Days of Glory 1944  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Gregory Peck, Tamara Toumanova, Alan Reed, Maria Palmer, Lowell Gilmore, Hugo Haas, William Challee, Joseph Vitale, Glen Vernon, Ivan Triesault
Gregory Peck made his film debut in this World War II drama bout Russian peasants fighting against Hitler's goal of Leibensraum, the domination of Eastern Europe. As German troops invade Russia, peasants turn into guerillas to protect their homeland.
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Deep in My Heart 1954 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Comedy
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Jose Ferrer, Merle Oberon, Helen Traubel, Doe Avedon, Walter Pidgeon, Paul Henreid, Tamara Toumanova, Jim Backus, Gene Kelly, Russ Tamblyn, Paul Stewart, Isobel Elsom, Rosemary Clooney, Jane Powell, Ann Miller
Jose Ferrer is excellent in his role as Sigmund Romberg who comes to the United States in 1909 and begins his song-writing career in New York City. He is encouraged by Anna Mueller (Helen Traubel), and 40 years later he has written more than 2,000 songs as well as the scores for more than 80 plays, musical shows, and operettas–including "The Student Prince" and "The Desert Song." Romberg's songs, performed by musical stars, highlight this biography of his rise to fame and fortune.
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Invitation to the Dance 1957 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Gene Kelly
Cast: Gene Kelly, Claire Sombert, Igor Youskevitch, David Paltenghi, Daphne Dale, Claude Bessy, Tommy Rall, Carol Haney, Tamara Toumanova, Belita
Three short stories are performed in three ballets in this film that contains no dialogue; only mime and dance tell the story. The ballets are "Ring Around The Rosy," "Sinbad, the Sailor," and "Circus." This is an interesting look at film history; in this experiment, the forum was rejected by audiences.
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes 1970  PG, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Robert Stephens, Colin Blakely, Genevieve Page, Christopher Lee, Tamara Toumanova, Clive Revill, Irene Handl, Stanley Holloway, Mollie Maureen, Catherine Lacey
This Billy Wilder film is effective as it studies the famed sleuth, though it is often slow-paced. In it, he solves several cases to the amazement of Dr. Watson, but not to the amazement of the audience.
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Tonight We Sing 1953  N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: David Wayne, Ezio Pinza, Roberta Peters, Tamara Toumanova, Anne Bancroft, Isaac Stern, Mikhail Rasumny, Steven Geray, Walter Woolf King, Oscar Karlweis
Arias from "La Traviata" and "Madam Butterfly" are featured in this biography of Russian-born impresario Sol Hurok (David Wayne).
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Torn Curtain 1966 N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova, Hahsjorg Felmy, Tamara Toumanova, Ludwig Donath, David Opatoshu, Mort Mills, Arthur Gould-Porter, Erik Holland
American scientist Michael Armstrong (Paul Newman) is actually a double agent posing as a defector to keep working on a missile project that will prevent nuclear war.
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| 1. Days of Glory (1944)
2. Deep in My Heart (1954)
3. Invitation to the Dance (1957)
4. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
5. Tonight We Sing (1953)
6. Torn Curtain (1966)
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