A grumpy old fisherman tries to avoid marriage, contend with a daughter Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
Introspection Tower AKA Mikaheri no tô (1941) Hiroshi Shimizu, Chimura Enoki, Teruo Furuya, Mamiko Harada
Problem kids come to a reformatory school where they live, study and work. Read More »
Invisible Man Appears AKA Tômei ningen arawaru (1949) Nobuo Adachi, Shigehiro Fukushima, Chizuru Kitagawa, Takiko Mizunoe, Daijirô Natsukawa
“There is no good or evil in science, but it can be used for good or evil purposes.” Read More »
Murder in the Big House (1942) B. Reeves Eason, Van Johnson, Faye Emerson, George Meeker
When a prisoner on Death Row is “accidentally” killed just before his execution Read More »
Secret Agent X-9 (1945) Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor, Lloyd Bridges, Keye Luke, Jan Wiley
American, Chinese and Australian agents join forces to stop the Nazis from obtaining the formula for synthetic fuel. Read More »
Twilight AKA Crepúsculo (1945) Julio Bracho, Arturo de Córdova, Gloria Marín, Julio Villarreal
A brilliant surgeon is dazed and feels he can no longer operate. Read More »
New Orleans (1947) Arthur Lubin, Arturo de Córdova, Dorothy Patrick, Marjorie Lord
A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago Read More »
Old Mother Riley’s Ghosts (1941) John Baxter, Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, John Stuart
A charwoman comes upon a plot to steal the invention of a man who lives in a haunted house. Read More »
The Adventures of a Rookie (1943) Leslie Goodwins, Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Richard Martin
Two bumbling GIs manage to get themselves invited to a dinner party at a boarding house “for women only”. Read More »
Dick Barton: Special Agent (1948) Alfred J. Goulding, Don Stannard, George Ford, Jack Shaw
Government agent Dick Barton battles a ring of Nazi spies who are planning to poison the entire London water supply. Read More »
The Spiral Staircase (1946) Robert Siodmak, Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore
In 1916, beautiful young mute Helen is a domestic worker for elderly, ailing Mrs. Warren. Read More »
Gallant Sons (1940) George B. Seitz, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Gene Reynolds
Two childhood friends have a falling out because of their fathers’ occupations, which lands one father in jail. Read More »
Beauty and the Beast AKA La belle et la bête (1946) Jean Cocteau, René Clément, Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parély
Adélaïde, Belle, Félicie and Ludovic are young adult siblings who once lived in grandeur Read More »
Bandit Ranger (1942) Lesley Selander, Tim Holt, Cliff Edwards, Joan Barclay
Rancher Clay Travers finds and brings in the body of ranger Frank Mattison, murdered on the road to Trail City Read More »
Twilight AKA Félicie Nanteuil (1944) Marc Allégret, Claude Dauphin, Micheline Presle, Louis Jourdan
La Belle Epoque: Cavalier, a second-rate actor, discovers a gorgeous talented Read More »