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 …
Five Classic Films to Watch While You’re Cooped Up at Home
Originally posted on My World With Words: Looking for fresh ideas of movies to watch during this time of home confinement? Here are five of my favorite escapes in film. I’ve reviewed all of them on my other blog, Classic…
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Three Smart Girls
Three Smart Girls, 1936, Universal Pictures. Starring Deanna Durbin, Ray Milland, Barbara Read, Nan Grey. Directed by Henry Koster. B&W, 84 minutes. Sisters Joan (Nan Grey), Kay (Barbara Read), and Penny (Deanna Durbin) are living a privileged life in Switzerland …
Five Film Debuts Worth Watching
Originally posted on My World With Words: Most actors and actresses have a series of “lesser” films–or at least roles–before their breakout picture. Here are a few who stood out from the very first time on screen. Click on the…
Night and Day
Night and Day, 1946, Warner Bros. Starring Cary Grant, Alexis Smith. Co-starring Monty Woolley. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Technicolor, 128 minutes. It is 1914, and a young Cole Porter (Cary Grant) has just told his grandfather he doesn’t intend to …
Grand Hotel (1932)
Grand Hotel, 1932, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Starring Greta Garbo, Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Joan Crawford. Directed by Edmund Goulding. B&W, 112 minutes. Five diverse individuals, each battling his or her own demons, are staying at the Grand Hotel where their …
