
Despite their different social class Ruby and Boake grew up together in the 1950s North Carolina. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Espionage Agent (1939) Lloyd Bacon, Joel McCrea, Brenda Marshall, Jeffrey Lynn

When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent Read More »
Comet Over Broadway (1938) Busby Berkeley, John Farrow, Kay Francis, Ian Hunter, John Litel, Drama, Romance

Eve Appleton, wife of small-town garage owner Bill Appleton, has theatrical ambitions. Read More »
Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) H. Bruce Humberstone, Warner Oland, Boris Karloff, Keye Luke, Mystery

Gravelle, a former baritone believed dead after an opera house fire, has been languishing in a mental institution for the past seven years, an anonymous amnesiac. Read More »
Today and Tomorrow (2003) Alejandro Chomski, Antonella Costa, Carlos Lipsic, Romina Ricci, Drama

At 24, Paula wants to be an actress, but if she doesn’t find her rent money she’ll be homeless in 24 hours. Read More »
A Story of Women (1988) Claude Chabrol, Isabelle Huppert, François Cluzet, Marie Trintignant, Drama, Romance

Marie Latour, a woman of limited schooling, raises two children in a ratty flat during World War II in occupied France. Read More »
Twelfth Night (1970) John Sichel, Alec Guinness, Tommy Steele, Ralph Richardson, Drama

In this merry on-stage mix-up of identity, gender and love in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night – a fanciful farce of classic proportions with a wealth of slapstick Read More »
The Bride Goes Wild (1948) Norman Taurog, Van Johnson, June Allyson, Jackie ‘Butch’ Jenkins, Comedy, Romance

McGrath publishes books for children and Uncle Bump is one of the best sellers. Read More »
Red River Robin Hood (1942) Lesley Selander, Tim Holt, Cliff Edwards, Barbara Moffett, Western

Arriving in Red River to join their friend Chet Andrews in the ownership of a cattle ranch Read More »
Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) H. Bruce Humberstone, Warner Oland, Keye Luke, Helen Wood, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Sport, Thriller

While steaming from Honolulu to Los Angeles the owner of a prize racehorse headed for the Santa Anita Handicap is killed, apparently kicked to death by his stallion. Read More »