The Lady Vanishes is a 1938 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and adapted by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder from the 1936 novel The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White. It stars Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas and Dame May Whitty, and features Cecil Parker, Linden Travers, Naunton Wayne, Basil Radford, Mary Clare, Googie Withers, Catherine Lacey and Sally Stewart.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
The Great Train Robbery: Justus D. Barnes, Gilbert M. Anderson (1903 Movie)
The Great Train Robbery is a 1903 American action Western film by Edwin S. Porter. Twelve minutes long, it is considered a milestone in filmmaking, expanding on Porter's previous work Life of an American Fireman.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
The Great Gabbo: Erich von Stroheim, Betty Compson (1929 Movie)
The Great Gabbo (1929) is an American early sound film musical drama film directed by James Cruze, based on a story ("The Rival Dummy") by Ben Hecht and starring Erich von Stroheim and Betty Compson.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The Goat: Buster Keaton (1921 Movie)
The Goat is a 1921 short comedy film written, directed by and starring comedian Buster Keaton. The plot involves the complications that ensue when Buster Keaton is mistaken for the criminal "Dead Shot Dan."
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The Front Page: Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Edward Everett Horton, Mae Clarke (1931 Movie)
The Front Page is a 1931 American comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Adolphe Menjou and Pat O'Brien. Based on a Broadway play of the same name, the film was produced by Howard Hughes, written by Bartlett Cormack and Charles Lederer, and distributed by United Artists. The supporting cast includes Mary Brian, George E. Stone, Matt Moore, and Edward Everett Horton. At the 4th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Picture, Milestone for Best Director, and Menjou for Best Actor.
Monday, March 12, 2012
The Bell Boy: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Buster Keaton (1918 Movie)
The Bell Boy is a short film produced and released in 1918 by the Comique film company. The film stars Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton as bellboys in Elk's Head Hotel.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman - Susan Hayward, Marsha Hunt, Eddie Albert (1947 Movie)
Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman (1947), also called A Woman Destroyed, is a drama film which tells the story of a nightclub singer who marries a rising singer and falls into alcoholism when she gives up her own career. It stars Susan Hayward, Lee Bowman, Marsha Hunt, Carl Esmond, and Eddie Albert.
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