Eddie Barnes, tired of being a nobody and living with his parents, decides to cash in his mother’s legacy and use the money to buy a business. Read More »
Tag Archives: USA
Willard (1971) Daniel Mann, Bruce Davison, Elsa Lanchester, Sondra Locke, Horror, Sci-Fi
A social misfit, Willard is made fun of by his co-workers, and squeezed out of the company started by his deceased father by his boss. Read More »
The Web (1947) Michael Gordon, Ella Raines, Edmond O’Brien, William Bendix, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Leopold Kroner, formerly of Colby Enterprises, is released after five years in prison for embezzlement. Read More »
Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) Roy Del Ruth, Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy, Musical, Romance, Comedy
Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. Read More »
Wild Horse Stampede (1943) Alan James, Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Betty Miles, Western
“Trail blazers” Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson help out inexperienced sheriff Bob Tyler as smarmy town boss Carson Read More »
Downhill Racer (1969) Michael Ritchie, Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv, Drama, Sport
David Chappellet is a mean-spirited skier, who profits from another skier’s injury to gain a spot on the American Olympic team. Read More »
Johnny Be Good (1988) Bud S. Smith, Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Gleason, Comedy, Sport
It’s recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America’s hottest young football prospect. Read More »
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) Charles Reisner, Conrad Nagel, Jack Benny, John Gilbert, Musical
Conrad Nagel, representing the Hollywood movie community, and Jack Benny, representing the Broadway stage community, act as the interlocutors of a musical comedy revue. Read More »
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper, Preston Foster, Basil Rathbone, Alan Hale, Adventure, Drama
Peaceloving blacksmith Marcus refuses lucrative offers to fight in the arena…until his wife dies for lack of medical care. Read More »
Bride for Sale (1949) William D. Russell, Claudette Colbert, Robert Young, George Brent, Comedy
Nora Shelley is a tax expert for the accounting company which is led by Paul Martin. Read More »
Her Cardboard Lover (1942) George Cukor, Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, George Sanders, Comedy, Romance
A wealthy woman, trying to discourage a former boyfriend from pursuing her, hires a young songwriter who needs money to pay off his gambling debts to pretend to be her boyfriend. Read More »
Out Cold (1989) Malcolm Mowbray, John Lithgow, Teri Garr, Laura Alcalde, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Sunny is married to the butcher Ernie; their marriage is about to end as both of them have affairs. Read More »
The Happy Thieves (1961) George Marshall, Rita Hayworth, Rex Harrison, Joseph Wiseman, Comedy, Drama, Crime
Gentleman thief Jim Bourne steals a Velázquez painting, “Venus With a Mirror,” from the Spanish castle of the Duchess Blanca. Read More »
The Common Law (1931) Paul L. Stein, Constance Bennett, Joel McCrea, Lew Cody, Romance, Drama
Joel McCrea as John Neville, a supposedly impoverished American in Paris trying to etch out a living as an artist. Read More »
The Spanish Prisoner (1997) David Mamet, Steve Martin, Ben Gazzara, Campbell Scott, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Joe Ross is a rising star. He’s designed a process that will make his company millions. He wants a bonus for this work, but fears his boss will stiff him. Read More »