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Movie Review: Crash of Moons (1954)

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Synopsis: Rocky Jones and the rest of his Space Ranger team attempt to rescue the inhabitants of the planet Ophecius before it collides with a roaming "gypsy" moon. However, the planet's ruler, Cleolanta, doesn't trust outsiders and she may prevent the evacuation from happening as a result. Who's in it? The movie stars Richard Crane , Scotty Beckett, John Banner , Patsy Parsons and Maurice Cass. Review: I came across Crash of Moons about a week ago and, while the description left me wondering if it was worth my time, I decided to add it to my list anyway. After watching it this morning, I realized it was a film that I should have just passed by. My understanding, after doing a bit of research afterwards, is this wasn't a movie in the traditional sense and, instead, was three episodes from a 1954 television series that were combined to make a feature-length film. After reading that, things started making a bit more sense, but it didn't help my opinion. ...

Movie Review: Callaway Went Thataway (1951)

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Synopsis: "Smoky" Callaway hasn't been a cowboy star in a decade but a recent decision to air some of his old movies on television has made him a celebrity again and the network wants him to make new films. There's just one problem, nobody knows where Smoky is. Desperate to cash in, advertisers Mike Frye and Deborah Patterson attempt to pass off cowboy "Stretch" Barnes as Smoky. The plan seems to go well until the real Smoky returns. Who's in it? The movie stars Fred MacMurray , Dorothy McGuire , Howard Keel , Jesse White and Natalie Schafer .  Review: My wife is feeling under the weather tonight and went to bed early. Since I had some time to myself, I decided to finally watch Callaway Went Thataway , which has been in my movie library for a few weeks. Overall, it ended up being a good film. The overall plot seemed like something that would be predictable but as it turned out, it was full of surprises. For one, Barnes (Keel) was an intriguing charact...