Night and Day, 1946, Warner Bros. Starring Cary Grant, Alexis Smith. Co-starring Monty Woolley. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Technicolor, 128 minutes. It is 1914, and a young Cole Porter (Cary Grant) has just told his grandfather he doesn’t intend to …
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The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk, 1940, Warner Bros. Starring Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains. Directed by Michael Curtiz. B&W, 128 minutes. It is 1585, and Spain is in the process of overtaking and ruling the world. King Philip II of Spain …
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Mildred Pierce, 1945, Warner Bros. Starring Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Ann Blyth. Directed by Michael Curtiz. B&W, 111 minutes. A sharp psychological drama that has had feminists debating the nature of its leading lady’s motivations and decisions from …
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood, 1938, Warner Bros. Starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains. Directed by Michael Curtiz, William Keighley. Color, 102 minutes. In the late 12th century, England’s beloved king, Richard the LionHearted, has been …
Casablanca
Casablanca, 1942, Warner Bros. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Heinreid, Claude Rains. Directed by Michael Curtiz. B&W, 102 minutes. In Casablanca, those displaced by the ravages of war find edgy refuge while waiting for the day they can leave …
Captain Blood
Captain Blood, 1935, Warner Bros. Starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone. Directed by Michael Curtiz. B&W, 119 minutes. In 17th century Great Britain, young, brash doctor Peter Blood (Errol Flynn) is called upon to save a man injured …
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