
An actor, Paul Orman, is accidentally told that his new, custom made tail coat has been cursed and it will bring misfortune to all who wear it. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
The Cowboy and the Blonde (1941) Ray McCarey, Mary Beth Hughes, George Montgomery, Alan Mowbray, Comedy, Western

Rodeo rider Lank tries his hand at movie making. Spoiled established star Crystal throws tantrums, but after the rodeo she’s easy for Lank to handle. Read More »
The Nurses Secret (1941) Noel M. Smith, Lee Patrick, Regis Toomey, Julie Bishop, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Murder mystery with a nurse (Lee Patrick) moving into a mansion after an apparent suicide to care for the old mother. Read More »
Northern Pursuit (1943) Raoul Walsh, Errol Flynn, Julie Bishop, Helmut Dantine

Canadian Mountie Steve Wagner captures a German Luftwaffe officer on a spy mission, who later escapes from the prison camp. Read More »
Ridin on a Rainbow (1941) Lew Landers, Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Mary Lee, Action, Adventure, Musical, Western

When the showboat hits town, two men use the parade as a distraction to rob the bank. Read More »
The Big Steal (1949) Don Siegel, Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix, Crime, Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller

Jane and Duke (alias Capt. Blake) accidently meet in Vera Cruz while chasing flim-flam man Fiske. Read More »
Submarine Raider (1942) Lew Landers, Budd Boetticher, John Howard, Marguerite Chapman, Bruce Bennett, Drama, War

On December 6, 1941, Captain Yamanada of the Japanese aircraft carrier “Hiranamu”, orders full steam ahead for Pearl Harbor. Read More »
The Woman in the Window (1944) Fritz Lang

Gotham College professor Wanley and his friends become obsessed with the portrait of a woman in the window next to the men’s club. Read More »
I Was Framed (1942) D. Ross Lederman, Tod Andrews, Julie Bishop, Regis Toomey, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A newspaperman out to get the goods on a crooked politician winds up in jail, framed for a killing he didn’t commit. Read More »
Ladri di biciclette / Bicycle Thieves (1948) Vittorio De Sica, Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Gino Saltamerenda, Drama

Ricci, an unemployed man in the depressed post-WWII economy of Italy, gets at last a good job – for which he needs a bike – hanging up posters. Read More »