Louise Ginglebusher (Durbin) finds herself in New York City after leaving her small town to find work in the big smoke. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
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 »
From This Day Forward (1946) John Berry, Joan Fontaine, Rosemary DeCamp, Harry Morgan
In this romantic drama, Bill and Susan Cummings (Mark Stevens and Joan Fontaine), a couple from the Bronx Read More »