Performer Ken Murray first arrived in Hollywood in 1927 a relative unknown from his then hometown of Kingston, New York. Instead of sending postcards of Hollywood back to his family, he instead purchased a 16mm camera, filmed Hollywood stars - many he didn't even know at the time - and sent the resulting film back to his family. This movie is a compilation of much of that foota...
American Masters explores the life and career of Cary Grant (born Archie Leach) with celebrity interviews.
Biography of director George Stevens by his son. It includes clips from many of his films with commentary by the actors and by directors such as Frank Capra, John Huston and Alan Pakula, among others. Also included are Stevens's war "home movies," found only after his death. Assigned by Eisenhower to film the war in Europe, Stevens used the opportunity to produce, at the same t...
Anna (Betsy Drake) visits an orphanage and decides to foster a child against her husband "Poppy" wishes. Jane, a very unhappy 13-year-old, moves in with her, her engineer husband, "Poppy" Rose (Cary Grant), and their three children (along with an assortment of animals). As Jane's 2 week visit is up, it is Poppy who decides for her to stay as he sees how they were able to break ...
Enter Madame! Appropriately carries an exclamation point in its title. Each and every time we meet Madame Lisa (pronounced Leeza) Della Robbia, opera prima donna, the audience is bombarded with the noise and activity of her entourage. Her doctor, Doc; her manager, Mr. Farnum; her lady-in-waiting, Bice; her cook, Archimede; her dog, Toto; her parrot; and her husband, Gerald Fitz...
When an English businessman (Cary Grant, in his final performance) arrives in Tokyo, the influx of tourists for the upcoming Olympic Games makes it impossible to find lodging. He is able to talk his way into sharing an apartment with a beautiful British woman (Samantha Eggar) and finds himself matchmaking between her and an American Olympic Athlete (Jim Hutton). Music by Quincy...
1922年,23岁的希区柯克执导他的首部电影《13号》,宣告了一代悬念大师的银幕初登场。曾执导过多部电影史纪录片的英国导演马克·卡曾斯以《13号》百年庆为契机,推出了这部致敬希区柯克的论文电影。影片出人意料地从希区柯克的角度出发,以口述方式(由著名影星阿利斯泰尔·麦高恩配音)、模拟了一出“希区柯克带你看希区柯克电影”的戏码。通过这个虚拟的主观视点,向影迷介绍希区柯克数量庞大的经典作品中的共通点、以及隐藏在趣味和高能背后的视听技巧,亦展现了卡曾斯本人的博学和洞察力。
Mae West achieved great acclaim in every entertainment medium that existed during her lifetime, spanning eight decades of the 20th century. A full-time actress at seven, a vaudevillian at 14, a dancing sensation at 25, a Broadway playwright at 33, a silver screen ingénue at 40, a Vegas nightclub act at 62, a recording artist at 73, a camp icon at 85 - West left no format unconq...