Tag: 50s
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7 Ways James Stewart Reinvented Himself in Winchester ’73
Before Winchester ’73 (1950), James Stewart was the guy you rooted for in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and cried with at the end of It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). Decent, warm, a little bumbling in the best way. Then Anthony Mann handed him a rifle and a grudge, and something shifted. These seven…
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5 Things to Spot in Young Clint Eastwood’s First Movie Scene
Long before Clint Eastwood became synonymous with Westerns and tough crime dramas, he was popping up for a few moments in a laboratory in Revenge of the Creature. The 1955 sequel gave the young actor his first movie appearance, and watching it now feels almost like catching a familiar face before the rest of the…