86% (3) Funny Girl 151 min, G, [Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance] [William Wyler] [19 Sep 1968]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 76%, Rotten Tomatoes: 93%, Metacritic: 89%, External Reviews
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations.
Actors: Anne Francis, Barbra Streisand, Kay Medford, Omar Sharif
Writer: Isobel Lennart (based on the musical play by), Isobel Lennart (screenplay by)
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Plot: Early twentieth century New York. Fanny Brice knows that she is a talented comedienne and singer. She also knows that she is not the beauty typical of the stage performers of the day, she with skinny legs and a crooked nose among other physical issues. So she knows she has to use whatever other means to get her break in show business, that break so that she can at least display her talents. With the help of Eddie Ryan who would become her friend, Fanny is able to get a part in a novelty act in a vaudeville show, the renown from which eventually comes to the attention of famed impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.. Fanny does become one of the Ziegfeld Follies most popular acts, despite she almost getting fired after her first performance by defying Flo's artistic vision for her closing number. Beyond stage success, Fanny also wants a happy personal life, most specifically with the suave Nicky Arnstein, a gambler in every respect of the word. Fanny loves him and loves that he loves her despite her lack of traditional beauty, but she does not love that he comes in and goes out of her life based on his financial standing at any given time and his need to earn that quick buck by the next poker game or high stakes business deal as he feels he needs to play the traditional role of money maker in their relationship on his own terms.
Rotten Tomatoes: "Hello, gorgeous!" was Barbra Streisand's first comment to the Oscar statuette which she won for her performance in this biopic of entertainer Fanny Brice. This is also her first line in the film itself, the catalyst for a movie-long flashback. Repeating her Broadway role, Streisand stars as legendary comedienne Brice (1891-1951), whose life until the mid-1920s is romanticized herein. A gawky New Yawker, Brice fast-talks her way into show business, certain that she's destined to be "The Greatest Star." Hired as a "dramatic" singer by impresario Flo Ziegfeld (Walter Pidgeon), Brice defies orders to play it straight, turning a "Beautiful Bride" tableau into a laugh riot by dressing herself up as an extremely pregnant newlywed. The stratagem turns Brice into an overnight star and the toast of Broadway. But all is not roses for Brice, especially in her turbulent private life as the wife of big-time gambler Nicky Arnstein (Omar Sharif). Nicky at first finds it amusing to be referred to as "Mr. Brice," but he begins to resent his wife's fame and fortune and starts taking foolish risks with other people's money. The film was nominated for 8 Oscars, including Best Picture and Kay Medford for her portrayal of Brice's mother, Rose. Funny Girl was produced by Ray Stark, Brice's real-life son-in-law, who had enough material left over for a sequel, 1975's Funny Lady. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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73% (1) Girl of the Night 93 min, [Drama] [Joseph Cates] [01 Jun 1961]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 73%, External Reviews
Actors: Anne Francis, John Kerr, Kay Medford, Lloyd Nolan
Writer: Ted Berkman, Raphael Blau, Harold Greenwald (book)
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Plot: Based on a book by Dr.Harold Greenwald: The Call Girl a Social and Psychoanalytic Study. This film tells the story of a girl (Anne Francis) who becomes a high priced call girl. She is exploited by her madam (Kay Medford) until she finds a tough yet caring therapist (Lloyd Nolan) and straightens herself out.
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70% (1) Angel in My Pocket 105 min, G, [Comedy, Family] [Alan Rafkin] [02 Apr 1969]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 70%, External Reviews
Actors: Andy Griffith, Jerry Van Dyke, Kay Medford, Lee Meriwether
Writer: James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
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Plot: A homespun minister (Andy Griffith) and his family move to a small town where he tries to win the support and trust of his new congregation.
Rotten Tomatoes: In this gentle country comedy, a good-natured young minister tries to win the affection and respect of his new parishioners. Soon he finds himself acting as peacemaker in the middle of a feud.
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68% (1) The Rat Race 105 min, [Comedy, Drama, Romance] [Robert Mulligan] [10 Jul 1960]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 68%, External Reviews
Actors: Debbie Reynolds, Jack Oakie, Kay Medford, Tony Curtis
Writer: Garson Kanin (screenplay), Garson Kanin (play)
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Plot: Tender romantic comedy about an aspiring musician who arrives in New York in search of fame & fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance develops.
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57% (1) The Busy Body 101 min, [Comedy] [William Castle] [12 Mar 1967]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 57%, External Reviews
Actors: Anne Baxter, Kay Medford, Robert Ryan, Sid Caesar
Writer: Ben Starr (screenplay), Donald E. Westlake (novel)
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Plot: Sid Caesar plays a bumbling gopher to mob boss Robert Ryan who discovers a large theft of mob money. His bookkeeper is killed shortly before he can reveal the thief. When the discovery is made, Ryan suspects Caesar as the culprit, and probable murderer of the bookkeeper. Caesar spends the rest of the movie trying to find the real killer and a corpse buried in a suit lined with the stolen money.
Rotten Tomatoes: In this Vegas-set crime comedy, a petty crook finds himself pursued by the mob and all entangled in a plot to retrieve a million dollars from another gangster's grave. Comedian Richard Pryor makes his film debut and several established comedians make cameos throughout the story.
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47% (1) Windows 96 min, R, [Drama, Thriller] [Gordon Willis] [18 Jan 1980]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 47%, External Reviews
Awards: 6 nominations.
Actors: Elizabeth Ashley, Joe Cortese, Kay Medford, Talia Shire
Writer: Barry Siegel
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Plot: Shire is the subject of a perverse obsession by a Lesbian neighbor, Andrea, who not only is in lust with her but hires a rapist in order to get audio tapes of her moaning. Ashley turns peeping tom and watches Shire with a telescope as she begins an affair with Det. Cortese.
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