Another Thin Man, 1939, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke II. B&W, 103 minutes. Nick (William Powell) and Nora (Myrna Loy) Charles are back in New York with their faithful pup Asta and infant …
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Heaven Can Wait (1943)
Heaven Can Wait, 1943, 20th Century Fox. Starring Don Ameche, Gene Tierney, Charles Coburn. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Technicolor, 114 minutes. An elderly Henry Van Cleve (Don Ameche) has met his demise, and believing he is not fit for heaven, …
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 …
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins, 1964, Walt Disney Productions. Starring Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke. Directed by Robert Stevenson. Technicolor, 139 minutes. The wind’s in the east and mist’s coming in, causing jack-of-all-trades Bert (Dick Van Dyke) to look to the sky. In …
It’s a Wonderful Life
It’s a Wonderful Life, 1946, RKO Radio Pictures. Starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore. Directed by Frank Capra. B&W, 130 minutes. Colorized version also available. Local boy George Bailey (James Stewart) is at a crossroads, and how he got …
Notorious
Notorious, 1946, RKO Radio Pictures. Starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. B&W, 101 minutes. After her father is convicted of being a Nazi spy, Alicia Hubermann (Ingrid Bergman) is drinking and ignoring the mysterious guest …
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953, Twentieth Century Fox. Starring Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell. Co-starring Charles Coburn. Directed by Howard Hawks. Technicolor, 91 minutes. Sassy showgirls and best friends Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) and Dorothy Shaw (Jane Russell) are boarding the ship …
