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Tag Archives: 1940s
Phantom of the Opera (1943) Arthur Lubin, Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Claude Rains

Pit violinist Claudin hopelessly loves rising operatic soprano Christine Dubois Read More »
Doctor, Beware / Teresa Venerdì (1941) Vittorio De Sica, Adriana Benetti, Irasema Dilián

A comedy of errors in which the sweetly incompetent Dr. Pietro Vignali (de Sica) has been run deep Read More »
Calling Philo Vance (1940) William Clemens, James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson, Henry O’Neill

Philo is in Vienna working for the US Government to see if Archer Coe is selling aircraft designs to foreign powers. Read More »
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940) Sidney Salkow, Warren William, Frances Robinson, Bruce Bennett

Complicated plot involving missing stamp collection and kidnapped businessman Read More »
Nora Prentiss (1947) Vincent Sherman, Ann Sheridan, Kent Smith, Bruce Bennett

Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident. Read More »
The Testimony / Il testimone (1946) Pietro Germi, Roldano Lupi, Marina Berti, Ernesto Almirante

A man, standing trial for robbery with murder, faces the death penalty. The testimony of an old civil servant will be crucial. Read More »
Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941) H. Bruce Humberstone, Cesar Romero, Virginia Gilmore, Charlotte Greenwood

Cesar Romero plays an outwardly tough prohibition-era gangster who in reality wouldn’t hurt a fly. Read More »
Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945) Paul L. Stein, Patricia Medina, Jimmy Hanley, Marie Lohr

Joan’s (Patricia Medina) mother wants her to marry her pompous boss although she loves a soldier (Jimmy Handley). Read More »
Convicted Woman (1940) Nick Grinde

Jobless Betty Andrews, although innocent, is convicted of a department store theft and Read More »