"Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" is a psychological horror film about a former vaudeville child star tormenting her paraplegic sister, a former film star who eclipsed her as a movie star, while they live in an aging Hollywood mansion, hoping for a comeback. The chemistry between [..]
High Society (1956)
"High Society" is a musical-romantic-comedy about a love triangle where Grace Kelly plays a woman engaged to be married (to John Lund), but is still in love with her former husband (Bing Crosby). Frank Sinatra and Celeste Holm play a reporter and photographer, respectively, who enter the [..]
The Searchers (1956)
"The Searchers" is a western movie where John Wayne plays a man returning to Texas after the Civil War only to find that members of his brother's family have been killed or abducted by the Comanche Indians. He goes on a five year search for them. [..]
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
The Best Picture of 1956 is....."Around the World in 80 Days." This is a classic adventure film starring David Niven as a man who bets his friends in London that he can travel around the world in eighty days. He uses ships, trains, and a hot [..]
Keeper of the Flame (1943)
The second film pairing of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn came in a highly dramatic movie with political overtones. "Keeper of the Flame" is the story of the widow (Hepburn) of a national leader whose sudden death prompts a reporter (Tracy) to investigate his life and career. He [..]
Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
"Presenting Lily Mars" is a typical MGM musical featuring Judy Garland as a small-town girl who wants to make it big in show business. Garland is in her prime here, with musical and acting abilities in top form. This was her second adult role, after [..]
Old Acquaintance (1943)
Bette Davis is in the thick of the dramatics in "Old Acquaintance." The story follows the ups and downs of the friendship of two women (Davis and Miriam Hopkins) from 1924 to 1932 to 1941. The well written screenplay by John Van Druten and Lenore Coffee and tight [..]
They Got Me Covered (1943)
"They Got Me Covered" is a comedy-thriller movie starring Bob Hope as a Moscow correspondent who fall out of favor with his editor when he fails to report that Germany has recently invaded Russia. Director David Butler ("Road to Morocco" 1942) crafted a good vehicle for Hope. [..]
This is the Army (1943)
Warner Bros. Pictures puts its best foot forward to help the war effort with "This is the Army." Producers Jack L. Warner and Hal B. Wallis hired Irving Berlin to write the music and lyrics for this tuneful World War II morale booster. Berlin even [..]
Best Foot Forward (1943)
Lucille Ball and company put their "Best Foot Forward" in this bouncy musical comedy. The storyline has the "B-movie" star invited to a military academy dance by a cadet, incurring the wrath of his girl friend. Director Edward Buzzell ("Honolulu" 1939) did a fair job at the helm [..]