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Theatrical release poster Directed bt George Sidney, The Three Musketeers (1948) tells the story of D'Artagnan (Gene Kelly), an eager young swordsman living in 17th-century France who travels to Paris in order to join the elite King's Musketeers. Their commander, Captain Treville (Reginald Owen), initially refuses to let D'Artagnan in, but he changes his mind after the newcomer proves his expertise and audacity in a series of duels with the three most skillful Musketeers, Athos (Van Heflin), Porthos (Gig Young) and Aramis (Robert Coote). Later, D'Artagnan rescues and instantly falls in love with Constance Bonacieux (June Allyson), a confidante of Queen Anne (Angela Lansbury), and finds himself a dim-witted valet named Planchet (Kennan Wynn). Anne is engaged in a secret affair with the English Minister, the Duke of Buckingham (John Sutton), and foolishly gives him a set of matched diamond studs, which were a gift to her from her husband, King Louis XIII...

Theatrical release poster Directed by Jean Negulesco, Woman's World (1954) follows the efforts of Ernest Gifford (Clifton Webb), the owner of a large automobile manufacturer, to hire a new general manager for his company. To accomplish this, Gifford brings to New York his top three regional salesmen, along with their wives, planning to hire the one whose wife is most suited to be an executive's wife. Arriving by plane are Bill and Katie Baxter (Cornel Wilde and June Allyson), a loving couple from Kansas City. Travelling by train from Texas are Jerry Talbot (Van Heflin) and his seductive, gold-digger counterpart Carol (Arlene Dahl). Rouding up the trio are Sidney and Elizabeth Burns (Fred MacMurray and Lauren Bacall), who are on the verge of separating and quarrel as they drive from Philadelphia. Believing that the trip is a reward for good sales, the clumsy but sweet Katie expresses her dislike for the big city and proves inept at handling her social responsibilities....