His Girl Friday (1940)

A former reporter, Hildy (Russell), returns to the paper to visit her former editor, Walter (Grant), who is also her former husband. Her goal is to inform him of her plans to marry her future husband, Bruce (Bellamy), however, she is instead caught up in Walter's self-serving and double-crossing plan to win her back. Adaptation

Ladri di Biciclette (Bicycle Thieves) (1948)

A desperate man finally finds work in post World War II Italy. He scrounges together everything he has in order to buy his bike back from a pawn shop, only to have it stolen by thieves. Post World War II Class Disparity Ladri di biciclette follows Antonio, played by Lamberto Maggiorani, a desperate father trying

Stagecoach (1939)

John Ford's 1939 western, Stagecoach, marked a pivotal point in film history. Stagecoach was John Ford's first western since the silent era and first major western of the sound era. It also launched the career of b-list film actor, John Wayne. The film follows nine people as they set out to traverse the hostile lands

Le Jour se Leve (Daybreak) (1939)

A man has committed murder... Locked, trapped in a room, he recalls how he became a murderer. Le Jour Se Leve, also known as Daybreak, follows François (Gabin), a factory worker that has just committed murder. Locked in his apartment he both enters a standoff with the police as well as a flashback recounting how

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

After the sudden death of a senator, business mogul Jim Taylor (Edward Arnold) and fellow state senator Payne (Claude Rains) attempt to fill the vacant seat with a stooge that will help pass their corrupt bill in the eleventh hour of its vote on the senate floor. Instead, an honest and determined young man, Jefferson