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It's a Wonderful Life
The beloved Christmas classic 'It's A Wonderful Life' is more than a holiday movie. It's an inspiring tale of one man's life and the lives he touches in his little town. A disappointment when it came out, it richly deserves its classic status.

[i]To Kill a Mockingbird[/i]
In Depression-era Alabama, softspoken lawyer Atticus Finch takes on the case of a black man accused of assaulting a white woman. A classic coming-of-age movie from Harper Lee's best-selling novel, 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'

[i]The Treasure of the Sierra Madre[/i]
The best film ever made about the power of greed to corrupt men's souls. Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston in the "Treasure of the Sierra Madre,' a sweeping tale of fortunes made and lost in the mountains of Mexico.

[i]Sergeant York[/i] - A Classic Biopic
'Sergeant York' is a sharp-shooting pacifist from the backwoods of Tennessee becomes an unlikely war hero in the true story of Sergeant York and his courage in WWI. Gary Cooper stars in this great classic movie as Sergeant York, wrestling with duty to God and country.

[i]All About Eve[/i]
Meow! The classic movie about an aging Broadway star (Bette Davis) and the scheming young wannabe (Anne Baxter) who wants to take over the star's career and her life. 'All About Eve' earned the 1950 Best Oscar.

George Lucas's [i]American Graffiti[/i]
'American Graffiti' is George Lucas's fond look back at his small-town California upbringing. A funny, touching coming of age story, it influenced dozens of films to come and launched the film careers of Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Martin Smith and Paul LeMat.

[i]She Done Him Wrong[/i] - Racy Mae West
Mae West utters her most famous - and most often misquoted line - in 'She Done Him Wrong,' a scandalous melodrama that shot Cary Grant to stardom in 1933. Sexual frankness and racy songs helped spur enduring censorship after the blue-nose backlash to 'She Done Him Wrong.'

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