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A Farewell To Arms review by Savage from London, England

Absolutely vital viewing 2 May 2006
...robably the best introduction to the swooningly romantic world of its director, Frank Borzage. Jettisoning much of Hemingway's excellent novel, and concentrating on the doo... Read customer review

Frank Borzage - Volume One - 7th Heaven / Street Angel review by RJNeb2 from London

7th Heaven 8 February 2010
...hugely corny as it is - does maintain some interest as a museum piece. Director Frank Borzage was a huge romanticist and the film is infused with a starry-eyed approach to t... Read customer review

The Spanish Main on DVD (1945)
Starring: Paul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak
Director: Frank Borzage
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For five years, the dashing pirate the Barracuda (Paul Henreid) has attacked and plundered the fabulous treasure ships on the Spanish Main, taunting the tyrannical Governor Don Alvarado (Walter Slezak). Now, in his most daring of raids, the Barracuda seizes the ship carrying Don Alvarado's ..read more »

50% from 7 members

Stage Door Canteen on DVD (1943)
Starring: Gracie Fields
Director: Frank Borzage
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Dozens of important Hollywood stars make appearances in this wartime musical with the bands of Benny Goodman, Guy Lombardo, Count Basie and Freddy Martin. The story is about three soldiers who meet three girls before going overseas to fight in the Second World War. Academy Award Nominations: 2, ..read more »

52% from 96 members

Smilin' Through (1941)
Starring: Jeanette MacDonald, Brian Aherne, Gene Raymond
Director: Frank Borzage
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Based upon the 1919 Broadway hit, Smilin' Through tells the story of a love that reaches beyond the grave, two generations of lovers finally united after the dark days of the first World War – one in life, the other in death. Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond play dual roles in this charming ..read more »

60% from 1 member
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The Mortal Storm (1940)
Starring: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young
Director: Frank Borzage
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The Roth family lead a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930's. When the Nazi's come to power, the family is divided and Martin Brietner, a family friend is caught up in the turmoil.

43% from 13 members
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Desire on DVD (1936)
Starring: Alan Mowbray, John Halliday, Zeffie Tilbury
Director: Frank Borzage
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Classic romantic drama starring Marlene Dietrich as Madeleine de Beaupre (Dietrich), a crafty and calculating jewel thief. After smuggling some valuable pearls away from a Parisian jeweller, Madeleine attempts to leave the country, framing psychiatrist Dr. Pauquet (Alan Mowbray) in the process. ..read more »

69% from 53 members

Bad Girl (1932)
Starring: Sally Eilers, James Dunn, Minna Gombell
Director: Frank Borzage
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Compelling drama of an average couple struggling to cope in Depression-era USA.

23% from 3 members
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A Farewell To Arms on DVD (1932)
Starring: George Humbert, Jack La Rue, Fred Malatesta
Director: Frank Borzage
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This first film version of Ernest Hemingway's novel A Farewell to Arms stars Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes. Cooper plays Lt. Frederick Henry, a World War I officer who falls in love with English Red Cross nurse Catherine Barkley (Hayes)-after first mistaking her for a woman of ill repute. Henry's ..read more »

53% from 261 members

3 Classics Of The Silver Screen - Vol. 4... on DVD (1932)
Starring: Gary Cooper, Ginger Rogers, Montgomery Clift
Director: Frank Borzage, Richard Whorf, Vittorio De Sica
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Frank Borzage's drama is the original, highly acclaimed film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 1929 novel about the poignant, ill-fated wartime romance between an American paramedic and an English nurse in WWI. This skillfully crafted film features two of the premiere stars of 1930s Hollywood--Gary ..read more »

46% from 60 members

Frank Borzage - Volume One - 7th Heaven ... on DVD (1929)
Starring: Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Guinn Williams
Director: Frank Borzage
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This film was the last silent film Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor made as a team, and their soulful chemistry is more evident in this film than any other they made together. The story revolves around the relationship between Mary, a poor farm girl, and Tim, who Mary meets just before he is posted ..read more »

75% from 75 members

Frank Borzage - Volume Two - Lucky Star ... on DVD (1927)
Starring: Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Ben Bard
Director: Frank Borzage
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LUCKY STAR is the tale of a young Jewish boy taken in by a rich widow. His new home is the perfect setting for him to make-believe that he is a sheriff fighting German outlaws. In LILIOM, a brutish carnival barker is fired from his job and left on the brink of financial ruin. Desperate to make ..read more »

61% from 60 members

Love Scenes - The Romance Classics Colle... (5 discs) on DVD
Starring: James Stewart, Myrna Loy, Gary Cooper
Director: Frank Borzage, James Cruze, John Cromwell
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Featuring a dozen of Hollywood's best-loved classics, this set includes the following feature films: THE SHEIK, INDISCREET, A FAREWELL TO ARMS, BIRD OF PARADISE, ANIMAL KINGDOM, I COVER THE WATERFRONT, MY MAN GODFREY, LOVE AFFAIR, MADE FOR EACH OTHER, BEYOND TOMORROW, PENNY SERENADE and CYRANO DE ..read more »

40% from 14 members

His Butler's Sister on DVD
Starring: Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone, Pat O'Brien
Director: Frank Borzage
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Deanna Durbin is at her most charming and sophisticated in this delightful wartime musical comedy of errors. Ann Carter (Durbin) is a small town girl who dreams of becoming a professional singer. Luck smiles on her when she goes to visit her stepbrother Martin (Pat O'Brien) in New York City. It ..read more »

67% from 172 members

The Spanish Main - 2.5 stars
Stage Door Canteen - 2.5 stars
Smilin' Through - 3.0 stars
The Mortal Storm - 2.0 stars
Desire - 3.5 stars

Bad Girl - 2.0 stars
Love Scenes - The Romance Classics Collection - 2.0 stars
The Mortal Storm - 2.0 stars
The Spanish Main - 2.5 stars
Smilin' Through - 3.0 stars

Gary Cooper - 5 times - show films
Janet Gaynor - 3 times - show films
Charles Farrell - 3 times - show films
Jack La Rue - 3 times - show films
Adolphe Menjou - 2 times - show films

James Cruze - 1 times - show films
John Cromwell - 1 times - show films
Richard Whorf - 1 times - show films
Vittorio De Sica - 1 times - show films