Hollywood's answer to President Roosevelt's call to arms to support our Russian allies was this war drama depicting one Ukrainian village's efforts to survive the atrocities imposed upon them by Nazi invaders. Stars Anne Baxter, Farley Granger, Dana Andrews, Walter Brennan, Walter Huston; Lewis Milestone directs from Lillian Hellman's script. AKA: "Armored Attack!" 102 min.
Rah-rah, action-packed war drama featuring Tyrone Power as an ace PT boat skipper during World War II whose assignment to a submarine commanded by Dana Andrews leads to gutsy victories against the Nazis in the North Atlantic and romance with Andrews' schoolteacher fiancee (Anne Baxter). With James Gleason and Henry Morgan. 105 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish.
Patriotic, emotional WWII melodrama recounts the true story of five close-knit brothers who served and died together at Guadalcanal, from their small town boyhood to their final battle. Thomas Mitchell, Selena Royle, John Alvin, John Campbell, James Cardwell, George Offerman, Jr. and Edward Ryan co-star in this sentimental favorite. AKA: "The Sullivans." 112 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; photo gallery; interview; theatrical trailer. Two-disc set. . Guest In The House [VHS](1944) VHS
Crackerjack thriller starring Anne Baxter as a woman with a cardiac condition who is cared for by her doctor at his house. She soon becomes infatuated by the doctor's married brother, and sets out to destroy his marriage. Aline MacMahon, Ralph Bellamy and Ruth Warrick star. 117 min.
The Eve of St. Mark.
The first film version of W. Somerset Maugham's novel features Tyrone Power as the WWI veteran who turns his back on his materialistic, upper-class friends and embarks on a global search for the meaning of life. Gene Tierney, Clifton Webb, Best Supporting Actress Oscar-winner Anne Baxter, and Herbert Marshall as Maugham co-star. 146 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; newsreel footage.
[AA]. Angel On My Shoulder [DVD](1946) DVDWitty fantasy comedy that plays like the flip side of "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" (and scripted by that film's writer). Gangster Paul Muni, killed by his double-crossing partner, comes back to Earth for revenge after making a deal with the Devil, delightfully played by "Mr. Jordan's" Claude Rains. Anne Baxter co-stars. 101 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
(10/13) All About Eve [DVD](1950) DVDThe 1950 Oscar for Best Picture went to Joseph L. Mankiewicz' sardonic look at show business glamour and the empty lives behind it. Bette Davis is veteran actress Margo Channing; Anne Baxter is Eve, her understudy desperate for stardom. With Hugh Marlowe, George Sanders, Thelma Ritter and a brief appearance by a young Marilyn Monroe. 138 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; documentary; interviews; newsreel footage; theatrical trailer. | [AN]  |
A blind date leads to murder in this classic noir suspenser from director Fritz Lang. Anne Baxter wakes from a hangover to discover that playboy Raymond Burr, with whom she went out the night before, was found slain in his apartment and she is the mysterious "Blue Gardenia" sought by police. Baxter desperately turns to newspaper columnist Richard Conte for help in learning if she is in fact the killer. With Ann Sothern and Nat King Cole, who sings the title song. 88 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Moody, first-rate mystery from Alfred Hitchcock stars Montgomery Clift as a priest who, after hearing the confession of a murderer, becomes a suspect himself. Faced with an ethical dilemma, Clift realizes he must choose between the sanctity of his vows and his own freedom. Anne Baxter and Karl Malden co-star. 94 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; "making of" documentary; premiere footage; theatrical trailer.
An American carnival on tour in Europe is the setting for this high-flying drama starring Anne Baxter as a German pickpocket who joins the show and is soon fought over by two workers. With Steve Cochran, Lyle Bettger. 95 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
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Powerful mix of frontier action and character study with Charlton Heston as an ex-Confederate officer who returns to the family ranch with new bride Anne Baxter and faces problems from carpetbaggers and his jealous brother, and a secret from Baxter's past. With Tom Tryon, Gilbert Roland, Forrest Tucker. 99 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English.  |
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New Orleans' infamous Storyville brothel district in the 1930s is the setting for this steamy drama. Laurence Harvey is the stranger in search of lost love Capucine, now working for madame Barbara Stanwyck. Jane Fonda's second film role, as a sympathetic hooker, and the implied lesbianism of Stanwyck's character are points of interest. 114 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French; [DVD 02/10/2005]
Batman "Zelda the Great".
Batman "The Ogg and I" ('Olga').
Emmy nom. (09/28) TV Guide.
Compelling made-for-TV film starring Patty Duke as a California girl who faces racism when she marries her Japanese-American boyfriend just before the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. Frank Michael Liu, Anne Baxter and James Whitmore also star. 73 min.
Jane Austen In Manhattan [DVD](1980) DVDA previously unseen play written by Jane Austen becomes the prize in a feud between a famed, traditional acting teacher (Anne Baxter) and her former protege, an avant garde director (Robert Powell), in this satiric seriocomedy from director James Ivory. 111 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; bonus short "Venice: Themes and Variations" (1957) .
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