Bob Hope and Bing Crosby's road to hilarity continues with "Road to Bali." This sixth of seven "Road" pictures, which also stars Dorothy Lamour, always contains minimal plot and storyline with a generous amount of ad-libbing. One such line has Hope quipping "It's time to get popcorn" before [..]

We find "Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair" trying to raise money to send their daughter Rosie to college. Her boyfriend Marvin helps out, despite opposition from Birdie Hicks, Ma's old nemesis from the first film in 1949. Marjorie Main and [..]

"Million Dollar Mermaid" is a film about the life of Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman. Star Esther Williams fits like a glove in this MGM biopic, as her career is similar to Kellerman, who also was a professional swimmer, movie star, and even has a star [..]

"High Noon" is a western movie about a town marshal whose duty is tested when he must decide to face a band of outlaws alone, without the support of deputies or the frightened town folk, or leave town with his young wife. And with the head outlaw arriving [..]

Humphrey Bogart and a strong supporting cast star in the film noir "Deadline - U. S. A." Boggie plays a crusading newspaper editor whose staff is in the middle of an investigation into organized crime when the owner decides to sell the paper. Very [..]

"Pat and Mike" is a romantic comedy movie where Katherine Hepburn plays a professional athlete who competes well in tournaments except when her condescending fiance shows up at games and distracts her. Spencer Tracy plays a sports manager who sees her talent and offers to help [..]

"The Narrow Margin" is a film noir crime drama movie about an LAPD detective and his partner protecting a mob boss' widow from her late husband's goons traveling on a train from Chicago to Los Angeles so she can testify before a grand jury. There are plenty of [..]

"Ivanhoe" is the story of one of King Richard the Lionheart's loyal knights, Wilfred of Ivanhoe, going on a search for his monarch when Richard does not return from the Crusades. MGM brought out some of their big stars for this top rate production, including Robert Taylor, [..]

"The Quiet Man" is a comedy drama movie about an Irishman returning to Ireland and attempting to buy his old family farm, running into all kinds of conflict and problems. Director John Ford seemed intent on creating a melodrama on Irish lifestyles and attitudes, with the [..]

"Hangman's Knot" is a western movie telling the story of a group of Confederate soldiers who rob some gold from a shipment guarded by Union troops, only to later discover that the Civil War had ended a month earlier. Director-screenwriter Roy Huggins put together this lucid [..]