Before reporter Ann Mitchell is fired from her job, she gives her editor what he wants -- an article with some "sizzle." She tells the tale of "John Doe," a man disillusioned by the world he lives in, who threatens to jump from a landmark building on Christmas Eve if …
Tag: Barbara Stanwyck
Remember the Night
Prosecuting attorney Jack Sargent takes pity on the defendant in his case, and quietly puts up the bond for her so she can spend Christmas with her family. What he doesn't expect is to find her on his doorstep, dropped off by the bondsman, a short time later. The two …
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
To all of America, columnist Elizabeth Lane (Barbara Stanwyck) is the perfect housewife, living on a farm, creating a cozy home, and cooking exceptional meals -- but she can't boil water, is single and hasn't been on a farm since who knows when. Her pretense puts her in a situation …
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, 1946, Paramount Pictures. Starring Van Heflin, Barbara Stanwyck, Kirk Douglas. Co-starring Lizabeth Scott. Directed by Lewis Milestone. B&W, 116 minutes. Three childhood friends are linked forever by the truth and lies behind a crime committed by one of them in their youth. Or so …
The Lady Eve
The Lady Eve, 1941, Paramount Pictures. Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda. Directed by Preston Sturges. B&W, 94 minutes. Charles “Hopsie” Pike (Henry Fonda) is fresh on the boat after a year-long expedition up the Amazon studying snakes and other assorted reptiles. The first evening on board the luxury liner he meets …
Stella Dallas (1937)
Stella Dallas, 1937, United Artists. Starring Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, Anne Shirley. Directed by King Vidor. B&W, 106 minutes. Stella Martin (Barbara Stanwyck) is brassy, brazen and audacious enough to step outside of class constraints and pull herself out of the hovel she grew up in to take her place in …
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire, 1941, RKO Radio Pictures. Starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Dana Andrews. Directed by Howard Hawks. B&W, 112 minutes. Bertram Potts (Gary Cooper) and seven esteemed colleagues (six bachelors, one widower) are compiling a new encyclopedia of human knowledge. They’re up to the S’s, and Potts is charged …
