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It’s a Wonderful Life

Movie review of Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed.
Movie review of Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. It’s a Wonderful Life is a wonderful film, and a perennial classic at Christmas time. It’s the story of a man named George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) at the end of his rope. He’s...
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The Quiet Man [John Wayne]

The Quiet Man, starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen
The Quiet Man (1952), starring John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Victor McLaglen Synopsis of The Quiet Man In The Quiet Man, a tired American ex-boxer returns to his native hamlet in Ireland to win the hand of a spirited young woman. He’s confronted by strict local customs and the woman’s belligerent...
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Sergeant York

Sergeant York (1941) starring Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie
Sergeant York (1941) starring Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie Synopsis of Sergeant York Sergeant York is the story of World War I hero who captured German position single-handedly. It begins with his early life, and conversion, and his inner conflict over going to war.
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The Fighting Sullivans

The Fighting Sullivans (1944) starring Anne Baxter, Thomas Mitchell, Selena Royle
The Fighting Sullivans (1944) starring  Anne Baxter,  Thomas Mitchell,  Selena Royle  There are a great many positive things to say about  The Fighting Sullivans. It’s set against the backdrop of World War II. But at it’s heart it’s the story of a loving Irish Catholic family. As they...
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse, starring Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Claire Trevor, Allen Jenkins
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938), starring Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Claire Trevor, Allen Jenkins Editorial review of  The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse, courtesy of Amazon.com  The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse is a  stylish, often amusing crime drama, this 1938 feature revolves around a central, improbable plot twist that consciously...
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Alias Jesse James

Alias Jesse James, starring Bob Hope and Rhonda Fleming
A very funny Bob Hope movie, set in the American old west, with Bob Hope playing an inept insurance salesman.  He’s sold a life insurance police to Jesse James, and now needs to keep him alive.  But Jesse James has other plans …. Culminating in a big gun...
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The Maltese Falcon

Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre
DVD review of John Huston’s production of The Maltese Falcon — starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre
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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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