Charles Bickford

  • Henry King – The Song of Bernadette [+commentary] (1943)

    1941-1950ClassicsDramaHenry KingUSA

    Synopsis:
    In 1858 France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of “a beautiful lady” in the city dump. She never claims it to be anything other than this, but the townspeople all assume it to be the virgin Mary. The pompous government officials think she is nuts, and do their best to suppress the girl and her followers, and the church wants nothing to do with the whole matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the the town, and transforms their lives.Read More »

  • Blake Edwards – Mister Cory (1957)

    1951-1960Blake EdwardsComedyRomanceUSA

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    Quote:
    Cory, an ambitious Chicago slum kid with a knack for gambling, gets a busboy job at a posh Wisconsin resort…where his real purpose is to gamble with the staff and guests and romance rich young ladies. Setbacks follow, but Cory eventually rises to a high position in the world of professional gambling. But he just can’t forget the glamorous Vollard sisters. And now he has even farther to fall…Read More »

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