Tag Archives: 1940s

In the second of the PRC “Michael Shayne” series,civic crusader Burton Stallings hires private detective Michael Shayne to locate the former’s missing step-daughter Helen. Read More »

British Intellengence dispatches Commando Geoffrey Carter on a one-man raid to destroy a munitions plant that manufactures bombs in Nazi-occupied France. Read More »

David Harvey is a widower with a young son, Davey. They live on an isolated Ohio farm during the pioneer days. Read More »

The Goss family live on a farm they call the dust bowl where the wind blows during the day and the coyotes howl at night. Read More »

When war breaks out in Germany, the parents of young Emil Buckner (Skip Homeier) send their son to live in the United States with his American uncle (Fredric March). Read More »

An elderly woman whose son disappeared years before refuses to move when her apartment building is turned into a college dormitory for male students Read More »

The film is considered one of the more unusual in the MGM canon in that it is a compilation film built around a slight plot line, with a running time of less than 60 minutes. Read More »

Jim Fleg (George Sanders), a ruthless, egotistical criminal, steals a priceless Shakespeare folio from the public library, killing a guard during the crime. Read More »

Lydia Garth meets Paul de Vandiere, a French nobleman, but their romance is plagued by Lydia’s complaint of recurring spells of blurred vision. Read More »

Nat Silver has been engaged 7 times already. This time, his 8th, he’s really going to get married. Read More »