Movies starring Alan Napier

Across the Wide Missouri (1951)

78 mins     Adventure , Western      

Let me tell you what I think "Across the Wide Missouri" should be about, a beaver trapper whose only interest is in getting furs and when he spots an opportunity to marry the granddaughter of a Blackfoot chief does so not out...

The Great Caruso (1951)

109 mins     Biography, Drama      

So what goes on in "The Great Caruso"; well we watch how the young Enrico starts singing in a church choir being spotted singing when work as a flour merchant and going on to be a big star. Along the way there are some rocky ...

Big Jim McLain (1952)

90 mins     Action , Crime, Drama      

On one side of "Big Jim McLain" we have a take on the old wartime spy movie where agents try to uncover who the bad guys are whilst in another country. The take is that we have two agents in Hawaii trying to discover those Un...

Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

132 mins     Adventure , Family, Fantasy      

Whilst not the first movie adaptation of Jules Verne's story, "Journey to the Center of the Earth" from 1959 is one of the better known versions and not just because watching it now the special effects with super-imposed larg...

The Sword in the Stone (1963)

79 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy      

As a fan of the old school Walt Disney animations I find myself at a loss when it comes to "The Sword in the Stone" as whilst I don't dislike it for some reason it has never really wowed me. Even as a child during the 80s I f...

Marnie (1964)

130 mins     Mystery, Romance, Thriller      

Sometimes I feel that just because Alfred Hitchcock directed a movie some people automatically extol its virtues and rate it higher than maybe it deserves. One such movie for me is "Marnie" because whilst it is one sense clas...

Batman: The Movie (1966)

105 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Family      

Who needs a Brooding Batman or a Depressing Dark Knight when you can have a Camp Crusader with an array of Bat gadgets to make even James Bond jealous. Okay so "Batman: The Movie" and the Batman & Robin of the Adam West and B...