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And So They Were Married (1936) starring Melvyn Douglas, Mary Astor

And So They Were Married

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And So They Were Married (1936) starring Melvyn Douglas, Mary Astor

in And So They Were Married, a widower and a divorcee are trapped together at a ski resort. And their children don’t want the two to get together. Until …

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The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960) starring Jack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

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The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960) starring Jack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson

The Wackiest Ship in the Army is a World War II comedy/drama starring Jack Lemmon, who’s tasked with taking a floating hunk of junk across the ocean on a top secret mission …

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Blondie's Big Moment (1947) starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake

Blondie’s Big Moment

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Blondie’s Big Moment (1947) starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake

In Blondie’s Big Moment, Dagwood’s demoted at the office — again. The new boss has a fussy client, is bothered by a friend of Dagwood’s son, and has a romantic conflict! Then …

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One Body Too Many (1944) starring Jack Haley, Jean Parker, Bela Lugosi

One Body Too Many

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One Body Too Many (1944) starring Jack Haley, Jean Parker, Bela Lugosi

One Body Too Many – insurance salesman Jack Haley stumbles onto an eccentric millionaire’s will, and the murder mystery among his relatives.

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As Young As You Feel, starring Monty Wooley, David Wayne, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Constance Bennet, Marilyn Monroe

As Young As You Feel

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As Young As You Feel (1951), starring Monty Wooley, David Wayne, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Constance Bennet, Marilyn Monroe

Synopsis of As Young as You Feel

In As Young as You Feel, a senior (Monty Wooley) decides to impersonate the head of a company — to dispense with their over-65 rule.

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Topper Returns (1941), starring Joan Blondell, Roland Young, Carole Landis, Billie Burke, George Zucco, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson

Topper Returns

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Topper Returns (1941), starring Joan Blondell, Roland Young, Carole Landis, Billie Burke, George Zucco, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson

Synopsis of Topper Returns

Topper Returns is possibly the best of the Topper trilogy. Thanks to the sassy presence of Joan Blondell. Hollywood’s favorite wisecracker who plays Gail Richards. She’s a woman accidentally murdered while staying at the home of her friend, Ann Carrington (Carole Landis). Enlisting the help of Cosmo Topper (Roland Young) Gail’s ghost sets out to find her killer.

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Another Thin Man (1939) starring William Powell, Myrna Loy

Another Thin Man

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In Another Thin Man, Nick and Nora (and their dog Asta) visit the estate of Colonel MacFay. He’s being threatened by a mysterious man wanting revenge for a past wrong. When MacFay is murdered, that man is the obvious suspect. Too obvious …

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Bus Stop (1956) starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray

Bus Stop

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Bus Stop (1956) starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray

Bus Stop is a comic drama is about a rancher who falls for a nightclub singer while stranded at a bus stop in a blizzard. Based on the Broadway hit by William Inge.

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