Dick Tracy investigates the theft of a chance of fur jackets, a potential insurance swindle and many murders Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
Boom Town (1940) Jack Conway, Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert
Buddies Big John McMasters and Square John Sand are fast-talking, wisecracking wildcatters Read More »
Careful, Soft Shoulders (1942) Oliver H.P. Garrett, Virginia Bruce, James Ellison, Aubrey Mather
In this espionage movie, set in Washington during WWII, the daughter of an ex-senator has become a dress model. Read More »
The Man Who Lost Himself (1941) Edward Ludwig, Brian Aherne, Kay Francis, Henry Stephenson
John Evans encounters his lookalike, Malcolm Scott. When Scott is killed in an accident Read More »
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 / 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 »
Star Without Light / 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 »