Higher and Higher 1943  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Tim Whelan
Cast: Michele Morgan, Jack Haley, Frank Sinatra, Leon Errol, Marcy McGuire, Victor Borge, Mary Wickes, Elisabeth Risdon, Barbara Hale, Mel Torme, Paul Hartman, Grace Hartman, Dooley Wilson, Ivy Scott, Rex Evans
Mr. Drake (Leon Errol) is bankrupt and has not paid his staff in months. Now, his valet Mike (Jack Haley) hatches a scheme to marry off the maid, Millie (Michele Morgan), to wealthy bachelor Frank (Frank Sinatra) who lives next door. Millie poses as Drake's debutante daughter to get the attention of Frank, and the fun begins. Songs include "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" and "This is a Lovely Way to Spend an Evening."
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 Inherit the Wind 1960  N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Dick York, Gene Kelly, Harry Morgan, Florence Eldridge, Elliott Reid, Philip Coolidge, Claude Akins, Noah Beery Jr., Donna Anderson, Paul Hartman, Jimmy Boyd, Norman Fell, Hope Summers
Charles Darwin's theories of evolution go on trial in the 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" in Tennessee where Clarence Darrow (Spencer Tracy) and William Jennings Bryan (Fredric March) argue the merits of teaching the new science in the classroom. 1 User Review
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| | Battle of the Giants | 1fatts 06/16/2009 | The story is that when this movie was being shot, actors on the lot would find their way to the set to just hang out and watch the battle of the giants: Spencer Tracy and Fredric March. It was a good script; no one could direct courtroom like Stanley Kramer; nice casting; great set: but it is, in the end, March and Tracy eating the scenery and creating character.
Other good things deserve to be said about this movie, but it's watching the two actors of their generation pull out the stops that overshadows everything else. |
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Luv 1967  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Clive Donner
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk, Elaine May, Nina Wayne, Eddie Mayehoff, Paul Hartman, Severn Darden, Harrison Ford
Based on Murray Schesgal's great play, this film centers on neurotic personalities. Harry (Jack Lemmon) is saved from a suicide attempt by his friend, Milt (Peter Falk), who then tries to get Harry as his aid in divorcing his wife.
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Sunny 1941 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Wilcox
Cast: Anna Neagle, Ray Bolger, John Carroll, Edward Everett Horton, Grace Hartman, Paul Hartman, Frieda Inescort, Helen Westley, Benny Rubin, Muggins Davies, Richard Lane, Martha Tilton, Torben Meyer
Circus star Sunny Sullivan (Anna Neagle) is performing in New Orleans when she falls in love with wealthy Larry Warren (John Carroll). But, the romance has problems in the form of Larry's snobbish family that does not welcome the circus performer into their high-society lifestyle. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Musical Score, and Ray Bolger's dancing certainly adds to the enjoyment.
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The Thrill of It All 1963  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Doris Day, James Garner, Arlene Francis, Edward Andrews, Reginald Owen, Zasu Pitts, Elliott Reid, Hayden Rorke, Alex Gerry, Paul Hartman
When she becomes a star in TV commercials, Beverly Boyer (Doris Day) runs into marriage problems as her husband, Dr. Gerald Boyer (James Garner), has problems adjusting to his wife's new lifestyle.
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| 1. Higher and Higher (1943)
2. Inherit the Wind (1960)
3. Luv (1967)
4. Sunny (1941)
5. The Thrill of It All (1963)
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