At a track near Rome, shoeshine boys are watching horses run. Two of the boys, the orphan Pasquale and his younger friend Giuseppe, are riding. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
The Killers (1946) Robert Siodmak, Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O’Brien, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
Two professional killers invade a small town and kill a gas station attendant, “the Swede,” who’s expecting them. Read More »
Great Expectations (1946) David Lean, John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Tony Wager, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Pip, a good-natured, gullible young orphan, lives with kind blacksmith Joe Gargery and his bossy, abusive wife ‘Mrs. Joe’. Read More »
Banshun / Late Spring (1949) Yasujirô Ozu, Chishû Ryû, Setsuko Hara, Yumeji Tsukioka, Drama
Noriko is 27 years old and is still living with her father Somiya, a widower. Read More »
Heimkehr (1941) Gustav Ucicky, Paula Wessely, Peter Petersen, Attila Hörbiger, Drama
This Nazi propaganda film attempts to justify the invasion of Poland–and thus the start of World War II Read More »
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944) William A. Seiter, Kay Francis, Carole Landis, Martha Raye, Music, Romance, War
Reenactments of actual USO experiences of its female stars entertaining troops overseas Read More »
Sofia (1948) John Reinhardt, Gene Raymond, Sigrid Gurie, Patricia Morison, Action, Drama
The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948) Frederick De Cordova, Sonja Henie, Olga San Juan, Dorothy Hart
Karen Kirsten (Sonja Henie) and her Jenny Johnsen (Olga San Juan) are two friends about to enter the movie business. Read More »
