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Tag Archives: 1940s
The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948) William Castle, Warner Baxter, Fay Baker, Luis Van Rooten

Security guard, wounded in a robbery of furs, arouses the suspicions of an insurance investigator. Read More »
Flying Fortress (1942) Walter Forde, Richard Greene, Carla Lehmann, Betty Stockfeld

During the Blitz, an arrogant American pilot becomes increasingly committed Read More »
Eagle Squadron (1942) Arthur Lubin, Robert Stack, Diana Barrymore, Jon Hall

A brash young American who joins the Eagle Squadron (a unit of American fliers Read More »
Paisan / Paisà (1946) Roberto Rossellini, Carmela Sazio, Gar Moore, William Tubbs

Six vignettes follow the Allied invasion from July 1943 to winter 1944, from Sicily north to Venice. Read More »
City Across the River (1949) Maxwell Shane

Brooklyn youth Frank Cusack, good son and brother by day, is a gang member by night. Read More »
Perfect Strangers (1945) Alexander Korda, Robert Donat, Deborah Kerr, Glynis Johns

Robert and Catherine have a quiet little marriage until WWII separates them for three years. Read More »
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) John Farrow, Paul Muni, Anna Lee, Lillian Gish

Erik Toresen, widower and fishery observer, leads a quiet life in a small Norwegian town Read More »
Merton of the Movies (1947) Robert Alton, Red Skelton, Virginia O’Brien, Gloria Grahame

In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. Read More »
Slightly Dangerous (1943) Wesley Ruggles, Lana Turner, Robert Young, Walter Brennan

Peggy is 21 and bored. She has just been awarded a certificate Read More »