Merle Kramer works as a stenographer for a psychiatrist. She is casually dating Karl Benson, a private eye and former cop. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
Mr. Soft Touch (1949) Gordon Douglas, Henry Levin, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, John Ireland, Drama, Romance, Crime, Film-Noir
Just before Christmas, Joe Miracle, a returning WWII war hero, comes home to learn that gangster Barney Teener has taken over his nightclub and murdered Joe’s partner. Read More »
Oliver Twist (1948) David Lean, Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Adventure, Crime, Drama
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist (John Howard Davies) dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble (Francis L. Sullivan), for a second serving of gruel, he’s hired out as an apprentice. Read More »
Madame Bovary (1949) Vincente Minnelli, Jennifer Jones, James Mason, Van Heflin, Drama, Romance
French author Gustave Flaubert is on trial for writing the “indecent” novel “Madame Bovary.” Read More »
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942) William Nigh, Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill, Anne Gwynne, Horror, Mystery
After five men previously acquitted of various criminal charges are murdered by a mysterious avenger known as Dr. Rx Read More »
Rope of Sand (1949) William Dieterle, Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Adventure, Film-Noir
Two years ago, hunting guide Mike Davis was with a client who trespassed on diamond company land and found a rich lode Read More »
Twelve O’Clock High (1949) Henry King, Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Action, Drama, War
In this story of the early days of daylight bombing raids over Nazi Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a “hard luck” bomber group. Read More »
Juninatten / June Night (1940) Per Lindberg, Ingrid Bergman, Gunnar Sjöberg, Olof Widgren, Drama
Young Kerstin Norbäck lives in a small town. She has a relationship with a sailor, but when she tries to leave him, he shoots her. Read More »
Eyes in the Night (1942) Fred Zinnemann, Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Donna Reed, Crime, Mystery
Blind detective Duncan Maclain is visited by old friend Norma Lawry, looking for help in getting rid of one of her old beaus, who is courting Norma’s 17-year old step-daughter. Read More »
Hollywood Canteen (1944) Delmer Daves, Bette Davis, John Garfield, The Andrews Sisters, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Two soldiers on sick leave spend three nights at the Hollywood Canteen before going back to active duty. Read More »