Tag Archives: 1940s

A gangster is drafted into the Army and, soon realizing how wrong his life of crime has been Read More »

A young lad has his fine new hatchet confiscated by a grumpy baker. The boy’s hot-headed father tries to get it back Read More »

Carrie, ambitious young actress and her manager Mike Kilinsky, travel east from Chicago to Long Island so Carrie can see the new mansion that her mother Chris has just purchased. Read More »

Dr. Steven Bishop is taken to the hideout of Frank Dillon and his gang to treat the wounded Joe Madison. Read More »

Sheila kills her husband at the start of the film with a smoking gun. We don’t know how or why. Read More »

Rancher Tom Haggerty is killed trying to stop a gun battle between his hot-headed brother Red and the sheriff, who is trying to repossess Haggerty’s ranch for defaulting on a bank loan. Read More »

The film itself concerns a train hurtling through the night toward Rangoon (which must be half-way to Shanghai from some point) Read More »

In Nazi Germany in 1936 seven men escape from a concentration camp. The camp commander puts up seven crosses and, as the Gestapo returns each escapee he is put to death on a cross. Read More »

Gangster Frank Olins is to die in the gas chamber much to the dismay of his girlfriend Margot Shelby as he is carrying the secret of the location of $400,000 with him. Read More »

Gifford plays beautiful professor Ann Wotters, who develops a scientific method of picking winners at the race track. Read More »