Archive for the '1950' Category

Film #197 - Destination Moon (1950)

Monday, September 10th, 2007

It doesn’t speak well of Destination Moon that when I sat down to write this review I couldn’t remember a single thing about the movie. Now, as you should know by now, I’m behind in writing these reviews so there’s a bit of a gap between the time I view them and the time […]

Film #128 - Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Atom Man vs. Superman is the second Superman movie serial, the last appearance of Kirk Alyn in the role and a vast improvement over the original Superman.
The main reason this one is an improvement is the appearance of a much better villain (and Superman’s main nemesis at that): Lex Luthor. Played here by the […]

Film #029 - Cinderella (1950)

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

I hadn’t seen Cinderella, Disney’s 12th Animated Feature, in several years, but was inspired to watch it because of the impending release of Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, which was getting strong reviews. I’ve still yet to see Cinderella III (I’ll apend my thoughts here when I do), but after watching the original […]

Crime Done Right: Day #252 - Mystery Street (1950)

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

Viewed September 9, 2006
So, one day after the Star Trek anniversary, I wound up watching a film on TCM that starred the ultimate Trek villain, Ricardo Montalban. Mystery Street is a typical B-movie, but a really good one. Solid performances and a better-than-average script make this little-known film worth the while of any […]

Selling Selling To Salesmen: Film #150 - The Butcher, The Baker and the Ice Cream Maker (ca. 1950)

Monday, June 5th, 2006

Viewed May 30, 2006
The Butcher, The Baker and the Ice Cream Maker is quite odd, even for a corporate film. It espouses the virtues of boxed ice cream. That’s right, it’s all about how great it is to have your ice cream available in boxes. Obviously, it was aimed at store owners, […]