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American cinema: 1940s
Cloak and Dagger (1946)
Fritz Lang
One day, in the latter years of WWII, Alvah Jesper, a physics professor at an American university, receives an unexpected visit from a secret services official...
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Fritz Lang
Cornered (1945)
Edward Dmytryk
Immediately after WWII, Laurence Gerard, a former Canadian fighter pilot, returns to France, eager to be reunited with the woman he married during his brief stay there in the war...
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Edward Dmytryk
Crossfire (1947)
Edward Dmytryk
One evening, Samuels, a recently discharged US marine, is brutally killed. Captain Finlay takes charge of the murder investigation and quickly homes in on three suspects - the three soldiers who were in Samuels's company shortly before he died: Montgomery, Keeley and Mitchell...
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Edward Dmytryk
Cry of the City (1948)
Robert Siodmak
After a shoot out with the police, hardened crook Martin Rome ends up in hospital having shot dead a cop. Whilst he is recovering he is visited by his fiancée Teena Ricante and is pressurised by a lawyer named Niles to confess to participating in a jewel robbery, a crime of which he is innocent...
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Robert Siodmak
The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
Gunther von Fritsch
Concerned that his daughter Amy is living in a world of her own, Oliver Reed tries to persuade the six-year-old girl to make some new friends...
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Gunther von Fritsch
The Dark Corner (1946)
Henry Hathaway
Shortly after opening a private detective agency in New York, Bradford Galt's unlucky past begins to catch up with him. One evening, whilst dating his attractive secretary, Kathleen, he notices that he is being trailed by a strange man in a white suit... [More...]
Henry Hathaway
Shortly after opening a private detective agency in New York, Bradford Galt's unlucky past begins to catch up with him. One evening, whilst dating his attractive secretary, Kathleen, he notices that he is being trailed by a strange man in a white suit... [More...]
The Dark Mirror (1946)
Robert Siodmak
When a doctor is found dead, stabbed to death in his apartment, Lieutenant Stevenson soon assembles three witnesses who are willing to testify that the killer is the victim's girlfriend, Terry Collins... [More...]
Robert Siodmak
When a doctor is found dead, stabbed to death in his apartment, Lieutenant Stevenson soon assembles three witnesses who are willing to testify that the killer is the victim's girlfriend, Terry Collins... [More...]
Dark Passage (1947)
Delmer Daves
Wrongly convicted for the murder of his wife, Vincent Parry escapes from prison with the intention of bringing the real culprit to justice... [More...]
Delmer Daves
Wrongly convicted for the murder of his wife, Vincent Parry escapes from prison with the intention of bringing the real culprit to justice... [More...]
The Dark Past (1948)
Rudolph Maté
Psychiatrist Dr Andrew Collins is spending a peaceful weekend at his country house with his wife and a few friends when gangster Al Walker walks in, looking for a hideout for a few hours... [More...]
Rudolph Maté
Psychiatrist Dr Andrew Collins is spending a peaceful weekend at his country house with his wife and a few friends when gangster Al Walker walks in, looking for a hideout for a few hours... [More...]
Dead Reckoning (1947)
John Cromwell
After World War II, paratroopers Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are on their way back to Washington, looking forward to their return to civilian life... [More...]
John Cromwell
After World War II, paratroopers Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are on their way back to Washington, looking forward to their return to civilian life... [More...]
Deadline at Dawn (1946)
Harold Clurman
Alex Winkley, a sailor on leave in New York City, wakes up to find he has a large wad of cash on his person. He vaguely recalls that he visited a woman, Edna Bartelli, earlier that evening and concludes he must have taken the money from her... [More...]
Harold Clurman
Alex Winkley, a sailor on leave in New York City, wakes up to find he has a large wad of cash on his person. He vaguely recalls that he visited a woman, Edna Bartelli, earlier that evening and concludes he must have taken the money from her... [More...]
Deception (1946)
Irving Rapper
It has been many years since Christine Radcliffe last saw her lover Karel Novak, in Europe during WWII. Convinced that Karel is dead, Christine has attempted to build a new life for herself as a musician in New York, supported by her wealthy new lover, the world famous composer Alexander Hollenius... [More...]
Irving Rapper
It has been many years since Christine Radcliffe last saw her lover Karel Novak, in Europe during WWII. Convinced that Karel is dead, Christine has attempted to build a new life for herself as a musician in New York, supported by her wealthy new lover, the world famous composer Alexander Hollenius... [More...]
Detour (1945)
Edgar G. Ulmer
Al Roberts works as a piano player in a two-bit New York nightclub with his girlfriend Sue, an aspiring singer. The two plan to marry but Sue, confident she is star material, leaves Al to try to make a name for herself in Hollywood... [More...]
Edgar G. Ulmer
Al Roberts works as a piano player in a two-bit New York nightclub with his girlfriend Sue, an aspiring singer. The two plan to marry but Sue, confident she is star material, leaves Al to try to make a name for herself in Hollywood... [More...]
The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
Jean Renoir
In the early 1900s, a young chambermaid, Célestine, arrives from Paris to take up her new post at a country house in Normandy... [More...]
Jean Renoir
In the early 1900s, a young chambermaid, Célestine, arrives from Paris to take up her new post at a country house in Normandy... [More...]
Double Indemnity (1944)
Billy Wilder
Insurance salesman Walter Neff staggers into his Los Angeles office and, speaking into a Dictaphone, he begins to make a terrible confession... [More...]
Billy Wilder
Insurance salesman Walter Neff staggers into his Los Angeles office and, speaking into a Dictaphone, he begins to make a terrible confession... [More...]
Fallen Angel (1945)
Otto Preminger
Unable to pay the bus fare to complete his journey to San Francisco, down-at-heel press agent Eric Stanton ends up in a small coastal town with barely enough money to pay for his next meal... [More...]
Otto Preminger
Unable to pay the bus fare to complete his journey to San Francisco, down-at-heel press agent Eric Stanton ends up in a small coastal town with barely enough money to pay for his next meal... [More...]
The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
Richard Wallace
John McKittrick, known to his friends as Kit, is a veteran of the Spanish Civil War who managed to escape from a prisoner of war camp where he was subjected to brutal torture... [More...]
Richard Wallace
John McKittrick, known to his friends as Kit, is a veteran of the Spanish Civil War who managed to escape from a prisoner of war camp where he was subjected to brutal torture... [More...]
Fear in the Night (1947)
Maxwell Shane
Vince Grayson, a modest bank employee, wakes up one morning after dreaming that he stabbed a man to death in an octagonal mirrored room... [More...]
Maxwell Shane
Vince Grayson, a modest bank employee, wakes up one morning after dreaming that he stabbed a man to death in an octagonal mirrored room... [More...]
For Me and My Gal (1942)
Busby Berkeley
In 1916, Jo Hayden and Jimmy Metcalf scrape a living, touring American towns with their second rate vaudeville act. Jo earns just enough to support her brother Danny as he studies to be a doctor... [More...]
Busby Berkeley
In 1916, Jo Hayden and Jimmy Metcalf scrape a living, touring American towns with their second rate vaudeville act. Jo earns just enough to support her brother Danny as he studies to be a doctor... [More...]
Force of Evil (1948)
Abraham Polonsky
Joe Morse is a young Wall Street lawyer who isn't going to allow his conscience to get in the way of his making his first million... [More...]
Abraham Polonsky
Joe Morse is a young Wall Street lawyer who isn't going to allow his conscience to get in the way of his making his first million... [More...]
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Alfred Hitchcock
At the request of his editor, New York crime reporter Johnny Jones travels to London to cover the deteriorating political situation in Europe... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
At the request of his editor, New York crime reporter Johnny Jones travels to London to cover the deteriorating political situation in Europe... [More...]
From This Day Forward (1946)
John Berry
On his return to the United States after active service in WWII, Bill Cummings struggles to find work to support himself and his young wife Susan... [More...]
John Berry
On his return to the United States after active service in WWII, Bill Cummings struggles to find work to support himself and his young wife Susan... [More...]
The Fugitive (1947)
John Ford
In a Latin American republic, a young priest is on the run. He is fleeing from militant revolutionaries whose aim is to eradicate every last trace of the Catholic religion in their country... [More...]
John Ford
In a Latin American republic, a young priest is on the run. He is fleeing from militant revolutionaries whose aim is to eradicate every last trace of the Catholic religion in their country... [More...]
Gaslight (1944)
George Cukor
Shortly after their marriage, Gregory Anton persuades his wife Paula that he has a burning desire to live in the centre of London... [More...]
George Cukor
Shortly after their marriage, Gregory Anton persuades his wife Paula that he has a burning desire to live in the centre of London... [More...]
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Elia Kazan
Shortly after moving to New York City with his ten-year-old son and mother, journalist Phil Green accepts a commission from magazine proprietor John Minify to write a series of articles on anti-Semitism in the United States... [More...]
Elia Kazan
Shortly after moving to New York City with his ten-year-old son and mother, journalist Phil Green accepts a commission from magazine proprietor John Minify to write a series of articles on anti-Semitism in the United States... [More...]
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Recently widowed, Mrs Lucy Muir decides to leave her in-laws in London and start a new life, with her young daughter, by the seaside... [More...]
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Recently widowed, Mrs Lucy Muir decides to leave her in-laws in London and start a new life, with her young daughter, by the seaside... [More...]
Gilda (1946)
Charles Vidor
Not long after his arrival in Buenos Aires, crooked gambler Johnny Farrell is hired by the wealthy entrepreneur Ballin Mundson to work in his illicit casino... [More...]
Charles Vidor
Not long after his arrival in Buenos Aires, crooked gambler Johnny Farrell is hired by the wealthy entrepreneur Ballin Mundson to work in his illicit casino... [More...]
The Glass Key (1942)
Stuart Heisler
Former crook Paul Madvig offers his services as the electoral agent for the scrupulously honest Ralph Henry in the coming mayoral elections - partly to show he is a reformed character, but also so that he can win the girl he loves, Henry's daughter Janet... [More...]
Stuart Heisler
Former crook Paul Madvig offers his services as the electoral agent for the scrupulously honest Ralph Henry in the coming mayoral elections - partly to show he is a reformed character, but also so that he can win the girl he loves, Henry's daughter Janet... [More...]
Going My Way (1944)
Leo McCarey
Father Fitzgibbon is the ageing pastor of St Dominic's parish, a disadvantaged area of New York where stray boys roam the streets in gangs whilst financier Ted Haines threatens his tenants with eviction unless they pay their rent... [More...]
Leo McCarey
Father Fitzgibbon is the ageing pastor of St Dominic's parish, a disadvantaged area of New York where stray boys roam the streets in gangs whilst financier Ted Haines threatens his tenants with eviction unless they pay their rent... [More...]
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
John Ford
After serving a four-year stretch in prison for manslaughter, Tom Joad hitchhikes his way back to his home in Oklahoma. To his surprise, the Joad farm is deserted - the family has decamped to Uncle John's place nearby... [More...]
John Ford
After serving a four-year stretch in prison for manslaughter, Tom Joad hitchhikes his way back to his home in Oklahoma. To his surprise, the Joad farm is deserted - the family has decamped to Uncle John's place nearby... [More...]