4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 15, 2020
Recently, it’s come to my attention there is really is a dearth of colonial America pictures between the likes of Disney’s Johnny Tremain and Mel Gibson’s The Patriot. The reasons seem somewhat obvious at least in the current day and age. Period pieces cost money and such material read more
In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, th read more
Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert tame the frontier in Drums Along the Mohawk.
The Director: John Ford.
The Stars: Henry Fonda, Claudette Colbert and Edna May Oliver.
Source Material: The novel by Walter D. Edmonds.
Gilbert (Henry Fonda) and Lana Martin (Claudette Colbert) on t read more
Drums Along the Mohawk
Directed by John Ford
Written by Lamar Trotti and Sonya Levien based on the novel by Walter D. Edmonds
1939/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Films Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental John Ford was on quite a roll in 1939. During the Revolutionary War, Gil Martin (Henry Fonda) ta read more
Another trio of reviews from The Henry Fonda Collection. In this segment we’ll look at a western, a quasi-noir with romantic overtones, and a crime procedural. Daisy Kenyon (Joan Crawford) is a forward thinking career-woman who can’t seem to pick the right mate. Mired in a relationshi read more
Every eight years or so, I watch Drums Along the Mohawk to see if it gets any better. According to my cursory notes from my last viewing, it apparently has gotten a little bit better. As the titles rolled, I was hopeful–it is John Ford after all (his first color film) and screenwriters Lamar read more
