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Author Archives: rarefilm
Full Moon in Blue Water (1988) Peter Masterson, Gene Hackman, Teri Garr, Burgess Meredith
In Texas, Floyd is the owner of a decadent bar nearby the coast. Read More »
The Ghost Train / De spooktrein (1939) Karel Lamac, Sara Heyblom, Lies de Wind, Chris Baay
A group of travelers find themselves stranded for the night at a deserted train station Read More »
The Bridges of Madison County (1995) Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Annie Corley
The path of Francesca Johnson’s (Meryl Streep’s) future seems destined when Read More »
The White Sister (1923) Henry King, Lillian Gish, Ronald Colman, Gail Kane
Lillian Gish is the daughter of a rich Italian count who is killed in a fall from his horse. Read More »
Ladies Should Listen (1934) Frank Tuttle, Cary Grant, Frances Drake, Edward Everett Horton
The switchboard operator in an apartment building falls in love with a businessman Read More »
Pollyanna (1920) Paul Powell, Mary Pickford, Wharton James, Katherine Griffith
After the death of her father, Pollyanna, whose credo has always been Read More »
Madame Butterfly (1932) Marion Gering, Sylvia Sidney, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles
Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton is on shore-leave in Japan. He and his buddy Lieutenant Barton Read More »
The Campus Vamp (1928) Harry Edwards, Daphne Pollard, Johnny Burke, Sally Eilers
Love triangle in a campus with a blonde girl that really seems Read More »
Kiss and Tell (1945) Richard Wallace, Shirley Temple, Jerome Courtland, Walter Abel
15-year-old Corliss Archer and 17-year-old Mildred Pringle are best friends Read More »