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Old Yeller

A family of four live in Texas after the Civil war ends. With no money, the dad goes on a cattle drive for a few months, leaving his oldest boy, Travis (Tommy Kirk) in charge. While the dad is away, the family adopts a yellow dog known as "Old Yeller". The youngest boy, Arliss (Kevin Corcoran) loves the dog and comes to depend on it. Travis originally didn't trust Yeller, but after awhile Yeller helps Travis with the cows and keeps racoons away from the corn field.

Later in the movie, Yeller gets in a fight with a wolf and Travis shoots the wolf when the coast is clear. Yeller makes it out of the fight with a few bit marks which worries Travis and his mother, because it could lead to rabies. So they lock Yeller up for a few weeks to make sure nothing is wrong with the dog, but Yeller begins to act aggressive. First Yeller tries to bite Travis, then later Arliss.

Its a sad ending, which im sure you can guess. The movie was made in 1957 and directed by Robert Stevenson.

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Wuthering Heights

Based on the book, Wuthering Heights is based on the story of how Heathcliff (Laurence Olivier) and Cathy (Merle Oberon) fell in love. Heathcliff is a servant for Cathy and her family. When Cathy's father dies, her brother takes over the estate.
Cathy and Heathcliff fall in love as they grow up, but can't get married because Cathy's brother wouldn't allow it. Cathy ends up marrying a rich neighbor and Heathcliff runs away. Years later, Heathcliff returns a rich man, but do the two end up together?
Watch and see.

Wuthering Heights won the Oscar for best black and white film, and was nominated for seven other Oscars. It was directed by William Wyler in 1939.

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The Wizard of Oz

Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog Toto are swept up into a tornado and land in another world. This world is know as the Oz. In order for Dorothy to go home, she must seek out the the Wizard of Oz (Frank Morgan) in Emerald City. On the way there, Dorothy meets a scarecrow (Ray Bolger) who needs a brain, so he too must ask the Wizard for a favor. As they follow the yellow brick road they meet a lion (Bert Lahr), and a tin man (Jack Haley). The tin man needs a heart, and the lion needs courage, so the group travels together to find the Wizard.

The group runs into trouble with the Wicked Witch of the West and her crazy flying monkeys. Dorothy finally makes it home after clicking her sparkly red shoes and saying "there is no place like home".

The Wizard of Oz is a fantasy world which creates fun for the viewers. The movie was made in 1939 and directed by Victor Fleming. It won two Oscars for best music and effects.

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Gone with the Wind

An American classic, Gone With the Wind was made in 1939, directed by Victor Fleming. It won eight Oscars.

Scarlett O'Hara, (Vivien Leigh) is a sassy, beautiful, southern bell living during the Civil War. She is faced with problem after problem, never giving up. When her house burns down, or her father dies, she just deals with it. Scarlett loves a man named Ashley, (Leslie Howard) but Ashley loves Scarlett's cousin, not her. Nobody ever told Scarlett no, so she chased and chased Ashley until they finally kissed, which is when she realizes that she didn't like Ashley at all.

Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) seems to be the only one who can help Scarlett. Rhett loves her because of her fire and independence, but that's exactly why he hates her too. Scarlett ends up marrying Rhett, because, well, Rhett has money and Rhett doesn't let her make the rules. They balance each other out. I wont tell you how it ends, I'll just say that it surprised me the first time I watched the movie.

Its  fun, interesting story everyone needs to watch. Ive never seen anything like it. The story is written beautifully and the acting is terrific. I also have to add that the costumes are gorgeous.

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An Affair to Remember

Its another love story! Nickie Ferrante (Cary Grant) is traveling on a ship to meet his fiance in New York City. Nickie is charming and just loves women. He can't understand why a man should spend his entire life with one women when there are so many other women he has yet to meet! Terry McKay (Deborah Kerr) is also traveling on the ship, only she is taking a trip while her boyfriend is off working. The two meet and start falling in love during the cruse, with photographers trying to catch anything that might look "suspicious".

Nickie and Terry decide that if they still love each other after six months apart, they will leave their significant others and get married. They plan to meet on top of the empire state building, but it doesn't turn out according to plan. Terry gets hit by a car trying to reach the empire building and doesn't see Nickie waiting for her. Terry can no longer walk, and has no way of connecting with Nickie, all the while Nickie believes he was stood up.

A year goes by before the two run into each other again, and Nickie is still hurt after waiting for Terry to show up, when she never did. Terry is too independent to tell him what really happened to her, believing that Nickie couldn't afford to take care of her.

I'm not going to tell you how the movie ends, your just going to have to watch it. The movie was made in 1957 and directed by Leo McCarey. It was nominated for four different Oscars and won a gold medal.

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Its a Wonderful Life

 I felt like this would be the perfect movie for Thanksgiving. "It's a Wonderful Life" is a heart touching story about a man named George Baily,(James Stewart)and his life in his hometown of Bedford falls. The movie shows George's life growing up in the small town all the way until he becomes an adult.
George has done so much for the town, but when he falls on hard times, George wishes he never existed. An angel hears George and grants him his wish. When he walks back to town, Bedford Falls is a dirty trashy mess. Finally George realizes his mistake and understands how one person can make such a difference.

The film was directed by Frank Capra and produced in 1946. It was nominated for five Oscars and won five other awards.
This movie was shot in California, but something that is kind of cool is in the movie, there is a scene at a high school dance, where George meets his future wife, Mary Hatch (Donna Reed). In the scene, everyone is dancing and someone presses a button that makes the dance floor open up into a swimming pool. Every one dancing jumps in, and the high school this was filmed at was Beverly Hills High School in CA.

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North by Northwest

This movie, I believe is Alfred Hitchcock finest accomplishment. If you like a good plot, talented actors, and films with wit and suspense, this is your answer.

In the film, Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant), becomes mistaken as a man named George Kaplan. Mister Kaplan was involved with some, shall we say, dangerous men, and is about to be "knocked off". When Grant tries to make since of this misunderstanding, he gets accused of murder and is wanted by the police and men he was already running from. Little does Grant know that he has just stepped into a web of lies laid out by the government to catch the bad guys. Thornhill never existed, but now Grant gets to play the bait for the government. By the end of the movie, Grant and his leading lady (Eve Marie Saint as Eve Kendell), are dangling from Mount Rushmore.

North by Northwest (1959) won several awards and was nominated for three Oscars. Starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint in Alfred Hitchcock's best film.

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All About Eve

 A young aspiring actress wiggles her way into the tight circle of a famous actress, Margo Channing, (Betty Davis) and becomes her biggest fan. Eve (Anne Baxter) fallows Margo around, doing anything she wants or needs. Eventually she steals Margo's fans away and gains the trust of influential directors, play writes, and friends. Without Margo, Eve would have remain unnoticed.

All About Eve was produced in 1950 and won seven Oscars! The whit and humor is outstanding. I have watched this movie at least 5 times and I never tire of it. The acting is superb and the movie as a whole is wonderful.

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