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“IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT” (1934)
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This swept the Oscars
that year. Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert got a lot of mileage
out of that hitchhiking scene. |
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“RANDOM
HARVEST” (1942) |
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Who can forget the star-crossed
romance between Paula and Smitty? The best thing Ronald Colman
and Greer Garson ever did….according to the romantics of
the world. |
“NOW, VOYAGER” (1942) |
Auntie Charlotte has a
fella and he sends her camellias! But the affair takes a bumpy
road. Bette Davis is spinster Charlotte and suave Paul Henried
was her handsome lover. |
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“CASABLANCA”
(1942) |
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Rick (Humphrey Bogart) and Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) are
lovers caught in a nasty war. But their love, in a strange way,
sets them free. Keep the tissues handy.
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ANY
movie that features America’s Singing Sweethearts, Jeanette
MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. |
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“THE
GHOST AND MRS. MUIR” (1947) |
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Hardly the stuff love
stories are made of…a lonely widow (Gene Tierney) and the
ghostly sea captain (Rex Harrison) who roams her house at will.
No sweet talk, no long kisses and never any body contact. But
oh, my! |
“MAGNIFICENT
OBSESSION” (1954) |
I have chosen the Rock Hudson/Jane Wyman film in color
but you can check out the original 1935 production with Irene
Dunne and Robert Taylor. Both are great versions of the Lloyd
Douglas story.
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Double Features!......
SABRINA
(1954) |
.…..
and….. |
SABRINA (1995) |
 Humphrey
Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden |
Harrison
Ford, Julie Ormond, and Greg Kinnear. |
You can have a great double
feature night with these movies because there are so many different
things in both of them. |
“AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER” (1957) |
.. and… |
“SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE” |
with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr
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with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
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“Sleepless”
could almost be a sequel to the Grant/Kerr hit. |
More…..
ANY
movie starring (do you sense a pattern forming here?) Nelson Eddy
and Jeanette MacDonald. |
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DIRTY
DANCING (1987) |
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Dance instructor Johnny
(Patrick Swayze) meets 17 year-old naive “Baby” (Jennifer
Grey) and the sparks are still flying. Not for the faint of heart! |
“PRETTY
WOMAN” (1990) |
A rags-to-riches story
that pushes the envelope when corporate mogul (Richard Gere) meets
carefree hooker (Julia Roberts) and falls hard. |
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“GHOST”
(1990) |
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Patrick Swayze is the
“ghost” coming back to save his girl from the same
fate. Whoopi Goldberg got an Oscar for her role as the medium
that makes the connection. Love doesn’t die….you take
it with you. |
“THE
BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY” (1995) |
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A traveling photographer
(Clint Eastwood) looking for covered bridges meets a lonely
housewife (Meryl Streep) looking for life’s meaning
and find love in the brief time they have together. But the
ripples continue to spread even after they are gone. |
“KATE
& LEOPOLD” (2001) |
1876 meets 2001 and there
is a distinct culture shock. Thanks to a hole in time, Leopold
(Hugh Jackman)is thrust into the lifestyle of ad exec Kate (Meg
Ryan). Love blossoms …the old-fashioned way! Watch out for
“X-man” Hugh Jackman! He is a triple threat..he can
act, sing and dance! |
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