Billy Liar 1963  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne, Ethel Griffies, Finlay Currie, Rodney Bewes, Helen Fraser, Ernest Clark, Leonard Rossiter, Gwendolyn Watts, George Innes, Leslie Randall, Patrick Barr, Godrey Winn
Billy Fisher (Tom Courtenay) works at a funeral home but daydreams himself into a fantasy world where he is the hero. When Billy lies to cover a few indiscretions, it doesn't take long before the lies grow to take over a large portion of his life. Billy is engaged to two women and is in love with a third, Liz (Julie Christie). It is Liz who helps Billy get his life in order. He moves out of his parents' (Wilfred Pickles and Mona Washbourne) home, and Billy and Liz leave for London. But, by story's end, Billy's imagination again takes over, and he moves back to his parents' home.
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 The Birds 1963   N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette, Veronica Cartwright, Jessica Tandy, Charles McGraw, Doodles Weaver, Ethel Griffies, Ruth McDevitt, Joe Mantell
Alfred Hitchcock's terrifying movie concerns birds that plague a small seaside community. Tippi Hedren and Jessica Tandy are great in this film that received an Oscar nomination for Best Special Effects. 1 User Review
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| | the most out standy movie | ashley 03/08/2007 | | this girl is in love with birds |
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Castle in the Desert 1942 N/R, 51 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Harry Lachman
Cast: Sidney Toler, Arleen Whelan, Richard Derr, Douglass Dumbrille, Victor Sen Yung, Henry Daniell, Edmund MacDonald, Steven Geray, Lucien Littlefield, George Chandler, Lenita Lane, Ethel Griffies, Milton Parsons, Eric Wilton, Oliver Blake
While visiting a remote castle owned by Paul Manderley (Douglass Dumbrille) and his wife Lucy (Lenita Lane) in the Mojave desert, Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) finds himself involved in a murder case after weekend guest Professor Gleason (Lucien Littlefield) is poisoned. As Chan and number two son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) try to solve the case, they cannot eliminate any of the residents–including Manderley and his wife whose ancestors were known for poisoning their enemies. Dungeons and secret passages lie in wait as Chan and Jimmy unravel the case. One of the best in the series.
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Dead Men Tell 1941  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Harry Lachman
Cast: Sidney Toler, Robert Weldon, Sheila Ryan, Victor Sen Yung, George Reeves, Donald Douglas, Kay Aldridge, Ethel Griffies, Truman Bradley, Paul McGrath, Lenita Lane, Milton Parsons, Pat Flaherty, Lee Phelps, Tim Ryan
Elderly, eccentric Miss Nodbury (Ethel Griffies) suffers a heart attack and dies while preparing to set out on a hunt for the $60 million family fortune that was inherited from her ancestor, pirate Black Hook. Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) and #2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) investigate and learn that Miss Nodbury was frightened to death by a "ghost" that she believed was Black Hook. In fact, the killer was dressed up as Black Hook, and now Charlie must identify the culprit.
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Enchanted April 1935 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Harry Beaumont
Cast: Ann Harding, Frank Morgan, Katharine Alexander, Reginald Owen, Jane Baxter, Ralph Forbes, Jessie Ralph, Charles Judels, Rafaela Ottiano, Ethel Griffies, May Beatty, Inez Palange, Gwendolyn Logan, Hector Samo
This is a good rendition of Elizabeth von Arnim's novel about two English women–Lottie Wilkins (Ann Harding) and Rose Arbuthnot (Katherine Alexander)–who have had enough of their husbands and take off for a vacation and a better life. They rent a castle overlooking the Mediterranean in San Salvatore, Italy. Joining them in Italy are Mrs. Fisher (Jessie Ralph) and Lady Caroline (Jane Baxter). Now, the four ladies spend their month together supposedly free from their husbands–but not without complications. Remade in 1992.
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Four Frightened People 1934 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall, Mary Boland, William Gargan, Leo Carrillo, Tetsu Komai, Nella Walker, Chris-Pin Martin, Ethel Griffies, Joe De La Cruz
Abandoning ship because of an outbreak of the bubonic plague, survivors row ashore in lifeboats and then must pass the test of survival on a jungle island.
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Great Guns 1941  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Monty Banks
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Sheila Ryan, Dick Nelson, Charles Trowbridge, Paul Harvey, Alan Ladd, Edmund MacDonald, Mae Marsh, Ethel Griffies, Pierre Watkin, Charles Arnt
As army recruits serving under a strict drill sergeant, Laurel and Hardy provide laughs for their ineptitude as cavalrymen. Far from their best effort.
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Irene 1940 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Herbert Wilcox
Cast: Anna Neagle, Ray Milland, Roland Young, Alan Marshal, May Robson, Billie Burke, Arthur Treacher, Marsha Hunt, Isabel Jewell, Ethel Griffies
This is the film adaptation of a 1919 Broadway musical in which an Irish lass, Irene O'Dare (Anna Neagle) rises from poverty into the arms of Don Marshal (Ray Milland). The song "Alice Blue Gown" was introduced in this pretty good musical.
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Jane Eyre 1934  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Christy Cabanne
Cast: Virginia Bruce, Colin Clive, Beryl Mercer, Jameson Thomas, Aileen Pringle, David Torrence, Lionel Belmore, Edith Fellows, John Rogers, Jean Darling, Ethel Griffies, Claire Du Brey, William Burress, Richard Quine, Joan Standing
As an orphan, Jane (Jean Darling), is sent to an orphanage where she suffers cruel treatment from the headmaster Mr. Brocklehurst (David Torrence). The years pass, and the grown-up Jane (now played by Virginia Bruce) accepts the job of governess at the home of wealthy Edward Rochester (Colin Clive). Jane, at last, is happy, but that all changes when she hears unexplained screams at night and learns that Edward's insane wife Bertha (Claire Du Brey) is hidden in a room of the house. Meanwhile, Edward falls in love with Jane and asks her to marry him, but Bertha ruins their plans, and Jane moves away. Later, Bertha sets fire to the house, and Edward is blinded by the fire. When Jane learns about the fire, she returns to Edward and convinces him that she loves him.
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Love Me Tonight 1932  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Charles Ruggles, C. Aubrey Smith, Myrna Loy, Charles Butterworth, Elizabeth Patterson, George "Gabby" Hayes, Blanche Friderici, Joseph Cawthorn, Ethel Griffies, Robert Greig, Bert Roach, Tyler Brooke, Mary Doran
This Rogers and Hart musical is a delight. It is the story of a tailor Maurice Courtelin (Maurice Chevalier) who pretends to be a Baron in order to gain the romantic attentions of the beautiful Princess Jeanette (Jeanette MacDonald). Chevalier sings the classics "Mimi," "Lover," and "Isn't it Romantic."
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch 1942 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ralph Murphy
Cast: Fay Bainter, Hugh Herbert, Barbara Jo Allen, Barbara Britton, Carolyn Lee, Moroni Olsen, Billy Lee, John Archer, Clem Bevans, Ethel Griffies
Based on a 1901 novel by Alice Hegan, this is the story of Mrs. Wiggs (Fay Bainter) who is a mother of five children, and although they suffer adversities, she manages to instill positive messages in her brood.
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The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry 1945 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Uncle Harry
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: George Sanders, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ella Raines, Sara Allgood, Moyna MacGill, Samuel S. Hinds, Harry von Zell, Ethel Griffies, Judy Clark, Craig Reynolds
Harry (George Sanders) is a quiet designer living with his sisters Lettie (Geraldine Fitzgerald) and Hester (Moyna MacGill). When he falls for, and intends to marry Deborah (Ella Raines), the jealous Lettie throws a fit and pretends to have a heart seizure. The frustrated Harry must get rid of the sister, but his plans go amiss.
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Torch Singer 1933 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Alexander Hall, George Somnes
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Ricardo Cortez, David Manners, Lyda Roberti, Baby LerRoy, Florence Roberts, Charley Grapewin, Sam Godfrey, Virginia Hammond, Mildred Washington, Ethel Griffies, Albert Conti, Cora Sue Collins, Helen Jerome Eddy, Albert Conti
Sally Trent (Claudette Colbert) works as a host on a children's radio show during the day and doubles as nightclub singer Mimi Benton at night. Sally has given up her daughter for adoption but wants to find her. Mike Gardner (David Manners) is the father of Sally's child, and, when he returns from China, he tries without success to reunite with Sally. Later, through her radio broadcast, Sally does find her daughter living with Michael, and they reconcile. Songs include "Don't Be a Cry Baby," "The Torch Singer," and "It's a Long Dark Night."
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Waterloo Bridge 1931 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Whale
Cast: Mae Clarke, Douglass Montgomery, Doris Lloyd, Frederick Kerr, Enid Bennett, Bette Davis, Ethel Griffies, Rita Carlyle, Ruth Handforth, Billy Bevan, Louise Emmons
During World War I, while taking cover under Waterloo Bridge during an air raid in London, chorus girl Myra (Mae Clarke) meets Canadian soldier Roy Cronin (Douglass Montgomery). Not realizing that Myra is a prostitute, Roy falls in love with her, and they make plans to be married–despite Myra's concerns about not admitting to Roy that she is a prostitute. Roy does find out about her past but still loves Myra. It is time for Roy to return to the battlefield, and they share a tearful farewell at Waterloo Bridge. Later, during another air raid, Myra is again near Waterloo Bridge but doesn't take cover and is killed.
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We Live Again 1934 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Anna Sten, Fredric March, Jane Baxter, C. Aubrey Smith, Ethel Griffies, Jessie Ralph, Sam Jaffe
This film is based on Tolstoy's "Resurrection" about a Russian nobleman, Prince Dmitri Nekhlyudov (Fredric March), who falls in love with Katusha Maslova (Anna Sten), a woman beneath his social station.
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Werewolf of London 1935 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Stuart Walker
Cast: Henry Hull, Warner Oland, Valerie Hobson, Lester Matthews, Lawrence Grant, Spring Byington, J.M. Kerrigan, Ethel Griffies, Zeffie Tilbury
Botanist Glendon (Henry Hull) is on a Tibetan expedition when he is bitten by a strange half-man, half-beast (werewolf). Back in London, he transforms into a werewolf during the full moon and terrorizes the city. During the day, he works on a cure (flowering of a Tibetan plant). This is the original werewolf film, predating Lon Chaney's by six years. Though dated, it is still good, and Warner Oland–as the werewolf who bit Glendon and is also after the cure–is particularly good.
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Westward Passage 1932 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Milton
Cast: Ann Harding, Laurence Olivier, Zasu Pitts, Juliette Compton, Irving Pichel, Edgar Kennedy, Bonita Granville, Ethel Griffies, Don Alvarado, Florence Lake
To attain true happiness, Olivia Van Tyne (Ann Harding) must decide between marriage to Nick (Laurence Olivier) or Harry (Irving Pichel).
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| 1. Billy Liar (1963)
2. The Birds (1963)
3. Castle in the Desert (1942)
4. Dead Men Tell (1941)
5. Enchanted April (1935)
6. Four Frightened People (1934)
7. Great Guns (1941)
8. Irene (1940)
9. Jane Eyre (1934)
10. Love Me Tonight (1932)
11. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942)
12. The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)
aka: Uncle Harry
13. Torch Singer (1933)
14. Waterloo Bridge (1931)
15. We Live Again (1934)
16. Werewolf of London (1935)
17. Westward Passage (1932)
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