Musical comedy antics in an art deco bakery (motto: “Glorifying the American Doughnut”) with Eddie Cantor as an assistant to a phoney psychic Read More »
Romance
Sombrero (1953) Norman Foster, Ricardo Montalban, Pier Angeli, Vittorio Gassman
Adapted from the book, “Mexican Village,” by Josefina Niggli, the film tells three interwoven love stories against the background of a feud between two villages. Read More »
Avanti! (1972) Billy Wilder, Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill
Baltimore industrialist Wendell Armbruster crosses paths with London shop girl Pamela Piggott when they come to Ischia to pick up the bodies of her mother and his father Read More »
Gun Law (1938) David Howard, George O’Brien, Rita Oehmen, Ray Whitley
Finding a man alone in the desert, Marshal Tom is relieved – of his horse, clothes and water. Read More »
Enchantment (1948) Irving Reis, David Niven, Teresa Wright, Evelyn Keyes
Uncle Rollo finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love, Lark, he does not want to be disturbed in his last days. Read More »
Man from Frisco (1944) Robert Florey, Michael O’Shea, Anne Shirley, Gene Lockhart
Matt Braddock is a civil engineer during World War II who has new ideas for shipbuilding. Read More »
Adventure in Sahara (1938) D. Ross Lederman, Paul Kelly, C. Henry Gordon, Lorna Gray
Agadez is a lonely French outpost baking under the desert sun and commanded by the cruel and oppressive Captain Savatt (C. Henry Gordon). Read More »
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (1993) John Herzfeld, Jack Scalia, Alyssa Milano, Phyllis Lyons
Joey Buttafuoco’s story, of how a sexy, possessive young girl destroyed his life by telling her friends the two are lovers, and then shooting his wife. Read More »
The Lower Depths (1936) Jean Renoir, Jean Gabin, Suzy Prim, Louis Jouvet
Voted 1936’s best picture by a circle of prestigious French critics, Jean Renoir’s The Lower Depths (Les Bas-Fonds) is based on the “gutter” play by Russian author Maxim Gorky. Read More »
The Pajama Game (1957) George Abbott, Stanley Donen, Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney
Employees of the Sleeptite Pajama Factory are looking for a whopping seven-and-a-half cent an hour increase and they won’t take no for an answer. Read More »
Lucky Me (1954) Jack Donohue, Doris Day, Robert Cummings, Phil Silvers
Candy Williams is a struggling performer in a musical troupe, headed by Hap Schneider. Read More »
42nd Street (1933) Lloyd Bacon, Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent
Renowned Broadway producer/director Julian Marsh is hired to put together a new musical revue. Read More »
Mr. and Mrs. North (1942) Robert B. Sinclair, Gracie Allen, William Post Jr., Paul Kelly
Jerry North (William Post Jr.) and his wife, Pam (Gracie Allen)return home after a night away in a holiday spirit. Read More »
Restless (2011) Gus Van Sant, Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper, Ryô Kase
Annabel is a terminally ill cancer patient and is quietly awaiting her death spending her time studying nature. Read More »
The Matinee Idol (1928) Frank Capra, Bessie Love, Johnnie Walker, Ernest Hilliard
The famous matinee idol and blackface comedian, Don Wilson, heads out of town to escape adulation. Read More »