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Ronald Colman, Jean Arthur, and Cary Grant enjoy a quiet evening of chess and knitting in "The Talk of the Town."

The Talk of the Town

Belinda O March 7, 2020

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 …

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Five Film Debuts Worth Watching

Belinda O February 14, 2020

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…

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Cole Porter (Cary Grant) and Linda Lee Porter (Alexis Smith) discuss their marriage in "Night and Day."

Night and Day

Belinda O January 28, 2020

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 …

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Grand Hotel (1932)

Belinda O January 22, 2020

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 …

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Frank Morgan, James Stewart wait for the opportunity to pitch in The Stratton Story

The Stratton Story

Belinda O January 7, 2020

The Stratton Story, 1949, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Starring James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Morgan, Agnes Moorhead. Directed by Sam Wood. B&W, 106 minutes. Texas farm boy Monty Stratton (James Stewart) will walk ten miles from his home to pitch in a local …

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Greer Garson places a child for adoption in Blossoms in the Dust.

Blossoms in the Dust

Belinda O December 31, 2019

Blossoms in the Dust, 1941, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Technicolor, 99 minutes. Edna Kahly (Greer Garson) and her sister Charlotte (Marsha Hunt) are both to be married, hoping for a double wedding. …

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Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire dance on a Navy ship.

Follow the Fleet

Belinda O December 17, 2019

Follow the Fleet, 1936, RKO Radio Pictures. Starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers. Co-starring Randolph Scott, Harriet Hilliard. Directed by Mark Sandrich. Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. B&W, 110 minutes. Navy seaman “Bake” Baker (Fred Astaire) is on shore leave …

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The March family read a letter from their father, away at war.

Little Women (1949)

Belinda O December 10, 2019

Little Women, 1949, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.  Starring June Allyson, Janet Leigh, Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret O’Brien, Mary Astor. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Technicolor, 121 minutes. As the Civil War rages, the March family– sisters Meg (Janet Leigh), Jo (June Allyson), Amy (Elizabeth Taylor), …

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Irene Dunne flirts with Charles Boyer in Love Affair.

Love Affair

Belinda O November 26, 2019

Love Affair, 1939, RKO Radio Pictures. Starring Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne. Directed by Leo McCarey. B&W, 87 minutes. Playboy Michel Marnet (Charles Boyer) is on an ocean liner headed for New York and his fiancée, Lois Clarke (Astrid Allwyn) when …

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The Man Who Came to Dinner

Belinda O November 24, 2019

Originally posted on Classic for a Reason: The Man Who Came to Dinner, 1942, Warner Bros. Starring Bette Davis, Monty Woolley, Ann Sheridan. Directed by William Keighley. B&W, 112 minutes. The story of a boorish house guest who wouldn’t—or couldn’t—leave,…

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