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It may not seem plausible that a Swedish maid (and farm girl) in the 1940s could run for Congress and do well for herself, but that’s exactly what happens in “The Farmer’s Daughter.”  The 1947 film stars Loretta Young as … Continue reading →

Taking the story from a popular book by Anthony Hope, published in 1894, Selznick International Pictures made a fine film version of “The Prisoner of Zenda” in 1937.  The film stars Ronald Colman as Major Rudolf Rassendyll, an Englishman who … Continue reading →

The stylish 1959 film “Anatomy of a Murder” ambles along for 2 hours and 40 minutes, with most of its content taken up with interviews of witnesses and long courtroom scenes.  Considered a classic among courtroom dramas, the film stars … Continue reading →

The quintessential Hollywood pre-code film, “Baby Face,” released in 1933, features Barbara Stanwyck as a harried waitress named Lily Powers in a speakeasy in Erie, Pennsylvania.  She caters to the the loud, boorish and dirty steelworkers who frequent the joint, and often … Continue reading →

Sometimes a serious comedy comes along written and directed by a serious director, in this case, Charlie Chaplin.  The movie, “Limelight,” came out 1952.  Limelight is not really a comedy but a movie about comedy.  It’s a sound picture that … Continue reading →

Of all the Ernst Lubitsch musical comedy films I’ve seen, I’ve found that the one with the least subtlety may be “One Hour With You,” which was released in 1932.  Maurice Chevalier stars as Dr. Andre Bertier, a happily married … Continue reading →

Anatole Litvak directed a film in France in 1936 called “Mayerling,” which tells the true story of the love affair between Crown Prince Rud0lf and Baroness Marie Vetsera.  The events occurred in the 1880s, and involved the Austrian-Hungarian Empire.  Tragically, the outcome … Continue reading →

A lot of thought and talent went into the 1934 version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island,” directed by Victor Fleming.  The story involves a sailing trip for buried pirate treasure by a boy named Jim Hawkins, the son of … Continue reading →