Raffles (1939)

Raffles (1939)

Directed by: Sam Wood Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A gentleman thief who leaves calling cards at the scene of his crimes signed “The Amateur Cracksman” is actually the well-liked cricket star A.J. Raffles (David Niven.) Raffles is ready to retire from thievery until a […]

The Cat Came Back (1988)

National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Directed by: Cordell Barker Synopsis: A hilarious animated short film of the classic novelty song written in the late 1800’s by Harry S. Miller (and reincarnated into several different variations over the years.) Old Mr. Johnson finds an adorable kitten on his front doorstep and soon realizes the tiny, furry creature […]

Take Her, She’s Mine (1963)

Twentieth Century Fox Starring: Jimmy Stewart, Sandra Dee, Audrey Meadows Directed by: Henry Koster Synopsis: Frank Michaelson (Jimmy Stewart) is called upon by the school-board for which he works to explain a series of scandalous newspaper articles in which he is featured. He explains to the board, by means of flashbacks, how each of the incidents is tied […]

. . . And God Created Woman (1956)

Iéna Productions Starring: Brigitte Bardot, Curd Jürgens, Jean-Louis Trintignant Directed by: Roger Vadim Synopsis: The orphan girl Juliete (Brigitte Bardot) is considered wild and loose by her adopted parents. Indeed several local men have their eye on her, including the elder two of three brothers, Antoine (Christian Marquand) and Michel (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and the dapper mogul Eric Carradine […]