Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman Broadway hit “George Washington Slept Here” starred Jack Benny as city dweller Bill Fuller, who, motivated by the spirit of “back to the soil,” purchases a ramshackle Colonial-era farmhouse in upstate New York, dragging his reluctant wife Connie with him. Everett Freeman’s script retains the basics, but in the […]

Oscar Nominations: 1 Sound Recording: 1 Elmer A. Raguse. Oscar Awards: None   Oscar Context: The winner was Douglas Shearer for San Francisco.     Share this:

In this funny British comedy, two young couples participate in the Vintage Car Rally, a yearly race from London to Brighton. The title’s character is the 1904 Darracq auto owned by John Gregson and Dinah Sheridan.  The couple’s friendly rivals are Kenneth More and Kay Kendall. Small parts are deliciously played by Joyce Grenfell as […]

Based on Alec Coppel’s play, this upbeat but forgettable farce by director George Marshall stars Glenn Ford as Elliott Nash, a TV playwright married to Nell (Debbie Reynolds), a successful Broadway actress. In her past, Nell had posed for some photos that she is now embarrassed about, and Elliott is being blackmailed by the owner […]

Director Roberto Rossellini’s masterpiece is a detailed chronicle of a man’s transformation during the German occupation of Milan. Based on a novel by Indro Montanelli, the factual story centers on Colonel Mueller (Hannes Messemer) who plants a spy in a Milano prison. He chooses a petty thief who earns his living plying the black-market trade […]