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Drama, romance film, silent film
thumb|left|start=50|thumbtime=60|upright|The film In Vienna in 1914, Prince Nicki is the scion of a rundown noble family and is commander of a cavalry regiment. During a parade in front of the St. Stephen's Cathedral, Nicki notices beautiful innkeeper's daughter Mitzi in the crowd.
Drama, Tragicomedy
The film chronicles the production of Je vous présente Paméla (Meet Pamela, or literally I Introduce You to Pamela), a clichéd melodrama starring aging screen icon Alexandre, former Italian diva Séverine, young heartthrob Alphonse and British actress Julie Baker, who is recovering from both a nervous breakdown and the controversy over her marriage to her much older doctor. Several vignettes are woven throughout the film, highlighting the personal stories of the crew members and director Ferrand as he navigates the practical challenges of producing a movie. Behind the camera, the actors and crew experience several romances, affairs,…
Crime, Noir
Away for two years, a woman named Mary (Ava Gardner) returns to her home in a small town (a 'whistle stop'). She attempts to reconcile with Kenny Veech (George Raft), her former romantic interest, but he is jealous and bitter, particularly after she takes up with Veech's mortal enemy, nightclub owner Lew Lentz (Tom Conway). Gitlo (Victor McLaglen), a friend of Kenny's who works for Lentz, talks Kenny into a scheme to rob and kill Lentz at a train station as he leaves for Detroit, then hide his corpse to make Mary believe he chose not to return.
Drama, propaganda film, romance film
In March 1939, English antiques dealer Mrs. Bromley and her assistant Jennifer "Jenny" Whittredge travel through Poland making purchases. In Warsaw, Jenny meets Count Stefan Orwid and, after a whirlwind courtship, he asks her to marry him.
romantic comedy
At a convention in San Francisco, Steve Fisk, the mayor of the municipality of Puget City, mistakes Clarissa Standish, the mayor of Wenonah, Maine, for a "balloon dancer" whom he was expecting. As a former longshoreman, Steve feels that Clarissa might be too refined for him, but he is attracted to her. However, he must beware of crooked city councilman Les Taggart, who would happily exploit a scandal to politically damage Steve back in Puget City.
Comedy drama, romantic comedy
Adventure, Drama, Pirate Film, romance film, swashbuckler film
Dutch sea captain Laurent van Horn is shipwrecked off the coast of the Spanish settlement of Cartagena. After being held and sentenced to death, Van Horn and his crew manage to escape. Five years later, Van Horn has established himself as the mysterious pirate known only by the name of his ship: The Barracuda.
romantic comedy
Jean, Polaire, and Schatzi are former showgirls who put their money together in order to rent a luxurious penthouse apartment. Jean is on her way back from France after a failed engagement which left her penniless. She manipulates a fellow male ship passenger into paying her dining bill, claiming that she can't find her checkbook.
Comedy
Bubba Newman, a minor league baseball player, quits the sport to do something else with his life because he feels "down and out." He renews his outlook on life when he becomes a coach for a group of underprivileged kids and finds romance. He later plots to make a baseball comeback using funds from his coaching job. He tries pro ball again, but realizes he can no longer fit in.
romantic comedy, Vampire
Dwight Putnum (Roger Rose) has just asked Kendall Gordon (Kimberly Foster) for the 10th time to marry him, but Kendall is still unwilling to commit. She has this idea that the perfect man for her is still out there. Vampire Zachary Simms (Adam Ant) has just awakened in his coffin from a 100-year sleep in the crypt under Kendall's house and comes out through the secret door in her fireplace to face the brave, new world.
Comedy, fantasy film, romantic comedy, slapstick
The film is set in New York City, where three friends, Igor (Volodymyr Zelensky), Artem (Aleksey Chadov), and the "almost Russian" Finn Oleg (Ville Haapasalo), live indulgent lives while working in America. Igor works as a dentist, Oleg, nicknamed "Sauna," is a fitness instructor for a women’s club, and Artem, who is married but frequently unfaithful, is a tour guide for Russian tourists. Their carefree existence is disrupted at a party when a mysterious man offers a toast to love, adding the cryptic line, "May what you drank for be impossible without what I drank for".
Drama, romance film
The film is set in Australia 1919, just a year after World War I. Australia begins to question the value of continuing as an outpost to the British Empire. Since his sister's death years ago, Jack Dickens has raised his niece Sally, aided by his sharp-tongued maid Hannah.
Drama, romance film
Drama, romance film
romantic thriller, thriller film
Many years ago, amid palpable tension between the Britishers and the Indians due to the ongoing struggle for freedom, an English woman named Beatrice and an Indian man named Vilas were in love with each other and promised to wait for even a 100 years if they had to so as to live together. On New Year's Eve Beatrice decides to run away with Vilas but tragedy strikes before she can even meet him and her love story comes to an abrupt end. A century has passed now, and Beatrice finds out that Vilas has been reborn as Bombil.
Biography, Drama, musical film, romance film
In 1904, Uncle Latsie comes to New York from Hungary with two little nieces, Jenny and Rosie who immediately take to cafe dancing. In 1912, they're still at it, but to pay Uncle's card debts they decide to go into vaudeville. They meet another up-and-coming act, singer Harry Fox.
Drama, musical film, romance film
Musical stage star Mona Leslie, jailed for reckless driving, is bailed out by her friend, sports promoter, and gambler Ned Riley, to headline a charity event. However, she finds that all the seats have been bought by wealthy Bob Harrison Jr., president and only member of S.A.M.L. (the Society for the Admiration of Mona Leslie).
musical play
After World War II, Cindy has moved from the south to live in Harlem with her newly blended family. She finds herself constantly abused by her stepmother and stepsisters. Her father provides some comfort but cannot prevent the abuse entirely.
Drama, romance film
A few weeks before his very glamorous wedding to a famous actress, a country music singer returns to the small town in Texas where he grew up to sell his family's old house. There, he meets his childhood friend, Sarah, a cowgirl who owns a small ranch. With her, he rediscovers the joy of the simple things in life that he had forgotten.
romance film, romantic comedy
Lucy Sherrington (Alison Brie), a high school art teacher living in a small town, is romantically pursued by every male she knows including students and the high school principal. Lucy turns them down because she is contemplating having an affair with the married high school football coach, Clint Coburn (Colin Hanks). In order to reassure Lucy, who is having doubts about their relationship, Clint vows not to have sex with her until she tells him she loves him.
Drama, romance film
Model Cecile spends two weeks away from her older lover Philippe and is tempted by a younger man.
Drama, romance film, war film
In Rome shortly after World War II, British Col. Michael "Hooky" Nicobar is expecting a transfer home when he is instead posted to Vienna with his aides Major John "Twingo" McPhimister, Junior Commander Audrey Quail, and Private David Moonlight. Hooky, who lost an arm in World War I, is assigned to assist Brigadier C.M.V.
Adventure, Crime Comedy, Drama, Heist
Gerald Meldrick (Clark Gable) and "Baroness" Anya von Duren (Rosalind Russell) are jewel thieves working separately in Bombay (now Mumbai) in British-ruled India. He's posing as a Lloyd's of London detective, while she's pretending to be an aristocrat. Both are after a priceless diamond, the Star of Asia, owned by the aging Duchess of Beltravers (Jessie Ralph) and set for public display at a social function.
Drama, romance film
Charles Sturm is a naval commander whose jealousy and abuse makes life miserable for his wife Diana. His suspicions fall on his own subordinate, Lieutenant Jaeckel. Although his suspicions are baseless, Sturm has Jaeckel transferred.