Security guard, wounded in a robbery of furs, arouses the suspicions of an insurance investigator. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
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 »
The Mysterious Desperado (1949) Lesley Selander, Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Edward Norris
Learning Chito’s wealthy uncle died without a will, Tim and Chito head for California. Read More »