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Tag Archives: Alexander Korda
The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934) Paul Czinner
In 1745, a young German princess arrives in Russia and is renamed Catherine, destined to marry the volatile Grand Duke Peter. Read More »
Perfect Strangers (1945) Alexander Korda, Robert Donat, Deborah Kerr, Glynis Johns
Robert and Catherine have a quiet little marriage until WWII separates them for three years. Read More »
The Squall (1929) Alexander Korda, Alice Joyce, Richard Tucker, Myrna Loy
The activities of Nubi (Myrna Loy), a minx-like, Hungarian gypsy girl who Read More »
That Hamilton Woman (1941) Alexander Korda, Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Alan Mowbray
Sir William Hamilton, a widower of mature years, is British ambassador to the Court of Naples. Read More »
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) Lothar Mendes, Alexander Korda, Roland Young, Ralph Richardson, Edward Chapman
George McWhirter Fotheringay, while vigorously asserting the impossibility of miracles, suddenly discovers that he can perform them. Read More »
The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) Alexander Korda, Douglas Fairbanks, Merle Oberon, Bruce Winston
What do women want? Don Juan is aging. He’s arrived secretly in Seville after a 20 year absence. Read More »
Service for Ladies / Reserved for Ladies (1932) Alexander Korda, Leslie Howard, George Grossmith, Benita Hume, Comedy, Romance
Max Tracey is the head waiter at a London hotel. He falls in love at first sight with Sylvia Robertson, an aristocratic woman, and poses as a prince to win her love. Read More »
Marius (1931) Alexander Korda, Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Charpin, Comedy, Drama, Romance
César runs a bar along Marseilles’ port, assisted by his 23 year old son, Marius. Colorful characters abound: M. Panisse, an aging widower and prosperous sail maker; Honorine, a fishmonger with a sidewalk stall near the bar; her daughter, Fanny, who helps her sell cockles; and, various old salts.
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