Scatterbrained Betty Barrett mistakes masseur Jack Spratt for Jose O’Rourke, the captain of the South American polo team. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
The Strike AKA Siréna (1947) Karel Steklý, Josef Bek, L. Bohác, Josef Dekoj
The first Czechoslovak film to receive the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, The Strike is a cornerstone example of political agitprop. Read More »
Manon (1949) Henri-Georges Clouzot, Serge Reggiani, Michel Auclair, Cécile Aubry
An adaptation of Abbe Prevost’s classic French novel ‘Manon Lescaut’, updated to post-World War II France Read More »
Unknown Island (1948) Jack Bernhard, Virginia Grey, Phillip Reed, Richard Denning
Adventure-seeker Ted Osborne has convinced his finacee Carole to finance his expedition Read More »
The Ghost of St. Michael’s (1941) Marcel Varnel, Will Hay, Claude Hulbert, Felix Aylmer
A hapless teacher named Will Lamb is hired by a grim school in Scotland. Read More »
Home of the Brave (1949) Mark Robson, Jeff Corey, James Edwards, Lloyd Bridges
A sensitive, educated black man’s World War II-time problems. Read More »
Flight from Destiny (1941) Vincent Sherman, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Jeffrey Lynn
After philosophy Professor Todhunter is told he has 6 months left to live, he is barred from teaching by his college Read More »
Christmas at Camp 119 AKA Natale al campo 119 (1947) Pietro Francisci, Aldo Fabrizi, Vittorio De Sica, Peppino De Filippo
Second World War. Field 119 in California (USA). War is long over, but the Italian prisoners are still waiting to return home Read More »
We’ve Never Been Licked (1943) John Rawlins, Richard Quine, Anne Gwynne, Martha O’Driscoll
WWII morale film for Texas A&M graduates fighting overseas. Read More »
Judo Saga AKA Sugata Sanshirô (1943) Akira Kurosawa, Denjirô Ôkôchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki
Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, comes to the city to apprentice at a jujitsu school. Read More »