The 1954 version of "A Star Is Born" can best be described as a Judy Garland vehicle, as she played the leading role with her musical numbers taking up quite a large percentage of the film. Despite being plagued by personal problems at the time, not the least [..]

The Best Picture of 1954 is....."On the Waterfront." This crime drama film vividly depicts the rough-and-tumble existence of longshoremen in a mob-controlled union. Director Elia Kazan ("The Sea of Grass" 1947) put together this marvelous film with stunning performances by cast members. [..]

Strange atmospherics and excessive amounts of fog make up the background of the film noir "Escape in the Fog." It tells the story of a nurse who dreams of a murder, and soon after meets the victim in real life. She is unaware that he is involved in [..]

Betty Grable and June Haver star as identical twins in the musical biographical film "The Dolly Sisters." The story follows the two as young girls when they immigrate to America from Hungary in 1904 with their uncle. Immediately they start singing and dancing on the vaudeville stage and [..]

"Along Came Jones" is a western comedy film starring Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, Dan Duryea, and William Demarest. Cooper, who was the film's producer, spoofs his own cowboy movie roles here. Director Stuart Heisler put together what amounts to an entertaining B western, from an [..]

"They Were Expendable" is an exciting World War II melodrama starring John Wayne and directed by John Ford ("The Grapes of Wrath" 1940). This story of a squadron of PT boats stationed in Manila at the time of Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor benefited from [..]

Director Alfred Hitchcock explores the world of psychoanalysis in "Spellbound." The suspense-filled drama film tells the story of the new head of a mental hospital (Gregory Peck) who turns out not to be what he claims. Beautiful psychoanalyst Ingrid Bergman does some investigating to find [..]

"Harry & Snowman" is documentary film about Dutch immigrant Harry deLeyer and Snowman, his horse that he rescued from a truck headed for the glue factory. Originally a plow horse on an Amish farm in Pennsylvania, Snowman would go on to a professional career as a "show jumper" [..]

"You Only Live Once" is a film noir movie about an ex-con who has difficulties getting hired on to a regular job, and is subsequently forced to return to a life of crime. The melodrama proceeds from there, with plenty of twists and turns in the plot, well-orchestrated [..]

"Scarlett Street" is a film noir drama about two criminals who take advantage of a middle-aged painter in order to take credit for his artwork, which is becoming increasingly popular. Director Fritz Lang ("You Only Live Once" 1937) was masterful at the helm of this motion picture [..]