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Tag Archives: 1940s
Morning for the Osone Family AKA Ôsone-ke no ashita (1946) Keisuke Kinoshita, Haruko Sugimura, Toshinosuke Nagao, Shin Tokudaiji
Kinoshita’s first film after the end of World War II is a wrenching, superbly wrought Read More »
Headin’ for God’s Country (1943) William Morgan, William Lundigan, Virginia Dale, Harry Davenport
Alaskan villagers make preparations after they are warned about an impending war between the United States and Japan. Read More »
29 Acacia Avenue (1945) Henry Cass, Gordon Harker, Betty Balfour, Jimmy Hanley
A middle-aged British couple are scheduled to go off on a holiday cruise in the Mediterranean. Read More »
Keep ‘Em Slugging (1943) Christy Cabanne, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Gabriel Dell
Tommy Banning (Bobby Jordan) and his pals,”Pig” (Huntz Hall), “Ape” (Norman Abbott) and “String” (Gabriel Dell) Read More »
Egg and I (1947) Chester Erskine, Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Marjorie Main
On their wedding night Bob informs his new bride Betty that he has bought a chicken farm. Read More »
The Body Snatcher (1945) Robert Wise, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell
In Edinburgh in 1831, Dr. Wolfe MacFarlane runs a medical school where Donald Fettes is a student. Read More »
I Walked with a Zombie (1943) Jacques Tourneur, Frances Dee, Tom Conway, James Ellison
Young Canadian nurse Betsy comes to the West Indies to care for Jessica Read More »
The Road to Heaven AKA Himlaspelet (1942) Alf Sjöberg, Rune Lindström, Eivor Landström, Anders Henrikson
Mats Ersson is engaged to Marit and they plan to get married in the spring. Read More »
Feudin’, Fussin’ and A-Fightin’ (1948) George Sherman, Donald O’Connor, Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride
A fast-talking salesman is “kidnapped” by a town, which intends to use him in its annual race with a rival community. Read More »
The Case of the Black Parrot (1941) Noel M. Smith, William Lundigan, Maris Wrixon, Eddie Foy Jr.
Sandy Vantine and her uncle, Paul Vantine, return from Europe with an antique Read More »
The Other One AKA La otra (1946) Roberto Gavaldón, Dolores del Rio, Agustín Irusta, Víctor Junco
The lovely Dolores Del Rio has an acting field day in the Mexican La Otra (The Other). Read More »
Thunder Rock (1942) Roy Boulting, Michael Redgrave, James Mason, Barbara Mullen
David Charleston, once a world renowned journalist, now lives alone maintaining Read More »
El Paso (1949) Lewis R. Foster, John Payne, Gail Russell, Sterling Hayden
Ex-confederate officer Clay Fletcher jumps at the chance to reunite with his once lady-friend Read More »
Maisie Goes to Reno (1944) Harry Beaumont, Ann Sothern, John Hodiak, Tom Drake
Maisie is overworked at her defense job and is ordered to take a two week vacation. Read More »