Roll up! Roll up! London Town is one of the biggest films ever made in Britain!Comedy legend Sid Field plays comedian Jerry Sandford who comes to London from the provinces expecting to make his fortune - only to find himself stuck in the wings as the unloved understudy. Determined to help her dad hit the big time, his daughter Peggy (a young Petula Clark) decides to take matters into her own hands. One of Rank's biggest-budget films, London Town is packed with classic tunes and show-stopping dancing, this gorgeous Technicolor fantasy is effervescent entertainment of the finest vintage!
Cary Grant is the single most important star in the history of motion pictures Joe Queenan - The Guardian 9 Classic Movies Featuring Cary Grant Includes: Blonde Venus She Done Him Wrong Charade That Touch of Mink I'm No Angel The Grass Is Greener Indiscreet The Last Outpost Operation Petticoat
When Cooper became unavailable, the studio assigned the male lead to their Golden Boy sensation, William Holden. Budgeted at $2.3 million, ARIZONA was produced on a grand scale, complete with a full-sized recreation of the 1860's Tucson settlement, majestic location scenery, hundreds of extras, boisterous Apache raids and a spectacular cattle stampede. Opening on Christmas Day 1940, ARIZONA was hailed as a rip-roaring Western from a director, Wesley Ruggles, who knew how to make them (Ruggles directed the 1931 Academy Award(r)-winning Best Picture, Cimarron).
Mae West's reputation for tweaking the noses of film censors was well-established by the time she made I'm No Angel generally considered her most successful picture. The frank-speaking blonde bombshell delivered some of her most classic double entendres in this 1933 film her second consecutive outing opposite the luminous Cary Grant. The two had made She Done Him Wrong earlier that year and in I'm No Angel West does Grant wrong again to hilarious effect. West plays her typical floozy a carnival dancer who escapes a murder charge and cozies her way into high society where she famously tells her maid: ""Beulah peel me a grape."" Eventually she wins Grant then drops him and sues him for breach of contract. Rarely has a more intelligent sexually powerful and dominant female figure been seen on screen and West is at her sizzling comic peak. Already a major entertainment figure West rode the popularity of I'm No Angel to greater notoriety but she never again teamed up with a male superstar so successfully. West's movies were among those most responsible for bringing a new era of censorship after the early 1930s.
Featuring the hit songs Small Fry and I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams. The three Beebe brothers are talented singers looking to make their way in the world. Responsible Dave (Fred MacMurray) wants to work in his garage and marry Martha; but his reckless older brother Joe (Bing Crosby) thinks the only way to success is through gambling, much to his loving mother's despair. Young Mike, in the meantime, idolizes Joe and wants to grow up to be just like him. Joe moves to California to seek his...
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Titles Comprise: She Done Him Wrong (Dir. Lowell Sherman 1933): Lady Lou New York nightclub owner and sometimes singer has plenty of male admirers (and subsequently diamonds too); some she wants and others she doesn't. One of the latter an escaped criminal is on his way to see Lou unaware of her dalliances in his absence. However maybe Captain Cummings (Cary Grant) might be willing to help - once she's seduced him that is! Belle Of The Nineties (Dir. Leo McCarey 1934) Mae West stars as Ruby Carter a popular burlesque singer in this hilarious musical comedy that boasts the musical talents of Duke Ellington and his orchestra. Shifting operations from St. Louis to New Orleans Ruby hopes to escape the attentions of prize-fighter Tiger Kid. Settling in quick she becomes the star attraction at 'The Sensation Club' for both the buying public and its owner Ace Lamont; whose infatuation causes trouble with his old-flame Molly. When Tiger steps into town for a prize-fight Ace has a few cards up his sleeves and convinces him to steal some of Ruby's jewels. Needless to say Ruby is much smarter than those two dummies and has a plan of her own... I'm No Angel (Dir. Wesley Ruggles 1933): The story begins with the bewitching Tira who in addition to circus acts performs some shady business manoeuvres and takes a job as a lion tamer to escape jail. After her first show at Madison Square Garden catapults Tira to stardom she attracts the attention of wealthy but engaged Kirk Lawrence. But Kirk's handsome business partner Jack Claton blows his friends cover and begins a romance with Tira. This time Tira is in love for real and is devastated when a misunderstanding causes Jack to break off the affair. Serving as her own counsel Tira sues Jack for breach of contract and takes him through a cross-examination Jack will never forget! Klondike Annie (Dir. Raoul Walsh 1936): Beautiful Rose Carlton (Mae West) a kept woman of the wealthy and possessive Chan Lo escapes San Francisco's Chinatown on a ship bound for Alaska's gold rush territory. The ship's captain Bull Brackett instantly falls for Rose but she is distracted by her new cabin mate Sister Annie Alden. Exchanging philosophies the unlikely pair develop a meaningful friendship before Sister Annie becomes sick and dies. Meanwhile Bull learns Rose is wanted for murder but tells her he will stand by her. Rose in desperation changes identities with her deceased friend and once in Alaska is inspired to a new calling. My Little Chickadee (Dir. Edward F. Cline 1940): Suspected of being in a relationship with local criminal 'the Masked Bandit' Flower Belle Lee (Mae West) is run out of town; and told she can't return until she's earn't some 'respectability' (read marriage). Setting off for calmer shores Flower meets the con-man Cuthbert J. Twillie (W.C. Fields); marrying each other for 'respectability' (or the bag of money on his person!). However their destination Greasewood City appears to house a certain 'Masked Bandit'! The Heat's On (Dir. Gregory Ratoff 1943): Believing that her forthcoming musical Indiscretions is destined to flop its leading actress Fay Lawrence decides to leave producer Tony Ferris to star in a revue Tropicana for rival producer Forrest Stanton. Meanwhile Hubert Bainbridge attempts to get his niece Janie (Mary Roche) to be a headliner in Tony's show - In spite of his moral-minded sister (Almira Sessions) wanting to close the whole thing down.
I'm No Angel (Dir. Wesley Ruggles 1933): Mae West's reputation for tweaking the noses of film censors was well-established by the time she made I'm No Angel generally considered her most successful picture. The frank-speaking blonde bombshell delivered some of her most classic double entendres in this 1933 film her second consecutive outing opposite the luminous Cary Grant. The two had made She Done Him Wrong earlier that year and in I'm No Angel West does Grant wrong again to hilarious effect. West plays her typical floozy a carnival dancer who escapes a murder charge and cozies her way into high society where she famously tells her maid: ""Beulah peel me a grape."" Eventually she wins Grant then drops him and sues him for breach of contract. Rarely has a more intelligent sexually powerful and dominant female figure been seen on screen and West is at her sizzling comic peak. Already a major entertainment figure West rode the popularity of I'm No Angel to greater notoriety but she never again teamed up with a male superstar so successfully. West's movies were among those most responsible for bringing a new era of censorship after the early 1930s. Klondike Annie (Dir. Raoul Walsh 1936): Mae West stars as beautiful Rose Carlton a kept woman who escapes to Alaska and the Gold Rush of the 1890s after commiting a murder in self-defense. There she is redeemed by becoming a missionary saving souls in her own risque style.
Mae West's reputation for tweaking the noses of film censors was well-established by the time she made I'm No Angel generally considered her most successful picture. The frank-speaking blonde bombshell delivered some of her most classic double entendres in this 1933 film her second consecutive outing opposite the luminous Cary Grant. The two had made She Done Him Wrong earlier that year and in I'm No Angel West does Grant wrong again to hilarious effect. West
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