There have been several movies over the years about our former President Abe Lincoln. There was Young Mr. Lincoln from 1939 starring Henry Fonda, a 2012 film called Lincoln starring Daniel-Day Lewis to name a couple. In 1940, Abe Lincoln in Illinois is another historical, biographical drama focusing on his life from his time in…
The Plainsman Blu-ray review
The Plainsman is a 1936 American Western film about the legendary gunman Wild Bill Hickok (screen legend Gary Cooper, Unconquered, The General Died at Dawn) and his adventures with his lover Calamity Jane (Jean Arthur, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington), Buffalo Bill Cody (James Ellison, The Undying Monster) and General George Custer (John Miljan, I…
Escape from Fort Bravo Blu-ray review
Escape from Fort Bravo is a 1953 Westernadventure film that takes place during the Civil War. The film is directed by legendary director John Sturges and stars William Holden, Eleanor Parker and John Forsythe. In this picture, it is the North vs. the South vs Indians with a mild touch of romance thrown in for…