Oslo, April 19th 1945, as the Third Reich is living its last days, a group of Nazis and sympathizers Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
Strange Victory (1948) Leo Hurwitz, Alfred Drake, Muriel Smith, Gary Merrill
“Strange Victory” is about racial bias in post World War II America. Read More »
A Woman’s Secret (1949) Nicholas Ray, Maureen O’Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame
Susan is in the hospital with a bullet near her heart. Marian has told the police that she shot Susan in a rage as Susan was giving up singing. Read More »
The Missing Lady (1946) Phil Karlson, Kane Richmond, Barbara Read, George Chandler
A jade statue, the “missing lady”, is stolen and its owner killed. Read More »
The Jolson Story (1946) Alfred E. Green, Larry Parks, Evelyn Keyes, William Demarest
This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson Read More »
The Crooked Way (1949) Robert Florey, John Payne, Sonny Tufts, Ellen Drew
A World War II veteran, suffering from amnesia but otherwise healthy, is released from a veteran’s hospital Read More »
The Idiot AKA L’idiot (1946) Georges Lampin, Edwige Feuillère, Lucien Coëdel, Jean Debucourt
Muichkine, a young Russian prince, returns home to St. Petersburg from a mental institution Read More »
The Plunderers (1948) Joseph Kane, Rod Cameron, Ilona Massey, Lorna Gray
In the 1870s, fugitive outlaw Johnny Drum is confronted by Sheriff Sam Borden inside a general store. Read More »
Conflict (1945) Curtis Bernhardt, Humphrey Bogart, Alexis Smith, Sydney Greenstreet
Richard Mason is slightly hurt in a car accident but pretends that his injuries are worse Read More »
The Moon Is Down (1943) Irving Pichel, Cedric Hardwicke, Henry Travers, Lee J. Cobb
When the Germans invade Norway their Commandant and the town Mayor confront each other Read More »