A group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
Catacombs AKA Katakomby (1940) Martin Fric, Vlasta Burian, Jaroslav Marvan, Cenek Slégl
An older clerk Mr. Borman works in basement offices of the Land Registry which are cakke Catacombs by employees. Read More »
The Peddler and the Lady AKA Campo de’ fiori (1943) Mario Bonnard, Caterina Boratto, Cristiano Cristiani, Peppino De Filippo
Peppino, a fishmonger on Campo de’ Fiori, a famous Roman marketplace, works alongside Elide Read More »
Wilson (1944) Henry King, Alexander Knox, Charles Coburn, Geraldine Fitzgerald
The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton Read More »
High School (1940) George Nichols Jr., Jane Withers, Joe Brown Jr., Paul Harvey
Texas ranch teenager (Withers) is sent to school in San Antonio where she learns to get along with others. Read More »
Warn That Man (1943) Lawrence Huntington, Gordon Harker, Raymond Lovell, Finlay Currie
During the war, Nazi agents devise a plan to kidnap British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Read More »
Mr. Dynamite (1941) John Rawlins, Lloyd Nolan, Irene Hervey, J. Carrol Naish
A ball player takes his girlfriend to a carnival, only to discover a ring of saboteurs. Read More »
The Wicked Lady (1945) Leslie Arliss, Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Patricia Roc
17th-century beauty Barbara Worth starts her career of crime by stealing her best friend’s bridegroom. Read More »
Sunday Punch (1942) David Miller, William Lundigan, Jean Rogers, Dan Dailey
The regular of a set of fledgling boxers living in Ma Galestrum’s boarding home is interrupted Read More »
Leave It to the Irish (1944) William Beaudine, James Dunn, Wanda McKay, Jack La Rue
Private Investigator Terry Moran (James Dunn), who is in love with Nora O’Brien Read More »
Luxury Liner (1948) Richard Whorf, George Brent, Jane Powell, Lauritz Melchior
What do you do when you are an effervescent teen called Polly and you have a dad who is the skipper of a luxury liner? Read More »
Queen of the Mob (1940) James P. Hogan, Ralph Bellamy, Blanche Yurka, J. Carrol Naish
Ma Webster and her boys rob a bank on Christmas Eve; G-men stop them with Tommy guns. Read More »
He Snoops to Conquer (1944) Marcel Varnel, George Formby, Robertson Hare, Elizabeth Allan
George Gribble (George Formby) works for the local council as an odd job man Read More »
Jack London (1943) Alfred Santell, Michael O’Shea, Susan Hayward, Osa Massen
Episodes in the novelist’s life: In 1890, young Jack London quits a cannery job to try oyster piracy. Read More »
Stormy Night AKA O noapte furtunoasa (1943) Jean Georgescu, Stefan Baroi, Radu Beligan, Elena Bulandra
Bucharest, 1876. Don Dumitrache instructs his trusted man, Chiriac, to watch his young wife, Veta. Read More »