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Directed by Mervyn LeRoyOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
MusicalThemes Films about music and musicians,
Films about sexuality,
Théâtre,
Musical films,
Films based on plays,
Films based on musicals,
StripteaseActors Rosalind Russell,
Natalie Wood,
Karl Malden,
Parley Baer,
Morgan Brittany,
Jack BennyRoles Audience Member (uncredited)
Rating70%
Determined to make her young, blonde, and beautiful daughter June a vaudeville headliner, willful, resourceful, domineering stage mother Rose Hovick will stop at nothing to achieve her goal. She drags the girl and her shy, awkward, and decidedly less-talented older sister Louise around the country in an effort to get them noticed, and with the assistance of agent Herbie Sommers, she manages to secure them bookings on the prestigious Orpheum Circuit., 2h3
Directed by John FordOrigin USAGenres Thriller,
Action,
WesternActors John Wayne,
James Stewart,
Vera Miles,
Lee Marvin,
Edmond O'Brien,
Woody StrodeRoles Statehood Council Member (uncredited)
Rating80%
Senator Ransom "Ranse" Stoddard (James Stewart) and his wife Hallie (Vera Miles) arrive by train in the frontier town of Shinbone, in an unnamed western state, to attend the funeral of Tom Doniphon (John Wayne). As they make their way toward the undertaker's establishment to pay their respects to the deceased, a reporter (Joseph Hoover) and his editor, Maxwell Scott (Carleton Young) approach and ask Stoddard to explain why a United States Senator would make the long journey from Washington just to attend the funeral of a local rancher., 2h3
Directed by Clifford OdetsOrigin USAGenres DramaThemes Films about sexuality,
Children's filmsActors Rita Hayworth,
Anthony Franciosa,
Gig Young,
Mildred Dunnock,
Katherine Squire,
Sanford MeisnerRoles Juror (uncredited)
Rating67%
After her marriage turns loveless and dull, Josephine "Jo" Morris (Hayworth) finds comfort and company with Larry Ellis (Young), a widower. The two soon begin an affair. After Larry accidentally kills Jo's husband during a struggle over a gun, the two are tried for his murder., 2h1
Directed by Billy WilderOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical theatre,
Romantic comedy,
Musical,
Crime,
RomanceThemes Mafia films,
Films about sexuality,
Transport films,
Erotic films,
LGBT-related films,
Transgender in film,
Rail transport films,
Musical films,
Gangster films,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related film,
Cross-dressing in filmActors Marilyn Monroe,
Tony Curtis,
Jack Lemmon,
George Raft,
Joe E. Brown,
Pat O'BrienRoles Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)
Rating81%
It is February 1929 in the city of Chicago, Joe (Tony Curtis) is an irresponsible jazz saxophone player, gambler and ladies' man; his friend Jerry (Jack Lemmon) is a sensible jazz double-bass player. They accidentally witness the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. When the gangsters, led by "Spats" Colombo (George Raft), spot them, the two run for their lives. Penniless and in a mad rush to get out of town, the two musicians take a job with Sweet Sue (Joan Shawlee) and her Society Syncopators, an all-female band headed to Miami. Disguised as women and renaming themselves Josephine and Daphne, they board a train with the band and their male manager, Bienstock. Before they board the train, Joe and Jerry notice Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe), the band's vocalist and ukulele player., 2h16
Directed by Alfred HitchcockOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
Adventure,
Spy,
CrimeThemes Spy films,
Transport films,
Films about automobiles,
Rail transport films,
Road movies,
Chase films,
Films about marriageActors Cary Grant,
Sol Gorss,
Eva Marie Saint,
James Mason,
Jessie Royce Landis,
Leo G. CarrollRoles Man at United Nations Building (uncredited)
Rating82%
Advertising executive Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) is mistaken for George Kaplan and kidnapped by Valerian (Adam Williams) and Licht (Robert Ellenstein), who take him to the Long Island estate of Lester Townsend. He is interrogated by a man he assumes to be Townsend, but who is actually spy Phillip Vandamm (James Mason). Vandamm's "associate" Leonard (Martin Landau) intends to get rid of Thornhill once they finish questioning him., 2h23
Directed by Don Alvarado,
Morton DaCostaOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceThemes Films about children,
Musical films,
Films based on playsActors Rosalind Russell,
Forrest Tucker,
Coral Browne,
Roger Smith,
Peggy Cass,
Joanna BarnesRoles Actor on Stage (uncredited)
Rating78%
Patrick Dennis (Jan Handzlik), orphaned in 1928 when his father unexpectedly dies, is placed in the care of Mame Dennis (Rosalind Russell), his father's sister in Manhattan. Mame is a flamboyant, exuberant woman, who hosts frequent parties with eclectic, bohemian guests. Patrick is quickly introduced to his aunt's free-spirited and eccentric lifestyle, including Vera Charles (Coral Browne), a Broadway actress, who spends many of her nights passed out drunk in Mame's guest room. Mame's frequently repeated motto is "Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!", 2h8
Directed by Irving Rapper,
Don AlvaradoOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about religion,
Transport films,
Films about Jews and Judaism,
Road moviesActors Natalie Wood,
Gene Kelly,
Claire Trevor,
Everett Sloane,
Carolyn Jones,
Martin MilnerRoles Party Guest (uncredited)
Rating61%
Marjorie Morgenstern is a student at Hunter College and the girlfriend of an eligible young man, Sandy Lamm, who attends her family's synagogue. Her parents are happy with her choice of mate, and her mother Rose Morgenstern (Claire Trevor) tells her father, Arnold (Everett Sloane), that she hopes the two kids marry., 2h6
Directed by Charles Vidor,
Art CohnOrigin USAGenres Drama,
MusicalThemes Films about alcoholism,
Medical-themed films,
Films about drugsActors Frank Sinatra,
Mitzi Gaynor,
Jeanne Crain,
Eddie Albert,
Jackie Coogan,
Ted de CorsiaRoles Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Rating70%
Joe E. Lewis (Frank Sinatra), a successful 1920s Chicago night-club entertainer is invited to work for the Mob during the Prohibition era. His eventual decision to work elsewhere results in his face being slashed and his throat cut, preventing him from continuing with his current act as a singer., 1h30
Directed by Robert WiseOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
RomanceThemes Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Political filmsActors Jean Simmons,
Joan Fontaine,
Paul Newman,
Piper Laurie,
Charles Drake,
Sandra DeeRoles Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Rating64%
The film opens in a Wellington courtroom, where testimony prompts Barbara Leslie (Jean Simmons) to flash back to the events that led to the trial. She and her sisters Anne (Joan Fontaine), Evelyn (Sandra Dee), and Delia (Piper Laurie) live in Christchurch, where most of the male residents, including their brother Kit and Barbara's new husband Mark, are preparing to leave for World War II duty. Delia announces her engagement to Phil Friskett (Wally Cassell), known as "Shiner", who is one of the city's few remaining bachelors, but word of Kit's death dampens the celebration. Repressed and judgmental spinster sister Anne disapproves of the upcoming nuptials, but Barbara defends Delia's decision., 1h54
Directed by Richard ThorpeOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Dean Martin,
Anna Maria Alberghetti,
Eva Bartok,
Dewey Martin,
Walter Slezak,
Paul HenreidRoles Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Rating56%
Millionaire hotel mogul Ray Hunter (Dean Martin) flies to Rome to buy another property, the Regent. He is picked up at the airport by lovely Maria Martelli (Eva Bartok), who works for the hotel's owner, the Countess Alzani., 2h3
Directed by George SidneyOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical films,
PianoActors Kim Novak,
Tyrone Power,
Victoria Shaw,
James Whitmore,
Shepperd Strudwick,
Jack AlbertsonRoles Wedding Reception Guest (uncredited)
Rating67%
Fresh out of pharmacy school, young Eddy Duchin travels to New York in the 1920s to take a job playing piano for bandleader Leo Reisman's orchestra. But upon arrival, Eddy learns there is no such job., 1h39
Directed by Richard QuineyOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Théâtre,
Films based on playsActors Judy Holliday,
Paul Douglas,
Fred Clark,
John Williams,
Hiram Sherman,
Neva PattersonRoles Old Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)
Rating74%
At a shareholders meeting for International Projects, a billion dollar corporation, John T. Blessington (John Williams) announces that he is replacing Edward L. McKeever (Paul Douglas), the company's founder, president and chairman of the board, as McKeever is resigning to go work for the federal government in Washington DC. Laura Partridge (Judy Holliday), a minority stockholder with just ten shares of stock, drives its arrogant, self-serving executives to distraction with her incessant questioning during this and subsequent meetings., 2h
Directed by Alfred HitchcockOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Adventure,
CrimeThemes Films set in Africa,
Spy films,
Films about families,
Political filmsActors James Stewart,
Doris Day,
Brenda De Banzie,
Bernard Miles,
Alan Mowbray,
Ralph TrumanRoles Royal Albert Hall Attendee (uncredited)
Rating74%
An American family—Dr. Benjamin "Ben" McKenna (James Stewart), his wife, popular singer Josephine Conway "Jo" McKenna (Doris Day), and their son Henry "Hank" McKenna (Christopher Olsen)--are vacationing in Morocco. Traveling from Casablanca to Marrakesh, they meet Frenchman Louis Bernard (Daniel Gelin), who seems friendly, but Jo is suspicious of his many questions and evasive answers and thinks that he is hiding something. Louis offers to take the McKennas out to dinner but cancels when a sinister-looking man knocks at the McKennas' hotel-room door claiming to be looking for another guest's room. Later, at a local restaurant, the McKennas meet English couple Lucy (Brenda De Banzie) and Edward Drayton (Bernard Miles), who strike up a conversation with the McKennas, who are surprised to see Bernard arrive and sit at another table apparently ignoring them., 2h47
Directed by John Farrow,
Michael AndersonOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Fantasy,
Adventure,
RomanceThemes Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Films based on science fiction novelsActors David Niven,
Cantinflas,
Robert Newton,
Shirley MacLaine,
Charles Boyer,
Cedric HardwickeRoles Extra (uncredited)
Rating66%
Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow presents an onscreen prologue, featuring footage from A Trip to the Moon (1902) by Georges Méliès, explaining that it is based loosely on the book From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne. Also included is the launching of an unmanned rocket and footage of the earth receding.