Alfred Hitchcock may be the master of suspense, but sometimes, even the masters make mistakes. In 1934, Alfred Hitchcock released…
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French national treasure Jean Gabin, as jewel thief Pépé le Moko, looks like a dewy-eyed Spencer Tracy. He has the…
William Heise’s “The Kiss”—the very first movie kiss in history, which raised the hackles of cultural censors such as the…
In “Topkapi,” Director Jules Dassin nests his wife, Melina Mercouri, in the center of a light-hearted heist infused with the…
Released in 1931, “Frankenstein” begins with a “friendly warning” to all viewers: “It will thrill you. It may even shock…