The Rage of Paris, 1938, Universal Pictures. Starring Danielle Darrieux, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Directed by Henry Koster. B&W, 77 minutes. Newly arrived from France, Nicole de Cortillon (Danielle Darrieux) seeks work as a model with one of New York’s finest …
Category: Classic Comedy
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town, 1942, Columbia Pictures. Starring Jean Arthur, Cary Grant, Ronald Colman. Directed by George Stevens. B&W, 117 minutes. When the local woolen mill burns down, the mill owner blames one of his most troublesome employees, activist …
Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker, 1934, Paramount Pictures. Starring Shirley Temple, Adolphe Menjou, Dorothy Dell. Directed by Alexander Hall. B&W, 79 minutes. Anxious to place a bet but short of the cash to do so, a down-and-out man puts up his daughter, …
Julia Misbehaves
London showgirl Julia Packett has some unconventional methods for getting by. Although she's married to wealthy William Packett, they've been separated for years, and she has always refused to accept any money from him. Instead, she resorts to conning it …
Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back, 1961, Universal Pictures. Starring Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall. Directed by Delbert Mann. Technicolor, 107 minutes. Hard-working advertising executive Carol Templeton (Doris Day) has met her nemesis in laid-back advertising executive Jerry Webster (Rock Hudson). Jerry …
The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, 1947, RKO Radio Pictures. Starring Myrna Loy, Cary Grant, Shirley Temple. Directed by Irving Reis. B&W, 95 minutes. A delightful movie with an all-star cast, The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer charms from beginning to end. …
Classic for a Reason 