Fantastic Planet 1973 PG, 72 min. Genre: Animation / Sci-Fi
Director: Rene Laloux Cast: Barry Bostwick, Marvin Miller, Olan Soule, Cynthia Alder, Nora Heflin, Hal Smith, Mark Gruner, Monika Ramirez, Janet Waldo
In this French film (dubbed in English), humans are mere tiny pets to a super-intelligent race on the planet of Ygam. Then a boy who had become smart while being a pet for a family leads a revolt.
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The Star Maker 1939 N/R, 94 min. Genre: Musical / Drama / Comedy
Director: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Bing Crosby, Louise Campbell, Linda Ware, Ned Sparks, Laura Hope Crews, Paul Stanton, Thurston Hall, Billy Gilbert, Clara Blandick, Oscar O'Shea, Walter Damrosch, Janet Waldo, John Gallaudet, Ben Welden, Emory Parnell
Larry Earl (Bing Crosby), who is hoping to have a career in showbusiness, marries Mary (Louise Campbell) but is not succeeding in obtaining his dream. After watching newsboys performing, Larry books their act, and it is a hit. Now, he enters the business of training and then getting talented kids into show business. Based on the life of vaudeville composer and producer Gus Edwards.
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Waterloo Bridge 1940 N/R, 103 min. Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson, Virginia Field, C. Aubrey Smith, Janet Shaw, Leo G. Carroll, Maria Ouspenskaya, Leonard Mudie, Halliwell Hobbes, Janet Waldo, Steffi Duna, Virginia Carroll, Eleanor Stewart, Wyndham Standing
Set amidst the bombings of London during World War II, this is the love story of ballerina Myra (Vivien Leigh) and soldier Roy Cronin (Robert Taylor). They fall in love instantly and make plans to marry. When Roy leaves for the battlefront, Myra misses a dance recital in order to bid him farewell and loses her job. Soon, the newspaper reports that Roy has been killed, and Myra turns to prostitution to support herself. Roy wasn't killed, but when he returns to Myra a tragic end to their romance lies ahead.
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| 1. Fantastic Planet (1973)
2. The Star Maker (1939)
3. Waterloo Bridge (1940)
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