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Tag Archives: 1940s
The Get-Away (1941) Edward Buzzell, Richard Rosson, Robert Sterling, Charles Winninger, Donna Reed, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
A government agent goes under cover in prison to gain confidence with a wanted criminal and get information regarding his gang. Read More »
Shockproof (1949) Douglas Sirk, Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knight, John Baragrey, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Jenny Marsh, still dangerously attractive after 5 years in prison for killing a man in defense of her shady lover Harry Read More »
Possessed (1947) Curtis Bernhardt, Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, Raymond Massey, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
A woman wanders the streets of Los Angeles in some sort of emotional distress. She is also under some delusion as she approaches many men, strangers who she calls “David”. Read More »
Lady with Red Hair (1940) Curtis Bernhardt, Miriam Hopkins, Claude Rains, Richard Ainley, Biography, Drama
A messy divorce leaves Mrs. Leslie Carter shunned by Chicago society for being an adulteress and forbidden from having custody of her son. Read More »
Rachel and the Stranger (1948) Norman Foster, Loretta Young, William Holden, Robert Mitchum, Adventure, Western
David Harvey is a widower with a young son, Davey. They live on an isolated Ohio farm during the pioneer days. Read More »
Gentle Annie (1944) Andrew Marton, James Craig, Donna Reed, Marjorie Main, Romance, Western
The Goss family live on a farm they call the dust bowl where the wind blows during the day and the coyotes howl at night. Read More »
Tomorrow, the World! (1944) Leslie Fenton, Fredric March, Betty Field, Agnes Moorehead, Drama, War
When war breaks out in Germany, the parents of young Emil Buckner (Skip Homeier) send their son to live in the United States with his American uncle (Fredric March). Read More »
Someone to Remember (1943) Robert Siodmak, Mabel Paige, Harry Shannon, John Craven, Drama
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 Great Morgan (1946) Nat Perrin, Frank Morgan, Leon Ames, Carlos Ramírez, Comedy, Musical
The film is considered one of the more unusual in the MGM canon in that it is a compilation film built around a slight plot line, with a running time of less than 60 minutes. Read More »