As I return to DK Canada’s The Movie Book, the next film they highlight is the Chaplin classic, City Lights. That is a title I’d previously reviewed, and so I dove write into What Else to Watch, as I had already reviewed his key movies, and the first one on the list I hadn’t previously…
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The Mark of Zorro (1940) – Rouben Mamoulian
The 101 Action Movies brings is a rip-roaring adventure starring Tyrone Power as Don Diego Vera and his alter-ego Zorro! This film relaunched the character of his previous on-screen appearance after Douglas Fairbanks had essayed the character in the silent era. I have to say, Zorro is a pretty cool character, and he’s like the…
The Thief of Bagdad (1924) – Raoul Walsh
With a tagline of Happiness Must Be Earned, the 101 Action Movies brings us this Douglas Fairbanks silent classic from 1924. Fairbanks, how is quite happy to eschew as many clothes as he can, cavorting about like Captain Kirk’s predecessor, plays Ahmed the Thief, who takes what he wants. He’s set his eyes on the…
The Mind Reels 