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Tag Archives: 1940s
The Miracle of the Bells (1948) Irving Pichel, Fred MacMurray, Alida Valli, Frank Sinatra, Drama
Granting her final request, a Hollywood press agent brings the dead body of an actress, who died after making her first and only film, back to her hometown for burial. Read More »
His Girl Friday (1940) Howard Hawks, Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Walter Burns, editor of a major Chicago newspaper, is about to lose his ace reporter and former wife, Hildy Johnson, to insurance salesman Bruce Baldwin, but not without a fight! Read More »
The Falcon in San Francisco (1945) Joseph H. Lewis, Tom Conway, Rita Corday, Edward Brophy, Crime, Mystery
On vacation, Tom Lawrence–The Falcon–and his Brooklyn-born sidekick ‘Goldie’ Locke meet cute with a little girl named Annie whose nurse has just been murdered. Read More »
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) H.C. Potter, Joan Fontaine, James Stewart, Eddie Albert, Comedy, Romance
Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night Read More »
Strange Alibi (1941) D. Ross Lederman, Arthur Kennedy, Joan Perry, Jonathan Hale, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A gambler comes into town to testify before the grand jury. He is killed by the mob before he can testify. Read More »
Dakota (1945) Joseph Kane, John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Walter Brennan, Western
In 1871, professional gambler John Devlin elopes with Sandra “Sandy” Poli, daughter of Marko Poli, an immigrant who has risen to railroad tycoon. Read More »
Make Your Own Bed (1944) Peter Godfrey, Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Irene Manning, Comedy, Drama
Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter hires an private detective who has been fired for arresting the District Attorney. Read More »
The Upturned Glass (1947) Lawrence Huntington, James Mason, Rosamund John, Pamela Mason, Crime, Drama
A prominent neurosurgeon relates to his students in medical school a story about an affair he had with a married woman and how, after the affair was over Read More »
Western Heritage (1948) Wallace Grissell, Tim Holt, Nan Leslie, Richard Martin, Action, Drama, Western
A forger has made a copy of a Spanish land grant and Arnold is after it. Arnold and his men attack, shoot the forger, and take the deed while Russ tries unsuccessfully to stop them. Read More »