Western Union (1941)

This review is on Western Union from 1941 which stars: Robert Young, Randolph Scott, Dean Jagger, Virginia Gilmore, John Carradine, Slim Summerville, Chill Wills and is directed by Fritz Lang.

Two outlaw brothers lock horns when one gives up his criminal ways and goes to work for Western Union, laying lines in Omaha and Salt Lake City.

This is a 20th Century Fox Cinema Archives release and has great video and audio quality. There is no special features included with this release. The film in presented in color, Full screen and runs for about 95mins (1hr and 35mins).

I would give this film a 7/10 and the DVD a 3/5. Overall this is a great DVD release and is a film I recommend.

Inferno (1953)

This review is on Inferno from 1953 which stars: Robert Ryan, Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, Larry Keating, Henry Hull and is directed by Roy Ward Baker.

A tough, hard-driving business tycoon suffers a broken leg and is left to die in the desert by his scheming wife and her greedy lover.

This is a 20th Century Fox Cinema Archives release and has great video and audio quality. There is no special features included with this release. The film in presented in color, Full screen and runs for about 83mins (1hr and 23mins).

I would give this film a 7.5/10 and the DVD a 3/5. Overall this is a good DVD release and is a film I recommend.

Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)

This review is on Down to the Sea in Ships from 1949 which stars: Richard Widmark, Lionel Barrymore, Dean Stockwell, Cecil Kellaway, Gene Lockhart, Berry Kroeger, John McIntire, Henry Morgan, Harry Davenport, Paul Harvey, Jay C. Flippen and is directed by Henry Hathaway.

Whaling ship captain Bering Joy takes his grandson Jed on a whaling expedition to teach him life values such as honesty, courage, wisdom,fairness and hard work. First mate Dan Lunceford is entrusted with teaching Jed his schoolwork.

This is a Twentieth Century Fox Cinema Archives release and has great video and audio quality. There is no special features included with this release. The film in presented in b&w, Full screen and runs for about 120mins (2hrs).

I would give this film a 7/10 and the DVD a 3/5. Overall this is a good DVD release and is a film I recommend.

Father Was a Fullback (1949)

This review is on Father Was a Fullback from 1949 which stars: Fred MacMurray, Maureen O'Hara, Betty Lynn, Rudy Vallee, Thelma Ritter, Natalie Wood, Jim Backus and is directed by John M. Stahl.

Football coach George Cooper has as many problems managing his football team as he has at home dealing with his daughters, Ellen and Connie.

This is a Twentieth Century Fox Cinema Archives release and has pretty good video and audio quality. There is no special features included with this release. The film in presented in b&w, Full screen and runs for about 84mins (1hr 24mins).

I would give this film a 6.5/10 and the DVD a 2.5/5. Overall this is a good DVD release and is a film I recommend.

The Jackpot (1950)

This review is on The Jackpot from 1950 which stars: James Stewart, Barbara Hale, James Gleason, Fred Clark, Alan Mowbray, Patricia Medina, Natalie Wood and is directed by Walter Lang.

Bill Lawrence wins a slew of prizes on a radio quiz program. His happiness is short-lived when he discovers he'll have to sell the prizes in order to pay the taxes on them.

This is an 20th Century Fox Cinema Archives release and has good video and audio quality. The film is presented in b&w, full screen and runs for about 85mins (1hr 25mins).

I would give this film a 7/10 and the DVD a 3/5. Overall this is a good DVD release and is a film I recommend.

Powder River (1953)

This review is on Powder River from 1953 which stars: Rory Calhoun, Corinne Calvet, Cameron Mitchell, Penny Edwards, John Dehner and is directed by Louis King.

When Chino Bullock's partner is shot dead, the former U.S. Marshall turned gold prospect returns to his trade, becoming the town sheriff to avenge his friend's death.

This is a Twentieth Century Fox Cinema Archives release and has great good video and audio quality. The film is presented in stunning color, Full frame and runs for about 77mins (1hr 17mins).

I would give this film a 6.5/10 and the DVD a 3/5. Overall this is a great DVD release and is a film I recommend.

One Foot in Hell (1960)

This review is on One Foot in Hell from 1960, starring: Alan Ladd, Don Murray, Dan O'Herlihy, Dolores Michaels, Barry Cole, Larry Gates and directed by James B. Clark.

Alan Ladd plays Mitch Barrett, who becomes angry with the town that let his ill wife die by not giving her medicine. Barrett becomes the town Sheriff to set-up an elaborate bank robbery with the help of an artist, pickpocket, a gunslinger and a bar-girl. In conjunction of the robbery, Barrett plans to avenge himself to everyone who hindered his purchase of a single bottle of medicine for his wife years ago.

This film is one of the last films Alan Ladd appeared in before his death in 1964. 

This is a 20th Century Fox Cinema Archives release and has a pretty good video and audio with the no special features. The film is presented in color, Widescreen and runs for about 90mins (1hr 30mins). This is one of a few Fox's Cinema Archives that keeps the original aspect ratio and is not a Pan&Scan.

 I would give this film a 7/10 and the DVD a 4/5. Overall this is a great DVD release and is a film I would recommend.