From his youth, Paolo Castorini, a Sicilian baron, is as attracted to women as they to him. Read More »
Comedy
Ladies of the Jury (1932) Lowell Sherman, Edna May Oliver, Jill Esmond, Ken Murray, Comedy, Mystery
Society Matron, Mrs. Crane, is selected as a juror in the trail of an ex-chorus girl, Yvette Gordon, who’s accused of murdering her rich elderly husband. Read More »
Girls School (1938) John Brahm, Anne Shirley, Nan Grey, Ralph Bellamy, Comedy
A student monitor at a girls’ school reports one of the popular girls for staying out late and faces the scorn of her fellow pupils. Read More »
The First Auto (1927) Roy Del Ruth, Russell Simpson, Frank Campeau, Gibson Gowland, Comedy
Hank owns horses, stables horses and races horses. He favorite horse always wins and he is prosperous and will known. Read More »
The Big Bus (1976) James Frawley, Joseph Bologna, Stockard Channing, John Beck, Comedy, Action
The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear powered bus is going Non-stop from New York to Denver and is plagued by disasters due to the machinations of a mysterious group allied with the Oil lobby. Read More »
Make Your Own Bed (1944) Peter Godfrey, Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Irene Manning, Comedy, Drama
Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter hires an private detective who has been fired for arresting the District Attorney. Read More »
Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy – Disc Two (1931-35) Vitaphone Varieties – Music and Comedy Diversions
In 1926, Warner Bros.’ Vitaphone branch made movie history with its “sound-on-disc” recording process, and the studio-within-a-studio would go on to make a variety of short subjects Read More »
The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962) Richard Thorpe, Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss, Jack Carter, Comedy, Romance, War
1944. Hapless Second Lieutenant Merle Wye of the US army’s intelligence service is dismayed that he has not seen any action – he imagining himself as a suave undercover agent Read More »
Black City (1961) Duilio Coletti, Ernest Borgnine, Max Cartier, Guido Celano, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Based on a true story, Neapolitan gangster Giuseppe (Peppino) Navarra is credited with feeding the poor and needy during WW2 and in the years that followed. Read More »
Strictly Dishonorable (1951) Melvin Frank, Norman Panama, Ezio Pinza, Janet Leigh, Millard Mitchell, Comedy, Romance, Musical
Strictly Dishonorable is a musicalized version of Preston Sturges’ cynical Broadway comedy of the same title, previously filmed sans songs in 1931. Read More »