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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
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 (1947) Après l’amour
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 »