Saboteur (1942)
Synopsis: After being wrongfully accused of sabotage, a factory worker (Robert Cummings, Kings Row) embarks on a quest across the United States to clear his name with the unwilling assistance […]
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Love stories
Ladyhawke (1985)
Synopsis: During the Dark Ages, a young thief nicknamed “Mouse” (Matthew Broderick, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) helps a wandering knight (Rutger Hauer, Blade Runner) fight a treacherous Bishop who has […]
Moss Rose (1947)
Synopsis: In Victorian England, a cockney chorus girl (Peggy Cummins, Gun Crazy) decides to investigate the murder of a fellow dancer. The young woman discovers that her friend’s aristocratic lover […]
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
Synopsis: Raised in the jungles of Africa by apes, John Clayton (Christopher Lambert, Highlander) returns to his aristocratic family in England only to discover that the so-called civilized world is […]
Suspicion (1941)
Synopsis: A shy socialite, Lina McLaidlaw (Joan Fontaine, Rebecca), marries a ne’er-do-well womanizer (Cary Grant, His Girl Friday) to the dismay of her family and friends. After her husband’s friend […]
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Synopsis: David (Robert Montgomery, Night Must Fall) and Ann (Carole Lombard, Nothing Sacred) have been married for a few years. They love each other but their marriage is far from […]
The Phantom of the Opera (1990, TV-Mini-Series)
Synopsis: In 1800s France, aspiring opera singer, Christine Daaé (Teri Polo, Meet the Parents), begins taking singing lessons from a mysterious stranger in disguise. Unbeknownst to Christine, the masked tutor […]
Rebecca (1940)
Synopsis: A shy young woman (Joan Fontaine, Suspicion) suddenly marries a wealthy widower (Laurence Olivier, Hamlet). Later, the husband takes his new spouse to his palatial estate, Manderley, where the […]
Boy on a Dolphin (1957)
Synopsis: After a poor sponge diver (Sophia Loren, Two Women) discovers an ancient statue, “a boy on a dolphin,” a dedicated museum curator (Alan Ladd, Shane) and an unscrupulous art […]
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
Synopsis: At the height of WWII, residents of a small Italian village try to hide their most precious commodity from the Nazis: wine. Reaction & Thoughts: The Secret of Santa […]
Between the Lines (1977)
Synopsis: The fiercely independent staff members at a Boston newspaper go bananas after they find out that a major publishing company wants to buy the paper. Reaction & Thoughts: “All […]
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)
Synopsis: In Victorian England, poetess Elizabeth “Ba” Barrett (Jennifer Jones, The Song of Bernadette) falls in love with fellow poet Robert Browning (Bill Travers, Born Free), but they hide their […]
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
Synopsis: Elizabeth Barrett (Norma Shearer, A Free Soul) meets and falls in love with fellow poet Robert Browning (Fredric March, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), causing the ire of her […]
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931)
Synopsis: A poor farm girl (Greta Garbo, Ninotchka) runs away from home and is rescued by a worldly architect (Clark Gable, Gone with the Wind). They fall in love, but […]
