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I Dream Too Much

I Dream Too Much (1935) starring Lily Pons, Henry Fonda, Eric Blore
I Dream Too Much (1935) starring Lily Pons, Henry Fonda, Eric Blore Synopsis of I Dream Too Much Jonathan Street is a struggling composer when he meets and marries Annette. The problem is that Jonathan was drunk and does not want to be married. Annette does go with him...
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Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours (1968), starring Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Van Johnson, Tom Bosley
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968), starring Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Van Johnson, Tom Bosley  I can honestly say that  Yours, Mine and Ours  is one of my family’s favorite movies.   It’s a wonderful story, about the merging of two large families. The Beardsley family of ten children,...
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Long Night [Henry Fonda, Vincent Price]

The Long Night (1954) starring Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price, Ann Dvorak
The Long Night (1947) starring Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price,  Ann Dvorak Editorial review of  Long Night courtesy of Amazon.com An exciting rediscovery from the studio vaults, The Long Night is an emotionally gripping, visually dynamic film noir, in which Henry Fonda, at the peak of...
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Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge, starring Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan, Dana Andrews, Robert Shaw, James MacArthur, Telly Savalas
Product description of  Battle of the Bulge, starring Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan, Dana Andrews, Robert Shaw, James MacArthur, Telly Savalas Henry Fonda stars in this epic story of one of the deciding battles of World War II. By December, 1944 the Allies believe that the Nazi Army is...
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The Longest Day

The Longest Day (1962), starring John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Sean Connery and Sir Richard Burton
Product description of The Longest Day (1962), starring John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Sean Connery and Sir Richard Burton  This monumental account of the allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day (June 6, 1944) is a classic among WWII films. Spectacular battle scenes; intense acting by John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Sean Connery and...
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The Swarm

The Swarm (1978) by Irwin Allen, starring Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Olivia de Havilland, Henry Fonda, Fred MacMurray
The Swarm (1978) by Irwin Allen, starring Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Olivia  de Havilland, Henry Fonda, Fred MacMurray Irwin Allen did quite a few disaster movies (The Poseidon Adventure, Airport) that were commercial, if not always critical, successes. The Swarm, in contract, was a flop both commercially...
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Young Mr. Lincoln

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) starring Henry Fonda, directed by John Ford
Young American master director John Ford crafts a fictionalized account of ten years in the life of Abraham Lincoln (magnificently portrayed by Henry Fonda), before he became known to the world Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) starring Henry Fonda, directed by John Ford
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Advise and Consent

Advise and Consent (1962) starring Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Walter Pidgeon, Burgess Meredith, Gene Tierney, Peter Lawford
Advise and Consent (1962) starring Franchot Tone, Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Walter Pidgeon, Burgess Meredith, Gene Tierney, Peter Lawford In short, Advise and Consent is one of the best political intrigue movies that I’ve ever seen.   The basic plot involves a very ill President of the United...
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