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Valley of Eagles (1951)
Excellent photography and unusual interest.
The storyline is typical of post second world war drama, with an inventor's electrical creation being stolen by his wife. Jack Warner gives the film strength with a solid performance as a police Inspector, and John McCallum gives a good account of himself as the inventor.
This film scores heavily with magnificent snow scenes, the mass of reindeer, being chased by wolves, and the eagles then combating with wolves. The avalanche brings you the power of nature.
At first, I could not place Nadia Gray, but then I remembered her from earlier films.
The storyline appears to drift between a Cold war story, a detective investigation, and a broken marriage.
It could have been better, but Valley of Eagles was a good effort.
The Narrow Margin (1952)
A smart and slick movie.
Charles McGraw never made a bad film. He was instantly recognizable with his gravel-voice and tough-looking demeanor. As the cop who takes in Marie Windsor to tell what she knows of the Mob to the FBI, he wastes not a scene.
Every move and look from him is just right. Marie Windsor, his co-star, is a perfect foil. She has the looks and the toughness to take this B film to a high level. The story line and the editing are good and this film has a solid supporting cast. It was a surprise that Jacqueline White did not turn up in more films than she did. As the real 'grass' who the Mob are after, you just want Walter Brown (Charles McGraw) to lead her to safety, which he does.
A good, solid early 1950's film.