Movies starring Ruth Gordon

Spirit of the People (1940)

110 mins     Biography, Drama      

Anyone who has read some of my reviews on other historical movies will be aware of my admitted lack of historical knowledge and blame the British education system for making history lessons so dull as a child for my ignorance...

Edge of Darkness (1943)

119 mins     Drama, War      

There was a war going on and I am not just talking about the story depicted in 1940s war movie "Edge of Darkness". Nope I am on about the trouble behind the scenes and in many ways it is a marvel the movie was not only comple...

Action in the North Atlantic (1943)

126 mins     Drama, War      

"Action in the North Atlantic" is one of those movies which in truth isn't half bad with all the key ingredients; the storyline, the acting, the action and the direction working well. But it is a movie which is not only typic...

The Prince of Central Park (1977)

76 mins     Drama, Family, TV Movie      

How big is Central Park? I ask because I have never been to America and so have only ever seen it on TV shows and in movies. Yet ironically as I watched "The Prince of Central Park" it felt like I had been there because so ma...

Columbo: Try and Catch Me (1977)

73 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

I've mentioned before that "Columbo" has a handful of formulas it ran with and one of the best was always when Columbo found himself pitted against someone who was clever and who believe they had planned the perfect crime. An...

Every Which Way But Loose (1978)

110 mins     Action , Comedy      

Even die hard fans of Clint Eastwood will say some of his movies were really not that good and one of those is "Every Which Way But Loose". Now before you say what, let me explain as whilst "Every Which Way But Loose" is ente...

Any Which Way You Can (1980)

115 mins     Action , Comedy      

When I reviewed "Every Which Way But Loose" I said that technically it wasn't a very good movie and I still stand by that, I will also stand by when I say that "Any Which Way You Can" is technically not a good movie either. B...