Film Index
American cinema: Romance/Comedy
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...
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Frank Capra
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
Laurence Olivier
London, 1911. Among the many heads of state who have assembled in the capital to attend the coronation of King George V, the ones who are most cosseted by the British government are the young king Nicholas of Carpathia and his father, the regent Prince Charles...
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Laurence Olivier
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Woody Allen
New Jersey, at the height of the Great Depression. Cecilia's life is one of unending misery. Abused by her thug of a husband, barely scraping by on what she earns as a waitress, her only refuge is the movies...
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Woody Allen
Quentin Durward (1955)
Richard Thorpe
In 1465, the impecunious Scottish knight Quentin Durward travels to France to determine whether the Countess Isabelle of Marcroy will make a suitable bride for his aged uncle...
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Richard Thorpe
Raffles (1939)
Sam Wood
As London is hit by a spate of thefts no one would ever suspect that these are the work of one man, the celebrated cricketer A.J...
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Sam Wood
Road to Rio (1947)
Norman Z. McLeod
In their attempt to find work and avoid girl trouble, musicians Scat Sweeney and Hot Lips Barton end up rambling all over the United States, before they finally hit lucky and secure gainful employment with a circus in Louisiana... [More...]
Norman Z. McLeod
In their attempt to find work and avoid girl trouble, musicians Scat Sweeney and Hot Lips Barton end up rambling all over the United States, before they finally hit lucky and secure gainful employment with a circus in Louisiana... [More...]
Safety Last! (1923)
Fred C. Newmeyer
A young man named Harold sets out to make his fortune in the city but ends up as a low paid shop assistant in a large department store... [More...]
Fred C. Newmeyer
A young man named Harold sets out to make his fortune in the city but ends up as a low paid shop assistant in a large department store... [More...]
Second Chorus (1940)
H.C. Potter
Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpet players with a university jazz band, which they manage to stay in by repeatedly failing their exams... [More...]
H.C. Potter
Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpet players with a university jazz band, which they manage to stay in by repeatedly failing their exams... [More...]
The Secret of My Success (1987)
Herbert Ross
After graduating from university in his home state of Kansas, Brantley Foster has set his sights on becoming a high-flyer in New York City... [More...]
Herbert Ross
After graduating from university in his home state of Kansas, Brantley Foster has set his sights on becoming a high-flyer in New York City... [More...]
Send Me No Flowers (1964)
Norman Jewison
George has everything a man could want. A nice house, a good job and an adoring wife, Judy. Yet every minute of his life is riddled with anxiety about his health... [More...]
Norman Jewison
George has everything a man could want. A nice house, a good job and an adoring wife, Judy. Yet every minute of his life is riddled with anxiety about his health... [More...]
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Stanley Donen
Adam Pontipee is a woodsman who lives a rough life in the Oregon hills with his six equally rough brothers: Benjamin, Caleb, Daniel, Ephraim, Frank and Gideon... [More...]
Stanley Donen
Adam Pontipee is a woodsman who lives a rough life in the Oregon hills with his six equally rough brothers: Benjamin, Caleb, Daniel, Ephraim, Frank and Gideon... [More...]
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Billy Wilder
Richard Sherman is a paperback publisher living in the Manhattan district of New York. During the hot summer months, he stays alone at home whilst his wife and young son take a holiday in Maine... [More...]
Billy Wilder
Richard Sherman is a paperback publisher living in the Manhattan district of New York. During the hot summer months, he stays alone at home whilst his wife and young son take a holiday in Maine... [More...]
Shall We Dance (1937)
Mark Sandrich
Pete Peters is a renowned ballet star, better known by his soubriquet Petrov. Whilst performing in Paris, he hears about the popular American dancer Linda Keene and resolves to see her... [More...]
Mark Sandrich
Pete Peters is a renowned ballet star, better known by his soubriquet Petrov. Whilst performing in Paris, he hears about the popular American dancer Linda Keene and resolves to see her... [More...]
She Couldn't Say No (1954)
Lloyd Bacon
Corby Lane returns to her small home town in Arkansas with a clear objective in mind: to reward the residents who clubbed together to pay for a life-saving operation when she was a child... [More...]
Lloyd Bacon
Corby Lane returns to her small home town in Arkansas with a clear objective in mind: to reward the residents who clubbed together to pay for a life-saving operation when she was a child... [More...]
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Stanley Donen
In 1927, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the toast of Hollywood. Their numerous films together have made them a national phenomenon and rumour has it that they are engaged to be married... [More...]
Stanley Donen
In 1927, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the toast of Hollywood. Their numerous films together have made them a national phenomenon and rumour has it that they are engaged to be married... [More...]
Sleeper (1973)
Woody Allen
In 1973, Miles Monroe, a jazz musician and proprietor of the Happy Carrot health food store, goes into hospital for routine treatment on an ulcer... [More...]
Woody Allen
In 1973, Miles Monroe, a jazz musician and proprietor of the Happy Carrot health food store, goes into hospital for routine treatment on an ulcer... [More...]
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Billy Wilder
Chicago, 1929. Joe and Jerry are two unemployed musicians who are looking for work when they witness a gangland massacre... [More...]
Billy Wilder
Chicago, 1929. Joe and Jerry are two unemployed musicians who are looking for work when they witness a gangland massacre... [More...]
Step Lively (1944)
Tim Whelan
Gordon Miller is producing a Broadway revue show which he knows will be a hit. Unfortunately, his optimism is not shared by his brother-in-law, whose hotel he and his troupe of dancers and singers are slowly bankrupting... [More...]
Tim Whelan
Gordon Miller is producing a Broadway revue show which he knows will be a hit. Unfortunately, his optimism is not shared by his brother-in-law, whose hotel he and his troupe of dancers and singers are slowly bankrupting... [More...]
Stormy Weather (1943)
Andrew L. Stone
On his return to America after serving in the First World War, Bill Williamson sets his sights on becoming a dancer but has difficulty finding work of any kind... [More...]
Andrew L. Stone
On his return to America after serving in the First World War, Bill Williamson sets his sights on becoming a dancer but has difficulty finding work of any kind... [More...]
Sunrise (1927)
F.W. Murnau
A young woman from the city finds refuge in an isolated rural community, where she immediately starts to have an affair with a married farmer... [More...]
F.W. Murnau
A young woman from the city finds refuge in an isolated rural community, where she immediately starts to have an affair with a married farmer... [More...]
Superman II (1980)
Richard Lester
In the nick of time, Superman manages to thwart a plot by terrorists to blow up Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower with a hydrogen bomb, but when the bomb detonates in deep space it releases three criminals from the planet Krypton from their two-dimensional prison... [More...]
Richard Lester
In the nick of time, Superman manages to thwart a plot by terrorists to blow up Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower with a hydrogen bomb, but when the bomb detonates in deep space it releases three criminals from the planet Krypton from their two-dimensional prison... [More...]
Swing Time (1936)
George Stevens
When his friends play a practical joke on him, dancer John Garnett arrives too late for his wedding. His prospective father-in-law is unimpressed by this turn of events and tells Garnett that he will only consent to the marriage once he has earned $25,000... [More...]
George Stevens
When his friends play a practical joke on him, dancer John Garnett arrives too late for his wedding. His prospective father-in-law is unimpressed by this turn of events and tells Garnett that he will only consent to the marriage once he has earned $25,000... [More...]
Tea for Two (1950)
David Butler
In 1929, Larry Blair intends producing a hit Broadway musical but is having difficulty raising the finance. He had hoped to persuade his girlfriend Nanette Carter, a wealthy socialite, to invest $25,000 in the show, but she seems strangely reluctant to part with her cash... [More...]
David Butler
In 1929, Larry Blair intends producing a hit Broadway musical but is having difficulty raising the finance. He had hoped to persuade his girlfriend Nanette Carter, a wealthy socialite, to invest $25,000 in the show, but she seems strangely reluctant to part with her cash... [More...]
That Touch of Mink (1962)
Delbert Mann
Cathy Timberlake is furious when, on the day she has to go for a job interview, a passing Rolls-Royce splashes mud on her coat and dress... [More...]
Delbert Mann
Cathy Timberlake is furious when, on the day she has to go for a job interview, a passing Rolls-Royce splashes mud on her coat and dress... [More...]
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
George Roy Hill
New York, 1922. Millie Dillmount is a thoroughly modern Miss who intends to find wealth by marrying a filthily rich employer... [More...]
George Roy Hill
New York, 1922. Millie Dillmount is a thoroughly modern Miss who intends to find wealth by marrying a filthily rich employer... [More...]
To Catch a Thief (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock
The French Riviera is hit by a spate of jewel robberies and the local police immediately suspect John Robie, a once notorious cat burglar, now apparently a reformed character... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
The French Riviera is hit by a spate of jewel robberies and the local police immediately suspect John Robie, a once notorious cat burglar, now apparently a reformed character... [More...]
Top Hat (1935)
Mark Sandrich
American song-and-dance man Jerry Travers arrives in London to perform in a show produced by his friend Horace Hardwick. Whilst practicing his tap dance routine in his hotel room one evening, Jerry disturbs Dale Tremont, a young woman in the room below his... [More...]
Mark Sandrich
American song-and-dance man Jerry Travers arrives in London to perform in a show produced by his friend Horace Hardwick. Whilst practicing his tap dance routine in his hotel room one evening, Jerry disturbs Dale Tremont, a young woman in the room below his... [More...]
Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
James V. Kern
Cheered by crowds of well-wishers, Nancy Peterson leaves her hometown, hoping to make a name for herself on Broadway. The grim reality of her profession hits home as soon as she lands in New York, where she hooks up with a trio of disillusioned dancers... [More...]
James V. Kern
Cheered by crowds of well-wishers, Nancy Peterson leaves her hometown, hoping to make a name for herself on Broadway. The grim reality of her profession hits home as soon as she lands in New York, where she hooks up with a trio of disillusioned dancers... [More...]
Vivacious Lady (1938)
George Stevens
At the request of his overbearing father, Peter Morgan, a university professor, is sent to Manhattan to bring back his playboy cousin Keith... [More...]
George Stevens
At the request of his overbearing father, Peter Morgan, a university professor, is sent to Manhattan to bring back his playboy cousin Keith... [More...]
White Christmas (1954)
Michael Curtiz
Christmas Eve, 1944 - somewhere in Europe. After staging a show in honour of their departing commanding officer, Major General Waverly, a platoon of U.S... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
Christmas Eve, 1944 - somewhere in Europe. After staging a show in honour of their departing commanding officer, Major General Waverly, a platoon of U.S... [More...]