"Sense and Sensibility" is the story of two sisters and their mother forced to move out of their home due to disinheritance by their father's will. Living in a cottage on the estate of a distant relative, the girls experience love, romance, and heartache. This [..]
Barabbus (1961)
"Barabbus" is a Biblical epic film telling the story of what could have happened to Barabbus, the criminal chosen by the crowd for release instead of Jesus Christ, just before His crucifixion, as recorded in all four Gospels. The film was produced by Dino De Laurentiis, a great [..]
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
Deborah Walley replaced Sandra Dee as surfer-girl Gidget in the second film "Gidget Goes Hawaiian" in 1961. Walley turned in a respectable performance in her big screen debut, capably directed by Paul Wendkos, who also was at the helm of the original "Gidget" in 1959. [..]
Judgement at Nuremberg (1961)
"Judgement at Nuremberg" is a fascinating look at the Judges' Trial of 1947, where four German judges and prosecutors were tried for their alleged part in atrocities committed under the Nazi regime. This three hour film also examines the political situation in Europe with the Soviet blockade [..]
Lover Come Back (1961)
"Lover Come Back" is vintage Doris Day-Rock Hudson romantic comedy material, the second of three pictures they made together. (The others are "Pillow Talk" of 1959 and "Send Me No Flowers" of 1964.) Screenwriters Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning did such a good job they [..]
Wild in the Country (1961)
Elvis Presley stars in a rare dramatic role where he plays a troubled young man from a dysfunctional family who later goes to college to become a writer in "Wild in the Country." The King of Rock-and-Roll turns in a good performance and even sings a [..]
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
One of the best World War II action-adventure films to ever come out of Hollywood is "The Guns of Navarone." This well-crafted story of an Allied commando unit's efforts to destroy a German fortress that threatens the Allies' ships in the Aegean Sea contains some [..]
One, Two, Three (1961)
"One, Two, Three" is a political comedy film where James Cagney plays a Coca-Cola executive who gets the job as head of Coke's Western European operations in Berlin. He finds out that his boss' daughter is married to a hard-core communist, which could jeopardize his job. The film [..]
The Second Time Around (1961)
Debbie Reynolds stars as a widow lady who relocates her family from New York City to the Arizona Territory in 1911 in the western comedy film "The Second Time Around." Director Vincent Sherman ("The Young Philadelphians" 1959) instilled good production values in this entertaining fare. [..]
The Misfits (1961)
"The Misfits" is a contemporary western movie with an off-beat story about a group of eccentric people thrown together by circumstance. The film was well directed by John Huston ("The Maltese Falcon" 1941), from a screenplay by Arthur Miller. Huston handled a diverse cast headed by Clark Gable [..]