Ana, the Princess of Eboli, wears a black patch over her right eye, where she was blinded as a youth when fighting a duel in defense of her king, the despotic Philip. Read More »
Tag Archives: Olivia de Havilland
It’s Love I’m After (1937) Archie Mayo, Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Comedy
Renowned stage actors Basil Underwood and Joyce Arden are partners on and off the stage. Read More »
The Great Garrick (1937) James Whale, Brian Aherne, Olivia de Havilland, Edward Everett Horton, Comedy, Romance
The Great Garrick (Brian Aherne) is the most celebrated London theater actor of his day (eighteenth century) and is invited to Paris to star at the Comedie Francaise, the most important theatre in France. Read More »
Raffles (1939) Sam Wood, William Wyler, David Niven, Olivia de Havilland, Dame May Whitty, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Read More »
Government Girl (1943) Dudley Nichols, Olivia de Havilland, Anne Shirley, Sonny Tufts, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Washington DC during World War II. The machinery of government is a hive of endless, if not seamless, activity. Read More »
Not As a Stranger (1955) Stanley Kramer, Olivia de Havilland, Frank Sinatra, Robert Mitchum, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
Lucas Marsh, an intern bent upon becoming a first-class doctor, not merely a successful one. Read More »
The Irish in Us (1935) Lloyd Bacon, James Cagney, Pat O’Brien, Olivia de Havilland, Comedy
The family consists of Pat, the cop, Mike the fireman, Danny the boxing promoter and Ma. Pat wants Danny to get a real job, because most of his fighters end up in Polookaville and Pat wants to marry Lucille. Read More »
Gold is Where You Find It (1938) Michael Curtiz, George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains, Drama, History, Romance
Colonel Ferris, a wealthy farmer in northern California, is strongly opposed to hydraulic mining, a new method developed during the gold rush of the 1870’s Read More »
Alibi Ike (1935) Ray Enright, Joe E. Brown, Olivia de Havilland, Ruth Donnelly, Comedy, Romance, Sport
Rookie pitcher Francis “Ike” Farrell comes seemingly out of nowhere to help the Cubs go for the pennant. His idiosyncratic ways, which include excuses and alibis for everything, drive his manager and fiancee crazy in this baseball farce.
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Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) Robert Aldrich, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Mystery, Thriller
Aged and wealthy Charlotte Hollis has lived alone and as a recluse in the crumbling family plantation mansion in Hollisport, Louisiana since her father Sam Hollis’ death thirty-six years ago. The only people who regularly see her are her hard-as-nails but seemingly loyal housekeeper Velma Crowther, and her longtime friend and physician, Dr. Drew Bayliss. She has lived there the better part of her life except for a short stint in London thirty-seven years ago following the vicious murder of her married lover, John Mayhew, at the plantation’s summer house while Sam was hosting one of his legendary grand balls in the mansion. That evening, she and John were going to run off together, that is before he was bludgeoned to death, his right hand and head which were never found. No one was ever convicted for his murder, but most people believe Charlotte did it after John changed his mind about running off with her. Not having seen her in years, they also now believe Charlotte is a crazy old …
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