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Everyday Wonders: ‘Miracle in the Rain’ (1956)

August 27, 2018 By retromoviebuff 6 Comments

This post is part of the Second Van Johnson blogathon, hosted by Love Letters To Old Hollywood. See the other posts here. “There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” -‘Anthem’, Leonard Cohen In Miracle in the Rain, two strangers meet during a New York City downpour and fall in love. […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Ben Hecht, Blogathon, Classic Hollywood, Jane Wyman, Melodrama, Robert Walker, Romance, Van Johnson, World War Two

A New York Story: ‘The Clock’ (1945)

July 7, 2014 By retromoviebuff 2 Comments

Another hundred people just got off of the train And came up through the ground, While another hundred people just got off of the bus And are looking around – ‘Another Hundred People’, Company, Stephen Sondheim The Clock is a New York story, even though the actors never set foot there. Practically everything, from Penn […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Classic Hollywood, Drama, Judy Garland, MGM, New York, Robert Walker, Romance, Vincente Minnelli, World War Two

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