Foreign Correspondent, 1940, United Artists. Starring Joel McCrea, Laraine Day. Co-starring George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Albert Basserman. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. B&W, 120 minutes. In August 1939, reporter Johnny Jones (Joel McCrea) sits at his desk making snowflake cut-outs while …
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Sullivan’s Travels
Sullivan’s Travels, 1941, Paramount Pictures. Starring Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake. Directed by Preston Sturges. B&W, 90 minutes. John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) is an immensely successful director of lightweight comedies who longs to make films with a social conscience (including …
The Palm Beach Story
Tom and Gerry Jeffers have hit a stalemate in their marriage. He hasn't given up, but she has, and one day she leaves for Palm Beach to get a divorce and find a wealthy man who not only can support …
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.
Classic for a Reason 