Heaven Can Wait, 1943, 20th Century Fox. Starring Don Ameche, Gene Tierney, Charles Coburn. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Technicolor, 114 minutes. An elderly Henry Van Cleve (Don Ameche) has met his demise, and believing he is not fit for heaven, …
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Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back, 1961, Universal Pictures. Starring Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall. Directed by Delbert Mann. Technicolor, 107 minutes. Hard-working advertising executive Carol Templeton (Doris Day) has met her nemesis in laid-back advertising executive Jerry Webster (Rock Hudson). Jerry …
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
While busily shopping with her daughters Jane and Elizabeth, ever-vigilant Mrs. Bennett notices the arrival of three strangers. With some sharp questioning, she soon learns they are Mr. Bingley, his sister Caroline and Mr. Darcy. What's more, the handsome gentlemen …
The Male Animal
The Male Animal, 1942, Warner Bros. Starring Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, Jack Carson. Directed by Elliott Nugent. B&W, 101 minutes. Earnest professor Tommy Turner (Henry Fonda) and his wife, Ellen (Olivia de Havilland), are preparing to celebrate Homecoming (which …
The Lady Eve
The Lady Eve, 1941, Paramount Pictures. Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda. Directed by Preston Sturges. B&W, 94 minutes. Charles “Hopsie” Pike (Henry Fonda) is fresh on the boat after a year-long expedition up the Amazon studying snakes and other assorted reptiles. …
Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero, 1944, Paramount Pictures. Starring Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, William Demarast. Directed by Preston Sturges. B&W, 101 minutes. Woodrow Truesmith has a dilemma: as the son of a genuine war hero, who died in action the day …
Classic for a Reason 