.c The Big Sleep> <.sec BigSleep> Producer Raymond Chandler, Director Howard Hanks
Humphrey Bogartstars as Philip Marlowe, a lone private detective who is hired by an old man to investigate his younger daughter's gambling debts. But, in the process, he discovers a blackmail scheme and seven murders and falls in love with the man's older daughter (Lauren Bacall). <.c My Fair Lady> <.sec MyFairLady> Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison) is a speech expert who takes flower girl Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn), raises her out of the gutter, and takes her to Ascot and beyond. This winner or 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, is an adaptation of a Broadway musical based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion. <.c North by Northwest> <.sec NorthByNorthwest> Director Alfred Hitchcock
Cary Grant stars in this classic thriler about an unsuspecting businessman who is mistaken for a spy and chased acreoss the country by both the good guys and the bad guys. Also stars James Mason, Eva Marie Saint <.c The Loved One> <.sec LovedOne> The Loved One is a thoroughly outrageous satire that pokes fun at everything from funeral parlors to love and sex. Set in surreal California, the film was once billed as having "something to offed everyone." <.c Othello> <.sec Othello> Sir Laurence Olivier's adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy. <.c Top Hat> <.sec TopHat> Score Irving Berlin
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers star in this light story of mistaken identity and love, set in London, Brighton, and Venice. Dance numbers include "Cheek to Cheek" and "Top Hat, White Tie, and Tales." Lucille Ball also appears in a small role. <.c Charade> <.sec Charade> Audrey Hepburn plays a woman who returns to her home in Paris to find it abandoned and her husband murdered. She is chased by four strange men and helped by a handsome stranger (Cary Grant) in this fast-paced spoof of murder mysteries. <.c Cat on a Hot Tin Roof> <.sec CatOnAHotTinRoof> Director Richard Brooks
Maggie The Cat (Elizabeth Taylor) returns home with her husband (Paul Newman) to visit his dying fater, "Big Daddy" (Burl Ives). This searing account of greed and sexual frustration in a prominent Southern family is based on Tennesse Williams' play. <.c Roman Holiday> <.sec RomanHoliday> A traveling princess (Audrey Hepburn, in her first major role) travels incognito through Rome in an effort to escape her stifling royal life. She meets an American newspaperman (Gregory Peck), and this film details their adventures together. Audrey Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. <.c Mary Poppins> <.sec MaryPoppins> Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke star in this Disney musical featuring songs like "Chim Chim Chiree", "Let's Go Fly a Kite", and "Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious." Flying nannies, chimney sweeps, and singing penguins all appear in a combination of live action and animation in this story based on the book by P.L. Travers. <.c Alexander Nevsky> <.sec AlexanderNevsky> Director Sergei M. Eisenstein, Score Sergei Prokofieff
Alexander Nevsky is a thirteenth century Russian Prince who defeats the invading Teutonic Knights in a battle on the ice. This film was intended by the Soviet Government to rouse public support for the coming war with Hitler's German army. <.c White Christmas> <.sec WhiteChristmas> Score Irving Berlin
Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye star as two old army buddies who play at an inn for charity. Get into the holiday spirit by seeing this film on the big screen and join all the characters in praying for snow. Also stars Rosemary Cluny.