George Harvey Bone is a composer in early 20th century London, who is under stress because he is writing a piano concerto. Read More »
Tag Archives: USA
The Toy Wife (1938) Richard Thorpe, Luise Rainer, Melvyn Douglas, Robert Young, Drama, History, Romance
‘The toy wife’ or how to spoil your own life and the lives of others by being fickle and frivolous. Read More »
The First Deadly Sin (1980) Brian G. Hutton, Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, David Dukes, Thriller
A serial killer is stalking New York. Inspector Edward X. Delaney is an NYPD detective, nearing retirement, who is trying to put together the pieces of the case. Read More »
Night World (1932) Hobart Henley, Lew Ayres, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff, Drama
“Happy” MacDonald and his unfaithful wife own a Prohibition era night club. On this eventful night, he is threatened by bootleggers Read More »
Night Editor (1946) Henry Levin, William Gargan, Janis Carter, Jeff Donnell, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
“Night Editor” was based on the already existing radio program in which a newspaper editor would recount the ‘inside story’ of some bit newspaper story Read More »
Escapade in Japan (1957) Arthur Lubin, Teresa Wright, Cameron Mitchell, Jon Provost, Adventure, Family
A plane on its way to Japan is forced to land at sea just off the Japanese coast. Read More »
Four Mothers (1941) William Keighley, Claude Rains, Jeffrey Lynn, Eddie Albert, Drama, Romance
Adam Lemp and his four daughters (Ann, Thea, Kay, and Emma) find themselves in financial and emotional crises. Read More »
Hearts Divided (1936) Frank Borzage, Marion Davies, Dick Powell, Charles Ruggles, Drama, History, Musical, Romance
Napoleon needs money to fight his wars in Europe so he wants 20 million dollars for the Louisiana Territory in the United States. Read More »
Big City (1937) Frank Borzage, George B. Seitz, Spencer Tracy, Luise Rainer, Charley Grapewin, Drama
To avoid a taxi war, city officials blame a gang bombing on driver Joe Benton’s wife Anna and put her on a ship to deport her. Read More »
The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) David Leaf, John Scheinfeld, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Stew Albert, Documentary, Biography, Music
After background about the childhood and youth of John Lennon (1940-1980) and the birth of Vietnam-War protests Read More »