
Mary Peppertree, a switchboard operator in the White House, is being courted by three men; Philip Manning, an attorney Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Escort West (1959) Francis D. Lyon, Victor Mature, Elaine Stewart, Faith Domergue

In 1865 in Nevada, former Confederate Captain Ben Lassiter and his daughter Abbey travel through Modoc territory on their way to Oregon. Read More »
Darkness and Light AKA Hei an zhi guang (1999) Tso-chi Chang, Kang-i Lee, Ming-shiou Tsai, Bau-huei Shie

Kang-Yi is a teenage girl who lives in an apartment building in the port city of Keelung. Read More »
On with the Show! (1929) Alan Crosland, Arthur Lake, Betty Compson, Joe E. Brown

With unpaid actors and staff, the stage show Phantom Sweetheart seems doomed. Read More »
Road to Utopia (1946) Hal Walker, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour

At the turn of the century, Duke and Chester, two vaudeville performers, go to Alaska to make their fortune. Read More »
The Christmas Box (1995) Marcus Cole, Richard Thomas, Maureen O’Hara, Annette O’Toole

A ski-shop owner reluctantly moves himself, his wife, and his daughter to an estate as live-in help for an elderly widow. Read More »
The Charterhouse of Parma AKA La chartreuse de Parme (1948) Christian-Jaque, Renée Faure, Lucien Coëdel, Louis Salou

Fabrice del Dongo, a young archbishop, gives his all to romance rather than to the Church, creating complications for everyone around. Read More »
The Offence (1973) Sidney Lumet, Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant

In Sidney Lumet’s harrowing portrayal of police brutality, Detective Sergeant Johnson has been with the British Police Force for 20 years. Read More »
You Said a Mouthful (1932) Lloyd Bacon, Joe E. Brown, Ginger Rogers, Preston Foster

Both Joe E. Brown and Guinn Williams are named Joe Holt; Brown is a shipping clerk and Williams is a champion Canadian swimmer. Read More »
The Fiddler on the Roof (1971) Norman Jewison, Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Jews and Orthodox Christians live in the little village of Anatevka Read More »