
Frankie Madison returns to New York after 14 years in prison. Noll Turner, Frankie’s former partner in bootlegging Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
La diosa arrodillada / The Kneeling Goddess (1947) Roberto Gavaldón, María Félix, Arturo de Córdova, Rosario Granados

A artist model who leads the ever hapless Arturo de Córdova away from the arms of his innocent Read More »
My Brother’s Keeper (1948) Alfred Roome, Jack Warner, Jane Hylton, David Tomlinson

War hero turned villain George Martin escapes from prison, but he is handcuffed Read More »
Casablanca (1942) Michael Curtiz, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid

The story of Rick Blaine, a cynical world-weary ex-patriate who runs a nightclub in Casablanca Read More »
Standing Room Only (1944) Sidney Lanfield

During World War II, Lee Stevens travels to Washington D.C. with his secretary Read More »
The More the Merrier (1943) George Stevens, Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn

It’s World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere – especially in Washington Read More »
City Without Men (1943) Sidney Salkow, Linda Darnell, Edgar Buchanan, Michael Duane

A young woman’s husband has been imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. Read More »
George in Civvy Street (1946) Marcel Varnel, George Formby, Rosalyn Boulter, Ronald Shiner

At the end of the war George Harper (George Formby) is demobbed out of the army Read More »
Get Cracking (1943) Marcel Varnel, George Formby, Edward Rigby, Frank Pettingell

Mechanic and Home Guard lance corporal George Singleton (Formby) has an adversary Read More »
Second Chorus (1940) H.C. Potter, Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Artie Shaw

Danny and Hank are surprised when Artie Shaw hires competent manager Ellen away from their college band. Read More »