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    Magnificent Obsession 1935 POSTER

    Magnificent Obsession

    1935

    English

    6.8

    7

    67%

    56%

    Action

    blindness

    Drama

    fake identity

    Music

    Mystery

    Romance

    selfishness

    John M. Stahl John M. Stahl Director Betty Furness Betty Furness as Joyce Hudson Edward Earle Edward Earle as Mr. Miller Joyce Compton Joyce Compton as Nurse Robert Taylor Robert Taylor as Robert Merrick
    A playboy tries to redeem himself after his careless behavior causes a great man's death.
    Leave Her to Heaven 1945 POSTER

    Leave Her to Heaven

    1945

    English

    7.6

    13

    85%

    86%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    boat

    Drama

    femme fatale

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    lake

    noir

    Romance

    Thriller

    John M. Stahl John M. Stahl Director Addison Richards Addison Richards as Bedford Darryl Hickman Darryl Hickman as Danny Harland Gene Lockhart Gene Lockhart as Dr. Saunders Vincent Price Vincent Price as Russell Quinton
    A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.
    The Keys of the Kingdom 1944 POSTER

    The Keys of the Kingdom

    1944

    English

    7.2

    5

    83%

    83%

    Action

    black and white

    Drama

    father

    friends

    priest

    War

    John M. Stahl John M. Stahl Director Vincent Price Vincent Price as Angus Mealey Gregory Peck Gregory Peck as Father Francis Chisholm Philip Ahn Philip Ahn as Mr. Pao - Envoy for Mr. Chia Thomas Mitchell Thomas Mitchell as Willie Tulloch
    A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
    Back Street 1932 POSTER

    Back Street

    1932

    English

    7.0

    2

    55%

    55%

    Action

    devotion

    Drama

    kept woman

    love

    Music

    Mystery

    pre-code

    Romance

    John M. Stahl John M. Stahl Director Betty Blythe Betty Blythe as Gossip Virginia Pearson Virginia Pearson as Minor Role William Bakewell William Bakewell as Richard Saxel - Walter's Son Gloria Stuart Gloria Stuart as Young Woman
    A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets" of his life.
    When Tomorrow Comes 1939 POSTER

    When Tomorrow Comes

    1939

    English

    6.7

    3

    44%

    44%

    Action

    Drama

    hurricane

    infidelity

    Music

    natural disaster

    Romance

    self sacrifice

    strike

    waitress

    John M. Stahl John M. Stahl Director Edward Earle Edward Earle as Assistant Manager Mickey Kuhn Mickey Kuhn as Boy Addison Richards Addison Richards as Refugee Leader at Bus Mary Treen Mary Treen as Waitress
    A waitress destined for a better life falls in love with a handsome stranger, only to find that he is already married.
    Imitation of Life 1934 POSTER

    Imitation of Life

    1934

    English

    7.5

    7

    88%

    85%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    housekeeper

    pancakes

    passing for white

    pre-code

    Romance

    John M. Stahl John M. Stahl Director Martin Turner Martin Turner as Man at Funeral Alan Hale Alan Hale as Martin, the Furniture Man Fredi Washington Fredi Washington as Peola Johnson, Age 19 Joyce Compton Joyce Compton as Young Woman at Party
    A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The two women start a successful business but face familial, identity, and racial issues along the way.
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