The Freshman (1925)
“I’m just a regular fellow – step right up and call me ‘Speedy’ …” Hilarious silent film features Harold Lloyd as dorky, bespectacled college freshman “Harold ‘Speedy’ Lamb,” who has…
“I’m just a regular fellow – step right up and call me ‘Speedy’ …” Hilarious silent film features Harold Lloyd as dorky, bespectacled college freshman “Harold ‘Speedy’ Lamb,” who has…
“A true story about the true love of the greatest pulp fiction writer of all time.” Eccentric, socially awkward and reclusive, pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard (1906-36) was the…
“Take care of yourself. The water is full of sharks.” In a rare non-directorial outing, Woody Allen stars as “Howard Prince,” a lowly cashier, bookie and degenerate gambler in New…
“The Hoods of Tomorrow! The Gun-Molls of the Future!” Notable as the directorial debut of Robert Altman and the first starring role of Tom “Billy Jack” Laughlin (billed here as…
"The whole town WHISPERED about these two!" Robert Young appeared in dozens of films in the ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s but unfortunately I only remember the guy for his TV…
“It was a small Louisiana town where people live and love and die and no one ever thought of locking their doors … except in the Monroe house.” The Evictors…
“What strange terror does this mask conceal?” An excellent, low-budget crime drama directed by Robert Florey (Murders in the Rue Morgue) and released by Columbia Pictures, The Face Behind the…
“Another sparrow fell.” If not for the overly complicated plot and the endless, confusing procession of minor characters, The Fallen Sparrow may have been a great film instead of merely…
“You’ll simply never understand the true nature of sacrifice.” While investigating the disappearance of a child, a conservative and devoutly religious Scottish policeman “Sgt. Neil Howie” (Edward “The Equalizer” Woodward)…
“It’s casual . . .” In honor of the late great actor Chris Penn (1965-2006), I would like to recommend one of his most underappreciated roles, yes I’m referring to…