Bigger Than Life 1956 N/R, 95 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray Cast: James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau, Christopher Olsen, Roland Winters, Robert F. Simon, Rusty Lane, Rachel Stephens, Lee Aaker, Virginia Carroll
Teacher Ed Avery (James Mason) begins cortisone therapy and then becomes addicted to the drug. He turns against his family but is eventually helped by his friend, Wally (Walter Matthau).
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Waterloo Bridge 1940 N/R, 103 min. Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson, Virginia Field, C. Aubrey Smith, Janet Shaw, Leo G. Carroll, Maria Ouspenskaya, Leonard Mudie, Halliwell Hobbes, Janet Waldo, Steffi Duna, Virginia Carroll, Eleanor Stewart, Wyndham Standing
Set amidst the bombings of London during World War II, this is the love story of ballerina Myra (Vivien Leigh) and soldier Roy Cronin (Robert Taylor). They fall in love instantly and make plans to marry. When Roy leaves for the battlefront, Myra misses a dance recital in order to bid him farewell and loses her job. Soon, the newspaper reports that Roy has been killed, and Myra turns to prostitution to support herself. Roy wasn't killed, but when he returns to Myra a tragic end to their romance lies ahead.
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| 1. Bigger Than Life (1956)
2. Waterloo Bridge (1940)
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