
Prologue: in 1940, a shell shocked man fights to recall his past. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) Vincente Minnelli

St. Louis 1903. The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. Read More »
Anchors Aweigh (1945) George Sidney, Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly

Two sailors, one naive, the other experienced in the ways of the world Read More »
Boys in Brown (1949) Montgomery Tully, Jack Warner, Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde

During post-war England, a young petty crook, Jackie Knowles, is on probation for committing petty crimes. Read More »
Undercover Maisie (1947) Harry Beaumont, Ann Sothern, Barry Nelson, Mark Daniels

Streetwise but kind-hearted Maisie Ravier has put her vaudeville life behind her Read More »
One Night in the Tropics (1940) A. Edward Sutherland, Allan Jones, Nancy Kelly, Robert Cummings

Jim “Lucky” Moore (Allan Jones), an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend Read More »
The Affairs of Susan (1945) William A. Seiter, Joan Fontaine, George Brent, Dennis O’Keefe

Susan is about to be married, but the wedding may get called off after her fiancee summons three former beaus. Read More »
Danger on Wheels (1940) Christy Cabanne, Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Peggy Moran

During a test a race car using an experimental oil-fueled engine blows up, killing the driver. Read More »
Paris Frills / Falbalas (1945) Jacques Becker, Raymond Rouleau, Micheline Presle, Jean Chevrier

A philandering young dress designer plays fast and loose with the hearts Read More »
To Each His Own (1946) Mitchell Leisen, Olivia de Havilland, John Lund, Mary Anderson

During World War I, small-town girl Josephine Norris has an illegitimate son by an itinerant pilot. Read More »