Wonder Bar (MOD) "Independent"

Wonder Bar (MOD) "Independent"Al Jolson heads a cast of '30s luminaries in this escapist Depression Era mix of music and melodrama. But the biggest star is behind the camera: musical number creator and director Busby Berkeley, whose genius shines brightest in the spectacular razzle dazzle of Don't Say Goodnight. Here, Berkeley orchestrates stunning top shots, eye popping geometry, mirrors that multiply the dancers into infinity and 60 white pillars that move as effortlessly as the

Noah Berry Jr

who also plays the boy's psychiatrist

His family - from inattentive wife (Verree Teasdale) to insouciant son (Tim Holt) to a giddy daughter (Kathryn Adams) drawn to the family's Marxist-leaning chauffeur - all ignore the day

love blooms

Agents Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist

Batman has more than Gotham City to protect: the youthful eagerness of crimefighting comrades Robin (Chris O'Donnell) and Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone) puts them frequently in harm's way

creating a sparkling musical comedy that received three Oscar® nominations: Best B&W Cinematography

the friendship and secure future become a degrading job in her kitchen and Sergei

On the other is Mary Rafferty

Teala Loring and Jonathan Hale

giving a live-wire portrayal as a trusted mob lieutenant who secretly romances the boss' wife

BANDIT RANGER (1942)