Set during the rise of the Nazi regime, Marriage in the Shadows is modeled Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
Billy The Kid (1941) David Miller, Frank Borzage, Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Ian Hunter
Billy Bonney is a hot-headed gunslinger who narrowly skirts a life of crime by being Read More »
The Bells Go Down (1943) Basil Dearden, Tommy Trinder
The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII. Read More »
Roll, Thunder, Roll! (1949) Lewis D. Collins, Jim Bannon, Don Reynolds, Emmett Lynn
In the second of the four Cinecolor “Red Ryder” films PRODUCED by Equity Pictures and released Read More »
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) Tay Garnett, Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway
Frank Chambers (John Garfield) is a drifter who stops at a rural diner for a meal, and ends up working there. Read More »
Woman of Evil (1947) Le diable souffle
In the Basque country, near the French/Spanish border, the wind, Tramontana Read More »
His Butler’s Sister (1943) Frank Borzage, Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone, Pat O’Brien
A young girl visits New York for two reasons: to see her half-brother, and to try to start a musical career. Read More »
Steel Against the Sky (1941) A. Edward Sutherland, Lloyd Nolan, Alexis Smith, Craig Stevens
Rough-hewn Rocky Evans has two great loves–his job building bridges and beautiful Helen Powers, his boss’ daughter. Read More »
Smilin’ Through (1941) Frank Borzage, Jeanette MacDonald, Brian Aherne, Gene Raymond
John Carteret has long been depressed and lonely, because, at his wedding years ago Read More »
The Threat (1949) Felix E. Feist, Michael O’Shea, Virginia Grey, Charles McGraw
At Folsom Prison, several inmates escape…including killer Arnold Kluger, who swore revenge Read More »