Laddie (Son of Lassie !) and his master are trapped in Norway during WW2 – has he inherited his mothers famous courage ? Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
Sky Liner (1949) William Berke, Richard Travis, Pamela Blake, Rochelle Hudson
FBI Agent Steve Blair finds himself caught up in Cold War espionage when he boards a plane heading west. Read More »
Jitterbugs (1943) Malcolm St. Clair, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Vivian Blaine
The two-man Laurel and Hardy Zoot Suit Band find themselves fronting a scam for “gasolene pills” in wartime oil-short America. Read More »
Bad Boy (1949) Kurt Neumann, Audie Murphy, Lloyd Nolan, Jane Wyatt
THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS SPOILERS! Danny is a juvenile delinquent sentenced to Variety Club Ranch in lieu of jail. Read More »
Devil Riders (1943) Sam Newfield, Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patti McCarty
In the first of the “Billy Carson” series, Mesa City is all set to welcome the new stagecoach coming Read More »
The Mill on the Po AKA Il mulino del Po (1949) Alberto Lattuada, Carla Del Poggio, Jacques Sernas, Mario Besesti
Berta Scarceni is betrothed to Orbino Verginesi and the engagement is celebrated on the floating mill of the Scarceni. Read More »
The Woman in the Hall (1947) Jack Lee, Ursula Jeans, Jean Simmons, Cecil Parker
A poor widow with two daughters augments her income by using her children to extort money. Read More »
Meet Boston Blackie (1941) Robert Florey, Chester Morris, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Lane
When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in New York, the trail leads to Coney Island and a spy ring. Read More »
The Punch Bowl AKA Die Feuerzangenbowle (1944) Helmut Weiss, Heinz Rühmann, Karin Himboldt, Hilde Sessak
Hans Pfeiffer and some of his friends are drinking “Feuerzangenbowle”. Talking about their school-time they discover that Hans Read More »
Living in a Big Way (1947) Gregory La Cava, Gene Kelly, Marie McDonald, Charles Winninger
Leo Gogarty marries Margaud Morgan after a whirlwind romance just before shipping out to war. Read More »
Brief Encounter (1945) David Lean, Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway
After a chance meeting on a train platform, a married doctor (Trevor Howard) and a suburban housewife (Celia Johnson) Read More »
Prison Warden (1949) Seymour Friedman, Warner Baxter, Anna Lee, Harlan Warde
Victor Burnell (Warner Baxter) is a public health official who is appointed warden Read More »
Too Many Winners (1947) William Beaudine, Hugh Beaumont, Trudy Marshall, Ralph Dunn
Michael Shayne accepts an assignment to investigate a gang of pari-mutual race tickets Read More »
The Velvet Touch (1948) Jack Gage, Rosalind Russell, Leo Genn, Claire Trevor
Broadway star Valerie Stanton, breaking up with her producer-lover Gordon Dunning, unintentionally kills him. Read More »
Sinister Journey (1948) George Archainbaud, William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks
Having trouble, railroad executive Tom Smith sends for Hoppy. Two of Smith’s employees, Roberts and Banks are after his money. Read More »