Only Angels Have Wings, 1939, Columbia Pictures. Starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur. Directed by Howard Hawks. B&W, 121 minutes. Bonnie Lee (Jean Arthur) has just arrived in Barranca, a port town in South America, on a banana boat and plans …
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The Talk of the Town
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 …
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, 1939, Columbia Pictures. Starring James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains. Directed by Frank Capra. B&W, 130 minutes. The U.S. Senator of an unnamed state has died, and the pressure is on Governor Hubert “Happy” Hopper …
Too Many Husbands
Too Many Husbands, 1940, Columbia Pictures. Starring Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray, Melvyn Douglas. Directed by Wesley Ruggles. B&W, 84 minutes. Left alone and lonely after her husband, Bill Cardew (Fred MacMurray), is lost at sea, Vicki Lowndes (Jean Arthur) has …
The Devil and Miss Jones
He's the richest man in the world for a reason. Despite having seemingly countless business interests, he keeps watch on even the lowliest of them. Especially when one of his employees leads a belligerent crowd of unhappy workers in hanging …
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.
You Can’t Take It With You
You Can’t Take It With You, 1938, Columbia Pictures. Starring Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold. Directed by Frank Capra. B&W, 126 minutes. Martin Vanderhof (Lionel Barrymore) once was a highly successful businessman, but some 35 years before …
Easy Living (1937)
Easy Living, 1937, Paramount Pictures. Starring Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold, Ray Milland. Directed by Mitchell Leisen. B&W, 89 minutes. A series of misunderstandings almost lead to a stock crash that could rival that of October 29, 1929, and all because …
Classic for a Reason 