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Helen Westcott Movies
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Genres:
Western
Starring:
Robert Ryan,
Burl Ives,
Tina Louise,
Alan Marshal,
Venetia Stevenson,
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This is an uncommon, stark western starring the versatile Robert Ryan in
tough guy mode, as a ruthless cattleman at odds with homesteaders in a
tiny,
bleak western town. As he is about to settle a feud with a local farmer,
Burl Ives and his band of sadistic thugs ride into town and hold the
citizens hostage. As Ives tries to keep his men from raping the women, Ryan
must fin...
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Genres:
Comedy
Horror
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Starring:
Bud Abbott,
Lou Costello,
Boris Karloff,
Craig Stevens,
Helen Westcott,
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Whenever I see this I see it through Rose-tinted Spectacles: because I
first saw it as a kid nostalgia kicks in and all faults are forgiven.
There's quite a few of A&C's in that list, The Lost World (1960)
springs to my mind as a different another. It certainly helps because
in places this is laughably bad, but of course those bits were likely
thrown in just for the kid...
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Genres:
Biography
Drama
Musical
Starring:
Susan Hayward,
Rory Calhoun,
David Wayne,
Thelma Ritter,
Robert Wagner,
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As a fan and friend of the late Jane Froman, I found the film to be as
close
to Ms. Froman's life as possible. Susan Hayward learned Ms. Froman's
poise
and mannerisms directly from her and did an amazing job both in acting and
lipsinking Ms. Froman's songs. Jane Froman's talent and courage inspired
many persons all over the world and her legacy of music lives on through
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Genres:
Western
Drama
Starring:
Gregory Peck,
Helen Westcott,
Millard Mitchell,
Jean Parker,
Karl Malden,
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Is there any place, any retreat, any home of retirement, that an
inevitably tiring gunman can move on to?This predicament is best conveyed, explored and given its full tragic
weight in Henry King's 'The Gunfighter.'Ringo (Gregory Peck), wearing his reputation as the fastest gun in the
south-west territories like a heavy load, enters each bar warily when
he needs a quiet drink, know...
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Genres:
Action
Adventure
Romance
Starring:
Errol Flynn,
Viveca Lindfors,
Robert Douglas,
Alan Hale,
Romney Brent,
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The most eagerly awaited Flynn movie has at last made it to DVD!
Unavailable for some years except on a VHS tape and an obscure over
priced Korean disc it, thankfully, is back in the Warner Bros. stable
where it belongs. The wait was worth it for the disc is simply
pluperfect! With rich vibrant three-strip Technicolor and sharply
defined images it is a joy to behold! Flynn is t...
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