Camille: An Unguarded Garbo
Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor. Photo: MGM This adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas play and novel became one of Hollywood wunderkind Irving Thalberg’s last as producer. As in so…
A Family Affair
The first film in the wildly popular Andy Hardy series focuses more on Judge Hardy, as his decision to oppose a project that promises to bring jobs turns the small…
Grand Hotel: Where Nothing Ever Happens
Greta Garbo and John Barrymore. Photo: MGM In the 1930s, the Nazis decided that the Austrian author Vicki Baum’s novels were amoral and had to be banned. By then, Baum…
You Can’t Take It With You: Enjoy It Now
Photo: Columbia With It Happened One Night (1934), Frank Capra had already won an Oscar for Best Director. The same honor was bestowed on him after he adapted the popular…
It’s a Wonderful Life: Wing and a Prayer
Photo: RKO This Christmas I decided to catch Frank Capra's last masterpiece again. Having seen it several times before, I knew what to expect. It's a great story and I…