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Scaramouche (1952)

Scaramouche (1952)

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Scaramouche (1952) One of those great films that TCM (and no one else?) shows that you must see if you haven’t. Not only does it have the longest sword fight in the history of film but it has Stewart Granger Mel Ferrer Eleanor Parker Janet Leigh Nina Foch Richard Anderson and Lewis Stone. Great for the whole family! Granger is a man supported by an (as yet) unknown benefactor that doesn’t know who his father was. He’s rather [...]
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

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Witness for the Prosecution (1957) Director Billy Wilder succeeded where Alfred Hitchcock had failed ten years earlier with The Paradine Case (1947) in using the talents of actor Charles Laughton to create a compelling British courtroom drama with startling revelations and twists which entertains. Both films had exceptionally capable casts – this one features Tyrone Power accused of murder (in his last film) with Marlene Dietrich in the [...]
DON’T GIVE UP THE SHIP (1959)

Don’t Give Up the Ship (1959)

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Don’t Give Up the Ship (1959) Directed by Norman Taurog (Skippy (1931) & Boys Town (1938)) this Jerry Lewis comedy also includes the lovely Dina Merrill. If you’ve never seen a Jerry Lewis film before this is a pretty good example of one. Most folks either love or hate his brand of humor; there’s not a lot of middle ground. If you love him you’ll enjoy his antics in this film which gives him ample opportunity for [...]
Meet John Doe (1941)

Meet John Doe (1941)

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Meet John Doe (1941) An outstanding political film by director Frank Capra featuring great acting by Gary Cooper Barbara Stanwyck and Edward Arnold. Cooper is a common man exploited by a newspaper writer (Stanwyck; writer Jean Arthur exploited Cooper in an earlier Capra film) and its owner (Arnold) who becomes the voice of the people railing against the status quo. Walter Brennan plays a friend of Cooper’s. James Gleason plays [...]
E.T The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) More complex than your average “boy and his dog” family drama this essential fantasy adventure won four Oscars and received five other Academy Award nominations; somehow Best Picture honors went to Gandhi (1982) instead. Directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison each of whom were nominated the film took home gold in the Best Effects Sound Effects Editing Best Effects Visual Effects Best [...]
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952)

Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

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Singin’ in the Rain (1952) Anybody who hasn’t seen this needs to do so. Part of film history (the story that is) and not just for the famous scene with Gene Kelly actually singing in the rain. Great performances by Debbie Reynolds Donald O’Connor and especially Jean Hagen (nominated for Best Actress by the Academy) are also included in this classic by director Stanley Donen. Dancers Cyd Charisse & Rita Moreno (very [...]
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Thundering Hoofs (1942)

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Thundering Hoofs (1942) Directed by Lesley Selander and written by Paul Franklin this Tim Holt B Western features regular co-stars Ray Whitley (who sings a couple of songs with his band) & Lee ‘Lasses’ White (who provides slapstick comic relief) and a bit more intrigue than usual. Sure you know who the bad guys are in this one led by Archie Twitchell playing a lawyer and there’s a girl played by Luana Walters as usual but the plot [...]
Lilies of the Field (1963)

Lilies of the Field (1963)

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Lilies of the Field (1963) Sidney Poitier won his Best Actor Oscar on his second (and last to date) nomination playing Homer Smith an out-of-work construction worker that helps a group of foreign (East European) Catholic nuns build their church and learn to speak English. Lilia Skala earned her only Academy Award nomination (Supporting Actress) playing the head Mother Superior Maria. There are lots of wonderful touching moments and funny [...]
Gun Law (1938)

Gun Law (1938)

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Gun Law (1938) George O’Brien plays Marshal Tom O’Malley in this B-Western directed by David Howard and written by Oliver Drake. He happens upon the notorious Raven (Edward Pawley) in the desert and discovers that he’s the target of the outlaw’s plans. But after getting the drop on the Marshal the Raven drinks some bad water and dies. After O’Malley is saved from a similar fate by a Parson and his daughter Ruth (Rita Oehmen) he decides [...]
Notorious Affair A (1930)

Notorious Affair A (1930)

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Notorious Affair A (1930) Directed by Lloyd Bacon with a screenplay by J. Grubb Alexander that was based on the play Fame by Audrey and Waverly Carter this less than stellar pre-code romance drama suffers from more than its (early) sound (era) quality; it features an incredibly wooden (at best) performance from male lead Basil Rathbone. He plays Paul Gherardi a starving artist musician (violin) who marries wealthy debutante Patricia Hanley [...]
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