Two strangers share a sweepstakes ticket and then embark on an “imaginary” honeymoon with their “winnings”.Read More »
Jack Carson
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Lewis Milestone – Lucky Partners (1940)
1931-1940ComedyLewis MilestoneRomanceScrewball ComedyUSA -
Lloyd Bacon – Wings for the Eagle (1942)
1941-1950DramaLloyd BaconUSAWarSet at a factory that makes aircraft for World War II, Roma and Brad Maple’s marriage begins to show signs of difficulty. Their problems get worse when Brad’s friend Corky, who wants to work at the factory to avoid being drafted, arrives to stay with them and makes a move for Roma.Read More »
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Charles Walters – Dangerous When Wet (1953)
1951-1960Charles WaltersMusicalRomanceUSAA young woman enters a contest to be the first to swim the English Channel.Read More »
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Michael Curtiz – Mildred Pierce (1945)
1941-1950DramaFilm NoirMichael CurtizUSAQuote:
Mildred Pierce (1945) is a classic, post-war film noir mixed with typical soap-operish elements of the woman’s melodramatic picture or “weeper,” including a strand of a typical murder mystery often told by flashback. The family melodrama was significantly modified from its original source due to pressures of the Production Code regarding its sordidness – namely, the incestual behavior of the dissolute playboy character named Monte.Read More »