HARVEY (Theatrical Release USA 1950)

 Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.3|5.0 Starsìììì 

Harvey—great classic movie—shows James Stewart at his best. This is a ‘do not miss’ story and should be in the family home video library. Terrific, easy-on-the-mind, gentle comedic entertainment.

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Storyline 

This film is about a Pooka and the man who made it his best friend. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Henry Koster for directing effort. Thank you to Producer John Beck for making the film possible. Cast includes: James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow, and Charles Drake. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. Great film. Wonderful story. Terrific cast. Fabulous work for all involved in production from stage settings to costuming to directing, casting, camera work, sound, musical scoring, and producing.

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THE CHEYENNE SOCIAL CLUB (Theatrical Release USA 1970)

 Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.3|5.0 Starsìììì 

The Cheyenne Social Club—loveable and comical—teams two classic actors, James Stewart and Henry Fonda, to create a fresh, original movie that viewers will not soon forget. The wonderful placement of the characters is established early on in the film with much elaboration developed throughout the movie. No character contradictions here. Surprising to see Gene Kelly as the director. The film is based on sexual innuendos but know there are no explicit sex or nudity scenes in the film. 

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Storyline 

A cowboy inherits a hotel and goes to claim his inheritance with his friend. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Gene Kelly for directing effort. Thank you to Producers James Lee Barrett and Gene Kelly for making the film possible. Cast includes: James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Shirley Jones, Sue Ane Langdon, Elaine Devry, Jackie Russell, Jackie Joseph, Sharon DeBord, Robert Middleton, Robert J. Wilke, Dabbs Greer, and John Dehner. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. High comedy and delicate handling of subject matter mark this film as a great watch. More than worth the time and money investment. Buy that ticket! 

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HOW THE WEST WAS WON (Theatrical Release World-Wide 1962)

 Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.4|5.0 Starsìììì

How the West Was Won—western movie that pulls itself into a classic  status—accesses the talents of Debbie Reynolds, Gregory Peck, Carol Baker, James Stewart, George Peppard, Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Richard Widmark, Andy Devine, Eli Wallach, and Walter Brennen. Watch for John Wayne as General William Tecumseh Sherman  It’s an all-star movie with an all-star cast. There is no lack here. A very good watch for the western audience and general audiences. It has not lost its entertainment value despite its age. Worth watching and still worth an addition to the home video library. 

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Storyline 

A story of major elements that moved from east coast to west coast with a nice tie-in at the movie’s end to show how, in a few short years after that, America emerged on the shoulders of those men and women who moved through the frontier, each with their own stories to tell. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Directors Henry Hathaway, John Ford, and George Marshall for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Bernard Smith for making the film possible. Cast includes: Carroll Baker, Lee Cobb, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones, Karl Malden, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Robert Preston, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart, and Eli Wallach. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. The movie still shines as a classic western. Thank you to all involved in its production.

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Ben Meyers