Tag Archives: 1940s

Literary adaptation: A peasant leader under the enlightened despotism of Empress Catherine the Great, and a love story. Read More »

A frequent visitor to the Late Late Show, the Anglo-American Snowbound is set in the frozen Alps. Read More »

The Joad clan, introduced to the world in John Steinbeck’s iconic novel, is looking for a better life in California. Read More »

Movie director John Gayle is fired by his best friend, a producer. He goes to the beach and wanders into a carnival. Read More »

When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children Read More »

A wealthy family is preparing for Christmas in their usual stylish fashion. Read More »

Every winter, Michael J. O’Connor, the second richest man in the world, vacates his 5th Avenue Read More »

During WWII, in France, Jean Picard is a criminal who is about to be executed via the guillotine Read More »

A superstitious farming family is hesitant to use their prized fallow fields to grow crops to help feed the nation’s troops. Read More »

During WWII, a small but strong-willed 12-year-old boy tries to steer his vocationally and maritally confused father straight Read More »