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‘White Heat’ has James Cagney so hot not even the world can stop him

Where would people be without their mothers? Whether by birth, adoption or simply maternal figures, these great dames have, since time immemorial, commanded love, admiration, respect and devotion from their children. Codes of conduct, signs of affection, life lessons, mothers are so often considered the obvious heart and soul of one’s family, the father more commonly seen as the backbone.

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‘Backfire’ is a well acted, poignant and fun little gem

Backfire Directed by Vincent Sherman Written by Larry Marcus, Ben Roberts and Ivan Goff U.S.A., 1950 Reviewing movies with the benefit of hindsight offers ample opportunity to discover, analyze and extrapolate the several issues of the day their stories were concerned with. It puts such films into historical context, awarding them a sense of worth …

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