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 …
Tag: Classic Film Review
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 …
The Shop Around the Corner
One of the most charming and disarming romantic comedies ever made, The Shop Around the Corner is a story of two co-workers seeking both romance & security, neither knowing the other is the one to provide it. Both believe they've …
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The story of a boorish house guest who wouldn't-- or couldn't--leave, The Man Who Came to Dinner is a farcical tale about an impossible man and his ever-patient assistant, who finally, along with everyone else, reaches the end of her …
Laura
Detective Mark MacPherson finds himself himself falling for his latest murder victim, socialite Laura Hunt. A twist in the case takes the investigation on a winding path of discovery, with the men in Laura's each revealing a new aspect of …
Mrs. Miniver
For the Miniver family, the war is looming, yet life continues to move forward. New problems, life-threatening problems, confront them. The war and tradition collide in a personal and tragic manner, as the battles ravage the lifestyle of the Miniver …
Gilda
Take a plot with high-stakes illegal gambling and hints of a past, potentially explosive, romance between a man and his bosses' new wife, combine it with some of the finest photography of its time (still noteworthy today). Add Rita Hayworth's …
His Girl Friday
Ace reporter Hildy Johnson returns to the newsroom to inform her ex-husband she's quitting. But sparks fly when the two engage in verbal showdowns.
Now and Forever
Now and Forever, 1934, Paramount Pictures. Starring Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, Shirley Temple. Directed by Henry Hathaway. B&W, 83 minutes. A feckless con man in constant need of cash, Jerry Day’s (Gary Cooper) latest get-rich-quick scheme involves the daughter he …
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man, 1933, Universal Pictures. Starring Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart. Directed by James Whale. B&W, 71 minutes. On a snowy winter evening, an oddly clad man, his face wrapped in cloth and his eyes covered by dark goggles, stops …
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