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Comedy
Girl Without a Room (1933) Ralph Murphy, Charles Farrell, Charles Ruggles, Marguerite Churchill
Tom Duncan, a young Tennessee painter, is thrilled to receive an art scholarship to Paris. Read More »
The Time of His Life (1955) Leslie S. Hiscott, Richard Hearne, Ellen Pollock, Richard Wattis
The ex-convict father of a prominent society woman is released from prison, and goes to live with his daughter. Read More »
The House on Trubnaya / Dom na Trubnoy (1928) Boris Barnet, Vera Maretskaya, Anel Sudakevich, Ada Vojtsik
A girl Paranya Pitunova comes to Moscow from a deep province, eventually she arrives at a house. Read More »
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001) Larry Blamire, Fay Masterson, Brian Howe
A dedicated scientist, aided by his clueless wife, rolls up his shirt sleeves Read More »
Someone to Love (1987) Henry Jaglom, Andrea Marcovicci, Michael Emil
Filmmaker Danny Sapir and actress Helen Eugene are several months into their relationship. Read More »
Convention Girl (1935) Luther Reed, Rose Hobart, Weldon Heyburn, Sally O’Neil
Among the regular conventioneers, “Babe” LaVal is the most-in-demand “convention girl” Read More »
Rain or Shine (1930) Frank Capra, Joe Cook, Louise Fazenda, Joan Peers
After her father’s death, Mary Rainey takes over the Rainey Circus Read More »
Holiday for Henrietta / La fête à Henriette (1952) Julien Duvivier, Dany Robin, Michel Auclair, Hildegard Knef
After the rejection of their latest – and preposterous – scenario Read More »
La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone (1975) Pupi Avati, Ugo Tognazzi, Paolo Villaggio, Delia Boccardo
A fig tree located in the lands of a baron of the lower Padana has for many centuries been the subject of veneration. Read More »