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Alice Adams **** (1935, Katharine Hepburn, Fred MacMurray, Evelyn Venable, Fred Stone) – Classic Movie Review 3419

Director George Stevens’s 1935 romantic drama offers the young Hepburn grabs one of her best opportunities as Alice Adams, a pushy, snobbish, spikey, upwardly mobile young woman who catches the eye of eligible society bachelor […]

Feb, 27

A Place in the Sun **** (1951, Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters) – Classic Movie Review 3351

Director George Stevens’s then daring 1951 film of Theodore Dreiser’s 1925 novel An American Tragedy was once greatly acclaimed and admired but now it has faded and is unfairly overlooked. The overfree screenplay is based on […]

Feb, 13

The More the Merrier ***** (1943, Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn) – Classic Movie Review 3072

George Stevens’s delightful 1943 classic wartime housing shortage romantic comedy The More the Merrier stars Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea and Oscar-winning Charles Coburn. Producer-director George Stevens’s delightful 1943 classic romantic comedy The More the Merrier […]

Nov, 20

Penny Serenade **** (1941, Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Beulah Bondi, Ann Doran, Edgar Buchanan) – Classic Movie Review 2339

Producer-director George Stevens’s 1941 romantic drama again teams Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, both seen at their best in this delicious heart-string tugger. It is the third of three movies pairing the duo. Grant and […]

Mar, 31

The Talk of the Town ***** (1942, Jean Arthur, Cary Grant, Ronald Colman) – Classic Movie Review 1308

Co-producer/director George Stevens’s 1942 classic love triangle comedy drama stars Jean Arthur as schoolteacher Nora Shelley, who is in love with both escaped murder suspect Leopold Dilg (Cary Grant), who’s hiding in her attic, and […]

Jun, 08

Giant **** (1956, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson) – Classic Movie Review 1080

George Stevens’s ambitious 1956 film Giant was a triumph for him, winning the Best Director Oscar. But it is most memorable for 24-year-old James Dean’s final role as bitter entrepreneur Jett Rink, set on destroying […]

Apr, 12

Shane ***** (1953, Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon De Wilde, Jack Palance, Ben Johnson, Edgar Buchanan) – Classic Movie Review 229

‘Shane! Shane! Come back!’ – Joey. George Stevens’s 1953 beautiful masterwork is one of the great Westerns. It’s held in the highest esteem for its memorable characters, performances, craftsmanship, warmth of feeling and subtle handling […]

Sep, 07

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