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The Spiral Staircase
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0ur opinion:Description:A murderer is targeting disabled young women in a sleepy New England town, and Helen (Dorothy McGuire), a mute servant in a Gothic mansion, is terrified she's next! Mrs. Warren (legendary actress Ethel Barrymore in an 0scar®-nominated* performance [Best Supporting Actress, 1946]), the invalid, bullying mistress of the house, warns Helen to leave at once, rather than rely on her weak son and stepson for protection. But even as Helen is packing her things, she suspects she may be too late and the murderer is ...
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Young at Heart
»rank: 7895
0ur opinion: :An optimistic small-town girl is determined to help a talented buy cynical musician change his luck and his life..No matter what the cost. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: O1/11/2OO5 Starring: Frank Sinatra Ethel Barrymore Run time: 12O minutes Rating: Nr essential video:This 1954 musical remake of Four Daughters stars Doris Day as a well-bred New England woman who marries a chip-on-his-shoulder musician (Frank Sinatra). Lots of tears, yes, but this version of Fannie Hurst's novel is considerably cheered up from the ...
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Portrait of Jennie
»rank: 5380
0ur opinion:Description:0ne of the most unusual romances ever filmed, Portrait of Jennie is the picture of sumptuousperfection. Starring Joseph Cotten (Citizen Kane) and 0scarÂ(r) winner* Jennifer Jones (A Farewell to Arms) in a 'sensitive, appealing performance (The Hollywood Reporter), this 'tender [and] poetic (Variety) tale is enthralling from its touching beginning to its haunting conclusion. When struggling artist Eben Adams (Cotten) meets the beautiful and mysterious Jennie (Jones), he is instantly captivated. Before long, Jennie has become his great muse and he is enjoying success and ...
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Pinky
»rank: 10480
0ur opinion:Description:Pinky (Jeanne Crain), a black woman who works as a nurse in Boston, finds she is able to 'pass for white.' Afraid her true heritage will be discovered, she leaves her white fiancé (William Lundigan) and returns home to Mississippi. There, she helps her ailing grandmother (Ethel Waters) by caring for her employer (Ethel Barrymore), an imperious plantation owner. When she names Pinky heiress to her estate, the community rises in resentment, triggering a sensational court trial. Subject of landmark Supreme Court case in film ...
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That Midnight Kiss / The Toast of New Orleans
»rank: 17097
0ur opinion: :Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O7/24/2OO7 Run time: 195 minutes
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The Paradine Case
»rank: 14468
0ur opinion: :Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O7/24/2OO7 Run time: 195 minutes
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Vaudeville
»rank: 40713
0ur opinion: :A priceless document of archival footage and precious oral history, Vaudeville offers a comprehensive survey of American family entertainment in the decades before radio, movies, and television. From its origins in British comedy, Yiddish theater, and burlesque, vaudeville is explored in all of its immigrant diversity. Astonishing film clips are a constant marvel, featuring such vintage but still-entertaining crowd-pleasers as Fannie Brice, Bert Lahr, Chaz Chase ('Eater of Strange Things'), Little Tich and his oversized shoes, and Hadji Ali, the greatest of all 'regurgitators.' Anecdotes ...
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The Paradine Case
»rank: 54731
0ur opinion: :This minor 1948 film by Alfred Hitchcock beats a familiar Hitchcockian drum: an attorney (Gregory Peck), in love with the client (Alida Valli) he is defending on a murder charge, implicates himself in her guilt by trying to put the blame on another man. The no-one-is-innocent theme may be consistent with Hitchcock's best films and worldview, but this is one of the movies that got away from his crucial passion for the plastic side of creative directing. Stuck in a courtroom for much of the ...
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Melvin Van Peebles' Classified X
»rank: 58675
0ur opinion:Description:Classified X examines the treatment of black characters throughout the history of American cinema. With candor and wit, Melvin Van Peebles explores the institutionalization of racism in Hollywood.
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The Spiral Staircase
»rank: 91231
0ur opinion: :An unusual suspense film, The Spiral Staircase tells the story of a mute servant girl threatened by a murderer who has a penchant for killing the handicapped. Ethel Barrymore, Elsa Lanchester, and George Brent co-star, while Dorothy McGuire expertly captures the dilemma of the mute Helen Capel. Capel, who has not been able to speak since childhood, must somehow call for help before becoming the killer's next victim. McGuire's performance carries the film far past any B-movie qualities in the plot, and the last line ...
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