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Tag Archives: USA
Stormy Weather (1943) Andrew L. Stone, Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway
Dancing great Bill ‘Williamson’ sees his face on the cover of Theatre World magazine and reminisces: just back from World War I Read More »
Flight Into Nowhere (1938) Lewis D. Collins, Jack Holt, Julie Bishop, Dick Purcell
When headstrong pilot Bill Kellogg disobeys orders and takes a plane to photograph potential landing fields Read More »
The Van (1996) Stephen Frears, Colm Meaney, Donal O’Kelly, Ger Ryan
The third installment of Irish author Roddy Doyle’s ‘Barrytown Trilogy’, following ‘The Commitments’ and ‘The Snapper’, depicts the hilarious yet poignant adventures of Bimbo. Read More »
The Art of Burlesque (1950) Lawrence Raimond, Charles Crafts, Carl Princi, Cheyenne
At Striptease College, aspiring strippers are taught their craft by Prof. Stringheimer. Read More »
All Ashore (1953) Richard Quine, Mickey Rooney, Dick Haymes, Peggy Ryan
Three sailors finally get some shore leave, and go in search of fun and girls. Read More »
Adventures in Silverado (1948) Phil Karlson, William Bishop, Gloria Henry, Edgar Buchanan
Author Robert Louis Stevenson takes a trip to Napa Valley, California Read More »
The West Side Kid (1943) George Sherman, Don ‘Red’ Barry, Henry Hull, Dale Evans
Millionaire Sam Winston is an unhappy man. His wife Constance lives a gay life, devoting all her time to parties Read More »
She’s Back on Broadway (1953) Gordon Douglas, Virginia Mayo, Gene Nelson, Frank Lovejoy
When Catherine Terris’s career in Hollywood hits the skids, she heads back to the site of her first great triumphs…Broadway! Read More »
Let the Good Times Roll (1973) Robert Abel, Sidney Levin, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino
This lively documentary celebrates 1950s rock ‘n’ roll, both through archival clips of the era and concert footage filmed during the ’70s. Read More »