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Murder, My Sweet (1944) Starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, and Anne Shirley

May 16, 2017 | 0

Murder, My Sweet (1944) — 95 min - Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller - 9 December 1944 Your rating: Not rated yet! Detective Philip Marlowe is hired by hulking Moose Malloy to locate his old girlfriend that he lost track of while serving time in prison. With each lead he follows, Marlowe encounters lies, larceny, perjury, theft and a beautiful femme fatale. Based on Raymond Chandler's novel "Farewell My Lovely", which was also the film's title in the United Kingdom. Director: Edward Dmytryk Stars: Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley, Miles Mander, Mike Mazurki, Douglas Walton, Otto Kruger, Donald Douglas, Esther...

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1935) Starring James Cagney, Joe E. Brown, and Mickey Rooney

Mar 17, 2017 | 0

Theseus, Duke of Athens, is going to marry Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Demetrius is engaged with Hermia, but Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius. Oberon and Titania, of the kingdom of fairies have a slight quarrel about whether or not the boy Titania is raising will join Titania’s band or Oberon’s, so Oberon tries to get him from her by using some magic. But they’re not alone in that forest.Lysander and Hermina have there […]

Footlight Parade (1933) Starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, and Ruby Keeler

Mar 17, 2017 | 0

Footlight Parade (1933) — 104 min - Comedy, Music, Romance - 21 October 1933 Your rating: James Cagney stars as a fledgling producer who finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences. Co-starring Joan Blondell and Dick Powell with spectacular Busby Berkeley dance sequences. Inducted into the Library of Congress National Film Registry. Director: Lloyd Bacon Stars: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Frank McHugh, Ruth Donnelly, Guy Kibbee, Hugh Herbert, Claire Dodd, Gordon Westcott, Arthur Hohl, Renee Whitney, Barbara Rogers, Paul Porcasi, Philip...

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, and Joan Blondell

Mar 13, 2017 | 0

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) — 97 min - Comedy, Music - 27 May 1933 Your rating: Not rated yet! Four aspiring musical actresses - Polly, Carol, Trixie and Fay - are struggling to make a living on Broadway in the midst of the Great Depression. When producer Barney Hopkins has the idea of creating a show about the Depression, the girls team up with newly-discovered songwriter Brad Roberts to make it happen. But Brad is not who he seems... Director: Mervyn LeRoy Stars: Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Guy Kibbee, Ned Sparks, Ginger Rogers,...

Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952) Starring Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, and Walter Pidgeon

Feb 13, 2017 | Movies | 0

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) — 118 min - Drama, Romance - 25 December 1952 Your rating: Not rated yet! Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer James Lee Bartlow, a star Georgia Lorrison and a director Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone - including the writer, star and director - on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers. Director: Vincente Minnelli Stars: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas,...