Jezebel is the acclaimed film adaptation of Owen Davis’ beloved stage play. Bette Davis earned her second Academy Award for her performance as Julie Mardsen, a manipulative Southern Belle living in New Orleans as she spends her days stringing along…
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Comet Over Broadway is a 1938 drama directed by Busby Berkeley. Although the film somewhat subdues Berkeley’s trademark visual panache, it more than makes up for this shortcoming with a story that manages to be sudsy and thrilling all at…
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Jim Brymer looks back at that most mirthful of mysteries, The Thin Man: The comedy/mystery The Thin Man was the first to feature Dashiell Hammett‘s characters, and the success and popularity of the booze guzzling high society pair spawned no…
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Clark Gable was a heartthrob to millions of women back in his heyday. With his iconic mustache and insouciant grin, he charmed his way on the screen in dozens of films. Beginning with a role in the 1924 silent film…
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Based on the Broadway farce of the same name by Allan Scott and George Haight (the latter of which was an acclaimed screenwriter who wrote the classics Top Hat and Follow the Fleet among many more), Goodbye Again stars Warren…
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We’re going somewhere over the rainbow for this week’s Create-A-Caption, to add our own comedic touch to the most beloved family film ever made — The Wizard of Oz. The Judy Garland classic has been charming viewers for generations with…
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On July 16, 1948, Key Largo — adapted from the Maxwell Anderson play of the same name — brought its mix of noir and suspense to theaters. Is it an exaggeration to say that film was never the same again?…
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Originally released on March 2, 1937, Lost Horizon is a breathtaking adaptation of the James Hilton novel directed by Frank Capra. With a budget of 1.25 million dollars, something that was unprecedented for its time, Capra set out on an…
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