
In France, in 1930, a supervisor of a boarding school for young offenders seeks to awaken Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
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 »
Manila Calling (1942) Herbert I. Leeds, Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis, Cornel Wilde

When the Japanese capture the principal radio station of the American Radio Communications Company in the Philippines Read More »
Sweet and Low-Down (1944) Archie Mayo, Benny Goodman, Linda Darnell, Jack Oakie

After their annual free concert at Chicago’s Dearborn Settlement, Benny Goodman Read More »
Sons of Matthew (1949) Charles Chauvel, Michael Pate, Ken Wayne, Tommy Burns

The story of five brothers who homestead, with other settlers Read More »
Any Number Can Play (1949) Mervyn LeRoy, Clark Gable, Alexis Smith, Wendell Corey

Although Charley Kying has owned a casino for fifteen years, on one rainy night events Read More »
Forbidden (1949) George King, Douglass Montgomery, Hazel Court, Patricia Burke

After the war, Jim Harding (Douglass Montgomery) is desperate to put his knowledge Read More »
China’s Little Devils (1945) Monta Bell, Harry Carey, Paul Kelly, ‘Ducky’ Louie

This is the story of Little Butch, a true patriot loyal to China and loyal to his adopted brethren – The American Flying Tigers. Read More »