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Neil Simon's delightful screenplay chronicles the trials of a pair of newlyweds -- stuffed-shirt Paul and avant-garde Corie -- attempting to adapt to each other and life in a small Greenwich Village walk-up.
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Capt. Yossarian (Alan Arkin) tries to escape the travesties of World War II by convincing his Air Force commanders that he's crazy. Hilarity ensues -- but so does reality as he watches his close friends (Martin Sheen and Art Garfunkel) die in the ridiculousness of war. Mike Nichols directs this cinematic adaptation of Joseph Heller's scathing black comedy about a small group of flyers in the Mediterranean in 1944.
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Herbert Ross brings Woody Allen's play to the big screen, with Allen in the starring role as Casablanca-obsessed film critic Allan Felix, who turns to an imaginary version of Humphrey Bogart for guidance on how to deal with the departure of his wife. And while Allan listlessly dates a variety of women, he finds himself most connected to his best friend's wife (Diane Keaton) -- and Bogart urges him to act decisively.
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Legendary funnyman Buster Keaton stars in this wild and woolly comedy as Willie McKay, a Yankee traveling in the antebellum South who unwittingly finds himself on the business end of a blood feud being waged by his would-be sweetheart's clan.
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This silent classic stars Buster Keaton as a young man who stands to inherit $7 million -- if he can find a wife by his 27th birthday. When appeals to the longtime object of his affection fail, a news story brings out hundreds of potential brides.
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Irving Berlin provides the tunes for this engaging musical about the singing and dancing Donahue clan as they ascend to stardom on the vaudeville circuit during the genre's last hurrah. The superb cast includes Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor and Marilyn Monroe. With splashy production numbers, Merman belting out the title song and Monroe's sultry version of "Heat Wave," this musical extravaganza bubbles over with sparkling style.
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After packing off his wife and son for the summer, doughy middle-aged publisher Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) lets his imagination run wild, fantasizing about erstwhile ladyloves and his blonde, curvaceous new neighbor (Marilyn Monroe). Inviting her over for a drink, Richard plans to sweep her off her feet and into the bedroom, until he imagines that his flights of fancy are airing nationwide -- with his wife in the audience.
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Burt Reynolds stars in this rough, hilarious comedy as washed-up National Football League quarterback Paul Crewe, who's sent to jail and forced to put together an inmate gridiron team to take on a group of cocky prison guards.
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Striptease artist Angela (Anna Karina) is desperate to have a child, but her boyfriend, Emile (Jean-Claude Brialy), isn't as anxious. Although he cares for Angela and wants to keep their relationship going, he's not ready for that kind of responsibility. Instead, he suggests that she get together with his buddy Alfred (Jean-Paul Belmondo) -- a proposal Angela ultimately accepts, to Emile's shock and dismay. Frenchman Jean-Luc Godard directs.
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This silent comedy stars Clara Bow as Betty Lou Spence, a spirited department store clerk who sets her cap for her handsome boss. But complications ensue when Betty steps in to help her roommate, an unwed mother being harassed by social workers.
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Having no luck in the city, a downtrodden chap known as Friendless heads west. His odyssey takes him to a ranch, where he builds a relationship with a neglected cow dubbed Brown Eyes. But he learns she's on the way to a Los Angeles slaughterhouse.
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Rejected by the Confederate Army, Johnnie Gray sets out to single-handedly win the war with his cherished locomotive in this classic silent film. When Northern spies steal his train, the intrepid Johnnie takes on the entire Union army to get it back.
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Chad Gates just wants to sing, chase girls and have fun. Chad's mom, however, wants her ex-soldier son to come work in the family pineapple business. But Chad is too busy catching up with his buddies, making up with his girlfriend and singing.
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Hoping to impress attractive adventuress Diana, scheming Buzz introduces his friend Stanley as a veteran safari hunter. Thinking the men may be able to help her exploit a remote diamond mine, Diana ropes the duo into joining her African expedition.
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Cass Brown (Gary Cooper) is about to marry for the second time; his first marriage, to Isabel (Teresa Wright), was annulled. But when he discovers that Isabel just had their baby, Cass kidnaps the infant to keep her from being adopted. Isabel's parents hunt for the child and discover that Cass and Isabel are still hopelessly in love. Patricia Collinge and Edmund Breon co-star in this classic comedy.
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Ripping a page from John Steinbeck's novel &NFi;Travels with Charley&NFi_;, this bittersweet comedy follows an old codger named Harry as he takes a cross-country trip with his cat, Tonto, as a companion. The film earned Carney a Best Actor Academy Award.
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When his best friend dies, professional gambler Adam Black (Stewart Granger) takes the man's orphaned daughter, Evalyne (Jean Simmons), as his ward. As years of boarding school make her a refined young woman, Adam finds himself attracted to her. But Evalyne's always believed he's her father, and following his heart means he must own up to his past. Edwin Styles co-stars in this breezy comedy, made as its two stars were about to wed in real life.
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Throw on your Hawaiian shirt and light the tiki torches for the first "Beach" flick starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. It's summer vacation and the duo, along with their beach-bum pals, celebrate by hitting the waves and dancing to the tunes of Dick Dale and his Del-Tones. But an anthropologist (Bob Cummings) studying the teens' mating rituals and a bungling biker (Harvey Lembeck) who abducts Annette threaten the kids' fun in the sun.
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Bob Hope stars as Stanley Snodgrass, a klutzy stage actor who finally lands the lead in a big Broadway production, only to discover that he's being used as bait to flush out a killer who's menacing the leading lady.
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Director Billy Wilder uses incidents from his own life in exploring the mystery of Sherlock Holmes's sexual preference and past romances. Holmes (Robert Stephens) shoots cocaine to combat the boredom that plagues him between cases. But his ennui evaporates when he attends a Russian ballet performance where the prima ballerina asks Holmes to become the father of her child. The film portrays Holmes as a very complicated and flawed individual.
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Suave Derek Flint returns in the sequel to Our Man Flint. A group of female tycoons have concocted a way to brainwash women; with the world's ladies enslaved, the dominatrixes hijack the U.S. space platform and replace the president with a clone.
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Saucy cabaret singer Lady Lou (Mae West) entertains lots of men but finds protection from a criminal ex-lover in the arms of a young Salvation Army captain (Cary Grant). Director Lowell Sherman's witty comedy was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.
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When Homer (Jules Dassin) -- a would-be philosopher from the States -- takes a trip to Greece, he meets free-spirited prostitute Ilya (Melina Mercouri) and arrogantly decides to become her Svengali in this internationally celebrated classic. But Homer may wind up learning a few lessons from his protégé. Dassin also wrote and directed the romantic comedy, which garnered several Oscar nominations, snagging a win for Best Song.
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When small-town girl Hazel Flagg mistakenly believes that she's dying of radium poisoning, she's brought to the big city and turned into a media darling by exploitative journalist Wally Cook.
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Figure skating star Chris Linden (three-time Olympic gold medalist Sonja Henie) and ice hockey champ Don Martin (Michael O'Shea) make a passionate pair. When her beau's bad-boy behavior gets him booted from hockey, Chris lands him a spot in an ice show. But a battle with booze -- and the allure of another woman -- may put Don on thin ice. Featuring plenty of stunning skating scenes, this musical comedy classic co-stars Marie McDonald.
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