Struggling screenwriter, Joe Gillis, accidentally stumbles upon the mansion of washed up and eccentric actress Norma Desmond while hiding from his creditors. When Desmond discovers him, she immediately hires him to pen her cinematic comeback. ... more about Sunset Blvd.
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists - Best Actress - Foreign Film (Migliore Attrice Straniera)
This film, which traces one woman's passage from sheltered convent to brothel, has one of the most notorious production histories in all of cinema. Gloria Swanson stars as Kitty Kelly, a young... ... more about Queen Kelly
A mid-air collision involving a a small plane and a commercial jetliner leads to potential disaster, as a plane loaded with passengers and no pilot becomes the worst nightmare for a flight attendant tasked with flying the craft. ... more about Airport 1975
Socialite Anatol Spencer seeks a better relation that he has with his wife. He sets up the friend of his youth Emilie in an apartment only to have her two-time him. He comforts the near suicide Annie only to have her rob him of his wallet. ... more about Affairs of Anatol
On New Year's Eve, Geraldine ('Jerry') Trent decides to break up with her boyfriend Jim Woodward, having finally grown tired of his dishonesty and his infidelities. Soon afterward, Geraldine meets and falls in love with novelist Anthony Blake. ... more about Indiscreet
Robert and Beth Bordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Just as he gets bored with Sally's superficiality, Beth strives to improve her looks. ... more about Why Change Your Wife?
Frederick Osborne, Junior (John Howard)is slightly agitated because his father, Senior (Adolphe Menjou), is acting more like a college student than the president of a huge merchantile fleet. ... more about Father Takes a Wife
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtime boyfriend back in Centerville. ... more about Hollywood
In ancient Egypt, an evil priest drove a pure maiden to suicide. In today's reincarnation, to free himself the priest must find and help the maiden... ... more about Love of Sunya
Nero is on holiday at the seaside. Poppea, Seneca and many other guests are with him. Nero is preparing a great show where he will be the star. ... more about Nero's Mistress
Sadie Thompson arrives in Pago-Pago to start a new life, but when extremist missionary Davidson lashes out against her lifestyle and tries to force her back to San Francisco, she may lose her second chance. ... more about Sadie Thompson
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role
Wealthy cripple Markley finances the education of blacksmith's daughter Ruth. When she returns to their small town he asks to marry her, but she runs off with city worker Jim Dirk who is then killed in a subway accident. ... more about Something to Think About
A stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His family has the marraige annulled, after which she gives birth to a child. ... more about Trespasser
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role