Movies from 1973

A Dream for Christmas (1973)

96 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Hands up all those who grew up and loved the wholesomeness of "The Waltons". If your hand is up I reckon you might well just love "A Dream for Christmas" as various people involved with the production of "The Waltons" were in...

A Summer Without Boys (1973)

74 mins     Drama, Romance, TV Movie      

I didn't mention something in that brief synopsis; "A Summer Without Boys" is set in the 1940s, during the war although far away from it. That doesn't mean the war doesn't pay a prominent part in this drama, we hear radio bro...

American Graffiti (1973)

110 mins     Comedy, Drama      

An American Classic, the greatest teenage movie ever made and I could go on as "American Graffiti" is held up in high esteem by so many people. Now I am not going to deny for one minute that George Lucas has crafted an entert...

Anything for a Friend (1973)

90 mins     Comedy, Western      

As "Anything for a Friend" starts the accompanying music has the chirpy nature of a 70s British sitcom not at all what you expect from a spaghetti western even one which is a comedy. And in fairness it is quite pleasant despi...

Badlands (1973)

94 mins     Crime, Drama      

Terrence Malick's "Badlands" is the sort of movie which has some reviewers using words such as opus, symphony and a lot of other words which sound fancy. Now I am not saying those reviewers are wrong, each to their own and if...

The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1973)

88 mins     Comedy, Drama      

Movie Review - The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1973) Reg Varney, Diana Coupland, Lee Montague, Jean Harvey, David Lincoln, George Sweeney, Clare Sutcliffe...

The Blockhouse (1973)

93 mins     Drama, War      

"The Blockhouse" is based on a reportedly true story about two German soldiers who claimed that they along with 4 other soldiers had been trapped in a storehouse in Poland for 6 years. I don't whether the story on which "The ...

Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)

103 mins     Western      

Say what you like but John Wayne made some great westerns, those which helped build the genre and pave the way for other actors to establish themselves as western stars. And yes he also made some pretty poor movies and for th...

Carry on Girls (1973)

88 mins     Comedy      

Put simply "Carry on Girls" is your run of the mill "Carry on" movie, not as bad as some of those which were to follow but no where near as good as the earlier ones. Basically with a storyline about a beauty contest it is ext...

Charley Varrick (1973)

111 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

The first time I watched "Charley Varrick" I questioned why so many people champion this movie as it just didn't light my fire, it was just entertainingly average. But because so many people quite literally rave about it I wa...

Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1973)

87 mins     Comedy, Horror      

Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things: camp horror about a group of actors who raise the dead in a cemetary and now have to deal with zombies...

Class of '63 (1973)

74 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

As reunion movies go "Class of '63" certainly is a little different as this isn't about those who achieved their dreams and so on but a little guy who has a chip on his shoulder...

Colt in the Hand of the Devil (1973)

89 mins     Western      

For me when I think of Spaghetti Westerns 3 things usually come to mind, camera work, music and poor dubbing. Sadly after watching "Colt in the Hand of the Devil" it only puts a tick next to one of those things and sadly it i...

Columbo: A Stitch in Crime (1973)

74 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

Like many TV series "Columbo" always relied on the cameos as much as the star of the show and "Columbo: A Stitch in Crime" certainly knocks it out of the park with not only Leonard Nimoy in the role of a killer but Will Geer ...

Columbo: Any Old Port in a Storm (1973)

96 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

As I've mentioned in previous reviews of "Columbo" different things appeal to different audiences, for me I always enjoyed the slightly more humorous episodes of "Columbo" and occasionally find those older, more dramatic epis...

Columbo: Candidate for Crime (1973)

93 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

To be honest "Columbo: Candidate for Crime" is one of my least favourite episodes of "Columbo" but even one which doesn't entertain as much as others is still good. And the reason why "Columbo: Candidate for Crime" is still g...

Columbo: Double Exposure (1973)

70 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

On first glance "Columbo: Double Exposure" appears to be just another episode of "Columbo" from back in 1973, one of those episodes which if you live in the UK are likely to spot on the TV schedule being shown as a TV movie. ...

Columbo: Double Shock (1973)

74 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

"Columbo: Double Shock" is the second episode of Columbo I have watched and reviewed today, not something I usually do but the previous episode had surprisingly disappointed me due to a guest actors constant over acting. Fort...

Columbo: Lovely But Lethal (1973)

73 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

I'm slowly working my way through old episodes of "Columbo" as many of them get shown as individual TV movie here in the UK. Now it doesn't take long to realise that the majority of "Columbo" was built around a handful of for...

Columbo: Requiem for a Falling Star (1973)

74 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

Most episodes of "Columbo" started with a murder and a clearly defined motive and then we would watch as the cigar chomping detective went about his business in that absent minded sort of way. But "Columbo: Requiem for a Fall...