Born Free
Starring Virginia McKenna and Elsa the Lion
Time of Their Lives
Starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
Released in 1956
Around the World in 80 Days - Best Picture of the Year
All-star cast including David Niven, Marlene Dietich,
Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine
Released in 1936
The Great Ziegfeld - Best Picture of the Year
Starring William Powell and Myrna Loy
- The Rivoli Theater in New York, ran the film for 3
years.
- Michael Todd, the producer of the film, did not want
popcorn sold where the film was shown. He felt it
would take the viewer out of the films fantasy.
- The closing credits run a staggering 6 ½ minutes.
The Searchers
Starring John Wayne and Vera Miles
The King and I
Starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr
Giant
Starring Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and James
Dean
Written on the Wind
Starring Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone
Released in 1946
The Best Years of Our Lives - Best Picture of the Year
Starring Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews and Fredric March
- Harold Russell, who plays war veteran Homer Parrish,
was a double amputee. He did not have any real acting
experience, but his performance won him an Oscar for
Best Supporting Actor.
- Ranked #37 on the American Film Institutes list of
Greatest Films of All Time.
It’s a Wonderful Life
Starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed
Humoresque
Starring Joan Crawford and John Garfield
- Based on the fantastic life of showman Florenz
Ziegfeld.
Modern Times
Starring Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard
My Man Godfrey
Starring Carole Lombard and William Powell
Show Boat
Starring Irene Dunne and Allan Jones
The Plainsman
Starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur
Released in 1926
Aloma of the South Seas – Top Grossing film of that
year
Starring Gilda Gray and Warner Baxter
- This film is considered “lost”. Most likely disposed of
by the studio or having fallen apart due to the volatile
Nitrate film stock that was used.
The General
Starring Buster Keaton
Sparrows
Starring Mary Pickford
Flesh and The Devil
Starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert
Don Juan
Starring John Barrymore
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Starring Lana Turner and Cecil Kellaway
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