Allen Bardin | Columbia, SC United States | 08/28/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I don't know why this DVD is so hard to get. Can it be that the subject matter is still too sensitive? This was a truly groundbreaking film in 1951, tackling the evils of the KKK, with strong performances from Ginger Rogers, Doris Day and Steve Cochran. Ronald Reagan is wooden as usual, and the role certainly should have been given to a stronger actor. Despite Reagan, this is an absorbing and compelling film that deserves rediscovery."
The KKK Took My Baby Sister Away
David Baldwin | Philadelphia,PA USA | 08/31/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This film is a time capsule curio for sure. You can say it's part noir, part diatribe, and part "Dragnet". This stylistic hodge-podge kind of undercuts the film's anti-Klan message but it doesn't fail to entertain you. If for anything else see the film for a dynamic turn by Ronald Reagan as a crusading D.A. His towering presence brought to my mind the charisma when he was President. Close your eyes during the scenes when he's conducting an inquest into the murder of an investigative reporter or when he confronts the Grand Wizard of the Klan. You can almost imagine him telling Mr. Gorbachev to tear down that wall. The film is also helped by terrific performances by Ginger Rogers and Doris Day(two other underrated actors) and particularly Steve Cochran as Day's dopey Klansman husband."
"Storm Warning": A Great American Classic
B. Gonzalez | Kings Row, USA | 03/05/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I just finished watching "Storm Warning". Let me tell you that it is a great movie. I have'nt seen many old moveis (only the original "Dracula") but I fell in love with this one. I am now an old movie fan.
I origionaly got this because of Ronald Reagan, and he gives a great preformance, but the real magic is behind this allstar suppoeting cast. This was one of the best movies I have ever seen. I suggest this to anyone and everyone. It speaks of the American "untouchables": the Klan. I think it was well done. Bravo!!!"
Dramatic Thunder
Yosuta | arrowfeather, usa | 02/16/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Worth a look if you want to see how Ginger Rogers and Doris Day do in serious roles. Day would go on to help Reagan be everyone's hero in the Norwegian baseball comedy "The Winning Team." Recommended."
Ginger and Steve create some heat
Christine Souter | millbrae, ca. United States | 04/10/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This film began with a noir edge, that lost ground with the appearance of Ronald Reagan, playing his usual taciturn self. It was Ginger Rogers and Steve Cochran that kept my attention and interest, as they flashed anger combined with an undercurrent of lust at each other. Doris Day, in a non singing role was fine as the younger sister and wife. But things really only sparked when Steve and Ginger were on the screen. Steve, as a none too bright young husband and Klan member, lived up to Ginger's words in her bio re "Storm Center". "When I iirst heard Steve Cochran read his part, "I knew he would steal the film from the rest of us." According to Louella Parsons, they carried the sizzle over into their private lives.I gave it a 4 for being so graphic and tackling the KKK issue for that time period."