In 1943, ‘Mac’ MacClain, Canadian Navy, has lost his ship and many men to a German torpedo. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
Torment AKA Hets (1944) Alf Sjöberg, Stig Järrel, Alf Kjellin, Mai Zetterling
Jan-Erik Widgren is a high-school senior. His Latin teacher, Caligula, is feared by everybody, both teachers and students. Read More »
The Mask of Diijon (1946) Lew Landers, Erich von Stroheim, Jeanne Bates, William Wright
A magician neglects his career and his wife while he pursues the study of hypnosis. Read More »
The Life of Matsu the Untamed AKA Muhomatsu no issho (1943) Hiroshi Inagaki, Tsumasaburô Bandô, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata, Keiko Sonoi
Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Read More »
Green Dolphin Street (1947) Victor Saville, Van Heflin, Lana Turner, Donna Reed
Sophie loved Edmund, but he left town when her parents forced her to marry wealthy Octavius. Read More »
The Story of Tosca AKA Tosca (1941) Carl Koch, Jean Renoir, Imperio Argentina, Michel Simon, Rossano Brazzi
Non-musical account of Puccini’s opera: Tosca and Cavaradossi are in love Read More »
Stand by for Action (1942) Robert Z. Leonard, Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Charles Laughton
U. S. Navy Lieutenant Gregg Masterman (Robert Taylor), of THE Harvard Read More »
Appointment with Murder (1948) Jack Bernhard, John Calvert, Catherine Craig, Jack Reitzen
The Falcon is hired by an insurance company to recover two stolen paintings, a job that takes him across the country and then across the Atlantic to Italy. Read More »
Angels Over Broadway (1940) Ben Hecht, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell
Charles Engle has been caught embezzling. He writes a suicide note, and goes out wandering on the town. Read More »
Music for Millions (1944) Henry Koster, Margaret O’Brien, José Iturbi, June Allyson
“Mike” goes to live with her pregnant older sister, Babs, who plays string bass in Iturbi’s orchestra. Read More »