Blood Alley (1955) - Wellman. Co-stars John Wayne and Lauren Bacall. 115 minutes. John Wayne captains a boat full of Chinese refugees and a Doctors daughter 300 miles to freedom in Hong Kong. The Red Chinese are in pursuit. Originally slated for Mitchum, Wayne replaced Mitchum after he slugged Wellman during pre-production. "Blood Alley" has a few good action scenes but the rest of the movie is routine, including the acting. A lack of authenticity hurts the film. The Chinese are whites in makeup, China is actually Northern California. Summary: A lackluster John Wayne Movie. Rating **
Boomerang (1947) - Kazan. Co-stars Dana Andrews, Jane Wyman and Lee J. Cobb. B&W 88 minutes. Crime drama based on a true story. After a priest is killed the heat is on to catch of the killer. A suspect is arrested and a confession obtained. But the DA (Andrews) only wants to convict if its right to do so. Kazan has some interesting camera angles and Andrews does an excellent job in the lead role but overall I found the movie tedious. Cobb’s johnny-one-note performance didn’t help. Summary: Outside of some good acting by Andrews, I found the movie routine and forgettable. Rating **
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