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The End of the Affair
Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson
Sony Pictures, 2000
Great screen adaptation of a great novel
+ "I prayed once too often."
+ the end of the affair
+ Profoundly moving
+ The End of the Affair
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Miracle in the Rain
Jane Wyman, Van Johnson
Warner Home Video, 2007
WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL !!!
+ What it means to believe
+ What Love Should Be
+ Great Unabashed Tear-Jerker
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Till the Clouds Roll By (Remastered Edition)
June Allyson, Jean Andren
Warner Home Video, 2006
One of my all-time favorite MGM musicals
+ Talented stars at their best!
+ This Warner Remastered Edition is the only one to get
+ Till the Clouds Roll Bye
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Going Hollywood: The War Years
Van Johnson, Joan Leslie
SHANACHIE, 2004
Hollywood, the war years and American values
Going Hollywood: The War Years is a very well done although rather brief and glossy retrospective of how Hollywood studios and actors participated in the war efforts. It also tells the story of how Hollywood made pictures that reflected the changing values of America.
Van Johnson does a great ...
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Somewhere I'll Find You
Clark Gable, Lana Turner
MGM (Warner), 1998
Romantic Wartime Drama With Vivid Realistic Overtones
+ Stars Make Love and War
+ The Girl Really IS Hot....
Made just after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour, MGM's "Somewhere I'll Find You", is an interesting film in that it successfully incorporates a full fledged romantic story of a young woman torn between the love of two brothers, with that of an at times grim war story that pulls no punches in ...
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Van Johnson: Mgm's Golden Boy (Hollywood Legends Series)
Ronald L. Davis
University Press of Mississippi, 2001
Van Johnson:MGM's Golden Boy
+ Look Past the Agenda to See Van.
Having been of fan of this actor for years, it was a pleasure to read a book that was filled with information about his life. The book was a fair and balanced look at the actor's life. I learned a great deal about his early years in Rhode Island and how he became an actor. Since there are so few ...
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Human Comedy
Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan
MGM (Warner), 1998
Great, Great Piece Of Americana
+ A Bit Much but Appreciated for its' Place in Time
+ Sticky Sentiment
+ Portrait of America Circa 1943
+ Smorgasbord of Home Front Americana Studded with Familiar Faces.
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Two Girls & A Sailor
June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven
MGM (Warner), 1998
Review 2Girls and a Sailor
+ Sing Away the War
+ Can't help but be amazed with June and GLoria
+ Ageless classic
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A Guy Named Joe
Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne
MGM (Warner), 1998
The classic movie about a cracked up bomber pilot's ghost
+ This movie was made for 1943, not 1989
+ What airplae stuff
A Guy Named Joe is THE classic movie about a cracked up WWII bomber pilot (Spencer Tracy) sent back from Heaven as a ghost to provide guidance, like a guardian angel, to a new pilot trainee who turns out to fall in love with the ghost's girlfriend (Irene Dunne). I think this is the only movie in ...
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Van Johnson: Mgm's Golden Boy (Hollywood Legends Series)
Ronald L. Davis
University Press of Mississippi, 2001
Van Johnson:MGM's Golden Boy
+ Look Past the Agenda to See Van.
Having been of fan of this actor for years, it was a pleasure to read a book that was filled with information about his life. The book was a fair and balanced look at the actor's life. I learned a great deal about his early years in Rhode Island and how he became an actor. Since there are so few ...
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A Guy Named Joe
Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne
MGM (Warner), 1998
The classic movie about a cracked up bomber pilot's ghost
+ This movie was made for 1943, not 1989
+ What airplae stuff
A Guy Named Joe is THE classic movie about a cracked up WWII bomber pilot (Spencer Tracy) sent back from Heaven as a ghost to provide guidance, like a guardian angel, to a new pilot trainee who turns out to fall in love with the ghost's girlfriend (Irene Dunne). I think this is the only movie in ...
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Going Hollywood: The War Years
Van Johnson, Joan Leslie
SHANACHIE, 2004
Hollywood, the war years and American values
Going Hollywood: The War Years is a very well done although rather brief and glossy retrospective of how Hollywood studios and actors participated in the war efforts. It also tells the story of how Hollywood made pictures that reflected the changing values of America.
Van Johnson does a great ...
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Somewhere I'll Find You
Clark Gable, Lana Turner
MGM (Warner), 1998
Romantic Wartime Drama With Vivid Realistic Overtones
+ Stars Make Love and War
+ The Girl Really IS Hot....
Made just after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour, MGM's "Somewhere I'll Find You", is an interesting film in that it successfully incorporates a full fledged romantic story of a young woman torn between the love of two brothers, with that of an at times grim war story that pulls no punches in ...
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Two Girls & A Sailor
June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven
MGM (Warner), 1998
Review 2Girls and a Sailor
+ Sing Away the War
+ Can't help but be amazed with June and GLoria
+ Ageless classic
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Till the Clouds Roll By (Remastered Edition)
June Allyson, Jean Andren
Warner Home Video, 2006
One of my all-time favorite MGM musicals
+ Talented stars at their best!
+ This Warner Remastered Edition is the only one to get
+ Till the Clouds Roll Bye
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