Film Index
American cinema: 1940s
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...
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Billy Wilder
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Victor Fleming
Dr Henry Jekyll is a highly respected Harley Street practitioner but he risks jeopardising his reputation with his unorthodox scientific opinions...
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Victor Fleming
Dragonwyck (1946)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
In 1844, Connecticut farm girl Miranda Wells goes against the wishes of her puritanical father by accepting an invitation to live in the house of her aristocratic cousin Nicholas Van Ryn...
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Dressed to Kill (1946)
Roy William Neill
When one of Dr Watson's old friends, Stinky Emery, is murdered at his home in London, Sherlock Holmes is intrigued - not so much by the killing but by the theft of an ordinary wooden music box which Emery purchased shortly before his death...
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Roy William Neill
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Lewis Milestone
In 1942, Trollness, a Norwegian fishing village, is under Nazi occupation. Most of the local population are involved in resistance activities of one kind or another, although some are willing allies of the Nazis, seeing cooperation as the best way to maintain their cosy way of life...
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Lewis Milestone
Experiment Perilous (1944)
Jacques Tourneur
Dr Huntington Bailey is on his way to New York by train when he is accosted by an old woman who introduces herself as Cissie Bederaux... [More...]
Jacques Tourneur
Dr Huntington Bailey is on his way to New York by train when he is accosted by an old woman who introduces herself as Cissie Bederaux... [More...]
The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
Alfred E. Green
In 1916, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey are two boys growing up in Pennsylvania who are reluctant music students, despite the best efforts of their father, a miner who is determined they will not follow in his footsteps... [More...]
Alfred E. Green
In 1916, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey are two boys growing up in Pennsylvania who are reluctant music students, despite the best efforts of their father, a miner who is determined they will not follow in his footsteps... [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...]
Follow Me Quietly (1949)
Richard Fleischer
Police lieutenant Harry Grant is on the trail of a serial killer who sees himself as an avenging angel, strangling people he considers are immoral and depraved... [More...]
Richard Fleischer
Police lieutenant Harry Grant is on the trail of a serial killer who sees himself as an avenging angel, strangling people he considers are immoral and depraved... [More...]
Footlight Fever (1941)
Irving Reis
Don Avery and Geoff Crandall are in a fix. They are desperate to mount their next theatrical production but so far their efforts to find a financial backer have been doomed to failure... [More...]
Irving Reis
Don Avery and Geoff Crandall are in a fix. They are desperate to mount their next theatrical production but so far their efforts to find a financial backer have been doomed to failure... [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...]
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Sam Wood
Robert Jordan is an idealistic young American who decides to lend his support and demolition expertise to the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War... [More...]
Sam Wood
Robert Jordan is an idealistic young American who decides to lend his support and demolition expertise to the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War... [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...]
Forever Amber (1947)
Otto Preminger
17th Century England. The Civil War has come and gone, Cromwell has had his day and the monarchy has been restored. Amber St... [More...]
Otto Preminger
17th Century England. The Civil War has come and gone, Cromwell has had his day and the monarchy has been restored. Amber St... [More...]
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Roy William Neill
One dark night, two grave robbers break into the tomb of Larry Talbot, hoping to steal the jewels that were buried along with his body... [More...]
Roy William Neill
One dark night, two grave robbers break into the tomb of Larry Talbot, hoping to steal the jewels that were buried along with his body... [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...]
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Erle C. Kenton
It has been several years since the village of Frankenstein was terrorised by a rampaging monster, but the locals are still haunted by the curse of their troubled past... [More...]
Erle C. Kenton
It has been several years since the village of Frankenstein was terrorised by a rampaging monster, but the locals are still haunted by the curse of their troubled past... [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...]
The Great Dictator (1940)
Charles Chaplin
During World War I, a humble Jewish barber saves the life of an officer, but injures himself in an aeroplane crash. Having spent 20 years in hospital recovering from memory loss, the barber returns to his home in the Jewish ghetto to find his people tormented by vicious soldiers... [More...]
Charles Chaplin
During World War I, a humble Jewish barber saves the life of an officer, but injures himself in an aeroplane crash. Having spent 20 years in hospital recovering from memory loss, the barber returns to his home in the Jewish ghetto to find his people tormented by vicious soldiers... [More...]
The Great Lie (1941)
Edmund Goulding
Peter Van Allen has been married to Sandra Kovak, a renowned concert pianist, for only a few days when he learns that the union is not legal... [More...]
Edmund Goulding
Peter Van Allen has been married to Sandra Kovak, a renowned concert pianist, for only a few days when he learns that the union is not legal... [More...]