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Heaven Can Wait: This Is Your Life, The Hell Edition

This next film is called Heaven Can Wait.  It's an Ernst Lubitsch film from 1943, starring Don Ameche as a deceased playboy.


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Imitation of Life (1934) vs Imitation of Life (1959)

Imitation of Life was a book about two women bonding, the complicated mother-daughter relationship, and the even more complex issues of race.  It was adapted into two films, the first of which came out in 1934, starring Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers, and the second of which came out in 1959, starring Lana Turner and Juanita Moore.  They're both very good films in their own right, but which is better?


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The Woman in the Window: Siren Calls of Adventure

The next film on the list is Fritz Lang's The Woman in the Window from 1944.  It stars Edward G Robinson, Joan Bennett, and Dan Duryea, a team that would be brought back together for 1945's Scarlet Street, with similar success.



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Rose Hobart: The Precursor to Fan Vids

The next film on our list is Rose Hobart, a 19-minute long experimental film that splices together clips from the film East of Borneo featuring Rose Hobart, with footage of a solar eclipse.


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Plein Soleil: The Perfect Crime(s)

The next film on our list is Plein Soleil, or Purple Noon if you're so inclined.  It's a 1960 psychodrama/thriller from France, starring Alain Delon.  Tom Ripley has been hired by an American industrialist to bring his shiftless layabout son home to San Francisco, to the tune of $5000.



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The Docks of New York: Shotgun Marriages With Prostitutes Rarely Turn Out Well

Our next movies is a 1928 silent film called The Docks of New York, about a stoker who decides to marry a suicidal hooker on his one day of shore leave.  This should end well.



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Duel: Steven Spielberg Does Road Rage

This next film is called Duel, and it has the illustrious honor of being Steven Spielberg's debut film.



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