Jeffrey Hunter

  • Giuliano Carnimeo – Joe… cercati un posto per morire! AKA Find a Place to Die (1968)

    Giuliano Carnimeo1961-1970DramaEuro WesternsItalyWestern
    Joe... cercati un posto per morire! (1968)
    Joe… cercati un posto per morire! (1968)

    Nello Pazzafini, using the pseudonym “Ted Carter,” leads a band of outlaws in this rousing spaghetti western from director Giuliano Carmineo (as “Anthony Ascott” ) . Lisa (Pascale Petit) and her geologist husband Paul discover an abandoned mine full of gold but are attacked and robbed by Pazzafini’s gang. Wandering to the town of Eagle’s Nest, Lisa enlists the aid of a vagabond gunfighter named Joe Collins (Jeffrey Hunter) in getting back the gold and avenging her brother’s murder. Aldo Lastretti appears as the obligatory fake priest, Rev. Riley, and genre regulars Daniela Giordano and Piero Lulli co-star. Hugo Fregonese collaborated on the screenplay, while Ricardo Pallottini provided the striking cinematography. — Robert Firsching @AMGRead More »

  • Richard Goldstone – No Man Is an Island (1962)

    1961-1970DramaRichard GoldstoneUSAWar

    Brief synopsis
    The true story of George Tweed, an American sailor who became the only serviceman on the island of Guam to avoid capture by the Japanese during the early years of World War II.Read More »

  • Phil Karlson – Key Witness (1960)

    1951-1960CrimeDramaPhil KarlsonUSA

    Quote:
    An average Los Angeles citizen witnesses a gang murder when he stops to use a telephone. Aware that he is the only witness against them, the gang members seek out his identity and terrorize him and his family to keep him from testifying against them. Only by psychologically playing one gang member against the others is the man able to bring the police to his rescue.Read More »

  • Gerd Oswald – A Kiss Before Dying (1956) (HD)

    1951-1960ClassicsFilm NoirGerd OswaldUSA

    Synopsis
    A ruthless college student resorts to murder in a futile attempt to marry an heiress.Read More »

  • John Ford – The Last Hurrah (1958)

    1951-1960ClassicsDramaJohn FordUSA

    Synopsis:
    An aging politician tries to get re-elected one last time in the changing world of the 1950s when TV started to play a bigger part in politics. Based loosely on the career of multi-term Boston Mayor James Michael Curley, this film examines the good and evil inherent in politics and all the things that go into an election. Tracy’s uphill battle to stay in office is set against the political machinery that preyed on ethnic hatred and old-time money.Read More »

  • Nicholas Ray – The True Story of Jesse James (1957)

    1951-1960ClassicsNicholas RayUSAWestern

    Synopsis:
    The last eighteen years in the life of Jesse James, showing his home life in Missouri, his experiences with Quantrill’s raiders, his career of banditry with his brother Frank and the Younger brothers, and his attempt to lead a peaceful life after the disastrous attempt to rob the bank at Northfield, Minn.Read More »

  • John Ford – The Searchers [+Extras] (1956)

    1951-1960ClassicsJohn FordWestern

    29f7c043f76a2bde437fd0d52a185152

    SYNOPSIS:
    Ethan Edwards, returned from the Civil War to the Texas ranch of his brother, hopes to find a home with his family and to be near the woman he obviously but secretly loves. But a Comanche raid destroys these plans, and Ethan sets out, along with his 1/8 Indian nephew Martin, on a years-long journey to find the niece kidnapped by the Indians under Chief Scar. But as the quest goes on, Martin begins to realize that his uncle’s hatred for the Indians is beginning to spill over onto his now-assimilated niece. Martin becomes uncertain whether Ethan plans to rescue Debbie… or kill her.Read More »

Back to top button