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Through the library, alphabetically
Through the Library – Wrapping up the alphabet!
Now that the final review of TMP’s Through the Library, Alphabetically series has been published, here’s a master list of all of the reviews in the series as well as a wrap-up of my favorite discoveries and the like: Anna Christie (1930) Blues in the Night (1941) Caged! (1950) Daisy Kenyon (1947) Executive Suite (1954) … Continue reading
Zero Hour! (1957)
Dana Andrews is Ted Stryker, a World War II pilot who is scarred by guilt and grief after the death of six of his men. Though the war has been over for more than ten years, Ted still struggles and hasn’t been able to step on a plane since. Ted’s wife Ellen (Linda Darnell) decides … Continue reading
You Only Live Once (1937)
Joan Graham (Sylvia Sidney) works as a secretary to a big city public defender, Stephen Whitney (Barton MacLane). Joan is in love with a criminal named Eddie (Henry Fonda) who, luckily, is allowed to leave prison on probation with Stephen’s help. Fresh out of the slammer, Eddie is ready for a new life. He wants … Continue reading
Watch on the Rhine (1943)
American Sara Muller (Bette Davis), her European husband Kurt (Paul Lukas) and their three children have decided to return to America, where they plan to say with Sara’s mother (Fanny, portrayed by Lucile Watson) in Washington DC. Sara has been away from home for nearly twenty years and is excited to return. The film begins … Continue reading
Von Ryan’s Express (1965)
Colonel Joseph Ryan (Frank Sinatra) is a US Army Air Force pilot. When his plane gets shot down in Italy in 1943, he’s taken to a prison camp that is populated by mostly British soldiers and run by a harsh man known as Battaglia (Adolfo Celi). Ryan is made senior officer of the prisoners, leading … Continue reading
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