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 Actor in a Supporting Role
John McTeague was a simple slow man who became a dentist after working at the Big Dipper Gold Mine. He is now being hunted in Death Valley by his ex-best friend Marcus and the law. His lot was cast the day that he meet his future wife Trina in his office. ... more about Greed
Budapest bar entertainer Zara is a discontented alcoholic who is pursued by many men but lives with novelist Carl Salter. A strange man(Tony)shows up on Salter's estate claiming that Zara is actually Maria, the wife of his close friend Bruno. ... more about As You Desire Me
June, 1942. The British Army, retreating ahead of victorious Rommel, leaves a lone survivor on the Egyptian border--Corporal John Bramble, who finds refuge at a remote desert hotel...soon to be German HQ. ... more about Five Graves to Cairo
Flamarion, expert marksman, is entertaining people in a show which features Connie, beautiful woman and her husband Al. Flamarion and Connie fall in love and decide to get rid of the alcoholic husband. ... more about Great Flamarion
For the ventriloquist Gabbo his wooden dummy Otto is the only means of expression. When he starts relying more and more on Otto, he starts going mad. ... more about Great Gabbo
Prince Nikki, Lieutenant of the Guard in pre WWI Vienna, is flat broke, but the only advice he gets from his parents is either to shoot himself or to marry money. ... more about Wedding March
After Fred von Bergen, a German immigrant in America, is forced from his job by anti-German hysteria before the first world war, he and his friend Bob Wilson leave America and join the German air force. ... more about Crimson Romance
During 1st WW, two French officers are captured. Captain De Boeldieu is an aristocrat while Lieutenant Marechal was a mechanic in civilian life. They meet other prisoners from various backgrounds, as Rosenthal, son of wealthy Jewish bankers. ... more about Grand Illusion
Andre Desormeaux, master con artist and jewel thief, has been very successful with his partners, light-fingered Polo and beautiful lure "Countess" Tanya Vronsky. ... more about I Was an Adventuress
Deresco owner of a night club in neutral Portugal, works a free-lance spy for everybody who can afford his price. He tries to get information from US agent John Craig with help from immigrant dancer Maritza, but she falls in love with him. ... more about Storm Over Lisbon
When a German spy realizes that he is being followed by British agents, he gives the secret information he is carrying to his girlfriend. ... more about Under Secret Orders