All About Eve, 1950, 20th Century Fox, Starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, Celeste Holm, George Sanders, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe, Thelma Ritter. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. B&W, 138 minutes. Margo Channing (Bette Davis) is a brilliant, yet aging, Broadway …
On the Town
On the Town, 1949, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, Vera-Ellen. Directed by Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen. Technicolor, 98 minutes. Three sailors (Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin) face their 24-hour shore leave in …
Father of the Bride (1950)
Father of the Bride, 1950, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Starring Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Bennett. Directed by Vincent Minnelli. B&W, 93 minutes. Stanley Banks (Spencer Tracy) has a favorite child, his daughter, Kay (Elizabeth Taylor). When she announces she’s getting married, he …
I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch, 1942, Paramount Pictures. Starring Veronica Lake, Fredric March. Directed by René Clair. B&W, 77 minutes. In 17th century Salem, two witches, Jennifer (Veronica Lake) and her father Daniel (Cecil Kellaway), are burned at the stake, and …
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun, 1950, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Starring Betty Hutton, Howard Keel. Directed by George Sidney. Technicolor, 107 minutes. Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show has come to town, and as part of its promotion to local folks they hold their standard …
Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings, 1939, Columbia Pictures. Starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur. Directed by Howard Hawks. B&W, 121 minutes. Bonnie Lee (Jean Arthur) has just arrived in Barranca, a port town in South America, on a banana boat and plans …
Happy Birthday, Dame Olivia
Originally posted on My World With Words: If I live to see 100, make that 101, let me live it like Olivia de Havilland, with class, humor…and in Paris. Just last week, days before her birthday, she was given a…
Cover Girl
Cover Girl, 1944, Columbia Pictures. Starring Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly. Co-starring Phil Silvers. Directed by Charles Vidor. Technicolor, 107 minutes. Rusty Parker (Rita Hayworth), a showgirl at a Brooklyn dive nightclub, wants more for her life. She hears about a …
Shadow of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man, 1941, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke. B&W, 97 minutes. Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy) Charles are off for a relaxing day at the racetrack, only to …
Roberta
Roberta, 1935, RKO Radio Pictures. Starring Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott. Music by Jerome Kern. Directed by William A. Seiter. B&W, 106 minutes. Huck Haines (Fred Astaire) and his friend John Kent (Randolph Scott) have just arrived …
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees, 1942, RKO Radio Pictures. Starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright. Co-starring Babe Ruth. Directed by Sam Wood. B&W, 128 minutes. The son of immigrant parents, Lou Gehrig (Gary Cooper) takes an interest in the All-American sport …
