 The Best Man 1964  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Margaret Leighton, Lee Tracy, Edie Adams, Shelley Berman, Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond, Kevin McCarthy, Richard Arlen, Mahalia Jackson, Howard K. Smith, John Henry Faulk, George Kirgo, Tyler McVey
The President of the United States Art Hockstader (Lee Tracy) is dying, and political infighting peaks as two Presidential hopefuls William Russell and Joe Cartwell (Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson) seek the President's blessing. They try so hard to outdo each other that, in the process, they do themselves in. Lee Tracy received an Academy Award nomination for his Supporting Actor's Role.
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Imitation of Life 1959  N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: Lana Turner, John Gavin, Robert Alda, Sandra Dee, Juanita Moore, Susan Kohner, Dan O'Herlihy, Troy Donahue, Jack Weston, Mahalia Jackson, Bess Flowers, Joel Fluellen, Peg Shirley
This is a revised version of the earlier film, but now the story has been updated to fit the 1950s. Two single mothers Lora Meredith (Lana Turner), who is White, and Annie Johnson (Juanita Moore), who is Black, move in together and raise their daughters. Lora is an aspiring actress, and Annie takes care of the household chores. But, personal problems enter their lives. Light-skinned, 18-year-old Sarah Jane (Susan Kohner) passes for White and breaks her mother Annie's heart. Meanwhile, Lora's 16-year-old daughter Susie (Sandra Dee) feels neglected by her mother as Lora's time is taken up with her career, and Susie falls for photographer Steve Archer (John Gavin). But, when Annie dies, Lora and the daughters realize their mistakes and change their attitudes about life. Both Juanita Moore and Susan Kohner received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress.
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