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Two of Hollywood's all-time favorite stars heat up the steamy streets of Manhattan in this tough and tender romance. Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen star as a charming, footloose musician and the innocent Macy's salesgirl who is carrying his child. Natalie Wood received an **Academy Award** nomination for her touching and memorable performance. Nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Natalie Wood), Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written...
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How far will a man go to climb the corporate ladder? C.C. 'Bud' Baxter, a lowly insurance clerk, has a trump card: his apartment. He "loans" it out to married company executives for secret trysts. In return, he's well looked after, although he does grapple with his conscience. One day he asks out one of the elevator girls, Miss Kubelik, but she stands him up because of a crisis in her relationship with the big boss, Mr. Sheldrake. On Christmas Eve,...
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Berlin, after the Second World War: C.R. MacNamara presides over the German branch of Coca-Cola, dreaming of being promoted to London, by capturing the untapped Russian market. His plans for advancement run into a snag, when he is asked to watch over the boss' ditsy, impulsive 17 year-old daughter Scarlett on her European vacation. Unsurprisingly, she almost immediately gets into trouble of the worst kind by slipping across the border to East Germany,...
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Carefree tailor Maurice leaves a backlot Paris to collect on a past-due bill at a recalcitrant aristocratic client₂s family chateau. Mistaken for royalty, Maurice runs a gauntlet of lunatic blue-bloods, including love-happy Myrna Loy and screwball icon Charlie Ruggles. But it is Princess Jeanette₂s closely guarded heart that Maurice desires and it will take every ounce of his ingenious pluck to woo her without revealing his well-meaning romantic...
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"Made for each other, young lawyer [James Stewart] meets and marries girl [Carole Lombard] after knowing her one day. ... Lawyer thinks everything will be fine as he moves up the ladder of the law firm. He doesn't and things get tough. A baby makes things even tougher."--Container.
"Pot o' gold, Jimmy [James Stewart], the owner of an out-of-business music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he supports...
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"Legendary Hollywood leading man Sidney Poitier (Lilies of the Field, The Wilby Conspiracy) and Broadway sensation Abbey Lincoln (Nothing But a Man) sizzle in this hip, bold, stylish and sexy romance. Boasting an all-star supporting cast, including Beau Bridges (The Landlord) and Carroll O'Connor (All in the Family) - and a jazzy musical score by the incomparable Quincy Jones (They Call Me Mister Tibbs!) - For Love of Ivy is a one-of-a-kind love story...
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A go-getter clerk in a coffee company, is fooled into thinking he's won a $25,000 prize for inventing a sales slogan. When a trio of practical jokers at Maxford Coffee send him a phony congratulatory telegram announcing that he's the contest winner, he and his girlfriend go off on a mammoth Christmas shopping binge, even though it's the middle of July. Suddenly, the head of Maxford Coffee discovers the mistake, and their spending spree turns into...
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The Carleton family will do anything for money, except work. They meet a lonely old woman who decides to take them into her home. George-Anne Carleton, the savvy and cynical baby of the family, hatches the perfect plan: pretend to be decent hardworking people in the hopes that the old woman rewrites her will in their favor! How long can you play a role before you actually become it?
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Wealthy, retired judge Justin Playfair has a most peculiar eccentricity: he believes he is Sherlock Holmes. Betrayed by his scheming brother, 'Holmes' comes under the care of psychiatrist Dr. Mildred Watson. As Watson follows Holmes through Manhattan on a search for his elusive nemesis Moriarty, the unlikely pair are drawn into a world of danger and intrigue.
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"The scene is Victorian London, where [a] wealthy widow is being sued for breach of promise by her much-younger ex-fiancé. [A] highly respected barrister is engaged to defend her in court who 40 years earlier had been his lover. He is driven to hilarious distraction by her adamant insistence that she has never seen him before in her life"--Container.
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First comes love, then comes marriage, then come loads of laughs. As Mike and Susan prepare to walk down the aisle, the groom gets a case of cold feet. Turning to friends and family for support can send the couple running for matrimonial cover: Susan's father is fooling around with her mother₂s best friend; Mike's brother is divorcing his high school sweetheart; his parents are living a loveless lie. The rocky road to happily-ever-after has never...
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After fifteen years in a mental asylum, Hilary Fairfield has suddenly regained his sanity, escaped from the institution and come home. But a few things have changed in his absence. For one, his strong-willed daughter Sydney has grown up and is planning to marry. For another, his wife has divorced him and is planning to re-marry. It₂s enough to drive a man crazy, or a woman, for that matter.
13) Change of habit
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Laughter, romance and rockin' good times are just what the doctor ordered. He falls for a social worker, but this guitar playing doc will be playing a different tune when he discovers his would-be girlfriend isn't who-or what-she seems.
15) The art of love
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"Having failed to establish himself as a painter in Paris, Paul Sloane decides to return home to his wealthy girlfriend, Laurie Gibson. His roommate, Casey Barnett, argues that Paul should fake his own suicide, which will make his paintings much more popular. With Paul presumably dead, demand for his work soars. When Casey grows wealthy selling it off and begins courting Laurie, an angry Paul frames his deceitful friend for his murder"--Container....
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After fifteen years in a mental asylum, Hilary Fairfield has suddenly regained his sanity, escaped from the institution and come home. But a few things have changed in his absence. For one, his strong-willed daughter Sydney has grown up and is planning to marry. For another, his wife has divorced him and is planning to re-marry. It's enough to drive a man crazy, or a woman, for that matter.
17) The rainmaker
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Under the spell of a wandering charlatan named Starbuck, a lonely ranch girl blossoms into full womanhood.
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