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The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931)
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Géza von Bolváry actor: Trude von Molo / Willi Forst …
other title: Der Raub der Mona Lisa / Il ratto di Monna Lisa
A painter working at the Louvre is struck by the Mona Lisa. When he meets a girl whom he believes bears a resemblance to the painting, and who wants him to become famous, he comes up with the idea of stealing the painting. Based on the real-life theft of 1911.
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The Mating Season (1951)
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Mitchell Leisen actor: John Lund / Gene Tierney …
other title: La madre dello sposo / SOS - Zwei Schwiegermütter …
Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. When Ellen arrives, her daughter-in-law mistakes her for the maid she has hired for a big party they are throwing. Rather than cause any embarrassment, Ellen goes along with the charade, which leads to many complications.
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The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959)
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Henry Levin actor: Clifton Webb / Dorothy McGuire …
other title: Il molto onorevole Mr. Pennypacker / Dos evas tiene Adán …
In early 1900s' Pennsylvania, Mr. Pennypacker has two company offices and two families with a combined total of 17 children. With an office in Harrisburg and an office in Philadelphia, he has successfully kept two separate homes. However, when an emergency requires his oldest son to find him, Mr. Pennypacker's dual life is revealed.
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Lover Divine (1933)
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Willi Forst actor: Mártha Eggerth / Luise Ullrich …
other title: Angeli senza paradiso / Leise flehen meine Lieder …
Franz Schubert works as school teacher, yet his mind and soul are in music. When he is engaged as a pianist for an aristocratic soirée he doesn't suspect how this will change his life forever and even determine his unfinished symphony.
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The Fan (1949)
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Otto Preminger actor: Jeanne Crain / Madeleine Carroll …
other title: Il ventaglio / L'Éventail de Lady Windermere …
Lord Windermere appears to all – including his young wife Margaret – to be the perfect husband. The couple's happy marriage is placed at risk when he starts paying visits to a mysterious beautiful newcomer, Mrs. Erylnne, who is determined to make her entry into London's high society. Worse, the secret gets back to Margaret that Windermere has been giving Mrs. Erylnne large sums of money.
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The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
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Richard Fleischer actor: Ray Milland / Joan Collins …
other title: L'altalena di velluto rosso / Das Mädchen auf der Samtschaukel …
Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford White and the wealthy but unstable Harry Thaw. Nesbit marries Thaw, but White’s continued pursuit puts him in the path of Thaw’s volatile temper. A fictionalized account of true events that occurred at the turn of the 20th century.
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F.P.1 Doesn't Answer (1932)
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Karl Hartl actor: Hans Albers / Sybille Schmitz …
other title: F.P.1 antwortet nicht / I.F.1 ne répond plus …
F.P.1 is a huge airplane landing dock in the Atlantic where pilots making the transatlantic flight can stop. Yet a saboteur tries to sink the technical wonder in this classic German science fiction film from 1932. The film was also created with English and French speaking actors at the same time.
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That Hamilton Woman (1941)
That Hamilton Woman
Alexander Korda actor: Vivien Leigh / Laurence Olivier …
other title: Il grande ammiraglio / Lord Nelsons letzte Liebe …
The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
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The Heavenly Body (1944)
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Alexander Hall actor: William Powell / Hedy Lamarr …
other title: Crepi l'astrologo / Le Corps céleste …
The beautiful wife of a tweedy astronomer becomes convinced that her astrologer's prediction of a new dream man in her life will come true.
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Titanic (1953)
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Jean Negulesco actor: Clifton Webb / Barbara Stanwyck …
other title: Der Untergang der Titanic / El hundimiento del Titanic
Unhappily married, Julia Sturges decides to go to America with her two children on the Titanic. Her husband, Richard also arranges passage on the luxury liner so as to have custody of their two children. All this fades to insignificance once the ship hits an iceberg.
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Niagara (1953)
Niagara
Henry Hathaway actor: Marilyn Monroe / Joseph Cotten …
other title: Niágara
Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The couple befriend Polly and Ray Cutler, who are honeymooning in the area. Polly begins to suspect that something is amiss between Rose and George, and her suspicions grow when she sees Rose in the arms of another man. While Ray initially thinks Polly is overreacting, things between George and Rose soon take a shockingly dark turn.