Noel Langley

Knights of the Round Table -- The legend of King Arthur comes alive in this Oscar-nominated picture starring Ava Gardner as Lady Guinevere, Robert Taylor as Sir Lancelot and Mel Ferrer as the noble King Arthur.

Ivanhoe -- Set in tumultuous 12th century England, Saxon knights do battle against the Norman invaders in an effort to free their kidnapped king. Starring Elizabeth Taylor, and Joan Fontaine.

The world-famous Three Stooges turn the classic fairy tale on it's ear, with their own personal send-up of the Snow White tale. The usual slap-shtick high jinks of the trio of kooks - Curly (Joe), Larry, and Moe - are wrapped around a not-so-close resemblance to the story about the lovely maiden and the wicked queen. Olympic champion figure skater Carol Heiss plays Snow White, and the Three Stooges take the place of the seven dwarfs.

The legend of King Arthur comes alive in this Oscar-nominated picture. Stars Oscar-nominee Ava Gardner ("Mogambo") as Lady Guinevere, caught in a passionate love triangle with Robert Taylor ("Ivanhoe," "Magnificent Obsession") as Sir Lancelot and Mel Ferrer ("War and Peace") as the noble King Arthur.

The world-famous Three Stooges turn the classic fairy tale on it's ear, with their own personal send-up of the Snow White tale.

The world-famous Three Stooges turn the classic fairy tale on it's ear, with their own personal send-up of the Snow White tale.

The fable of Snow White is the basis for this unapologetic vehicle for the aging Stooge franchise in this lavishly produced extravaganza. The usual slap schtick hijinks of the trio of kooks, Curly (Joe), Larry, and Moe are wrapped around a not so close resemblance to the story about the lovely maiden and the wicked queen. Olympic champion figure skater Carol Heiss plays Snow White, and the Three Stooges take the place of the seven dwarfs. The film was directed by veteran comedy helmer Walter Lang, and it became his last film.

The mystery of Bridey Murphy begins when psychological researcher Morey Bernstein (Louis Hayward) puts a woman named Ruth Simmons (Teresa Wright) into hypnotic regression, and she vividly relates a past life in Ireland that began 150 years earlier. Once her authentic-seeming recollections are recorded, researchers try to establish whether Bridey Murphy really did exist in the time and places described by Simmons.

In 15th-century France, beggar poet François Villon (Oreste Kirkop), crowned "king for a day" by Louis XVI, patriotically rallies his fellow vagabonds to pick up their weapons when Paris is invaded by the barbaric Burgundians. Vincent Price narrates this adaptation of the Rudolph Friml operetta. Rita Moreno, Cedric Hardwicke, Walter Hampden, Jack Lord ("Hawaii Five-O") and Leslie Nielsen (of the Naked Gun films) all contribute to the revelry.

The legend of King Arthur comes alive in this Oscar-nominated picture starring Ava Gardner as Lady Guinevere, Robert Taylor as Sir Lancelot and Mel Ferrer as the noble King Arthur.

The legend of King Arthur comes alive in this Oscar-nominated picture starring Ava Gardner as Lady Guinevere, Robert Taylor as Sir Lancelot and Mel Ferrer as the noble King Arthur.

Set in tumultuous 12th century England, Saxon knights do battle against the Norman invaders in an effort to free their kidnapped king. Nominated for Best Picture, Cinematography, and Music, this Sir Walter Scott classic stars Robert Taylor ("Magnificent Obsession") in the title role, Oscar-winners Elizabeth Taylor ("Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," "National Velvet"), Joan Fontaine ("Rebecca," "Suspicion"), and George Sanders ("All About Eve," "The Picture of Dorian Gray," "Village of the Damned"). Highlighted by gripping battle scenes, stunning scenery and costumes.