2024-06-17
An adaptation of John Steinbeck's 1955 novel is set in 1917 California, and stars James Dean as a wild and unloved young man from a strife-torn family who is at odds with his quiet, studious brother and puritanical father. Jo Van Fleet won a Supporting Actress Oscar as the boys' estranged mother.
A father returns home after 20 years, hoping to win the respect of his family.
The first entry in the Hardy Family film series, which featured 15 sequels, revolves around patriarch Judge Hardy's reelection, which is threatened by a divorce scandal involving his daughter. Lionel Barrymore stars as the judge, but was replaced by Lewis Stone in the sequels.
A young son thinks it's about time for his widowed father to start dating again, but he's not happy about dad's choices in women. So the lad takes matters into his own hands and tries to fix up his father with the attractive next-door neighbor. The film spawned a popular TV series (1969-72).
An 1880s New York financier runs a tight ship, but his wife is really the captain, especially when she realizes that he is not baptized.
Best Picture nominee is a comedy of manners concerning a harried middle-class lawyer who frets over the work, expense and frenzy surrounding the engagement and wedding of his precious daughter. Spencer Tracy, in the title role, was nominated for Best Actor. The film spawned the 1951 sequel, "Father's Little Dividend," and was remade in 1991 with Steve Martin as the Dad.
A chronicle of pre-World War II life in Japan is seen through the eyes of four upper-class sisters, two of them married, who experience the shifting political and social scenes.
Science fiction blends with comic-strip adventure in this homage to the days of silent serials. Channing Pollock, Sylva Koscina. Jacqueline: Edith Scob. Diana: Francine Berge. Favraux: Michel Vitold. Morales: Theo Sarapo. Kerjean: Rene Genin.
A young Indiana poet and teacher falls in love with a beautiful Southern belle (Elizabeth Taylor in an Oscar-nominated performance), just as the Civil War descends and throws a wrench into their hope of a happy life together.
Mystery novelist Cornelius Leyden is on vacation in Istanbul when the body of master criminal Makropoulos washes up on shore. Leyden becomes inspired to learn and tell the story of Makropoulos' rise to power, traveling across Europe to uncover secrets and stitch together the criminal's narrative. Based on the novel "A Coffin for Dimitrios" by Eric Ambler.
Jon Voight stars in this remake of the 1931 classic about an over-the-hill boxer and his adoring son.