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Johnny Cash, Born on this Day in 1932: A Few of My Favorite Johnny Cash Quotes

February 26, 2022 By Joi

Johnny Cash and Karen Black

Johnny Cash was BOTD in 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas. His 1st single for Sun Records was Hey Porter in 1955. After that… it was one hit after another, movies, a television show, sold out shows, unforgettable performances, and one of the world’s greatest real life love stories.

“How well I have learned that there is no fence to sit on between heaven and hell. There is a deep, wide gulf, a chasm, and in that chasm is no place for any man.” ~ Johnny Cash

The lobby cards in this post are from the 1971 western Johnny Cash made with Kirk Douglas and Karen Black, A Gunfight (directed by Lamont Jackson). The movie is VERY rarely shown on television and can be a nightmare to find anywhere. I haven’t added it to our home Westerns dvd collection yet, but plan to soon.

Johnny Cash and Kirk Douglas

“I am not a Christian artist, I am an artist who is a Christian.” ~ Johnny Cash

You can buy A Gunfight on DVD (Amazon link). It doesn’t appear to be on Prime Video yet.

Johnny Cash

Rhonda Fleming, Kirk Douglas, and Burt Lancaster: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

June 25, 2021 By Joi

Rhonda Fleming and Burt Lancaster, Gunfight at the OK Corral

One of the movie genres most associated with me is Westerns – I’ve spent a lifetime perfecting this association. I absolutely love them. In fact, a perfect day in my book would be sitting in the den (preferably in my pajamas), drinking raspberry tea and watching one western after another.

Seriously… talk about Heaven on earth.

The photos here are from the 1957 western Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (directed by John Sturges). The entire cast is outstanding and give great performances but, as far as I’m concerned, Kirk Douglas steals the entire movie. He gives one of my all-time favorite Kirk Douglas performances as Doc Holliday.

The cast also includes Burt Lancaster (as Wyatt Earp), Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet, John Ireland, Lyle Bettger, Frank Faylen, Earl Holliman (love him in everything), Dennis Hopper, and Ted de Corsiaand.

In his autobiography The Ragman’s Son (Amazon link), Kirk Douglas detailed how he planned precisely how many coughs (and how severe they’d be) in each scene so that continuity wouldn’t be a problem when the film was edited.

The type of incredible dedication you’d expect from such a dedicated and professional actor. And boy does it show in the performance.

You can find Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on dvd (Amazon link) or Prime Video.

Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster

Lana Turner and Kirk Douglas, The Bad and the Beautiful

November 12, 2019 By Joi

Lana Turner Kirk Douglas: The Bad and The Beautiful Behind the Scenes

The Bad and the Beautiful was a darn good 1952 film starring Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner, Gloria Grahame, Dick Powell, and Walter Pidgeon. If you’ve never seen it, I highly recommend it. Gloria Grahame, Kirk Douglas, and Lana Turner are especially good in this film.

The film won multiple Oscars including Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Gloria Grahame. Kirk Douglas was nominated for Best Actor in a Lead Role but didn’t win.