During WWII, a small but strong-willed 12-year-old boy tries to steer his vocationally and maritally confused father straight Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
Tornado Range (1948) Ray Taylor, Eddie Dean, Copper the Horse, Roscoe Ates, Action, Drama, Music, Western
Eddie Dean, under orders as a U.S. Land Office agent, is trying to prevent a range war from being started between homesteaders and ranchers when a caravan of the so-called ‘Nesters’ Read More »
The Small Back Room (1949) Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, David Farrar, Jack Hawkins, Kathleen Byron, Drama, Romance, Thriller
The best bomb disposal officer during World War II was badly injured and is in frequent pain. Read More »
Something in the Wind (1947) Irving Pichel, Deanna Durbin, Donald O’Connor, John Dall, Comedy, Musical
Deanna Durbin stars in the musical shaggy dog story Something in the Wind. Read More »
There Goes Kelly (1945) Phil Karlson, Jackie Moran, Wanda McKay, Sidney Miller, Mystery, Comedy
Two young men working as pages at a radio station try to get an audition for a girl they know who wants to be a singer. Read More »
The Mummy’s Hand (1940) Christy Cabanne, Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Wallace Ford, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
A couple of comical, out-of-work archaeologists (Dick Foran and Wallace Ford) in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. Read More »
A Stranger in Town (1943) Roy Rowland, Frank Morgan, Richard Carlson, Jean Rogers, Drama, Romance
In the small town of Crown Port local attorney Bill Adams is trying to break up the ring of corrupt town officials by running for mayor. Read More »
Douce / Love Story (1943) Claude Autant-Lara, Odette Joyeux, Madeleine Robinson, Marguerite Moreno, Drama
In Paris in 1887, Irène works as a governess to Douce, the grand-daughter of the dowager Countess de Bonafé. Read More »
L’assassin a peur la nuit (1942) Jean Delannoy, Mireille Balin, Jean Chevrier, Louise Carletti, Crime, Drama
Having pulled off a robbery with his friend Maurice, Olivier leaves his mistress Lola and hides out in a small village in the country. Read More »
Waltz Time (1945) Paul L. Stein, Carol Raye, Peter Graves, Patricia Medina, Drama, Musical
Old Vienna, at a time when the waltz was considered an immoral dance. Read More »