Living in a Big Way

Living in a Big WayWhich rarely screened comedy has what Gene Kelly calls some of his favorite dance creations? That's right: Living in a Big Way. This 1947 movie is Kelly in a big way. Like many postwar films, Living in a Big Way embraces a familiar theme: the plight of the returning servicemen. Kelly returns home to the war bride he scarcely knows and finds she has misgivings about their impulsive nuptials. While sorting out this personal problem, he involves himself

A detective and female scientist team up to piece the clues together

a ruthless tycoon and his brassy young wife

After falling for a beautiful passenger (Maris Wrixon)

illustrious time

Twelve-year-old Kathleen wishes her widowed father would pay more attention to family life

Fabulous pianist/television superstar Liberace headlines this showbiz romance with songs depicting the life and loves of a concert pianist who brings happiness to many empty lives and eventually finds happiness for himself

The unique comedy of George Burns and Gracie Allen add to the fun in this hilarious tale of mistaken identities and true love

dishing hardboiled patter and wearing five-goingon- six-o'clock stubble so well that source author Raymond Chandler called Powell his favorite screen Marlowe

Innocent and sweet on the outside

One of the first films centered on the new medium is also a spirited throwback to '30s musicals all about a determined young miss (in this case

who says she hasn't a clue about how to play

taut suspense with no fiddling around