Three men I like to watch even if the film isn't much----Van had the most wonderful voice. I used to listen to the dramatic shows he was on, on old time radio, just for his volce whether as a detective, a lover, a murderer - it didn't matter. His use of his voice made it all real, listening as a young girl.
The Three Musketeers(1945) Lana Turner, Gene Kelly, Van Heflin, June Allyson. Gorgeous technicolor and Kelly doing sword fights like dances, Lana never more beautiful and Van's sexy voice saying wonderful lines. Dumas tale has been filmed many times, but with MGM at the height of it's ability to fill each role with a suitable and if some cases, inspired, actor, this is my favorite. 9/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040876/
Green Dolphin Street (1947) Lana Turner, Van Heflin, Donna Reed, Richard Hart. Episodic film based on a popular novel by Elizabeth Goudge. Clipper ships, settling new far off places - this time New Zealand, earth quakes, uprisings by the natives; we get some of it all. Everyone suffers beautifully. Gorgeous sets and costumes. And love lorn Van, with his wonderful voice, always there when she needs him. Wonderful picture for women - and men. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039437/
Triple Cross (1966) Christopher Plummer, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, and Yul Brynner. A TCM Yul Brynner day film. A confused spy/triple spy story with Plummer as a bank robber in prison who agrees to work for one side, and then the other side, throughout the war. I could not get interested in him or the story. 6/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061647/
Breakout (1975) Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Robert Duvall. Bronson rescues Duvall from a Mexican prison by flying a helicopter in to the small exercise yard. Based on a true story. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072737/
Have watched a few more but will catch up later.
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