Two female con artists from New York City, fleeing the law with loot from their latest scam Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
The Child AKA Barnet (1940) Benjamin Christensen, Agis Winding, Bjarne Forchhammer, Charles Tharnæs
The action begins one early summer morning in a hostel, where we see, among others Read More »
The Gorilla Man (1943) D. Ross Lederman, John Loder, Ruth Ford, Marian Hall
Commando Captain Craig Killian, carrying important military information Read More »
Words and Music (1948) Norman Taurog, Mickey Rooney, Tom Drake, June Allyson
Encomium to Larry Hart (1895-1943), seen through the fictive eyes of his song-writing partner, Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) Read More »
Good News (1947) Charles Walters, June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Patricia Marshall
At fictitious Tait University in the Roaring 20’s, co-ed and school librarian Connie Lane Read More »
Guest in the House (1944) John Brahm, John Cromwell, Anne Baxter, Ralph Bellamy, Aline MacMahon
A young manipulative woman moves in with her fiancé’s family and turns a happy household against itself. Read More »
Rendezvous with Annie (1946) Allan Dwan, Eddie Albert, Faye Marlowe, Gail Patrick
A homesick American soldier stationed in England, during WWII, makes an unauthorized Read More »
The Challenge (1948) Jean Yarbrough, Tom Conway, June Vincent, Richard Wyler
Bulldog Drummond investigates the murder of a sea captain who died before revealing the location of his hidden gold. Read More »
Louisiana Purchase (1941) Irving Cummings, Bob Hope, Vera Zorina, Victor Moore
Graft is rampant in the government of a “mythical” Louisiana, and the arrival of U.S. Senate investigator Loganberry brings panic. Read More »
Law of the Jungle (1942) Jean Yarbrough, Arline Judge, John ‘Dusty’ King, Mantan Moreland
Nona Brooks, former member of a stranded theatrical troupe, earns a temporary living singing Read More »
The Wolf of the Sila AKA Il lupo della Sila (1949) Duilio Coletti, Silvana Mangano, Amedeo Nazzari, Vittorio Gassman
Returning home after a night of love spent in a woodman’s hut with Orsola Read More »
Show Business (1944) Edwin L. Marin, Eddie Cantor, George Murphy, Joan Davis
Four young hopefuls, George, Connie, Joan and Eddie, doing the Burlesque and Amateur Circuits Read More »
The Green Chamber of Linnais AKA Linnaisten vihreä kamari (1945) Valentin Vaala, Rauli Tuomi, Regina Linnanheimo, Kaija Rahola
The film represents the style of pure escapism with its mansion settings filled with romances Read More »
Marie-Martine (1943) Albert Valentin, Renée Saint-Cyr, Jules Berry, Saturnin Fabre
Novelist Loic Limousin, passing through a little provincial town, meets again Marie-Martine, his book’s heroine. Read More »
Red Canyon (1949) George Sherman, Ann Blyth, Howard Duff, George Brent
The story revolves around Black Velvet, a wild stallion that runs rampant across the range. Read More »