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FILMS… Sunset Boulevard (1950)

September 28, 2022September 19, 2022Realweegiemidget Reviews 22 Comments

She's Norma Desmond. She used to be in silent pictures. She used to be big... A strapped for cash screenwriter is asked to revamp a reclusive and silent movie star's big comeback script after they meet by chance.

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FILMS… Middle of the Night (1959)

January 19, 2022August 1, 2022Realweegiemidget Reviews 25 Comments

Stuck in the middle of two... Betty a young divorcee starts a relationship with her much older boss leading to strong reactions from friends and family. Then her ex-husband returns.

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FILMS… Callaway Went Thataway / The Star Said No (1951)

August 5, 2021May 14, 2022Realweegiemidget Reviews 25 Comments

For a film cameo from Esther Williams look thisaway... A star lookalike, Stretch Barnes is asked to stand in for Smoky Callaway, a cowboy TV star.

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FILMS… Pillow Talk (1959)

April 5, 2020January 14, 2023Realweegiemidget Reviews 9 Comments

A surprising undercover romantic has a day... Sparks fly in all directions when Jan Morrow and Brad Allen share a party phone line, they "meet" after her voice rings a bell.

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FILMS… A Summer Place (1959)

February 13, 2019January 11, 2023Realweegiemidget Reviews 7 Comments

Some more lovin' with a blast from the past...

A man returns to Pine Island to stay with an old flame and her family.  They rekindle their relationship as their children fall in love.

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TV… Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) Lamb To The Slaughter Se3 Ep28

February 8, 2019January 10, 2023Realweegiemidget Reviews 11 Comments

Murderer Mary Maloney has more than her Police Chief's husband's bun in the oven...

A man tells his pregnant wife he's leaving her with a delicious twist in this tale.

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