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The Love Bug (1969), an American sports adventure comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson, tells the story of race car driver Jim Douglas. After being reduced to competing in demolition derby races against younger drivers, Jim lives with his friend Tennessee Steinmetz, a mechanic and sculptor who uses old car parts, in an old fire house overlooking San Francisco Bay. One day at a fancy European car showroom, Jim meets Carole Bennett and the dealership’s owner Peter Thorndyke. Thorndyke is seen mistreating a white Volkswagen Beetle that was recently returned. Due to financial reasons, Jim decides not to purchase a ...

The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) is a British fantasy comedy film directed by Lothar Mendes and produced by Alexander Korda. It opens in the celestial realms, where three superhuman entities – potentially gods or angels – are observing the planet Earth. Disheartened by the actions of these ‘animals’, one of the entities is challenged by the other two to prove whether or not these beings are capable of handling the power over reality required to reach the stars. The only limit set for this experiment is that free will cannot be controlled, as ...

Peter Ibbetson (1935), an American black-and-white drama/fantasy film directed by Henry Hathaway, follows the story of Gogo, a young boy of English descent growing up in Paris. His neighbor Mimsey and he have a friendly but occasionally tumultuous relationship. After his mother passes away, Gogo is brought to England by his uncle who gives him an English name in honor of his mother’s maiden name – transforming him into Peter Ibbetson. ‘And so marks the end of the first chapter in the remarkable life of Peter Ibbetson’. As an adult, Ibbetson works as an architect in Yorkshire, restoring a project ...

The American pre-Code romantic drama, Death Takes a Holiday (1934), features Fredric March, Evelyn Venable and Guy Standing. After pondering why humans fear him for many years, Death decides to take on the form of Prince Sirki for three days. During this time, he mingles among mortals in search of an answer. He establishes himself as a guest of Duke Lambert at his villa and reveals his intentions to the Duke. However, Death’s heart is captured by the lovely Grazia. Unfortunately, Duke Lambert (the father of ...