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The Brass Legend (1956)
Incomparable
One reviewer compared this movie to High Noon. There is no comparison except Black and White screening. Raymond Burr was outstanding among the familiar cast, because he was an accomplished actor who had timing, instinct, and character. Hugh O'Brien is THE classic example of over-acting, as in melodramatic. His always-angry-at-the-world presentation makes watching his acting a chore. He lets his body do the acting - notice how he shifts from left to right and constantly holds his hands over his guns. The man had no sense of timing.
When we were kids our judgement of quality in moviemaking was greatly affected by plush movie houses with big screens, great-tasting popcorn, and blaring sound systems. Going to the movies was a cultural treat, so that all of those B and C grade films were just a lot of fun. Later, when we learned about what makes for quality in filmmaking, or cooking, or teaching, or flying a jet plane, we look back and laugh heartily at our naïveté.
No, this is not a great movie, nor a good movie, but it was very entertaining back in the day when that word had a completely different meaning.