Big City 1948  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Margaret O'Brien, Robert Preston, Danny Thomas, George Murphy, Edward Arnold, Betty Garrett, Karin Booth, Lotte Lehmann, Connie Gilchrist, Jackie "Butch" Jenkins, Page Cavanaugh, David Leonard, Frank Mayo, Colin Kenny, Doris Kemper
Three young men–Cantor David Irwin Feldman (Danny Thomas), Rev. Philip Y. Andrews (Robert Preston), Officer Patrick O'Donnell (George Murphy)–representing Jewish, Protestant, and Catholic faiths, adopt young Midge (Margaret O'Brien) and become her mentors. But, when Feldman and O'Donnell find women and want to marry and settle down, each wants to adopt Midge, and now she must find a way to make them all one happy family.
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The Bride Goes Wild 1948  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Van Johnson, June Allyson, Jackie "Butch" Jenkins, Hume Cronyn, Una Merkel, Arlene Dahl, Lloyd Corrigan, Elisabeth Risdon, Clara Blandick, Richard Derr, Kathleen Howard, Bess Flowers, Billy Gray, Connie Gilchrist, Byron Foulger
The author of children stories, Greg Rawlings (Van Johnson) pretends to be a widower father when he courts schoolteacher Martha Terrytown (June Allyson), and he even gets juvenile delinquent Danny (Jackie "Butch" Jenkins) to pretend to be his son.
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 National Velvet 1945  G, 125 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Anne Revere, Angela Lansbury, Reginald Owen, Jackie "Butch" Jenkins, Juanita Quigley, Terry Kilburn, Alec Craig, Arthur Treacher, Norma Varden, Arthur Shields, Eugene Loring, Aubrey Mather
Young Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor) has dreamed of owning a horse, and her dreams come true when she wins a horse she names Pie. Velvet forms a bond and softens the heart of ex-jockey Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney) who helps her train Pie. Although her parents (Donald Crisp and Ann Revere) are cautious about Velvet's training plans, her mother parts with saved money that allows Pie to enter the Grand National Race. Velvet, Mi, and Pie go off to the races with Velvet disguised as a jockey, and they win the big race. Anne Revere carried away an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and Clarence Brown was nominated for Best Director.
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Our Vines Have Tender Grapes 1945  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Margaret O'Brien, James Craig, Frances Gifford, Agnes Moorehead, Jackie "Butch" Jenkins, Morris Carnovsky, Sara Haden, Louis Jean Heydt, Arthur Space, Greta Granstedt, Dorothy Morris, Charles Middleton, Elizabeth Russell, Francis Pierlot
This family story is about a wise Scandinavian father Martinius Jacobson (Edward G. Robinson) who leads his morally upright family–wife Bruna (Agnes Moorehead), seven-year-old daughter Selma (Margaret O'Brien), and nephew Arnold (Jackie "Butch" Jenkins)–as they adapt to the Wisconsin farming region. The new schoolmarm Viola Johnson (Frances Gifford) arrives, and problems ensue when she finds life in the country to be boring. But, she changes her mind when unexpected events occur to the Jacobson family, and she learns the value of supporting one's friends and neighbors. 2 User Reviews
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| | Terrific | Dody 10/29/2012 | My three grandsons will not watch a b/w movie.
They stayed mesmerized by this flick.
Watched the whole thing, and cried! |
| | A real feel good, family-oriented movie. | Anonymous 01/06/2012 | | |
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| 1. Big City (1948)
2. The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
3. National Velvet (1945)
4. Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
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