All About Eve, 1950, 20th Century Fox, Starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, Celeste Holm, George Sanders, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe, Thelma Ritter. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. B&W, 138 minutes. Margo Channing (Bette Davis) is a brilliant, yet aging, Broadway …
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People Will Talk (1951)
People Will Talk, 1951, 20th Century Fox. Starring Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain, Hume Cronyn. Directed by Joseph Mankiewicz. B&W, 110 minutes. A movie best enjoyed when you understand the politics of the time, People Will Talk is a meandering film …
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, 1947, Twentieth Century Fox. Starring Rex Harrison, Gene Tierney, George Sanders. Directed by Joseph Mankiewicz. B&W, 104 minutes. A headstrong, independent widow goes against her late husband’s family’s wishes and strikes out on her own, …
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, …
Classic for a Reason 