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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
director: Tay Garnett actor: Bing Crosby / Rhonda Fleming
other title: La corte di re Artù / Ritter Hank, der Schrecken der Tafelrunde
A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1905 auto mechanic, to Arthurian England, 528 A.D., where he is befriended by Sir Sagramore le Desirous and gains power by judicious use of technology. He and Alisande, the King's niece, fall in love at first sight, which draws unwelcome attention from her fiancée Sir Lancelot; but worse trouble befalls when Hank meddles in the kingdom's politics.
The Harvey Girls (1946) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Harvey Girls
director: George Sidney actor: Judy Garland / John Hodiak
other title: Le ragazze di Harvey / Les Demoiselles Harvey
On a train trip out west to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women traveling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.
All in a Night's Work (1961) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
All in a Night's Work
other title: Una notte movimentata / A Dama da Madrugada
After the sudden death of magazine publisher Colonel Ryder, his nephew, Tony inherits the magazine and has big plans to expand it. While negotiating a loan from the bank, Tony gets a call from a detective surrounding his uncle's death. It turns out Colonel Ryder died in his hotel room with a smile on his face and a young woman was seen fleeing his room wearing only a towel. Suspicious of this woman and afraid the magazine's wholesome image may be tarnished and their loan denied, Tony asks the detective to stick around and find her.
My Favorite Brunette (1947) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
My Favorite Brunette
director: Elliott Nugent actor: Bob Hope / Dorothy Lamour
other title: La mia brunetta preferita / En skør detektiv
Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.