John Evans encounters his lookalike, Malcolm Scott. When Scott is killed in an accident Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
Thrill of a Romance (1945) Richard Thorpe, Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Frances Gifford
Cynthia is swept off her feet and marries a rich and very successful business executive Read More »
Three Daring Daughters (1948) Fred M. Wilcox, Jeanette MacDonald, José Iturbi, Jane Powell
It’s Tess’ graduation day from “Miss Drakes School for Girls”. Read More »
A Cage of Nightingales AKA La cage aux rossignols (1945) Jean Dréville, Noël-Noël, Micheline Francey, René Génin
In France, in 1930, a supervisor of a boarding school for young offenders seeks to awaken Read More »
Miss Tatlock’s Millions (1948) Richard Haydn, John Lund, Wanda Hendrix, Barry Fitzgerald
After the accidental death of an idiot heir, a stunt man is hired to impersonate Read More »
Star Without Light AKA Étoile sans lumière (1946) Marcel Blistène, Édith Piaf, Marcel Herrand, Jules Berry
Piaf plays an aspiring singer who tries to break into films during the early talkie era. Read More »
Crash Dive (1943) Archie Mayo, Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews
Against his personal preference, PT boat commander Ward Stewart is made executive officer of the submarine USS Corsair. Read More »
Maryland (1940) Henry King, Walter Brennan, Fay Bainter, Brenda Joyce
A woman tormented by the hunting death of her husband forbids her son to have anything to do with horses. Read More »
Manila Calling (1942) Herbert I. Leeds, Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis, Cornel Wilde
When the Japanese capture the principal radio station of the American Radio Communications Company in the Philippines Read More »
Sweet and Low-Down (1944) Archie Mayo, Benny Goodman, Linda Darnell, Jack Oakie
After their annual free concert at Chicago’s Dearborn Settlement, Benny Goodman Read More »
Christmas Holiday (1944) Robert Siodmak, Deanna Durbin, Gene Kelly, Richard Whorf
A young femme fatale-type woman realizes that the wealthy man she married is an incorrigible wastrel. Read More »
Sons of Matthew (1949) Charles Chauvel, Michael Pate, Ken Wayne, Tommy Burns
The story of five brothers who homestead, with other settlers Read More »
Any Number Can Play (1949) Mervyn LeRoy, Clark Gable, Alexis Smith, Wendell Corey
Although Charley Kying has owned a casino for fifteen years, on one rainy night events Read More »
Forbidden (1949) George King, Douglass Montgomery, Hazel Court, Patricia Burke
After the war, Jim Harding (Douglass Montgomery) is desperate to put his knowledge Read More »
China’s Little Devils (1945) Monta Bell, Harry Carey, Paul Kelly, ‘Ducky’ Louie
This is the story of Little Butch, a true patriot loyal to China and loyal to his adopted brethren – The American Flying Tigers. Read More »