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White Heat (1949)
"White Heat" is a film noir crime drama where James Cagney plays a ruthless psychotic criminal gang leader who gets into all sorts of trouble. Director Raoul Walsh ("Cheyenne" 1947) put together what is generally recognized as one the best gangster films of all time with [..]
The Three Musketeers (1948)
"The Three Musketeers" is the story of Charles D'Artagnan, a rural Frenchman who travels to Paris for fun and adventure. He finds enormous amounts of both in this classic version of the 1844 novel of the same name by Alexander Dumas. Director George Sidney [..]
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
"The Cat in the Hat" is a live-action comedy film about the famous Cat who invades the lives of two siblings and wreaks havoc on their household, where their mother is scheduled to have a work-related meeting later in the day. Director Bo Welch put together what is [..]
State Fair (1945)
A family from a small town attends the Iowa state fair with the father entering his boar in competition and his son and daughter getting involved in various activities, including romance, in the musical "State Fair." Director Walter Lang (Greenwich Village" 1944) put together the definitive version of [..]
Keeper of the Flame (1943)
The second film pairing of Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn came in a highly dramatic film with political overtones in "Keeper of the Flame." It is the story of a widow of a national leader whose sudden death prompts a reporter to investigate his life [..]
Sundown (1941)
"Sundown" is a World War II story set in Kenya where a remote British outpost is in danger of being attacked by Nazi German forces. Director Henry Hathaway ("Johnny Apollo" 1940) put together an exciting film with good performances, wonderful production values, and a well written [..]
Boom Town (1940)
Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy play two Texas wildcat oilmen through the ups and downs of the oil business, and in their personal lives as well, in "Boom Town." Director Jack Conway ("Lady of the Tropics" 1939) does an outstanding job of putting together an [..]
As You Like It (1936)
"As You Like It" is a romantic comedy telling of the unconventional courtship of two young people banished to an English forest. The play was written by Bill Shakespeare in 1623 and this film version starring Laurence Olivier as Orlando and Elisabeth Bergner as Rosalind was [..]
In Old Kentucky (1935)
Will Rogers plays a horse trainer who is caught in a long-running feud between two families "In Old Kentucky." Director George Marshall ("How the West Was Won" 1962) and screenwriters Sam Hellman, Gladys Lehman, and Henry Johnson put together a weak comedy with mediocre production [..]
Treasure Island (1934)
"Treasure Island" is the story of a boy and friends in England going on a quest for buried treasure on an island in the Caribbean Sea. Director Victor Fleming ("Gone With the Wind" and "The Wizard of Oz" 1939) did a good job of adapting the [..]