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Poster Art From art.comThe Batman   1943     2 and a half stars    N/R, 260 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Lambert Hillyer  
Cast: Lewis Wilson, Douglas Croft, J. Carrol Naish, Shirley Patterson, William Austin, George Chesebro, Kenne Duncan, Tom London, Charles Middleton, Sam Flint, Karl Hackett, Earle Hodgins, I. Stanford Jolley, Sam Lufkin, Anthony Warde

  This is the film debut of the dynamic duo Batman and Robin (Lewis Wilson and Douglas Croft), and they go about their business for 15 episodes. Being a wartime movie, it is not surprising that they are battling the dastardly Japanese mastermind, Dr. Tito Daka (J. Carrol Naish), who runs an espionage/sabotage group.


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Poster Art From art.comThe Gay Divorcee   1934     3 and a half stars    N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Mark Sandrich  
Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes, Eric Blore, William Austin, Betty Grable, E.E. Clive, Paul Porcasi, Lillian Miles, Charles Coleman, George Davis, Charlie Hall

  Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, as Guy and Mimi, run into each other at a resort where Mimi is awaiting her divorce. Mimi mistakes Guy for the man (Erik Rhodes) who her aunt (Alice Brady) has hired to have a tryst with Mimi and, thus, provide the grounds for her divorce. Complications ensue when Guy is attracted to Mimi, but she, because of the mix-up, does not treat him well. By story's end, all ends happily. The dances to "The Continental" and "Night and Day" are delightfully performed in this film. "The Continental" won the Academy Award for Best Song, the first year that the award was given for this category. Nominations were also received for four other awards, including Best Picture.



Cast
Fred Astaire Guy Holden
Ginger Rogers Mimi Glossop
Alice Brady Aunt Hortense
Edward Everett Horton Egbert "Pinky" Fitzgerald
Erik Rhodes Rodolfo Tonetti
Eric Blore Waiter
William Austin Cyril Glossop
Betty Grable Dancer
E.E. Clive Customs Inspector
Paul Porcasi French Headwaiter
Lillian Miles Singer
Charles Coleman Guy's Valet
George Davis Waiter
Charlie Hall Messenger
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It   1927     2 and a half stars    N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Clarence Badger  
Cast: Clara Bow, Antonio Moreno, William Austin, Lloyd Corrigan, Jacqueline Gadsden, Gary Cooper

  This is the vehicle that provided the way to stardom for Clara Bow, the "It" girl. The plot is rather light (about a salesgirl who falls in love with her boss), but it is a milestone in silent films–"It" means sex appeal! Can you find Gary Cooper?

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The Private Life of Henry VIII   1933     3 and a half stars    N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexander Korda  
Cast: Charles Laughton, Merle Oberon, Wendy Barrie, Elsa Lanchester, Robert Donat, Miles Mander, Binnie Barnes, Everley Gregg, Franklin Dyall, Claud Allister, Laurence Hanray, William Austin, John Loder, Gibb McLaughlin, Sam Livesey

  Charles Laughton won the Oscar for his portrayal of Henry VIII in this historical film. It is the story of Henry's relationships with five of his six wives and starts with the his marriage to his second wife, Anne Boleyn (Merle Oberon), which ends in her execution. Henry's third wife is his mistress Jane Seymour (Wendy Barrie) who dies in childbirth. Henry then agrees to an arranged marriage to Anne of Cleves (Elsa Lanchester) that ends when she pushes him into the arms of Lady Catherine Howard (Binnie Barnes). He marries Catherine, but her affair with Henry's friend Thomas Culpepper (Robert Donat) ends in her beheading. Finally, Henry marries widowed Catherine Parr (Everley Gregg) who is determined to take care of him. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Picture.



Cast
Charles Laughton King Henry VIII
Merle Oberon Anne Boleyn
Wendy Barrie Jane Seymour
Elsa Lanchester Anne of Cleves
Robert Donat Thomas Culpepper
Miles Mander Wriothesley
Binnie Barnes Catherine Howard
Everley Gregg Catherine Parr
Franklin Dyall Thomas Cromwell
Claud Allister Cornell
Laurence Hanray Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
William Austin Duke of Cleves
John Loder Thomas Peynell
Gibb McLaughlin French Executioner
Sam Livesey English Executioner

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1. The Batman (1943)
2. The Gay Divorcee (1934)
3. It (1927)
4. The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)


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