Jean Acker

Dream Girl -- Jake is a lonely bachelor in love with his neighbour, Sue. He is fantasizing about having a romantic candlelit dinner with her. The fantasy is interrupted by a knock on the door. It's Sue, looking to borrow sugar. He gives her a new bag, then asks if s

Things really get shaken up when an aspiring opera singer becomes involved with a bawdy saloon owner and his high-society rival during the devastating earthquake of 1906. Spectacular special effects are second only to the stellar performances of Oscar-winner Clark Gable ("Gone With the Wind", "It Happened One Night"), Oscar-winner Spencer Tracy ("Mutiny on the Bounty," "Adam's Rib") and Jeanette MacDonald ("Love Me Tonight"). Nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Writing and Director. Spencer Tracy received his first of nine nominations. Look for The Three Stooges in one of their few feature appearances. With buildings crumbling, streets opening up, and fires erupting, this is the disaster picture that set the standard.

Cash-strapped widow Ellen McNulty (Thelma Ritter) leaves her humble New Jersey home and hitchhikes to Ohio to move in with her son, Val (John Lund). But when she arrives and Val's new bride, Maggie (Gene Tierney), mistakes her for household help, Ellen is too embarrassed to correct her. The error sets off a string of misunderstandings involving Maggie's parents and Val's employer, bringing tension to the newlyweds' otherwise happy home.

Things really get shaken up when an aspiring opera singer becomes involved with a bawdy saloon owner and his high-society rival during the devastating earthquake of 1906.