Rebecca (1940)
1h 23min. // A shy ladies’ companion, staying in Monte Carlo with her stuffy employer, meets the wealthy Maxim de Winter. She and Max fall in love, marry and return to Manderley, his large country […]
Month: December 2018
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
1h 27min. // Shortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson, tells reporters how he got there. Directed by: Elliott Nugent Writing Credits: Edmund Beloin (screenplay), […]
And Then There Were None (1945)
1h. 44min. // Seven guests, a newly hired personal secretary and two staff are gathered on an isolated island by an absent host and someone begins killing them off one by one. They work together […]
The Miracle On 34th Street (1955)
46min. // One Kris Kringle, a department-store Santa Claus, causes quite a commotion by suggesting customers go to a rival store for their purchases. But this is nothing to the stir he causes by announcing that […]
Scrooge (1970)
1h 53min. // A musical retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions. Directed by: Ronald Neame Writing Credits: Charles […]
Since You Went Away (1944)
2h 57min. // With her husband away to fight in World War II, a housewife struggles to care for their two daughters – and a pair of lodgers who have moved in – alone. […]
Meet John Doe (1941)
2h 2min. // As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed “John Doe,” who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and […]
This Above All (1942)
1h. 50min. // Although she comes from an aristocratic family, beautiful Prudence Cathaway defies convention by joining the WAAFs and becoming romantically involved with an AWOL soldier. Directed by: Anatole Litvak Writing Credits: Eric Knight (novel), R.C. Sherriff (screenplay) […]
Bells Of St. Mary’s (1945)
2h 6min. // At a big city Catholic school, Father O’Malley and Sister Benedict indulge in friendly rivalry, and succeed in extending the school through the gift of a building. Directed by: Leo McCarey […]
The Great Rupert (1950)
1h 27min. // A little squirrel with lots of charm accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles. Directed by: Irving Pichel Writing Credits: Ted Allan (story), László Vadnay (screenplay) Starring: Jimmy Durante (as Mr. Louie Amendola), Terry Moore (as […]