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…
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,…