Movies

Pot O’ Gold (1941)

Before his music shop goes under, James Stewart moves to the big city to work at his uncle’s factory. He gets caught in the middle of a feud between his uncle and a neighboring musical family, and catches the eye of the singing daughter (Paulette Goddard).

The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)

Bing Crosby stars as Father O’Malley, who is transferred to a soon-to-be-condemned school run by Sister Benedict (Ingrid Bergman), where they have different ideas for turning the place around.

Life with Father (1947)

A turn-of-the-century businessman (William Powell) presides over his family of four red-headed boys with straitlaced efficiency, but it is the mother (Irene Dunne) who really rules the roost. The film co-stars Edmund Gwenn and a young Elizabeth Taylor.

The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

Alec Guinness stars as a mild-mannered bank clerk who plots to steal gold bullion in this British caper film comedy, which also features Stanley Holloway and Audrey Hepburn.

My Favorite Brunette (1947)

Bob Hope is a baby photographer who is mistaken for a detective by a beautiful baroness (Dorothy Lamour). The fake gumshoe is soon in all kinds of trouble in this comedic film noir parody that co-stars Alan Ladd, Peter Lorre and Lon Chaney, Jr.