Bing Crosby and Bob Hope embarked on their second "Road" picture in "Road to Zanzibar." Hoping to repeat the stunning success of 1940's "Road to Singapore," the winsome duo were once again joined by co-star Dorothy Lamour, director Victor Schertzinger ("Something to Sing About" 1937), and screenwriters Frank [..]
Land of Bad (2024)
"Land of Bad" is an action-adventure film about a Delta Force team ambushed by Islamic extremist terrorists in the southern Philippines. Their only hope is help from an U. S. Air Force drone pilot whose eyes in the sky keep track of them, and hopefully send help. Director [..]
The Lady Eve (1941)
"The Lady Eve" is a classic screwball comedy featuring Barbara Stanwyck and Charles Coburn playing a father-daughter con artist team who have set their sights on fleecing a millionaire portrayed by Henry Fonda. The situation takes an unexpected turn when she falls in love with [..]
The Big Store (1941)
The Marx Brothers' shenanigans continue in "The Big Store." The storyline has Groucho, Chico, and Harpo trying to save a department store from being stolen away from it owner, played by Margaret Dumont, a frequent co-star in the trio's films, this one being her last. Director [..]
Pot o’ Gold (1941)
"Pot o' Gold" is a romantic musical comedy film starring James Stewart and Paulette Goddard, based on a popular radio show of the early 1940's. The story has Stewart falling in love with Goddard, whose family is an avowed enemy of his uncle, unbeknowst to him. (There [..]
Dumbo (1941)
Walt Disney's enduring story of "Dumbo" tells the story of a baby elephant treated horribly because of his large ears. Everything changes when Dumbo discovers that his enormous ears allows him to fly, astounding everyone at the circus with his new talent. Director Ben Sharpsteen [..]
Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
Martha Scott plays a university professor who is retiring after decades of teaching in "Cheers for Miss Bishop." Most of her life is recalled in flashbacks, taking place over many years, with many of her students from the past attending a testimonial dinner. Scott [..]
The Fabulous Four (2024)
"The Fabulous Four" is a comedy film about a group of four friends traveling to Key West to be bridesmaids in a college girl friend's surprise wedding. During the reunion, friendships are revived along with old grudges coming to the surface. The principal stars deliver good [..]
One Life (2023)
"One Life" is the dramatic story of an English stockbroker who helped rescue 669 primarily Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia in 1938 and 1939, just prior to the outbreak of World War II. Years later he regrets how many he was not able to help. Director James Hawes [..]
Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
"Sullivan's Travels" is a satirical comedy film about a movie director who wants to make more socially relevant dramas than the light comedies he has been turning out for years. He sets out on a journey to live as a homeless "tramp" in order to gain life experience [..]