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Synopsis: Henry Grant is in love with his fiancée, Marcia West. However, their relationship is put in jeopardy when the 20-year-old develops a crush on actor Basil Underwood. Hoping to correct the situation, Henry asks Underwood for help and, seeking to redeem himself for all the times he lied to and cheated on his own fiancée, Joyce Arden, Basil agrees to go Marcia's house and make her fall out of love with him by acting like a cad.  However, as his attempts repeatedly fail, Underwood's loyalties to Joyce are tested when he realizes he is attracted to Marcia's unwavering devotion. Complicating matters is Joyce unexpectedly arriving to see Marcia in Basil's arms. Who's in it? The movie stars Leslie Howard , Olivia de Havilland , Bette Davis , Patric Knowles , Eric Blore and Bonita Granville . Review: While I like classic comedies, I usually avoid watching them first thing in the morning because I'm always afraid my brain won't be awake enough to catch the...

Synopsis: Successful author Janet Frobisher has been separated from her criminal husband for years and lives alone in an English estate while having an affair with her secretary's fiancé. When her husband returns unexpectedly, Janet poisons him and intends to dispose of his body in the lake. However, she has another surprise visitor, George Bates, her husband's accomplice in a recent bank robbery who, upon learning her husband is dead, begins pretending to be the late Mr. Frobisher against Janet's will. Who's in it? The movie stars Bette Davis , Gary Merrill , Emlyn Williams , Anthony Steel and Barbara Murray. Review: I added Another Man's Poison to my movie library several weeks ago but every time I planned to watch it; I ended up picking another film instead. I finally got around to seeing it this morning and it turned out to be a great choice. I think the thing I enjoyed best about this psychological film was how neither of the main characters was all that l...