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King of Hockey (1936)
Take any number of cocky Cagney features from Warner Brothers in the 1930’s and change the locale from the military or the world of car racing to the hockey rinks and you wind up with an enjoyable 55...
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Queen Bee (1955)
A southern mansion and a 1950’s version of Joan Crawford. Just what I need on occasion to get my melodramatic fix. Miss Joan takes center stage in a role as nasty as she’s maybe ever played. A real...
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The Night Walker (1964)
While I’d agree that this William Castle thriller is but a footnote in film history to the average movie goer or fans of Castle’s work, I would suggest it offers fans of Hollywood’s Golden Era...
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Now Playing at a Theater Near You …. The Silent Era
Let’s journey back to simpler times via a book I have in my library here in the vault at Mike’s Take. The book in question is Coming Next Week. Published in 1973, the author, Russell C. Sweeney, is...
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Recommendations for TCM’s 2021 Summer Under the Stars in August …. Part 1
Each year the month of August brings the TCM Summer Under the Stars spotlight where 24 continuous hours are devoted to one actor or actress. Sure we get some of the box office champs taking their bows...
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Bronson Rising
Like many actors of his era following WW2, Charles Bronson, began his acting career on film in the early 1950’s. Actors like Lee Marvin, Jack Palance, Clint Eastwood and Ernest Borgnine were among his...
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Ssshhhh ….. The Silent Film Project Part 1
For the calendar year of 2021 I set out to watch one silent movie per month to broaden my viewing experience beyond Keaton, Lloyd and The Phantom of the Opera. I came away with a whole new...
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The Screaming Woman (1972)
While I’m not sure if I saw this Made for TV thriller on it’s initial release in 1972 when I was but five years old, I do know I saw it at some point as a little tyke in the 1970’s. The memories I’ve...
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Recommendations for TCM’s 2022 Summer Under the Stars in August …. Part 2
And onward to the second half of the month when TCM features a solid 24 hours of our favorite leading players from yesteryear. August 16th …. Raquel Welch The obvious choice for the boys might be One...
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Framed (1947)
“I’ll pay the fine.” Columbia Studio contract player/star, Glenn Ford, takes center stage in this nifty Noir thriller that gives one pause when naming some of the well known femme fatales of the era...
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