Movies starring Jay C. Flippen

They Live by Night (1948)

95 mins Crime, Romance, Thriller

To movie buffs the name Nicholas Ray will be well known but to the average movie lover the name may not mean anything but his movies will be recognizable such as "Rebel Without a Cause". I mention this because depending on wh...

A Woman's Secret (1949)

84 mins Drama, Mystery, Thriller

"A Woman's Secret" is, well I am not sure what it is because it isn't film-noir and technically as no one ends up dying it isn't a murder mystery either but it is a mystery. That mystery is to why Marian confesses to shooting...

Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)

120 mins Action , Adventure , Drama

For the first 20 minutes of "Down to the Sea in Ships" I wondered whether I was watching the right movie as whilst there was Lionel Barrymore as an old sea dog and young Dean Stockwell as the grandson he dotes on we were asho...

Winchester '73 (1950)

92 mins Western

There has been a lot written about "Winchester '73" over the years, the dark tale, the elements of noir, that it breathed life into a genre which was crying out for more than singing cowboys. But the most important thing that...

Flying Leathernecks (1951)

102 mins Action , Drama, War

Watching "Flying Leathernecks" I felt a little under whelmed because on first look it comes across as a typical flag waver, a patriotic war movie. Even when you take into account that the storyline is about a battle between t...

Bend of the River (1952)

91 mins Western

Bend of the River - James Stewart stars as McLyntock an outlaw looking to start afresh as a farmer but his plagued by his past as he helps lead a bunch of settlers...

The Las Vegas Story (1952)

88 mins Crime, Drama

Movie Review - The Las Vegas Story (1952) Jane Russell stars as Linda, a former club singer who returns to Vegas with her new husband (Vincent Price). But with him being a gambling addict he becomes a suspect when there is a ...

Devil's Canyon (1953)

92 mins Western

When "Devil's Canyon" starts two things grab your attention, a moment of action which sees former Marshal Billy Reynolds jump from a balcony and then Virginia Mayo's gravity defying chest which director Alfred L. Werker explo...

Thunder Bay (1953)

103 mins Adventure , Drama

Actor James Stewart and director Anthony Mann made a few movies together with their westerns being the most memorable but they explored other ideas as well and "Thunder Bay" is one of those other movies. Here we have the clas...

The Far Country (1954)

97 mins Western

When push comes to shove there's an ounce of good even in the most self centred, evil of people and that is one of the major elements of the Anthony Mann and James Stewart western "The Far Country". It is though only one side...

Carnival Story (1954)

95 mins Drama

During the 50s and 60s there were a few movies which were set in the circus and whilst this one is labelled "Carnival Story" it is in the same sort of style as we have various acts that perform in tents. Unfortunately whilst ...

Man Without a Star (1955)

89 mins Western

Movie review "Man Without a Star" � Kirk Douglas stars as banjo playing wanderer Dempsey Rae who along with Jeff Jimson (William Campbell) who he saves from a hanging find work as the ranch of Reed Bowman (Jeanne Crain). But ...

Oklahoma! (1955)

145 mins Musical, Romance, Western

Musicals can be an acquired taste especially when they end up all about the musical scenes and visual extravagance rather than the story. But there are some musicals which get it right, getting it spot on and bringing a fanta...

Kismet (1955)

113 mins Adventure , Fantasy, Musical

Before "Kismet" even starts you get a beautiful orchestral version of "Stranger in Paradise" over the opening credits and to be honest it lifts your expectations. Sadly what follows ends up crashing those expectations right b...

7th Cavalry (1956)

75 mins Western

I want to tell you that the "7th Cavalry" is a good movie, something different to your normal 50s western but I can't despite the fact it has the potential to be very different. What I mean is that the first part of "7th Cava...

Night Passage (1957)

90 mins Western

"Night Passage" is one of those movies which makes me wonder how could it have been if original director Anthony Mann hadn't walked away and been replaced by James Neilson. The reason being is that whilst "Night Passage" is e...

Run of the Arrow (1957)

86 mins Western

Quite often "Run of the Arrow" is compared to Kevin Costner's award winning "Dances With Wolves" and it is easy to see why with its story of an American who ends up living with the Sioux and talking a Sioux wife. But the trut...

Jet Pilot (1957)

112 mins Action , Drama, Romance

As a fan of John Wayne I often find myself defending some of his movies but sometimes you just can't defend them and "Jet Pilot" is one of those movies. What "Jet Pilot" should be about is a female Russian spy who maybe defec...

The Restless Breed (1957)

86 mins Western

Here is how I see "The Restless Breed" Steve Fisher created a moody screenplay about a young man whose determination to get justice for his father's murder leads him into a dark place. Mitch is not uneducated; he has the smar...

Firecreek (1968)

104 mins Western

James Stewart made a surprising amount of westerns and whilst the likes of "The Man from Laramie" and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" are some of his better known, those lesser known ones such as "Firecreek" are by no mean...

* This is purely a list of reviews on The Movie Scene featuring the name Jay C. Flippen as one of the principle cast members.