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Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, and William Bendix star in “Detective Story” Detective Story (1951) is an American drama directed by William Wyler and starring Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, and William Bendix. The supporting cast includes Cathy O’Donnell, George Macready, Lee Gr read more

2025 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival: What movies will I see? Turner Classic Movies Film Festival Plan – Subject to change Planning for the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival (TCMFF) is always tough. The way movies are scheduled means you have to make tough choices. Often, you are d read more

Olivia de Havilland enters “The Snake Pit” The Snake Pit (1948) stars two-time Best Actress winner Olivia de Havilland.De Havilland is Virginia Cunningham, an aspiring writer and newlywed. Early in their marriage, she begins to wonder about her husband’s love for her. She read more

Peter Cushing and Andre Morell star in “Cash on Demand” Cash on Demand (1961) is a British neo noir crime drama directed by Quentin Lawrence and starring Peter Cushing and Andre Morell. Two days before Christmas, Gore Hepburn (Morell), a phony insurance investigator, pulls a con on read more

Olivia de Havilland is “The Heiress” The Heiress (1949) is an American drama produced and directed by William Wyler and starring Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, and Ralph Richardson. The supporting cast included Miriam Hopkins, Mona Freeman, Selena Royle, and Vanessa Brown.Th read more

Gregory Peck in “Twelve O’Clock High” Twelve O’Clock High is an American WW II drama directed by Henry King and starring Gregory Peck. The strong supporting cast includes Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Millard Mitchell, and Dean Jagger. Brigadier General Frank Savage (Peck read more

Arthur Kennedy and Peggy Dow in “Bright Victory” Bright Victory (1951) is an American drama directed by Mark Robson, starring Arthur Kennedy and Peggy Dow. The supporting cast includes Julia (Julie) Adams, James Edwards, Will Geer, Nana Bryant, Jim Backus, Richard Egan, and Murray H read more

Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, and Kay Francis star in “In Name Only” In Name Only (1939) stars Carole Lombard and Cary Grant in rare dramatic form in this marital melodrama directed by John Cromwell (Since You Went Away).Grant is Alec Walker, a man stuck in a loveless marriage wi read more

William Powell and Carole Lombard in “My Man Godfrey”. My Man Godfrey (1936) is an American screwball comedy directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Powell and Carole Lombard. The film is based on a short novel, 1101 Park Avenue by Eric S. Hatch. My Man read more

Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake in Preston Sturges’s “Sullivan’s Travels” Sullivan’s Travels (1942) is a satirical look at life in Hollywood as only director Preston Sturges could tell it. It centers around successful movie director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea read more

Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman star in “Gaslight” Gaslight (1944) is an American psychological thriller set in 19th-century London. The film was directed by George Cukor and stars Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, and Joseph Cotten. The film features Dame May Whitty, and Angela read more

Joan Crawford and Melvyn Douglas lead the cast in “A Woman’s Face” A Woman’s Face (1941) is an American drama film directed by George Cukor and starring Joan Crawford and Melvin Douglas. The strong supporting cast includes Conrad Veidt, Osa Massen, Reginald Owen, Albert read more

Ronald Colman struggles to avoid “A Double Life” A Double Life (1947) is a film noir directed by George Cukor, starring Ronald Colman and Signe Hasso. The husband and wife team of Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin wrote the screenplay. Milton R. Krasner did the cinematography and Mi read more

Ronald Colman, Basil Rathbone, and Frances Dee star in “If I Were King” If I Were King (1938) is a historical biographical drama directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Ronald Colman, Basil Rathbone, and Frances Dee. The supporting cast includes Ellen Drew, Ralph Forbes, Henry Wilcoxon read more

Kim Novak and Fredric March meet in the “Middle of the Night” Middle of the Night (1959) is an American drama film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Fredric March and Kim Novak. The supporting cast includes Glenda Farrell, Albert Dekker, Martin Balsam, Lee Philips, and Lee Grant read more

Gary Cooper and Ann Sheridan star in Leo McCarey’s “Good Sam” Good Sam (1948) is an American comedy-drama directed by Leo McCarey and starring Gary Cooper and Ann Sheridan. The supporting cast includes Ray Collins, Edmund Lowe, Louise Beavers, and Ruth Roman. Gary Cooper is S read more

Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly in “Christmas Holiday” Christmas Holiday (1944) is a film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly. Audiences in 1944 might have thought they were going to see a light musical, considering the talent involved, but it read more

Irene Dunne and Cary Grant discover “The Awful Truth”  In 1937, Irene Dunne was at the height of her career. The year before, Dunne received a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for Theodora Goes Wild, a comedy role she was reluctant to take. That picture was a critical read more

Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, and Henry Fonda in Otto Preminger's Production of “Daisy Kenyon” Daisy Kenyon (1947), based on the best-selling novel by Elizabeth Janeway, is one of many films referred to as “women’s pictures” during Hollywood’s Golden Age. read more

Pat O’Brien, Claire Trevor, and Herbert Marshall are involved in a “Crack-Up” Crack-Up (1946) is an American film noir directed by Irving Reis and starring Pat O’Brien, Claire Trevor, and Herbert Marshall. The supporting cast includes Ray Collins and Wallace Ford.Art cri read more