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Genres:
Documentary
Starring:
Alec Baldwin,
Sheri Chinen Biesen,
Joan Blondell,
Humphrey Bogart,
James Cagney,
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This is a documentary film about the so-called "Golden Age" for
gangster films--the 1930s at Warner Brothers studio. Fortunately, the
film makers were able to secure the rights to lots of film footage--in
particular Turner Classic Movies' huge library of classic films. While
I really enjoyed watching the old clips, there were two shortcomings to
the film. First, there weren...
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Film-Noir
Starring:
James Cagney,
Virginia Mayo,
Edmond O'Brien,
Margaret Wycherly,
Steve Cochran,
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They sure don't make them like this any more!Blessed with a touch of genius...Alfred Hitchcock once said that you need three things in order to make
a good movie : good script, good script and good script! This is a
perfect example of that statement. It is as simple as that! This movie
is made in 1949 and today,almost 55 years later, it still holds up and
is up there with the best ...
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Genres:
Comedy
Musical
Starring:
Danny Kaye,
Virginia Mayo,
Benny Goodman,
Tommy Dorsey,
Louis Armstrong,
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
Starring:
Danny Kaye,
Virginia Mayo,
Boris Karloff,
Fay Bainter,
Ann Rutherford,
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Genres:
Drama
Romance
War
Starring:
Myrna Loy,
Fredric March,
Dana Andrews,
Teresa Wright,
Virginia Mayo,
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I first saw this film (one of my top ten favorites) in 1995 on the big
screen, as part of the commemorations for the 50th anniversary of the end
of
WWII. It had an impact that was so strong that it's never left me--I've
seen
it many times since, and with each viewing the film seems to reveal new
artistic richness and spiritual depth.William Wyler's direction is breathtaking...
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