Film Index
American cinema: Romance
North by Northwest (1959)
Alfred Hitchcock
Life for advertising executive Roger Thornhill suddenly gets a little complicated on the day he is mistaken for a Federal agent named George Kaplan...
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Alfred Hitchcock
Notorious (1946)
Alfred Hitchcock
Shortly after her father is arrested on a charge of treason, Alicia Huberman is recruited by an American government agent, Devlin, to infiltrate a Nazi spy ring in Rio de Janeiro...
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Alfred Hitchcock
Now, Voyager (1942)
Irving Rapper
As a direct result of her mother's domineering treatment of her, Charlotte Vale, the youngest child of a wealthy Boston family, has grown up to be a repressed old maid...
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Irving Rapper
Of Human Bondage (1934)
John Cromwell
For the past four years, clubfooted Englishman Philip Carey has been studying art in Paris. When he realises that his work will never amount to anything more than second rate, he returns to England to study medicine...
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John Cromwell
Oklahoma! (1955)
Fred Zinnemann
Oklahoma, in the early 1900s. Curly, a cowboy who lives with his aunt Eller, is in love with Laurey, and has offered to take her to the Skidmore dance...
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Fred Zinnemann
On Dangerous Ground (1952)
Nicholas Ray
Jim Wilson is a hard-bitten detective who has no qualms about using violence and underhand methods when it comes to dealing with the city's lowlife... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
Jim Wilson is a hard-bitten detective who has no qualms about using violence and underhand methods when it comes to dealing with the city's lowlife... [More...]
On Moonlight Bay (1951)
Roy Del Ruth
Within hours of the Winfield family moving into their new house in a small Indiana town, the daughter, Marjorie, has struck up a romance with the boy across the road, Bill Sherman... [More...]
Roy Del Ruth
Within hours of the Winfield family moving into their new house in a small Indiana town, the daughter, Marjorie, has struck up a romance with the boy across the road, Bill Sherman... [More...]
On the Town (1949)
Stanley Donen
Once their ship has docked in New York Harbour, three sailors - Gabey, Chip and Ozzie - head straight for the thundering heart of the city, determined not to waste one second of their 24 hours' shore leave... [More...]
Stanley Donen
Once their ship has docked in New York Harbour, three sailors - Gabey, Chip and Ozzie - head straight for the thundering heart of the city, determined not to waste one second of their 24 hours' shore leave... [More...]
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
Leo McCarey
Vienna, 1938. An American socialite Katherine Butt-Smith - in truth a one-time stripped named Katie O'Hara - is about to get married to the influential Baron Von Luber... [More...]
Leo McCarey
Vienna, 1938. An American socialite Katherine Butt-Smith - in truth a one-time stripped named Katie O'Hara - is about to get married to the influential Baron Von Luber... [More...]
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Howard Hawks
In the South American port of Barranca, Geoff Carter runs a two-bit air freight company, employing a small but dedicated team who fly mail over the treacherous Andes... [More...]
Howard Hawks
In the South American port of Barranca, Geoff Carter runs a two-bit air freight company, employing a small but dedicated team who fly mail over the treacherous Andes... [More...]
Our Hospitality (1923)
John G. Blystone
The McKays and Canfields are two families in a southern US state who have been at war for so long that they cannot recall how their feud started... [More...]
John G. Blystone
The McKays and Canfields are two families in a southern US state who have been at war for so long that they cannot recall how their feud started... [More...]
Out of the Past (1947)
Jacques Tourneur
Jeff Bailey is leading a contented if uneventful life as a petrol station owner in a backwater town when his murky past suddenly catches up with him... [More...]
Jacques Tourneur
Jeff Bailey is leading a contented if uneventful life as a petrol station owner in a backwater town when his murky past suddenly catches up with him... [More...]
The Outlaw (1943)
Howard Hughes
Doc Holliday is delighted to meet up with his old friend Pat Garrett but is surprised to find him wearing a sheriff's badge... [More...]
Howard Hughes
Doc Holliday is delighted to meet up with his old friend Pat Garrett but is surprised to find him wearing a sheriff's badge... [More...]
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Joshua Logan
California, during the Gold Rush. When he sees a wagon go crashing over a ravine, curmudgeonly old prospector Ben Rumson hurries to its aid... [More...]
Joshua Logan
California, during the Gold Rush. When he sees a wagon go crashing over a ravine, curmudgeonly old prospector Ben Rumson hurries to its aid... [More...]
Pal Joey (1957)
George Sidney
Arriving in San Francisco, two-bit cabaret singer Joey Evans soon talks his way into a night club spot, although his reputation as a serial philanderer precedes him... [More...]
George Sidney
Arriving in San Francisco, two-bit cabaret singer Joey Evans soon talks his way into a night club spot, although his reputation as a serial philanderer precedes him... [More...]
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Preston Sturges
After five years, Tom and Gerry Jeffers find that the spark has gone out of their marriage. Their life together is a constant struggle to make ends meet whilst Tom looks around for a backer to finance his ambitious project to build a rooftop airport in New York City... [More...]
Preston Sturges
After five years, Tom and Gerry Jeffers find that the spark has gone out of their marriage. Their life together is a constant struggle to make ends meet whilst Tom looks around for a backer to finance his ambitious project to build a rooftop airport in New York City... [More...]
The Paradine Case (1947)
Alfred Hitchcock
Maddalena Paradine is surprised when, one evening, the police call at her London home and charge her with the murder of her recently deceased husband, Colonel Paradine... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Maddalena Paradine is surprised when, one evening, the police call at her London home and charge her with the murder of her recently deceased husband, Colonel Paradine... [More...]
The Parent Trap (1961)
David Swift
During a stay at a summer camp, Susan Evers is surprised when she meets a girl, Sharon McKendrick, who is physically identical to her... [More...]
David Swift
During a stay at a summer camp, Susan Evers is surprised when she meets a girl, Sharon McKendrick, who is physically identical to her... [More...]
Paris When It Sizzles (1964)
Richard Quine
Richard Benson has just two days to complete a screenplay which he has been commissioned to write by producer Alexander Meyerheim... [More...]
Richard Quine
Richard Benson has just two days to complete a screenplay which he has been commissioned to write by producer Alexander Meyerheim... [More...]
Party Girl (1958)
Nicholas Ray
Chicago, in the early 1930s. Thomas Farrell is a lawyer who makes a healthy living defending the town's mobsters, most notably the feared gangster boss Rico Angelo... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
Chicago, in the early 1930s. Thomas Farrell is a lawyer who makes a healthy living defending the town's mobsters, most notably the feared gangster boss Rico Angelo... [More...]
Pat and Mike (1952)
George Cukor
College physical education instructor Pat Pemberton appears destined for a successful career as an all-round professional sportswoman - at least she would be if it weren't for her disparaging fiancé, who saps her resolve at every tournament she attends... [More...]
George Cukor
College physical education instructor Pat Pemberton appears destined for a successful career as an all-round professional sportswoman - at least she would be if it weren't for her disparaging fiancé, who saps her resolve at every tournament she attends... [More...]
Penny Serenade (1941)
George Stevens
Julie Gardiner has decided to leave her husband. As she sorts through her old record collection she remembers their life together and the tragic events that have led to their inevitable separation... [More...]
George Stevens
Julie Gardiner has decided to leave her husband. As she sorts through her old record collection she remembers their life together and the tragic events that have led to their inevitable separation... [More...]
People Will Talk (1951)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Dr Noah Praetorius is a successful medical practitioner who enjoys great popularity and respect at the university where he teaches... [More...]
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Dr Noah Praetorius is a successful medical practitioner who enjoys great popularity and respect at the university where he teaches... [More...]
The Petrified Forest (1936)
Archie Mayo
Alan Squier, a failed British writer, ends up hitchhiking his way across North America. Whilst crossing the Arizona desert he comes across a diner when he strikes up an immediate rapport with Gabrielle, the daughter of the eatery's owner... [More...]
Archie Mayo
Alan Squier, a failed British writer, ends up hitchhiking his way across North America. Whilst crossing the Arizona desert he comes across a diner when he strikes up an immediate rapport with Gabrielle, the daughter of the eatery's owner... [More...]
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Arthur Lubin
When Erique Claudin loses his job as a violinist at the Paris Opera House he hastily sets about selling the concerto he has been working on for years... [More...]
Arthur Lubin
When Erique Claudin loses his job as a violinist at the Paris Opera House he hastily sets about selling the concerto he has been working on for years... [More...]
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
George Cukor
Philadelphia socialite Tracy Lord is about to marry humdrum businessman George Kittredge. Publisher Sidney Kidd sees this as the ideal opportunity to run an exposé that will boost his magazine sales... [More...]
George Cukor
Philadelphia socialite Tracy Lord is about to marry humdrum businessman George Kittredge. Publisher Sidney Kidd sees this as the ideal opportunity to run an exposé that will boost his magazine sales... [More...]
Pillow Talk (1959)
Michael Gordon
The only thing that Jan Morrow and Brad Allen have in common is that they share a telephone line. This is a constant source of annoyance to Jan who, trying to make a living as an interior designer, is tired of overhearing Brad's attempts to seduce every eligible young woman in New York over the phone... [More...]
Michael Gordon
The only thing that Jan Morrow and Brad Allen have in common is that they share a telephone line. This is a constant source of annoyance to Jan who, trying to make a living as an interior designer, is tired of overhearing Brad's attempts to seduce every eligible young woman in New York over the phone... [More...]
Platinum Blonde (1931)
Frank Capra
When a chorus girl threatens to sue playboy Michael Schuyler for breach of promise of marriage, the newspaper hacks soon scent a scoop... [More...]
Frank Capra
When a chorus girl threatens to sue playboy Michael Schuyler for breach of promise of marriage, the newspaper hacks soon scent a scoop... [More...]
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Tay Garnett
Frank Chambers, an unemployed drifter, is touring the backwaters of California when he comes across a roadside café which has a vacancy for a handyman... [More...]
Tay Garnett
Frank Chambers, an unemployed drifter, is touring the backwaters of California when he comes across a roadside café which has a vacancy for a handyman... [More...]
Pretty Baby (1978)
Louis Malle
12 year old Violet lives in a brothel with her mother, Hattie, in Storyille, the red-light district of New Orleans. The year is 1917, a few months away from the outlawing of prostitution and the end of Storyville... [More...]
Louis Malle
12 year old Violet lives in a brothel with her mother, Hattie, in Storyille, the red-light district of New Orleans. The year is 1917, a few months away from the outlawing of prostitution and the end of Storyville... [More...]