 The Unfaithful (1947) - Based loosely on The Letter (1940, Bette Davis), this melodrama stars Ann Sheridan as a wife who strays once while her husband (Zachary Scott) is off at war and then gets caught through a series of unlikely circumstances. Lew Ayres plays her lawyer, who attempts to resolve the problem, and Eve Arden tries to do the opposite in a strong supporting performance.
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 The Unfinished Dance (1947) - This unreleased and seldom-seen musical drama is a must for Margaret O'Brien fans and ballet fans alike, featuring another of her strong performances at age 10, not to mention a young-looking Danny Thomas (he was in his early 30s), plus beautiful Cyd Charisse and Karin Booth as ballerinas. One for the family.
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 The Uninvited (1944) - One of the great scary movies of all time, starring Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey as a brother and sister who move into a spooky old mansion, makes no use of blood, guts, or other graphic devices, but accomplishes all its horror with sounds and lighting and great music. In black and white! Also featuring Gail Russell, Donald Crisp and Cornelia Otis Skinner.
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 Union Station (1950) - William Holden and Nancy Olson, fresh from Sunset Boulevard, are excellent in this film, but they and the rest of the cast are overshadowed by the title location, especially for New Yorkers and train lovers. Barry Fitzgerald is a solid sidekick and Lyle Bettger a nasty villain. If you're not hooked after the first 10 minutes of almost Hitchcockian scene-setting, you probably don't like this kind of stuff!
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 Up in Arms (1944) - A Technicolor musical starring Danny Kaye as a hypochondriac who ends up in the Army during World War II, and you know he is either going to be court-martialed or given a medal. Dinah Shore and Constance Dowling co-star as a pair of nurses who fall for Danny and his unlucky roommate, played by Dana Andrews.
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 The Valley of Decision (1945) - Best Actress nominee Greer Garson is a maid at Gregory Peck's father's house, so of course they fall in love, but unfortunately their fathers (Lionel Barrymore and Donald Crisp, respectively) are united in their opposition -- though bitter enemies otherwise. Also, Peck is married to Jessica Tandy!
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 Viva Villa! (1934) - Though plagued with problems from beginning to end, this highly fictional story of the Mexican bandit and revolutionary Pancho Villa (supposedly the last foreigner until Bin Laden to attack one of the 48 states) was nominated for Best Picture, and features an energetic performance by Wallace Beery as Villa, a mostly wasted appearance by Fay Wray, and a lot of unevenness due to a change of directors (Howard Hawks started the film but was replaced by Jack Conway) and the imposition of the brand new Production Code on the very day the film was released!
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 Walk Softly, Stranger (1950) - Gambler and thief Joseph Cotton tries to start a new life with Alida Valli and Spring Byington (one his love interest and the other his landlady) in a film that was not well-received upon its original release. Time has treated it better, though it is still out of print.
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 Week-End Marriage (1932) - Despite its dated sexual politics and unsatisfying ending, this pre-code comedy/drama has a lot to offer, not the least of which is its cast, led by Loretta Young, Aline MacMahon, Norman Foster and George Brent. Some scenes were pretty daring three-quarters of a century ago, offering some glimpses of life in 1932.
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 Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) - The only non-documentary film to star both Lana Turner and Ginger Rogers, this updating of "Grand Hotel" is an enjoyable comedy without much substance, taking place over a weekend at New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel. Walter Pigeon and Van Johnson are excellent, while supporting players Edward Arnold, Keenan Wynn, Phyllis Thaxter and Robert Benchley are their usual reliable selves. The over-two-hour running time leaves room for lots of familiar faces to show up in the ornate hotel lobby.
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 West of Zanzibar (1928) - Silent film directed by Tod Browning of Freaks and Dracula fame stars Lon Chaney (perhaps one of his best performances) and Lionel Barrymore in a dark tale of revenge in the jungle, complete with stereotyped natives and high melodrama.
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 What a Life (1939) - Jackie Cooper stars in the first Henry Aldrich film, based on the play (in which Henry was actually a minor character). The Aldrich Family was extremely popular on radio and television for many years. Cooper played the role on film a second time, in 1941, after which Jimmy Lydon took over for the rest of the movies.
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 Whistling in Brooklyn (1943) - The last of three Red Skelton "Whistling" films featuring his character Wally "The Fox" Benton, radio actor and amateur sleuth. It's a lot of fun, and maybe the funniest of the three in the series. Co-starring Ann Rutherford, Jean Rogers, and Rags Ragland. Worth seeing just for the slapstick scene at the end (a staple of the series).
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 Whistling in Dixie (1942) - The second Red Skelton "Whistling" movie has his character Wally "The Fox" Benton travelling to George to solve a murder mystery with buried treasure, with help from girlfriend Ann Rutherford and sidekick Rags Ragland, as always.
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 Whistling in the Dark (1941) - Though last alphabetically, this was the first of the three "Whistling" films starring Red Skelton as crimefighting radio star Wally "The Fox" Benton. In this one, a murderous cult leader (Conrad Veidt) wants to use Benton's skills to plan his murders. As in the other two, Ann Rutherford plays his girlfriend and Rags Ragland is his sidekick. Virgian Grey is another love interest.
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 The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) - Irene Dunne is marvelous, as usual, in this stirring, patriotic story of an American woman who marries a British man (Alan Marshall) during World War I, loses him to that war, then raises her son (Roddy MacDowall/Peter Lawford), only to face losing him to World War II. Frank Morgan plays Dunne's father, and Elizabeth Taylor has a small role as a young girl who grows up to be June Lockhart! Gladys Cooper, May Witty, Van Johnson and C. Aubrey Smith also appear.
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 The Whole Town's Talking (1935) - Edward G. Robinson and Jean Arthur star in a very funny screwball-type comedy about mistaken identity directed by John Ford, an unusual example of his work. With an excellent supporting cast, as well. Hard to believe it has not been released on DVD; the VHS version is now a collectible.
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 Whoopee! (1930) - This early Eddie Cantor film, based on a Ziegfeld play that closed early (due to Ziegfeld's stock market reversals) and was produced by Sam Goldwyn, was also Busby Berkeley's first film choreography job!
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 The Woman in Red (1935) - Barbara Stanwyck is a horse rider caught in the crossfire between a wealthy horse owner and a polo player in this romantic murder mystery raised above average by Stanwyck's presence. Co-starring Gene Raymond and Genevieve Tobin.
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 Your Cheatin' Heart (1964) - Before he became known for tanning, and then for "Dancing With the Stars," George Hamilton was a pretty good actor, especially during the 60s and 70s. This was one of his best roles, in a biopic about country legend Hank Williams. All the songs are sung by Hank Williams, Jr., who was only 14 at the time!
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 Zoo in Budapest (1933) - Loretta Young is an orphan saved from a horrible fate by zoo employee and early animal rights activist Gene Raymond in this one-of-a-kind and almost forgotten film directed by Rowland V. Lee, known more for his horror and adventure films.
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