“I knew the Marines could do almost anything, but I never knew they could do anything like this.” Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith (Eddie Bracken) has, as you can probably tell by his name, a lot to live up to. His father, “Hinky Dinky” Truesmith, was a Marine who died at the Battle of Belleau Wood…
“This is the story of two men who met in a banana republic. One of them was honest all his life except one crazy minute. The other was dishonest all his life except one crazy minute. The both had to get out of the country.” So begins the directorial debut of Preston Sturges … and…
Frank Capra’s indelible brand of feel-good morality tales, sprinkled with romance and humor, has led to his films being labeled as “Capra-corn” by some critics. And it’s true that some of his most beloved and well-known movies tend toward the sentimental. But to deride Capra’s work as mere schmaltz is to ignore the sheer talent…
It’s that time of year again: time to get out and vote. Hollywood has a long-standing fascination with the political machine: witness the long line of politically-centered films that have been released over the years. And though many consider Hollywood the bastion of liberal-mindedness, many of these films convey simple values and moral principles that…
If there is one movie that I really wish TCM would play sometime in the near future, it’s The Farmer’s Daughter, an absolutely delightful comedy starring Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, and Ethel Barrymore. The movie’s never been released on DVD as far as I can tell (drats!), and I’m seriously jonesing for a fresh viewing.…
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