Spring Byington

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.

Dir. Frank Capra · With Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.

Dir. Frank Lloyd · With Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement.

Dir. Frank Capra · With Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold

Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets Hell's standards. Convinced he is where he belongs, Henry recounts his life's deeds, both good and bad, including an act of indiscretion during his 25-year marriage to his wife, Martha, with the hope that "His Excellency" will arrive at the proper judgment.

Dir. Ernst Lubitsch · With Don Ameche, Gene Tierney, Charles Coburn

A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.

Dir. William Wyler · With Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas

In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.

Dir. William Wyler · With Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, George Brent

A strange animal attack turns a botanist into a bloodthirsty monster.

Dir. Stuart Walker · With Henry Hull, Warner Oland, Valerie Hobson

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Dir. George Cukor · With Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas

A simple Connecticut farm girl is recruited by a distant relative, an aristocratic patroon, to be governess to his young daughter in his Hudson Valley mansion.

Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz · With Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Vincent Price