The life of Irishman George Howard who buys an English theatre and strives to improve the standard of musical entertainment. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1940s
Latin Quarter (1945) Vernon Sewell, Derrick De Marney, Frederick Valk, Beresford Egan
A seance is held to discover the whereabouts, and the killer, of a sculptor’s wife. Read More »
A Man About the House (1947) Leslie Arliss, Margaret Johnston, Dulcie Gray, Kieron Moore
Agnes and Ellen Isit, two poor English sisters, unexpectedly inherit from their uncle Read More »
Captain Caution (1940) Richard Wallace, Victor Mature, Louise Platt, Leo Carrillo
Set during the war of 1812, Hal Roach’s Captain Caution is an unusual swashbuckler Read More »
Cavalcade of Variety (1940) Thomas Bentley, Billy Cotton, Eve Becke
Presented by Peter Brough – Includes music from the bands of Billy Cotton Read More »
One Crowded Night (1940) Irving Reis, Billie Seward, William Haade, Anne Revere
At a small, struggling motor court in the Mojave Desert, events in the lives of many people climax on the same night. Read More »
The Devil Commands (1941) Edward Dmytryk
Dr. Julian Blair is engaged in unconventional research on human brain waves Read More »
Maddalena, Zero for Conduct / Maddalena… zero in condotta (1940) Vittorio De Sica, Vera Bergman, Carla Del Poggio
A young man studying in an academy secretarial practice makes writing letters addressed Read More »
Crime, Inc. (1945) Lew Landers, Leo Carrillo, Tom Neal, Martha Tilton
A crusading reporter uses his friendship with a mobster to expose the machinations of organized crime in his city. Read More »
Detour (1945) Edgar G. Ulmer, Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake
In flashback, New York nightclub pianist Al Roberts hitchhikes to Hollywood to join his girl Sue. Read More »