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Tag Archives: 1940s
I’ll Be Yours (1947) William A. Seiter, Deanna Durbin, Tom Drake, William Bendix
Louise Ginglebusher (Durbin) finds herself in New York City after leaving her small town to find work in the big smoke. Read More »
The Ball at the Anjo House (1947)
After Japan’s loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give Read More »
The Hunchback / Le bossu (1944) Jean Delannoy, Pierre Blanchar, Paul Bernard, Yvonne Gaudeau
A wealthy aristocrat disguises himself as a poor, deformed hunchback in order to avenge a murder. Read More »
The Fall of the House of Usher (1949) Ivan Barnett, Gwen Watford, Kay Tendeter, Irving Steen
A traveller arrives at the Usher mansion to visit his old friend, Roderick Usher. Read More »
After Love / Après l’amour (1947) Maurice Tourneur, Pierre Blanchar, Simone Renant, Gisèle Pascal
A husband leads a double life, one for his lover Read More »
You Can’t Beat the Law / Prison Mutiny (1943) Phil Rosen, Edward Norris, Joan Woodbury, Jack La Rue
Playboy Johnny Gray is framed and sent to prison after his stolen car is found at a holdup committed by Rico Read More »
Killer McCoy (1947) Roy Rowland, Mickey Rooney, Brian Donlevy, Ann Blyth
For years Mickey Rooney had portrayed Hollywood’s all-American teen Read More »
Troubled Waters / Les eaux troubles (1949) Henri Calef, Ginette Leclerc, Édouard Delmont, André Valmy
History of the family and community conflicts between a small group of people who depend on fishing around Mont St. Michel. Read More »
Strangers in the House / Les Inconnus dans la Maison (1942) Henri Decoin, Raimu, Juliette Faber, Gabrielle Fontan
Since his wife left him, almost twenty years ago, the once brilliant lawyer Loursat Read More »