Bigger Than Life (1956) tells the story of a schoolteacher named Ed Avery who starts taking cortisone as a treatment for a rare inflammatory disease. However, he becomes addicted to the drug, leading to severe mood swings, hallucinations, and a complete transformation of his personality. As his behavior becomes increasingly erratic and abusive, his wife and son struggle to cope with the consequences. The film explores themes of mental illness, drug addiction, and the destructive effects of societal pressures.
In the midst of their financial struggles, a newlywed couple goes to great lengths to make each other's Christmas special by sacrificing their most valuable possessions.
A legal case unites two lawyers between rivalry and romance.
A woman marries a gambler with the hopes of reforming him, but things don't quite work out the way she planned.
A society woman wrongly -- and very publicly -- accused of infidelity is dropped by her friends, spurned by her husband, and faced with the loss of her child.
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