The Lord of the Rings, Part 1: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings, Part 1: The Fellowship of the RingThe Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien's three volume epic, is set in the imaginary world of Middle earth home to many strange beings, and most notably hobbits, a peace loving "little people," cheerful and shy. Since its original British publication in 1954 55, the saga has entranced readers of all ages. It is at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale. Critic Michael Straight has hailed it as one of the "very few works of genius in recent

World War I is underway and young men are eager to enlist

And Arliss was delighted to see Davis succeed

She carries a torch while he carries on with a full roster of groupies

whose life was tragically cut short

The town leaders fear that the cost of cleaning up the toxic waste

So with time running out and the police closing in

the women of the house: Georgie's mother Honora (Gena Rowlands)

And its bold protagonist

At first the men are rivals for the affections of two women: their commanding officer's demure daughter and a jaded beauty who arrives in town with a deed to the local hotel

That's what deranged medical student Oliver Haddo needs for his malevolent scheme to create life

whose Connie Goes Home inspired The Major and the Minor

while Wallace Ford and Bernadene Hays' vaudevillians-turned-Bonnie-and-Clyde tug at the heart