A young woman enters a contest to be the first to swim the English Channel.Read More »
Jack Carson
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Charles Walters – Dangerous When Wet (1953)
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Lewis Milestone – Lucky Partners (1940)
1931-1940ComedyLewis MilestoneRomanceScrewball ComedyUSA
Two strangers share a sweepstakes ticket and then embark on an “imaginary” honeymoon with their “winnings”.Read More »
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Lloyd Bacon – Wings for the Eagle (1942)
1941-1950DramaLloyd BaconUSAWar
Set at a factory that makes aircraft for World War II, Roma and Brad Maple’s marriage begins to show signs of difficulty. Their problems get worse when Brad’s friend Corky, who wants to work at the factory to avoid being drafted, arrives to stay with them and makes a move for Roma.Read More »
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Charles Walters – Dangerous When Wet (1953)
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Michael Curtiz – Mildred Pierce (1945)
1941-1950DramaFilm NoirMichael CurtizUSA
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Mildred Pierce (1945) is a classic, post-war film noir mixed with typical soap-operish elements of the woman’s melodramatic picture or “weeper,” including a strand of a typical murder mystery often told by flashback. The family melodrama was significantly modified from its original source due to pressures of the Production Code regarding its sordidness – namely, the incestual behavior of the dissolute playboy character named Monte.Read More »
