Burt Reynolds would have been the first one to admit that some of his film role choices didn't enhance his reputation as a serious actor. He took roles for paycheques, others because he had a personal relationship with the director, and some simply because of where the film was being shot. Reynolds was always quite clear about how disappointed he was with some of the finished product that appeared in the cinema, but that the money they paid him financed…
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Silver Lode 1954
Our house move and my work patterns are destroying me both physically and mentally right now. 12 hour nightshifts, trying to catch enough sleep to function properly, and the joys of riding a motorcycle to work in December has challenged me towards insanity. Constantly tired, cold and wet traveling home, and then being faced with the numerous issues a new house entails, time for watching films has been at a premium. I've also decided that rewatches are the order of…
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Cattle Empire 1958
When it comes to bankable Western stars of the 1940's and 50's, Joel McCrea was among the most reliable. A man who originally started out as a stunt-double, McCrea would soon benefit from the arrival of talkies, and his early roles didn't quite foretell where he'd make his mark as a leading man in Westerns. Those early roles however did include some very entertaining films, and although it was generally his Western output that first attracted me to him, I…
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Four Faces West 1948
I've mentioned many times how frustrating it can be finding films for my collection, and Four Faces West is a typical example of just how difficult the search can be? Joel McCrea sits just behind Randolph Scott as my favourite Western actor, and with good reason. A man who dedicated himself almost exclusively to the Western genre for the best part of 30 years, McCrea took his love of the cowboy life and became a proper rancher with his wife…
