Danny Mitchell, feeling that he has been misunderstood (nothing new for this kid in this series) Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
Desire Me (1947) Jack Conway, Greer Garson, Robert Mitchum, Richard Hart
Shortly after WWII, flashbacks tell the story of Marise, her husband Paul Read More »
Dark Is the Night / Odnazhdy nochyu (1945) Boris Barnet, Irina Radchenko, Boris Andreyev, Ivan Kuznetsov
A girl, working in a German commandant’s office, saves two wounded Russian pilots sacrificing her own life. Read More »
Castle on the Hudson (1940) Anatole Litvak
Mobster Tommy Gordon isn’t worried about being sentenced to Sing Sing prison Read More »
The Saint’s Vacation (1941) Leslie Fenton
An otherwise innocuous-looking music box is the coveted macguffin that provokes treachery Read More »
The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943) Paul L. Stein, Hugh Sinclair, Jean Gillie, Gordon McLeod
A man murdered at the Saint’s doorstep manages to utter a few words to Simon Templar before he dies Read More »
Prelude to Madness / Amanti senza amore (1948) Gianni Franciolini, Clara Calamai, Roldano Lupi, Maria Melvin
Free film adaptation of the short story “The Kreutzer Sonata,” by Tolstoy Read More »
Square Dance Jubilee (1949) Paul Landres, Don ‘Red’ Barry, Mary Beth Hughes, Wally Vernon
In the early days of television, Don Blake and partner Sam are sent west to look Read More »
The Unknown Guest (1943) Kurt Neumann, Victor Jory, Pamela Blake, Veda Ann Borg
Residents get suspicious when a shady character takes over the local hunting lodge right after the two old-timers who own it disappear. Read More »
Blackmail (1947) Lesley Selander, William Marshall, Adele Mara, Ricardo Cortez
A private detective is approached by a wealthy entertainment executive to stop a blackmail scheme against him. Read More »