a handful of soldiers and […]

Feb, 14

Riding Shotgun *** (1954, Randolph Scott, Wayne Morris, Joan Weldon) – Classic Movie Review 6600

Director André de Toth’s solid and sturdy enough run-of-the-range 1954 Western is based on the 1942 short story Riding Solo by Kenneth Taylor Perkins, and stars Randolph Scott, Wayne Morris and Joan Weldon. Scott plays Larry […]

Jan, 25

The Grey Fox **** (1982, Richard Farnsworth, Jackie Burroughs, Ken Pogue) – Classic Movie Review 6376

A commanding performance by Richard Farnsworth, the former ace stuntman turned distinguished star character actor, adds fire and feeling to director Philip Borsos’s 1982 Canadian film account of real-life Old West highwayman Bill Miner, who […]

Dec, 09

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw **½ (1958, Kenneth More, Jayne Mansfield, Robert Morley) – Classic Movie Review 6348

Director Raoul Walsh’s 1958 British paella Western packs in a lot of easy-going silly comedy fun from Jayne Mansfield as the buxom, pistol-packing blonde Kate, and Kenneth More as Jonathan Tibbs, the pistol-maker from England […]

Dec, 03

The Tall T **** (1957, Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, Maureen O’Sullivan, Arthur Hunnicutt, Skip Homeier) – Classic Movie Review 5697

‘ Taut! Torrid! Tremendous! T Is for Terror!’ Director Budd Boetticher’s tense, punchy, excellent 1957 cult Western The Tall T has a satisfying load of fist-fighting action and a rousing finale as rancher Pat Brennan (Randolph […]

Jul, 02

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