
In this sentimental children’s yarn, a little girl is orphaned when her father, a Georgia plantation owner, is trampled by a frightened horse. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
In flagranti (1944) Hans Schweikart

A rookie detective’s first case is to observe an engineer, but she behaves so clumsily in her job, that she’s mistaken for a thief and con artist. Read More »
Ghost of Zorro (1949) Fred C. Brannon, Clayton Moore, Pamela Blake, Roy Barcroft, Action, Adventure, Crime, Western

It’s 1865 and the telegraph is heading west. George Crane, wanting to keep law and order out of his territory, is out to stop the construction. Read More »
Riso amaro / Bitter Rice (1949) Giuseppe De Santis, Vittorio Gassman, Doris Dowling, Silvana Mangano, Drama

Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. Read More »
Bomba, the Jungle Boy (1949) Ford Beebe, Johnny Sheffield, Peggy Ann Garner, Onslow Stevens, Adventure

George Harland and his daughter Patricia are in the African jungle to photograph animals. Read More »
Kilroy Was Here (1947) Phil Karlson, Jackie Cooper, Jackie Coogan, Wanda McKay, Comedy

Returning G. I. John J. Kilroy (Jackie Cooper), whose main ambition is to get a college education, finds himself one-half credit short for college entrance. Read More »
Trigger Fingers (1946) Lambert Hillyer, Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Jennifer Holt, Western

Blacksmith Pinto Peters (Raymond Hatton) calls on his old friend, Sam “Hurricane” Benton (Johnny Mack Brown), to help him clear his son, Jimmy (Riley Hill), of a murder charge. Read More »
Private Snuffy Smith (1942) Edward F. Cline, Bud Duncan, Edgar Kennedy, Sarah Padden, Comedy, Romance, War

Snuffy Smith, moonshining hillbilly, grows tired of dodging revenue agents, headed by Cooper, and decides to take the army up on their offer of free clothes, food and $21.00 a month. Read More »
The Thrill of Brazil (1946) S. Sylvan Simon, Evelyn Keyes, Keenan Wynn, Ann Miller, Musical

In this musical, Broadway producer Steve Farraugh is in Rio to preview a show he plans to take to New York. Read More »
The Crystal Ball (1943) Elliott Nugent, Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Gladys George, Comedy

Toni Gerard lands in New York with 38 cents to her name and is befriended by fortune teller Madame Zenobia and a neighboring shooting gallery owner. Read More »