Harvey, 1950, Universal Pictures. Starring James Stewart; co-starring Josephine Hull. Directed by Henry Koster. B&W, 105 minutes. Elwood P. Dowd (James Stewart) is a naïve, yet oddly sage, man who would do anything for the family that wants nothing more …
Tag: Classic Film Reviews
A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives, 1949, Twentieth Century Fox Films. Starring Ann Sothern, Linda Darnell, Jeanne Crain. Directed by Joseph Mankiewicz. B&W, 103 minutes. Addie Ross, leading town socialite, has never failed to make men happy and women miserable. Now, …
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard, 1950, Paramount Pictures. Starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson. Directed by Billy Wilder. B&W, 110 minutes. Screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden) is deep in debt, short on work and on the verge of losing his car to repossession. Determined …
Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday, 1953, Paramount Pictures. Starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn. Directed by William Wyler. B&W, 118 minutes. Princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn), bored with the constraints of her royal life, breaks away from her entourage one night while on tour in …
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941)
Mr. and Mrs. Smith, 1941, RKO Radio Pictures. Starring Robert Montgomery, Carole Lombard. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. B&W, 94 minutes. This charming romantic comedy is a departure for Alfred Hitchcock from his usual suspense dramas, but it is a delightful …
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity, 1944, Paramount Pictures. Starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson. Directed by Billy Wilder. B&W, 107 minutes. Told in flashback by a man who knows he is doomed, Double Indemnity is a dark, sordid and altogether fascinating …
My Favorite Wife
Nick Arden has been grieving the loss of his wife, Ellen, believed dead in a plane crash, for seven years. He's ready to get married again to the lovely Bianca and has gone to court both to have Ellen declared …
