In this sports meodrma, which recalls The Champ, boxer George Bancroft and nightclub owner Wynn Gibson adopt the orphaned boy oh his manager. You can spot John Wayne in a small, fifth-billed role. Oscar Nominations: 1 Original Story: Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt Oscar Awards: None Oscar Context: The winner was Frances Marion for […]

In this Charles Vidor directed creepy dark house thriller, adapted by Reginald Denham, Edward Percey, and Garrett For (from Denham and Percy’s play), Ida Lupino plays a housekeeper who kills her employer to provide place for her mad sisters, Elsa Lanchester and Edith Barren. But then the emploer’s nephew (Louis Hayward) arrives and figures out […]

In Sturges' wittiest and most brilliantly polished masterpiece, Henry Fonda plays a shy, na?Øve man with the innocent charm of Cooper in “Mrs. Deeds Goes to Town” or Stewart in the early chapters of “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” As Jean Harrington, his polar opposite, Barbara Stanwyck embodies the sophisticated temptress, giving one of her sexiest and most knowing performances.

This Oscar nominated Japanese film combines four ghost stories, collected by Lafcadio Hearn and directed by Masaki Kobayashi. The avant-garde music is composed by Toru Takemitsu.   Oscar Nominations: 1 Foreign Language Film Oscar Awards: None Oscar Context: The winner was the Czech movie, The Shop Around the Corner   Share this:

In this silly, incoherent adventure, directed by Bernard Kowlski, Maximillian Schell leads a group of Victorian adventurers in search of sunken treasure, wining up at ground zero due to explosion of volcanic island of Krakatowa. The supporting cast includes some good actors: Diane Baker, Brian Keith, Rossano Brazzi, and Sal Mineo.   Oscar Nominations: 1 […]