5F0131_Comedy & Romance (1940-1949)
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- DirectorPeter GodfreyStarsRonald ReaganVirginia MayoEddie BrackenA pinup artist (Ronald Reagan) in search of the perfect woman poses as a Czech immigrant to win over a shapely schoolteacher (Virginia Mayo) who’s more into facts than figures.Virginia Mayo (black white)
- DirectorKen AnnakinStarsGlynis JohnsGoogie WithersGriffith JonesA young married physician discovers a mermaid, and gives in to her request to be taken to see London. Comedy and romantic entanglements ensue soon after.Glynis Johns (black white)
- DirectorIrving PichelStarsWilliam PowellAnn BlythIrene HerveyWhile on vacation in the Caribbean with his wife, a middle-aged man unexpectedly finds, and falls in love with, a mermaid.Ann Blyth (black white)
- DirectorH.C. PotterWalter LantzStarsJoan FontaineJames StewartEddie AlbertA spoiled heiress who has jilted multiple fiancés embroils a commercial pilot in a series of wacky misadventures.Joan Fontaine (black white)
- DirectorNorman FosterStarsRosalind RussellRobert CummingsGig YoungMarsha Meredith, an attorney-at-law, is nominated for a Federal judgeship but her nomination is opposed by a 'Good-Government' group who think her divorce makes her unfit for the job. This evolves into situations happening in Florida, New England, Washington D.C. and the Adirondacks, such as the misunderstood husband trying to win back his wife, and the misunderstood wife trying to make her husband jealous, and one case of mistaken identity after another, after another.Rosalind Russell (black white)
- DirectorRobert B. SinclairStarsTyrone PowerGene TierneyReginald GardinerWhen an heiress finds out that the friendly young man she's met at Sun Valley is really an investigative reporter, she ruins his career by falsely claiming they're married.Gene Tierney (black white)
- DirectorHarold FrenchStarsStewart GrangerJean SimmonsHelen CherryWhen a friend dies, a gambler adopts his daughter. Complications ensue.Jean Simmons (black white)
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsJane WymanDennis MorganEve ArdenJennifer Smith heads a "Consumer Reports"-type company and her reputation for honesty is her greatest asset. While out boating one day she encounters a secret prototype submarine piloted by Bill Craig. Trying to explain her absence after her boat sinks becomes very difficult as Bill and his cohorts attempt to discredit her story.Jane Wyman (black white)
- DirectorRalph ThomasStarsGoogie WithersGriffith JonesGuy MiddletonChaos ensues when a woman wakes up believing that a romantic dream about her new servant is reality.Googie Withers (black white)
- DirectorHenry LevinStarsRobert YoungBarbara HaleRobert HuttonA woman, who just divorced her husband is walking down the aisle to marry for a second time, faints. She discovers that she is pregnant by her husband. She must decide whether she wants to go back to him or marry her lover.Janis Carter (black white)
- DirectorNorman Z. McLeodStarsDanny KayeVirginia MayoBoris KarloffA clumsy daydreamer gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy.Virginia Mayo
- DirectorIrving ReisStarsCary GrantMyrna LoyShirley TempleA high school girl falls for a playboy artist, with screwball results.Shirley Temple (black white)
- DirectorChester ErskineStarsClaudette ColbertFred MacMurrayMarjorie MainOn their wedding night, Bob reveals to Betty that he has purchased an abandoned chicken farm. Betty struggles to adapt to their new rural lifestyle, especially when a glamorous neighbor seems to set her eyes on Bob.Claudette Colbert (black white)
- DirectorHarold S. BucquetStarsSpencer TracyKatharine HepburnLucille BallIn Washington, D.C. during World War II, Jamie Rowan enters into a loveless marriage with scientist Pat Jamieson and becomes his assistant. Struggles bring them closer together.Katharine Hepburn (black white)
- DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsJames StewartJane WymanKent SmithAn opinion pollster finds a town which is a perfect mirror of U.S. opinions.Jane Wyman (black white)
- DirectorCharles VidorStarsIrene DunneCharles BoyerCharles CoburnA prim and proper widow who has succeeded him as mayor of a provincial Vermont town hires a worldly New York sculptor for her husband's statue.Mona Freeman (black white)
- DirectorEdward BuzzellBuster KeatonEdward SedgwickStarsVan JohnsonEsther WilliamsLucille BallTo prevent a libel case against the paper, a reporter tries to compromise the reputation of a tycoon's slandered daughter.Esther Williams
- DirectorMitchell LeisenStarsPaulette GoddardFred MacMurrayMacdonald CareyFred wants to start a new life with a new wife, but it isn't easy to give Paulette the gate for another mate.Paulette Goddard (black white)
- DirectorSam WoodStarsClaudette ColbertDon AmecheDick ForanA newspaper correspondent who has convinced his publisher he is married implores his friend's wife to pose as his bride.Claudette Colbert (black white)
- DirectorClaude Autant-LaraStarsOdette JoyeuxFrançois PérierPierre LarqueyOn the eve of her 16th birthday, Sylvie's father needs cash to stay in his castle so he sells Sylvie's favorite thing, a painting of Alain, the lover of Sylvie's grandmother, killed in a duel. Alain's ghost lives in the castle and Sylvie senses his presence, thinks she loves him, and fears that romance from the living will never come her way. Dad prepares a midnight surprise for Sylvie and her party guests: the appearance of the phantom. He's hired an actor, but two young men in love with Sylvie also volunteer to don white robes: Fred, the rich kid who bought the painting, and Ramure, a jewel thief in hiding. The youths declare their love, and Alain's ghost helps resolve all.Odette Joyeux (black white)
- DirectorHelmut WeissStarsGustav FröhlichMady RahlIngeborg von KusserowPeter's fiancee Maria is chronically lying and hides her little affairs. To change this, Peter bets that he is going to tell everyone the truth for 24 hours. The consequences are catastrophic.Sonja Ziemann (black white)
- DirectorGarson KaninStarsIrene DunneCary GrantRandolph ScottMissing for seven years and presumed dead, a woman returns home on the day of her husband's second marriage.Gail Patrick (black white)
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsGinger RogersRay MillandRita JohnsonA frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.Ginger Rogers (black white)
- DirectorPreston SturgesStarsBarbara StanwyckHenry FondaCharles CoburnA trio of classy card sharks targets a socially awkward brewery heir, until one of them falls in love with him.Barbara Stanwyck (black white)
- DirectorRené ClairStarsFredric MarchVeronica LakeRobert BenchleyA beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor.Susan Hayward (black white)
- DirectorClarence BrownStarsJames StewartHedy LamarrIan HunterSeeking US citizenship, a Viennese refugee arranges a marriage of convenience with a struggling writer.Hedy Lamarr (black white)
- DirectorElliott NugentStarsHenry FondaOlivia de HavillandJoan LeslieA college English teacher suddenly finds himself the center of a free-speech debate on campus.Olivia De Havilland (black white)
- DirectorNorman KrasnaStarsOlivia de HavillandRobert CummingsCharles CoburnA pilot falls in love with a woman he believes is heading cross country to become a maid, little suspecting that she's actually a princess.Olivia De Havilland (black white)
- DirectorWesley RugglesStarsJean ArthurFred MacMurrayMelvyn DouglasLong-missing Bill Cardew returns to find his wife Vicky remarried...and in no hurry to settle for just one husband.Jean Arthur (black white)
- DirectorAlexander HallStarsLoretta YoungRay MillandReginald GardinerA best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.Gail Patrick (black white)
- DirectorGarson KaninStarsGinger RogersGeorge MurphyAlan MarshalWorking girl Janie is proposed to by a conservative car salesman, a bohemian auto mechanic, and a millionaire playboy and must make a choice.Ginger Rogers (black white)
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsMerle OberonDennis MorganRita HayworthA married reporter's assignments carry him all over the world, which gives him ample opportunity to put the moves on the local females. He's in Lisbon attempting his latest "conquest" when he gets word that his wife back home has found another man and is divorcing him. Panicking, he heads back to the US to try to patch things up, but the girl from Lisbon follows him back, determined to take advantage of the situation.Rita Hayworth (black white)
- DirectorMitchell LeisenStarsClaudette ColbertFred MacMurrayIlka ChaseAn upper-class female reporter is (despite herself) attracted to a hulking laborer digging a tunnel under the Hudson River.Claudette Colbert (black white)
- DirectorWesley RugglesStarsBarbara StanwyckHenry FondaEdgar BuchananA jealous and insecure newlywed man interferes with his wife's medical work in order to prevent her from seeing attractive male patients.Barbara Stanwyck (black white)
- DirectorRobert Z. LeonardStarsNorma ShearerMelvyn DouglasGail PatrickTwo titled aristocrats support themselves by being professional house guests in the homes of star-struck American nouveau riche.Gail Patrick (black white)
- DirectorMark SandrichStarsClaudette ColbertRay MillandBrian AherneAs her fifth wedding anniversary approaches, a woman realizes that she is fed up with always coming in second to her husband's advertising business. Just at the moment when she is trying to decide what to do, she meets a handsome attorney, and their innocent flirtation begins to turn into something a bit more serious.Claudette Colbert (black white)
- DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsCharles BoyerMargaret SullavanRita JohnsonCharming Andre Cassil woos physician Jane Alexander and the two impulsively get married. The honeymoon ends very quickly after Jane voices her progressive views on marriage, which include that the two should keep separate apartments. Andre then tries to make his wife jealous to lure her into his bedroom.Margaret Sullavan (black white)
- DirectorTheo LingenStarsHeinz RühmannHertha FeilerIda WüstHertha Feiler (black white)
- DirectorGeorg JacobyStarsJenny JugoWilly FritschViktor StaalBecause her ingenious but unsuccessful architect husband Peter is in financial straits his wife Puck uses her wiles to persuade industrialist Walter to hire him. The couple have become rich when Peter starts an affair with alluring Helene.Jenny Jugo (black white)
- DirectorErnst MarischkaStarsCarola HöhnMaria AndergastWolf Albach-RettyA handsome young nobleman is working as a chauffeur and romantic complications develop.Carola Höhn (black white)
- DirectorPeter Paul BrauerStarsGünther BallierHans BrausewetterLina CarstensGermany at the turn of the century: Aunt Emilie looks after her four nieces. The oldest of them fell in love with a ship doctor and went to South Africa.Sonja Ziemann (black white)
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsCary GrantKatharine HepburnJames StewartWhen a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.Katharine Hepburn (black white)
- DirectorSam WoodStarsJean ArthurRobert CummingsCharles CoburnA tycoon goes undercover to ferret out agitators at a department store, but gets involved in their lives instead.Jean Arthur (black white)
- DirectorH.C. PotterStarsCary GrantMyrna LoyMelvyn DouglasA man and his wife decide they can afford to have a house in the country built to their specifications. It's a lot more trouble than they think.Connie Marshall (black white)