Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)

Dir. Daniel Mann. Starring Shirley Booth, Burt Lancaster, Terry Moore I’m not an alcoholic, and if there have been alcoholics in my life I couldn’t name them. I couldn’t say whether or not it’s likely that an alcoholic’s first bender in a year would end in him brandishing a knife at his wife, although one… Read More Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)

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Splendor in the Grass (1961)

Dir. Elia Kazan. Starring Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Audrey Christie In The White Ribbon, the kids doing the evil deeds in pre-World War I Germany are given an opening because all four loci of power—business, medicine, education, and religion—fail to maintain their control; they abdicate, depending on one’s point of view, their responsibilities or positions.… Read More Splendor in the Grass (1961)

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Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)

Splendor in the Grass (1961)