This classic western shows the struggle between an old man, played by John Wayne and a younger man, played by Montogomery Clift, set during the first cattle drive from Texas to Kansas in Red River (1948). SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! We would love to get your feedback! Email Click here to subscribe via iTunes Read more at classicmovierev.com...
This movie features the great Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong, Japanese silent film actor Sessue Hayakawa, and Swedish Warner Oland as Fu Manchu. Wong is reminiscent of Norma Desmond as she works her hands while speaking. Take the time to watch this wonderful pre-code film, Daughter of the Dragon (1931). SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! We would love to get your feedback! Email Click here to subscrib...
This Film Noir may be the grandfather of all police procedurals. Elsa Lanchester, Ricardo Montalban, and Jan Sterling are excellent in Mystery Street (1950). Lanchester is amazing, as the investigation of a murdered B-girl, takes places place using the latest forensic techniques. SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! We would love to get your feedback! Email Click here to subscribe via iTunes Read more at classi...
The first Sci-Fi films with a big budget, an electronic soundtrack, completely off Earth, and introducing Robby the Robot, Forbidden Planet (1956) is Leslie Nielsen's debut. With Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon, and Robby, this is a must-see film. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review,...
One of the ten films that paired Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet, this is a sharp mystery tale. The three strangers make a wish on a statue of a Chinese goddess and their lives are all spun in unexpected directions. Joan Lorring and Peter Whitney are outstanding in their supporting roles. Enjoy my classic movie review of Three Strangers (1946). The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SP...
Following WW1, a drunken American war hero is hired to fly a biplane for a spoiled socialite in an attempt to find her missing father. The pair, along with a mechanic take two bi-planes into Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and finally China before the missing father is found fighting a war with a local warlord. All the while, the father’s business partner is trying to have them killed. Tom Selleck is outstanding as the drunken pilot in a constant battle with the socialite played by Bess Armstrong. Th...
One of the greatest and purest Film Noirs, this movie is set on a moving train and is suspenseful and tense. Charles McGraw and Marie Windsor are antagonistically wonderful in The Narrow Margin (1952) The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! Click here to subscribe via...
Based on a true story, this Film Noir, is shot in a gritty style that exposes the seedy underbelly of southern crime in The Phenix City Story (1955). You really get the feeling of southern crime. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! Click here to subscribe via Apple...
Michael Crichton wrote and directed this futurist tale of technology gone wild as crazed gunslinger robot Yul Brynner kills guests in Westworld (1973). Starring James Brolin and Richard Benjamin. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! Click here to subscribe via Apple...
Not popular when released, it has grown into a Vietnam War cult status film. Burt Lancaster is amazing as the 3 war veteran in Go Tell the Spartans (1978). The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcast Find us at: Libsyn Page Ganna ...
This John Milius-directed coming-of-age story is set in the world of California surfers. William Katt, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Gary Busey lead the ensemble cast through the trials leading to Big Wednesday (1978). The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! Click here to ...
Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre were in nine movies together. Well, I’ve seen The Maltese Falcon (1941), Casablanca (1942), and Passage to Marseille (1944) dozens of time, so I figure I would check out one of the others. That is how I came to The Verdict (1946), and I was pleasantly surprised. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on o...
Based on the W. Somerset Maugham novel, this film tests the story of a disenchanted World War I veteran seeking the meaning of life. The Razor’s Edge (1946) is carefully woven with a few loves stories and features Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, Anne Baxter, John Payne, and Clifton Webb Classic Film Jerks - Network (1976) with John Cornelison The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE ...
Often listed as a Film Noir, The Petrified Forest (1936), is widely considered to be a precursor to Film Noir. The basic story is a lonely young waitress, a foreign drifter, and a few others are held hostages by a homicidal bank robber at a desert diner. Humphrey Bogart is amazing in the role of Duke Mantee, the gangster that made him a star. Classic Film Jerks - Network (1976) with John Cornelison The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on K...
Directed by André De Toth, this movie tells a woman that survived a U-boat attack and a delayed rescue that comes to live with her only relatives on a lonely Louisiana plantation. Dark Waters (1944) is an intense Gothic Film Noir. Merle Oberon, Franchot Tone Elisha Cook Jr. Thomas Mitchell Rex Ingram. Classic Film Jerks - Network (1976) with John Cornelison The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase fro...
This mantheon film is full of manly men fighting a war. A beaten patrol tries to make it back to their lines as a hardened sergeant and a catatonic Colonel tag along. There are a large number of obstacles in their way in Men in War (1957). Classic Film Jerks - Network (1976) with John Cornelison The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on ov...
A space disaster film with a lot of star power. This movie foreshadowed the Apollo 13 disaster that would happen the next year. You will enjoy Gregory Peck, Gene Hackman, and Lee Grant in Marooned (1969). Classic Film Jerks - Network (1976) with John Cornelison The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a ...
One of the first major movie that depicts Native Americans as multi-dimensional characters. Richard Harris is pretty good as the English lord captured by Sioux Indians and forced to learn a new culture in A Man Called Horse (1970) Classic Film Jerks - Network (1976) with John Cornelison The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTu...
A great space conspiracy theory movie with intense aerial scenes between helicopters and a bi-plane. Be sure to see Capricorn One (1977) with James Brolin, Elliot Gould, Sam Waterston, Brenda Vacarro, and OJ Simpson. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! Click here t...
One of the greatest time-traveling movies of all time, The Time Machine (1960), is based on an H.G. Wells story. Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimieux are great as they fight the mutant Morlocks. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcast...
One of the best and most well-known sci-fi in the benevolent alien's group. Directed by Robert Wise, The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), is a movie that Many people quote from, not really knowing the origins. Starring Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, and Sam Jaffe. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and ...
World War III has come to America as Russians and Cubans invade. Caught behind the lines, a small group of high school students, the Wolverines, fight to save America in this John Milius-directed classic Red Dawn (1984) The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! Click he...
Your name is Mudd. A highly fictionalized tale of Dr. Sammuel Mudd, who was convicted of helping John Wilkes Booth escape after he assassinated President Lincoln. This movie was directed by John Ford and starred Harry Carey and John Carradine. Don't miss The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936). The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over t...
A highly fictionalized and entertaining war movie about the birth of Isreal. Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) features a great cast led by Kirk Douglas with support from Senta Berger, Angie Dickenson, John Wayne, and Frank Sinatra. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! Cl...
This classic 1980s movies give a fresh look at nuclear holocaust and computer hacking. Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, and John Wood lead that cast of the tense drama WarGames (1983). The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcast Fin...
This is one of the most beloved and inspiring Christmas movie of all time. Miracle on 34th Street (1947) has a great cast and features a young Natalie Wood. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcast Find us at: Libsyn Page Ganna...
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) is a beloved and sacrilegious comedy that is one of the best Christmas movies ever made. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcast Find us at: Libsyn Page Ganna Amazon Music Spotify Ra...
Using technology from King Kong (1933), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) is a beloved family Christmas story that has shown on television every year since it was released. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcast Find us a...
A gritty crime Film Noir that tells of a homicidal policeman and an illicit love affair. The Prowler (1951) features strong performances by Evelyn Keys and Van Heflin. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcast Find us at: Libsyn ...
This is an interview with Chuck Harter the author of Mr. Novak . This book is about a television show that ran from 1963-1965. Mr. Harter did a great job on the book and I highly recommend it. There are some very interesting stories in this interview. Which happens to be the first time I have interviewed anyone. SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! We would love to get your feedback! Email Click here to subscri...
