Movie: All the King’s Men Release Date: November 8, 1949 Director: Robert Rossen Starring: Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, Joanne Dru, John Derek, Shepperd Strudwick Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 6.25 Oscars out of 10 ‘All the King’s Men’ was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning three including Best Picture. It was both…
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Hamlet
Movie: Hamlet Release Date: May 4, 1948 Director: Laurence Olivier Starring: Laurence Olivier Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 6 Oscars out of 10 If you followed my 365 Day Movie Challenge you probably already knew that I was a fan of William Shakespeare. Although both ‘Shakespeare in Love‘ and ‘Romeo + Juliet‘ made my…
Gentleman’s Agreement
Movie: Gentleman’s Agreement Release Date: November 11, 1947 Director: Elia Kazan Starring: Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Celeste Holm, June Havoc, Anne Revere, Dean Stockwell Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 6.75 Oscars out of 10 ‘Gentleman’s Agreement’ was not a movie I was very familiar with and probably wouldn’t have heard of at…
The Best Years of Our Lives
Movie: The Best Years of Our Lives Release Date: November 21, 1946 Director: William Wyler Starring: Myrna Loy, Fredrich March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, Harold Russell Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 8 Oscars out of 10 If you followed my 365 Movie Day Challenge in 2020, you might recall that I am a…
The Lost Weekend
Movie: The Lost Weekend Release Date: November 29, 1945 Director: Billy Wilder Starring: Ray Milland, Jane Wyman Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 6.25 Oscars out of 10 ‘The Lost Weekend’ was a commercial success when initially released and admired by critics. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards and went on to win four,…
Going My Way
Movie: Going My Way Release Date: May 3, 1944 Director: Leo McCarey Starring: Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Frank McHugh, James Brown, Jean Heather, Gene Lockhart, Porter Hall, Fortunio Bonanova, Rise Stevens Personal History: Never Watched Before Rating: 5.75 Oscars out of 10 ‘The Bells of St. Mary’s‘ is one of my favorite films of all…
Casablanca
Movie: Casablanca Release Date: January 23, 1943 Director: Michael Curtiz Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre Personal History: Watched Before Rating: 6 Oscars out of 10 My dad was a fan of the movie ‘Casablanca’ and talked about it and its star, Humphrey Bogart, quite a…
Mrs. Miniver
Movie: Mrs. Miniver Release Date: June 4, 1942 Director: William Wyler Starring: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright, Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Richard Ney, Henry Wilcoxon Personal History: Never Been Watched Rating: 7.25 Oscars out of 10 ‘Mrs. Miniver’ was a critical and commercial success when it was released back in 1942….
How Green Was My Valley
Movie: How Green Was My Valley Release Date: October 28, 1941 Director: John Ford Starring: Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O’Hara, Donald Crisp, Anna Lee, Roddy McDowall Personal History: Never Been Watched Rating: 7.75 Oscars out of 10 ‘How Green Was My Valley,’ based on the best selling novel, was nominated for ten Academy Awards, winning five…
Rebecca
Movie: Rebecca Release Date: March 21, 1940 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, Judith Anderson, George Sanders, Reginald Denny, Gladys Cooper, C. Aubrey Smith Personal History: Never Been Watched Rating: 8.25 Oscars out of 10 A psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Laurence Olivier? Sign me up. For some reason I…
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