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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
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Director Frank Capra
Writer Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra
Cast James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore
Plot An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
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The Thin Man (1934)
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Director W.S. Van Dyke
Writer Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Dashiell Hammett
Cast William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan
Plot Former detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it.
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
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Director Stanley Donen
Writer Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Dorothy Kingsley
Cast Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Jeff Richards
Plot When a backwoodsman in 1850s Oregon brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
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After the Thin Man (1936)
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Director W.S. Van Dyke
Writer Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Dashiell Hammett
Cast William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart
Plot Private detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora are back home at last and hoping for a quiet New Year when there is a murder. The obvious suspect is his wife, Nora's cousin, Selma.
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Easter Parade (1948)
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Director Charles Walters
Writer Sidney Sheldon, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
Cast Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford
Plot A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.
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The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
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Director George Stevens
Writer Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Anne Frank
Cast Millie Perkins, Shelley Winters, Joseph Schildkraut
Plot During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
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Father of the Bride (1950)
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Director Vincente Minnelli
Writer Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Edward Streeter
Cast Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor
Plot The father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding.
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Another Thin Man (1939)
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Director W.S. Van Dyke
Writer Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Dashiell Hammett
Cast William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey
Plot An explosives manufacturer suspects a young man is out to kill him. He calls in new parents Nick and Nora to sort things out.
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The Pirate (1948)
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Director Vincente Minnelli
Writer Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, S.N. Behrman
Cast Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak
Plot A girl is engaged to the local rich man, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.
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In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
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Director Robert Z. Leonard
Writer Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Ivan Tors
Cast Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S.Z. Sakall
Plot In turn-of-the century America, Andrew and Veronica are co-workers in a music shop who dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail.
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The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
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Director Vincente Minnelli
Writer Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Clinton Twiss
Cast Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main
Plot Nicky and Tacy are going to be married. Nicky wants to save up money for a house, but Tacy dreams of starting off with their own home on wheels--a trailer.
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Father of the Bride (1991)
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Director Charles Shyer
Writer Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Nancy Meyers
Cast Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short
Plot With his oldest daughter's wedding approaching, a father finds himself reluctant to let go.
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Father's Little Dividend (1951)
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Director Vincente Minnelli
Writer Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Edward Streeter
Cast Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor
Plot Shortly after coming to terms with his daughter's marriage, a father faces the prospect of becoming a grandfather.
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Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
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Director Charles Shyer
Writer Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Nancy Meyers
Cast Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short
Plot George Banks must deal not only with his daughter's pregnancy, but also with his wife's.
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Naughty Marietta (1935)
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Director Robert Z. Leonard, W.S. Van Dyke
Writer Rida Johnson Young, John Lee Mahin, Frances Goodrich
Cast Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Frank Morgan
Plot In order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and escapes to colonial New Orleans, where she finds an unlikely true love.
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Rose-Marie (1936)
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Director W.S. Van Dyke
Writer Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Alice D.G. Miller
Cast Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Reginald Owen
Plot An incognito opera singer falls for a policeman who has been assigned to track down her fugitive brother.
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Penthouse (1933)
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Director W.S. Van Dyke
Writer Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Arthur Somers Roche
Cast Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Charles Butterworth
Plot A lawyer's fiancée leaves him after he defends a racketeer accused of murder, but she needs his help when her new beau is accused of killing an old flame.
