My Fair Lady

George Cukor

This beloved adaptation of the Broadway stage hit stars Audrey Hepburn in the role of Eliza Doolittle, a sassy, working-class London street vendor, and Rex Harrison as the elitist Professor Higgins, who attempts to turn Eliza into a sophisticated lady through proper tutoring. But, when the humble flower girl blossoms into the toast of London society, her teacher may have a lesson or two to learn himself. A breathtaking musical extravaganza that won 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.


The Chapman Report

George Cukor

The smug façade of happiness and propriety is ripped from a wealthy Los Angeles suburb when four women volunteer as subjects in a psychologist's study of American's sex lives in the groundbreaking The Chapman Report.


Her Cardboard Lover (1942)

George Cukor

Academy Award winners Norma Shearer and George Sanders star with Robert Taylor in a big-screen adaptation of Jacque Deval's classic stage farce, Dans sa candeur naïve, Her Cardboard Lover. When wealthy Consuelo Croyden (Shearer) starts to think her boyfriend, Tony Barling (Sanders), is losing interest in her, she orders her personal secretary, Terry Trindale (Taylor), to pretend to court her and make jealous ... an assignment that Trindale, who has secretly been in love with Croyden for years, has no problem fulfilling!


Desire Me (1947)

George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy & Jack Conway

What happens when a lost love returns? After Marise Aubert (Greer Garson) learns her husband Paul (Robert Mitchum) was killed trying to escape from a Nazi prisoner-of war camp, she shares her grief with the man who saw him die: Paul's comrade jean, who escaped in the same attempt. Despite Marise's initial resistance, the two share a tender romance - then Paul comes home very much alive. Marise is overjoyed, but jean may turn murderous to keep the woman he loves. With two iconic stars in their only film pairing and an emotionally resonant plot, Desire Me appealed to audiences reconstructing their lives after the horrors of World War II. A note of interest: during a seashore scene, Garson and costar Richard Hart, who plays Jean, were swept away by an errant wave. Thrown against rocks, Garson suffered back injuries that plagued her for years and disrupted the film's production schedule.


A Life of Her Own

George Cukor

Lana Turner stars as a model who--using beauty and determination--climbs her way to the top of her profession in quest to secure A Life of Her Own. New York City. At a top modeling agency, Lily James (Turner) meets former star cover girl Mary Ashlon (Ann Dvorak), who has allowed men and alcohol to destroy her looks, her career and her life. James vows that this will never happen to her, but in the rarefied world of beauty, celebrity and cocktail parties, James falls in love with married millionaire Steve Harleigh (Academy Award winner Ray Milland). James takes the extraordinary step of arranging a meeting with Harleigh's invalid wife to ask the woman to grant a divorce. But she does not expect the profound depth of the love Harleigh's wife has for him. Now, can James find the strength to give up the man she loves and lead A Life of Her Own?


Sylvia Scarlett

George Cukor

Academy Award winners Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant star as a couple of competing young grifters in the story of a young woman disguised as a man to evade the law--with all the romantic complications her ruse brings to Sylvia Scarlett. When Sylvia Scarlett (Hepburn) and her father (Edmund Gwenn) must flee France one step ahead of the authorities, she cuts her hair, dons men's clothes and passes herself as Sylvester Scarlett. But crossing the Channel, jewel smuggler Jimmy Monkley (Grant) rats on her to divert attention away from himself. Narrowly escaping capture, Scarlett and Monkley find themselves cooperating on a heist ... and caught in a web of romantic entanglements only made more complicated by Scarlett's ambiguous sexual identity.


The Women

George Cukor

In the eternal battle between the sexes, one side holds an overwhelming advantage: Armed with razor-sharp wit and wielding gossip as a weapon, victory can only go to The Women. Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell enter the skirmish as Mary Haines, Crystal Allen and Sylvia Fowler--whose battlegrounds are the beauty parlor and fashion-show runway. The engagement begins when Mary's husband takes up with shop girl Crystal, and scandalmonger Sylvia gives Mary advice that quickly results in divorce--but that is only the opening salvo in this cracklingly sharp, classic comedy.


The Philadelphia Story

George Cukor

Katharine Hepburn is the snooty daughter of a wealthy Philadelphia family and about to marry for the second time. Things get hilariously complicated when her cunning ex-husband Cary Grant enters the scene with tabloid reporter James Stewart in tow. While Stewart falls helplessly in love with Hepburn, she rejects her stuffed-shirt fiance and realizes she's still in love with Grant. One of the greatest romantic comedies ever produced, it was recently selected as one of the top 100 American films of all time by the prestigious American Film Institute. Nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and winner for Best Screenplay. Stewart ("It's A Wonderful Life," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington") took home an Oscar for his earnest portrayal of the smitten reporter, and Oscar-winner Hepburn ("The African Queen," "On Golden Pond") received her third nomination. Ruth Hussey ("Northwest Passage") earned an Oscar-nomination as a cynical tabloid photographer.


Les Girls

George Cukor

When a dancer publishes her memoirs, she is sued for libel by the other two members of her troupe. Utilizing a clever "Rashomon" style flashback, this Cole Porter musical offers each of the dancer's differing points of view as they recall their relationship with the great hoofer, Gene Kelly ("An American in Paris," "Singin' In the Rain"). This Oscar-winning film was directed by the great Oscar-winner George Cukor ("My Fair Lady," "Gaslight," "The Philadelphia Story"). Co-starring Mitzi Gaynor ("South Pacific").


David Copperfield

George Cukor

Dickens' classic story about an orphaned boy who, with the help of a kindly aunt, escapes his stepfather's cruelty and grows up to become a successful author and marries his childhood sweetheart. Over the years, critics have repeatedly praised the exceptional craftsmanship and talent that went into this Oscar-nominated production. Starring W.C. Fields ("The Bank Dick") in his only dramatic role, Oscar-winner Lionel Barrymore ("It's A Wonderful Life," "Captains Courageous"), Freddie Bartholomew ("Captains Courageous") and Maureen O'Sullivan ("The Thin Man"). Directed by Academy Award-winner George Cukor ("My Fair Lady," "Adam's Rib"). Produced by Hollywood legend David O. Selznik ("Gone With the Wind," "A Star is Born," "Rebecca").


Romeo and Juliet (1936)

George Cukor

Shakespeare's classic tragedy of young lovers from feuding families. Starring John Barrymore ("Grand Hotel"), Oscar-nominee Leslie Howard ("Gone with the Wind"), Oscar-winner Norma Shearer ("The Divorcee") and Oscar-nominee Basil Rathbone ("Sherlock Holmes" series). This lavish production received four Oscar-nominations, including Best Picture. Shearer and co star Rathbone each earned nominations. Directed by Academy Award-winner George Cukor ("My Fair Lady").


Edward, My Son

George Cukor

Obsessed with the desire to give his only son the best of everything, a man destroys his whole world in this riveting drama starring Spencer Tracy and Deborah Kerr (in an Academy Award®-nominated performance*). When the boy is five, his father (Tracy) commits arson to pay for a vital operation. This fateful step launches a rocketlike career of business success. In the process he ruins his partner, destroys his wife's love for him and then her will to live, and finally faces jail himself for what turns out to have been an empty dream. Based on the play by Robert Morley and Noel Langley. *1949: Best Actress.


Travels With My Aunt

George Cukor

"They're killing him bit by bit!" Flamboyant, flame-haired 70-plus Augusta Bertram has opened a package containing a finger that recently belonged to her years-ago lover. The victim's kidnappers continue mailing expendable body parts, and Augusta enlists the aid of her stuffy nephew in a mad to-the-rescue adventure across Europe in pursuit of $100,000 in ransom money. The scramble to save a life just might also liberate the nephew's life-starved soul. Based on one of Graham Greene's drollest novels, directed with élan by George Cukor, and starring the magnificent Maggie Smith as Augusta and nimble Alec McCowen as bewildered nephew Henry, the joyously cockeyed Travels with My Aunt won a Best Costume Design Academy Award® (out of four nominations*) and a valise full of critical praise.


Keeper of the Flame

George Cukor

A reporter digs into the secret life of a recently deceased political hero.


Pat and Mike

George Cukor

Oscar-winners Spencer Tracy ("Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde," "Bad Day at Black Rock") and Katharine Hepburn ("The Philadelphia Story," "The African Queen") ignite the screen in this hilarious war of the sexes. Tracy is a gruff sports promoter who tries in vain to turn outspoken Hepburn into a competitive athlete. Things get delightfully complicated when they fall in love. An all-star supporting cast includes Jim Backus ("Gilligan's Island," "Rebel without a Cause"), Chuck Connors ("The Rifleman") and the screen debut of Charles Bronson ("The Dirty Dozen," "Death Wish"). Directed by Oscar-winner George Cukor ("My Fair Lady") and nominated for Best Story.


Rich and Famous

George Cukor

Academy Award-nominee and Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Candice Bergen (TV's "Boston Legal," "The In-Laws") and Emmy and Golden Globe-nominee Jacqueline Bissett ("Day for Night," "Bullitt") portray two successful but different writers whose friendship spans 25 years, through college, marriage, and fame. Directed by Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-winner George Cukor ("My Fair Lady," "The Philadelphia Story"). With Emmy-nominee Steven Hill (TV's "Law & Order," "The Firm"), Hart Bochner ("Die Hard") and Golden Globe-nominee Meg Ryan ("Sleepless in Seattle," "You've Got Mail").


Bhowani Junction

George Cukor

Ava Gardner was never more alluring than as the half-caste heroine of Bhowani Junction. Set during India's battle for independence from Britain, the film begins with Ava returning to her native land after spending several years in England. Her true loyalties, and her own sense of who she really is, are put to the test by the two men in her life: Stewart Granger, whose job it is to prevent saboteurs from destroying the trains at Bhowani Junction, and Bill Travers, another half-caste. When she kills a potential rapist in self-defense, Ava is given comfort by Communist insurrectionist Peter Illing, further dividing her fidelities. A climactic attempt on the life of Mahatma Gandhi provides a rousing finish to this romantic melodrama. Bhowani Junction was adapted from the novel by John Masters.


The Actress

George Cukor

I was meant to be an actress! A cast of splendid talents - Spencer Tracy, Jean Simmons, Teresa Wright and screen-debuting Anthony Perkins - who know well the siren song of the stage bring brio to this comedy about a 17-year-old (Simmons) who yearns to be a star. Her father (Tracy) loves his daughter...but an actress? He suggests the no-glamour, no-disappointment life of a Physical Education teacher. One family, two forces: irresistible on her side and unmovable on his. Based on Ruth Gordon's hit autobiographical play and directed by George Cukor (Adam's Rib), The Actress boasts heart, charm and lots of laughs, including Tracy at his comic best in a sequence that has him vaulting over a pommel horse. And losing his pants.


A Star Is Born (1954)

George Cukor

A Star is Born marked Judy Garland's return to movies after a four-year absence, director George Cukor's first musical and first color film, and a showcase for great Harold Arden/Ira Gershwin songs in state-of-the-art stereo. One of the most beloved show-business stories of all time, it represents a career peak for many involved. Garland is singer Esther Blodgett, an undeniable talent on the rise. She catches the eye of Norman Maine (James Mason), an alcoholic actor in career decline. Their intense love transforms them both. Only one will survive Hollywood's slings and arrows. Shortened in response to exhibitor complaints after its premiers, the movie underwent one rebirth in 1983 when film historian Ronald Haver found almost all the cut sequences and supervised a reconstruction to near its original length. Its new rebirth is this breathtaking digital surround stereo track and incorporating picture and musical material recently found in the vaults. Star always had a shine to it. Now watch it sparkle as never before.


It Should Happen to You!

George Cukor

A publicity-hungry actress uses a Manhattan billboard to jumpstart her career.


Born Yesterday (1950)

George Cukor

Broderick Crawford wants his girlfriend Judy Holliday culturefied and hires William Holden to teacher in a hilarious Garson Kanin comedy set in Washington, D.C. Priceless Judy repeated Broadway triumph and won an Oscar(r) for playing the quintessential dumb blonde.


Les Girls

George Cukor

When a dancer publishes her memoirs, she is sued for libel by the other two members of her troupe. Utilizing a clever "Rashomon" style flashback, this Cole Porter musical offers each of the dancer's differing points of view as they recall their relationship with the great hoofer, Gene Kelly ("An American In Paris," "Singin' In the Rain"). This Oscar-winning film was directed by the great Oscar-winner George Cukor ("My Fair Lady," "Gaslight," "The Philadelphia Story"). Co-starring Mitzi Gaynor ("South Pacific").


Gaslight (1944)

George Cukor

Academy Award-winning psychological thriller stars Oscar-winner Ingrid Bergman ("Casablanca," "Anastasia") as a newlywed unaware that her seemingly charming husband, Charles Boyer ("Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"), is a crazed murderer. After they move into her family's Victorian mansion, he schemes to drive her insane while he searches for a hidden cache of rubies. Chilling and suspenseful, it was nominated for Best Picture and Script. Bergman earned a well-deserved Oscar for her performance as the vulnerable heroine. Boyer and teenage Angela Lansbury (TV's "Murder, She Wrote," "National Velvet") each received nominations. Directed by the great Oscar-winner George Cukor ("My Fair Lady," "The Philadelphia Story"). With Joseph Cotton ("Citizen Kane," "The Magnificent Ambersons") and Oscar-nominee Dame May Whitty ("Mrs. Miniver").


David Copperfield

George Cukor

Dickens' classic story about an orphaned boy who, with the help of a kindly aunt, escapes his stepfather's cruelty and grows up to become a successful author and marries his childhood sweetheart. Over the years, critics have repeatedly praised the exceptional craftsmanship and talent that went into this Oscar-nominated production. Starring W.C. Fields ("The Bank Dick") in his only dramatic

role, Oscar-winner Lionel Barrymore ("It's A Wonderful Life," "Captains Courageous"), Freddie Bartholomew ("Captains Courageous") and Maureen O'Sullivan ("The Thin Man"). Directed by Academy Award-winner George Cukor ("My Fair Lady," "Adam's Rib"). Produced by Hollywood legend David O. Selznik ("Gone With the Wind," "A Star is Born," "Rebecca"). Leonard Maltin gives it four stars and declares it, "a treat from start to finish." Selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of the 400 best American films of all time.


Dinner At Eight

George Cukor

Scandal and intrigue abound as a social climbing woman and her husband host a party of New York's elite.


Holiday (1938)

George Cukor

Johnny Case (Cary Grant), a free-thinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams - Julia Seton (Doris Nolan), the spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire - and she's agreed to marry him! But when Johnny plans a holiday for the two to enjoy life while they are still young, his fiancée has other plans - she wants Johnny to work in her father's bank! As he tries to decide whether to follow his head or his heart, Johnny can rely on at least one Seton in his corner. She's Linda Seton (Katherine Hepburn), the down-to-earth younger sister of his soon-to-be-wife, and she likes Johnny just the way he is.


The Model and the Marriage Broker

George Cukor

When a marriage broker successfully fixes a model up with a lonely X-ray technician, the model is so happy she decides to help the broker find a love of her own. While the meddling, cynical broker resists at first, she ultimately realizes that she is driven in her occupation to make up for the emptiness in her own lovelorn life.


Heller In Pink Tights

George Cukor

Inspired by a novel by best-selling Western author Louis L'Amour, Heller In Pink Tights brings the curtain up on the traveling Healy Dramatic Company, a barnstorming 1880s theatrical troupe that spends part of its time emoting on stage – and most of its time fending off confrontational townfolk, irate creditors and suspicious sheriffs. Desperate to find a more flamboyant act to keep their audiences entertained, the ensemble's leaders, Angela Rossini (Sophia Loren) and Tom Healy (Anthony Quinn), put the "Wild" in Wild West with their comic misadventures. Directed by legendary Hollywood filmmaker George Cukor (The Philadelphia Story, A Star Is Born ), this rollicking Western spoof also boasts a stellar supporting cast that includes Steve Forrest, Eileen Heckart, Edmund Lowe, Margaret O'Brien and Ramon Novarro.


Romeo and Juliet (1936)

George Cukor

Shakespeares classic tragedy of young lovers from feuding families. Starring John Barrymore ("Grand Hotel"), Oscar-nominee Leslie Howard ("Gone with the Wind"), Oscar-winner Norma Shearer ("The Divorcee") and Oscar-nominee Basil Rathbone ("Sherlock Holmes" series). This lavish production received four Oscar-nominations, including Best Picture. Shearer and co-star Rathbone each earned nominations. Directed by Academy Award-winner George Cukor ("My Fair Lady").


Little Women (1933)

George Cukor

Oscar-winning adaptation of the classic Louisa May Alcott novel about the four March sisters who fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War. Starring Oscar-winner Katharine Hepburn ("The Philadelphia Story," "The African Queen"), Oscar-winner Paul Lukas ("Watch on the Rhine"), Joan Bennett ("Father of the Bride"), and Frances Dee ("Of Human Bondage"). Oscar-winner George Cukor ("My Fair Lady") received an Oscar-nomination for Best Director. Nominated for Best Picture and winner for Best Script.


Let's Make Love

George Cukor

Known as one of the world's richest, most powerful and eligible bachelors, Jean Marc Clement (Yves Montand) is not amused when he learns that an off-Broadway show plans on parodying his fickle ways. He'll do anything to stop the show - until he meets Amanda (Marilyn Monroe), the production's real show stopper! In a classic case of "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" he auditions and lands a role playing himself! Underwhelmed by his lack of talent, Amanda all but ignores his romantic advances. In a desperate attempt to get her attention he hires Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly and Milton Berle (as themselves), to help him get his act together and win the woman of his dreams!


Camille (1936)

George Cukor

Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gambling dens and lavish soirees, men of means exert their wills and women turned courtesans exult in pleasure. One such woman is Marguerite Gautier (Greta Garbo), the Camille of this sumptuous romance tale based on the enduring Alexandre Dumas story. Garbo's aloof mystique and alabaster beauty illuminate this George Cukor-directed film featuring what many call her finest performance. Her Camille is a movie paragon of true love found (in suitor Armand Duval, memorably played by Robert Taylor), then sacrificed for a greater good. Garbo earned an Academy Award nomination and the New York Film Critics Best Actress Award for her memorable work.


Adam's Rib

George Cukor

Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy star as a married prosecutor and defense attorney assigned to the same case in this compelling courtroom battle of the sexes. Judy Holliday co-stars.