“Listen, Joan — we know that your visions come not from God but from Satan!” Synopsis: Joan of Arc (Maria Falconetti) faces intense interrogation before being sentenced to burn at the stake. Genres: Carl Theodore Dreyer Films Christianity Courtroom Drama Falsely Accused Religious Faith Silent Films Response to Peary’s Review: Peary refers to this iconic [...]
Posted on June 10th, 2013 by admin
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“My plan was to kiss her with every lip on my face.” Synopsis: A private detective (Steve Martin) interacts with a host of iconic Hollywood characters while helping a sexy female client (Rachel Ward) investigate the mysterious disappearance of her father. Genres: Detectives and Private Eyes Satires and Spoofs Steve Martin Films Response to Peary’s [...]
Posted on June 10th, 2013 by admin
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“Jack Powell had always longed to fly… In every day-dream he heard the whir of wings.” Synopsis: Two aspiring aviators (Charles “Buddy” Rogers and Richard Arlen) in love with the same girl (Jobyna Ralston) become buddies when they join the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I; meanwhile, Rogers’ neighbor (Clara Bow) — who harbors [...]
Posted on May 21st, 2013 by admin
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“Everybody on this island’s a killer.” Synopsis: On an island where convicted murderers are sent to live and die, a new female arrival (Ena Hartman) quickly learns that its inhabitants are divided between those who support a ruthless psychopath (Sean Kenney), and those attempting to live a more democratic existence. Genres: Prisoners Stephanie Rothman Films [...]
Posted on May 21st, 2013 by admin
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“There are many things in medicine that are brutal.” Synopsis: Four sexy young women deal with various dramas while studying to be nurses: Sharon (Elaine Giftos) attempts to befriend an embittered, terminally ill patient (Darrell Larson); Phred (Karen Carlson) falls for an OB-GYN student (Lawrence P. Casey); Lynn (Brioni Farrell) accidentally becomes involved with a [...]
Posted on May 13th, 2013 by admin
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“Aw, talking pictures — it’s just a fad.” Synopsis: The producer (James Cagney) of live musical prologues for movies struggles to come up with new concepts while dealing with his mercenary ex-wife (Renee Whitney), an in-house spy who is leaking his ideas to a rival company, and shady colleagues (Guy Kibbee and Hugh Herbert) swindling [...]
Posted on May 8th, 2013 by admin
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“Sawyer, you’re going out a youngster — but you’ve got to come back a star!” Synopsis: An aspiring chorine (Ruby Keeler) in Depression-era New York accidentally meets a performer (Dick Powell) who helps her break into a new show being staged by a stressed-out director (Warner Baxter) hoping to retire after one last hit; meanwhile, [...]
Posted on May 7th, 2013 by admin
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“I’m free, white, and 21. I love to dance, and I’m going to dance!” Synopsis: A priggish multi-millionaire (Hugh Herbert) promises $10 million to his relative (Guy Kibbee) if Kibbee and his wife (Zasu Pitts) prove that they live morally upright lives; but the couple’s chance at wealth is compromised by both their performance-loving daughter [...]
Posted on May 7th, 2013 by admin
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“I know she’s my angel — and that’s good enough for me!” Synopsis: While on his way to a rodeo competition with his buddy (Arthur O’Connell), a romantically inexperienced young cowboy (Don Murray) meets the woman of his dreams (Marilyn Monroe) at a saloon, and attempts to convince her to marry him by kidnapping her. [...]
Posted on May 7th, 2013 by admin
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“Just to be suspected leaves a mark.” Synopsis: A kind shopkeeper (Charles Laughton) with an unbearably shrewish wife (Rosalind Ivan) befriends and romances a pretty young woman (Ella Raines). When his wife threatens to expose his affair with Raines, Laughton kills Ivan, making it look like an accident — but a suspicious investigator (Stanley Ridges) [...]
Posted on May 2nd, 2013 by admin
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