 All About Eve 1950  N/R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Thelma Ritter, Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Marlowe, Gregory Ratoff, Barbara Bates, Walter Hampden, Randy Stuart, Craig Hill
This Oscar winner for Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (George Sanders), and three other awards tells the story of young actress Eve's (Anne Baxter) attempts to reach stardom without paying her dues by joining a group of famous Broadway types. A candid and humorous look at New York theater is the result. Bette Davis: "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy ride." The film also received eight other Oscar nominations including two for Best Actress (Bette Davis and Anne Baxter) and two for Supporting Actress (Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter). The 14 total nominations tied 1997's "Titanic" as the most received by any film.
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Apartment for Peggy 1948   N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Seaton
Cast: Jeanne Crain, William Holden, Edmund Gwenn, Gene Lockhart, Griff Barnett, Randy Stuart, Marion Marshall, Gene Nelson, Henri Letondal, Houseley Stevenson
Peggy (Jeanne Crain) and her newly wed professor husband, Jason (William Holden), settle into the world of academia in this cute comedy about life in America following World War II. 2 User Reviews
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| | Great old movie | emily a 11/04/2007 | | I saw this movie many years ago. It was one of those late night gems that keep you up until it's over. It's a great comedy that even today would make you laugh out loud. If you want a good movie that reminds you of your favorite classics, this one is most definitely worth watching. |
| | doughjoe 08/11/2007 | | This is an overlooked gem of a film by the director/writer of Miracle on 34th Street and another excellent but hard-to-find film called Little Boy Lost (starring Bing Crosby). Dealing with issues as powerful as suicide and the tension to sacrifice ideals for material gain, Seaton once again shows that skilled directors could work within the Hollywood system and lift films into a higher realm. It is genuinely funny and touching, and - while some of the attitudes of 1948 seem rather dated - there is much that rings true. Excellent performances by Holden, Crain & Gwenn. |
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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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I Was a Male War Bride 1949 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan, Marion Marshall, Gene Garrick, Randy Stuart, Kenneth Tobey, Bill Neff, Harry Lauter, John Whitney, Martin Miller
After World War II, French Captain Henri Rochard (Cary Grant) poses as a WAC so that he can immigrate to the United States and be with his American bride (Ann Sheridan).
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Room for One More 1952 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Easy Way
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Cary Grant, Betsy Drake, Lurene Tuttle, Iris Mann, Randy Stuart, John Ridgely, Irving Bacon, Mary Treen, Hayden Rorke, Don Beddoe
George (Cary Grant) and Anna (Betsy Drake) Rose adopt two troubled children in this sentimental, but entertaining, film. 2 User Reviews
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| | Feel Good Movie | Ehutch 01/20/2008 | | I saw this movie on AMC many years ago, and I have never forgotten it. It is funny and poignant at the same time. I would love to see it again and I sure wish I could find it on DVD!! |
| | Anonymous 10/25/2007 | | I loved this movie as a child and have searched for years, to no avail, for it on DVD |
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Sitting Pretty 1948 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Clifton Webb, Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara, Richard Haydn, Louise Allbritton, Ed Begley, Randy Stuart, Willard Robertson, John Russell, Betty Lynn
Three spoiled brats get just the nanny they need: prissy Mr. Belvedere (Clifton Webb). This film sparked a series of films about Mr. Belvadere; Clifton Webb was nominated for an Oscar.
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| 1. All About Eve (1950)
2. Apartment for Peggy (1948)
3. I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
aka: Only the Best
4. I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
5. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
6. Room for One More (1952)
aka: The Easy Way
7. Sitting Pretty (1948)
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