Sad Fairy Tale (Chinese: 傷心童話) is a 2012 Chinese-South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Zhengchao Xu. The story is adapted from true events in the life of Wang Xiao Yi(汪小一), friend of the director.
, 1h57 Directed byMichael Curtiz OriginUSA GenresDrama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy ThemesTransport films, Aviation films ActorsRosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Alan Hale, Robert Hutton, Andrea King, Johnny Sheffield Rating69% Louise Randall Pierson (Rosalind Russell) does not have an easy life. When she is a teenager, her beloved father dies, leaving her, her mother, and her sister in financial difficulty. However, heeding her father's advice to shoot for the stars, she remains undaunted. She goes to college and learns typing and shorthand; on her first (temporary) job, she overcomes the prejudice of her new boss, Lew Morton (Alan Hale, Sr.), against women workers.
, 1h29 Directed byPaul L. Stein OriginUnited-kingdom GenresComedy, Romantic comedy, Romance ActorsPatricia Medina, Jimmy Hanley, Marie Lohr, Frederick Leister, Jean Simmons, Ellen Pollock Rating53% Factory girl Joan Dodd (Medina) and Jack Fowler (Hanley) are in love and expect to marry in due course. When Jack is called up for war service however, Joan's socially-ambitious mother (Ellen Pollock) seizes the chance to meddle in her daughter's life by encouraging the attentions of Joan's older boss Adolphus Pickering (Claud Allister), who is infatuated with her. Pickering proposes marriage, and under pressure from her mother, Joan accepts.
, 1h20 Directed byLewis Seiler OriginUSA GenresComedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance ThemesMusical films, Films based on plays ActorsVivian Blaine, Dennis O'Keefe, Carmen Miranda, Martha Stewart, Lex Barker, Stephen Dunne Rating57% "Doll Face" Carroll is an entertainer looking to expand her reportoire. After a failed audition, where she is recognized as a burlesque performer from the Gayety Theatre, her manager and fiancé Mike Hannegan suggest she writes an autobiography to project a more literate image and he hires Frederick Manly Gerard as a ghostwriter. Doll Face agrees on the condition she is allowed to dedicate the book to Mike with "For the love of Mike".