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Tag Archives: 1940s
The Remarkable Andrew (1942) Stuart Heisler, Brian Donlevy, William Holden, Ellen Drew

When Andrew Long, hyper-efficient small town accountant, finds a $1240 discrepancy in the city budget Read More »
Such a Pretty Little Beach / Une si jolie petite plage (1949) Yves Allégret, Madeleine Robinson, Gérard Philipe, Jean Servais

During the cold and rainy off-season a man arrives in a seaside town and Read More »
Blonde Alibi (1946) Will Jason, Tom Neal

A blackmailing physician is taken and stumbles to the road and is immediately run over by a taxicab. Read More »
The Farm of Seven Sins / La ferme des sept péchés (1949) Jean Devaivre, Jacques Dumesnil, Claude Génia, Aimé Clariond

In 1825, Paul-Louis Courier, a Republican writer known for publishing pamphlets against the French monarchy Read More »
Dead Men Walk (1943) Sam Newfield, George Zucco, Mary Carlisle, Nedrick Young

We meet Doctor Lloyd Clayton at the funeral of his twin brother, evil magician Elwyn. Read More »
The Flemish Farm (1943) Jeffrey Dell, Clive Brook, Clifford Evans, Jane Baxter

Wartime commando story based on fact. Allied airman risks return (on the ground) to occupied Belgium for the honour of his regiment. Read More »
Girls of the Road (1940) Nick Grinde, Ann Dvorak, Helen Mack, Lola Lane

A story of the great-depression era about women hobos, tramps, job-seekers Read More »
The Sainted Sisters (1948) William D. Russell, Veronica Lake, Joan Caulfield, Barry Fitzgerald

Two female con artists from New York City, fleeing the law with loot from their latest scam Read More »
Xiao cheng zhi chun / Spring in a Small Town (1948) Mu Fei, Chaoming Cui, Wei Li, Yu Shi

Following WWII and with China brought to it’s knees by the actions of the Japanese Read More »