Following WWII and with China brought to it’s knees by the actions of the Japanese Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
The Spring River Flows East / Yi jiang chun shui xiang dong liu (1947) Chusheng Cai, Junli Zheng, Yang Bai, Tao Jin, Yang Nai
1930’s China. The village of a poor family is taken over by the occupying Japanese army. Read More »
Victory Through Air Power (1943) James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, Alexander de Seversky, Art Baker, Billy Mitchell
This is a unique film in Walt Disney Productions’ history. This film is essentially a propaganda film Read More »
East Side, West Side (1949) Mervyn LeRoy, Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason, Van Heflin
Brandon and Jessie Bourne have been married to each other for many years. Read More »
The Great King (1942) Veit Harlan, Otto Gebühr, Kristina Söderbaum, Gustav Fröhlich
King Frederick II (aka “Frederick the Great”) of Prussia is engaged in a major battle Read More »
Money Madness (1948) Sam Newfield
A murderous bank robber on the run from the law hides out in a small town Read More »
Cattle Stampede (1943) Sam Newfield, Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Frances Gladwin
Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) and Fuzzy Jones (Al St. John) are on their way out of Arizona Read More »
Ala-Arriba! (1942) José Leitão de Barros, Ilidio Rocha Silvestre, Elsa Bea-Flor, João Moço
In a village of poor fishermen in the North of Portugal, João Moço and Julha fall in love. Read More »
Up in Arms (1944) Elliott Nugent, Danny Kaye, Dana Andrews, Dinah Shore
Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted into the army and makes life miserable for his fellow GIs. Read More »
The Red Menace (1949) R.G. Springsteen, Robert Rockwell, Hanna Axmann-Rezzori, Betty Lou Gerson
An ex-GI becomes involved with the American Communist party, and falls in love with his instructor. Read More »