All posts tagged "MFB66"
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Cause For Alarm! (1951)
Toronto Film Society presented Cause for Alarm! on Monday, March 31, 2014 in a double bill with Nobody Lives Forever as part of the Season 66 Monday Night Film Buff...
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Guilty Hands (1931)
Can a man commit murder and get away with it? A top notch whodunit with inventive camara work, a great script, and a twisty plot,...
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In This Our Life (1942)
Neat little drama of the neurotic family variety, with a histrionic husband-stealing Davis ruining sister de Havilland’s life - and her own. Don’t blink and...
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All Through the Night (1941)
An improbable crime-comedy hybrid about a group of bumbling, Runyonesque hoodlums who turn patriotic after stumbling on a Nazi spy ring, featuring Bogart in a...
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The Big Steal (1949)
A sharp thriller concerning Mitchum, framed for a payroll heist, in one long chase through Mexico. The pace never lets up in this highly enjoyable...
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Too Many Husbands (1940)
Arthur marries Douglas only to find out that dead husband number one MacMurray is alive and well. Based on a W. Somerset Maugham play, this...
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A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)
The girl: a zany stenographer Ball. The guy: shy lawyer O’Brien. The gob: happy go lucky Murphy. This love-triangle comedy features plenty of slapstick and...
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Appointment in Honduras (1953)
The Tourneur directed jungle adventure features an idealistic Ford on a crusade to save a Latin American country. He finds unexpected help from his villainous...
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Simba (1955)
The stellar ensemble cast really makes this sometimes grisly historical drama about a young man who arrives in Kenya to find out his brother has...
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Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)
A musical comedy about nightclub singer Faye and her ambitious agent Ratoff. The Ritz Brothers amp up the laughs in their feature film debut.
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Higher and Higher (1943)
In this overlooked musical, servants pass off one of their own as an heiress in hopes of winning her a wealthy husband. Features Frank Sinatra...
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The Tall Target (1951)
Quirky crime drama with detective Powell pursuing a tip that Abraham Lincoln with be assassinated. In a neat historical coincidence, Powell’s character happens to be...
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Raw Deal (1948)
A hard-boiled crime drama featuring O’Keefe escaping from jail and exacting revenge on slime ball lawyer Burr who framed him. But is remarkable but convincing...
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Nobody Lives Forever (1946)
It’s the oldest story in the world - con man tries to fleece a young widow and ends up falling for her for real. Despite...
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Cause for Alarm! (1951)
A taut and effective thriller with an admirable performance from Young as the panic-stricken wife of psychotic invalid Sullivan. The tension builds to the breaking...
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Frances Blau
On Monday, February 26th, 2024, Toronto Film Society lost longtime friend, supporter, and board member Frances Blau. Known for her sense of humour, her love of film, her generosity,...
Sunday Afternoons at the Paradise
Season 77 is lovingly dedicated to our dear friend and longtime board member Frances Blau. Our 10-programme Sunday Matinée Series is sponsored by Susan Murray in honour of Richard...
