Little Lord Fauntleroy 1936  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Freddie Bartholomew, Dolores Costello, C. Aubrey Smith, Guy Kibbee, Henry Stephenson, Mickey Rooney, Constance Collier, E.E. Clive, Una O'Connor, Jessie Ralph
This is a well-done version of the classic where a boy from New York becomes a British lord.
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The Magnificent Ambersons 1942  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Orson Welles
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Agnes Moorehead, Tim Holt, Anne Baxter, Ray Collins, Richard Bennett, Erskine Sanford, Orson Welles, Don Dillaway, Nancy Gates, James Westerfield, John Elliott
This is the Booth Tarkington's story of the wealthy Amberson family's fall from the heights of society and the impact it inflicts on its members in the late 19th century. Eugene Morgan (Joseph Cotten) returns to Indianapolis, Indiana, after many years. He left as a struggling inventor when Isabel Amberson (Dolores Costello) turned down his marriage proposal to marry the "more acceptable" Wilbur Minafer (Don Dillaway). Eugene is now a widower with a daughter Lucy (Anne Baxter) and the successful inventor of an automobile. Isabel has been widowed, and Eugene again pursues her. But her son George (Tim Holt) and Aunt Fanny Amberson (Agnes Moorehead) interfere, and their actions bring on tragedy for the family when they do not accept progress in the changing world of the automobile age. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Supporting Actress (Agnes Moorehead).
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Noah's Ark 1929  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Dolores Costello, George O'Brien, Noah Beery, Louise Fazenda, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Paul McAllister, Myrna Loy, Nigel De Brulier, Noble Johnson, Armand Kaliz
George O'Brien plays an American traveling in Europe who must leave the woman he loves–a German–as events beginning World War I intervene in their lives. Flashbacks provide parallels to Noah. Restored; mostly silent film is interesting piece of history to watch.
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The Third Degree 1926 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Louise Dresser, Dolores Costello, Tom Santschi, Rockliffe Fellowes, Jason Robards Sr., David Torrence, Kate Price, Harry Todd, Michael Vavitch, Fred Kelsey
Circus performer Alicia Daley (Louise Dresser) ends up with her back to the wall and no way out when her past (she deserted her husband and baby daughter) catches up with her.
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This Is the Army 1943 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: George Murphy, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Alan Hale, Ronald Reagan, Charles Butterworth, Una Merkel, Rosemary DeCamp, Frances Langford, Irving Berlin, Dolores Costello, Stanley Ridges, Ruth Donnelly, Dorothy Peterson, Kate Smith
This film was made as a benefit for the Army Emergency Relief Fund during World War II. It features World War I veterans (and many guest stars) entertaining World War II troops with vintage Irving Berlin songs–including "God Bless America" (sung by Kate Smith), "Alexander's Ragtime Band," and "This is the Army, Mr. Jones."
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| 1. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
2. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
3. Noah's Ark (1929)
4. The Third Degree (1926)
5. This Is the Army (1943)
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