The Palm Beach Story, 1942, Paramount Pictures. Starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Rudy Vallee, Mary Astor. Directed by Preston Sturges. B&W, 88 minutes. Tom (Joel McCrea) and Gerry (Claudette Colbert) Jeffers have hit a stalemate in their marriage: they are …
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The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon, 1941, Warner Bros. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre. Directed by John Huston. B&W, 100 minutes. In foggy San Francisco, world-weary private detective Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) has taken on a new case from …
Midnight (1939)
Every Cinderella has her midnight, and for Eve Peabody, the clock is about to chime. She's been part of a fairy tale makeover by Georges Flammarion and has captured the attention of single and wealthy Jacques Picot. But her heart …
