Brooks Benedict

Jack London -- Episodes in the adventurous life of the American novelist (1876-1916).

Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman -- An indomitable working-class girl endures the rejection of Philadelphia society, makes her own way as a single woman and ultimately chooses between an unmarried arrangement with Main Line scion Wynnewood Strafford VI (Dennis Morgan) or marriage to a struggling physician (James Craig).

Ginger Rogers ("Top Hat," "Swing Time") earned an Academy Award for her dramatic portrayal of a white collar woman whose life is beset by troubles, including an affair with a married man and the death of her child. Based on a controversial best-selling novel by Christopher Morley, it was nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay. Directed by Oscar-nominee Sam Wood ("A Night at the Opera," "The Pride of the Yankees").

This Oscar nominated film has the legendary Cary Grant as a government attorney who can't seem to shake his bad fortune. Living on a houseboat, widowed and left with three unruly kids, he hires Sophia Loren as a governess. The magnetic Loren and the charming Grant add up to a cheeky, urbane comedy.