The Bishop's Wife (1947)
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
At Christmas, an angel named Dudley comes to Earth to help Bishop Henry Brougham, whose fundraising efforts to build a cathedral have estranged him from his wife and parishioners.
Starring: Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley, James Gleason, Gladys Cooper
Director: Henry Koster
A Guy Named Joe (1943)
Drama | Fantasy | Romance | War
A dead World War II bomber pilot, Maj. Pete Sandidge, becomes guardian angel to another pilot, Capt. Ted Randall, guiding Randall through battle and helping him to romance his old girlfriend, despite her devotion to Sandidge's memory.
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, Van Johnson, Ward Bond, James Gleason, Lionel Barrymore, Barry Nelson, Esther Williams
Director: Victor Fleming
Forever Female (1953)
Comedy
Aging actress Ginger Rogers refuses to admit she is too old to play the ingenue role any longer.
Starring: Ginger Rogers, William Holden, Paul Douglas, Pat Crowley, James Gleason, Jesse White
Director: Irving Rapper
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
Drama
In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school…if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.
Starring: Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Lloyd Nolan, James Gleason, Ted Donaldson
Director: Elia Kazan
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller
In 1930s rural American South, psychopathic preacher Harry Powell is arrested for a minor offence. His cell mate, Ben Harper, facing the death penalty, confides that he has hidden $10,000 from a bank robbery. When Powell is released, he tracks down Harper's widow and children in an attempt to get his hands on the loot.
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden
Director: Charles Laughton
