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Every Girl Has Her Price – And Joan’s is High
Well-made Clarence Brown pre-Code soaper with Joan Crawford (Brown directs Joan 5 times) costumed by Adrian (he does this a total of 28 times) and photographed by Oliver T. Marsh (he did a total of 15 films with Joan). First class production crew yields a first class film.Read More »
A mere handful of minutes in the Indonesian province of Bali. Enough? Never enough. We see (and hear) a few of the characteristics that make Bali such an enviable travel destination (and an even more enviable place to live).Read More »
This is Jean Grémillons version of José Serrano’s zarzuela, shot in Spain, complete with songs. A fascinating example of Grémillon’s lifelong attempt to engage music and cinema.Read More »
Synopsis
Set during the mid-19th century, the film dwells upon the foredoomed romance between Russian princess Katia (Danielle Darrieux) and the married Czar Alexander II (John Loder). Impressed by her forthrightness and courage, Alexander finds Katia a breath of fresh air when compared with the usual obsequious noblemen who nip at his heels. When their love affair becomes public during a state ball, the ensuing scandal forces Katia to flee to Paris…Read More »
Talented Anny returns to her struggling family which run a little venue at the town fair. She not only enchants artist Hannes and singer Ordini but also agent Horbes who hires them for the celebrated Apollo theatre in Berlin.Read More »
The manager of a service agency for the wealthy clashes with–and falls for–an inventor who is seeking funding for a new kind of tractor.Read More »
A group of travellers find themselves stranded for the night at a deserted train station which, according to the old stationmaster, has been haunted for the last 20 years.Read More »
A red-haired boy is his mother’s punching bag ; only his father’s presence is a great comfort to him,but this weak man is under the shrew’s thumb. His pain is so great he feels suicidal.Read More »
A nightclub singer refuses to “date” customers, so she’s framed for the murder of her aunt, convicted of the killing and sent to prison. However, her friend, who is a police detective, doesn’t believe she did it and sets out to prove her innocence.Read More »