Movies, Movies, Movies

Back to my "crush" list. All are Robert's movies, which worked out well for the month of Valentine's.

MOVIES WATCHED IN FEBRUARY.

Feb 3 - Hell’s Crossroads (1957)
An imprisoned gunfighter is offered parole on one condition--that he track down and bring in Jesse James.
Director: Franklin Adreon
Stars: Stephen McNally, Peggie Castle, Robert Vaughn

Except for their skewing of history, this isn’t a half bad movie. Robert’s role could have been bigger, too.

Feb 4 - Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
After claiming his daughter's childhood-sweetheart killed the marshal, one man finds himself in conflict with his daughter, his fiancée and many of the townsfolk.
Director: Nathan Juran
Stars: Fred MacMurray, Margaret Hayes, Robert Vaughn, James Drury, Denver Pyle

Solid movie, solid cast. Robert does a very good job with his role.

Feb 5 - The Young Philadelphians (1959)
A promising lawyer tries to handle his social and professional problems while climbing the ranks in Philadelphia.
Director: Vincent Sherman
Stars: Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith, Robert Vaughn, Brian Keith, Frank Conroy, Adam West

One of Robert’s best movies. A great cast, and an interesting plot.

Feb 11 - The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.
Director: John Sturges
Stars: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn

A classic, obviously, but Robert’s role could have been larger. Of the seven characters, his has one of the smaller roles. Still, an entertaining movie.

Feb 17 - The Venetian Affair (1966)
Former CIA man, Bill Fenner, now a downbeat, loner journalist, is sent to Venice to investigate the shock suicide bombing by an American diplomat at a peace conference.
Director: Jerry Thorpe
Stars: Robert Vaughn, Elke Sommer, Felicia Farr, Boris Karloff, Roger C. Carmel, Edward Asner

Another not half bad movie. The plot is a little convoluted, but still entertaining.

Feb 18 - The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970)
A man who has been in a coma since infancy is awakened.
Director: Alan Cooke
Stars: Terence Stamp, Robert Vaughn, Nigel Davenport

There was a lot more they could have done with this. Some areas were covered too much, others weren’t given enough time. Not sure how scientifically accurate, though.

Feb 19 - The Statue (1971)
Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel Prize. An ambitious diplomat who is capitalizing on Bolt's celebrity arranges for the U.S. to commission a statue for a London square to honor Bolt's achievement. Bolt's Italian wife, a renowned artist, sculpts an 18-foot nude of him. In a pique because he's neglected her for years to do his work, she gives the statue a spectacular phallus and tells Bolt that he wasn't its model.
Director: Rod Amateau
Stars: David Niven, Virna Lisi, Robert Vaughn, John Cleese

One of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. How Robert and Niven were talked into this is beyond me.

Feb 23 - The Woman Hunter (1972)
A woman vacationing with her husband in Mexico discovers she is being stalked by an international killer.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski
Stars: Barbara Eden, Robert Vaughn, Stuart Whitman, Larry Storch

The cast lifts the movie to mediocre instead of awful.

Feb 24 - Wanted: Babysitter (1975)
A naive young girl is forcefully kidnapped while babysitting the son of a wealthy food mogul. Her and the boy are held hostage by an ex-stuntman and a vengeful movie star.
Director: René Clément
Stars: Maria Schneider, Sydne Rome, Vic Morrow, Robert Vaughn

Lame title, but it actually had a decent plot. With better writing and actors, it could have been a decent movie.

Feb 26 - Starship Invasions (1977)
An advance team from a dying, far-off civilization seeks a new world to conquer and inhabit -- Earth.
Director: Ed Hunt
Stars: Robert Vaughn, Christopher Lee, Daniel Pilon

Terrible special effects, but the plot was fairly decent. Not a total waste of time.

Movies, Movies, Movies

My first crosspost from LJ. Hopefully, this works out. This month is all movies from one of my "crushes" (a meme that went around awhile ago,) Robert Vaughn.

MOVIES WATCHED IN FEBRUARY

Feb 3 - Hell’s Crossroads (1957)
An imprisoned gunfighter is offered parole on one condition--that he track down and bring in Jesse James.
Director: Franklin Adreon
Stars: Stephen McNally, Peggie Castle, Robert Vaughn

Except for their skewing of history, this isn’t a half bad movie. Robert’s role could have been bigger, too.

Feb 4 - Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
After claiming his daughter's childhood-sweetheart killed the marshal, one man finds himself in conflict with his daughter, his fiancée and many of the townsfolk.
Director: Nathan Juran
Stars: Fred MacMurray, Margaret Hayes, Robert Vaughn, James Drury, Denver Pyle

Solid movie, solid cast. Robert does a very good job with his role.

Feb 5 - The Young Philadelphians (1959)
A promising lawyer tries to handle his social and professional problems while climbing the ranks in Philadelphia.
Director: Vincent Sherman
Stars: Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith, Robert Vaughn, Brian Keith, Frank Conroy, Adam West

One of Robert’s best movies. A great cast, and an interesting plot.

Feb 11 - The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.
Director: John Sturges
Stars: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn

A classic, obviously, but Robert’s role could have been larger. Of the seven characters, his has one of the smaller roles. Still, an entertaining movie.

Feb 17 - The Venetian Affair (1966)
Former CIA man, Bill Fenner, now a downbeat, loner journalist, is sent to Venice to investigate the shock suicide bombing by an American diplomat at a peace conference.
Director: Jerry Thorpe
Stars: Robert Vaughn, Elke Sommer, Felicia Farr, Boris Karloff, Roger C. Carmel, Edward Asner

Another not half bad movie. The plot is a little convoluted, but still entertaining.

Feb 18 - The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970)
A man who has been in a coma since infancy is awakened.
Director: Alan Cooke
Stars: Terence Stamp, Robert Vaughn, Nigel Davenport

There was a lot more they could have done with this. Some areas were covered too much, others weren’t given enough time. Not sure how scientifically accurate, though.

Feb 19 - The Statue (1971)
Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel Prize. An ambitious diplomat who is capitalizing on Bolt's celebrity arranges for the U.S. to commission a statue for a London square to honor Bolt's achievement. Bolt's Italian wife, a renowned artist, sculpts an 18-foot nude of him. In a pique because he's neglected her for years to do his work, she gives the statue a spectacular phallus and tells Bolt that he wasn't its model.
Director: Rod Amateau
Stars: David Niven, Virna Lisi, Robert Vaughn, John Cleese

One of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. How Robert and Niven were talked into this is beyond me.

Feb 23 - The Woman Hunter (1972)
A woman vacationing with her husband in Mexico discovers she is being stalked by an international killer.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski
Stars: Barbara Eden, Robert Vaughn, Stuart Whitman, Larry Storch

The cast lifts the movie to mediocre instead of awful.

Feb 24 - Wanted: Babysitter (1975)
A naive young girl is forcefully kidnapped while babysitting the son of a wealthy food mogul. Her and the boy are held hostage by an ex-stuntman and a vengeful movie star.
Director: René Clément
Stars: Maria Schneider, Sydne Rome, Vic Morrow, Robert Vaughn

Lame title, but it actually had a decent plot. With better writing and actors, it could have been a decent movie.

Feb 26 - Starship Invasions (1977)
An advance team from a dying, far-off civilization seeks a new world to conquer and inhabit -- Earth.
Director: Ed Hunt
Stars: Robert Vaughn, Christopher Lee, Daniel Pilon

Terrible special effects, but the plot was fairly decent. Not a total waste of time.