Movies starring Fred Macmurray

Flight for Freedom (1943)

102 mins     Drama      

It's a strange experience watching "Flight for Freedom" now, 70 years after it was released for the simple fact we have a fictionalized version of the Amelia Earhart story which at the time serve to cause a patriotic frenzy. ...

Double Indemnity (1944)

107 mins     Crime, Drama      

The only people I know who speak with a descriptive flourish where they can embellish a detail by comparing it to something else are writers, not doctors, not milkmen and not insurance agents. So when at the start of "Double ...

The Miracle of the Bells (1948)

120 mins     Drama      

"The Miracle of the Bells" is one of those old curious movies which on paper sound like a hit but in reality something about it doesn't work or maybe it does work but just doesn't deliver what audiences expected. Part of the ...

Father Was a Fullback (1949)

84 mins     Comedy      

Oh how I wanted to enjoy "Father Was a Fullback" as on paper it sounded like a snappy old fashioned comedy especially with a well chosen cast which included Maureen O'Hara and Betty Lynn. But when "Father Was a Fullback" ebbe...

Never a Dull Moment (1950)

89 mins     Comedy, Romance      

"Never a Dull Moment" must be one of the most ironic titles I have ever come across because sadly this movie is little more than dull moments. Maybe it's not that bad but when you have a comedy starring Irene Dunne and Fred M...

Borderline (1950)

88 mins     Crime, Drama, Romance      

Why is it that any movie which is in black & white and features a crime story with a dangerous gangster has to be called film noir? It is one of my pet hates as if that was the case a lot of movies made before 1960 would be c...

The Caine Mutiny (1954)

124 mins     Drama      

There has been plenty written about "The Caine Mutiny" over the years, from it being based on Herman Wouk Pulitzer Prize winning novel to the fact that at the time of filming Humphrey Bogart was seriously ill from yet to be d...

At Gunpoint (1955)

81 mins     Western      

Movie Review - At Gunpoint (1955) Fred MacMurray stars as Jack, an accidental hero when he shot an outlaw but now faces the threat of the rest of the outlaw gang returning to town to get revenge...

Gun for a Coward (1957)

88 mins     Western      

"Gun for a Coward" is just one of a number of westerns which had plenty going for it but ended up being not so much dull but forgettable. Here we have the interesting storyline of 3 brothers the elder, fatherly figure, the yo...

Quantez (1957)

80 mins     Western      

On first glance "Quantez" doesn't appear to be special, a group of bank robbers and a girlfriend end up in a ghost town holed up over night because their horses are dead beat. There is the posse which is on their tail and the...

Day of the Badman (1958)

82 mins     Western      

I've come across a few movies like "Day of the Badman" and I don't mean westerns, I mean movies where the script clearly had potential to be more that the final movie is but ended up in the wrong hands and made as just anothe...

Face of a Fugitive (1959)

81 mins     Western      

"Face of a Fugitive" is a surprising western and it's not just because is stars Fred MacMurray who whilst he made a few westerns is best known for his Disney movies. Nope this western despite being little known is better than...

Good Day for a Hanging (1959)

85 mins     Western      

One thing western fans will know, if they watch a modern big screen western which tries for authenticity then watch a western from the 1950s you can see clear differences when it comes to the dialogue. It is one of the things...

The Swarm (1978)

155 mins     Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller      

To my knowledge there are two versions of "The Swarm", one 116 minute version and an 155 minute version, I have only seen the 155 minute version and it wasn't good. Now "The Swarm" has the notorious accolade of being one of t...