Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 28, 2011

Drifter Eric Stanton (Dana Andrews) had been hoping to get to San Francisco by bus, but when he gets thrown off the bus for not being able to cover the fare, he finds himself in small town Walton, California instead.  He stops into Pop’s Eats and overhears Pop talking to...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 27, 2011

Navy Lieutenant Larry Kingslee (Peter Lawford) is one of actress Rosalind Reynolds’ (Esther Williams) biggest fans.  He even had a chance to meet her during World War II when she was doing a USO show and chose him to do an act with her.  During her act, she kissed him,...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 26, 2011

At the height of his career, Mike Ribble (Burt Lancaster) was known as one of the greatest trapeze performers around.  He’s one of only a few people in the whole world who can do the dangerous triple somersault stunt.  During one performance, he attempts the triple somersault, but his timing   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 25, 2011

On New York’s Lower East Side, Tony Adam (William Powell) has built up a reputation as one of the best lawyers in town.  Even kids on the street admire him and want to grow up to be just like him!  One day, he gets a visit from Granville Bentley (Alan...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 24, 2011

After many letters to his mother, German actress Emmy Ritter (Alla Nazimova), are returned marked “address unknown,” her son Mark Preysing (Robert Taylor) decides to go to Germany and make sure she’s all right. At first, nobody is willing to tell him where she is or help him find   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 23, 2011

Jeff Williams (Clark Gable), Dill Todd (Robert Montgomery), and Mary Clay (Joan Crawford, and not to be confused with the Lana Turner character from They Won’t Forget) have been friends since childhood.  For the past twenty years, Mary has been in love with Dill and Jeff has been in love...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 22, 2011

When Bonnie Lee’s (Jean Arthur) boat docks in Barranca, she gets off the boat thinking she’ll just be in town for the night. But when she meets American pilots Joe (Noah Beery, Jr.) and Les (Allyn Joslyn), she’s happy to meet some fellow Americans and starts spending the evening   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 21, 2011

Adam White (Montgomery Clift) is an aspiring news writer looking to get his foot in the door any way he can.  Luckily for him, he befriends Florence Shrike (Myrna Loy), who is married to Bill Shrike (Robert Ryan), editor for The Chronicle.  She introduces Adam to Bill at a restaurant...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 20, 2011

Pop Larkin (Paul Douglas) isn’t a big believer in using cash.  Instead, he prefers to trade for the things that he needs for his farm and for his family.  Most of the community is totally okay with this, but when his neighbor Wendell Burnshaw gets fed up with it, he...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 19, 2011

For Francois (Jean Gabin), the day started out like just another day, but that all changes when he gets a visit from Valentin (Jules Berry).  The two of them get into a fight, Francois shoots Valentin and Valentin collapses on the stairs outside of Francois’ apartment.  A crowd gathers outsid   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 18, 2011

Dr. Carol Nelson (Kay Francis) and her husband Niles are both doctors with bright careers ahead of them.  However, Niles has a hobby of betting on horse races so he could use a little extra cash.  An opportunity for extra money comes his way when he treats a guy working...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 17, 2011

Bud Corliss (Robert Wagner) has got a bright future and a lot of big plans for his life.  However, he’s decided that the easiest way to make it big is to date Dorothy Kingship (Joanne Woodward), whose father owns some major copper mines.  But when he finds out Dorothy is...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 16, 2011

When Skeet Burns (William Haines) enlists in the Marines, his hometown of Kansas City couldn’t be more thrilled — they’re glad to have him out of their hair for a while.  At least all the people  back home think he’s going into the Marines.  Really, he just enlisted so he...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 15, 2011

After a three-year stint in prison, Danny Kean (James Cagney) decides he’s going to straighten up and fly right.  He puts Jerry the Mug (Ralf Harolde) in charge of his old gang and starts pursuing his dream of becoming a newspaper reporter.  While he was in prison, he had gotten...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 14, 2011

After his cousin Keith (James Ellison) runs off to Manhattan, Peter Morgan, Jr. (James Stewart) is sent after him to bring him home again.  Peter finds Keith, all right, but he also finds Francey (Ginger Rogers), a night club singer.  It’s love at first sight for Francey and Peter and...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 13, 2011

Kit Madden (Claudette Colbert) is one of the most celebrated writers in America.  Everyone is talking about her novel “Here is Tomorrow” and it’s in the process of being turned into a movie starring Cary Grant and Lana Turner.  But just as she’s about to get on a train to...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 12, 2011

Pike Bishop (William Holden) is the leader of a gang of outlaws, but his gang isn’t the typical gang you might think of. Almost all the guys in his gang are getting up there in years, but they have no delusions about their age. They’re just looking to pull off...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 11, 2011

Karen Wright (Audrey Hepburn) and Martha Dobie (Shirley MacLaine) have been friends since they were teenagers.  They both decided to become teachers, and after they graduated from college, the two of them opened a private boarding school for girls.  After years of hard work, their school finally st   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 10, 2011

Back in his college days, Asaph “Ace” Holliday (Charlie Ruggles) and his best friend Wynn Rixey (Eugene Pallette) were known as a couple of the wildest guys in town.  But after spending a few years writing for The Balance, a newspaper run by Franklyn Brumbaugh, he’s turned into a   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on August 9, 2011

After World War II, Mr. Wilson (Edward G. Robinson) is hard at work rounding up Nazi war criminals and seeing that they are punished.  One Nazi in particular who has evaded his reach is Franz Kindler (Orson Welles).  In hopes of finding Kindler, Wilson releases Kindler’s old friend Konrad Mei   read more