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The Whales of August (1987) starring Lillian Gish, Bette Davis, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern

The Whales of August

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The Whales of August (1987) starring Lillian Gish, Bette Davis, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern

Synopsis of The Whales of August

The Whales of August – Summer in Maine: things are changing. Two elderly widowed sister share a seaside home there.  Whales no longer pass close to the shore as they did during the youth.  A home where they’ve summered for 50 years. Libby is blind, contrary, and seemingly getting ready to die. Sarah is attentive to her sister, worried about continuing to care for her, and half interested in an old Russian aristocrat who fishes from their shore. It’s the eve of Sarah’s 46th wedding anniversary. The Russian offers some fish he’s caught, Sarah invites him to dinner, and Libby gets her back up. Sarah wonders if it isn’t time to sell the place and find a home for Libby. What alternatives do old people have?

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House of Dark Shadows (1970) starring Jonathon Frid, Louis Edmonds, Joan Bennett, Kathryn Leigh Scott

House of Dark Shadows

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House of Dark Shadows (1970) starring Jonathon Frid, Louis Edmonds, Joan Bennett, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Grayson Hall

In House of Dark Shadows, a smitten vampire seeks a cure …. So he can wed the reincarnation of his lost love. In his quest, he wreaks deadly havoc upon the inhabitants of the Collinswood mansion.

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Vivacious Lady, starring Jimmy Stewart, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, Beulah Bondi

Vivacious Lady

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Vivacious Lady (1938), starring Jimmy Stewart, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, Beulah Bondi, Frances Mercer

Synopsis of Vivacious Lady

Vivacious Lady – A young botany professor impulsively marries a free-spirited nightclub singer while on a visit to New York, and then the couple try to keep their union secret, with embarrassing results.

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Joy of Living (19  ) starring Irene Dunne, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Alice Brady, Guy Kibbee, Lucille Ball Warren Hymer

Joy of Living

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Joy of Living (1938) starring Irene Dunne, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Alice Brady, Guy Kibbee, Lucille Ball, Warren Hymer

Synopsis of Joy of Living

Hard-working and successful Broadway star Maggie Garret (Irene Dunne) is not only emotionally and financially drained by her parasitic family (Alice Brady, Guy Kibbee, Lucille Ball and Warren Hymer) but lately traced by ship-owner Dan Brewster (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.). His efforts to gain her attention are unappreciated by Margaret, and she has him arrested. At last, they end up at court and to rescue Dan from a six-month prison sentence – Margaret had something more mild in mind – she agrees to serve as his probation officer. …Joy of Living

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