Vertigo, 1958, Paramount Pictures. Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Technicolor, 128 minutes. After a rooftop chase in which his partner fell to his death while trying to save him, Scottie (James Stewart) retires from the police …
Funny Face
Funny Face, 1957, Paramount Pictures. Starring Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson. Directed by Stanley Donen. Music and Lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin. Technicolor, 103 minutes. Maggie Prescott (Kay Thompson) is a fashion magazine editor surrounded by a bevy …
Five Classic Films with Six (or Seven) Classic Moms
Originally posted on My World With Words: Here are some memorable–although not always admirable–moms in honor of Mother’s Day this Sunday. Most of these women are flawed, but doing their best, which is all we can ask from anyone, right? And…
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The Good Fairy
The Good Fairy, 1935, Universal Pictures. Starring Margaret Sullavan, Herbert Marshall, Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen. Directed by William Wyler. B&W, 98 minutes. Luisa Ginglebusher (Margaret Sullavan) has grown up in the Municipal Orphanage, where now, as one of the oldest …
You’ll Never Get Rich
You’ll Never Get Rich, 1941, Columbia Pictures. Starring Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Robert Benchley. Directed by Sidney Lanfield. Music by Cole Porter. B&W, 88 minutes. Broadway dancer Sheila Winthrop (Rita Hayworth) finds herself attracted to theater manager Robert Curtis (Fred …
Summer Stock
Summer Stock, 1950, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Starring Judy Garland, Gene Kelly. Directed by Charles Walters. Technicolor, 109 minutes. Jane Falbury (Judy Garland) owns the family farm along with her sister Abigail (Gloria DeHaven), although Abigail is seeking a career in show business. …
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal, 1942, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Starring Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, George Murphy. Directed by Busby Berkeley. B&W, 104 minutes. It’s 1916, and vaudeville holds a prime spot in the world of entertainment. One of its top performers in …
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 …
Classic for a Reason 