I know that Gloria Swanson was in the Keystone Kops but I haven't seen it yet. For me, this was my first introduction to her in comedy. She does a good job. Gloria plays a waitress who daydreams about being an actress and for good reason. She has a crush on the owner of the restaurant and he's pursuing an actress. She tries to become an actress herself but it ends in disaster. This isn't a milestone in Swanson's career but it's pretty cute.
This is another DEFA movie that I revisited. I watched this years ago. It was better this time around. It involves a couple that decides to divorce. The husband ends up wandering around throughout much of the movie. The ending's sweet. This was banned for 24 years although I don't understand why. There was nothing really radical to me about this movie.
I like watching DEFA movies, which was a production company in Germany that sometimes did controversial movies. This is the best I've seen from them. The leading actress Angelika Waller in this is gorgeous and does a very good job. Her brother is imprisoned. She has an affair with the judge who put her brother in jail. So things get complicated. This was my third time watching this movie. It really is an excellent movie and should be viewed as one of the best movies Germany had to offer in the 60's.
A rich girl falls for a poor construction worker but is embarrassed by him at the same time. (She lies to her dad about his occupation.) Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart contribute a few numbers. It sounds better than it is which was just mediocre.
This is about a research psychologist and his assistant who fall in love. It's a pretty boring movie. I have to admit when I watched it I was hoping for another Spellbound. However, I have to admit that it really picks up with an ending I didn't expect. Barbara O'Neil is the best thing in this movie playing a psychotic secretary.
This was Ozu's first talkie. It's all right although I found it a bit too simplistic. It's about a mother who works hard so that her child can have an education. She sends him away and doesn't see him until he's an adult. However, he's unhappy with just an ok occupation. She's naturally disappointed. I've been watching a lot of Ozu movies now. He's been a great discovery for me.
This is the worst circus movie I've seen and I've seen a few. It's boring and long. An older Esther Williams plays the love interest and she's easily the best thing of this movie. This is the first movie I've seen of her where she doesn't swim. Cliff Robertson and her deserved better.
