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The Ace of Hearts 1921 2 and a half stars

    N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wallace Worsley
Cast: Lon Chaney, Leatrice Joy, John Bowers, Hardee Kirkland, Raymond Hatton, Edwin Wallock, Roy Laidlaw

  Anarchists draw cards to see who will be the assassin, but plans go awry when the chosen anarchist (Lon Chaney) marries another in the group, and she chooses love over hate.

First Love 1939 2 stars

    N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Deanna Durbin, Robert Stack, Eugene Pallette, Helen Parrish, Lewis Howard, Leatrice Joy, June Storey, Frank Jenks, Kathleen Howard, Thurston Hall, Samuel S. Hinds, Marcia Mae Jones

  Orphaned Connie (Deanna Durbin) lives with her rich aunt and uncle and their children. The family accepts an invitation to a lavish social ball, but the family tells Connie to stay home. Connie does come to the ball and meets "Prince Charming" (Robert Stack) who just happens to be her wicked cousin's boyfriend. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards.

Love Nest 1951 1 and a half stars

    N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Cast: June Haver, William Lundigan, Frank Fay, Marilyn Monroe, Jack Paar, Leatrice Joy

  When Jim Scott (William Lundigan) returns from the Army, he finds that his wife has bought a New York apartment building, and they are the hapless landlords.

Manslaughter   1922       N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Thomas Meighan, Leatrice Joy, Lois Wilson, John Miltern, George Fawcett, Julia Faye, Edythe Chapman, Jack Mower, Dorothy Cumming, Raymond Hatton

  Society deb Lydia (Leatrice Joy) is involved in a reckless driving incident in which a policeman is killed. She is prosecuted –the D.A. is her fiance (Thomas Meighan)–sent to prison, learns her lesson, and reforms.

The Ten Commandments 1923 3 stars

    N/R, 146 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Theodore Roberts, Charles de Rochefort, Estelle Taylor, James Neill, Richard Dix, Leatrice Joy, Julia Faye, Rod La Rocque, Nita Naldi, Noble Johnson

  This very successful silent film is an early version of the Biblical story of Moses leading the children of Israel out of Egypt and bondage. Several scenes, including the parting of the Red Sea, are shot in two-color Technicolor.

Movie Quick Pick

1. The Ace of Hearts (1921)
2. First Love (1939)
3. Love Nest (1951)
4. Manslaughter (1922)
5. The Ten Commandments (1923)

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