A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: The Sky is the Limit
Ted Donaldson, Dorothy McGuire and Peggy Ann Garner. Photo: 20th Century Fox Betty Smith, or as she was known at the time of her birth, Elisabeth Lillian Wehner, was born…
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,…