
Small, plain and poor, Jane Eyre comes to Thornfield Hall as governess to the young ward of Edward Rochester. Read More »
Tag Archives: USA
Skippy (1931) Norman Taurog, Jackie Cooper, Robert Coogan, Mitzi Green, Family, Drama, Comedy

Precocious adolescent Skippy Skinner spends most of his time trying to get around doing those things that his parents want him to do (like brush his teeth) Read More »
Showgirls (1995) Paul Verhoeven, Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Drama, Erotic

A young drifter, named Nomi, arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her way to become the top of the Vegas showgirls. Read More »
The Man Who Laughs (1928) Paul Leni, Mary Philbin, Conrad Veidt, Julius Molnar, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Gwynplaine, son of Lord Clancharlie, has a permanent smile carved on his face by the King, in revenge for Gwynplaine’s father’s treachery. Read More »
Smorgasbord / Cracking Up (1983) Jerry Lewis, Milton Berle, Sammy Davis Jr., Comedy

Warren Nefron is a hopeless klutz who has some of the worst luck in the world: when he tries to end it all with a foolproof suicide plan, he still manages to mess it up. Read More »
Wild and Wonderful (1964) Michael Anderson, Tony Curtis, Christine Kaufmann, Larry Storch, Comedy

In this comedy, a Yankee musician is working in Paris when he encounters a movie star chasing after her naughty French poodle Monsieur Cognac. Read More »
Wednesday’s Child (1934) John S. Robertson, Karen Morley, Edward Arnold, Frankie Thomas, Drama

Ten-year-old Bobby and a group of friends see Bobby’s mother kissing a man not her husband. Read More »
Amazing Grace (1974) Stan Lathan, Moms Mabley, Slappy White, Rosalind Cash, Comedy

An elderly woman in a Baltimore neighborhood finds out that a somewhat slow-witted neighbor is being put up for local office Read More »
Queen Christina (1933) Rouben Mamoulian, Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Biography, Drama, History, Romance

Queen Christina of Sweden is a dominant European ruler in the 17th century, and has never thought of romance. Read More »
Private Lives (1931) Sidney Franklin, Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Reginald Denny, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Elyot and Sibyl are being married in a big church ceremony. Amanda and Victor are being married by a French Justice of the Peace. Read More »