Directed by Frank Lloyd • 1937 • United States
Starring Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Harvey Stephens
One of seven films frequent costars Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray made together, this proto-“Crucible” examination of small-town suspicion and paranoia unfolds in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts, where the relationship between freethinking Barbara Clarke (Colbert) and adventurer Roger Coverman (MacMurray) causes a local scandal during the witch trials. When a hateful young girl (Bonita Granville) pretends to be possessed and accuses Barbara of practicing witchcraft, the lovers must fight for their happiness amid mounting hysteria.
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Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch • 1938 • United States
Starring Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, Edward Everett HortonThe great Ernst Lubitsch lends his famously sophisticated touch to this whimsical farce about a spoiled American millionaire who uses his wealth to lure an attractive French aristocra...
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Midnight
Directed by Mitchell Leisen • 1939 • United States
Starring Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John BarrymoreArriving at Paris’s Gare de l’Est train station with only her gold lamé gown on her back, penniless American ex-showgirl Eve Peabody (Claudette Colbert) must use her wiles in order to work h...
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Skylark
Directed by Mark Sandrich • 1941 • United States
Starring Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, Brian AherneBreezy banter, elegant clothes, and a sparkling cast are highlights of this witty look at a liberated woman navigating the ins and outs of modern marriage. As her fifth wedding anniversary appr...
