This was Jerry Lewis’ answer to the classic Cinderella story. Read More »
Romance
The Half-Naked Truth (1932) Gregory La Cava, Lupe Velez, Lee Tracy, Eugene Pallette
A barker at a down-at-the-heels carnival becomes a powerhouse New York publicity man as he transforms a sideshow dancer into a Broadway sensation. Read More »
Their Own Desire (1929) E. Mason Hopper, Norma Shearer, Belle Bennett, Lewis Stone
Lally is a rich girl whose father writes books and plays Polo. After 23 years of marriage, he decides to divorce his wife Read More »
Rich, Young and Pretty (1951) Norman Taurog, Jane Powell, Danielle Darrieux, Wendell Corey
Jim Stauton Rogers, a Texas rancher turned international diplomat, take his young daughter, Elizabeth Rogers, on a trip to Paris. Read More »
The Woman of My Dreams (1944) Georg Jacoby, Marika Rökk, Wolfgang Lukschy, Walter Müller
In this musical heavily influenced by Busby Berkeley, a revue star falls in love with an engineer who takes a dim view of light entertainment. Read More »
A Girl in Black (1956) Mihalis Kakogiannis, Ellie Lambeti, Dimitris Horn, Eleni Zafeiriou
Marina’s sister drowned herself, her brother is both headstrong and weak, and her widowed mother has a reputation for sleeping around. Read More »
Regain (1937) Marcel Pagnol, Gabriel Gabrio, Orane Demazis, Fernandel
One by one, the inhabitants of a provincial French village depart, until only the poacher Panturle remains. Read More »
We’re All Still Here (1997) Anne-Marie Miéville, Aurore Clément, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Luc Godard
Two housewives discuss philosophical themes (actually an updated dialogue of Plato and Socrates) while doing the house work Read More »
City Streets (1931) Rouben Mamoulian, Gary Cooper, Sylvia Sidney, Paul Lukas
Nan, a racketeer’s daughter, is in love with The Kid, a shooting gallery showman. Read More »
Carefree (1938) Mark Sandrich, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Ralph Bellamy
Dr. Tony Flagg’s friend, Steven, has problems in the relationship with his fiancee, Amanda, so he persuades her to visit Dr. Flagg. Read More »