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Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) Judy Garland Mary Astor Margaret O’Brien Marjorie Main Lucille Bremer Harry Davenport Leon Ames Tom Drake Director-Vincente Minnelli

A film that has a Christmas song, gives it guaranteed viewers. Some of these movies are good, some aren’t. Meet Me in St. Louis gave us one of the best songs for the holiday ever written or performed in a movie. That song was Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. It has been performed many […]

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The March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934) Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Virginia Karns Charlotte Henry Felix Knight Henry Brandon

This movie imagines Mother Goose characters as having normal lives. They all live in a place of relative peace and harmony, called Toyland. Among the characters living here are Ollie Dee, (Oliver Hardy) and Stannie Dum, (Stan Laurel). This comedy team was at the height of their popularity, when they made this film. It isn’t

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Footsteps in the Dark (1941) Errol Flynn Brenda Marshall Ralph Bellamy Alan Hale Lee Patrick Allen Jenkins Lucille Watkins William Frawley Director-Lloyd Bacon

Errol Flynn is recognized as the king of the swashbuckling film. He earned his salary playing Robin Hood, Captain Blood and others. He was an actor, and like most of them, wanted challenging roles. He lobbied the studio, for something different, and was rewarded with his role as Francis Warren. He shows his acting talent

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Grace Unplugged (2013) A. J. Michalka Kelly Thiebaud James Denton Kevin Pollak Shawnee Smith Michael Welch Chris Ellis Director-Brad J. Silverman

Hollywood makes many types of movies. There are so many. There are rom-coms, comic book films, action films and violent films. Many of these are green lighted because they guarantee a healthy return. Movies that are Christian themed are not always produced by major studios. It is felt that these don’t merit major money. The

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That Thing You Do! (1996) Tom Hanks Liv Tyler Charlize Theron Tom Everett Scott Johnathon Schaech Steve Zahn Ethan Embry Giovanni Ribisi Bill Cobbs Director-Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks is an actor like Henry Fonda. He is likable. Another thing about him is the identifiable characters in his films. There are also some of his socially conscious movies. He won back to back awards for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. He has written a few screenplays. That Thing You Do is one of

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The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952) Gilbert Roland Angela Clark Frank Silvera Jay Novello Richard Hale Susan Whitney Director-John Brahm

A miracle is something that people either believe or they don’t. The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima may not convert non-believers, but it is a powerful film. The story is about three children, in Fatima, Portugal in 1917. The Virgin Mary appeared to them on May 13. She relayed messages about faith being restored

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The Phantom of the Opera (1943) Nelson Eddy Susanna Foster Claude Rains Edgar Barrier Jane Farrar J. Edward Bromberg Fritz Feld Director-Arthur Lubin

Many people have bad days. Erique Claudin, (Claude Rains) is having what can be described as the worst day. He is trying to profess his love for Christine Dubois, (Susannah Foster). She is the backup singer of the Paris Opera. He has secretly been paying for singing lessons for her. He has great faith in

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Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) Richard Carlson Julie Adams Richard Denning Antonio Moreno Nestor Paiva Whit Bissell Director-Jack Arnold

Creature From the Black Lagoon was the last of the classic Universal horror movies. A person might think it can’t stand up to the other monsters. It does and very well. The story, written by Harry Essex and Arthur A. Ross is a good one. It resembles King Kong more than Frankenstein’s monster, Dracula or

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The Body Snatcher (1945) Boris Karloff Henry Daniel Bela Lugosi Russell Wade Rita Corday Sharon Moffett Director-Robert Wise

Boris Karloff attained fame playing the monster in three Frankenstein movies. He could have continued playing the dead creature. It might have made the succeeding films better. He made a career decision and it worked. Karloff did a succession of movies. Some worked and some didn’t. His career took a serious uptick, when he began

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