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…
On the Waterfront: The End of Mob Rule
Marlon Brando. Photo: Columbia In 1949, investigative journalist Malcolm Johnson won a Pulitzer Prize for a series of articles he had written for the New York Sun. Titled "Crime on…
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,…