Barbara Stanwyck in Stella Dallas (1937)

Barbara Stanwyck is known for many roles: from her Pre-Code days up until her part in the popular 1960s Western television show The Big Valley, she could do it all. There’s a role of hers which I feel is often overlooked and totally underrated: the titular character in Stella Dallas (1937). Stella Dallas is the story of a …

Harold Russell: Hero and Screen Legend

As much as I could say about The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and all of the wonderful performances in it, I want to zone in mainly on one of the cast members: Harold Russell, a man who should be more well-known than he is today. Harold Russell was born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1914 …