
A private detective is hired by three men to kidnap a wealthy man’s wife in order to get a ransom, but he soon falls for her. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Loves of Jeanne Nye AKA Die Liebe der Jeanne Ney (1927) Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Édith Jéhanne, Uno Henning, Fritz Rasp

In the Crimea, the Reds and the Whites aren’t done fighting, and Jeanne discovers that the man she loves is a Bolshevik (when he kills her father). Read More »
Shooting Stars (1928) Anthony Asquith, A.V. Bramble, Annette Benson, Brian Aherne, Donald Calthrop

The husband and wife acting team of Mae Feather and Julian Gordon is torn apart when he discovers Read More »
The Girl Downstairs (1938) Norman Taurog, Franciska Gaal, Franchot Tone, Walter Connolly

Paul Wagner and Rosalind Brown are in love, but her father doesn’t feel Paul’s lifestyle will make him a suitable husband for his daughter. Read More »
The Horse with the Flying Tail (1960) Larry Lansburgh, George Fenneman, Dorian Williams, Slim Pickens

A palomino horse born into poverty is given a chance to compete in what he loves best- jumping and soaring over hurdles. Read More »
The Angel Levine (1970) Ján Kadár, Zero Mostel, Harry Belafonte, Ida Kaminska

Morris Mishkin is a elderly religious Jew in New York. His wife Fanny is very ill. Read More »
One Christmas (1994) Tony Bill, Katharine Hepburn, Henry Winkler, Swoosie Kurtz

In 1930, young Buddy (T.J. Lowther) lives with his aunt (Julie Harris) in Alabama. Read More »
Laura Lansing Slept Here (1988) George Schaefer, Katharine Hepburn, Karen Austin, Brenda Forbes

A famous, pampered novelist accepts a bet suggesting that she can’t survive one week of living with an average family. Read More »
What’s the Matter with Helen? (1971) Curtis Harrington, Debbie Reynolds, Shelley Winters, Dennis Weaver

Set in the 30s, Helen and Adelle are two women whose sons commit a gruesome murder. Read More »
Sweet and Lowdown (1999) Woody Allen, Sean Penn, Samantha Morton

A comedic biopic focused on the life of fictional jazz guitarist Emmett Ray. Read More »