Agent 38-24-36 1964  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: The Ravishing Idiot
The Warm-Blooded Spy
Director: Edouard Molinaro
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Anthony Perkins, Gregoire Aslan, Andre Luguet, Charles Millot, Helene Dieudonne, Denise Provence, Jacques Monod, Jean-Marc Tennberg, Hans Verner
Penelope (Brigitte Bardot) is a beautician working for the wife of the British security chief. Russian-born Harry (Anthony Perkins) has lost his job at the Bank of England and takes up with a Russian spy–a friend of Harry's father. Harry is also infatuated with Penelope. When Harry joins a scheme to steal British secrets, which have been faked to trap the spies, the fun begins.
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Love Is a Ball 1963  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Swift
Cast: Glenn Ford, Hope Lange, Charles Boyer, Ricardo Montalban, Telly Savalas, Ruth McDevitt, Ulla Jacobsson, Georgette Anys, John Wood, Andre Luguet
Pimm (Charles Boyer) is a matchmaker who creates romantic unions for those who graduate from his mail-order school.
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The Mad Genius 1931  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Cook, Carmel Myers, Charles Butterworth, Mae Madison, Frankie Darro, Luis Alberni, Boris Karloff, Andre Luguet
A bizarre puppeteer (John Barrymore) turns a young man (Donald Cook) into a talented dancer and then lives vicariously through his achievements.
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The Man Who Played God 1932 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John G. Adolfi
Cast: George Arliss, Bette Davis, Violet Heming, Louise Closser Hale, Donald Cook, Ray Milland, Ivan F. Simpson, Andre Luguet, Oscar Apfel, Paul Porcasi
A concert pianist (George Arliss) goes deaf but finds satisfaction in helping students gain access to musical careers.
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Paris Blues 1961 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Sidney Poitier, Louis Armstrong, Diahann Carroll, Serge Reggiani, Barbara Laage, Andre Luguet, Marie Versini, Moustache, Aaron Bridgers, Guy Pedersen, Helene Dieudonne, Niko, Dominique Zardi
American ex-patriots Ram Bowen (Paul Newman) and Eddie Cook (Sidney Poitier) are jazz musicians living in Paris after World War II. They meet American tourists Lillian (Joanne Woodward) and Connie (Diahann Carroll) and fall in love. Connie convinces Eddie to return to America with her and face his fears of racism. Ram, on the other hand, has last minute doubts about leaving Paris and tells Lillian at the train station that he will not be joining her in America. Backed by Duke Ellington's jazz score, the music includes "Take the A Train," "Sophisticated Lady," "Mood Indigo," "Paris Stairs," and "Nite." The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Musical Score.
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The Roots of Heaven 1958  N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Errol Flynn, Trevor Howard, Juliette Greco, Eddie Albert, Orson Welles, Paul Lukas, Herbert Lom, Gregoire Aslan, Andre Luguet, Friedrich von Ledebur
A group of white adventurers in Africa become involved in saving the elephants.
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| 1. Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
aka: The Ravishing Idiot
aka: The Warm-Blooded Spy
2. Love Is a Ball (1963)
3. Love Is a Racket (1932)
4. The Mad Genius (1931)
5. The Man Who Played God (1932)
6. Paris Blues (1961)
7. The Roots of Heaven (1958)
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