Alvah Bessie

In-law problems threaten a wartime marriage. (TCM.com)

Near the end of WW II, a member of the German underground (Martin Richter) escapes from the Gestapo and takes shelter at Hotel Berlin, where he meets Lisa Dorn, a sleek actress involved with General von Dahnwitz, who is also trying to leave Germany. The hotel is a hotbed of Nazis, refugees, spies and ordinary Germans trying to survive inevitable defeat without getting too involved. (imdb)

In 1863, having escaped from a rock-quarry prison in Salt Lake, six inmates led by convicted murderer Pete Black take over a small wagon train headed by preacher Jacob Karns. Tensions and hardships grow as the travelers continue to trek toward California across dry, desolate country. (imdb)

Thirty years after his country was brutalized by civil war, neurosurgeon Dr. David Foster returns to his Spanish homeland, where he searches for Maria, a woman who treated his wounds incurred during the bloody conflict. Dr. Foster's quest takes place in a modernized Barcelona, with Maria nowhere to be found. But he does meet Maria's daughter (a dead ringer for her mother), which causes a flood of memories about homecoming and loss. (mubi.com)

A thinly disguised version of the life of Marilyn Monroe, detailing her ups and downs in life and how her erratic behavior contributes to her deteriorating career. (imdb)