Movies directed by Walter Lang

The Little Princess (1939)

93 mins     Comedy, Drama, Family      

Watching Shirley Temple in "The Little Princess" some 70+ years since it was released it feels wrong to criticise it but by today's standard "The Little Princess" feels all a bit cheesy and sugar coated. But even if it does f...

The Blue Bird (1940)

88 mins     Drama, Family, Fantasy      

Movie Review - The Blue Bird (1940) Shirley Temple, Spring Byington, Nigel Bruce, Gale Sondergaard, Eddie Collins, Sybil Jason, Jessie Ralph, Helen Ericson, Johnny Russell...

The Magnificent Dope (1942)

83 mins     Comedy      

The Magnificent Dope: Henry Fonda stars as Tad Page, the small town kid who ends up in the city where the slick Dwight Dawson (Don Ameche) tries to take advantage of him...

State Fair (1945)

100 mins     Musical, Romance      

Movie Review - State Fair (1945) The Frake family head to the State Fair where the youngest Frakes find themselves falling for a singer and a journalist whilst there...

Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)

86 mins     Comedy, Drama      

I actually think that the 1950 version of "Cheaper by the Dozen" is one of the most misinterpreted movies I have ever watched. What I mean is that many a critic has said how wrong this movie is in the way it represents life i...

The Jackpot (1950)

85 mins     Comedy      

Here's a rule of thumb for you; when you come across a movie from one of cinema's greats and you have never heard of it the chances are it will be an okay but ultimately ordinary movie. That is the case with "The Jackpot" as ...

There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)

117 mins     Comedy, Drama, Musical      

To be blunt I didn't enjoy "There's No Business Like Show Business" or at least as not as much as I had hoped. And the simple reason is that it is a musical which is out of balance with far too many musical moments and so lit...

The King and I (1956)

133 mins     Drama, Family, Musical      

Despite no longer being popular I still enjoy watching musicals as even if they have a weak storyline the song and dance scenes pretty much always entertain. And in a way that is how I feel about "The King and I" as although ...

Desk Set (1957)

103 mins     Comedy, Romance      

There is something quite amusing when you consider the premise of "Desk Set" as you have a team of researchers fretting over their jobs as computers are introduced. It's amusing because you wouldn't think that over 50 years a...

Can-Can (1960)

131 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

As a movie musical "Can-Can" doesn't work, okay bit harsh it does work but it's not up there with the great musicals which have the complete package. Instead "Can-Can" is a movie which has moments of pure bliss but then fills...