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Tag Archives: 1940s
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) Dorothy Arzner, Roy Del Ruth, Maureen O’Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball

Judy O’Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles Read More »
Red River (1948) Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson, John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru

Fourteen years after starting his cattle ranch in Texas, Tom Dunston is finally ready to drive his 10,000 head of cattle to market. Read More »
The Younger Brothers (1949) Edwin L. Marin, Wayne Morris, Janis Paige, Bruce Bennett

Brothers who rode with a notorious outlaw gang led by Frank and Jesse James decide Read More »
The Last Ride (1944) D. Ross Lederman, Richard Travis, Charles Lang, Eleanor Parker

A police lieutenant sets out to break up a ring of tire bootleggers–criminals Read More »
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) Elia Kazan, Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn

In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty Read More »
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) Don Hartman, Cary Grant, Betsy Drake, Franchot Tone

Sales clerk Anabel Sims believes Every Girl Should be Married. And she has the target Read More »
The Golden Madonna (1949) Luigi Carpentieri, Ladislao Vajda, Phyllis Calvert, Michael Rennie, Tullio Carminati

Patricia (Phyllis Calvert) throws away a painting members of her Italian village consider to be extremely lucky. Read More »
Fanny By Gaslight (1944) Anthony Asquith, Phyllis Calvert, James Mason, Ann Stephens

Returning to 1870’s London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny witnesses Read More »
Frieda (1947) Basil Dearden, David Farrar, Glynis Johns, Mai Zetterling

An RAF pilot who was shot down during WWII returns home to his English village with his new bride. Read More »