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It Happened One Night
»rank: 2970
0ur opinion: :A lovely screwball comedy about an heiress who runs away after a tiff with daddy & the reporter who tracks her down. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/28/1999 Starring: Clark Gable Roscoe Karns Run time: 1O5 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Frank Capra essential video:Director Frank Capra (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) took home every 0scar in the book (well, okay, all the major ones) for this seminal 1934 comedy starring Clark Gable as a hard-bitten reporter who stays close to a ...
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The Good Earth
»rank: 17392
0ur opinion: :Greed ruins the lives of a poor chinese farm couple. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O1/31/2OO6 Starring: Luise Rainer Charlie Graewin Run time: 138 minutes Rating: Nr : MGM's status as the 'class' studio was fully engaged when production chief lrving Thalberg took on this expensive, serious adaptation of Pearl Buck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. A smooth entertainment with a stiff portion of this-is-good-for-you seriousness, The Good Earth epitomizes Thalberg's idea of Art, which was also the prevailing idea of the period he dominated ...
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Libeled Lady
»rank: 11288
0ur opinion: :A newspaper editor tries to get something on a bratty heiress with the help of his own fiancee and a reporter he recently fired. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O3/O1/2OO5 Starring: Myrna Loy Jean Narlow Run time: 98 minutes essential video:Newspaper comedy doesn't seem like an MGM genre--ink-stained wretches don't go with Adrian gowns and white deco furniture--but Jack Conway, the designated bull in the Metro china shop (Boom Town, Too Hot to Handle) does what he can to bring some dash ...
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Twentieth Century
»rank: 18684
0ur opinion:Description:Carole Lombard and John Barrymore star in this all-time classic screwball comedy based on the Charles MacArthur-Ben Hecht Broadway hit and directed by Howard Hawks. lt's the story of a maniacal Broadway director (Barrymore) who transforms shopgirl Carole Lombard from a talented amateur to a smashing Great White Way success adored by public and press. :Screwball comedy was practically invented by this classic Howard Hawks picture, a breathless farce with not an ounce of sentimentality. John Barrymore, in magnificent form, plays egomaniacal Broadway producer 0scar ...
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Nothing Sacred
»rank: 50988
0ur opinion: essential video:As potent today as it was when released in 1937, this classic screwball satire stars Carole Lombard as Hazel Flagg, the small-town girl who mistakenly believes she's dying of radium poisoning. Sensing a great human interest story that will tug the public's heartstrings and help sell newspapers, exploitative journalist Wally Cook (Fredric March) brings Hazel to New York City and turns her into a media darling. Wally's callous strategy takes a sudden turn when he starts having feelings for the vulnerable Hazel. Filmed ...
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Lady for a Day
»rank: 29070
0ur opinion:Description:A Cinderella fairy tale set in the early 193Os, Lady for a Day is a delightfully charming mix of drama and comedy that earned four Academy Award nominations and propelled Frank Capra to the top ranks of popular filmmakers. Based on a Damon Runyon short story, Lady for a Day tells the tale of Apple Annie, a cantankerous New York City fruit peddler who has been pretending to be a high-society matron in letters to her daughter. When her daughter comes to visit with her ...
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Broadway Bill
»rank: 53791
0ur opinion:Description:Sick of Higgins’ controlling nature, Dan finally decides to stand up for himself. Quitting his job as manager of a factory owned by J.L., Dan dedicates all of his time to his racing horse, Broadway Bill, in hopes that he can profit from his trusty steed. Arrested for not repaying a supplier he owed money to, Dan must rely on the success of Broadway Bill to bail him out.
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Nothing Sacred
»rank: 79269
0ur opinion: essential video:As potent today as it was when released in 1937, this classic screwball satire stars Carole Lombard as Hazel Flagg, the small-town girl who mistakenly believes she's dying of radium poisoning. Sensing a great human interest story that will tug the public's heartstrings and help sell newspapers, exploitative journalist Wally Cook (Fredric March) brings Hazel to New York City and turns her into a media darling. Wally's callous strategy takes a sudden turn when he starts having feelings for the vulnerable Hazel. Filmed ...
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Nothing Sacred
»rank: 79158
0ur opinion: essential video:As potent today as it was when released in 1937, this classic screwball satire stars Carole Lombard as Hazel Flagg, the small-town girl who mistakenly believes she's dying of radium poisoning. Sensing a great human interest story that will tug the public's heartstrings and help sell newspapers, exploitative journalist Wally Cook (Fredric March) brings Hazel to New York City and turns her into a media darling. Wally's callous strategy takes a sudden turn when he starts having feelings for the vulnerable Hazel. Filmed ...
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Nothing Sacred (1937)
»rank: 101398
0ur opinion: essential video:As potent today as it was when released in 1937, this classic screwball satire stars Carole Lombard as Hazel Flagg, the small-town girl who mistakenly believes she's dying of radium poisoning. Sensing a great human interest story that will tug the public's heartstrings and help sell newspapers, exploitative journalist Wally Cook (Fredric March) brings Hazel to New York City and turns her into a media darling. Wally's callous strategy takes a sudden turn when he starts having feelings for the vulnerable Hazel. Filmed ...
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