On Chicago’s South Side reporter Ed Adams finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads to a host of names of men frightened by her death but claiming never to have known her. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
The Corsican Brothers (1941) Gregory Ratoff, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ruth Warrick, Akim Tamiroff, Adventure, Romance
Douglas Fairbanks jr plays Siamese twins, separated by a good doctor [scalpel hemostat sutures quickly!!] after their parents are killed by Vendetta Read More »
The Power of the Whistler (1945) Lew Landers, Richard Dix, Janis Carter, Jeff Donnell, Film-Noir, Thriller
A woman uses a deck of cards to predict death within 24 hours for a stranger sitting at a bar, then tries to help him remember who he is based on items in his pockets. Read More »
The Huggetts Abroad (1949) Ken Annakin, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Dinah Sheridan, Comedy
Life is not going well for the Huggetts. Father has lost his job. Jimmy and his wife cannot get to South Africa where he has a new job. Read More »
On the Town (1949) Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three sailors -Gabey, Chip, and Ozzie- are very excited about getting a 24-hour leave and spending it in New York, New York – a wonderful town! Read More »
Manhandled (1949) Lewis R. Foster, Dan Duryea, Dorothy Lamour, Sterling Hayden, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Merle Kramer works as a stenographer for a psychiatrist. She is casually dating Karl Benson, a private eye and former cop. Read More »
Mr. Soft Touch (1949) Gordon Douglas, Henry Levin, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, John Ireland, Drama, Romance, Crime, Film-Noir
Just before Christmas, Joe Miracle, a returning WWII war hero, comes home to learn that gangster Barney Teener has taken over his nightclub and murdered Joe’s partner. Read More »
Oliver Twist (1948) David Lean, Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Adventure, Crime, Drama
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist (John Howard Davies) dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble (Francis L. Sullivan), for a second serving of gruel, he’s hired out as an apprentice. Read More »
Madame Bovary (1949) Vincente Minnelli, Jennifer Jones, James Mason, Van Heflin, Drama, Romance
French author Gustave Flaubert is on trial for writing the “indecent” novel “Madame Bovary.” Read More »
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942) William Nigh, Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill, Anne Gwynne, Horror, Mystery
After five men previously acquitted of various criminal charges are murdered by a mysterious avenger known as Dr. Rx Read More »
Rope of Sand (1949) William Dieterle, Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Adventure, Film-Noir
Two years ago, hunting guide Mike Davis was with a client who trespassed on diamond company land and found a rich lode Read More »
Twelve O’Clock High (1949) Henry King, Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Action, Drama, War
In this story of the early days of daylight bombing raids over Nazi Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a “hard luck” bomber group. Read More »
Juninatten / June Night (1940) Per Lindberg, Ingrid Bergman, Gunnar Sjöberg, Olof Widgren, Drama
Young Kerstin Norbäck lives in a small town. She has a relationship with a sailor, but when she tries to leave him, he shoots her. Read More »
Eyes in the Night (1942) Fred Zinnemann, Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Donna Reed, Crime, Mystery
Blind detective Duncan Maclain is visited by old friend Norma Lawry, looking for help in getting rid of one of her old beaus, who is courting Norma’s 17-year old step-daughter. Read More »
Hollywood Canteen (1944) Delmer Daves, Bette Davis, John Garfield, The Andrews Sisters, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Two soldiers on sick leave spend three nights at the Hollywood Canteen before going back to active duty. Read More »