This was a quirky but interesting film about a free footloose sort of fellow played by Joel McCrea who lives in the north Michigan woods and who has an ambition to get an outboard motor for his rowboat. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
Act of Violence (1949) Fred Zinnemann, Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
War veteran Frank Enley seems to be a happily married small-town citizen until he realises Joe Parkson is in town. Read More »
Random Harvest (1942) Mervyn LeRoy, Ronald Colman, Greer Garson, Philip Dorn, Drama, Romance
A veteran of World War I marries and settles happily into a tidy, humble life until an accident brings back memories of a former life of wealth Read More »
The Climax (1944) George Waggner, Boris Karloff, Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey, Horror, Musical, Thriller
Dr. Hohner (Karloff), theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Read More »
Yolanda and the Thief (1945) Vincente Minnelli, Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Johnny Riggs, a con man on the lam, finds himself in a Latin-American country named Patria. Read More »
You Belong to Me (1941) Wesley Ruggles, Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Edgar Buchanan, Comedy, Romance
On a ski trip, rich, idle Peter Kirk pursues and falls (literally) for Helen Hunt, M.D. After a courtship of hypochondria Read More »
Monsieur Vincent (1947) Maurice Cloche, Pierre Fresnay, Aimé Clariond, Jean Debucourt, Biography, Drama, History
St. Vincent de Paul struggles to bring about peace and harmony among the peasant and the nobles in the midst of the Black Death in Europe, carrying on his charitable work in the face of all obstacles. Read More »
Till We Meet Again (1944) Frank Borzage, Ray Milland, Barbara Britton, Walter Slezak, Drama, War
John, an American pilot crashes in France and must get to the underground before the Nazis can capture him. Read More »
Wildcat Bus (1940) Frank Woodruff, Fay Wray, Charles Lang, Paul Guilfoyle, Action, Crime, Drama
A small bus company run by a father/daughter team comes under attack by a group of “wildcatters” who want to put the company out of business Read More »
Crossfire (1947) Edward Dmytryk, Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Homicide Capt. Finlay finds evidence that one or more of a group of demobilized soldiers is involved in the death of Joseph Samuels. Read More »