An asteroid containing something mysterious and powerful is on a collision course with Earth. It lands on an island off the coast of Africa. The island is inhabited by a small construction crew led by Lloyd Kelly (Clint Walker). A…
A wanderer in the desert, Hogan (Clint Eastwood) is on his way to meet Mexican rebels when he stumbles across Sister Sara (Shirley MacLaine), a nun being attacked by three drunken bandits. The two end up going the same way…
Clint Eastwood’s second film as a director—and his first western, High Plains Drifter takes us back to his days making spaghetti westerns in Italy with Sergio Leone. His character, a gunslinger known simply as “The Stranger” passes an unmarked grave…
The top grossing film of 1941, Sergeant York was playing in theaters on December 7, 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The film was credited with helping to recruit soldiers. Sergeant York was nominated for eleven Oscars including three…
Perhaps Esther Williams’ best known film, Million Dollar Mermaid tells the highly fictionalized life story of Australian swimmer Annette Kellerman. Things begin in Australia, where the young Annette (Donna Corcoran) is confined to leg braces. Her father, Frederick Kellerman (Walter…
The seventh of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn’s nine films together, Pat and Mike has Hepburn playing Pat Pemberton. An accomplished athlete and physical education teacher at a California University, who excels at tennis, golf and just about every other…
Released in 1945, Without Love is the third of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn’s Nine films together. Based on a play by Philip Barry and a screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart (The Philadelphia Story) Spencer Tracy plays Patrick Jamieson, a…
Released on August 27, 1953, Roman Holiday is probably best known as the film that introduced American audiences to Audrey Hepburn. Director/producer William Wyler (Ben-Hur) had originally wanted Elizabeth Taylor for the role of Princess Ann (‘Anya Smith’) but Hepburn…
Clint Eastwood’s third directorial effort, 1973’s Breezy concerns a May – December romance between Frank Harmon (William Holden) a jaded, middle-aged square and Edith Alice ‘Breezy’ Breezerman (Kay Lenz), a free-spirited, hippie teenager with a good heart. Having lost her…
The last of the Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland Backyard Musicals, Girl Crazy was preceded by Babes in Arms (1939), Strike Up the Band (1940) and Babes on Broadway (1941). Each movie allowed the young stars to show off their singing, dancing…