Whilst traveling across America living off the money from a large inheritance, ex-fireman Nashe has a chance meeting with Pozzi, a professional gambler and card shark. Read More »
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Ziegfeld Follies (1945) Lemuel Ayers, Roy Del Ruth, William Powell, Judy Garland, Lucille Ball
In heaven, showman Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. fondly recalls his first Broadway revue, the Ziegfeld Follies of 1907. Read More »
Smart Money (1931) Alfred E. Green, Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney, Evalyn Knapp
Nick Venizelos, an immigrant Greek barber, has an uncommon affinity for poker and other sorts of wagering and a group of his friends bankroll him in a big game Read More »
The Mark of Zorro (1940) Rouben Mamoulian, Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone
Tired of Governor Quintero’s (J. Edward Bromberg) exploitation of poor Californians, Don Diego (Tyrone Power) decides to fight back and assumes the identity of Zorro. Read More »
Star! (1968) Robert Wise, Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig
Film based on life of actress Gertrude Lawrence, on- and offstage, takes the opportunity to feature extravagant musical production numbers with ‘Julie Andrews’, acting, singing and dancing. Read More »
Arizona Dream (1993) Emir Kusturica, Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, Faye Dunaway
An Innuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Read More »
Pin Up Girl (1944) H. Bruce Humberstone, Betty Grable, John Harvey, Martha Raye
Glamorous Lorry Jones, the toast of a Missouri military canteen, has become “engaged” to almost every serviceman she’s signed her pin-up photo for. Read More »
Fresh Kill (1988) Joseph Merhi, Pamela Dixon, Jody Jaress, Flint Keller
Leona and Allen unintentionally kill two offenders who have in their wake a lot of “friends”. Read More »
Young Cassidy (1965) Jack Cardiff, John Ford, Rod Taylor, Julie Christie, Maggie Smith
In Dublin 1910, Johnny Cassidy, an impoverished idealist’s ambitions are restricted by the demands of looking after his family Read More »
Epitaph (1987) Joseph Merhi, Natasha Pavlovich, Delores Nascar, Jimmy Williams
A family must keep moving from town to town because the mother is a psychotic axe murderer who keeps flipping out and murdering people. Read More »