Halls of Montezuma (1951)
Film review by Dan Willard. Made with the cooperation of and used as a recruitment film by the U.S. Marine Corps, Halls of Montezuma is nevertheless an anti-war film.
Category: Films from the 1950’s
The Savage Horde (1950)
Film review by Dan Willard. The best little Western you’ve never seen! Despite the generic title it’s a quality B Western from Republic Pictures.
Miquette et sa mère (1950)
Film review by Dan Willard. This French comedy may seem out of character for Henri-Georges Clouzot, director of The Wages of Fear, but if you can take it for what it is you may enjoy it.
All About Eve (1950)
Film review by Dan Willard. Joseph Mankiewicz’s All About Eve features an excellent screenplay and top performances but his disregard for the visual aspect of the film leaves something to be desired.
Story of a Love Affair (1950)
Film review by Dan Willard. Michelangelo Antonioni’s feature film debut breaks away from the then dominant Italian Neorealism style of filmmaking.
The Breaking Point (1950)
Film review by Dan Willard. The Breaking Point is the most faithful film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s novel, To Have and Have Not.
Crisis (1950)
Film review by Dan Willard. In Richard Brooks’ directorial debut Cary Grant plays a brain surgeon vacationing in an unnamed Latin American country who is forced to save the life of the country’s tyrannical leader (José Ferrer).
