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 […]
Month: December 2018
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) […]
The Joker Is Wild (1957)
2h 6min. // Set in Chicago in the late 1920s, during the days of Prohibition, the film tells the story of Joe E. Lewis (played by Frank Sinatra), a rising singer of the Club 777, a […]
Pocketful Of Miracles (1961)
2h 16min. // A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty. Directed by: Frank Capra Writing […]
The Maze (1953)
1h 20min. // A Scotsman abruptly breaks off his engagement to pretty Kitty and moves to his uncle’s castle in the Scottish highlands. Kitty and her aunt follow Gerald a few weeks later, and discover […]
My Sister Eileen (1942)
1h 36min. // Sisters Ruth and Eileen Sherwood move from Ohio to New York in the hopes of building their careers. Ruth wants to get a job as a writer, while Eileen hopes to succeed […]
Baby Face Nelson (1957)
1h 25min. // George “Babyface” Nelson became one of the most important gangsters of 1930’s Chicago by making brutal robberies. In order to compete with Al Capone, he allied himself with John Dillinger. Directed […]