A hardworking secretary for a rich woman finds herself engaged to the woman’s son and accused of a murder she didn’t commit. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
Someone to Remember (1943) Robert Siodmak, Mabel Paige, Harry Shannon, John Craven
An elderly woman whose son disappeared years before refuses to move when her apartment building is turned into a college dormitory for male students Read More »
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943) James P. Hogan, Ludwig Donath, Gale Sondergaard, George Dolenz
A clerk in 1942 Vienna who has a gift for mimicry, is arrested for doing a Hitler impression. Read More »
At That Time (1943) Rolf Hansen, Zarah Leander, Hans Stüwe, Rossano Brazzi
Vera Meiners once was a doctor in a Swiss clinic. She was married to Jan and had a little girl, Brigitte. Read More »
Zazà (1944) Renato Castellani, Isa Miranda, Antonio Centa, Aldo Silvani
A glamorous female singer Zazà (Isa Miranda) has an affair with a passerby engineer Dufresne (Antonio Centa). Read More »
Nazi Agent (1942) Jules Dassin, Conrad Veidt, Ann Ayars, Frank Reicher
A story of German-born identical twins (both played by Veidt), one a loyal American and the other, a Nazi official. Read More »
The Feminine Touch (1941) W.S. Van Dyke, Rosalind Russell, Don Ameche, Kay Francis
John Hathaway is a professor of psychology at Digby College. His students are bored as he is with the students. Read More »
The Great Man’s Lady (1942) William A. Wellman, Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy
In Hoyt City, a statue of founder Ethan Hoyt is dedicated, and 100 year old Hannah Sempler Hoyt Read More »
You Belong to Me (1941) Wesley Ruggles, Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Edgar Buchanan
On a ski trip, rich, idle Peter Kirk pursues and falls (literally) for Helen Hunt, M.D. After a courtship of hypochondria Read More »
The Hitler Gang (1944) John Farrow, Bobby Watson, Roman Bohnen, Martin Kosleck
This film shows us the growth of Adolf Hitler out of a tiny radical political adventurer Read More »