Tag Archives: 1940s

Two kids take a book from a trash can. They begin to read the story of a poor neighborhood in Mexico City. Read More »

After witnessing the killing of a professor in concentration camp “Dachau” German student Paul emigrates to the USA. Read More »

Poor Princess Maria is visiting New York, but she’s not having any fun. So her uncle suggests she spend a few days in San Francisco. Read More »

The film shows the life of the antifascist partisans, the events that led to the liberation of Rome Read More »

Boyhood friends grow up into different professions, one a dedicated Royal Canadian Mountie, the other a notorious if well liked gambler. Read More »

Perpetual-optimist “Dreamy” Smith aspires to quit his job as newspaper publicity drudge and sail the world. Read More »

Two scientists on an expedition to the West Indies discover a serum which changes humans into cats, or at least, to catlike killers. Read More »

The once-notorious theatrical chestnut White Cargo was toned down for public consumption Read More »

Joe Barrett returns to Tokyo after World War II where he once owned a bar, Tokyo Joe’s, and deserted his wife Trina. Read More »

A pilot wants a life of ease, flying for drug smugglers and looking the other way until his conscience is tweaked by a woman he has misused. Read More »