Grand Hotel, 1932, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Starring Greta Garbo, Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Joan Crawford. Directed by Edmund Goulding. B&W, 112 minutes. Five diverse individuals, each battling his or her own demons, are staying at the Grand Hotel where their …
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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 …
Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight, 1933, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Starring John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Marie Dressler, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery, Billie Burke. Directed by George Cukor. B&W, 113 minutes. This pre-code dramedy of a group set to gather together for a dinner honoring a …
Key Largo
Key Largo, 1948, Warner Bros. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall. Co-starring Lionel Barrymore, Claire Trevor. Directed by John Huston. B&W, 101 minutes. Frank McCloud (Humphrey Bogart), a Major in World War II, drops in on the widow …
Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away, 1944, United Artists. Starring Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones, Shirley Temple. Directed by John Cromwell. B&W, 177 minutes. Everyday wife and mother Anne Hilton (Claudette Colbert) has just seen her husband Tim leave for battle, …
Camille
Camille, 1936, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Starring Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore. Directed by George Cukor. B&W, 109 minutes. Marguerite Gautier (Greta Garbo) is a French courtesan living a sumptuous life in mid-19th century Paris. Her extravagant lifestyle is maintained by the …
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 …
Classic for a Reason 