The Man and the Moment

This is a half talkie/half silent film. Billie Dove and Rod La Rocque both have people they want to get away from.  Billie wants to get away from her legal guardian and Rod wants to get rid of his girlfriend.  However Rod discovers that he loves Billie.  Only she's reluctant.  He chases after her for the rest of the movie.  It was interesting watching Billie Dove.  Billie Holiday named herself after Billie Dove.  I've been curious to see a Billie Dove movie since.  She was pretty good in this.

Girls' School

I really liked Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables.  When I saw that another of her movies was available I instantly rented it.  Anne Shirley is on scholarship at a girls' school.  She is the hall monitor which means she has to turn in all of the bad deeds the girls have done.  She reluctantly tells on Nan Grey a girl she admires. Nan stayed up all night.  Soon all the girls hate Anne Shirley.  Anne and Nan become enemies but eventually wind up as friends.  Anne Shirley steals the show. 

West Side Story

I watched a Bell Telephone Hour special with the original Maria Carol Lawrence recently.  (I own two of her albums.  She's fabulous.)  I realized I needed to watch this movie again.  The last time I watched it I was in high school.  My acquaintance next to me mentioned how bad this movie was and I lied and said it was bad.  No.  This is one of the best musicals of all time.  There's only one song I don't care for and that's One Hand, One Heart. This musical is based on Romeo and Juliet. Two gangs fight against each other while two people Tony and Maria fall in love.  The supporting cast steal the show though.  George Chakris and Rita Moreno both won supporting actor awards.  Rita Moreno has won a Grammy, an Emmy, a Tony, and an Oscar.  What a career!  It's two hours and a half but worth every minute.

Polly of the Circus

A movie about a minister and a girl from the circus falling in love.  She is injured and he has to take care of her in his home. Only the church has problems with their romance.  Someone in imdb.com mentioned that aren't enough close ups of Mae Marsh and that's true.  She's a lovely actress.  This is ok.  I liked the Marion Davies remake as well. 

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

This was a 70's tv horror movie.  It's about an evil dog.  The father is the only one who doesn't come under its spell.  It destroys the neighbor and takes over the family.  The father seeks for a cure.  This is cheesy and not to be taken seriously.  It's not necessarily good but it was fun.

Scudda-Hoo Scudda-Hay

Not that good of a movie.  I was hoping that this would be a musical, something of a Summer Stock thing.  It is about farming though.  There are two half brothers and one tries to sabotage the other.  June Haver plays the love interest.  Natalie Wood plays a young tomboy.  Natalie and June are the best thing about this movie. 

Five Miles to Midnight

Anthony Perkins survives a plane crash.  The marriage to Anthony Perkins and Sophia Loren was already been destroyed before this.  Yet he wants them to collect the life insurance since it is believed he is dead.  Sophia loses it as Anthony annoys her trapped in their apartment.  They both descend into madness.  Anthony does his psycho character well.  It's too bad that he was typecast in this role as he was a good actor.  For a different range of his acting try to watch the tv special Evening Primose.