Category Archives: WITH MUSIC

NORTH TO ALASKA (1960)

Posted on April 17, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Henry Hathaway SCREENWRITER: John Lee Mahin, Martin Rackin, Claude Binyon, Wendell Mayes uncredited), Ben Hecht (uncredited) FILM STARS: John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs, Fabian, Capucine, Mickey Shaughnessy, Karl Swenson, Kathleen Freeman, John Qualen COUNTRY: USA … Continue reading →

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THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1961)

Posted on March 20, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: J. Lee Thompson SCREENWRITER: Carl Foreman FILM STARS: Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, Anthony Quayle, Irene Papas, Gia Scala, James Darren, Richard Harris, Bryan Forbes. COUNTRY: Great Britain / USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: … Continue reading →

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THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962)

Posted on March 13, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: John Ford SCREENWRITER: James Warner Bellah, Willis Goldbeck FILM STARS: John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Woody Strode, Edmond O’Brien, Andy Devine, Ken Murray, John Carradine, Jeanette Nolan, John Qualen, Willis Bouchey, Carleton Young, … Continue reading →

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IN HARM’S WAY (1965)

Posted on February 20, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Otto Preminger SCREENWRITER: Wendell Mayes FILM STARS: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Henry Fonda, Tom Tryon, Paula Prentiss, Stanley Holloway, Burgess Meredith, Brandon deWilde, Jill Haworth, Dana Andrews, Franchot Tone, Patrick O’Neal, Carroll O’Connor, Slim … Continue reading →

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WILD IN THE COUNTRY (1961)

Posted on February 13, 2022 by velebit2

 THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Philip Dunne SCREENWRITER: Clifford Odets, J.R. Salamanca FILM STARS: Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, Millie Perkins, Rafer Johnson, John Ireland, Gary Lockwood, Christina Crawford COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: J.R. Salamanca TYPE: Abridged Novel PUBLISHER: … Continue reading →

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RIO BRAVO (1959)

Posted on February 6, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Howard Hawks SCREENWRITER: Jules Furthman, Leigh Brackett, B.H. McCampbell FILM STARS: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Walter Brennan, Angie Dickinson, Ward Bond, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, John Russell, Claude Akins COUNTRY: USA THIS BOOK AUTHOR: Brackett, … Continue reading →

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FOLLOW THAT DREAM (1962)

Posted on January 12, 2022 by velebit2

THE FILM FILM DIRECTOR: Gordon Douglas SCREENWRITER: Charles Lederer, Herman Raucher (uncredited – he apparently had a hand in transforming the novel into a play before it became a film. I know very little (nothing) about the play). FILM STARS: … Continue reading →

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