Movies starring Barton Maclane

Man of the Forest (1933)

62 mins     Western      

Well a man with a pet mountain lion is not something you see in a lot in westerns and it is in fact the USP when it comes to this early 1930s western "Man of the Forest". But when you watch "Man of the Forest" you soon realis...

To the Last Man (1933)

70 mins     Western      

Henry Hathaway's "To the Last Man" is a remake of an earlier western from 1923 but I am convinced that the story was used again in a later western as the whole story of a feud and one family moving away to put it behind them ...

Western Union (1941)

95 mins     Western      

It hits you immediately, why when it comes to "Western Union" is Randolph Scott second billed, surely Scott must be the star of this Fritz Lang western. Many who have watched "Western Union" will also agree with me when I say...

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...

Bombardier (1943)

99 mins     Drama, War      

Released in 1943 "Bombardier" is a mix of propaganda movie and war time drama as it extols the virtues of those who went through the training to be bombers, the pilots which flew them and the hatred of the enemy. And I would ...

Marine Raiders (1944)

90 mins     Action , Drama, War      

"Marine Raiders" is what could be called a "business movie", not because it is about business but back in the early 1940s audiences enjoyed watching war movies and so it made good business sense to make movies such as this. B...

The Spanish Main (1945)

100 mins     Adventure , Drama, Romance      

Whilst the casting of Paul Henreid as a pirate offers up something a little different the rest of "The Spanish Main" is your standard 1940's swashbuckler with Maureen O'Hara and Walter Slezak cast in familiar roles. It is by ...

Relentless (1948)

93 mins     Romance, Western      

As westerns go the most complicated thing about "Relentless" is the contrived set up of Nick riding in to town and ending up trying to prove his innocence when he ends up killing one bad guy who stole his horse but accused of...

Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)

85 mins     Western      

Whilst "Bugles in the Afternoon" is based upon a novel by Ernest Haycox what it ends up is a routine western, a Cavalry movie which uses the lead up to Custer's last stand as a setting. But whilst we are taken into the world ...

Kansas Pacific (1953)

73 mins     Western      

I will tell you the most interesting thing about "Kansas Pacific" right away and that is that it is set before the American Civil war with the trouble simmering but not boiled over yet. In typical fashion we learn about this ...

Rails Into Laramie (1954)

80 mins     Western      

If I was trying to be deep I would say that "Rails Into Laramie" is all about the character of Jefferson Harder and his transformation from being someone who thinks a little first but quickly uses his fists to someone who rea...

Backlash (1956)

84 mins     Western      

The clue to "Backlash" is there right at the start of the movie, a piece of music which doesn't fit in with the western genre but much more at home in the world of thrillers. And that is that "Backlash" is, it's a thriller se...

Three Violent People (1956)

100 mins     Western      

Three Violent People (1956) Charlton Heston stars as Colt Saunders who finds himself with a wife with a secret past and some government carpetbaggers trying to take his ranch from him...