Go West – A Marx Brothers Retrospective

The Marx Brothers Go West in their only Western comedy and the shenanigans go exactly as one might expect in the film. Foreword: In 1851, Horace Greeley uttered a phrase that did much to change the history of these United States. He said: Go West, young man, go west. This is the story of three men who made Horace Greeley sorry he said it. This is the second Marx Brothers film directed by Edward Buzzell…

"Go West – A Marx Brothers Retrospective"

Captain Blood Made Errol Flynn A Star

Errol Flynn was only a small contract player for Warner Bros. going into Captain Blood but the swashbuckler propelled him to stardom. The film takes us to England 1685 where Irish doctor Peter Blood (Errol Flynn) is just performing his duties as a doctor. Next thing you know, he is being arrested for treason against King James II (Vernon Steele). But rather than follow through with the death sentence from Judge Jeffreys (Leonard Muddie), the…

"Captain Blood Made Errol Flynn A Star"