Benjy Stone is the junior writer on the top rated variety/comedy show, in the mid 50s (the early years). Read More »
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Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975) Thom Andersen, Fay Andersen, Dean Stockwell, Eadweard Muybridge, Documentary, Biography
Thom Andersen’s remarkable and sadly neglected hour-long documentary adroitly combines biography, history, film theory, and philosophical reflection. Read More »
Broadway Bad (1933) Sidney Lanfield, Joan Blondell, Ricardo Cortez, Ginger Rogers, Drama
Showgirl Joan Blondell, supported by her friend Ginger Rogers, fights for the custody of her son during a divorce hearing. Read More »
The Rich Are Always with Us (1932) Alfred E. Green, Ruth Chatterton, George Brent, Bette Davis, Comedy, Drama, Romance
The ten year marriage of of Caroline Van Dyke and Greg Grannard is falling apart. A young woman, Allison, plots to become his second wife. Read More »
It’s Love I’m After (1937) Archie Mayo, Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Comedy
Renowned stage actors Basil Underwood and Joyce Arden are partners on and off the stage. Read More »
Havana Widows (1933) Ray Enright, Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, Guy Kibbee, Comedy
Mae and Sadie, impecunious chorus girls, chisel some money from an admirer and head for Havana to “dig gold” among the millionaires. Read More »
The Golden Hawk (1952) Sidney Salkow, Rhonda Fleming, Sterling Hayden, Helena Carter, Action, Adventure, History, Romance, War
Kit Gerardo, also known as The Hawk, is one of Frances’s most daring privateers, rescues Rouge from a Spanish ship. Read More »
The Turning Point (1952) William Dieterle, William Holden, Edmond O’Brien, Alexis Smith, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city, and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. Read More »
Song Without End (1960) Charles Vidor, George Cukor, Dirk Bogarde, Capucine, Geneviève Page, Biography, Drama, Music
The romantic story of Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt (Dirk Bogarde), whose scandalous love affair forced him to abandon his adoring audiences.
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The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932) Michael Curtiz, Ann Dvorak, Lee Tracy, Richard Cromwell, Crime, Drama, Romance
Abandoned by her mother at a young age, Molly Louvain is seen as no good, but she dreams of living respectably with her sweetheart Jimmy, who has promised to marry her. Read More »