Movies starring Dave

Wife and Auto Trouble (1916)

14 mins     Comedy      

It never fails to amaze me how much is crammed into these old silent movies as in just the 14 minutes which "Wife and Auto Trouble" runs it has comedy, characters as well as some entertaining stunts and special effects. Now I...

Reefer Madness (1936)

66 mins     Drama      

Whilst I watch a lot of movies, more than many, I would never call myself a movie buff. I mention this ahead of my review of "Reefer Madness", a propaganda movie from the mid 1930's and originally called "Tell Your Children" ...

The Singing Cowgirl (1938)

59 mins     Western      

Movie Review - The Singing Cowgirl (1938) Dorothy (Dorothy Page) knows something that Rancher John Tolen (Stanley Price) doesn't when it comes to the gold found in a river on another ranch and plans to get one over on the dev...

The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)

91 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

Movie Review - The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) Merle Oberon stars as Mary, the daughter of a politically ambitious father who doesn't want scandal. Trouble is that she ends up not only marrying a cowboy but lies to the cowboy ...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

117 mins     Drama      

Whilst fans of classic movies will know the name Thomas Mitchell for me his name is not held in high enough esteem especially when you consider he appeared in some of the greatest movies in cinema history, 5 of them being fro...

Water Rustlers (1939)

54 mins     Western      

Whilst I have watched more early westerns than your average movie fan I am no expert but "Water Rustlers" is the first of these western quickie's I have watched where the hero of the movie is a cowgirl. "Water Rustlers" is al...

Outlaws' Paradise (1939)

55 mins     Western      

I tend to have low expectations when I watch these old 1930s westerns as they haven't aged well with all sorts of issues cropping up from over acting to overly large hats and fake smiles. But whilst many of these movies end u...

The Fighting Renegade (1939)

58 mins     Western      

Well trust me when I say they wouldn't get away with making "The Fighting Renegade" now or at least not one where you have an actor pretending to be Mexican and having one of the worst accents going. Tim McCoy's Mexican accen...

The Westerner (1940)

100 mins     Drama, Romance, Western      

Gary Cooper waking up in bed next to Walter Brennan is not the sort of thing you expect from a 1940's western but it is one of the many memorable scenes in "The Westerner". It is a wondefully comical scene from hidden card up...

The Cowboy from Sundown (1940)

57 mins     Western      

Different cast but familiar characters is how many of these old oaters come across and you sort of find yourself wondering how they got away with. Take "The Cowboy from Sundown" which saw Tex Ritter in the hero cowboy role, a...

Smoking Guns (1942)

58 mins     Western      

"Smoking Guns" or to afford it its full title "Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns" is two things. Firstly it is one of a whole series of westerns which saw Buster Crabbe playing the legendary Billy the Kid, although this Billy the ...

Sheriff of Sage Valley (1942)

57 mins     Western      

The minute you discover that in "Sheriff of Sage Valley" movie star Buster Crabbe not only plays Billy the Kid again but also a second character called Kansas Ed you can guess how the story will end up playing out. Yet the pr...

Government Girl (1943)

94 mins     Comedy, Romance      

We have a war time setting, a pretty woman, a nice guy and plenty of comedy confusion with quick fire dialogue; yes we are in screwball comedy territory with Olivia de Havilland and Sonny Tufts as the romantic duo in "Governm...

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

113 mins     Family, Musical, Romance      

"Meet Me in St. Louis" is one of those musicals which wins you over with its good nature, its innocence, its charm and of course its memorable musical numbers. And to be honest it's a good thing because like so many other mus...

Brand of the Devil (1944)

57 mins     Western      

A quick run down of things you can find in many an hour long western from the 1940s. There will be the old rancher dealing with local trouble; the old rancher usually has an attractive daughter, grand daughter or niece. Then ...

The Enchanted Forest (1945)

78 mins     Drama, Family      

"The Enchanted Forest" was made by PRC (Producers Releasing Corporation) a small Hollywood studio which ran from 1939 to 1947 releasing 179 features with none of them costing more than $100,000. But whilst PRC may have been o...

Marked for Murder (1945)

58 mins     Western      

I should start by saying prior to watching "Masked for Murder" I had been on a bit of an old western binge, watching and reviewing at least one a day for 3 weeks. In those 3 weeks I watched 3 other 1 hour westerns which used ...

Courage of Lassie (1946)

92 mins     Adventure , Drama, Family      

Out of all the "Lassie" movies both new and old "Courage of Lassie" is my least favourite and it's not just down to the fact that whilst using Lassie in the title doesn't actually feature the character or any of those charact...

Lady Luck (1946)

97 mins     Comedy      

Lady Luck: Robert Young stars as the gambler who turns over a new leaf for love but trying to do a guy a good turn leads to confusion and big trouble with his girl...

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

95 mins     Comedy, Romance      

"The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer" which is also known as "Bachelor Knight" is another one of those vintage screwball comedies which stars Cary Grant. Now that alone normally means that this will be a lot of fun but "The Bach...