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Tag Archives: 1940s
The Black Cat (1941) Albert S. Rogell, Basil Rathbone, Hugh Herbert, Broderick Crawford, Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Greedy heirs gather to wait for the death of Henrietta Winslow. Murder, thunder claps, howling cats, gun shots, screams in the night, hidden passages — all the proper ingredients. Read More »
The Unfinished Dance (1947) Henry Koster, Margaret O’Brien, Cyd Charisse, Karin Booth, Comedy, Drama, Musical
Meg, a young ballet student, idolizes the school’s top ballerina, the shallow Ariane Bouchet. Read More »
Moonlight in Hawaii (1941) Charles Lamont, Jane Frazee, Leon Errol, Mischa Auer, Comedy, Music
Pete Fleming and his quartet, which includes himself, Ollie Barrett, “”Simpson and “Beans” Smith, fail to make good on the radio, so Pete becomes a tourist guide. Read More »
Thieves Fall Out (1941) Ray Enright, Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Jane Darwell, Comedy
Eddie Barnes, tired of being a nobody and living with his parents, decides to cash in his mother’s legacy and use the money to buy a business. Read More »
The Web (1947) Michael Gordon, Ella Raines, Edmond O’Brien, William Bendix, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Leopold Kroner, formerly of Colby Enterprises, is released after five years in prison for embezzlement. Read More »
Wild Horse Stampede (1943) Alan James, Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Betty Miles, Western
“Trail blazers” Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson help out inexperienced sheriff Bob Tyler as smarmy town boss Carson Read More »
Fires Were Started (1943) Humphrey Jennings, Philip Dickson, George Gravett, Fred Griffiths, Drama, War
A new man joins the civilian firefighters at a London unit during the Second World War. Read More »
Bride for Sale (1949) William D. Russell, Claudette Colbert, Robert Young, George Brent, Comedy
Nora Shelley is a tax expert for the accounting company which is led by Paul Martin. Read More »
Her Cardboard Lover (1942) George Cukor, Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, George Sanders, Comedy, Romance
A wealthy woman, trying to discourage a former boyfriend from pursuing her, hires a young songwriter who needs money to pay off his gambling debts to pretend to be her boyfriend. Read More »
The Thief of Bagdad (1940) Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Prince Ahmad is the rightful King of Bagdad but he has been blinded and cast out as a beggar. Read More »
Government Girl (1943) Dudley Nichols, Olivia de Havilland, Anne Shirley, Sonny Tufts, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Washington DC during World War II. The machinery of government is a hive of endless, if not seamless, activity. Read More »
The Arnelo Affair (1947) Arch Oboler, John Hodiak, George Murphy, Frances Gifford, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
Anne Parkson feels neglected by her lawyer-husband Ted, so she falls in love with night-club owner Tony Arnello, a shady character who is a client of her husband’s. Read More »
Oklahoma Blues (1948) Lambert Hillyer, Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Virginia Belmont, Western
State Commissioner Walton is uncertain about making Rainbow’s End the new county seat after the Drago brothers, Matt and Slip, hold up his tage and beat up Sheriff Sam Oldring. Read More »
Shadows of Death (1945) Sam Newfield, Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Dona Dax, Western
With the railroad coming to Red Rock, trouble is expected and Billy has been sent ot help his friend Fuzzy who is the town’s Sheriff, Judge, and barber. Read More »