Ball of Fire (1941), The Lady Eve (1941), Baby Face (1933), The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946), Christmas in Connecticut (1945), Stella Dallas (1937), Sorry, Wrong Number (1948), Executive Suite (1954) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Barbara Stanwyck movies.
Storyline: Madcap debutante Melsa Manton finds a body in a deserted house. Of course, the police don't believe her. Stung by Peter Ames's front page editorial decrying her "prank," Melsa enlists seven fellow debs to help her investigate. The wisecracking young ladies proceed to run circles around the police, the suspects, and the press.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: comedy, mystery, romance, crime, female lead, 1930s, new york ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1909 Mary Archer, daughter of small-town bluebloods, awaits the return from Germany of sometime beau Jeff. But Jeff brings with him a German friend, Hugo Wilbrandt, who loves and marries Mary. Hugo joins the faculty of a small college and the Wilbrandts prosper...until the advent of World War I brings a storm of anti-German hatred. Resulting troubles so embitter Hugo that he regrets his American citizenship...—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: romance, drama, family, marriage, sacrifice, loyalty, war ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Jerry Strong's the son of a wealthy businessman, but he wants to be a painter. He hires Kay Arnold, a woman with a questionable past, as a model. They fall in love, and plan to get married. But Jerry's parents raise strong objections.—John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>
Plot Keywords: drama, romance, classic, black and white, 1930s, american film, paramount ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Navy Lt. Richard Perry becomes an undercover man out to discover the leaders of a group of well connected men who pull off bank robberies during the McKinley administration (early 20th century).—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
Plot Keywords: historical, romance, drama, crime, mystery, film noir, political ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: After a band of Indians kill a group of soldiers, Sergeant Hook captures them and their leader Nanches. Among the prisoners is Nanches' son and the boy's white mother captured by them nine years earlier. Hook's assignment is to escort the mother and son to the woman's husband. Traveling by stagecoach they learn that Nanches has escaped and it's not long before he and his warriors show up intent on reclaiming the boy.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: western, drama, action, adventure, gunfight, outlaw, rescue ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Men pay a dime to dance with Barbara and her fellow taxi dancers. She marries Eddie and quits dancing, but before that, she meets with the handsome and very rich Bradley. Barbara eventually starts dancing again, since her marriage is plagued by financial tension, and Bradley begins visiting her again. Eddie becomes jealous, accusing his wife of infidelity. He sees that alleged infidelity as an excuse to steal money from Bradley.—Ulf Kjell Gür
Plot Keywords: musical, drama, romance, dance, working class, nightclub, love triangle ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Seriously ill, concert pianist Karen Duncan is admitted to a Swiss sanitorium. Despite being attracted to Dr Tony Stanton she ignores his warnings of possibly fatal consequences unless she rests completely. Rather, she opts for a livelier time in Monte Carlo with dashing Paul Clermont.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
Plot Keywords: romance, drama, classic, black and white, hollywood, female lead, emotional conflict ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Mike Brannon is a former war hero turned midget car racer. His ruthless racing tactics have made him successful but the fans consider him a villain and boo him mercilessly. Independent, beautiful reporter Regina Forbes tries to interview him but is put off by his gruff chauvinism, and when Brannon's daredevil tactics cause the death of a fellow driver, he finds himself a pariah in the sport thanks to her articles. When she finds him earning money as a barnstorming daredevil driver hoping for a comeback, they begin to become mutually attracted.—duke1029@aol.com
Plot Keywords: romance, drama, film noir, crime, racing, journalism, moral dilemma ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: On a ski trip, rich, idle Peter Kirk pursues and falls (literally) for Helen Hunt, M.D. After a courtship of hypochondria, she agrees to marry him on the condition that she continue to practice medicine. But will jealous Peter be able to reconcile himself to his wife's seeing male patients?—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, drama, black comedy, marriage, misunderstanding, jealousy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The Jones family, about to prove claim to prime Montana land, is raided by renegade Indians in league with villainous neighbor McCord, who gets most of the stolen cattle. Two survivors are helped by college-educated chief's son Colorados. Now Sierra Nevada Jones must fight for her land against legal technicalities and assorted villains. Can she gain the help of McCord's hired gun, Farrell?—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: western, classic, 1950s, color film, female protagonist, adventure, family conflict ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Carolyn and Michael fall in love and decide to marry. However, Michael insists that Carolyn quit her job. She immediately realizes that he cannot make financial ends meet on their salary alone, so she gets another job & tries keeping it a secret, from him.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
Plot Keywords: romantic comedy, marriage, 1930s, love, social norms, female independence, fashion ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Wealthy New York City investment broker Brandon Bourne is a compulsive philanderer, much to the consternation of his wife, Jessie (Barbara Stanwyck). When Brandon reignites an affair with his old mistress, Isabel (Ava Gardner), Jessie seeks consolation with Mark Dwyer (Van Heflin), a policeman turned journalist. Then Isabel is found dead, and both Brandon and Jessie are suspected of the murder. Along with his former colleague Lt. Jacobi (William Conrad), Mark tries to solve the case.
Plot Keywords: drama, romance, film noir, american film, 1940s, new york, high society ...
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