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Constance Bennett discovers “What Price Hollywood?” What Price Hollywood? (1932), directed by George Cukor, is a poignant Pre-Code drama that explores the meteoric rise and tragic fall associated with Tinseltown fame. The story follows Mary Evans (Constance Bennett), an ambitious wa read more

Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, and Paulette Goddard try to “Hold Back the Dawn” Set against the backdrop of a dusty Mexican border town, Hold Back the Dawn (1941), directed by Mitchell Leisen, follows the story of Georges Iscovescu (Charles Boyer), a suave but desperate Europea read more

Rock Hudson and Sidney Poitier search for “Something of Value” Directed by Richard Brooks and based on Robert Ruark’s best-selling novel, Something of Value (1957) is a stark, challenging drama set against the backdrop of the Mau Mau Uprising in colonial Kenya. The story cente read more

Barbara Stanwyck is the “Lady of Burlesque” Lady of Burlesque (1943) is an American comedy mystery film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Barbara Stanwyck. The movie is based on the novel The G-String Murders (1941) by burlesque queen Gypsy Rose Lee. The supporting cast in read more

Merry Christmas!  Help James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan decorate the Christmas tree! Posted by Stephen Reginald at 6:30 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Christmas movies, classic cinema, Classic Movie Man, James Ste read more

Leslie Howard and Joan Blondell star in “Stand-In” Stand-In (1937) is a screwball comedy directed by Tay Garnett and starring Lesley Howard and Joan Blondell that offers a satirical glimpse into the workings of the Hollywood studio system during the Great Depression. The story read more

Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis Morgan share a “Christmas in Connecticut” The classic romantic comedy Christmas in Connecticut (1945), directed by Peter Godfrey, centers on Elizabeth Lane (Barbara Stanwyck), a highly popular magazine columnist known nationwide as the ideal American wife read more

William Powell and Myrna Loy search for “The Thin Man” one martini at a time! Based on the classic Dashiell Hammett novel, The Thin Man (1934), directed by W.S. Van Dyke, introduces audiences to Nick and Nora Charles, cinema’s most sophisticated and spirited detective duo. Nic read more

Burt Lancaster and Yvonne De Carlo can’t seem to catch a break in “Criss Cross” Criss Cross (1948) is an American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak that plunges the audience into a dark, fatalistic world of obsessive love and impending disaster. The story centers on Steve T read more

Barbara Stanwyck ensnares men with her beautiful “Baby Face” Baby Face (1933) is an American pre-Code drama directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent. The supporting cast includes Theresa Harris, Henry Kolker, Margaret Lindsay, Nat Pendleton, and Joh read more

Book Review: “Criss-Cross: The Making of Hitchcock's Dazzling, Subversive Masterpiece - Strangers on a Train” Title: Criss-Cross: The Making of Hitchcock's Dazzling, Subversive Masterpiece - Strangers on a Train By Stephen Rebello Publisher: Running Press ISBN: 978-0-7624-8639-7 read more

Barbara Stanwyck has “No Man of Her Own” The film tells the suspenseful story of Helen Ferguson (Barbara Stanwyck), a desperate, unwed, and pregnant woman who has been abandoned by her callous lover. While traveling on a train, a tragic accident results in a dramatic twist of fate: read more

An all-star cast discovers the difference between “Flesh and Fantasy” Flesh and Fantasy is a 1943 American anthology film that weaves together three distinct, supernatural-tinged stories, all framed by a philosophical conversation between two club members about the nature of destiny read more

“Suspicion” drives a wedge between Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine Suspicion (1941) is an American mystery-suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine. The supporting cast includes Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce, Dame May Whitty, and Leo read more

Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Robert Preston star in “Blood on the Moon” A classic “noir Western,” Blood on the Moon (1948) is an American Western noir directed by Robert Wise and starring Robert Preston, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Robert Preston. The supporting c read more

Paul Douglas, Richard Basehart, and Barbara Bel Geddes have only “Fourteen Hours” Fourteen Hours (1951) is a taut, suspenseful drama that chronicles the true-to-life events of a single day in New York City. The film begins with a simple act: a young man, Robert Cosick (Basehart read more

Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, and Barbara Bel Geddes star in Elia Kazan’s “Panic in the Streets” Panic in the Streets (1950) is an American film noir directed by Elia Kazan and starring Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, and Barbara Bel Geddes. The film expertly blends elements o read more

The Three Queens of Paramount: Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, and Veronica Lake star in “So Proudly We Hail” So Proudly We Hail! (1943) is an American war film directed and produced by Mark Sandrich and starring Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, and Veronica Lake. The cinem read more

Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Melvyn Douglass star in “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House” Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) is an American comedy film directed by H. C. Potter and starring Cary Grant, Myna Loy, and Melvyn Douglas. The supporting cast includes Reginald Denn read more

Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Shirley Temple star in “The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer” The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) is an American screwball comedy-romance directed by Irving Reis and starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Shirley Temple. The supporting cast includes Rudy Vall read more