Esther Williams and Red Skelton star in the enormously entertaining musical comedy film "Bathing Beauty." This extravaganza was Williams' first Technicolor picture, the first one featuring her classic water ballet scenes, numerous musical numbers, and fun comedy, all expertly directed by George Sidney ("Ziegfeld Follies" 1945) [..]

"Gaslight" is a psychological thriller movie about a young woman whose husband slowly manipulates her into believing she is slipping into insanity. His goal is to gain control of her money and property. Director George Cukor ("The Philadelphia Story" 1940) put together this dandy of a [..]

A young Elizabeth Taylor starred in "National Velvet," where she plays a 14-year-old girl who wins a horse in a raffle and decides to train him for Britain's Grand National Steeplechase. She is helped in the task by a young drifter portrayed by Mickey Rooney. [..]

Gene Tierney was at the height of her career in the suspense-filled crime drama "Laura." Dana Andrews plays a Manhattan police detective investigating the murder of a beautiful advertising executive. He becomes increasingly obsessed with Laura Hunt as his investigation proceeds. Director [..]

"Unplanned" is a drama film about the real-life story of Abby Johnson, a Planned Parenthood clinic director who firmly believed in a woman's right to choose, until a life changing experience turned her into a pro-life activist. Directors-screenwriters Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman ("God's Not Dead" [..]

"The Hunters" is a science fiction adventure movie about two teenage brothers who discover they are descendants of an ancient order whose job is to find and protect magical objects. Director Nisha Ganatra ("Cosmopolitan" 2003) actually put together a decent made-for-television movie that has good production values, [..]

"Since You Went Away" is an epic drama movie telling the story of the American home front during World War II and the sacrifices made there, everything from missing loved ones serving in the military to their own contributions to the war effort. Director John Cromwell ("Abe [..]

The drama surrounding the creation of the U. S. Navy's Seabees in World War II is the subject of "The Fighting Seabees." Though not completely factual, this Republic Pictures movie about the Navy's construction unit is highly entertaining and was popular at the box office. The presence of [..]

"Double Indemnity" is a film noir classic about an insurance agent roped into a scheme by his new girl friend to murder her husband and live off of the fraudulent accidental death claims. Director Billy Wilder ("The Major and the Minor" 1942) put together quite a riveting [..]

"The Woman in the Window" is a film noir melodrama which keeps viewers on the edge of their collective seats until the very end of the picture. Producer-screenwriter Nunnally Johnson put together this story featuring Edward G. Robinson as a mild-mannered professor who becomes obsessed with the picture [..]