Mike Nolan (Darren McGavin) is a Beverly Hills resident whose divorce case — blown by a hopelessly inept, possibly larcenous attorney (Dick Martin) — has left him with no home Read More »
Comedy
Son of the Navy (1940) William Nigh, Jean Parker, James Dunn, Martin Spellman, Drama, Comedy
Actually, the sailor wants nothing to do with the boy, who we eventually find out is an orphan who ran away from the orphanage, trying to find a new Mom and Dad. Read More »
Imitation General (1958) George Marshall, Glenn Ford, Red Buttons, Taina Elg, Comedy, War
Master Sgt. “Murph” Savage impersonates a fallen general in the hope of inspiring his fellow soldiers to bravely fight their way out of a Nazi ensnarement. Read More »
Night and the City (1992) Irwin Winkler, Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange, Cliff Gorman, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Robert DeNiro and Jessica Lange are the most impossible couple. He’s a failed lawyer. She’s a common waitress. Read More »
Hora 79 (2013) Gila Almagor, Eli Cohen, Nathan Dattner, Comedy, Drama
The Hora 79 dance troupe was the face of Israeli folk dancing. Following a traumatic event. Read More »
Below the Belt (1971) Bethel Buckalew, John Tull, George ‘Buck’ Flower, Steven Hodge, Comedy, Action, Crime, Romance, Erotic
A boxer’s manager pays a prostitute to make his boxer’s nights hot, and endless. Not so strange, considering all the dirty deals the manager has with the local mafia. Read More »
Friedrich Schiller – Eine Dichterjugend (1923) Curt Goetz, Theodor Loos, Hermann Vallentin, Isabel Heermann, Biography, Comedy, Drama
In his film version, Curt Goetz shifts the focus away from the poetic output towards the young Friedrich Schiller himself Read More »
Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943) Gordon Douglas, Harold Peary, Billie Burke, Claire Carleton, Comedy
A drug supply company plans to go out of business, which could force Peavey the druggist to close up shop. Read More »
I’m from Arkansas (1944) Lew Landers, Slim Summerville, El Brendel, Iris Adrian, Comedy, Musical, Romance
The town of Pitchfork, Arkansas makes national headlines when Esmeralda the sow gives birth to 18 piglets. Read More »
Honeymoon Limited (1935) Arthur Lubin, Neil Hamilton, Irene Hervey, Lloyd Hughes, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance
A publisher bets an author that he won’t be able to write a romantic adventure novel while on a walking trip from New York to San Francisco. Read More »