Tag Archives: 1940s

Marianne Jannetier, a well-to-do Parisian, engaged to Andre Benoit, a high-ranking government official, flees the city when the goose-stepping Nazi storm-troopers arrive. Read More »

A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes from a prison and goes on the run aided by a local girl. Read More »

A congressional committee visits occupied Berlin to investigate G.I. morals. Congresswoman Phoebe Frost, appalled at widespread evidence of human frailty Read More »

Businessman Charles Peace leads a double life–by day he’s a respected local businessman, but by night he’s a professional thief who lets nothing Read More »

Madeleine Damien is the fashion editor of a slick Manhattan magazine by day and a lively party girl by night. Read More »

The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales. Read More »

Documentary-style prologue follows training of O.S.S. agents for WWII work behind enemy lines. Read More »

In this Freudian version of the Bluebeard tale, a young, trust-funded New Yorker goes to Mexico on vacation before marrying an old friend whom she considers a safe choice for a husband. Read More »

On trial for murder, Larry Ballantyne regurgitates an unbelievable story. He recounts how he philanders to other women while his rich loving wife Gretta tries to keep him in line. Read More »

Famed magician Mr. Gregory is visited back stage one night by an amateur magician and his wife. Read More »