
Berle plays a mystery writer who forever writes himself into corners and is never able to finish a story. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
The Sword (1945) Meitô bijomaru

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 »
Emergency Landing / Robot Pilot (1941) William Beaudine, Forrest Tucker, Carol Hughes, Evelyn Brent

Because of a back-log of war orders, the Lambert Airplane factory is unable Read More »
The Big Wheel (1949) Edward Ludwig, Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Michael O’Shea

Billy Coy comes to Carrell. His late father’s mechanic Red hires Billy as a mechanic. Read More »
Curtain Call (1940) Frank Woodruff, Barbara Read, Alan Mowbray, Helen Vinson

Two theatrical producers plan to get even with a demanding actress by tricking her into starring in the worst play they can find. Read More »
We Were Dancing (1942) Robert Z. Leonard, Norma Shearer, Melvyn Douglas, Gail Patrick

Princess Victoria ‘Vicki’ Wilomirska and Baron Nicholas Eugen August Wolfgang ‘Nikki’ Prax Read More »
Adventure in the Night / Una aventura en la noche (1948) Rolando Aguilar, Luis Aguilar, Miroslava, Susana Cora

Fernandito, a scriptwriter finds his best friend, Arturo Centella a film director, dead in his apartment. Read More »
Tish (1942) S. Sylvan Simon, Marjorie Main, Zasu Pitts, Aline MacMahon

Letitia “Tish” Carberry, an eccentric New England spinster, lives with her nephew Read More »
Appointment for Love (1941) William A. Seiter, Charles Boyer, Margaret Sullavan, Rita Johnson

Charming Andre Cassil woos physician Jane Alexander and the two impulsively get married. Read More »