The More the Merrier (1943), Gilda (1946), Skyfall (2012), Born Yesterday (1950), Bell, Book and Candle (1958), The Tall T (1957), You Were Never Lovelier (1942), It Should Happen to You (1954) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Columbia Pictures movies.
Storyline: It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment. Believing it to be her patriotic duty, Connie offers to sublet half of her apartment, fully expecting a suitable female tenent. What she gets instead is mischievous, middle-aged Benjamin Dingle. Dingle talks her into subletting to him and then promptly sublets half of his half to young, irreverent Joe Carter - creating a situation tailor-made for comedy and romance.—A.L.Beneteau <albl@inforamp.net>
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, world war ii, misunderstanding, love triangle, classic hollywood, black and white ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Just arrived in Argentina, small-time crooked gambler Johnny Farrell is saved from a gunman by sinister Ballin Mundson, who later makes Johnny his right-hand man. But their friendship based on mutual lack of scruples is strained when Mundson returns from a trip with a wife: the supremely desirable Gilda, whom Johnny once knew and learned to hate. The relationship of Johnny and Gilda, a battlefield of warring emotions, becomes even more bizarre after Mundson disappears...
Plot Keywords: film noir, crime, drama, romance, mystery, classic, hollywood ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: When James Bond's (Daniel Craig's) latest assignment goes gravely wrong and Agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked, forcing (M Dame Judi Dench) to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows, aided only by field agent, Miss Eve Moneypenny (Naomie Harris), following a trail to the mysterious Tiago Rodriguez, a.k.a. Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem), whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves.
Plot Keywords: action, adventure, spy, agent, british, villain, high-tech ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn. Brock hires newspaperman Paul Verrall to see if he can soften her rough edges and make her more presentable in capital society. But Harry gets more than he bargained for as Billie absorbs Verall's lessons in U.S. history and not only comes to the realization that Harry is nothing but a two-bit, corrupt crook, but in the process also falls in love with her handsome tutor.—Paul Penna <tterrace@wco.com>
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, drama, classic, black and white, american film, 1950s ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A witch's (Kim Novak) warlock brother (Jack Lemmon) helps a San Francisco publisher (James Stewart) break a love spell.
Plot Keywords: romantic comedy, fantasy, supernatural, 1950s, classic film, romance, magic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Having lost his horse in a bet, Pat Brennan hitches a ride with a stagecoach carrying newlyweds, Willard and Doretta Mims. At the next station the coach and its passengers fall into the hands of a trio of outlaws headed by a man named Usher. When Usher learns that Doretta is the daughter of a rich copper-mine owner, he decides to hold her for ransom. Tension builds over the next 24 hours as Usher awaits a response to his demands and as a romantic attachment grows between Brennan and Doretta.—dinky-4 of Minneapolis
Plot Keywords: western, classic, 1950s, outlaw, hostage, desert, gunfight ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The Acunas, a rich Argentine family, have the tradition that the daughters have to get married in order, oldest first. When sister #1 gets married, sisters #3 and #4 put pressure on Maria, sister #2, because they have their husbands picked out already. But Maria hasn't yet met a man she likes. Eduardo Acuna, believing that men aren't romantic enough these days, sends his daughter flowers and anonymous love letters, creating a "mystery man" for her to fall in love with. He intends to pick out an appropriate beau for her later, to fill the role. But Robert Davis, an American dancer looking for work, stumbles into the picture. Maria falls for him, but the father does not approve.—John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>
Plot Keywords: musical, romance, comedy, dance, classic, hollywood, black and white ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things -- like making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up with her name plastered on six billboards throughout city. Suddenly all of New York is clamoring for Gladys Glover without knowing why, and playboy Evan Adams III is making a play for Gladys that even Pete knows will be hard to beat.—A.L.Beneteau <albl@inforamp.net>
Plot Keywords: romantic comedy, classic film, hollywood, 1950s, george cukor, satire, fame ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz. He becomes a star, falls in love with a non-Jewish dancer, and marries her. In the end he chooses success on the stage.—Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
Plot Keywords: biography, musical, drama, classic, hollywood, black and white, song and dance ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Janos Szabo is a kind, innocent immigrant to America. Just after he arrives though, he is caught in a fire and his face is horribly burned and disfigured. Although a skilled craftsman his hideous features make it impossible for him to get work, and driven by despair he is forced to turn to crime to live. He finds himself very proficient at that, and soon makes enough money to buy a very lifelike mask to hide his scars behind. He hates what he does, but is he in too deep to get out?—Ken Yousten <kyousten@bev.net>
Plot Keywords: crime, film noir, thriller, drama, mystery, romance, tragedy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Robert Lomax, tired of working in an office, wants to be an artist. So he moves to Hong Kong to try his hand at painting. Finding a cheap hotel, he checks in, only to find it's used by prostitutes and their "dates" they meet in the bar downstairs. Since he never picks up any of the ladies, they all want to know more about him. Eventually, he does hire one to model for him... and soon falls in love. However, since he's on a limited budget, he can't afford her exclusively, but doesn't want to "share" her with anyone else.—Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
Plot Keywords: comedy, war, adventure, military, nautical, humor, action ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Sisters Ruth and Eileen Sherwood move from Ohio to New York in the hopes of building their careers. Ruth wants to get a job as a writer, while Eileen hopes to succeed on the stage. The two end up living in a dismal basement apartment in Greenwich Village, where a parade of odd characters are constantly breezing in and out. The women also meet up with magazine editor Bob Baker, who takes a personal interest in helping both with their career plans.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
Plot Keywords: comedy, musical, romance, family, new york, sisters, dreams ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: After relocating from New York City to Milan, Italy, to study opera, Mary (Grace Moore) meets her mentor, Giulio (Tullio Carminati). Under his guidance, Mary learns the intricacies of opera and becomes a more confident songstress. Years later, Mary meets Lally (Mona Barrie), a previous student of Giulio's who brings her feelings of jealousy to the surface. Unable to come to terms with her true feelings toward Giulio, Mary rebels, jeopardizing her budding career and a potential happy ending.
Plot Keywords: musical, romance, opera, love, classic, black and white, hollywood ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Reporter Gallagher loves reporter Smith who marries Anne. He's soon bored being married to a socialite and asks Gallagher to help him write a play. She arrives with a bunch of reporters and the mansion turns into a party. Anne arrives and orders them out and Smith goes with them.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, drama, classic, black and white, 1930s, hollywood ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Eddie Shannon is an undersized, sports-car mechanic who dreams of racing an expensive car in a European meet. He meets and falls in love with Barbara Mathews, and thinks she loves him. She introduces him to Steve Norris and Harold Baker, who ask him to drive the getaway car in a bank robbery they are planning. He refuses, but changes his mind after some gentle persuasion from Barbara. The job is pulled off and, following a wild getaway, Eddie learns that Barbara was just using him and that Steve and Harold have plans to kill him. Gritty retribution is just around the corner.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: film noir, crime, drama, thriller, 1950s, heist, underworld ...
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