The Long, Long Trailer

Vincente Minnelli

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, at the height of the their fame in "I Love Lucy," take a big-screen road trip in a car with a Long, Long Trailer. As they travel across the United States, everything that can go wrong does go hysterically wrong for the first couple of comedy as they try to celebrate their honeymoon on the road. An overloaded trailer, an isolated mountain road and a judge who hates trailers all add up to a very, very funny movie.


Ziegfeld Follies

Vincente Minnelli

The greatest showman on earth is now the greatest showman in heaven as Flo Ziegfeld looks down from paradise on a revue of musical and comedy acts like no other ever before when the world famous Ziegfeld girls star with the biggest stars of the time in the Ziegfeld Follies.


Tea and Sympathy (1956)

Vincente Minnelli

Homosexuality was a taboo subject in 1956 Hollywood. So it was a challenge for screenwriter Robert Anderson to adapt his hit Broadway play about a sensitive prepschooler called "sister boy" by his peers, and the lovely housemaster's wife who realizes she must offer more than tea and sympathy to help the boy prove his manhood. The frankness may be muted but the power remains in this stellar film. Under Vincente Minnelli's direction, Deborah Kerr and John Kerr reprise their Broadway roles as older woman and younger man in poignant performances that reveal the compassion and the torment of being human. Their stage costar Leif Erickson joins them in counterpoint as the emotionally clenched housemaster.


The Reluctant Debutante (1958)

Vincente Minnelli

It’s social season in London, and amid the swirl of coming-out balls the aristocratic Broadbents (real-life marrieds Rex Harrison and Kay Kendall) are intent on giving their American-educated 17-year-old daughter Jane (Sandra Dee) the right entry into society and a proper upper-class beau. One complication: flighty Mabel Claremont (Angela Lansbury) is eager to match that same beau with her daughter. And another: Jane, of course, has her own ideas about these matters – and an eye for a guy (John Saxon) who’s a drummer in the dance band. Comedy is in season for The Reluctant Debutante, a rib-tickler of societal foibles and follies given spirited direction by Vincente Minnelli and featuring a full dance card of deft badinage.


Bells Are Ringing

Vincente Minnelli

Ella works for Susanswerphone, a hole-in-the-wall answering service run by her cousin Sue, but our girl Ella can't help but become involved in the lives of her customers.


Madame Bovary (1949)

Vincente Minnelli

Lovely Emma Bovary longs for romance, glamour, possessions. Wed to a country doctor, she instead gets routine, motherhood and
penny-pinching. So when she catches the eye of a handsome aristocrat, Emma risks all to reach for what she thinks will be happiness. Jennifer Jones stars in this lush adaptation of the Gustave Flaubert novel that scandalized 19th-century France. The film's capstone is the stunning ballroom scene, contrasting Emma's social success with her husband's failure, culminating in his drunken arrival on the dance floor. In the famed sequence, director Vincente Minnelli skillfully combines dissolves, cross-cuts, pans, long takes - a library of techniques - into a seamless triumph of head-spinning gaiety, heart-breaking despair and moviemaking artistry.


Undercurrent

Vincente Minnelli

A professor's daughter marries an industrialist and is frightened by the mystery surrounding his brother. Based on the novel "You
Were There" by Thelma Strabel.


The Pirate (1948)

Vincente Minnelli

It's a fun-filled and musical case of mistaken identity when lonely Judy Garland ("The Wizard of Oz," "A Star is Born," "Meet Me in St. Louis") mistakes traveling clown Gene Kelly ("An American in Paris," "Singin' In the Rain") for a famed Caribbean pirate. With songs by the great Cole Porter, Oscar-winners Garland and Kelly light up the screen. Nominated for Best Score. Directed by Oscar-winner Vincente Minnelli ("Gigi," "An American in Paris"). With Tony-winner Walter Slezak ("The Inspector General" and father of soap-queen, Erika Slezak).


Designing Woman

Vincente Minnelli

Screen legends Gregory Peck ("To Kill a Mockingbird," "Gentleman's Agreement") and Lauren Bacall ("The Big Sleep," "Murder on the

Orient Express") respectively portray a sports writer and a fashion designer who marry and come to realize they have nothing in

common. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, this acclaimed comedy offers a hilarious look at the institution of

marriage. Directed by Oscar-winner Vincente Minnelli ("Gigi," "An American in Paris"). With TV's frustrated Maytag repairman, Jesse

White, and Chuck Connors (TV's "The Rifleman").


The Cobweb

Vincente Minnelli

Step inside "the Castle," a large private psychiatric facility. Here, Dr. Stewart McIver (Richard Widmark) devotes night and day to his profession while neglecting his pining, voluptuous wife (Gloria Grahame). A colleague (Charles Boyer) with a fondness for booze and a pretty face seeks to comfort the wife. Now add Lauren Bacall, Lillian Gish, John Kerr, Susan Strasberg, Oscar Levant and subplots of love, life and derangement and you have the entanglements of The Cobweb. Some critics gleefully skewered the film's labored storyline about patient involvement in the choice of library draperies, but pay no heed. With its top cast and Vincente Minnelli's command of color and melodrama, this film is popcorn for fans of soaps.


Two Weeks in Another Town

Vincente Minnelli

In 1952, star Kirk Douglas, director Vincente Minnelli, producer John Houseman and screenwriter Charles Schnee teamed for what manyconsider the greatest drama ever made about Hollywood: The Bad and the Beautiful. Ten years later, they took another powerfulinsider's look at the movie business, this time adapting a book by Irwin Shaw. Douglas portrays has-been screen idol Jack Andrus.Just out of a sanitarium, Jack grabs at a small role in a movie shot in Rome by a director (Edward G. Robinson) whose career is alsoon the skids. When the director falls ill, Jack takes over, realizing this is his last shot at personal and professional redemption.Trenchant, confrontational, intensified by Minnelli's genius for color, Two Weeks in Another Town captures the passion of creativepeople facing the abyss.


Some Came Running

Vincente Minnelli

Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner and Emmy-nominee Frank Sinatra ("Ocean's Eleven," "Pal Joey"), Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Shirley MacLaine ("Rumor Has It," "In Her Shoes") and Emmy-nominee and Golden Globe-winner Dean Martin ("Ocean's Eleven," "Rio Bravo"), star in this powerful drama about the difficult challenges facing a veteran when he returns home to deal with family secrets and small-town scandals. Nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Actress (MacLaine), Supporting Actress (Academy Award-nominee Martha Hyer -- "Sabrina," "The Sons of Katie Elder") and Supporting Actor (Academy Award-nominee and Golden Globe-winner Arthur Kennedy -- "Lawrence of Arabia," "Peyton Place"). Directed by Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Vincente Minnelli ("An American in Paris," "Gigi").


The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)

Vincente Minnelli

The lazy son of an Argentinean beef tycoon becomes a heroic soldier while fighting for the French resistance during WWII. Sweeping epic stars Glenn Ford ("The Big Heat," "Blackboard Jungle"), Oscar-winners Charles Boyer ("Gaslight"), Lee J. Cobb ("How the West Was Won," "The Brothers Karamazov") and Paul Lukas ("Watch on the Rhine," "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"). Directed by the brilliant Academy Award-winner Vincente Minnelli ("Gigi," "An American in Paris"). With internationally-acclaimed stars Ingrid Thulin ("The Silence," "The Damned") and Paul Henreid ("Casablanca").


The Sandpiper (1965)

Vincente Minnelli

Elizabeth Taylor ("Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?") and Richard Burton ("The Spy Who Came in from the Cold," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?") light up the screen in this romantic drama about a schoolboy's mother who becomes involved with the married headmaster of a Californian boarding school. Also starring Eva Marie Saint ("Superman Returns," "North by Northwest") and Charles Bronson ("Once Upon a Time in the West," "Death Wish"). Directed by Oscar-winner Vincente Minnelli ("Gigi," "An American in Paris"). Filmed in California's breathtaking Big Sur and winner of an Academy Award for Best Song.


Kismet (1955)

Vincente Minnelli

Academy Award®-winner Vincente Minnelli ("Gigi," "An American in Paris") directs this musical film version of the acclaimed Broadway production about a Baghdad poet who charms his way into the Wazir's harem. Starring Howard Keel ("Kiss Me Kate," TV's "Dallas") and Oscar-nominee Ann Blyth ("Mildred Pierce," "The King's Thief"). With Sebastian Cabot (TV's "Family Affair"). Produced by Oscar-winner Arthur Freed ("An American in Paris," "Gigi").


Home from the Hill

Vincente Minnelli

A stupendous cast marks this poignant drama about a southern landowner who has trouble with his two sons, one of whom is illegitimate. Starring Oscar-nominee Robert Mitchum ("Cape Fear," "Farewell, My Lovely"), George Peppard ("Breakfast at Tiffany's," "How the West Was Won," TV's "The A-Team"), George Hamilton ("The Godfather III," "Love at First Bite" and TV's "Roots") and Oscar-nominee Eleanor Parker ("Caged," "Detective Story"). Directed by Oscar-winner Vincente Minnelli ("Gigi," "An American in Paris").


Father of the Bride (1950)

Vincente Minnelli

Oscar-winner Spencer Tracy ("Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?," "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde") received his fourth nomination as an exasperated banker who has misgivings about his engaged daughter's groom. Oscar-winner Elizabeth Taylor ("Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," "National Velvet") portrays the daughter. With Oscar-nominees Billie Burke ("The Wizard of Oz") and Russ Tamblyn ("Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," "Peyton Place"). Directed by Academy Award-winning director Vincente Minnelli ("An American in Paris," "Gigi") and produced by Academy Award-recipient Pandro S. Berman ("Ivanhoe," "Top Hat"). Nominated for Best Picture and Screenplay, this hilarious look at family chaos spawned a sequel. Although remade in 1991 with Steve Martin and Diane Keaton, this classic is considered by many as the best.


Brigadoon

Vincente Minnelli

Oscar-winner Gene Kelly ("Singin' in the Rain," "An American in Paris") stars as one of two American hunters in Scotland who discover a mystical village that only materializes once every century. Co-starring Van Johnson ("Battleground," "Plymouth Adventure") and Cyd Charisse ("An American in Paris," "Singin' in the Rain"). Directed by Oscar-winner Vincente Minnelli ("Gigi," "Meet Me in St. Louis"). Featuring classic songs from Lerner and Loewe. Nominated for three Oscars.


The Clock

Vincente Minnelli

Academy Award-winner Judy Garland ("The Wizard of Oz," "Meet Me in St. Louis") stars as an office worker whose chance encounter with soldier Robert Walker ("Strangers on a Train") in New York's Penn Station leads to a 24-hour romance and marriage. Directed with charm and grace by Academy Award-winner Vincente Minnelli ("An American in Paris," "Gigi"). Produced by Oscar-winner Arthur Freed ("An American in Paris," "Gigi"). With Oscar-nominee James Gleason ("Here Comes Mr. Jordan") and Keenan Wynn ("Mary Poppins," "Dr. Strangelove").


Cabin In the Sky

Vincente Minnelli

During a bizarre dream in which God and Satan battle for his soul, a lazy gambling husband is guided towards redemption. Oscar-nominated musical stars an all-black cast and features actress/singer Lena Horne ("The Wiz"). With appearances by jazz greats Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. Directed by Oscar-winner Vincente Minnelli ("Gigi," "An American in Paris"). Selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of the 400 best American films of all time.


Goodbye Charlie

Vincente Minnelli

Goodbye Charlie begins with a humorous opening sequence, in which Charles Sorel is an inveterate philanderer practicing his wily crafts on women aboard an ocean liner. He is found out by a jealous husband and shot dead, falling overboard into the sea. Through a celestial fluke, Charles' soul enters the well-rounded body of a woman who renames herself Charlie. In this form, Charlie seeks to settle old scores with her murderer as well as several other enemies. As if these complications aren't enough, Charlie's best friend, George Tracy, falls in love with Charlie, knowing full well that she isn't really who she claims to be.


Meet Me In St. Louis

Vincente Minnelli

St. Louis 1903. The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. 17-year old Esther has fallen in love with the boy next door who has just moved in, John. He however, barely notices her at first. The family is shocked when Mr. Smith reveals that he has been transfered to a nice position in New York, which means that the family has to leave St. Louis and the St. Louis Fair.


On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Vincente Minnelli

Superstar Barbra Streisand headlines this magical musical directed by Vincente Minnelli, adapted from the Alan Jay Lerner Broadway show. Chain-smoking kooky Daisy consults psychiatrist Chabot to help her stop smoking, only to discover she has amazing ESP powers. While under hypnosis, she reveals her former life as Melinda, an 1840 English coquette. What follows is a comedy/drama/fantasy love triangle unlike any other.


The Band Wagon

Vincente Minnelli

Oscar-winner and legendary hoofer Fred Astaire ("Top Hat") stars in this fun-filled Oscar-nominated musical as a Hollywood celebrity who stumbles into trouble when he agrees to star in a Broadway show. Co-starring Cyd Charisse ("Singin' in the Rain") and featuring classic songs, including "Dancing in the Dark." Directed by Oscar-winner Vincente Minnelli ("Gigi," "Meet Me in St. Louis"). Selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of the 400 best American films of all time. Inducted into the Library of Congress National Film Registry.


The Bad and the Beautiful

Vincente Minnelli

Academy Award-winner Kirk Douglas ("Lust for Life," "Gunfight at O.K. Corral") stars in this drama about the life of an ambitious Hollywood producer, as seen through the eyes of a writer, a director, and an actress. Nominated for six Oscars, it won five, including Best Screenplay. Douglas was nominated for Best Actor. Gloria Grahame ("Oklahoma!," "Crossfire") received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Lana Turner ("Peyton Place," "The Postman Always Rings Twice") delivers what many consider to be her finest performance as Douglas' actress lover. With Oscar-nominee Walter Pidgeon ("Mrs. Miniver," "Forbidden Planet"). Directed by Academy Award-winner Vincente Minnelli ("Gigi," "An American in Paris "). Acclaimed actor/producer John Houseman ("The Paper Chase," "Julius Caesar") produced. Inducted into the Library of Congress National Film Registry.


Gigi

Vincente Minnelli

This delightful, multi-Oscar winner (including Best Picture) features a turn-of-the-century Parisian tomboy (Leslie Caron) who falls for her guardian, Louis Jordan, while being groomed as a courtesan. Maurice Chevalier co-stars.


The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Vincente Minnelli

Who will be the next Mrs. Corbett? Will it be the chic designer? The Miss Montana Pageant hopeful? The headstrong lady across the hall? It's a big decision for any boy to make for his recently widowed dad! Like father, like son. You'll like 'em both when renowned child actor and future Oscar winner Ronny Howard portrays Eddie and Glenn Ford is his dad. Vincente Minnelli (Gigi) directs, using his flair for vivid colors and balancing the film's humor with the real sense of loss a family feels over a loved one's passing. Shirley Jones, Dina Merrill and Stella Stevens portray the prospects under Eddie's self-appointed scrutiny. The amiable Courtship continued years later with a same-titled TV series starring Bill Bixby.


An American In Paris

Vincente Minnelli

Winner of six Oscars, including Best Picture and Screenplay, this musical triumph stars hoofer Gene Kelly as a struggling American artist torn between a wealthy American woman (Oscar-nominee Nina Foch) and a French dancer (Oscar-nominee Leslie Caron). Kelly ("Singin' in the Rain") received a special Oscar citation for his stunning ground- breaking choreography. Recently selected as one of the top 100 American films of all time by the prestigious American Film Institute. Inducted into the Library of Congress National Film Registry. Directed by the brilliant Academy Award-winner Vincente Minnelli ("Gigi").


Lust for Life

Vincente Minnelli

Vibrant orange sunflowers. Rippling yellow grain. Trees bursting with white bloom. "The pictures come to me as in a dream," Vincent Van Gogh said. A dream that too often turned to life-shattering nightmare. Winner of Golden Globe and New York Film Critics Best Actor Awards, Kirk Douglas gives a fierce portrayal as the artist torn between the joyous inspiration of his genius and the dark desperation of his tormented mind. The obsessed Van Gogh painted the way other men breathe, driving away family and friends, including artist Paul Gauguin (1956 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award winner Anthony Quinn). Directed by Vincente Minnelli and saturated with the hues of Van Gogh's sea, field and sky, Lust for Life captures the ecstasy of art. And the agony of one man's life.