A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: The Sky is the Limit
Photo: 20th Century Fox Betty Smith, or as she was known at the time of her birth, Elisabeth Lillian Wehner, was born in the 1890s in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. At the…
Swiss Family Robinson
During the Napoleonic Wars, a ship carrying a Swiss family is attacked by pirates, which leaves them stranded on an uninhabited tropical island. Previously filmed in 1940, this early 19th…
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Perhaps a certain fatigue was setting in at the time of the premiere, only a few years after another Jesus epic, King of Kings (1961). This one was targeted by…
Gentleman’s Agreement: Walk in My Shoes
Dorothy McGuire, Gregory Peck and John Garfield. Photo: 20th Century Fox This film caused quite a stir on its arrival, but ended up winning an Oscar for Best Picture. Still,…