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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Penny Serenade
Penny Serenade, 1941, Columbia Pictures. Starring Cary Grant, Irene Dunne. Directed by George Stevens. B&W, 120 minutes. In a series of flashbacks, brought to mind by favorite songs, Julie Adams (Irene Dunne) recollects the story of her marriage to Roger …
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year, 1942, MGM Pictures. Starring Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Fay Bainter. Directed by George Stevens. B&W, 114 minutes. An incomparable combination of cast, director and screenwriters created a timeless film about a powerful woman with a notable …
Swing Time
Swing Time, 1936, RKO Radio Pictures, Starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore. Music by Jerome Kern & Dorothy Fields. Directed by George Stevens. B&W, 102 minutes. Quite possibly the best musical from the Depression era, including all other Astaire/Rogers …
The More the Merrier
An improbable housing situation combines with instant attraction in this tale of an exacting young woman whose future is securely in place—until she does her patriotic duty.
Vivacious Lady
After one night together, Peter and Francey are man and wife...but how does he explain his worldly wife to his stodgy parents? Not to mention the town that all but bears his name.
I Remember Mama
I Remember Mama, 1948, RKO Radio Pictures. Starring Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oskar Homolka, Ellen Corby, Philip Dorn. Directed by George Stevens. B&W, 134 minutes. With quiet dignity, wry humor and deep devotion, Marta Hanson (Irene Dunne), a Norwegian …
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun, 1951, Paramount Pictures. Starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters. Directed by George Stevens. B&W, 122 minutes. The poor relation of one of the town’s wealthiest families, George Eastman (Montgomery Clift), is put to work …
Classic for a Reason 