Skip to content
Movie review of Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed.

It’s a Wonderful Life

  • by

Movie review of Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed.

Buy from Amazon It’s a Wonderful Life is a wonderful film, and a perennial classic at Christmas time. It’s the story of a man named George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) at the end of his rope. He’s about to commit suicide. He feels that his life has been worthless. An angel named Clarence shows him what the world would have been like if he hadn’t been born. He inspires George to not give up, and George returns to his family – on Christmas Eve. Only to find out just how much he’s worth to his community.

It’s a Wonderful Life

High Barbaree [Van Johnson, June Allyson]

High Barbaree (1947) starring Van Johnson, June Allyson, Thomas Mitchell, Marilyn Maxwell

Synopsis

At it’s heart, High Barbaree is the story of a young man who gives up on his dreams, regrets it, and tries to turn around. As two World War II airmen are shot down, afloat in the ocean, one of them (Van Johnson) tells the other his story. The story of High Barbaree.

High Barbaree [Van Johnson, June Allyson]

High Noon

  • by

High Noon (1952) starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Ian MacDonald

High Noon – starring Gary Cooper & Grace Kelly. Cooper won an Academy Award for his role as the aging lawman who stands alone to defend his town from hardened outlaws.

High Noon

The Fighting Sullivans

  • by

The Fighting Sullivans (1944) starring  Anne Baxter,  Thomas Mitchell,  Selena Royle

 There are a great many positive things to say about  The Fighting Sullivans. It’s set against the backdrop of World War II. But at it’s heart it’s the story of a loving Irish Catholic family. As they raise five young boys and a daughter. Five very energetic, healthy, American boys, whose childhood the audience gets to share. As well as when they become young men, and volunteer for service in the Navy shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

The Fighting Sullivans

Moontide

  • by

Moontide (1942) starring Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell, directed by Fritz Lang   and Archie Mayo

Moontide is a variety of things — a forgotten movie with excellent acting, a character study, a film noir. It’s the story of a French wanderer named Bobo (Jean Gabin).  Bobo is a handsome, hard-drinking man who considers himself a wandering gypsy.  He wanders from place to place and job to job. His best friend Tiny (Thomas Mitchell) tails him.  But this friend is more of a leech.  He blackmails Bobo into paying his bills so that Tiny doesn’t have to work for a living.

Until they come to a small fishing town, and Bobo falls for a beautiful waitress (Ida Lupino).  And after Bobo rescues her from an attempted suicide by drowning, the two begin falling in love.  Then, Bobo begins to think about settling down for the first time … But that doesn’t fit in with Tiny’s plans. And an old man has been murdered. But Bobo remembers nothing about it since he was drinking at the time …

Moontide

Bataan

  • by

Bataan (1943) starring Robert Taylor, Desi Arnaz

Bataan“ is a World War II movie of a desperate delaying action. It’s remembered as Desi Arnaz’ best dramatic role

Bataan
Exit mobile version