Tag Archives: Ginger Rogers
Follow the Leader (1930) Norman Taurog, Ed Wynn, Ginger Rogers, Stanley Smith, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Crickets is the cheery, lovable chef at gangland’s favorite restaurant and, inadvertently ( and barely explainable), he becomes a hero in their eyes and becomes their unwilling leader. Read More »
Dreamboat (1952) Claude Binyon, Clifton Webb, Ginger Rogers, Anne Francis, Comedy
Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor, is plagued when his old movies are shown on TV and sets out with his daughter to stop it. Read More »
Tender Comrade (1943) Edward Dmytryk, Ginger Rogers, Robert Ryan, Ruth Hussey, Drama, Romance
Jo Jones, a young defense plant worker whose husband is in the military during World War II, shares a house with three other women in the same situation. 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 »
Lady in the Dark (1944) Mitchell Leisen, Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Warner Baxter, Drama, Musical, Romance
Ginger Rogers, “Allure” magazines editor-in-chief, suffers from headaches and continuos daydreams and undergoes psychoanalysis to determine why. Read More »
Lucky Partners (1940) Lewis Milestone, Ronald Colman, Ginger Rogers, Jack Carson, Comedy, Drama, Romance
As David Grant passes neighbor Jean Newton on the street in Greenwich Village, he impulsively wishes her good luck. Read More »
Roxie Hart (1942) William A. Wellman, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, George Montgomery, Comedy, Crime, Romance
To try and kick-start her show-business career, our heroine admits to a Chicago murder. But although Cook County don’t seem to let dames swing Read More »
Magnificent Doll (1946) Frank Borzage, Ginger Rogers, David Niven, Burgess Meredith, Drama, History
Dolly Payne is adored by two leaders of the fledgling American government, James Madison and Aaron Burr. She plays each against the other, not only for romantic reasons, but also to influence the shaping of the young country. By manipulating Burr’s affections, she helps Thomas Jefferson win the presidency, and eventually she becomes First Lady of the land herself.
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Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) Leo McCarey, Ginger Rogers, Cary Grant, Walter Slezak, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
At the start of WWII, Katie O’Hara, an American burlesque girl intent on social climbing, marries Austrian Baron Von Luber. Pat O’Toole, an American radio reporter, sees this as a chance to investigate Von Luber, who is suspected of having Nazi ties. As country after country falls to the Nazis, O’Tool follows O’Hara across Europe. At first he is after a story, but he gradually falls in love with her. When she learns that her husband is indeed a Nazi, O’Hara fakes her death and runs off with O’Toole. In Paris, she is recruited to spy for the allies; he uses a radio broadcast to make Von Luber and the Nazis look like fools.
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