Herman J. Mankiewicz
Citizen Kane
Mangemillionæren Charles Foster Kane dør ensom i sitt storslåtte herskapshus og uttaler kun ett siste ord: "Rosenknopp". En journalist prøver å finne ut hvilken betydning dette ordet har.
San Francisco
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 ("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 for his role in this film. With buildings crumbling, streets opening up, and fires erupting, this is the disaster picture that set the standard.
Middag kl. 8
Fra den Oscarvinnende regissøren George Cukor ("My Fair Lady") kommer dette ensemblet av en komedie om en sosialt klatrende kvinne og hennes ektemann som er vertskap på en fest for en gruppe av New Yorks elite. Skandale og intriger florerer etter hvert som gjestene avslører noe om seg selv. I hovedrollene: "Blonde Bombshell," Jean Harlow ("The Public Enemy") og John Barrymore ("Grand Hotel").