Garson Kanin

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

Allan Albert

Bobby Short, Richard Adler

Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famous that knew him, this portrait concentrates on his career and his public life events.

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

David Heeley

Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn

In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a behind-the-scenes look at Spencer Tracy's personal and professional life that features intimate personal accounts, interviews and clips from his most acclaimed work on the silver screen.

Bachelor Mother

Garson Kanin

Ginger Rogers, David Niven

Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, David Merlin becomes determined to keep the single woman and "her" baby together.

Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms

Harry Smith, Anne Edwards

Four-time Oscar-winner Katharine Hepburn called herself a "personality" as well as an actress, and rightfully so. This biography chronicles her life as an independent woman and legendary actress, from her childhood to her passionate relationships. Brought to light are thoughts on Howard Hughes, John Ford and longtime companion Spencer Tracy. Her story comes to life through rare home movies, screen tests, movie outtakes and interviews.

My Favorite Wife

Garson Kanin

Irene Dunne, Cary Grant

Seven years after a shipwreck in which she was presumed dead, Ellen Arden arrives home to find that her husband Nick has just remarried. The overjoyed Nick struggles to break the news to his new bride. But he gets a shock when he hears the whole story: Ellen spent those seven years alone on a desert island with another man.

A Man to Remember

Garson Kanin

Anne Shirley, Edward Ellis

On the day of his funeral, a dedicated smalltown doctor is remembered by his neighbors and patients.

The True Glory

Garson Kanin, Carol Reed

Leslie Banks, Robert Harris

A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen. It opens as the assembled allied forces plan and train for the D-Day invasion at bases in Great Britain and covers all the major events of the war in Europe from the Normandy landings to the fall of Berlin.

Night Shift

Garson Kanin

Danny Kaye, Kate Smith

Documentary short film depicting the work in a British armaments plant in which the night shift consists of women workers.

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

Gene Feldman, Suzette Winter

Jack Lemmon, Billy Wilder

Jack Lemmon made over sixty films and received numerous awards, including eight Academy Award Nominations and two Oscars. Later in life, his achievement was enriched by new challenges in which he exposed the vulnerability and emotion of the later years as few had dared. He reveled in his ongoing screen partnerships with directors like Billy Wilder and stars like Walter Matthau. Narrated on-camera by Jack Lemmon, this documentary includes interviews with Lemmon's son, the actor Chris Lemmon. Also appearing are such legends as Jack's life-long friend, the writer and director Billy Wilder, writer-director Garson Kanin, drama teacher Uta Hagen, and actor Gregory Peck. Actors Charles Durning, Maureen Stapleton, Betty Garrett, and Kevin Spacey, writer Neil Simon, director Delbert Mann, and other Hollywood luminaries help complete the profile. Clips from some of Lemmon's major films as well as archival footage add to this portrait of one of our most illustrious and productive stars

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

Gene Feldman

Jessica Lange, Vivien Leigh

The life and career of two-time Oscar winner Vivien Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.

The Great Man Votes

Garson Kanin

John Barrymore, Virginia Weidler

In 1923, Gregory Vance, a widower with two children, is a former scholar who has turned from book to bottle. He works, slightly, as a night-watchman, and his children, who know him for what he is and what he isn't, are his only admirers. Then, it is discovered that he is the only registered voter in a key precinct and the politicians, from both parties, arrive in droves bearing inducements. What he does about this situation, and the relatives who want to take his children away from him make up the story.

Tom, Dick and Harry

Garson Kanin

Ginger Rogers, George Murphy

Janie is a telephone operator who is caught up in the lines of love of three men: car salesman Tom, Chicago millionaire Dick and auto mechanic Harry. But Janie just can't seem to make up her mind between them. While fantasizing about her futures with each of the men, Janie spends her time desperately trying to juggle between them until she can make a decision.

Ring of Steel

Garson Kanin

Spencer Tracy

Documentary short detailing the American soldier's part in preserving the fundamental ideals of this nation.

Next Time I Marry

Garson Kanin

Lucille Ball, James Ellison

Heiress Nancy Crocker Fleming will only receive her inheritance if she marries a "plain American." Her late father was afraid a foreign gigolo would steal her heart and money. So Nancy pays Tony Anthony, working on a WPA road project, to marry, then divorce her. When Nancy inadvertently drives off with Tony's dog, Tony seemingly kidnaps her to retrieve the pooch, which leads to a cross-country race between the two to reach Reno and the divorce court since neither one wants to be the second to file papers.

They Knew What They Wanted

Garson Kanin

Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton

While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his own, which leads to complications when she accepts his marriage proposal.

Salute to France

Jean Renoir, Garson Kanin

Claude Dauphin, Burgess Meredith

Directed by Garson Kanin and Jean Renoir.