motion picture producers and directors

When an old friend arrives in River Heights to film a movie, Nancy, Bess and George are invited to tour the set and meet a handsome movie actor before the production is threatened by a saboteur's escalating pranks.

Learn how filmmakers have used their experiences in the city to influence how they make movies.

The Great McGinty: An opportunist turns corruption into a promising political career but struggles to stay on top when he tries to go honest. Christmas in July: Hope springs eternal when an office clerk mistakenly believes he's won a coffee slogan challenge and spends the 'prize money'. The Lady Eve: It's the ultimate battle of the sexes when a wealthy heir falls for a con woman with a shady past. Sullivan's Travels: a wealthy director wants to find 'real' people for his next great film. The Palm Beach Story: Money makes the world go 'round, or so Gerry believes when she decides to divorce her struggling husband to support him by marrying a millionaire. The Great Moment: This stirring biopic follows the fascinating life of W.T.G. Morton, a 19th century dentist who successfully develops the first anesthesia. Hail the Conquering Hero: A quirky soldier gets an unexpected homecoming when a group of uproarious Marines decides to 'make' a hero out of the comic misfit.

Legendary comic filmmaker Sandy Bates attends a weekend festival of his films, and confronts the meaning of his work, the memories with his one true love, and where he stands with his new girlfriend. A brush with death shows him that his life is worth living and gives him strength to go on.