Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

My Darling Clementine- Shakespeare Scene (1946)

In this clip from the 1946 film My Darling Clementine, a Shakespearean actor named Granville Thorndyke (Alan Mowbray) performs his art in the local tavern. The act doesn't go over well prompting Thorndyke to say as he leaves “Shakespeare was not meant for taverns nor for tavern louts”. This film starred Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, and Victor Mature.

Friday, November 15, 2013

Judy Garland- Johnny One Note (1948)

Watch as Judy Garland sings "Johnny One Note" in this clip from the 1948 musical Words and Music. This film is loosely based on the creative partnership of the composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart. It stars Mickey Rooney, Tom Drake, and June Allyson.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Pretty In Pink- Flirting In The Record Store

This clip from the 1986 John Hughes film Pretty in Pink features Andie (Molly Ringwald) and Blane (Andrew McCarthy) as they talk in the record store that Andie works in. The movie tells the story of Andie, a working-class girl who has a crush on one of the rich, preppy boys in her school, Blane McDonough. The film was released on February 28, 1986.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Winter Meeting- Theatrical Trailer (1948)

Movie trailer for the 1948 film Winter Meeting starring Bette Davis, Janis Paige, and Jim Davis. It tells the story of poet Susan Grieve (Davis) who meets World War II naval hero Lieutenant Slick Novak at a Manhattan restaurant where a dinner party is being held in his honor. The two then spend time together and share secrets, his being a desire to become a priest. This movie was released on April 7, 1948.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

San Quentin- Movie Trailer (1937)

Movie trailer for the 1937 film San Quentin starring Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart and Ann Sheridan. It tells the story of ex-Army officer Captain Stephen Jameson (O'Brien) who takes a job as a prison guard. He falls in love with May (Sheridan), who is the sister of inmate Joe 'Red' Kennedy. (Bogart). It was shot on location at San Quentin State Prison.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Shirley Temple- At the Codfish Ball (1936)

This clip from the 1936 film Captain January features Shirley Temple and Buddy Ebsen in a dance number called “At the Codfish Ball”. Captain January follows the story of Little Star (Temple) who lives in a lighthouse with the keeper Captain January (Guy Kibbee). The film was released on April 17, 1936.

Friday, September 20, 2013

Coma- Theatrical Trailer (1978)

Movie trailer for the 1978 film Coma starring Michael Douglas, Rip Torn, and Geneviève Bujold. It tells the story of Susan Wheeler, a young hospital doctor who has noticed something strange at the hospital that she works at. After a friend went into a coma after minor surgery, she notices a lot of other young people who have experienced the same outcome. She soon discovers a horrible secret. This movie is based on the novel Coma by Robin Cook.

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Paper Moon- Car Scene (1973)

In this clip from the classic 1973 movie Paper Moon, Moze (Ryan O'Neil) and Addie (Tatum O'Neil) have a fight in the car about running out of bibles. Tatum O'Neal won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Addie. She is the youngest winner in the history of the Academy Awards.





Friday, September 6, 2013

Girls in Prison- Movie Clip (1956)

In this clip, Melanee (Helen Gilbert) and Anne (Joan Taylor) engage in a catfight. Girls in Prison stars Richard Denning, Joan Taylor, and Mae Marsh and was released in July 1956. It was released as a double feature with Hot Rod Girl.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

The Glass Key- Movie Trailer (1942)

Movie trailer for the 1942 film noir The Glass Key starring Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake, and Alan Ladd. The film follows crooked politician Paul Madvig (Donlevy) who decides to clean up his past. This movie was based on the novel of the same name written by Dashiell Hammett. It was released on October 14, 1942.


Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Every Girl Should Be Married- Movie Clip (1948)

Classic movie scene from this 1948 film featuring Cary Grant and Betsy Drake. It tells the story of Department store sales clerk Anabel Sims who is determined to find the perfect husband. She meets Madison Brown, a pediatrician, and concocts an elaborate scheme to trap him into marriage. An interesting fact is that Cary Grant and Betty Drake married a year after the film's release.



Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Five Star Final- Movie Trailer (1931)

Movie trailer for the 1931 film Five Star Final starring Edward G. Robinson, Marian Marsh, and H.B. Warner. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The film tells the story of a city editor of a sleazy tabloid paper that goes against his own journalistic ethics and reopens a twenty year old murder case. The tagline for this movie was "A picture as sensational as its subject!".




Sunday, August 25, 2013

Hard to Handle- Movie Trailer (1933)

Movie trailer for the film Hard to Handle starring James Cagney, Mary Brian, and Allen Jenkins. It tells the story of con man Lefty Merrill (Cagney) who organizes a dance marathon. Before the prize gets awarded, his partner leaves town with the prize money. Determined to pay out the prize money to winner Ruth Waters (Brian), who he loves, Merrill promotes a phony treasure hunt and escapes with the entrance money. From there, he follows Ruth trying to win her affection.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Sleuth- Movie Trailer (1972)

Movie trailer for the 1972 mystery film Sleuth starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine. It tells the story of Andrew Wyke (Olivier), a best-selling author, who invites his wife's lover Milo Tindle (Caine) to his house. Wyke reveals that he is glad to be rid of his wife but wants to avoid a huge alimony payout. He then devises a plot to stage a robbery resulting in a big insurance payment for him and leaving Tindle and his wife financially secure. The problem is that neither man likes the other and a series of deceptive games ensue.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Coach- Movie Trailer (1978)

Coach is a 1978 film starring Cathy Lee Crosby, Michael Biehn, and Keenan Wynn. It tells the story of a Olympic Gold medalist named Randy Rawlings who is hired to coach the boys basketball team. It is not until she arrives that the principal discovers he has hired a woman.

Sunday, August 18, 2013

The Devil Rides Out- Movie Trailer (1968)

Movie trailer for the British horror film The Devil Rides Out starring Christopher Lee, Leon Greene, Charles Gray, Patrick Mower and Nike Arrighi. The movie is known as The Devil's Bride in the United States. The film has a little bit of everything- rituals, mind control and black magic. It is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Dennis Wheatley.



Friday, August 16, 2013

Jacktown- Movie Trailer (1962)

Movie trailer for the 1962 film Jacktown starring Richard Meade and Patty McCormack. It tells the story of of a young man sentenced to serve time at Southern Michigan Prison when he's caught making out with an underage car hop. Harassed by his fellow inmates, the warden offers him a job caring for his garden. He then falls in love with the warden's daughter. The film was shot on location in Michigan at Jacktown, then the world's largest prison and site of a huge prison riot in 1952.

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Cult of the Cobra- Movie Trailer (1955)

Movie trailer for the 1955 film Cult of the Cobra starring Faith Domergue, Richard Long, Jack Kelly, William Reynolds and David Janssen. It tells the story of American G.I.'s stationed in Asia that witness the secret ritual of Lamians (worshipers of women who can change into serpents). When discovered, the High Priestess vows revenge. Once they return home, the men are hunted down by a woman who has the power to metamorphose into snakes.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Carmen Miranda- Cooking With Gas (1948)

Carmen Miranda- Cooking With Gas (1948)

In this clip from the 1948 film A Date with Judy, Carmen Miranda performs "Cooking with Gas" with Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra (as Xavier Cugat & his Orchestra. This film was released on July 29, 1948.

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Spellbound- Movie Trailer (1945)

Movie trailer for Spellbound, a 1945 thriller starring Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov and Leo G. Carroll. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It tells the story of a female psychiatrist who protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory.