
In this crime drama, a remake of Heat Lightning (1931), a robber kills a bank Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
Honolulu Lu (1941) Charles Barton, Lupe Velez, Leo Carrillo, Bruce Bennett

Consuelo Cordoba is a headstrong girl trying to reform her con man uncle Read More »
Wild Geese Calling (1941) John Brahm, Henry Fonda, Joan Bennett, Warren William

In the 1890s lumberjack John leaves Seattle for Alaska to look for gold. Read More »
Northwest Outpost (1947) Allan Dwan, Nelson Eddy, Ilona Massey, Joseph Schildkraut

The daughter of a Russian general arrives at Fort Ross American outpost Read More »
The Valley of Decision (1945) Tay Garnett, Greer Garson, Gregory Peck, Donald Crisp

Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Read More »
Jewels of Brandenburg (1947) Eugene Forde, Richard Travis, Micheline Cheirel, Leonard Strong

Johnny Vickers is a US government agent operating in London. Read More »
It’s Hard to Be Good (1948) Jeffrey Dell, Anne Crawford, Jimmy Hanley, Raymond Huntley

A conscientious captain emerges from the war with ambitions to spread peace Read More »
Over My Dead Body (1942) Malcolm St. Clair, Milton Berle, Mary Beth Hughes, Reginald Denny

Berle plays a mystery writer who forever writes himself into corners and is never able to finish a story. Read More »
The Sword / Meitô bijomaru (1945) Kenji Mizoguchi, Shôtarô Hanayagi, Kan Ishii, Eijirô Yanagi

Kiyone Sakurai, an apprentice sword maker makes a sword for his guardian, Kozaemon Onoda. Read More »
The Great Turning Point / Velikiy perelom (1945) Fridrikh Ermler, Mikhail Derzhavin, Pyotr Andriyevsky, Yuriy Tolubeev

World War II. German high command accumulates enormous forces for the assault. Read More »