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‘The Conqueror’ is a romanticized Shakespearean effort presented by John Wayne

The Conqueror Written by Oscar Millard Directed by Dick Powell USA, 1956 How bad a film is Howard Hughes notorious disaster, well it only managed to kill John Wayne is all.  No not Wayne’s career, Wayne himself.  The film was shot on location near St. George, Utah (obviously for its uncanny resemblance to that of …

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‘Deadline at Dawn’ throws a lot together…but little of it sticks

  Deadline at Dawn Directed by Harold Clurman Written by Clifford Odets U.S.A, 1946 Believability is a funny thing in movies. When two film fans enter a debate surrounding the merits of a picture, with one party claiming the story stretched the limits of credibility, a natural reply might be that the film requires one …

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