Category: romance

Affairs of Cappy Ricks (1937)

Cappy Ricks (Walter Brennan) has returned home from a long voyage at sea only to find that his family and business are not as he left them. His daughter Frankie (Mary Brian) is engaged to a dimwit that he isn’t fond of. His future mother-in-law has plans for his business and for his prized ship….


5 Ways to Revive Romance and Love

“A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.” Coined in 1970, that feminist adage may bring a smile, but the sentiment behind it is deadly to male-female romances and relationships, especially when men throw it into reverse, “A man needs a woman like a fish needs a bicycle.” Of course, men and…


3 Classic Christmas Films: A Musical, a Romance, and a Christmas Surprise

The holiday season is the most sentimental time of the year. Yuletide customs, songs, and decorations that remain popular today originated decades or centuries ago. Perhaps that’s why Christmastime seems like the perfect season for discovering old movies. While many holiday traditions have been changed or canceled this year, we can recapture those feelings with…