The Illusion and Reality of War – A Classic Anti-War Movie ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT: Still Disquieting, 93 Years Later by Victoria Thomas (@Miss_Vickums) In 1914, English author and social commentator H.G. Wells coined the phrase “the war to end all wars,” referencing the first World War without
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Written by Victoria Thomas (@Miss_Vickums) America was increasingly strange place in 1955. The afterglow of the Allied victory quickly faded as new international anxieties surfaced. Although Russia had been a powerful cooperative force in crushing the Axis, dealings between the superpowers quickly cooled, leading author George Orwell
All Quiet on the Western Front – 1930 Classic Movie “All Quiet on the Western Front” is a powerful anti-war film that was released in 1930. The movie was based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque. This epic pre-Code war film directed by Lewis
ANGEL AND THE BADMAN – JOHN WAYNE & GAIL RUSSELL “Angel and the Bad Man” is a 1947 Western film starring John Wayne and Gail Russell. The movie was directed by James Edward Grant and was released by Republic Pictures. The film is a classic Western that tells the story
Midnight (original title) and re-released with title “Call it Murder” Overview of movie with Plot and Cast (from Wikipedia) OVERVIEW Midnight is a 1934 American drama film, the first directed by Chester Erskine, and starring Sidney Fox, O.P. Heggie, Henry Hull and Margaret Wycherly. It was based on a Theatre
The story is centered around two orphaned sisters who are caught up in the turmoil of the French Revolution, encountering misery and love along the way.
This is the last Griffith film to feature both Lillian and Dorothy Gish, it was a commercial failure, following box-office hits such as The Birth of a Nation and Broken Blossoms. Like his earlier films, Griffith used historical events to comment on contemporary events, in this case the French Revolution to warn about the rise of Bolshevism.
The film is based on the 1874 French play Les Deux Orphelines by Adolphe d’Ennery and Eugène Cormon.
A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.
To Catch a Thief is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel of the same name by David Dodge. The film stars Cary Grant as a retired cat burglar who has to save his reformed reputation by catching an impostor preying on the wealthy tourists of the French Riviera. Grace Kelly stars opposite him as his romantic interest in her final film with Hitchcock.
The Immigrant is a 1917 American silent romantic comedy short. The film stars Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp character as an immigrant coming to the United States who is accused of theft on the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean and falls in love with a beautiful young woman along the way. It also stars Edna Purviance and Eric Campbell. The movie was written and directed by Chaplin.
DeMille masterpiece was intended as a musical version of George Bizet’s opera Carmen, but it was under copyright so DeMille instructed his screenwriter brother William to base his scenario on the Public Domain novella Carmen written by Prosper Mérimée. The novella’s Carmen was more deliberate and manipulative than the opera version. For instance it included a cigarette factory fight scene from the book which was not found in the opera.
The story is centered around Carmen, a gypsy girl who seduces Don José, an officer of the law. Carmen uses Don José to facilitate her clan’s smuggling activities. Don José becomes obsessed and violent as he tries to keep her attention.
A movie theater projectionist and janitor is in love with a beautiful girl. The projectionist buys a $1 box of chocolates for the girl but his rival, sheik steals and pawns the girl’s father’s watch for $4 and buys a $3 box of chocolates for her. When the father notices that his watch is missing, the projectionist, studying to be a detective, offers to solve the crime, but when a compromising pawn ticket is found in his pocket, he is banished from the girl’s home. The projectionist then sleeping dreams a theft is being committed by the villain. The girl’s father calls for the world’s greatest detective, and Sherlock Jr. arrives.