Stark Love (1927) is a feature film directed by Karl Brown and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is a maverick production in both design and concept, is a beautifully photographed mix of lyrical anthropology and action melodrama from director Karl Brown. “Man is absolute ruler. Woman is working slave.” Such are the rigid attitudes framing this tale of a country boy’s beliefs about chivalry that lead him to try to escape a brutal father with the girl he loves. Stark Love, was cast almost exclusively with amateur actors and filmed entirely in the Great Smoky Mountains, near Robbinsville, North Carolina.
In 2009, it was named to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant and will be preserved for all time.
An extensive account of the movie's making, and its aftermath, can be found in the book Hillbillyland: What the Movies Did to the Mountains and What the Mountains Did to the Movies by J. W. Williamson.
Forrest James is the father of Fob James, 48th governor of Alabama.
, 1h3 Réalisé parKarl Brown OrigineEtats-Unis GenresDrame, Action, Aventure ActeursJackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones, Marilyn Knowlden, Ralph Morgan, Claire Windsor, Frank Puglia Note55% Kenneth Hale, a pampered, snobbish young boy is sent by his father, John Hale, who has served time in prison for a crime he did not commit, down to the country farm of an old friend, Calvin Whittaker. The barefooted, honest and plucky Billy Whittaker, his girlfriend, Pige Bennett, and punky Kenneth get involved with a "haunted" house and a gang of crooks, while Billy helps make a "better man" out of Kenneth.
, 1h51 Réalisé parAndré Brassard OrigineCanada GenresDrame ActeursRita Lafontaine, Denise Filiatrault, Huguette Oligny, Anne-Marie Ducharme, Louisette Dussault, Murielle Dutil Note65% Gisèle, secrétaire et célibataire, mène une vie bien ordinaire et sans joie entre un père tranquille, une mère inquiète et des collègues de bureau sarcastiques. Elle vit encore avec ses deux parents, ainsi qu'avec sa sœur Danielle et son frère Coco. Il y a dix ans, elle s'est séparée d'avec Yvon, son seul vrai amour. Elle décide un jour de consulter une agence matrimoniale pour trouver l'âme sœur. Elle rencontre alors Jean avec qui elle se marie quelques mois plus tard. Pendant ce temps, Marguerite, l'autre sœur de Gisèle, vit un drame horrible.
Réalisé parEarl Bellamy GenresDrame, Action, Policier ThèmesTransport, Road movie, Film de poursuite ActeursJoe Don Baker, Tyne Daly, Richard Jaeckel, Morgan Woodward, Robert Loggia, Timothy Carey Note54% After a wave of unsolved car thefts, an insurance company calls in private investigator Pete Novick (Joe Don Baker) to solve the case. While the chief of police isn't thrilled about having an outsider come and show up his men, one of the officers is a former girlfriend of Novick's who's more than willing to help him out in any way she can. After a long and convoluted investigation with false leads, psychics and the mafia, Novick at last unravels the identity of the thief.