Country orphan Lily goes to Berlin to stay with her tippling aunt, and soon meets Richard, handsome sculptor across the street. Read More »
Tag Archives: USA
From the Terrace (1960) Mark Robson, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Drama, Romance
Alfred Eaton (Paul Newman) returns home after World War II, driven to be as successful as possible out of hatred toward his wealthy father (Leon Ames). Read More »
Inherit the Wind (1960) Stanley Kramer, Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Biography, Drama, History
In the 1920s, Tennessee schoolteacher Bertram Cates (Dick York) is put on trial for violating the Butler Act Read More »
Make Your Own Bed (1944) Peter Godfrey, Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Irene Manning, Comedy, Drama
Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter hires an private detective who has been fired for arresting the District Attorney. Read More »
Lovers Lane (2000) Jon Steven Ward, Diedre Kilgore, Carter Roy, Brian Allemand, Horror, Mystery
A man who committed a series of murders thirteen years ago begins to hunt down his victims’ children. Read More »
The Swimmer (1968) Frank Perry, Sydney Pollack, Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Drama
Neddy Merrill has been away for most of the Summer. He reappears at a friend’s pool. Read More »
Five Star Final (1931) Mervyn LeRoy, Edward G. Robinson, Marian Marsh, H.B. Warner, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Hinchcliffe, the ruthless publisher of a sleazy New York tabloid, is concerned that the ethical journalistic policies of City Editor Randall have caused a drop in circulation. Read More »
Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy – Disc Two (1931-35) Vitaphone Varieties – Music and Comedy Diversions
In 1926, Warner Bros.’ Vitaphone branch made movie history with its “sound-on-disc” recording process, and the studio-within-a-studio would go on to make a variety of short subjects Read More »
The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962) Richard Thorpe, Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss, Jack Carter, Comedy, Romance, War
1944. Hapless Second Lieutenant Merle Wye of the US army’s intelligence service is dismayed that he has not seen any action – he imagining himself as a suave undercover agent Read More »
Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story (2013) Barry Avrich, Patrice Adcroft, Audrey Arnold, Peter Bloch, Documentary, Biography
This is the extraordinary story of a visionary, public-relations master, recluse and self-destructive optimist who went from the pinnacle of power Read More »
The Human Jungle (1954) Joseph M. Newman, Gary Merrill, Jan Sterling, Regis Toomey, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a recent unsolved murder of a strip-tease dancer. Read More »
Nevada (1927) John Waters, Gary Cooper, Thelma Todd, William Powell, Western
This lavish Western film was remade in 1944 as an early Robert Mitchum B-picture, the only time Cooper and Mitchum played the same role. Read More »
Crime and Punishment (1935) Josef von Sternberg, Edward Arnold, Peter Lorre, Marian Marsh, Crime, Drama
Roderick Raskolnikov, a brilliant criminology student and writer, becomes embittered by poverty and his inability to support his family. Read More »
Strictly Dishonorable (1951) Melvin Frank, Norman Panama, Ezio Pinza, Janet Leigh, Millard Mitchell, Comedy, Romance, Musical
Strictly Dishonorable is a musicalized version of Preston Sturges’ cynical Broadway comedy of the same title, previously filmed sans songs in 1931. Read More »
The 27th Day (1957) William Asher, Gene Barry, Valerie French, George Voskovec, Sci-Fi
Five individuals from five nations, including the “Superpowers,” USA, USSR, and China, suddenly find themselves on an alien spacecraft. Read More »