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Tag Archives: 1940s
Assignment in Brittany (1943) Jack Conway, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Susan Peters, Margaret Wycherly
A French captain (Jean-Pierre Aumont) poses as a Nazi to pinpoint a U-boat base off the coast of France Read More »
The Woman in the Typhoon Area / Taifuken no onna (1948) Hideo Ôba, Sô Yamamura, Setsuko Hara, Takashi Kanda
A gang of 4 pirates, down on their luck, head for a weather-tracking station on an outlying island Read More »
It’s a Date (1940) William A. Seiter, Deanna Durbin, Kay Francis, Walter Pidgeon
An aspiring actress is offered the lead in a major new play, but discovers that her mother Read More »
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 »