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 »
Tag Archives: 1940s
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 »
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 »
The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941) Harold S. Bucquet, Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Drama
Kildare saves the life of an ice skater who was in an auto accident. But even though her broken leg has knit, she can’t walk, and she tries to sue Kildare for malpractice Read More »
Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940) Harold S. Bucquet, Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Drama
Dr. James Kildare has just completed his internship at Blair General Hospital and is assigned to work with his mentor, Dr. Leonard Gillespie. Read More »
La cena delle beffe / The Jester’s Supper (1942) Alessandro Blasetti, Amedeo Nazzari, Osvaldo Valenti, Clara Calamai, Drama, Romance
In times of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Neri and Giannetto, two young Florentine, maintain a bitter rivalry. Read More »
Kanko no machi / Jubilation Street (1944) Keisuke Kinoshita, Ken Uehara, Eijirô Tôno, Chiyo Shin, Drama, War
As World War II escalates, the tight-knit habitants of a street in Tokyo must relocate from their homes so that the government can use the space. Read More »