Curtis Bernhardt
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After the King of Marshovia invites her to visit her late husband's homeland, wealthy American Crystal Radek takes off for Paris when she discovers it's a plot to marry her off so she can pay the Marshovian debt. Followed by Count Danilo, who's been ordered by the King to woo her, Crystal finds that shés attracted to the man although they've never been introduced. Posing as a chorus girl, Crystal quickly wins his heart.
3) Devotion
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Sisters Emily and Charlotte Bronte lived to write, weaving tales rich with characters, incident and passion from the poor Yorkshire vicarage they called home. Tells the story, with more than a dash of literary license, of these daring women who created Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. Two sisters, yearning for literary success and the love of the same man.
6) Possessed
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She loves him when he goes away for months. She loves him when he refuses to marry her. But when callow David Sutton chooses to marry someone else, Louise Howell's love for him takes a darker turn. Give her a gun and she'll love him to death.--Container
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Mildred Pierce: Mildred sacrifices her life for her greedy daughter, divoring her husband, and building a career as a restaurant owner.
Humoresque: Glamourous socialite Helen Wright takes what she wants--clothes, alcohol, men--ues them up and tosses them aside. Then she meets a brilliant young violinist--but this one she can't break.
Possessed: When callow David Sutton chooses to marry someone else, Louise Howell's love for him takes a dark murderous...
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LOVE AFFAIR (1932) -- Here he is enterprising, modest and occasionally perplexed as a working class aircraft engineer who is pursued and eventually seduced by a wealthy but jaded socialite (Dorothy Mackaill). Typical of the Pre-Code era, the film is notable for scenes of sexual suggestiveness and moments of refreshingly frank dialogue courtesy of Jo Swerling and Ursula Parrott.
KNOCK ON ANY DOOR (1949) -- A tense courtroom drama with undercurrents...