Movies starring Ray Collins

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

88 mins     Drama, Romance      

Orson Welles made several movies but it would be his first two feature films which would dominate his life; the magnificent "Citizen Kane" and the equally visually brilliant "The Magnificent Ambersons". But the irony is that ...

The Big Street (1942)

88 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

It is said that Lucille Ball was upset that her performance in "The Big Street" was over looked when it came to the Oscars, but I know why. The reason why is that whilst Ball's delivers some sharp dialogue, humour and emotion...

Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)

98 mins     Drama, War      

Commandos Strike at Dawn: Paul Muni leads a cast including Anna Lee nd Lillian Gish in this WWII movie about the Norwegian resistance...

Badman's Territory (1946)

97 mins     Western      

Historically inaccurate, typically edging on the side of cheesy for an early Randolph Scott western and to be frank a bit of a rambling mess when it comes to the storyline but for all these problems and a few others "Badman's...

Crack-Up (1946)

93 mins     Crime, Drama      

Crack-Up (1946) Pat O'Brien stars as the art curator who finds himself being made to think he is cracking up when he believes he was involved in a train wreck...

A Double Life (1947)

104 mins     Crime, Drama      

During my time as a movie reviewer I have occasionally mentioned that an actor hasn't just performed a role but he has become the role, delivering every aspect of the character as if it was part of him. That is the basis of "...

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...

The Man from Colorado (1948)

100 mins     Western      

Consider when "The Man from Colorado" was made, it was 1948 and soldiers had returned home from World War II changed by what they did and what they saw. As such there were some war movies made which took a look at the situati...

Vengeance Valley (1951)

83 mins     Western      

"Vengeance Valley" has many of the elements to make a very good movie, in amongst many recognizable names and faces there is Burt Lancaster, John Ireland and Joanne Dru and it features a Cain and Abel style storyline with jea...

The Racket (1951)

88 mins     Crime, Drama      

The Racket: Robert Mitchum stars as the good cop in a corrupt force trying to bring down the mobset Nick Scanlon (Robert Ryan) who has everyone in his pocket...

Column South (1953)

82 mins     Western      

If you are an honorary member of the Audie Murphy fan club then "Column South" will be an entertaining western with Murphy playing an easy to like good guy. But if you are not bothered by Murphy then "Column South" is just a ...