Nise Daigakusei is an odd, straightforward youth drama by Yasuzo Masamura, set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students. Read More »
Comedy
What a Carry On! (1949) John E. Blakeley, Jimmy Jewel, Ben Warriss, Josef Locke, Comedy
Jewell and Warris join the army and under the watchful, friendly eye of Sergeant Locke somehow manage to get promoted despite causing maximum havoc along the way. Read More »
We Went to College (1936) Joseph Santley, Charles Butterworth, Walter Abel, Hugh Herbert, Comedy
Phil is high strung and needs a rest so Nina talks him into going to the Sutter College homecoming. Read More »
The Noose Hangs High (1948) Charles Barton, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Joseph Calleia, Comedy
Abbott and Costello are two window washers who are mistaken by Nick Craig, a bookie, as the messengers that he sent to pick up $50,000. Read More »
Rise and Shine (1941) Allan Dwan, Jack Oakie, George Murphy, Linda Darnell, Comedy, Crime, Musical, Romance, Sport
Stupid football player is kidnapped by gangsters. Lunatics abound: former footballer now dancer, professor interested in magic, gangster who makes horse noises when excited. Read More »
Ghost Catchers (1944) Edward F. Cline, Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Gloria Jean, Comedy, Horror, Music
Colonel Breckinridge Martshall (Walter Catlett), a self-appointed southern colonel, brings his two daughters,Melinda (Gloria Jean) and Susanna (Martha O’Driscoll) Read More »
A Song is Born (1948) Howard Hawks, Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Benny Goodman, Comedy, Musical
Gangster’s moll Honey Swanson goes into hiding when her boyfriend is under investigation by the police. Read More »
Skirts Ahoy! (1952) Sidney Lanfield, Esther Williams, Joan Evans, Vivian Blaine, Comedy, Musical
Three young ladies sign up for some kind of training at a naval base. However, their greatest trouble isn’t long marches or several weeks in a small boat, but their love life.
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Affair in Reno (1957) R.G. Springsteen, John Lund, Doris Singleton, John Archer, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Gloria Hall, an irresponsible heiress, is in Reno for her second divorce, and falls for Tony Lamarr, a fortune-hunting gambler and casino owner. Read More »
Magical Mystery Tour (1967) George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Comedy, Musical
In September 1967 The Beatles embarked on making their third film, this time conceived and directed by themselves. Based on a loose unscripted narrative, in the spirit of the experimental mood of the time Read More »