High school football hero Steve Novak finds himself caught up in the world Read More »
Tag Archives: USA
Teenage Rebel (1956) Edmund Goulding, Ginger Rogers, Michael Rennie, Mildred Natwick
A sometimes sappy, yet effective melodrama about a woman who tries to make amends with her teenage daughter Read More »
Poppy (1936) A. Edward Sutherland, W.C. Fields, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Cromwell
Poppy, daughter of carnival medicine salesman Professor McGargle, falls in love with the Mayor’s son. Read More »
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004) Daniel Anker, Gene Hackman, Norma Barzman, Jack Benny
The history of Hollywood’s handling of the Nazis and its later depiction of the Holocaust they perpetrated. Read More »
Crime, Inc. (1945) Lew Landers, Leo Carrillo, Tom Neal, Martha Tilton
A crusading reporter uses his friendship with a mobster to expose the machinations of organized crime in his city. Read More »
Exit to Eden (1994) Garry Marshall, Dana Delany, Dan Aykroyd
Elliot heads for the sexual fantasy island, Eden. Read More »
Detour (1945) Edgar G. Ulmer, Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake
In flashback, New York nightclub pianist Al Roberts hitchhikes to Hollywood to join his girl Sue. Read More »
Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933) Lowell Sherman, Constance Cummings, Russ Columbo, Paul Kelly
Racketeer Frank Rocci is smitten with Joan Whelan, a dancer at Texas Guinan’s famous Broadway night spot. Read More »
The Slugger’s Wife (1985) Hal Ashby, Michael O’Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay, Martin Ritt
Darryl Palmer (Michael O’Keefe) is a major league baseball player who meets Read More »
Silent Witness (1985) Michael Miller, Valerie Bertinelli, John Savage, Chris Nash
Michael, son of a prestigious family, and his friends rape the young alcoholic Patty Read More »