Movies starring Van Heflin

The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937)

67 mins     Western      

To be honest I rarely come across one of these old one hour westerns which are more than just barely average as so many recycle the same story ideas. But "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" is the exception to the rule as this 67 mi...

Santa Fe Trail (1940)

110 mins     Action , Adventure , Biography      

The DVD case for my copy of "Santa Fe Trail" describes it as a biographical look at Jeb Stuart. Now as a Brit whose history education understandably didn't cover the American Civil War or the events leading up to it the name ...

Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)

132 mins     Biography, Musical      

"Till the Clouds Roll By" is supposedly a musical biopic all about composer Jerome Kern, I say supposedly because whilst various events relate to Kern's life most of the movie is made up and most certainly doesn't deliver a l...

Tomahawk (1951)

82 mins     Western      

After Delmer Daves tried to set the record straight about Native Americans with his 1950 movie "Broken Arrow" similar movies followed which attempted to show Native Americans as not being savages and how they were tricked out...

Shane (1953)

118 mins     Drama, Western      

"Shane" is nothing more than a western about a mysterious stranger who stays with a rancher for a few days and ends up helping the rancher, his family and some other ranchers out with their feud with a local land owner who wa...

Black Widow (1954)

95 mins     Drama, Mystery      

Black Widow (1954) Van Heflin stars as Peter, atheatre producer who finds himself acused of murder when a young writer is found hanging in his apartment...

Battle Cry (1955)

149 mins     Drama, Romance, War      

I can dream up the perfect pitch for when "Battle Cry" was originally released: "Guys you wanna take your girl to the flicks for a date but want to watch a war movie then come see Battle Cry as it has war for you and romance ...

3:10 to Yuma (1957)

92 mins     Western      

I suppose you could say I have double standards; if someone asked me about a recent movie which uses CG to create beautiful backdrops I am unlikely to be impressed but if you were to ask me about an older movie which features...

Gunman's Walk (1958)

97 mins     Western      

If you are new to the western genre and just got use to the fact that many 50s westerns were little more than quickly produced tales because the public love a hero on a horse I urge you to watch "Gunman's Walk". It may not lo...

They Came to Cordura (1959)

123 mins     Adventure , Drama      

Big name stars, big open spaces, soldiers doing battle these are all ingredients for an epic movie and they are ingredients which "They Came to Cordura" possesses yet it lacks something as rather than being epic it is ultimat...

Under Ten Flags (1960)

110 mins     Drama, War      

"Under Ten Flags" is one of the most interesting war movies I have ever seen because it doesn't pander to cliches. But by not pandering and the fact it is based on true story it feels far more authentic, in fact going on the ...

Stagecoach (1966)

115 mins     Western      

Stagecoach (1966) Ann-Margret, Red Buttons, Bing Crosby, and Stefanie Powers are some of the famous names in this 1966 version of the John Ford western from 1939...

Airport (1970)

137 mins     Disaster, Drama, Thriller      

"Airport" is a very good disaster movie, one of the more memorable out of the numerous 70s disaster movies, which builds to a crescendo of action and excitement which draws you to the edge of your seat, gripped by what is goi...