Movies starring Alan Hale

It Happened One Night (1934)

105 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Over the years there have been many movies that deliver a romantic comedy about a forced antagonistic relationship which slowly melts into romance. But you need to go back to the 1930's and Frank Capra's "It Happened One Nigh...

Of Human Bondage (1934)

83 mins     Drama, Romance      

One of the things often focused upon when discussing "Of Human Bondage", the 1934 adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's novel is Bette Davis. You will hear mention that after playing gangster's molls she campaigned for the role...

The Little Minister (1934)

110 mins     Drama, Romance      

Turn off your phones, silence the clocks and put a do not disturb sign on the door because you will want silence to watch "The Little Minister" the 1934 adaptation of the J.M. Barrie novel. I say this partly because it is an ...

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

102 mins     Action , Adventure , Romance      

It may be over 70 years old, the action may be fake and overly choreographed but still "The Adventures of Robin Hood" remains one of the best of a large number of Robin Hood movies. There is something about this old fashioned...

Algiers (1938)

96 mins     Drama, Mystery      

A few years ago I was having a chat with someone who bemoaned the recent trend for Hollywood remaking European movies just a few years after they came out yet it is something which has gone on for a long time and certainly no...

Santa Fe Trail (1940)

110 mins     Action , Adventure , Biography      

The DVD case for my copy of "Santa Fe Trail" describes it as a biographical look at Jeb Stuart. Now as a Brit whose history education understandably didn't cover the American Civil War or the events leading up to it the name ...

Action in the North Atlantic (1943)

126 mins     Drama, War      

"Action in the North Atlantic" is one of those movies which in truth isn't half bad with all the key ingredients; the storyline, the acting, the action and the direction working well. But it is a movie which is not only typic...

The Inspector General (1949)

102 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

"The Inspector General" sounds right up my street; it's a comedy musical about mistaken identity and stars Danny Kaye. Sadly the experience certainly does not live up to expectations because it is a dull story, which is padde...

Colt .45 (1950)

74 mins     Western      

Great Scott, no I am not on about the performance of Randolph Scott in 50s western "Colt .45" but about the storyline because it is one of the most convoluted western movies I have come across even for the 50s. This is a west...

The Big Trees (1952)

89 mins     Action , Drama      

Whilst generally I feel older movies are superior to modern movies when it comes to focus on story telling, there were still movies which had the feeling that they were made as almost stop gaps. Movies which had nothing major...

Sons of the Musketeers (1952)

81 mins     Action , Adventure      

Watched as a worthy sequel to Dumas' Musketeer story "Sons of the Musketeers", or "At Sword's Point" as it is also known, is not that good, oh there is a fun storyline about the children of the Musketeers taking over as prote...

The Man Behind the Gun (1953)

82 mins     Western      

Whilst watching "The Man Behind the Gun" I couldn't but help think about a completely different genre of movie, in fact a franchise of movies because it reminded me of a James Bond movie. Of course "The Man Behind the Gun" ca...

A Man Alone (1955)

96 mins     Western      

Ray Milland started his movie career back in 1929 but it wasn't until 1955 that he tried his hand behind the camera making his directing debut with western "A Man Alone". Now "A Man Alone" is not a bad western but it does hav...

The Indian Fighter (1955)

88 mins     Western      

There is a scene in "The Indian Fighter" where having taken a shine to Onahti Johnny forces himself on her to steal a kiss. Now not only would that scene cause some unrest if it was put in a movie these days but I remember ot...

The True Story of Jesse James (1957)

92 mins     Action , Biography, Crime, Western      

Now there are two things worth knowing, first up is that "The True Story of Jesse James" is in fact a remake and secondly how much true story there is is debatable as whilst we have pivotal events the drama of them, well I wo...

Battle Hymn (1957)

108 mins     Drama      

I would imagine the true story of Dean Hess probably is an inspirational one as he goes from a pilot to preacher and then finding a way to combine being a fighter and a man of God. Unfortunately when it comes to "Battle Hymn"...

Up Periscope (1959)

112 mins     Action , Drama, War      

Starring James Garner as a military diver "Up Periscope" is one of may war movies which takes us aboard a submarine and into danger....

Bullet for a Badman (1964)

80 mins     Western      

As westerns go "Bullet for a Badman" has a lot going on we have revenge, greed, jealousy and of course being a western a bit of romance. But "Bullet for a Badman" is also a b-movie one of the many westerns which got churned o...