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Tag Archives: 1940s
A Garibaldian in the Convent / Un garibaldino al convento (1942) Vittorio De Sica, Leonardo Cortese, María Mercader, Carla Del Poggio

An old woman’s poignant reminiscence of her youth in a convent school Read More »
To Live in Peace / Vivere in pace (1947) Luigi Zampa, Aldo Fabrizi, Joseph Garland Moore Jr., Mirella Monti

The peaceful, almost idyllic life of an Italian village is interrupted during the war Read More »
On Tuesdays, Orchids / Los martes orquídeas (1941) Francisco Múgica, Enrique Serrano, Juan Carlos Thorry, Nuri Montsé

Elenita, the youngest of four sisters, is shy and romantic. Read More »
The Sun Comes Up (1949) Richard Thorpe, Jeanette MacDonald, Lloyd Nolan, Claude Jarman Jr.

Set in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to to put aside her bitterness Read More »
Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942) Hugh Bennett, Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel

Henry (James Lydon) gets into another jam when he becomes the editor Read More »
Barnacle Bill (1941) Richard Thorpe, Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Leo Carrillo

A grumpy old fisherman tries to avoid marriage, contend with a daughter Read More »
Introspection Tower / Mikaheri no tô (1941) Hiroshi Shimizu, Chimura Enoki, Teruo Furuya, Mamiko Harada

Problem kids come to a reformatory school where they live, study and work. Read More »
Invisible Man Appears / Tômei ningen arawaru (1949) Nobuo Adachi, Shigehiro Fukushima, Chizuru Kitagawa, Takiko Mizunoe, Daijirô Natsukawa

“There is no good or evil in science, but it can be used for good or evil purposes.” Read More »
Murder in the Big House (1942) B. Reeves Eason, Van Johnson, Faye Emerson, George Meeker

When a prisoner on Death Row is “accidentally” killed just before his execution Read More »