The Bride Wore Red 1937  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Dorothy Arzner
Cast: Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone, Robert Young, Billie Burke, Reginald Owen, George Zucco, Dickie Moore, Frank Puglia, Mary Philips, Lynne Carver, Paul Porcasi, Ann Rutherford, Rita Gould, Jean Lewis, Adriana Caselotti
Count Giulio (Franchot Tone) offers struggling singer Anni (Joan Crawford) a two-week odyssey at a luxury resort where she hopes to spend her time finding a wealthy husband. Although she is attracted to wealthy Rudi (Robert Young), Anni realizes that her true love is the postman Giulio (Franchot Tone) and must decide between money or love.
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Captain Eddie 1945 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Lynn Bari, Charles Bickford, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Nolan, James Gleason, Mary Philips, Darryl Hickman, Spring Byington, Richard Conte
This is the biography of racecar driver and World War I flying ace Captain Eddie Rickenbacker (Fred MacMurray) as told through flashbacks following his plane's crash landing in the Pacific.
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Dear Ruth 1947   N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William D. Russell
Cast: Joan Caulfield, William Holden, Edward Arnold, Mary Philips, Mona Freeman, Billy De Wolfe, Irving Bacon, Isabel Randolph, Virginia Welles, Marietta Canty
"Dear Wife" and "Dear Brat" were sequels to this comedy about the amusing adventures of the Wilkens family. This Hollywood movie was based on Norman Krasna's Broadway hit and is entertaining despite its age. 2 User Reviews
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| | oldiebutgoodie 06/16/2009 | | A great movie, wonderful and predictable ending. They don't make 'em like this anymore. Please put on DVD!! |
| | Anonymous 01/31/2007 | | THIS is a great movie! I wish this movie would be made on DVD. |
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Dear Wife 1949 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Haydn
Cast: William Holden, Joan Caulfield, Billy De Wolfe, Mona Freeman, Edward Arnold, Mary Philips, Harry von Zell, Irving Bacon, Arleen Whelan, Elisabeth Fraser
This sequel to "Dear Ruth" again stars William Holden and Joan Caulfield as Bill and Ruth Seacroft. Now, Bill is running for state senator against a formidable opponent–his father-in-law.
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A Farewell to Arms 1932  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes, Adolphe Menjou, Mary Philips, Jack La Rue, Blanche Friderici, Henry Armetta, Mary Forbes, Paul Porcasi, George Humbert, Gilbert Emery, Herman Bing, Gino Corrado, Marcelle Corday, Doris Lloyd
This Ernest Hemingway story about an ill-fated romance during World War I is brought to the screen with Gary Cooper starring as the ambulance driver Lt. Frederic Henry and Helen Hayes in the role of nurse Catherine Barkley. Frederic and Catherine meet and fall in love in war-torn Italy. Their romance leads to Maj. Rinaldi (Adolphe Menjou) becoming jealous and having Catherine transferred to Milan. When Frederic is wounded and taken to Catherine's hospital, the romance resumes. Later, Henry returns to the war while the now-pregnant Catherine travels to Switzerland. Rinaldi intercepts Catherine's letters to Frederic, but when the war ends, Henry goes to Switzerland in search of Catherine.
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I Can Get It for You Wholesale 1951  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Only the Best
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Susan Hayward, Dan Dailey, George Sanders, Sam Jaffe, Randy Stuart, Harry von Zell, Mary Philips, Marvin Kaplan, Richard Lane, Steven Geray
Based on the Jerome Weidman novel, the hero has been changed to a heroine with Susan Hayward taking on the role of gutsy Harriet, a model who wants to climb the garment industry ladder and become a top-notch fashion designer.
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Kiss and Tell 1945 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Shirley Temple, Jerome Courtland, Walter Abel, Katharine Alexander, Robert Benchley, Porter Hall, Tom Tully, Darryl Hickman, Kathryn Card, Darren McGavin, Virginia Welles, Mary Philips, Scott McKay, Scott Elliott, Edna Holland
This film is based on the Broadway character Corliss Archer. In this episode, 17-year-old Corliss Archer (Shirley Temple) tries to keep news of her brother Lenny's (Scott Elliott) marriage to Mildred (Virginia Welles) a secret. When Mildred becomes pregnant, Corliss goes to the doctor with her and is spotted leaving. Now, people mistakenly believe that it is Corliss who is pregnant and that her boyfriend Dexter (Jerome Courtland) is responsible.
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Lady in the Dark 1944 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Dram / Musical / Romance
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Jon Hall, Warner Baxter, Gail Russell, Barry Sullivan, Mischa Auer, Mary Philips, Rand Brooks, Phyllis Brooks, Edward Fielding, Mary Parker, Catherine Craig, Virginia Farmer, Fay Helm
This is the film adaptation of the hit Broadway play about magazine editor Liza Elliott (Ginger Rogers) who is on the verge of a mental breakdown. Although three men–Charley (Ray Milland), Kendall (Warner Baxter), and Randy (Jon Hall)–are romancing her, Liza is not happy and feels that she cannot control her own life. Liza is desperate and seeks psychoanalytic help from Dr. Brooks (Barry Sullivan) to solve her many indecisions.
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Leave Her to Heaven 1945 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, Vincent Price, Darryl Hickman, Ray Collins, Gene Lockhart, Chill Wills, Mary Philips, Reed Hadley, Hugh Maguire, Mae Marsh, Grant Mitchell, Addison Richards, Jim Farley
Beautiful Ellen Berent (Gene Tierney) is a psychopath who marries Richard Harlan (Cornel Wilde) and moves to their lodge in Maine where she plans to make sure that Richard shares all of his time with her. When Richard's crippled brother Danny (Darryl Hickman) visits them, Ellen stands by and does nothing to save him when he drowns in the lake. Ellen becomes pregnant, and, fearing that she will have to share Richard's affections with their baby, she purposefully falls down the stairs and miscarries. Finally, Ellen confesses her terrible deeds to Richard and then commits suicide–but not before making sure that her death looks like a murder and framing her sister Ruth (Jeanne Crain) for the crime. Ellen has managed to destroy everyone around her–including herself. Tierney received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
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Mannequin 1937 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Joan Crawford, Spencer Tracy, Alan Curtis, Ralph Morgan, Leo Gorcey, Elisabeth Risdon, Mary Philips, Bert Roach, George Chandler, Paul Fix, Oscar O'Shea, Wade Boteler, James Flavin, Mary Gordon, Frank Puglia
A poor working girl, Jessie Cassidy (Joan Crawford), uses wealthy shipping tycoon John L. Hennessey (Spencer Tracy) to attain her dreamed-of destiny. "Always and Always" received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song.
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That Certain Woman 1937 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edmund Goulding
Cast: Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, Ian Hunter, Anita Louise, Donald Crisp, Hugh O'Connell, Katharine Alexander, Mary Philips, Minor Watson, Sidney Toler
Following her marriage to Jack Merrick (Henry Fonda), a rich alcoholic, Mary (Bette Davis), finds her past life as a widow has been discovered. Merrick's father (Donald Crisp) forces an annulment of Mary's marriage. Later, when Merrick learns that Mary has a son, the Merricks try to gain custody of the boy.
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A Woman's Secret 1949 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame, Bill Williams, Victor Jory, Mary Philips, Jay C. Flippen, Robert Warwick, Curt Conway, Ann Shoemaker
Susan (Gloria Grahame) lies in a coma with a gunshot wound. Marian (Maureen O'Hara) confesses that she did it, and the story of their relationship is then told in flashbacks. Marian, an up-and-coming singer, had lost her voice, and took scatterbrained Susan under her wing to make Susan the star Marian had hoped to become. But, did Marian really shoot Susan?
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| 1. The Bride Wore Red (1937)
2. Captain Eddie (1945)
3. Dear Brat (1951)
4. Dear Ruth (1947)
5. Dear Wife (1949)
6. A Farewell to Arms (1932)
7. I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
aka: Only the Best
8. Kiss and Tell (1945)
9. Lady in the Dark (1944)
10. Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
11. Mannequin (1937)
12. That Certain Woman (1937)
13. A Woman's Secret (1949)
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