{ "id": "movies-1940s", "name": "Wikipedia Movies: 1940s", "title": "Wikipedia Movies: 1940s", "description": "4,519 films from the 1940s sourced from Wikipedia, with title, year, genres, cast, and a short synopsis.", "category": "entertainment", "source": "https://github.com/prust/wikipedia-movie-data", "source_url": "https://github.com/prust/wikipedia-movie-data", "updated": "2026-04", "record_count": 4519, "columns": [ { "key": "title", "label": "Title", "type": "string" }, { "key": "year", "label": "Year", "type": "number" }, { "key": "genres", "label": "Genres", "type": "string" }, { "key": "cast", "label": "Cast", "type": "string" }, { "key": "extract", "label": "Extract", "type": "string" } ], "rows": [ { "title": "20 Mule Team", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wallace Beery, Leo Carrillo, Marjorie Rambeau, Anne Baxter", "extract": "20 Mule Team is a 1940 American Western film about Death Valley, and Daggett, California borax miners, directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Wallace Beery, Marjorie Rambeau and Anne Baxter. The film provides an extremely rare opportunity to see Beery act opposite his nephew Noah Beery Jr., best kn" }, { "title": "Abe Lincoln in Illinois", "year": 1940, "genres": "Biography, Drama, Historical", "cast": "Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon", "extract": "Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical historical drama film that depicts the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States. In the UK, the film is known by the alternate title Spirit of the People. The film was adapted by Grove" }, { "title": "Adventure in Diamonds", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "George Brent, Isa Miranda, John Loder", "extract": "Adventure in Diamonds is a 1940 American crime film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring George Brent, Isa Miranda, John Loder and Nigel Bruce. It was also released under the alternative title of Diamonds are Dangerous." }, { "title": "Alias the Deacon", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Bob Burns, Mischa Auer, Peggy Moran", "extract": "Alias the Deacon is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Christy Cabanne and written by Nat Perrin and Charles Grayson. It is based on the 1925 play The Deacon by John B. Hymer and LeRoy Clemens. The film stars Bob Burns, Mischa Auer, Peggy Moran, Dennis O'Keefe, Edward Brophy, Thurston Hall, Spe" }, { "title": "All This, and Heaven Too", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Bette Davis, Charles Boyer, Jeffrey Lynn", "extract": "All This, and Heaven Too is a 1940 American drama film made by Warner Bros.-First National Pictures, produced and directed by Anatole Litvak with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer. The screenplay was adapted by Casey Robinson from the 1938 novel by Rachel Field. The music was by Max Steiner and th" }, { "title": "Always a Bride", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Rosemary Lane, George Reeves, John Eldredge", "extract": "Always a Bride is a 1940 comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Rosemary Lane and George Reeves." }, { "title": "American Matchmaker", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Leo Fuchs, Judith Abarbanel, Judel Dubinsky", "extract": "American Matchmaker, or אמעריקאנער שדכן is a 1940 Yiddish-language American comedy film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Leo Fuchs, Judith Abarbanel, Judel Dubinsky and Anna Guskin. The film has music composed by Sam Morgenstern." }, { "title": "Am I Guilty?", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Ralph Cooper, Sybil Lewis, Sam McDaniel", "extract": "Am I Guilty? Is an American film released in 1940 directed by Samuel Neufeld for the Supreme Pictures Corporation. A. W. Hackel was the film's producer.; his Supreme Pictures, which had produced dozens of Western films, planned a series of films featuring African American casts but this was the only" }, { "title": "And One Was Beautiful", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Drama", "cast": "Robert Cummings, Laraine Day, Jean Muir", "extract": "And One Was Beautiful is a 1940 romantic drama film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and starring Robert Cummings, Laraine Day, and Jean Muir. It is based on the story of the same name by Alice Duer Miller. Two sisters are attracted to a rich playboy. One runs over and kills a man, and lets the playbo" }, { "title": "Andy Hardy Meets Debutante", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker", "extract": "Andy Hardy Meets Debutante is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by George B. Seitz. The film stars Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden and Judy Garland. It is the ninth of the Andy Hardy full-length film series." }, { "title": "An Angel from Texas", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Eddie Albert, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman, Ronald Reagan", "extract": "An Angel from Texas is a 1940 comedy film directed by Ray Enright and written by Fred Niblo Jr. and Bertram Millhauser. The film stars Eddie Albert, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 27, 1940. The film is based on the hit 1925 p" }, { "title": "Angels Over Broadway", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell", "extract": "Angels Over Broadway is a 1940 American film noir drama film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell and John Qualen. Ben Hecht, who co-directed, co-produced and wrote the screenplay, was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay." }, { "title": "Anne of Windy Poplars", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Anne Shirley, James Ellison, Henry Travers", "extract": "Anne of Windy Poplars is a 1940 film based on the novel of the same name by Lucy Maud Montgomery. A sequel to the 1934 film Anne of Green Gables, it features Anne Shirley returning from the first film in the title role." }, { "title": "The Ape", "year": 1940, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Dorothy Vaughan", "extract": "The Ape is a 1940 American horror film directed by William Nigh. The film is based on Adam Hull Shirk's play The Ape, which was previously adapted by Nigh as The House of Mystery (1934). The film stars Boris Karloff as Dr. Bernard Adrian who is seeking to cure a young woman's polio through experimen" }, { "title": "Argentine Nights", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Ritz Brothers, The Andrews Sisters, Constance Moore, George Reeves", "extract": "Argentine Nights is a 1940 musical film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring The Andrews Sisters. It was their first film." }, { "title": "Arise, My Love", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, Dennis O'Keefe", "extract": "Arise, My Love is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland and Dennis O'Keefe. It was made by Paramount Pictures and written by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett and Jacques Théry. Containing an interventionist message, it tells the lo" }, { "title": "Arizona", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren William", "extract": "Arizona is a 1940 American Western film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Jean Arthur, William Holden and Warren William." }, { "title": "Arizona Frontier", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Evelyn Finley, Richard Cramer", "extract": "Arizona Frontier is a 1940 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film stars Tex Ritter, Slim Andrews, Evelyn Finley, Frank LaRue, Tris Coffin and Gene Alsace. The film was released on August 19, 1940, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Arizona Gang Busters", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim McCoy, Forrest Taylor, Julian Rivero", "extract": "Arizona Gang Busters is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by William Lively. The film stars Tim McCoy, Pauline Haddon, Lou Fulton, Forrest Taylor, Julian Rivero and Arno Frey. The film was released on September 16, 1940, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Babies for Sale", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Crime, Noir", "cast": "Rochelle Hudson, Glenn Ford, Miles Mander", "extract": "Babies for Sale is a 1940 American film noir crime drama film directed by Charles Barton and starring Rochelle Hudson, Glenn Ford and Miles Mander." }, { "title": "Bad Man from Red Butte", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight", "extract": "Bad Man from Red Butte is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Sam Robins. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight, Anne Gwynne, Bill Cody Jr. and Norman Willis. It was released on June 1, 1940 by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "The Bank Dick", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "W. C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel", "extract": "The Bank Dick, released as The Bank Detective in the United Kingdom, is a 1940 American comedy film starring W. C. Fields. Set in Lompoc, California, Fields plays Egbert Sousé, a drunk who accidentally thwarts a bank robbery and ends up a bank security guard as a result." }, { "title": "Barnyard Follies", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Mary Lee, Harry Cheshire, Rufe Davis, June Storey, Isabel Randolph", "extract": "Barnyard Follies is a 1940 Republic Pictures musical B movie directed by Frank McDonald with music directed by Cy Feuer and dance choreography by Josephine Earl. In the rural American West, a small-town orphanage struggles to become self-supporting through its 4-H Club projects. The screenplay, writ" }, { "title": "Before I Hang", "year": 1940, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Boris Karloff, Evelyn Keyes, Bruce Bennett", "extract": "Before I Hang is a 1940 American horror film released by Columbia Pictures, starring Boris Karloff. The film was directed by Nick Grinde and was one of several films Karloff starred in under contract with Columbia." }, { "title": "Behind the News", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lloyd Nolan, Doris Davenport, Frank Albertson", "extract": "Behind the News is a 1940 American drama film starring Lloyd Nolan and directed by Joseph Santley. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound. It is also known as A Flagpole Needs a Flag." }, { "title": "Beyond the Sacramento", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Evelyn Keyes, Dub Taylor", "extract": "Beyond the Sacramento is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Luci Ward. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Evelyn Keyes, Dub Taylor, John Dilson, Bradley Page and Frank LaRue. The film was released on November 11, 1940, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Beyond Tomorrow", "year": 1940, "genres": "Fantasy", "cast": "Jean Parker, Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Winninger, Richard Carlson", "extract": "Beyond Tomorrow is a 1940 American fantasy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and produced by noted cinematographer Lee Garmes; Garmes was one of a handful of cinematographers who became film producers." }, { "title": "A Bill of Divorcement", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Maureen O'Hara, Adolphe Menjou, Fay Bainter", "extract": "A Bill of Divorcement is a 1940 film directed by John Farrow. It was also known as Never to Love and was based on a 1921 British play of the same name, written by Clemence Dane that was filmed in 1932 with John Barrymore and Katharine Hepburn." }, { "title": "Billy the Kid in Texas", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Al St. John, Carleton Young", "extract": "Billy the Kid in Texas is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. It's the second in the \"Billy the Kid\" film series, produced by PRC from 1940 to 1946." }, { "title": "Billy the Kid Outlawed", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Louise Currie, Al St. John, Carleton Young", "extract": "Billy the Kid Outlawed is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Oliver Drake. It stars Bob Steele as gunfighter \"Billy the Kid\", Al St. John as his sidekick \"Fuzzy\" Jones and Carleton Young as Jeff Travis, with Louise Currie and John Merton. The film was released on Ju" }, { "title": "Billy the Kid's Gun Justice", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Al St. John, Louise Currie, Carleton Young", "extract": "Billy the Kid's Gun Justice is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield for Producers Releasing Corporation, and 3rd in PRC's Billy the Kid series." }, { "title": "The Biscuit Eater", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Family", "cast": "Billy Lee, Lester Matthews, Richard Lane", "extract": "The Biscuit Eater is a 1940 children's film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Billy Lee and Cordell Hickman as two kids who raise a runt of a dog. It was named one of the Top Ten Films of 1940 by the National Board of Review. Walt Disney Productions made a 1972 remake under the same title." }, { "title": "Bitter Sweet", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, George Sanders", "extract": "Bitter Sweet is a 1940 American Technicolor musical film directed by W. S. Van Dyke, based on the operetta Bitter Sweet by Noël Coward. It was nominated for two Academy Awards, one for Best Cinematography and the other for Best Art Direction by Cedric Gibbons and John S. Detlie." }, { "title": "Black Diamonds", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Kathryn Adams Doty", "extract": "Black Diamonds is a 1940 American drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and Kathryn Adams. The film was released on July 19, 1940." }, { "title": "Black Friday", "year": 1940, "genres": "Science Fiction, Horror", "cast": "Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Stanley Ridges", "extract": "Black Friday is a 1940 American horror film starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi." }, { "title": "Blame It on Love", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Joan Marsh, John King, Cecilia Loftus", "extract": "" }, { "title": "Blazing Six Shooters", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Dick Curtis", "extract": "Blazing Six Shooters is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Paul Franklin. The film stars Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Dick Curtis, Alan Bridge, George Cleveland and Henry Hall. The film was released on April 11, 1940, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Blondie Has Servant Trouble", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jonathan Hale", "extract": "Blondie Has Servant Trouble is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake. It is sixth of the series of 28 Blondie movies." }, { "title": "Blondie on a Budget", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Rita Hayworth", "extract": "Blondie on a Budget is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake and Rita Hayworth. It is the fifth entry into the long-running Blondie series of films, which ran between 1938 and 1950." }, { "title": "Blondie Plays Cupid", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Glenn Ford", "extract": "Blondie Plays Cupid is a 1940 American comedy film starring Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake and directed by Frank R. Strayer. Also in the cast is Glenn Ford. It is the seventh of the 28 Blondie films." }, { "title": "The Blue Bird", "year": 1940, "genres": "Fantasy", "cast": "Shirley Temple, Spring Byington, Nigel Bruce", "extract": "The Blue Bird is a 1940 American fantasy film directed by Walter Lang. The screenplay by Walter Bullock was adapted from the 1908 play of the same name by Maurice Maeterlinck. Intended as 20th Century Fox's answer to MGM's The Wizard of Oz, which had been released the previous year, it was filmed in" }, { "title": "Boom Town", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Western", "cast": "Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert", "extract": "Boom Town is a 1940 American Western film starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, and Hedy Lamarr, and directed by Jack Conway. The supporting cast features Frank Morgan, Lionel Atwill, and Chill Wills. A story written by James Edward Grant in Cosmopolitan magazine entitled \"A Lady C" }, { "title": "The Border Legion", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, George \"Gabby\" Hayes, Carol Hughes", "extract": "The Border Legion is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Olive Cooper and Louis Stevens. It is based on the 1916 novel The Border Legion by Zane Grey. The film stars Roy Rogers, George \"Gabby\" Hayes, Carol Hughes, Joe Sawyer, Maude Eburne and Jay Novello. The film was" }, { "title": "Boss of Bullion City", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Maria Montez, Nell O'Day", "extract": "Boss of Bullion City is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Johnny Mack Brown." }, { "title": "Bowery Boy", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime, Comedy", "cast": "Dennis O'Keefe, Louise Campbell, Jimmy Lydon, Helen Vinson", "extract": "Bowery Boy is a 1940 American comedy film directed by William Morgan and written by Robert Chapin, Harry Kronman and Eugene Solow. The film stars Dennis O'Keefe, Louise Campbell, Jimmy Lydon, Helen Vinson, Roger Pryor and Paul Hurst. The film was released on December 27, 1940, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Boys of the City", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Thriller", "cast": "Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Hal E. Chester", "extract": "Boys of the City is a 1940 black-and-white comedy/thriller film directed by Joseph H. Lewis. It is the second East Side Kids film and the first to star Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, and Ernest Morrison." }, { "title": "The Boys from Syracuse", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Allan Jones, Irene Hervey, Martha Raye", "extract": "The Boys from Syracuse is a 1940 American musical film directed by A. Edward Sutherland, based on the 1938 stage musical by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, which in turn was loosely based on the play The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards; one for" }, { "title": "Brigham Young", "year": 1940, "genres": "Biography, Western, War", "cast": "Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Dean Jagger", "extract": "Brigham Young is a 1940 American biographical western film starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell and Dean Jagger that describes Young's succession to the presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after founder Joseph Smith was assassinated in 1844. The supporting cast features Bri" }, { "title": "British Intelligence", "year": 1940, "genres": "Spy", "cast": "Boris Karloff, Margaret Lindsay, Bruce Lester", "extract": "British Intelligence is a 1940 spy film set in World War I. It was directed by Terry O. Morse and stars Boris Karloff and Margaret Lindsay. The film, also known as Enemy Agent, was released in the United States in January 1940. The Warner Bros. B picture was based on a 1918 play Three Faces East wri" }, { "title": "Broadway Melody of 1940", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy", "extract": "Broadway Melody of 1940 is a 1940 MGM film musical starring Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell and George Murphy. It was directed by Norman Taurog and features music by Cole Porter, including \"Begin the Beguine\"." }, { "title": "Broken Strings", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Clarence Muse, Sybil Lewis, Tommie Moore", "extract": "Broken Strings is a 1940 American film directed by Bernard B. Ray and produced by L.C. Borden." }, { "title": "Brother Orchid", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime, Comedy", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sothern", "extract": "Brother Orchid is a 1940 American crime/comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern and Humphrey Bogart, with featured performances by Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy and Allen Jenkins. The screenplay was written by Earl Baldwin, with uncredited contributions from Je" }, { "title": "Brother Rat and a Baby", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Jane Bryan", "extract": "Brother Rat and a Baby is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright and written by John Cherry Monks, Jr. and Fred F. Finklehoffe. It is the sequel to the 1938 film Brother Rat. The film stars Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Jane Bryan in her final role, Eddie Albert, Jane Wyman, and Ronald " }, { "title": "Buck Benny Rides Again", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western, Comedy", "cast": "Jack Benny, Ellen Drew, Eddie Anderson", "extract": "Buck Benny Rides Again is a 1940 American Western comedy film from Paramount Pictures starring Jack Benny and Ellen Drew. The film featured regulars from Benny's radio show including Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Andy Devine, Phil Harris, and Dennis Day. It also included a debut film appearance for ra" }, { "title": "Bullet Code", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, Slim Whitaker", "extract": "Bullet Code is a 1940 American Western film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien, Virginia Vale and Slim Whitaker. The screenplay was written by Doris Schroeder from a story by Bennett Cohen." }, { "title": "Bullets for Rustlers", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Lorna Gray, Bob Nolan", "extract": "Bullets for Rustlers is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and written by John Rathmell. The film stars Charles Starrett, Lorna Gray, Bob Nolan, Dick Curtis, Kenneth MacDonald and Jack Rockwell. The film was released on March 5, 1940, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Buzzy Rides the Range", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert \"Buzz\" Henry, David O'Brien, Claire Rochelle", "extract": "Buzzy Rides the Range is a 1940 American western film directed by Richard C. Kahn and starring Robert 'Buzz' Henry, Dave O'Brien and Claire Rochelle. It was produced as a second feature with shooting take place in studios in Phoenix, Arizona. It was rereleased in 1948 by Astor Pictures under the alt" }, { "title": "Cafe Hostess", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Preston Foster, Ann Dvorak, Wynne Gibson", "extract": "Cafe Hostess is a 1940 American crime film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Preston Foster and Ann Dvorak. The screenplay was written by Harold Shumate, based on a story by Tay Garnett and Howard Higgin. Prior to filming the studio had been warned by the MPAA that the film did not comply with " }, { "title": "Calling All Husbands", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "George Tobias, Lucile Fairbanks, Ernest Truex", "extract": "Calling All Husbands is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Robert E. Kent and based on Martin Flavin's 1929 play \"Broken Dishes\". The film stars George Tobias, Lucile Fairbanks, Ernest Truex, George Reeves, Florence Bates and Charles Halton. The film was released by" }, { "title": "Calling Philo Vance", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson, Henry O'Neill", "extract": "Calling Philo Vance is a 1940 American mystery/comedy film released by Warner Bros. and starring James Stephenson as the dilettante detective Philo Vance, his only appearance as the character; Margot Stevenson co-stars. The film also features Henry O'Neill, Edward Brophy, Sheila Bromley and Ralph Fo" }, { "title": "Captain Caution", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Victor Mature, Louise Platt, Leo Carrillo, Bruce Cabot, Alan Ladd", "extract": "Captain Caution is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Richard Wallace set during the War of 1812. The film stars Victor Mature, Bruce Cabot and Alan Ladd. It was based on the novel of the same name by Kenneth Roberts. Elmer Raguse was nominated for an Academy Award for Sound Recording." }, { "title": "The Captain Is a Lady", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Charles Coburn, Beulah Bondi, Virginia Grey", "extract": "The Captain Is a Lady is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Henry Clark, adapted from the play by Rachel Crothers. The film stars Charles Coburn, Beulah Bondi, Virginia Grey, Helen Broderick, Billie Burke and Dan Dailey. It was released on June 21, 1940, by Met" }, { "title": "Carolina Moon", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey", "extract": "Carolina Moon is a 1940 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and June Storey. Based on a story by Connie Lee, the film is about a singing cowboy who comes to the aid of plantation owners who are being robbed of their land by a scheming lumber com" }, { "title": "The Carson City Kid", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Bob Steele, Pauline Moore", "extract": "The Carson City Kid is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane starring Roy Rogers, George \"Gabby\" Hayes, and Bob Steele." }, { "title": "Castle on the Hudson", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien", "extract": "Castle on the Hudson is a 1940 American film noir drama directed by Anatole Litvak and starring John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, and Pat O'Brien. A thief is sent to Sing Sing Prison, where he is befriended by the reform-minded warden. The film was based on the book Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing, wr" }, { "title": "Chad Hanna", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Drama", "cast": "Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, Linda Darnell", "extract": "Chad Hanna is a 1940 American drama romance film directed by Henry King, and was adapted from a bestseller of sorts that was published that same year. The novel was written by Walter Dumaux Edmonds. It stars Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell and Dorothy Lamour." }, { "title": "Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, C. Henry Gordon, Marguerite Chapman", "extract": "Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum is a 1940 mystery film starring Sidney Toler as detective Charlie Chan. Revisiting an old case results in fresh deaths." }, { "title": "Charlie Chan in Panama", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Jean Rogers, Lionel Atwill", "extract": "Charlie Chan in Panama is a 1940 mystery film starring Sidney Toler. It is an unaccredited remake of Jacques Deval's novel \"Marie Galante\", produced by 20th Century Fox in 1934, directed by Henry King." }, { "title": "Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Marjorie Weaver, Lionel Atwill", "extract": "Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise is a 1940 murder mystery film starring Sidney Toler in his fifth of many performances as Charlie Chan. It is based on the Earl Derr Biggers 1930 novel Charlie Chan Carries On." }, { "title": "Charter Pilot", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure, Drama", "cast": "Lloyd Nolan, Lynn Bari, Arleen Whelan", "extract": "Charter Pilot is a 1940 drama film, directed by Eugene Forde and produced by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. The film stars Lynn Bari, Lloyd Nolan, Arleen Whelan and George Montgomery. Charter Pilot depicts pilots flying cargo flights in the Honduras." }, { "title": "Chasing Trouble", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Frankie Darro, Marjorie Reynolds, Mantan Moreland", "extract": "Chasing Trouble is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by Howard Bretherton, from Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Cherokee Strip", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Richard Dix, Florence Rice, William Henry", "extract": "Cherokee Strip, also known as Fighting Marshal or The Indian Nation, is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Bernard McConville and Norman Houston. The film stars Richard Dix, Florence Rice, William \"Bill\" Henry, Victor Jory, Andy Clyde and George E. Stone. The fil" }, { "title": "The Cheyenne Kid", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jack Randall, Louise Stanley, Kenne Duncan", "extract": "The Cheyenne Kid is a 1940 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and written by Tom Gibson. The film stars Jack Randall, Louise Stanley, Kenne Duncan, Frank Yaconelli, Reed Howes and Charles King. The film was released on February 20, 1940, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Christmas in July", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Dick Powell, Ellen Drew, Raymond Walburn", "extract": "Christmas in July is a 1940 comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges based on his 1931 play A Cup of Coffee. It was Sturges' second film as writer-director, after The Great McGinty, and stars Dick Powell and Ellen Drew." }, { "title": "A Chump at Oxford", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Forrester Harvey", "extract": "A Chump at Oxford is a Hal Roach comedy film produced in 1939 and released in 1940 by United Artists. It was directed by Alfred J. Goulding and was the penultimate Laurel and Hardy film made at the Roach studio. The title echoes the film A Yank at Oxford (1938), of which it is a partial parody." }, { "title": "City for Conquest", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Frank Craven", "extract": "City for Conquest is a 1940 American epic drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring James Cagney, Ann Sheridan and Arthur Kennedy. The picture is based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Aben Kandel. The supporting cast features Elia Kazan, Anthony Quinn, Donald Crisp, Frank McHugh, Fran" }, { "title": "City of Chance", "year": 1940, "genres": "Noir, Crime, Drama", "cast": "Lynn Bari, C. Aubrey Smith, Amanda Duff", "extract": "City of Chance is a 1940 American crime drama film directed by Ricardo Cortez and written by John Larkin and Barry Trivers. The film stars Lynn Bari, C. Aubrey Smith, Donald Woods and Amanda Duff. The film was released on January 13, 1940, by 20th Century Fox. The executive producer for the film was" }, { "title": "Colorado", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, George \"Gabby\" Hayes, Pauline Moore", "extract": " Colorado is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "Comin' Round the Mountain", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Bob Burns, Una Merkel, Jerry Colonna", "extract": "Comin' Round the Mountain is a 1940 American comedy film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Lewis R. Foster, Maxwell Shane and Duke Atteberry. The film stars Bob Burns, Una Merkel, Jerry Colonna, Don Wilson, Pat Barrett, Harold Peary and Bill Thompson. The film was released on August 16, " }, { "title": "Comrade X", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Spy", "cast": "Clark Gable, Hedy Lamarr, Oskar Homolka", "extract": "Comrade X is a 1940 American comedy spy film directed by King Vidor and starring Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr. The supporting cast features Oskar Homolka, Eve Arden and Sig Rumann. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicate" }, { "title": "Congo Maisie", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Ann Sothern, John Carroll, Rita Johnson", "extract": "Congo Maisie is a 1940 comedy-drama film directed by H. C. Potter and starring Ann Sothern for the second time in the ten film Maisie series as showgirl Maisie Ravier." }, { "title": "Convicted Woman", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Rochelle Hudson, Frieda Inescort, June Lang, Glenn Ford", "extract": "Convicted Woman is a 1940 crime film starring Rochelle Hudson and directed by Nick Grinde. It is also known as Dames and Daughters of Today." }, { "title": "The Courageous Dr. Christian", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Robert Baldwin", "extract": "The Courageous Dr. Christian is a 1940 American film directed by Bernard Vorhaus. It was part of a film series about Dr. Christian." }, { "title": "Covered Wagon Days", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo", "extract": "Covered Wagon Days is a 1940 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by George Sherman." }, { "title": "Covered Wagon Trails", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jack Randall, Sally Cairns, David Sharpe", "extract": "Covered Wagon Trails is a 1940 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson, starring Jack Randall, Sally Cairns and Lafe McKee." }, { "title": "The Cowboy from Sundown", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Roscoe Ates, Carleton Young", "extract": "The Cowboy from Sundown is a 1940 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and written by Roland Lynch and Robert Emmett Tansey. The film stars Tex Ritter, Roscoe Ates, Carleton Young, George Pembroke, Patsy Moran and Pauline Haddon. The film was released on May 9, 1940, by Monogram P" }, { "title": "The Crooked Road", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Edmund Lowe, Irene Hervey, Henry Wilcoxon", "extract": "The Crooked Road is a 1940 American drama film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Richard Blake, Joseph Krumgold and Garnett Weston. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Irene Hervey, Henry Wilcoxon, Paul Fix, Arthur Loft and Claire Carleton. The film was released on May 10, 1940, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Cross-Country Romance", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Gene Raymond, Wendy Barrie, Hedda Hopper", "extract": "Cross-Country Romance is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Woodruff and starring Gene Raymond and Wendy Barrie. With the huge success of It Happened One Night, the 1934 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Capra and starring Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable, every st" }, { "title": "Curtain Call", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Barbara Read, Alan Mowbray, Helen Vinson", "extract": "Curtain Call is a 1940 comedy, directed by Frank Woodruff and starring Barbara Read, Helen Vinson, Alan Mowbray and Donald MacBride. The film was followed by a sequel, Footlight Fever, released in 1941." }, { "title": "Dance, Girl, Dance", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Maureen O'Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball", "extract": "Dance, Girl, Dance is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner and starring Maureen O'Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball, and Ralph Bellamy. The film follows two dancers who strive to preserve their own integrity while fighting for their place in the spotlight and for the affectio" }, { "title": "Dancing on a Dime", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Robert Paige, Peter Lind Hayes, Eddie Quillan", "extract": "Dancing on a Dime is a 1940 Paramount Pictures movie directed by Joseph Santley about five actors and dancers putting on a show while living in a theatre. It is adapted from a novel of the same name written by Dorothy Young, which itself is based loosely on her own life. It starred Robert Paige, Pet" }, { "title": "Danger Ahead", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "James Newill, Dorothea Kent, Guy Usher", "extract": "Danger Ahead is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Ralph Staub and written by Edward Halperin. It is based on the 1933 novel Renfrew's Long Trail by Laurie York Erskine. The film stars James Newill, Dorothea Kent, Guy Usher, Maude Allen, John Dilson and Al Shaw. The film was released on Janu" }, { "title": "Danger on Wheels", "year": 1940, "genres": "Sports, Thriller, Noir, Sport", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Peggy Moran", "extract": "Danger on Wheels is a 1940 American film noir sport film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Richard Arlen and Andy Devine." }, { "title": "Dark Command", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Walter Pidgeon", "extract": "Dark Command is a 1940 Western film starring Claire Trevor, John Wayne and Walter Pidgeon loosely based on Quantrill's Raiders during the American Civil War. Directed by Raoul Walsh from the novel by W. R. Burnett, Dark Command is the only film in which western icons John Wayne and Roy Rogers appear" }, { "title": "Dark Streets of Cairo", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Sigrid Gurie, Ralph Byrd, Eddie Quillan", "extract": "Dark Streets of Cairo is a 1940 American mystery film directed by László Kardos and starring Sigrid Gurie, Ralph Byrd, Eddie Quillan, George Zucco and Katherine DeMille. The central plot of the film concerns \" [A group of] jewel smugglers in Cairo [who] try to pin their crimes on a kidnapped baron\"." }, { "title": "The Devil Bat", "year": 1940, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Bela Lugosi, Suzanne Kaaren, Yolande Mallott", "extract": "The Devil Bat is a 1940 black-and-white American horror/howcatchem film produced by Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) and directed by Jean Yarborough. The film stars Bela Lugosi along with Suzanne Kaaren, Guy Usher, Yolande Mallott and the comic team of Dave O'Brien and Donald Kerr as the protag" }, { "title": "The Devil's Pipeline", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Jean Brooks", "extract": "The Devil's Pipeline is a 1940 American drama film directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and John Eldredge, and was released on November 1, 1940." }, { "title": "Diamond Frontier", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Victor McLaglen, John Loder, Anne Nagel", "extract": "Diamond Frontier is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring Victor McLaglen, John Loder and Anne Nagel. It was based on the story A Modern Monte Cristo by Stanley Rubin and Edmund L. Hartmann. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jack Otterson." }, { "title": "A Dispatch from Reuters", "year": 1940, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Edna Best, Eddie Albert", "extract": "A Dispatch from Reuters is a 1940 biographical film about Paul Reuter, the man who built the famous news service that bears his name." }, { "title": "The Doctor Takes a Wife", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Loretta Young, Ray Milland, Gail Patrick", "extract": "The Doctor Takes a Wife is a 1940 screwball comedy film starring Loretta Young and Ray Milland as a best-selling author and medical school instructor, respectively, who find it convenient to pretend to be married, even though they initially loathe each other." }, { "title": "Doomed to Die", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers", "extract": "Doomed to Die is a 1940 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff as Mr. Wong with Marjorie Reynolds and Grant Withers. It is a sequel to the 1940 film, The Fatal Hour, which also featured Withers and Reynolds." }, { "title": "Double Alibi", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Wayne Morris, Margaret Lindsay, William Gargan", "extract": "Double Alibi is a 1940 American crime film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Harold Buchman, Roy Chanslor and Charles Grayson. The film stars Wayne Morris, Margaret Lindsay, William Gargan, Roscoe Karns, Robert Emmett Keane and James Burke. The film was released on March 1, 1940, by Universal Pi" }, { "title": "Down Argentine Way", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Carmen Miranda", "extract": "Down Argentine Way is a 1940 American musical film made in Technicolor by Twentieth Century Fox. It made a star of Betty Grable in her first leading role for the studio although she had already appeared in 31 films, and it introduced American audiences to Carmen Miranda. It also starred Don Ameche, " }, { "title": "Dr. Christian Meets the Women", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Jean Hersholt, Veda Ann Borg, Edgar Kennedy", "extract": "Dr. Christian Meets the Women is a 1940 American film directed by William C. McGann, one of the series of six Dr. Christian films featuring Jean Hersholt." }, { "title": "Dr. Cyclops", "year": 1940, "genres": "Science Fiction, Horror", "cast": "Albert Dekker, Charles Halton, Janice Logan", "extract": "Dr. Cyclops is a 1940 American science fiction horror film from Paramount Pictures, produced by Dale Van Every and Merian C. Cooper, directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack, and starring Thomas Coley, Victor Kilian, Janice Logan, Charles Halton, Frank Yaconelli, and Albert Dekker." }, { "title": "Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet", "year": 1940, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon, Otto Kruger", "extract": "Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet is a 1940 American biographical film starring Edward G. Robinson and directed by William Dieterle, based on the true story of the German doctor and scientist Dr. Paul Ehrlich. The film was released by Warner Bros., with some controversy over raising the subject of syphilis" }, { "title": "Dr. Kildare's Crisis", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Robert Young", "extract": "Dr. Kildare's Crisis is a 1940 drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore and Laraine Day. Mary Lamont's financier brother Douglas Lamont is subject to seizures, and it seems that he is suffering from hereditary epilepsy." }, { "title": "Dr. Kildare Goes Home", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day", "extract": "Dr. Kildare Goes Home is a 1940 American drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore and Laraine Day. It is the fifth in the MGM series of nine films with Lew Ayres as Dr. Kildare made from 1938–1942." }, { "title": "Dr. Kildare's Strange Case", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day", "extract": "Dr. Kildare's Strange Case is a 1940 American drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet. This was the fifth of a total of ten Dr. Kildare pictures. Horace MacMahon joined the cast regulars in the series as taxi driver \"Foghorn\" Murphy." }, { "title": "Dreaming Out Loud", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lum and Abner, Frances Langford, Frank Craven", "extract": "Dreaming Out Loud is a 1940 American film based on the radio series Lum and Abner, directed by Harold Young starring Chester Lauck and Norris Goff. It is also known as Money Isn't Everything." }, { "title": "Drums of the Desert", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western, Adventure, Romance", "cast": "Ralph Byrd, Lorna Gray, Mantan Moreland", "extract": "Drums of the Desert is a 1940 American romantic adventure film directed by George Waggner and written by Dorothy Davenport and George Waggner. The film stars Ralph Byrd, Lorna Gray, Mantan Moreland, George Lynn, Willy Castello and Jean Del Val. The film was released on October 7, 1940, by Monogram P" }, { "title": "Dulcy", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ann Sothern, Ian Hunter, Roland Young", "extract": "Dulcy is a 1940 American comedy film, based upon the 1921 play written by directed by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly. It was directed by S. Sylvan Simon for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and stars Ann Sothern, Ian Hunter, and Roland Young." }, { "title": "The Durango Kid", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Luana Walters, Kenneth McDonald", "extract": "The Durango Kid is a 1940 American Western directed by Lambert Hillyer, starring Charles Starrett, Luana Walters and Kenneth McDonald. This is the first of 65 Durango Kid movies Starrett made at Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Earl of Chicago", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Robert Montgomery, Edward Arnold, Reginald Owen", "extract": "The Earl of Chicago is a 1940 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Montgomery, Edward Arnold, Reginald Owen and Edmund Gwenn. It is the first MGM film in the 1940s." }, { "title": "Earl of Puddlestone", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, Lois Ranson", "extract": "Earl of Puddlestone is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Gus Meins and written by Ewart Adamson and Val Burton. The film stars James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, Russell Gleason, Harry Davenport, Lois Ranson and Tommy Ryan. The film was released on August 31, 1940, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Earthbound", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Andrea Leeds, Warner Baxter, Lynn Bari", "extract": "Earthbound is a 1940 film directed by Irving Pichel. It stars Warner Baxter and Andrea Leeds. It is a remake of the 1920 silent film of the same name, Earthbound. Critical reception to the film was generally negative." }, { "title": "East of the River", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "John Garfield, Brenda Marshall, Marjorie Rambeau", "extract": "East of the River is a 1940 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Fred Niblo, Jr. The film stars John Garfield, Brenda Marshall, Marjorie Rambeau, George Tobias, William Lundigan and Moroni Olsen. The film was released by Warner Bros. on November 9, 1940." }, { "title": "East Side Kids", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leon Ames, Dennis Moore, Joyce Bryant", "extract": "East Side Kids is a 1940 film and the first in the East Side Kids film series. It is the only one not to star any of the original six Dead End Kids. The film was released by producer Sam Katzman. This was also his first project at Monogram Pictures, which he joined shortly after the folding of his c" }, { "title": "Edison, the Man", "year": 1940, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "Spencer Tracy, Rita Johnson, Lynne Overman", "extract": "Edison, the Man is a 1940 biographical film depicting the life of inventor Thomas Edison, who was played by Spencer Tracy. Hugo Butler and Dore Schary were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story for their work on this film. However, much of the film's script fictionalizes o" }, { "title": "Ellery Queen, Master Detective", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin", "extract": "Ellery Queen, Master Detective is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Eric Taylor. The film stars Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, James Burke, Michael Whalen and Marsha Hunt. The film was released on November 30, 1940, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Emergency Squad", "year": 1940, "genres": "Action, Adventure", "cast": "William Henry, Louise Campbell, Richard Denning", "extract": "Emergency Squad is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Edward Dmytryk." }, { "title": "Enemy Agent", "year": 1940, "genres": "Thriller, Spy", "cast": "Richard Cromwell, Helen Vinson, Robert Armstrong", "extract": "Enemy Agent is a 1940 American spy thriller film directed by Lew Landers and starring Richard Cromwell, Helen Vinson, and Robert Armstrong. The supporting cast includes Jack La Rue, Jack Carson, Philip Dorn and Milburn Stone. It was produced and distributed by Universal Studios" }, { "title": "Escape", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, Conrad Veidt", "extract": "Escape is a 1940 drama film about an American in pre-World War II Nazi Germany who discovers his mother is in a concentration camp and tries desperately to free her. It starred Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, Conrad Veidt and Nazimova. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Grace Zaring Sto" }, { "title": "Escape to Glory", "year": 1940, "genres": "War", "cast": "Pat O'Brien, Constance Bennett, Alan Baxter", "extract": "Escape to Glory is a 1940 American war film directed by John Brahm. It stars Pat O'Brien and Constance Bennett. During World War II, a British freighter carrying a diverse group of passengers is attacked by a German U-boat." }, { "title": "Fantasia", "year": 1940, "genres": "Animated, Musical", "cast": "Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor", "extract": "Fantasia is a 1940 American animated musical anthology film produced and released by Walt Disney Productions, with story direction by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer and production supervision by Walt Disney and Ben Sharpsteen. The third Disney animated feature film, it consists of eight animated segments" }, { "title": "The Fargo Kid", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Tim Holt, Ray Whitley, Emmett Lynn", "extract": "The Fargo Kid is a 1940 American Western film directed by Edward Killy starring Tim Holt. It was the second in Holt's series of Westerns for RKO. The film was shot in Kanab Canyon, Cave Lakes, and Johnson Canyon." }, { "title": "The Farmer's Daughter", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Martha Raye, Charlie Ruggles, Richard Denning", "extract": "The Farmer's Daughter is a 1940 American comedy film directed by James P. Hogan and written by Lewis R. Foster. The film stars Martha Raye, Charlie Ruggles, Richard Denning, Gertrude Michael, William Frawley, Inez Courtney and William Demarest. The film was released on March 26, 1940, by Paramount P" }, { "title": "The Fatal Hour", "year": 1940, "genres": "Thriller, Crime, Drama", "cast": "Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers", "extract": "The Fatal Hour is a 1940 American thriller crime drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, and Marjorie Reynolds." }, { "title": "Father Is a Prince", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "John Litel, Jan Clayton, George Reeves", "extract": "Father Is a Prince is a 1940 comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith, starring Grant Mitchell and Nana Bryant. Father is a Prince is a remake of the 1934 comedy-drama Big Hearted Herbert, itself based on a play by Sophie Kerr." }, { "title": "The Fight for Life", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Myron McCormick, Will Geer, Dudley Digges", "extract": "The Fight for Life is a 1940 American medical drama film nominated for the Best Original Score of a Picture composed by Louis Gruenberg and released by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Fighting 69th", "year": 1940, "genres": "War", "cast": "James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent", "extract": "The Fighting 69th is a 1940 American war film starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and George Brent. The plot is based upon the actual exploits of New York City's 69th Infantry Regiment during World War I. The regiment was given that nickname when opposing General Robert E. Lee during the American Ci" }, { "title": "Five Little Peppers at Home", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Edith Fellows, Tommy Bond, Clarence Kolb", "extract": "Five Little Peppers at Home is a 1940 American drama black and white film. It is the second Five Little Peppers film." }, { "title": "Five Little Peppers in Trouble", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Edith Fellows, Tommy Bond, Pierre Watkin", "extract": "Five Little Peppers in Trouble is a 1940 American black and white comedy-drama film. It was the last Five Little Peppers film." }, { "title": "Flight Angels", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Virginia Bruce, Jane Wyman, Ralph Bellamy", "extract": "Flight Angels is a 1940 commercial aviation film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Edmund Grainger and directed by Lewis Seiler, from an original story by Jerry Wald and Richard Macaulay. The film stars Virginia Bruce, Dennis Morgan, Wayne Morris, and Ralph Bellamy as airline employees, flying" }, { "title": "Flight Command", "year": 1940, "genres": "War", "cast": "Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, Walter Pidgeon", "extract": "Flight Command is a 1940 American U.S. Navy film from MGM, produced by Frank Borzage \nand directed by J. Walter Ruben and Frank Borzage (uncredited), starring Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, and Walter Pidgeon. It has the distinction of often being credited as the first Hollywood film glorifying the Ame" }, { "title": "Florian", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Robert Young, Helen Gilbert, Charles Coburn", "extract": "Florian is a 1940 American romantic drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin, and starring Robert Young and Helen Gilbert. It is loosely based on the novel Florian by Felix Salten." }, { "title": "Flowing Gold", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "John Garfield, Frances Farmer, Pat O'Brien", "extract": "Flowing Gold is a 1940 American adventure film starring John Garfield, Frances Farmer, and Pat O'Brien. It was based on the novel of the same name by Rex Beach. The novel had already been adapted to film in 1924 but that was in silent form. The 1940 film with audible dialogue is set in the American " }, { "title": "Foreign Correspondent", "year": 1940, "genres": "Spy, Thriller", "cast": "Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall", "extract": "Foreign Correspondent is a 1940 American black-and-white spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It tells the story of an American reporter based in Britain who tries to expose enemy spies involved in a fictional continent-wide conspiracy in the prelude to World War II. It stars Joel McCrea " }, { "title": "Forgotten Girls", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Louise Platt, Donald Woods, Wynne Gibson", "extract": "Forgotten Girls is a 1940 American crime film directed by Phil Rosen and written by F. Hugh Herbert, Joseph Moncure March and George Beck. The film stars Louise Platt, Donald Woods, Wynne Gibson, Robert Armstrong, Eduardo Ciannelli and Jack La Rue. The film was released on March 15, 1940, by Republi" }, { "title": "Forty Little Mothers", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Eddie Cantor, Judith Anderson, Rita Johnson", "extract": "Forty Little Mothers is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by Busby Berkeley and starring Eddie Cantor." }, { "title": "Four Shall Die", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime, Supernatural", "cast": "Mantan Moreland, Dorothy Dandridge, Vernon McCalla", "extract": "Four Shall Die is a 1940 American supernatural crime film directed by William Beaudine. It features Dorothy Dandridge in her first credited film role." }, { "title": "Four Sons", "year": 1940, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Don Ameche, Eugenie Leontovich, Mary Beth Hughes", "extract": "Four Sons is a 1940 war film directed by Archie Mayo. It stars Don Ameche and Eugenie Leontovich. It is a remake of the 1928 film of the same name." }, { "title": "Framed", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Frank Albertson, Constance Moore, Jerome Cowan", "extract": "Framed is a 1940 American crime film directed by Harold D. Schuster and written by Roy Chanslor. The film stars Frank Albertson, Constance Moore, Jerome Cowan, Robert Armstrong, Sidney Blackmer, Judith Allen and Herbert Rawlinson. The film was released on February 23, 1940, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Free, Blonde and 21", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Lynn Bari, Joan Davis, Mary Beth Hughes", "extract": "Free, Blonde and 21 is a 1940 American drama film directed by Ricardo Cortez and written by Frances Hyland. The film stars Lynn Bari, Mary Beth Hughes, Joan Davis, Henry Wilcoxon, Robert Lowery, Alan Baxter and Kay Aldridge. The film was released on March 29, 1940, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Friendly Neighbors", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leon Weaver, Frank Weaver, Lois Ranson", "extract": "Friendly Neighbors is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars the vaudeville comedy troupe the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, with Lois Ranson, Spencer Charters and Cliff Edwards. The film was released on November 17, 1940" }, { "title": "French Without Tears", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ray Milland, Ellen Drew, Janine Darcey", "extract": "French Without Tears is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Ray Milland. It was based on the 1936 play of the same name by Terence Rattigan, who also co-wrote the script.\nAn on-off working relationship between Asquith and Rattigan began with this film and continued ov" }, { "title": "Frontier Crusader", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim McCoy, Dorothy Short, Karl Hackett", "extract": "Frontier Crusader is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Tim McCoy, Dorothy Short and Lou Fulton." }, { "title": "Frontier Vengeance", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Cindy Walker, Kenneth MacDonald", "extract": "Frontier Vengeance is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Barry Shipman and Bennett Cohen. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Betty Moran, George Offerman Jr., Ivan Miller, Obed 'Dad' Pickard and Cindy Walker. The film was released on October 10, 1940, by Republic Pic" }, { "title": "Fugitive from a Prison Camp", "year": 1940, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Jack Holt, Marian Marsh, Robert Barrat", "extract": "Fugitive from a Prison Camp is a 1940 American thriller film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Holt, Marian Marsh and Robert Barrat." }, { "title": "A Fugitive from Justice", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Roger Pryor, Lucile Fairbanks, Eddie Foy Jr.", "extract": "A Fugitive from Justice is a 1940 film starring Roger Pryor, Lucile Fairbanks and Eddie Foy Jr." }, { "title": "Gallant Sons", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Mystery", "cast": "Jackie Cooper, Gail Patrick, Bonita Granville", "extract": "Gallant Sons is a 1940 American mystery film directed by George B. Seitz and written by William R. Lipman and Marion Parsonnet. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Gail Patrick, Gene Reynolds, June Preisser, Ian Hunter, Leo Gorcey, William Tracy and El Brendel. The film was released on N" }, { "title": "Gambling on the High Seas", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman, Gilbert Roland", "extract": "Gambling on the High Seas is a 1940 American drama film remake of Special Agent (1935), directed by George Amy and written by Robert E. Kent. The film stars Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman, Gilbert Roland, John Litel, Roger Pryor and Frank Wilcox. The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 22, 1940 as a" }, { "title": "Gangs of Chicago", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Lloyd Nolan, Lola Lane, Barton MacLane", "extract": "Gangs of Chicago is a 1940 film, starring Lloyd Nolan, Barton MacLane, Lola Lane, Ray Middleton, Astrid Allwyn, and Horace McMahon. Alan Ladd has a small uncredited role." }, { "title": "Gaucho Serenade", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, June Storey, Duncan Renaldo", "extract": "Gaucho Serenade is a 1940 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and June Storey. Written by Betty Burbridge and Bradford Ropes, the film is about a singing cowboy who goes up against a group of businessmen who plot to kidnap the son of a former pa" }, { "title": "The Gay Caballero", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Cesar Romero, Sheila Ryan, Robert Sterling", "extract": "The Gay Caballero is a 1940 American Western film directed by Otto Brower and starring Cesar Romero, Sheila Ryan and Robert Sterling. It is an entry in The Cisco Kid series of Westerns." }, { "title": "The Ghost Breakers", "year": 1940, "genres": "Horror, Comedy, Mystery", "cast": "Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson, Anthony Quinn", "extract": "The Ghost Breakers is a 1940 American mystery/horror comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. It was adapted by screenwriter Walter DeLeon as the third film version of the 1909 play The Ghost Breaker by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard." }, { "title": "The Ghost Comes Home", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Ann Rutherford", "extract": "The Ghost Comes Home is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and written by Richard Maibaum and Harry Ruskin. The film stars Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Ann Rutherford, John Shelton, Reginald Owen and Donald Meek. The film was released on March 8, 1940, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer." }, { "title": "Ghost Valley Raiders", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Lona Andre, LeRoy Mason", "extract": "Ghost Valley Raiders is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Bennett Cohen. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Lona Andre, LeRoy Mason, Tom London, Jack Ingram and Ralph Peters. The film was released on March 26, 1940, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Girl from Avenue A", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jane Withers, Kent Taylor, Kay Aldridge", "extract": "Girl from Avenue A is a 1940 American comedy film, directed by Otto Brower. It stars Jane Withers, Kent Taylor, and Kay Aldridge." }, { "title": "Girl from God's Country", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Chester Morris, Jane Wyatt, Charles Bickford", "extract": "Girl from God's Country is a 1940 American drama film directed by Sidney Salkow and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Robert Lee Johnson and Elizabeth Meehan. The film stars Chester Morris, Jane Wyatt, Charles Bickford, Ray Mala, Kate Drain Lawson and John Bleifer. The film was released on July 30, " }, { "title": "Girl from Havana", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Claire Carleton, Dennis O'Keefe, Steffi Duna", "extract": "Girl from Havana is a 1940 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan and Karl Brown. The film stars Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Carleton, Victor Jory, Steffi Duna, Gordon Jones and Bradley Page. The film was released on September 11, 1940, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Girl in 313", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Florence Rice, Lionel Atwill, Kay Aldridge", "extract": "Girl in 313 is a 1940 American drama film directed by Ricardo Cortez and written by Barry Trivers and M. Clay Adams. The film stars Florence Rice, Kent Taylor, Lionel Atwill, Kay Aldridge, Mary Treen and Jack Carson. The film was released on May 31, 1940, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Girls of the Road", "year": 1940, "genres": "Action", "cast": "Ann Dvorak, Helen Mack, Lola Lane", "extract": "Girls of the Road is a 1940 American action film, based on an original screenplay by Robert Hardy Andrews, directed by Nick Grinde, and produced by Wallace MacDonald." }, { "title": "Girls Under 21", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Bruce Cabot, Rochelle Hudson, Paul Kelly", "extract": "Girls Under 21 is a 1940 American drama film directed by Max Nosseck, starring Bruce Cabot and Rochelle Hudson." }, { "title": "Give Us Wings", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell", "extract": "Give Us Wings is a 1940 Universal comedic film starring the Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys. Several members of the casts of those series were also featured in \"The East Side Kids\" films." }, { "title": "Glamour for Sale", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Anita Louise, Roger Pryor, Frances Robinson", "extract": "Glamour for Sale is a 1940 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Anita Louise, Roger Pryor, and Frances Robinson." }, { "title": "The Golden Fleecing", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lew Ayres, Rita Johnson, Lloyd Nolan", "extract": "The Golden Fleecing is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Leslie Fenton and written by S. J. Perelman, Laura Perelman and Marion Parsonnet. The film stars Lew Ayres, Rita Johnson, Lloyd Nolan, Virginia Grey, Leon Errol and Nat Pendleton. The film was released on August 16, 1940, by Metro-Goldwy" }, { "title": "Golden Gloves", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Richard Denning, Jeanne Cagney, J. Carrol Naish", "extract": "Golden Gloves is a 1940 American crime film directed by Edward Dmytryk." }, { "title": "The Golden Trail", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Stanley Price, Warner Richmond", "extract": "The Golden Trail is a 1940 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and starring Tex Ritter, Stanley Price and Gene Alsace." }, { "title": "Gold Rush Maisie", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Ann Sothern, Lee Bowman, Virginia Weidler", "extract": "Gold Rush Maisie is a 1940 drama film, the third of ten films starring Ann Sothern as Maisie Ravier, a showgirl with a heart of gold. In this entry in the series, she joins a gold rush to a ghost town. The film was directed by Edwin L. Marin." }, { "title": "Go West", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Western", "cast": "Marx Brothers, John Carroll, Diana Lewis", "extract": "Go West is a 1940 American Western comedy film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring the Marx Bros. In their tenth film, head to the American West and attempt to unite a couple by ensuring that a stolen property deed is retrieved. The film was directed by Edward Buzzell and written by Irving Brecher." }, { "title": "Grand Ole Opry", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leon Weaver, Frank Weaver, Lois Ranson", "extract": "Grand Ole Opry is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars the vaudeville comedy troupe the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, with Lois Ranson, Allan Lane and Henry Kolker. The film was released on June 25, 1940, by Republi" }, { "title": "Grandpa Goes to Town", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, Lois Ranson", "extract": "Grandpa Goes to Town is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Gus Meins and written by Jack Townley. The film stars James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, Russell Gleason, Harry Davenport, Lois Ranson and Maxie Rosenbloom. The film was released on April 14, 1940, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Granny Get Your Gun", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Western", "cast": "May Robson, Margot Stevenson, Harry Davenport", "extract": "Granny Get Your Gun is a 1940 American comedy western film directed by George Amy and written by Kenneth Gamet. The film stars May Robson, Harry Davenport, Margot Stevenson, Hardie Albright, Clem Bevans and Clay Clement. It is based primarily on supporting characters found in the 1937 Perry Mason no" }, { "title": "The Grapes of Wrath", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine", "extract": "The Grapes of Wrath is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford. It was based on John Steinbeck's 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Nunnally Johnson and the executive producer was Darryl F. Zanuck." }, { "title": "The Great Dictator", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Political, Satire, War", "cast": "Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie", "extract": "The Great Dictator is a 1940 American anti-war political satire black comedy film written, directed, produced, scored by, and starring British comedian Charlie Chaplin, following the tradition of many of his other films. Having been the only Hollywood filmmaker to continue to make silent films well " }, { "title": "The Great McGinty", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Political, Satire", "cast": "Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, Akim Tamiroff", "extract": "The Great McGinty is a 1940 political satire comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamiroff and featuring William Demarest and Muriel Angelus. It was Sturges's first film as a director; he sold the story to Paramount Pictures for just $10 on condition h" }, { "title": "The Great Plane Robbery", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime, Adventure", "cast": "Jack Holt, Stanley Fields, Noel Madison", "extract": "The Great Plane Robbery is a 1940 crime-adventure B film directed by Lewis D. Collins. Collins was more often associated with directing serials for Universal and Columbia Pictures. It stars Jack Holt, Stanley Fields and Noel Madison. Though typical of the melodramas that Holt made after transitionin" }, { "title": "The Great Profile", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "John Barrymore, Mary Beth Hughes, Gregory Ratoff", "extract": "The Great Profile is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang and starring John Barrymore, Mary Beth Hughes, Gregory Ratoff and John Payne." }, { "title": "Green Hell", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Bennett, John Howard", "extract": "Green Hell is a 1940 American jungle adventure film directed by James Whale, starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Joan Bennett." }, { "title": "Gun Code", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim McCoy, Inna Gest, Carleton Young", "extract": "Gun Code is a 1940 American western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Tim McCoy, Inna Gest and Carleton Young. It was distributed by the independent company PRC which specialized in handling low-budget second features. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fred Preble." }, { "title": "Half a Sinner", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Heather Angel, John King, Constance Collier", "extract": "Half a Sinner is a 1940 American film directed by Al Christie. It stars Heather Angel as a schoolteacher who in one day becomes Public Enemy Number One in Pennsylvania. The film is based on Dalton Trumbo's short story \"Lady Takes a Chance\". The working titles of this film were Everything Happens to " }, { "title": "Haunted House", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones, George Cleveland", "extract": "Haunted House is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Robert F. McGowan and written by Dorothy Davenport. The film stars Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones, George Cleveland, Christian Rub, Henry Hall and John St. Polis. The film was released on July 23, 1940, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "He Married His Wife", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joel McCrea, Nancy Kelly, Roland Young", "extract": "He Married His Wife is a 1940 film about a race horse owner who wants his ex-wife to remarry so he'll no longer have to pay alimony. This movie is a black-and-white comedy released 19 January 1940, directed by Roy Del Ruth and written by John O'Hara, among others." }, { "title": "He Stayed for Breakfast", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Loretta Young, Melvyn Douglas, Alan Marshal", "extract": "He Stayed for Breakfast is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by Alexander Hall, based on the 1934 play Ode to Liberty by Sidney Howard, itself adapted from the French play Liberté provisoire by Michel Duran." }, { "title": "Her First Romance", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Edith Fellows, Julie Bishop, Alan Ladd", "extract": "Her First Romance is a 1940 American musical comedy film directed by Edward Dmytryk. based on Gene Stratton-Porter's novel Her Father's Daughter." }, { "title": "Heroes of the Saddle", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo", "extract": "Heroes of the Saddle is a 1940 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by William Witney." }, { "title": "Hidden Enemy", "year": 1940, "genres": "Thriller, War", "cast": "Warren Hull, Kay Linaker, Wilhelm von Brincken", "extract": "Hidden Enemy is a 1940 American thriller film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Warren Hull, Kay Linaker and Wilhelm von Brincken." }, { "title": "Hidden Gold", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Minor Watson", "extract": "Hidden Gold is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Gerald Geraghty and Jack Merserveau. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Minor Watson, Ruth Rogers, Britt Wood, Ethel Wales and Lee Phelps. The film was released on June 7, 1940, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "High School", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Teen", "cast": "Jane Withers, Lloyd Corrigan, Claire Du Brey", "extract": "High School is a 1940 American teen comedy film directed by George Nicholls, Jr. and written by Jack Jungmeyer, Edith Skouras, and Harold Tarshis. The film stars Jane Withers as a spirited 13-year-old tomboy who is sent from her widowed father's ranch to learn at Thomas Jefferson High School in San " }, { "title": "Hired Wife", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Virginia Bruce", "extract": "Hired Wife is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Virginia Bruce." }, { "title": "His Girl Friday", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy", "extract": "His Girl Friday is a 1940 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell and featuring Ralph Bellamy and Gene Lockhart. It was released by Columbia Pictures. The plot centers on a newspaper editor named Walter Burns who is about to lose his ace repo" }, { "title": "Hit Parade of 1941", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Kenny Baker, Frances Langford, Hugh Herbert, Ann Miller", "extract": "Hit Parade of 1941 is a 1940 American film written by Bradford Ropes, F. Hugh Herbert and Maurice Leo and directed by John H. Auer. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Song at the 13th Academy Awards with the song \"Who Am I?\", with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Walter Bullock. Also nominated" }, { "title": "Hold That Woman!", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Crime", "cast": "Frances Gifford, James Dunn, Rita La Roy", "extract": "Hold That Woman! is a 1940 American crime comedy film directed by Sam Newfield and starring the husband-and-wife team of James Dunn and Frances Gifford. The film follows the adventures of a skiptracer and his girlfriend as they attempt to repossess a radio that has not been paid for. Unbeknownst to " }, { "title": "Honeymoon Deferred", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Edmund Lowe, Margaret Lindsay, Elisabeth Risdon", "extract": "Honeymoon Deferred is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Lew Landers and written by Roy Chanslor and Eliot Gibbons. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Margaret Lindsay, Elisabeth Risdon, Chick Chandler, Joyce Compton, Cliff Clark and Anne Gwynne. The film was released on February 16, 1940, by Univers" }, { "title": "Hot Steel", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Peggy Moran", "extract": "Hot Steel is a 1940 American film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and Peggy Moran." }, { "title": "The House Across the Bay", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "George Raft, Joan Bennett, Lloyd Nolan", "extract": "The House Across the Bay is a 1940 film directed by Archie Mayo, starring George Raft and Joan Bennett, produced by Walter Wanger, written by Myles Connolly and Kathryn Scola, and released by United Artists. The supporting cast features Lloyd Nolan, Walter Pidgeon and Gladys George." }, { "title": "The House of the Seven Gables", "year": 1940, "genres": "Thriller, Drama", "cast": "George Sanders, Margaret Lindsay, Nan Grey, Vincent Price, Dick Foran", "extract": "The House of the Seven Gables is a 1940 Gothic drama film based on the 1851 novel of the same name by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It stars George Sanders, Margaret Lindsay, and Vincent Price, and tells the story of a family consumed by greed in which one brother frames another for murder. It is a remake of" }, { "title": "The Howards of Virginia", "year": 1940, "genres": "Historical, Drama, War", "cast": "Cary Grant, Martha Scott, Cedric Hardwicke", "extract": "The Howards of Virginia is a 1940 American drama war film directed by Frank Lloyd, released by Columbia Pictures, and based on the book The Tree of Liberty written by Elizabeth Page. The Howards of Virginia live through the American Revolutionary War, with Cary Grant starring as Matt Howard, Martha " }, { "title": "Hullabaloo", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Frank Morgan, Virginia Grey, Dan Dailey", "extract": "Hullabaloo is a 1940 American musical comedy film directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Nat Perrin. It stars Frank Morgan, Virginia Grey, Dan Dailey, Billie Burke, Donald Meek, Reginald Owen, and Connie Gilchrist. Jack Albertson, Leo Gorcey, and Arthur O'Connell appear in bit roles." }, { "title": "I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Broderick Crawford, Peggy Moran, Gertrude Michael", "extract": "I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby is a 1940 American musical comedy film starring Broderick Crawford and Jessie Ralph. It was also released under the title Trouble in B flat." }, { "title": "I Love You Again", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "William Powell, Myrna Loy, Edmund Lowe", "extract": "I Love You Again is an MGM comedy released in 1940. It was directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starred William Powell and Myrna Loy, all three of whom were prominently involved in the Thin Man film series." }, { "title": "I Take This Oath", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Joyce Compton, Gordon Jones, Veda Ann Borg", "extract": "I Take This Oath is a 1940 American crime drama film directed by Sam Newfield under the pseudonym of Sherman Scott. Featuring Gordon Jones and Joyce Compton, it was the first release by Producers Releasing Corporation. In 1952, Pictorial Films reissued it for television showings as Police Rookie." }, { "title": "I Take This Woman", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, Laraine Day", "extract": "I Take This Woman is a 1940 American drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr. Based on the short story \"A New York Cinderella\" by Charles MacArthur, the film is about a young woman who attempted suicide in reaction to a failed love affair. The doctor who marr" }, { "title": "I Want a Divorce", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Gloria Dickson", "extract": "I Want a Divorce is a 1940 Paramount film directed by Ralph Murphy. The screenplay was written by Frank Butler. The film starred then-married actors Joan Blondell and Dick Powell, who would later divorce in real life. Co-star Gloria Dickson and director Murphy were also later married to one another " }, { "title": "If I Had My Way", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Bing Crosby, Gloria Jean, Claire Dodd", "extract": "If I Had My Way is a 1940 musical comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Bing Crosby and Gloria Jean. Based on a story by David Butler, the film is about a construction worker who takes charge of the daughter of a friend killed in an accident." }, { "title": "I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Helen Parrish, Constance Moore, Dennis O'Keefe", "extract": "I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now is a 1940 American romantic comedy directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Constance Moore and Helen Parrish. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "I'm Still Alive", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Kent Taylor, Linda Hayes, Ralph Morgan", "extract": "I'm Still Alive is a 1940 American drama film directed by Irving Reis and written by Edmund H. North. The film stars Kent Taylor, Linda Hayes, Howard Da Silva, Ralph Morgan and Don Dillaway. The film was released on September 20, 1940, by RKO Pictures." }, { "title": "In Old Missouri", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leon Weaver, Frank Weaver, June Storey", "extract": "In Old Missouri (1940) is a film starring the hillbilly comedy troupe the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, and released by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Invisible Man Returns", "year": 1940, "genres": "Science Fiction, Horror", "cast": "Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey", "extract": "The Invisible Man Returns is a 1940 American horror science fiction film directed by Joe May. The film stars Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey and John Sutton. The film is a sequel to the 1933 film The Invisible Man, and the second film in the Invisible Man film series. The film is about Sir" }, { "title": "The Invisible Woman", "year": 1940, "genres": "Science Fiction, Comedy", "cast": "Virginia Bruce, John Barrymore, John Howard", "extract": "The Invisible Woman is an American science fiction comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland. It is the third film in Universal Pictures' The Invisible Man film series, following The Invisible Man and The Invisible Man Returns, which were released earlier in the year. It was more of a screwball c" }, { "title": "Irene", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Anna Neagle, Ray Milland, Roland Young", "extract": "Irene is a 1940 American musical film produced and directed by Herbert Wilcox. The screenplay by Alice Duer Miller is based on the libretto of the 1919 stage musical Irene by James Montgomery, who had adapted it from his play Irene O'Dare. The score features songs with music by Harry Tierney and lyr" }, { "title": "Island of Doomed Men", "year": 1940, "genres": "Thriller, Crime, Noir", "cast": "Peter Lorre, Rochelle Hudson, Robert Wilcox", "extract": "Island of Doomed Men is a 1940 American film noir crime film directed by Charles Barton and starring Peter Lorre." }, { "title": "Isle of Destiny", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure, Comedy", "cast": "William Gargan, Wallace Ford, June Lang", "extract": "Isle of Destiny is a 1940 American comedy adventure film set in the South Seas. The film was directed by Elmer Clifton and originally produced by Franklyn Warner for Grand National Pictures in 1939. Isle of Destiny was the only feature film filmed in the Cosmocolor process with prints by Cinecolor. " }, { "title": "It All Came True", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Crime, Musical", "cast": "Ann Sheridan, Jeffrey Lynn, Humphrey Bogart", "extract": "It All Came True is a 1940 American musical comedy crime film starring Ann Sheridan as a fledgling singer and Humphrey Bogart, who was third-billed on movie posters, as a gangster who hides from the police in a boarding house. It is based on the Louis Bromfield novel Better Than Life. Sheridan intro" }, { "title": "It's a Date", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Deanna Durbin, Kay Francis, Walter Pidgeon", "extract": "It's a Date is a 1940 American musical film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Deanna Durbin, Kay Francis, and Walter Pidgeon. Based on a story by Jane Hall, Frederick Kohner, and Ralph Block, the film is about an aspiring actress who is offered the lead in a major new play, but discovers th" }, { "title": "I Was an Adventuress", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Adventure", "cast": "Vera Zorina, Richard Greene, Erich von Stroheim", "extract": "I Was an Adventuress is a 1940 American drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff, starring Vera Zorina, Richard Greene, Erich von Stroheim, and Peter Lorre. Actress/ballerina Countess Tanya Vronsky works as decoy for two international con artists Andre Desormeaux and Polo." }, { "title": "Jennie", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Virginia Gilmore, George Montgomery, Ludwig Stössel", "extract": "Jennie is a 1940 American drama film directed by David Burton and written by Harold Buchman and Maurice Rapf. The film stars Virginia Gilmore, William \"Bill\" Henry, George Montgomery, Ludwig Stössel, Dorris Bowdon and Rand Brooks. The film was released on December 20, 1940, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Johnny Apollo", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Noir", "cast": "Tyrone Power, Dorothy Lamour, Edward Arnold", "extract": "Johnny Apollo is a 1940 American film noir crime film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Tyrone Power and Dorothy Lamour." }, { "title": "Keeping Company", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Frank Morgan, Ann Rutherford, Irene Rich", "extract": "Keeping Company is a 1940 drama film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Frank Morgan as a real estate broker with three daughters who all have their own problems. The film was followed by This Time for Keeps (1942)." }, { "title": "The Kid from Santa Fe", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jack Randall, Forrest Taylor, Tom London", "extract": "The Kid from Santa Fe is a 1940 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and written by Carl Krusada. The film stars Jack Randall, Clarene Curtis, Forrest Taylor, Claire Rochelle, Tom London and George Chesebro. The film was released on May 23, 1940, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "King of the Lumberjacks", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Western", "cast": "John Payne, Gloria Dickson, Stanley Fields", "extract": "King of the Lumberjacks is a 1940 American Western film directed by William Clemens and starring John Payne, Gloria Dickson and Stanley Fields." }, { "title": "Kit Carson", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jon Hall, Lynn Bari, Dana Andrews", "extract": "Kit Carson is a 1940 Western film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Jon Hall as Kit Carson, Lynn Bari as Delores Murphy, and Dana Andrews as Captain John C. Frémont. This picture was filmed on location at Cayente (Kayenta), Arizona and was one of the early films to use Monument Valley as a ba" }, { "title": "Kitty Foyle", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig", "extract": "Kitty Foyle, subtitled The Natural History of a Woman, is a 1940 drama film starring Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan and James Craig, based on Christopher Morley's 1939 bestseller Kitty Foyle. Rogers won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the title character, and the dress she wore" }, { "title": "Knights of the Range", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Russell Hayden, Victor Jory, Jean Parker", "extract": "Knights of the Range is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Norman Houston. The film stars Russell Hayden, Victor Jory, Jean Parker, Morris Ankrum, Britt Wood and J. Farrell MacDonald. The film was released on February 23, 1940, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Knute Rockne, All American", "year": 1940, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "Pat O'Brien, Ronald Reagan, Gale Page", "extract": "Knute Rockne, All American is a 1940 American biographical film that tells the story of Knute Rockne, Notre Dame's legendary football coach. It stars Pat O'Brien as Rockne and Ronald Reagan as player George Gipp, as well as Gale Page, Donald Crisp, Albert Bassermann, Owen Davis Jr., Nick Lukats, Kan" }, { "title": "La Conga Nights", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Hugh Herbert, Constance Moore, Dennis O'Keefe", "extract": "La Conga Nights is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Jay Dratler, Harry Clork and Paul Gerard Smith. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Dennis O'Keefe, Constance Moore, Ferike Boros, Eddie Quillan and Armida. The film was released on May 31, 1940, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Laddie", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Tim Holt, Virginia Gilmore, Spring Byington", "extract": "RKO Radio Pictures's Laddie is a 1940 American drama film starring Tim Holt, Virginia Gilmore and Joan Carroll and directed by Jack Hively. It is the third film adaptation based on Gene Stratton-Porter's novel, Laddie, A True Blue Story (1913), and previously had been filmed in 1926 and by RKO in 19" }, { "title": "Ladies Must Live", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Lee Patrick", "extract": "Ladies Must Live is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane and Lee Patrick." }, { "title": "The Lady in Question", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Drama, Romance", "cast": "Brian Aherne, Glenn Ford, Rita Hayworth", "extract": "The Lady in Question is a 1940 American comedy-drama romance film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Brian Aherne, Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford." }, { "title": "Lady with Red Hair", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Historical", "cast": "Miriam Hopkins, Claude Rains, Richard Ainley", "extract": "Lady with Red Hair (1940) is an American historical drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Miriam Hopkins, Claude Rains and Richard Ainley. Released by Warner Brothers it stars Hopkins as the nineteenth century actress Mrs. Leslie Carter. Future star Alexis Smith made her screen debut " }, { "title": "Land of the Six Guns", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jack Randall, Louise Stanley, Glenn Strange", "extract": "Land of the Six Guns is a 1940 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and written by Carl Krusada. The film stars Jack Randall, Louise Stanley, Frank LaRue, Glenn Strange, Bud Osborne and George Chesebro. The film was released on May 9, 1940, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "The Last Alarm", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "J. Farrell MacDonald, Polly Ann Young, Warren Hull", "extract": "The Last Alarm is a 1940 American crime film directed by William Beaudine and starring veteran character actor J. Farrell MacDonald." }, { "title": "Laughing at Danger", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime, War", "cast": "Frankie Darro, Joy Hodges, Kay Sutton", "extract": "Laughing at Danger is a 1940 American crime film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by George Waggner and John W. Krafft. The film stars Frankie Darro, Joy Hodges, George F. Houston, Mantan Moreland, Kay Sutton and Guy Usher. The film was released on August 12, 1940, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Law and Order", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Nell O'Day, James Craig", "extract": "Law and Order is a 1940 American western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Nell O'Day and James Craig. It was produced as a second feature by Universal Pictures. Shooting took place at Universal Studios and the Iverson Ranch.The film's sets were designed by the art director" }, { "title": "The Leather Pushers", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Action", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Astrid Allwyn", "extract": "The Leather Pushers is a 1940 American comedy action film directed by John Rawlins and starring Andy Devine, Richard Arlen and Astrid Allwyn. It was part of the Aces of Action series with the two stars." }, { "title": "Legion of the Lawless", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, Herbert Heywood", "extract": "Legion of the Lawless is a 1940 American Western film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, and Slim Whitaker. The screenplay was written by Doris Schroeder from a story by Berne Giler." }, { "title": "The Letter", "year": 1940, "genres": "Noir, Crime, Drama", "cast": "Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson", "extract": "The Letter is a 1940 American crime melodrama directed by William Wyler, and starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and James Stephenson. The screenplay by Howard E. Koch is based on the 1927 play of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham derived from his own short story. The play was first filmed in " }, { "title": "The Light of Western Stars", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Victor Jory, Jo Ann Sayers, Russell Hayden", "extract": "The Light of Western Stars is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander, starring Victor Jory as Gene Stewart, and based upon a novel by Zane Grey. The film is also known as Border Renegade. The supporting cast features Jo Ann Sayers, Russell Hayden, Morris Ankrum, Noah Beery Jr. as J" }, { "title": "Lightning Strikes West", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ken Maynard, Claire Rochelle, Charles King", "extract": "Lightning Strikes West is a 1940 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and written by Martha Chapin. The film stars Ken Maynard, Claire Rochelle, Bob Terry, Michael Vallon, Charles King and Reed Howes. The film was released on June 1, 1940, by Colony Pictures." }, { "title": "Lillian Russell", "year": 1940, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda", "extract": "Lillian Russell is a 1940 American biographical film of the life of the singer and actress. The screenplay was by William Anthony McGuire. The film was directed by Irving Cummings and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It stars Alice Faye in the title role, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda and Edward Arnold as Di" }, { "title": "Li'l Abner", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jeff York, Martha O'Driscoll, Mona Ray", "extract": "Li'l Abner is a 1940 film based on the comic strip Li'l Abner created by Al Capp. The three most recognizable names associated with the film are Buster Keaton as Lonesome Polecat, Jeff York as Li'l Abner, and Milton Berle, who co-wrote the title song." }, { "title": "A Little Bit of Heaven", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Gloria Jean, Hugh Herbert, Robert Stack", "extract": "A Little Bit of Heaven is a 1940 musical film starring teenage soprano singer Gloria Jean. The story casts Gloria as a young member of a large Irish working-class family who becomes a singing sensation on a local radio station. The family's new-found wealth causes some discord until the family reali" }, { "title": "Little Men", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Kay Francis, Jack Oakie, Ann Gillis", "extract": "Little Men (1940) is an American film based on the novel Little Men (1871) by Louisa May Alcott. Norman Z. McLeod directed the film. It is the second sequel to Little Women after Little Men" }, { "title": "Little Nellie Kelly", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Judy Garland, George Murphy, Charles Winninger", "extract": "Little Nellie Kelly is a 1940 American musical-comedy film based on the stage musical of the same title by George M. Cohan which was a hit on Broadway in 1922 and 1923. The film was written by Jack McGowan and directed by Norman Taurog. Its cast included Judy Garland, George Murphy, Charles Winninge" }, { "title": "Little Old New York", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Historical", "cast": "Fred MacMurray, Alice Faye, Richard Greene, Brenda Joyce", "extract": "Little Old New York is a 1940 American black-and-white historical drama from 20th Century Fox, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, directed by Henry King, that stars Alice Faye, Fred MacMurray, and Richard Greene. The film is based on a play by Rida Johnson Young, which opened on Broadway on September 8, " }, { "title": "Little Orvie", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Johnny Sheffield, Ernest Truex, Dorothy Tree", "extract": "Little Orvie is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Lynn Root, Frank Fenton and Robert Chapin. The film stars Johnny Sheffield, Ernest Truex, Dorothy Tree, Ann E. Todd and Emma Dunn. The film was released on March 1, 1940, by RKO Pictures." }, { "title": "Lone Star Raiders", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, June Johnson", "extract": "Lone Star Raiders is a 1940 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by George Sherman." }, { "title": "The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery, Drama", "cast": "Warren William, Jean Muir, Eric Blore", "extract": "The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady is a 1940 American drama directed by Sidney Salkow, starring Warren William, Eric Blore and Jean Muir." }, { "title": "The Lone Wolf Strikes", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery, Crime, Drama", "cast": "Warren William, Joan Perry, Eric Blore", "extract": "The Lone Wolf Strikes is a 1940 crime drama film directed by Sidney Salkow, which stars Warren William, Joan Perry, and Eric Blore." }, { "title": "The Long Voyage Home", "year": 1940, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter", "extract": "The Long Voyage Home is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford. It stars John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell and Ian Hunter. It features Barry Fitzgerald, Wilfrid Lawson, John Qualen, Mildred Natwick, and Ward Bond, among others." }, { "title": "Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Wallace Ford, Mona Barrie, Donald Woods", "extract": "Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and written by Clarence Upson Young. The film stars Wallace Ford, Mona Barrie, Donald Woods, Kathryn Adams Doty, Warren Hymer and Marc Lawrence. The film was released on June 7, 1940, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Love Thy Neighbor", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Mary Martin", "extract": "Love Thy Neighbor is a film produced by Paramount in 1940 which starred Jack Benny and Fred Allen, directed by Mark Sandrich. It features Mary Martin with her famous fur coat striptease performance of \"My Heart Belongs to Daddy\" which is set in a stage revue." }, { "title": "Lucky Cisco Kid", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Cesar Romero, Mary Beth Hughes, Dana Andrews", "extract": "Lucky Cisco Kid is a 1940 Western film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Cesar Romero, Mary Beth Hughes, and Dana Andrews, the latter in his film debut." }, { "title": "Lucky Partners", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Ronald Colman, Ginger Rogers, Jack Carson", "extract": "Lucky Partners is a 1940 American comedy romance drama film directed by Lewis Milestone for RKO Radio Pictures. The film is based on the 1935 Sacha Guitry film Good Luck, and stars Ronald Colman and Ginger Rogers in their only film together, and Rogers' eleventh and final film written by Allan Scott" }, { "title": "Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Tom Brown, Constance Moore, Anne Nagel", "extract": "Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Harold D. Schuster and written by Charles Grayson and Edmund Hartmann. The film stars Tom Brown, Constance Moore, Richard Carle, Anne Nagel, Jerome Cowan, Elisabeth Risdon and Fritz Feld. The film was released on March 15, 1940, b" }, { "title": "Maisie Was a Lady", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Ann Sothern, Lew Ayres, Maureen O'Sullivan", "extract": "Maisie Was a Lady is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and is the fourth in a series of ten films starring Ann Sothern as good-hearted showgirl Maisie Ravier." }, { "title": "The Man from Dakota", "year": 1940, "genres": "Historical, Drama, War", "cast": "Wallace Beery, Dolores del Río, John Howard", "extract": "The Man from Dakota is a 1940 American Civil War film directed by Leslie Fenton and starring Wallace Beery and Dolores del Río. The film was adapted by Laurence Stallings from the novel Arouse and Beware by MacKinlay Kantor." }, { "title": "The Man from Tumbleweeds", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, Dub Taylor", "extract": "The Man from Tumbleweeds is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Charles F. Royal. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, Dub Taylor, Ray Bennett, Francis Walker and Ernie Adams. The film was released on May 2, 1940, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Manhattan Heartbeat", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Robert Sterling, Virginia Gilmore, Joan Davis", "extract": "Manhattan Heartbeat is a 1940 American drama film directed by David Burton and written by Clark Andrews, Harold Buchman, Jack Jungmeyer and Edith Skouras. It is based on the 1928 novel Bad Girl by Viña Delmar. The film stars Robert Sterling, Virginia Gilmore, Joan Davis, Edmund MacDonald, Don Beddoe" }, { "title": "The Man I Married", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Joan Bennett, Francis Lederer, Anna Sten", "extract": "The Man I Married is an American 1940 drama film starring Joan Bennett, Francis Lederer, Lloyd Nolan and Anna Sten." }, { "title": "The Man Who Wouldn't Talk", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Lloyd Nolan, Jean Rogers, Eric Blore", "extract": "The Man Who Wouldn't Talk is a 1940 mystery film directed by David Burton and starring Lloyd Nolan, Jean Rogers, and Richard Clarke. It is a remake of the 1929 film The Valiant which had starred Paul Muni, and was based on a play of the same name. It was Nolan's first film for Twentieth Century Fox," }, { "title": "The Man with Nine Lives", "year": 1940, "genres": "Horror, Science Fiction", "cast": "Boris Karloff, Jo Ann Sayers, Roger Pryor", "extract": "The Man with Nine Lives is a 1940 American horror science fiction film directed by Nick Grinde and starring Boris Karloff." }, { "title": "Margie", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Tom Brown, Nan Grey, Joy Hodges", "extract": "Margie is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Otis Garrett and Paul Gerard Smith and written by Erna Lazarus, Scott Darling and Paul Gerard Smith. The film stars Tom Brown, Nan Grey, Mischa Auer, Joy Hodges, Edgar Kennedy, Allen Jenkins, Eddie Quillan and Wally Vernon. The film was released on D" }, { "title": "The Marines Fly High", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure, Action", "cast": "Richard Dix, Chester Morris, Lucille Ball", "extract": "The Marines Fly High is a 1940 action film, starring Richard Dix, Chester Morris and Lucille Ball and directed by George Nicholls, Jr. and Benjamin Stoloff from a story by A.C. Edington." }, { "title": "The Mark of Zorro", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure, Western", "cast": "Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone", "extract": "The Mark of Zorro is a 1940 American black-and-white swashbuckling Western film from 20th Century Fox, directed by Rouben Mamoulian, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, and starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, and Basil Rathbone. The supporting cast features Eugene Pallette, Gale Sondergaard, and Robert " }, { "title": "Marked Men", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Warren Hull, Isabel Jewell, John Dilson", "extract": "Marked Men is a 1940 American film directed by Sam Newfield for Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Married and in Love", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Barbara Read, Patric Knowles, Helen Vinson", "extract": "Married and in Love is a 1940 American film directed by John Farrow." }, { "title": "Maryland", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Walter Brennan, Fay Bainter, Brenda Joyce", "extract": "Maryland is a 1940 American drama film directed by Henry King. It stars Walter Brennan and Fay Bainter." }, { "title": "Meet the Missus", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Roscoe Karns, Ruth Donnelly, Lois Ranson", "extract": "Meet the Missus is an American comedy film released in 1940. The eighth in the 1938–41 nine-film Higgins Family series, this entry features Alan Ladd in a small role." }, { "title": "Meet the Wildcat", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Mystery", "cast": "Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Joseph Schildkraut", "extract": "Meet the Wildcat is an American 1940 mystery film directed by Arthur Lubin starring Ralph Bellamy and Margaret Lindsay." }, { "title": "Melody and Moonlight", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jane Frazee, Johnny Downs, Barbara Jo Allen", "extract": "Melody and Moonlight is a 1940 American film starring Jane Frazee." }, { "title": "Melody Ranch", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Gene Autry, Jimmy Durante, Ann Miller", "extract": "Melody Ranch is a 1940 Western musical film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Gene Autry, Jimmy Durante, and Ann Miller. Written by Jack Moffitt, F. Hugh Herbert, Bradford Ropes, and Betty Burbridge, the film is about a singing cowboy who returns to his hometown to restore order when his forme" }, { "title": "Men Against the Sky", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Richard Dix, Kent Taylor, Edmund Lowe", "extract": "Men Against the Sky is a 1940 drama directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Richard Dix, Kent Taylor, Edmund Lowe and Wendy Barrie. Based on a story by John Twist, with a screenplay by novelist Nathanael West, the film is about aircraft development and the dangers of flying in the period before Wor" }, { "title": "Men Without Souls", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Barton MacLane, Rochelle Hudson, Glenn Ford", "extract": "Men Without Souls is a 1940 black and white crime movie, starring Barton MacLane and Glenn Ford and directed by Nick Grinde." }, { "title": "Mexican Spitfire", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Donald Woods", "extract": "Mexican Spitfire is a 1940 American comedy film starring Lupe Vélez. She plays a hot-headed, fast-talking Mexican singer taken to New York for a radio gig, who decides she wants the ad agency man for herself. The film was the sequel of the film The Girl from Mexico (1939) and was the first of a film" }, { "title": "Mexican Spitfire Out West", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Donald Woods", "extract": "Mexican Spitfire Out West is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Jack Townley. It is the sequel to the 1940 film Mexican Spitfire and the second of the film series. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Donald Woods, Elisabeth Risdon and Cec" }, { "title": "Michael Shayne, Private Detective", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Joan Valerie", "extract": "Michael Shayne, Private Detective is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver and Joan Valerie. It is based on Brett Halliday's novel The Private Practice of Michael Shayne. It was the first in a series of Michael Shayne films starring Nolan." }, { "title": "Midnight Limited", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery, War", "cast": "John 'Dusty' King, Marjorie Reynolds, George Cleveland", "extract": "Midnight Limited is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Harrison Carter and Charles Williams. The film stars John 'Dusty' King, Marjorie Reynolds, George Cleveland, Edward Keane, Monte Collins and I. Stanford Jolley. It was released on March 20, 1940 by Monogram" }, { "title": "Military Academy", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Tommy Kelly, Bobby Jordan, David Holt", "extract": "Military Academy is an American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman, scripted by Karl Brown and David Silverstein from a story by Richard English and released as a low-budget programmer by Columbia Pictures on August 6, 1940. It is one of numerous military-school or patriotic-adventure-themed, q" }, { "title": "Millionaire Playboy", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joe Penner, Russ Brown, Linda Hayes", "extract": "Millionaire Playboy originally entitled Playboy No. 2 is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins from a screenplay by Bert Granet and Charles E. Roberts, based upon Granet's story. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it was released on March 15, 1940, and stars Joe Penner" }, { "title": "Millionaires in Prison", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Lee Tracy, Linda Hayes, Raymond Walburn", "extract": "Millionaires in Prison is a 1940 American crime drama film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Lynn Root and Frank Fenton. The film stars Lee Tracy, Linda Hayes, Raymond Walburn, Morgan Conway and Truman Bradley. The film was released on July 12, 1940, by RKO Pictures." }, { "title": "Misbehaving Husbands", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Betty Blythe, Harry Langdon, Esther Muir", "extract": "Misbehaving Husbands is a 1940 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine for Producers Releasing Corporation. The film had the working titles of At Your Age and Dummy Husbands. Harry Langdon, Betty Blythe, Esther Muir, and others in the cast had been stars in silent films. It was Gig Young's" }, { "title": "Money and the Woman", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jeffrey Lynn, Brenda Marshall, Lee Patrick", "extract": "Money and the Woman is a 1940 American drama film directed by William K. Howard and written by Robert Presnell Sr.. The film stars Jeffrey Lynn, Brenda Marshall, John Litel, Lee Patrick, Henry O'Neill and Roger Pryor. The film was released by Warner Bros. on August 17, 1940." }, { "title": "Moon Over Burma", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Adventure", "cast": "Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Doris Nolan", "extract": "Moon Over Burma is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Louis King and written by Harry Clork, Wilson Collison, W.P. Lipscomb and Frank Wead. The film stars Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Preston Foster, Doris Nolan, Albert Bassermann, Frederick Worlock and Addison Richards. The film was rele" }, { "title": "The Mortal Storm", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Robert Young, Frank Morgan", "extract": "The Mortal Storm is a 1940 American drama film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Frank Borzage and stars Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart. The film shows the impact on Germans after Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany and gains unlimited power. The supporting cast features Robe" }, { "title": "The Mummy's Hand", "year": 1940, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Wallace Ford", "extract": "The Mummy's Hand is a 1940 American black-and-white horror film directed by Christy Cabanne and produced by Ben Pivar for Universal Studios. The film is about the ancient Egyptian mummy of Kharis, who is kept alive with a brew of tana leaves by The High Priest and his successor Andoheb. Meanwhile, a" }, { "title": "Murder in the Air", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Science Fiction", "cast": "Ronald Reagan, John Litel, Lya Lys", "extract": "Murder in the Air is a 1940 American drama film with science fiction elements directed by Lewis Seiler and written by Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Ronald Reagan, John Litel, Lya Lys, James Stephenson, Eddie Foy, Jr., Robert Warwick and Victor Zimmerman. Murder in the Air was released by Warner" }, { "title": "Murder on the Yukon", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western, Adventure", "cast": "James Newill, Polly Ann Young, Dave O'Brien", "extract": "Murder on the Yukon is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and written by Milton Raison. It is based on the 1931 novel Renfrew Rides North by Laurie York Erskine. The film stars James Newill, Polly Ann Young, Dave O'Brien, Al St. John, William Royle and Chief Thundercloud. Th" }, { "title": "Murder Over New York", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Ricardo Cortez, Marjorie Weaver", "extract": "Murder Over New York is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. The cast also features Marjorie Weaver, Robert Lowery and Ricardo Cortez. Chan must solve a murder mystery while attending a police convention. Shemp Howard plays \"Shorty McCoy\" " }, { "title": "Music in My Heart", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical, Romance", "cast": "Tony Martin, Rita Hayworth, Edith Fellows", "extract": "Music in My Heart is a 1940 Columbia Pictures romantic musical starring Tony Martin and Rita Hayworth. Hayworth's first musical for the studio, the film was recognized with an Academy Award nomination for the song, \"It's a Blue World\", performed by Martin and Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra." }, { "title": "My Favorite Wife", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Randolph Scott", "extract": "My Favorite Wife is a 1940 screwball comedy produced by Leo McCarey and directed by Garson Kanin. The picture stars Irene Dunne as a woman who, after being shipwrecked on a tropical island for several years and declared legally dead, returns to her [former] husband and children. The story is an adap" }, { "title": "My Little Chickadee", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Western", "cast": "Mae West, W. C. Fields, Dick Foran", "extract": "My Little Chickadee is a 1940 American comedy-western film starring Mae West and W. C. Fields, featuring Joseph Calleia, Ruth Donnelly, Margaret Hamilton, Donald Meek, Willard Robertson, Dick Foran, William B. Davidson, and Addison Richards, and released by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Edw" }, { "title": "My Love Came Back", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Olivia de Havilland, Jeffrey Lynn, Jane Wyman", "extract": "My Love Came Back is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Olivia de Havilland, Jeffrey Lynn, Eddie Albert, and Jane Wyman. Based on the 1935 Austrian film Episode written and directed by Walter Reisch, the film is about a gifted young violinist who considers le" }, { "title": "My Son, My Son!", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Madeleine Carroll, Brian Aherne, Louis Hayward", "extract": "My Son, My Son! is a 1940 American drama film based on a novel by the same name written by Howard Spring and directed by Charles Vidor. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by John DuCasse Schulze." }, { "title": "Mystery in Swing", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical, Mystery", "cast": "Monte Hawley, Marguerite Whitten, Tommie Moore", "extract": "Mystery in Swing is an American murder mystery film released in 1940. It was directed by Arthur Dreifuss, based on a script by Arthur Hoerl." }, { "title": "Mystery Sea Raider", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Carole Landis, Henry Wilcoxon, Onslow Stevens", "extract": "Mystery Sea Raider is a 1940 American drama war film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Carole Landis, Henry Wilcoxon and Onslow Stevens." }, { "title": "New Moon", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical, Drama", "cast": "Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy", "extract": "New Moon is a 1940 American musical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Robert Z. Leonard, with uncredited direction by W. S. Van Dyke." }, { "title": "A Night at Earl Carroll's", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Ken Murray, J. Carrol Naish, Rose Hobart", "extract": "A Night at Earl Carroll's is a 1940 American musical film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Lynn Starling. The film stars Ken Murray, Rose Hobart, Elvia Allman, Blanche Stewart, Earl Carroll, J. Carrol Naish, and Lela Moore. The film was released on December 6, 1940 by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Night Train to Munich", "year": 1940, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison, Paul Henreid", "extract": "Night Train to Munich is a 1940 British thriller film directed by Carol Reed and starring Margaret Lockwood and Rex Harrison. Written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, based on the 1939 short story Report on a Fugitive by Gordon Wellesley, the film is about an inventor and his daughter who are ki" }, { "title": "Nobody's Children", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Edith Fellows, Georgia Caine, Lois Wilson", "extract": "Nobody's Children is a 1940 American drama film directed by Charles Barton and starring Edith Fellows, Billy Lee, Georgia Caine and Lois Wilson. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "North West Mounted Police", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Paulette Goddard", "extract": "North West Mounted Police is a 1940 American epic-western film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll. Written by Alan Le May, Jesse Lasky Jr., and C. Gardner Sullivan, and based on the 1938 novel The Royal Canadian Mounted Police by R. C. Fetherston" }, { "title": "Northwest Passage", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure, Western", "cast": "Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Walter Brennan", "extract": "Northwest Passage, also billed as Northwest Passage , is a 1940 American Western film in Technicolor, directed by King Vidor. It stars Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Walter Brennan and Ruth Hussey. The film is set in 1759, and tells a partly fictionalized version of the real-life St. Francis Raid by R" }, { "title": "No, No, Nanette", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Anna Neagle, Richard Carlson, Victor Mature", "extract": "No, No, Nanette is a 1940 American film directed by Herbert Wilcox and based on both the 1919 stage play No, No, Nanette and the 1930 film No, No, Nanette. It was one of several films the British producer/director made with Anna Neagle for RKO studios in the U.S." }, { "title": "No Time for Comedy", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "James Stewart, Rosalind Russell, Genevieve Tobin", "extract": "No Time for Comedy is a 1940 American comedy-drama film based on the play of the same name by S. N. Behrman, starring James Stewart, Rosalind Russell, Genevieve Tobin and Charlie Ruggles." }, { "title": "Oh Johnny, How You Can Love", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Tom Brown, Peggy Moran, Allen Jenkins", "extract": "Oh Johnny, How You Can Love is a 1940 American film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Tom Brown and Peggy Moran. It was an early appearance of Laird Cregar." }, { "title": "Oklahoma Renegades", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Florine McKinney", "extract": "Oklahoma Renegades is a 1940 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by Nate Watt." }, { "title": "The Old Swimmin' Hole", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones, Leatrice Joy", "extract": "The Old Swimmin' Hole is a 1940 American drama film directed by Robert F. McGowan." }, { "title": "On the Spot", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Frankie Darro, Mary Kornman, Mantan Moreland", "extract": "On the Spot is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by George Waggner and Dorothy Davenport. The film stars Frankie Darro, Mary Kornman, Mantan Moreland, John St. Polis, Robert Warwick and Maxine Leslie. The film was released on June 11, 1940, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "One Crowded Night", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Billie Seward, William Haade, Charles Lang", "extract": "One Crowded Night is a 1940 drama film directed by Irving Reis." }, { "title": "One Man's Law", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Janet Waldo, George Cleveland", "extract": "One Man's Law is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Bennett Cohen and Jack Natteford. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Janet Waldo, George Cleveland, Dub Taylor, Edmund Cobb and Dick Elliott. The film was released on June 29, 1940, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "One Million B.C.", "year": 1940, "genres": "Fantasy", "cast": "Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Lon Chaney Jr.", "extract": "One Million B.C. is a 1940 American fantasy film produced by Hal Roach Studios and released by United Artists. It is also known by the titles Cave Man, Man and His Mate, and Tumak." }, { "title": "One Night in the Tropics", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Nancy Kelly, Allan Jones", "extract": "One Night in the Tropics is a 1940 comedy film which was the film debut of Abbott and Costello. They are listed as supporting actors but have major exposure with five of their classic routines, including an abbreviated version of \"Who's on First?\" Their work earned them a two-picture deal with Unive" }, { "title": "On Their Own", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Spring Byington, June Carlson, Kenneth Howell", "extract": "On Their Own is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Otto Brower and written by Harold Buchman and Val Burton. This last of 17 Jones Family films stars Spring Byington, Kenneth Howell, George Ernest, June Carlson, Florence Roberts, and Billy Mahan. The film was released on May 17, 1940, by 20th C" }, { "title": "Opened by Mistake", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Charles Ruggles, Janice Logan, Robert Paige", "extract": "Opened by Mistake is a 1940 film starring Charlie Ruggles and Janice Logan." }, { "title": "Our Town", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "William Holden, Martha Scott, Fay Bainter", "extract": "Our Town is a 1940 American drama romance film adaptation of a 1938 play of the same name by Thornton Wilder starring Martha Scott as Emily Webb, and William Holden as George Gibbs. The cast also included Fay Bainter, Beulah Bondi, Thomas Mitchell, Guy Kibbee and Frank Craven. It was adapted by Harr" }, { "title": "Out West with the Peppers", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western, Comedy", "cast": "Edith Fellows, Tommy Bond, Pierre Watkin", "extract": "Out West with the Peppers is a 1940 American Western comedy film. It is the third Five Little Peppers film." }, { "title": "Outside the Three-Mile Limit", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Jack Holt, Harry Carey, Irene Ware", "extract": "Outside the Three-Mile Limit is a 1940 American crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Albert DeMond. The film stars Jack Holt, Harry Carey, Sig Ruman, Eduardo Ciannelli, Donald Briggs and Irene Ware. The film was released on March 7, 1940, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Pals of the Silver Sage", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Sugar Dawn, Glenn Strange", "extract": "Pals of the Silver Sage is a 1940 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film stars Tex Ritter, Sugar Dawn, Slim Andrews, Clarene Curtis, Glenn Strange and Carleton Young. The film was released on April 22, 1940, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Parole Fixer", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "William Henry, Virginia Dale, Anthony Quinn", "extract": "Parole Fixer is a 1940 American crime film directed by Robert Florey." }, { "title": "Passport to Alcatraz", "year": 1940, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Jack Holt, Noah Beery, Cecilia Callejo", "extract": "Passport to Alcatraz is a 1940 American thriller film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Holt, Noah Beery and Cecilia Callejo." }, { "title": "Phantom of Chinatown", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Keye Luke, Grant Withers, Lotus Long", "extract": "Phantom of Chinatown is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Phil Rosen starring Keye Luke. This is the last of the Mr. Wong films and the only one to star Luke in the role originated by Boris Karloff." }, { "title": "Phantom Raiders", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Walter Pidgeon, Florence Rice, Joseph Schildkraut", "extract": "Phantom Raiders is a 1940 film, the second in the series starring Walter Pidgeon as detective Nick Carter. The film was part of a movie trilogy based on original stories featuring the character from the long-running Nick Carter, Detective literary series. In the heightened tensions prior to World Wa" }, { "title": "Phantom Rancher", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ken Maynard, Dorothy Short, Harry Harvey", "extract": "Phantom Rancher is a 1940 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Ken Maynard." }, { "title": "The Phantom Submarine", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Anita Louise, Bruce Bennett, Oscar O'Shea", "extract": "The Phantom Submarine is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Charles Barton and written by Joseph Krumgold. The film stars Anita Louise, Bruce Bennett, Oscar O'Shea, John Tyrrell, Pedro de Cordoba and Victor Wong. The film was released on December 20, 1940, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Philadelphia Story", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart", "extract": "The Philadelphia Story is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor, starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, and Ruth Hussey. Based on the 1939 Broadway play of the same name by Philip Barry, the film is about a socialite whose wedding plans are complicated by the " }, { "title": "Pier 13", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Lynn Bari, Lloyd Nolan, Joan Valerie", "extract": "Pier 13 is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Lynn Bari, Lloyd Nolan and Joan Valerie. It is a remake of the 1932 film Me and My Gal with Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett in which a waterfront cop meets an attractive waitress whose sister turns out to be romantically in" }, { "title": "Pinocchio", "year": 1940, "genres": "Animated, Fantasy, Musical", "cast": "voices of, Cliff Edwards, Evelyn Venable, Mel Blanc", "extract": "Pinocchio is a 1940 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on Carlo Collodi's 1883 children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio, it is the second Disney animated feature film, made after the first animated success Snow Whi" }, { "title": "Pinto Canyon", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Louise Stanley, Kenne Duncan", "extract": "Pinto Canyon is a 1940 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and written by Carl Krusada. The film stars Bob Steele, Louise Stanley, Kenne Duncan, Ted Adams, Steve Clark and Budd Buster. The film was released on May 1, 1940, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Pioneer Days", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jack Randall, Frank Yaconelli, Nelson McDowell", "extract": "Pioneer Days is a 1940 American western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Jack Randall, June Wilkins and Frank Yaconelli." }, { "title": "Pioneers of the Frontier", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Dorothy Comingore, Dick Curtis", "extract": "Pioneers of the Frontier is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Dorothy Comingore, Dick Curtis, Dub Taylor, Stanley Brown and Richard Fiske. The film was released on February 14, 1940, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Pioneers of the West", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo", "extract": "Pioneers of the West is a 1940 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck." }, { "title": "Pony Post", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day", "extract": "Pony Post is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day, Dorothy Short, Tom Chatterton and Stanley Blystone. The film was released on December 1, 1940, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Pop Always Pays", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leon Errol, Dennis O'Keefe, Pamela Blake", "extract": "Pop Always Pays is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins using a screenplay by Charles E. Roberts, based on a story by Arthur J. Beckhard. Although not credited in the film, news reports of the time reported that when Goodwins fell ill during the filming, the screenwriter, Roberts," }, { "title": "Prairie Law", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, Dick Hogan", "extract": "Prairie Law is a 1940 American Western film directed by David Howard from a screenplay by Doris Schroeder and Arthur V. Jones, based on a story by Bernard McConville. Released on June 14, 1940, the film was produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures and stars George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, and D" }, { "title": "Prairie Schooners", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Evelyn Young, Kenneth Harlan", "extract": "Prairie Schooners is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson, which stars Wild Bill Elliott, Evelyn Young, and Dub Taylor." }, { "title": "Pride and Prejudice", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Edward Ashley", "extract": "Pride and Prejudice is a 1940 American film adaptation of Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice, starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, the screenplay was written by Aldous Huxley and Jane Murfin, adapted specifically from the stage adaptation by Helen Jero" }, { "title": "Pride of the Bowery", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "East Side Kids, Mary Ainslee, Kenneth Harlan", "extract": "Pride of the Bowery is a black-and-white 1940 film and the fourth installment in the East Side Kids series. It was directed by Joseph H. Lewis and produced by Sam Katzman. It was released by Monogram Pictures on December 15, 1940." }, { "title": "Primrose Path", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Marjorie Rambeau", "extract": "Primrose Path is a 1940 film about a young woman determined not to follow the profession of her mother and grandmother, prostitution. It stars Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea. The film was the novel February Hill by Victoria Lincoln." }, { "title": "Private Affairs", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Nancy Kelly, Roland Young, Robert Cummings", "extract": "Private Affairs is a 1940 comedy film starring Nancy Kelly, with a supporting cast including Hugh Herbert, Roland Young, and Robert Cummings. The film was directed by Albert S. Rogell." }, { "title": "Public Deb No. 1", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Brenda Joyce, George Murphy, Ralph Bellamy", "extract": "Public Deb No. 1 is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring George Murphy, Brenda Joyce and Ralph Bellamy." }, { "title": "The Quarterback", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Wayne Morris, Virginia Dale, Lillian Cornell", "extract": "The Quarterback is a 1940 American comedy film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and written by Robert Pirosh. The film stars Wayne Morris, Virginia Dale, Lillian Cornell, Edgar Kennedy, Alan Mowbray and Jerome Cowan. The film was released on October 16, 1940, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Queen of the Mob", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Ralph Bellamy, Blanche Yurka, Jeanne Cagney", "extract": "Queen of the Mob is a 1940 American film, directed by James P. Hogan." }, { "title": "Queen of the Yukon", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure, Western", "cast": "Charles Bickford, Irene Rich, June Carlson", "extract": "Queen Of The Yukon is a 1940 American Western film. The film is an adaptation of Jack London's story. Filming took place in Big Bear Lake, California." }, { "title": "Ragtime Cowboy Joe", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Nell O'Day, Dick Curtis", "extract": "Ragtime Cowboy Joe is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day, Dick Curtis, Lynn Merrick and Walter Soderling. The film was released on September 20, 1940, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Rainbow Over the Range", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Dorothy Fay, Warner Richmond", "extract": "Rainbow Over the Range is a 1940 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by Robert Emmett Tansey and Roger Merton. The film stars Tex Ritter, Slim Andrews, Dorothy Fay, Gene Alsace, Warner Richmond and James Pierce. The film was released on July 29, 1940, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Rancho Grande", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, June Storey, Mary Lee", "extract": "Rancho Grande is a 1940 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and June Storey. Written by Bradford Ropes, Betty Burbridge, and Peter Milne, based on a story by Peter Milne and Connie Lee, the film is about a singing cowboy and ranch foreman respon" }, { "title": "The Range Busters", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan, Max Terhune, Luana Walters", "extract": "The Range Busters is a 1940 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by John Rathmell. The film is the first in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Crash, John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune as Alibi, with Luana Walters, LeR" }, { "title": "The Ranger and the Lady", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Julie Bishop, George \"Gabby\" Hayes", "extract": "The Ranger and the Lady is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers, and George \"Gabby\" Hayes." }, { "title": "Rangers of Fortune", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Fred MacMurray, Albert Dekker, Patricia Morison", "extract": "Rangers of Fortune is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Wood. The plot revolves around three heroes, played by Fred MacMurray, Albert Dekker, and Gilbert Roland, as they battle a ruthless land baron who is intent on driving out small ranchers and settlers. Patricia Morison co-stars." }, { "title": "Rebecca", "year": 1940, "genres": "Suspense, Thriller, Romance", "cast": "Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson", "extract": "Rebecca is a 1940 American romantic psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It was Hitchcock's first American project, and his first film under contract with producer David O. Selznick. The screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood and Joan Harrison, and adaptation by Philip MacDonald and M" }, { "title": "Remedy for Riches", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Edgar Kennedy", "extract": "Remedy for Riches is a 1940 American film directed by Erle C. Kenton and featuring Jean Hersholt. It is the fourth of the six films of the Dr. Christian series." }, { "title": "Remember the Night", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Willard Robertson", "extract": "Remember the Night is a 1940 American Christmas romantic comedy trial film starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray and directed by Mitchell Leisen. The film was written by Preston Sturges and was the last of his scripts shot by another director, as Sturges began his own directorial career the s" }, { "title": "The Return of Frank James", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Jackie Cooper", "extract": "The Return of Frank James is a 1940 Western film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney. It is a sequel to Henry King's 1939 film Jesse James. Written by Sam Hellman, the film loosely follows the life of Frank James following the death of his outlaw brother, Jesse James, at" }, { "title": "The Return of Wild Bill", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, Luana Walters", "extract": "The Return of Wild Bill is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Robert Lee Johnson and Fred Myton. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, George Lloyd, Luana Walters, Edward LeSaint and Frank LaRue. The film was released on June 27, 1940, by Columbia Pict" }, { "title": "Rhythm of the Rio Grande", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Warner Richmond, Martin Garralaga", "extract": "Rhythm of the Rio Grande is a 1940 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film stars Tex Ritter, Suzan Dale, Warner Richmond, Martin Garralaga, Frank Mitchell and Mike J. Rodriguez. The film was released on March 2, 1940, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Rhythm on the River", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Basil Rathbone", "extract": "Rhythm on the River is a 1940 musical comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Bing Crosby and Mary Martin as ghostwriters whose songs are credited to a composer played by Basil Rathbone. Crosby and Martin sang \"Only Forever\", for which James V. Monaco (music) and Johnny Burke (lyric" }, { "title": "Riders from Nowhere", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jack Randall, Margaret Roach, Ernie Adams", "extract": "Riders from Nowhere is a 1940 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and written by Carl Krusada. The film stars Jack Randall, Margaret Roach, Ernie Adams, Tom London, Charles King and Nelson McDowell. The film was released on December 30, 1940, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Riders of Black Mountain", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim McCoy, Rex Lease, Julian Rivero", "extract": "Riders of Black Mountain is a 1940 Western film directed by Sam Newfield, under his pseudonym of Peter Stewart. It stars Tim McCoy, Pauline Haddon, and Rex Lease." }, { "title": "Riders of Pasco Basin", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Frances Robinson, Bob Baker", "extract": "Riders of Pasco Basin is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Ford Beebe. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight, Frances Robinson, Arthur Loft and Ted Adams. The film was released on April 5, 1940, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, June Storey, Mary Lee", "extract": "Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride is a 1940 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and June Storey. Written by Winston Miller, based on a story by Betty Burbridge and Connie Lee, the film is about a singing cowboy who inherits a meat-packing plant and must fa" }, { "title": "Ridin' the Trail", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Fred Scott, Harry Harvey Sr., Jack Ingram", "extract": "Ridin' the Trail is a 1940 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and written by Phil Dunham. The film stars Fred Scott, Harry Harvey Sr., John Ward, Jack Ingram, Iris Lancaster and Bud Osborne. The film was released on July 27, 1940, by Arthur Ziehm." }, { "title": "River's End", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Western", "cast": "Dennis Morgan, Elizabeth Inglis, Steffi Duna", "extract": "River's End is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Dennis Morgan, Elizabeth Inglis and George Tobias. It is an adaptation of the 1919 novel The River's End by James Oliver Curwood which had previously been made into 1920 and 1930 films. It is also known by the alternati" }, { "title": "Road to Singapore", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour", "extract": "Road to Singapore is a 1940 American semi-musical comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour and Bob Hope. Based on a story by Harry Hervey, the film is about two playboys trying to forget previous romances in British Singapore, where they meet a beautiful w" }, { "title": "Rocky Mountain Rangers", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Rosella Towne, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Rocky Mountain Rangers is a 1940 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by George Sherman and starring Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, and Duncan Renaldo." }, { "title": "Roll Wagons Roll", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Nelson McDowell, Muriel Evans", "extract": "Roll Wagons Roll is a 1940 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and starring Tex Ritter, Nelson McDowell and Muriel Evans." }, { "title": "Rollin' Home to Texas", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Eddie Dean, Jack Rutherford", "extract": "Rollin' Home to Texas is a 1940 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film stars Tex Ritter, Cal Shrum, Slim Andrews, Virginia Carpenter, Eddie Dean and Jack Rutherford. The film was released on December 30, 1940, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Safari", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Madeleine Carroll, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Muriel Angelus", "extract": "Safari is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Madeleine Carroll and Tullio Carminati." }, { "title": "The Sagebrush Family Trails West", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bobby Clack, Earle Hodgins, Forrest Taylor", "extract": "The Sagebrush Family Trails West is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Bobby Clack, Earle Hodgins, Nina Guilbert, Joyce Bryant, Minerva Urecal and Arch Hall Sr. The film was released on January 17, 1940, by Producers Distributing Corporati" }, { "title": "Sailor's Lady", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Nancy Kelly, Jon Hall, Dana Andrews", "extract": "Sailor's Lady, also known as Sweetheart of Turret One, is a 1940 film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Nancy Kelly and Jon Hall. The supporting cast includes Joan Davis, Dana Andrews, and Buster Crabbe. Football player Amby Schindler had an uncredited appearance in this motion picture after portr" }, { "title": "The Saint Takes Over", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Jonathan Hale", "extract": "The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth of eight films in RKO's film series about Simon Templar, also known as \"The Saint\", the Robin Hood-inspired crimefighter created by Leslie Charteris. George Sanders played Templar for the fourth time. Sanders made one more Saint p" }, { "title": "The Saint's Double Trouble", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime, Action, Adventure", "cast": "George Sanders, Helene Whitney, Jonathan Hale", "extract": "The Saint's Double Trouble is a 1940 action-adventure film produced by RKO Pictures. The film stars George Sanders as Simon Templar, a.k.a. \"The Saint\", a master criminal turned crime-fighter, and features horror film legend Bela Lugosi as \"The Partner\". This was the fourth of eight films in RKO's f" }, { "title": "San Francisco Docks", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Burgess Meredith, Barry Fitzgerald, Irene Hervey", "extract": "The San Francisco Docks is a 1940 American crime drama film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Burgess Meredith, Barry Fitzgerald, and Irene Hervey." }, { "title": "Sandy Gets Her Man", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Baby Sandy, Stuart Erwin, Una Merkel", "extract": "Sandy Gets Her Man is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Otis Garrett and Paul Gerard Smith and written by Sy Bartlett and Jane Storm. The film stars Baby Sandy, Stuart Erwin, Una Merkel, Edgar Kennedy, William Frawley, Edward Brophy, Wally Vernon, Jack Carson and William B. Davidson. The film " }, { "title": "Sandy Is a Lady", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Baby Sandy, Eugene Pallette, Nan Grey", "extract": "Sandy Is a Lady is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and written by Charles Grayson. The film stars Baby Sandy, Billy Lenhart, Kenneth Brown, Eugene Pallette, Nan Grey, Tom Brown, Mischa Auer, Billy Gilbert and Edgar Kennedy. The film was released on May 21, 1940, by Universal P" }, { "title": "Santa Fe Marshal", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Bernadene Hayes", "extract": "Santa Fe Marshal is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Harrison Jacobs, and starring William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Marjorie Rambeau, Bernadene Hayes, Earle Hodgins, Britt Wood and Kenneth Harlan. It was released on January 26, 1940, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Santa Fe Trail", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Raymond Massey, Ronald Reagan", "extract": "Santa Fe Trail is a 1940 American Western film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol Flynn as J. E. B. \"Jeb\" Stuart, Olivia de Havilland, Raymond Massey as John Brown, Ronald Reagan as George Armstrong Custer and Alan Hale. Written by Robert Buckner, the film is critical of the abolitionist " }, { "title": "Saps at Sea", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Laurel and Hardy, James Finlayson, Richard Cramer", "extract": "Saps at Sea is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas, distributed by United Artists. It was Laurel and Hardy's last film produced by the Hal Roach Studios, as well as the last film to feature Ben Turpin and Harry Bernard." }, { "title": "Saturday's Children", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "John Garfield, Anne Shirley, Claude Rains", "extract": "Saturday's Children is a 1940 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring John Garfield, Anne Shirley, and Claude Rains. It is a third-time remake of the original Maxwell Anderson play with a previous version released in 1935 under the title Maybe It's Love." }, { "title": "Scatterbrain", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Judy Canova, Alan Mowbray, Ruth Donnelly", "extract": "Scatterbrain is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Gus Meins and written by Val Burton, Jack Townley and Paul Conlan. The film stars Judy Canova, Alan Mowbray, Ruth Donnelly, Eddie Foy Jr., Joseph Cawthorn and Wallace Ford. The film was released on July 20, 1940, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Sea Hawk", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains", "extract": "The Sea Hawk is a 1940 American adventure film from Warner Bros. that stars Errol Flynn as an English privateer who defends his nation's interests on the eve of the launch of the Spanish Armada. The film was the tenth collaboration between Flynn and director Michael Curtiz. Its screenplay was writte" }, { "title": "Second Chorus", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Artie Shaw", "extract": "Second Chorus is a 1940 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Paulette Goddard and Fred Astaire and featuring Artie Shaw, Burgess Meredith and Charles Butterworth, with music by Artie Shaw, Bernie Hanighen and Hal Borne, and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The film was directed by H. C. Potter and produce" }, { "title": "The Secret Seven", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Florence Rice, Barton MacLane, Bruce Bennett", "extract": "The Secret Seven is a 1940 American crime film directed by James Moore and starring Florence Rice, Barton MacLane and Bruce Bennett." }, { "title": "Secrets of a Model", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Cheryl Walker, Harold Daniels, Phyllis Barry", "extract": "Secrets of a Model is a 1940 American drama film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Cheryl Walker, Harold Daniels and Phyllis Barry. It was made as an independent exploitation film on Poverty Row." }, { "title": "Seven Sinners", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure, Drama, Romance", "cast": "Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne, Broderick Crawford", "extract": "Seven Sinners is a 1940 American drama romance film directed by Tay Garnett starring Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne in the first of three films they made together. The film was produced by Universal Pictures in black and white." }, { "title": "Seventeen", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Betty Field, Jackie Cooper, Otto Kruger", "extract": "Seventeen is a 1940 American comedy film based upon the novel of the same name by Booth Tarkington and the subsequent play written by Stannard Mears, Hugh Stanislaus Stange and Stuart Walker. Directed by Louis King, the film stars Jackie Cooper, Betty Field, Otto Kruger, Ann Shoemaker, Norma Gene Ne" }, { "title": "She Couldn't Say No", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Eve Arden, Roger Pryor, Cliff Edwards", "extract": "She Couldn't Say No is a 1940 American comedy film directed by William Clemens and written by Earl Baldwin and Charles Grayson. The film stars Roger Pryor, Eve Arden, Cliff Edwards, Clem Bevans, Vera Lewis and Irving Bacon. It was released by Warner Bros. on December 7, 1940." }, { "title": "Shooting High", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Jane Withers, Gene Autry, Marjorie Weaver", "extract": "Shooting High is a 1940 American Western film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Jane Withers, Gene Autry, and Marjorie Weaver. Written by Lou Breslow and Owen Francis, the film is about a generations-old feud between two families. This feud is revived when the town banker tries to construct a" }, { "title": "The Shop Around the Corner", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Frank Morgan", "extract": "The Shop Around the Corner is a 1940 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart and Frank Morgan. The screenplay was written by Samson Raphaelson based on the 1937 Hungarian play Parfumerie by Miklós László. Eschewing regional " }, { "title": "The Showdown", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Jan Clayton", "extract": "The Showdown is a 1940 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton, written by Donald Kusel and Harold Daniel Kusel, and starring William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Britt Wood, Morris Ankrum, Jan Clayton, Wright Kramer and Donald Kirke. It was released on March 8, 1940, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Ruth Terry, Johnny Downs, Mary Lee", "extract": "Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Gordon Rigby and Bradford Ropes. The film stars Ruth Terry, Johnny Downs, Barbara Jo Allen, Billy Gilbert, Claire Carleton and Mary Lee. The film was released on August 10, 1940, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Ski Patrol", "year": 1940, "genres": "War", "cast": "Luli Deste, Philip Dorn, Stanley Fields", "extract": "Ski Patrol is a 1940 American war film directed by Lew Landers, produced by Ben Pivar and Warren Douglas and released by Universal Pictures. It is known to be the only Hollywood film about the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union." }, { "title": "Sky Bandits", "year": 1940, "genres": "Action", "cast": "James Newill, Louise Stanley, Dewey Robinson", "extract": "Sky Bandits, also known as Renfrew of the Royal Mounted in Sky Bandits, is a 1940 American action film directed by Ralph Staub and released by Monogram Pictures, starring James Newill, Louise Stanley, Dewey Robinson and William Pawley. The film is a remake of the film Ghost Patrol (1936) with a musi" }, { "title": "Sky Murder", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Walter Pidgeon, Kaaren Verne, Joyce Compton", "extract": "Sky Murder is a 1940 detective film starring Walter Pidgeon as detective Nick Carter in his third and final outing for MGM as Nick Carter. The film was part of a trilogy based on original screen stories starring the popular literary series character. In the heightened tensions prior to World War II," }, { "title": "Slightly Tempted", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Hugh Herbert, Peggy Moran, Johnny Downs", "extract": "Slightly Tempted is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Arthur T. Horman. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Peggy Moran, Johnny Downs, Elisabeth Risdon, George E. Stone and Gertrude Michael. The film was released on October 18, 1940, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "So You Won't Talk", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Joe E. Brown, Frances Robinson, Vivienne Osborne", "extract": "So You Won't Talk is a 1940 comedy directed by Edward Sedgwick, which stars Joe E. Brown in a dual role, along with Frances Robinson and Vivienne Osborne." }, { "title": "Son of Ingagi", "year": 1940, "genres": "Science Fiction", "cast": "Zack Williams, Laura Bowman, Spencer Williams", "extract": "Son of Ingagi is a 1940 American monster movie directed by Richard C. Kahn. It was the first science fiction horror film to feature an all-black cast. It was written by Spencer Williams based on his own short story, House of Horror. Although the film's title appears to suggest that it is a sequel to" }, { "title": "The Son of Monte Cristo", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure, War", "cast": "Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, George Sanders", "extract": "The Son of Monte Cristo is a 1940 American black-and-white swashbuckling adventure film from United Artists, produced by Edward Small, directed by Rowland V. Lee, that stars Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, and George Sanders. The Small production uses the same sets and many of the same cast and product" }, { "title": "Son of Roaring Dan", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Nell O'Day, Jean Brooks", "extract": "Son of Roaring Dan is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ford Beebe and written by Clarence Upson Young. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day, Jean Brooks, Robert Homans and Tom Chatterton. The film was released on July 26, 1940, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Son of the Navy", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Jean Parker, James Dunn, Martin Spellman", "extract": "Son of the Navy, also known as The Young Recruit in the United States, is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Jean Parker, James Dunn, and Martin Spellman." }, { "title": "Souls in Pawn", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Kenne Duncan, Lloyd Ingraham, Symona Boniface", "extract": "Souls in Pawn is a 1940 American drama film directed by Melville Shyer and featuring Kenne Duncan, Lloyd Ingraham, Symona Boniface. It was produced by the independent producer Willis Kent." }, { "title": "South of Pago Pago", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Jon Hall, Frances Farmer, Olympe Bradna", "extract": "South of Pago Pago is a 1940 American South Seas adventure film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Victor McLaglen, Jon Hall and Frances Farmer." }, { "title": "South of Suez", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "George Brent, Brenda Marshall, Lee Patrick", "extract": "South of Suez is a 1940 American drama film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring George Brent, Brenda Marshall and George Tobias. An alleged murder in an African diamond mine haunts a man many years later after he has returned to Britain. The film was made as a programmer by Warner Brothers. It was" }, { "title": "South to Karanga", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure, Action", "cast": "James Craig, Luli Deste, Charles Bickford", "extract": "South to Karanga is a 1940 American action adventure film directed by Harold D. Schuster starring James Craig, Luli Deste and Charles Bickford." }, { "title": "Sporting Blood", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Robert Young, Maureen O'Sullivan, Lewis Stone", "extract": "Sporting Blood is a 1940 American drama film, directed by S. Sylvan Simon for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It stars Robert Young, Maureen O'Sullivan, and Lewis Stone." }, { "title": "Spring Parade", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings, Mischa Auer", "extract": "Spring Parade is a 1940 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin. It is a remake of the 1934 film." }, { "title": "Stage to Chino", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, Hobart Cavanaugh", "extract": "Stage to Chino is a 1940 American Western film directed by Edward Killy from a screenplay by Morton Grant and Arthur V. Jones, based on a story by Norton S. Parker. The film was released by RKO Radio Pictures on July 26, 1940, who also produced the film. It stars George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, and t" }, { "title": "Stagecoach War", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Harvey Stephens", "extract": "Stagecoach War is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Norman Houston and Harry F. Olmsted, and starring William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Julie Carter, Harvey Stephens, J. Farrell MacDonald, Britt Wood and Rad Robinson. It was released on July 12, 1940, by Paramount Pict" }, { "title": "Star Dust", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Linda Darnell, John Payne, Roland Young", "extract": "Star Dust is a 1940 American comedy drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring Linda Darnell and John Payne, Roland Young and Charlotte Greenwood." }, { "title": "Stolen Paradise", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Leon Janney, Eleanor Hunt, Esther Muir", "extract": "Stolen Paradise also released as Adolescence is a 1940 youth film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and filmed in and around Coral Gables, Florida. Eleanor Hunt was married to producer George A. Hirliman." }, { "title": "Strange Cargo", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Ian Hunter", "extract": "Strange Cargo is a 1940 American romantic drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Clark Gable and Joan Crawford in a story about a group of fugitive prisoners from a French penal colony. The adapted screenplay by Lawrence Hazard was based upon the 1936 novel, Not Too Narrow, Not Too Deep, " }, { "title": "Stranger on the Third Floor", "year": 1940, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Peter Lorre, Charles Waldron, Margaret Tallichet", "extract": "Stranger on the Third Floor is a 1940 American film noir directed by Boris Ingster and starring Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet, and Charles Waldron, and featuring Elisha Cook Jr. It was written by Frank Partos. Modern research has shown that Nathanael West wrote the final version of t" }, { "title": "Street of Memories", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lynne Roberts, Guy Kibbee, John McGuire", "extract": "Street of Memories is a 1940 American drama film directed by Shepard Traube, written by Robert Lees and Frederic I. Rinaldo, and starring Lynne Roberts, Guy Kibbee, John McGuire, Edward Gargan, Hobart Cavanaugh and Jerome Cowan. It was released on November 15, 1940, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Strike Up the Band", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Paul Whiteman, and his Orchestra", "extract": "Strike Up the Band is a 1940 American musical film produced by the Arthur Freed unit at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was directed by Busby Berkeley and stars Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, in the second of a series of musicals they co-starred in, after Babes in Arms, all directed by Berkeley. The " }, { "title": "Susan and God", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Joan Crawford, Fredric March, Ruth Hussey", "extract": "Susan and God is a 1940 American comedy-drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer directed by George Cukor and starring Joan Crawford and Fredric March. The screenplay was written by Anita Loos and was based upon a 1937 play by Rachel Crothers. The supporting cast features Rita Hayworth and Nigel B" }, { "title": "Swiss Family Robinson", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Thomas Mitchell, Edna Best, Freddie Bartholomew", "extract": "Swiss Family Robinson is a 1940 American film released by RKO Radio Pictures and directed by Edward Ludwig. It is based on the 1812 novel The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss and is the first feature-length film version of the story." }, { "title": "Take Me Back to Oklahoma", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Karl Hackett, Bob Wills", "extract": "Take Me Back to Oklahoma is a 1940 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and starring Tex Ritter, Karl Hackett and Bob Wills." }, { "title": "Tear Gas Squad", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "John Payne, Dennis Morgan, Gloria Dickson", "extract": "Tear Gas Squad is a 1940 American drama film directed by Terry O. Morse and starring Dennis Morgan, John Payne and Gloria Dickson. The film was made under the working title of State Cop. It includes the song I'm an Officer of the Law." }, { "title": "Texas Rangers Ride Again", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ellen Drew, John Howard, Akim Tamiroff", "extract": "Texas Rangers Ride Again is a 1940 American Western film directed by James P. Hogan, written by William R. Lipman and Horace McCoy, and starring Ellen Drew, John Howard, Akim Tamiroff, May Robson, Broderick Crawford, Charley Grapewin, and John Miljan. It was released on December 13, 1940, by Paramou" }, { "title": "Texas Renegades", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim McCoy, Nora Lane, Kenne Duncan", "extract": "Texas Renegades is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Tim McCoy, Nora Lane, Kenne Duncan, Lee Prather, Harry Harvey Sr. and Earl Gunn. The film was released on January 17, 1940, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Texas Stagecoach", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Bob Nolan", "extract": "Texas Stagecoach is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Bob Nolan, Dick Curtis, Kenneth MacDonald and Pat Brady. The film was released on May 23, 1940, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Texas Terrors", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Julie Duncan, Arthur Loft", "extract": "Texas Terrors is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Doris Schroeder and Anthony Coldeway. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Julie Duncan, Arthur Loft, Al St. John, Eddy Waller and William Ruhl. It was released on November 22, 1940 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "That Gang of Mine", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Clarence Muse, Milton Kibbee", "extract": "That Gang of Mine is a 1940 film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring Leo Gorcey and Bobby Jordan. It is the third film in the East Side Kids series." }, { "title": "They Drive by Night", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "George Raft, Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, Ann Sheridan", "extract": "They Drive by Night is a 1940 American film noir directed by Raoul Walsh and starring George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino, and Humphrey Bogart. The picture involves a pair of embattled truck drivers and was released in the UK under the title The Road to Frisco. The film was based on A. I. Bezzerid" }, { "title": "They Knew What They Wanted", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton, William Gargan", "extract": "They Knew What They Wanted is a 1940 film directed by Garson Kanin, written by Robert Ardrey, and starring Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton and William Gargan. It is based on the 1924 Pulitzer Prize winning play They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard. For his performance Gargan was nominated fo" }, { "title": "The Thief of Bagdad", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure, Fantasy, Historical", "cast": "Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin", "extract": "The Thief of Bagdad is a 1940 British Technicolor historical fantasy film, produced by Alexander Korda and directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger and Tim Whelan, with additional contributions by William Cameron Menzies and Korda brothers Vincent and Zoltán. The film stars teen actor Sabu, Conrad " }, { "title": "Third Finger, Left Hand", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Raymond Walburn", "extract": "Third Finger, Left Hand is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas. The screenplay concerns a woman who pretends to be married to fend off would-be suitors and jealous wives, then regrets her deception when she meets an artist." }, { "title": "This Thing Called Love", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Rosalind Russell, Melvyn Douglas, Binnie Barnes", "extract": "This Thing Called Love is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Rosalind Russell and Melvyn Douglas as newlyweds with an odd arrangement: the wife insists on not sleeping together for a trial period. It is the second film adaptation of the play of the same name" }, { "title": "Those Were the Days!", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "William Holden, Bonita Granville, Judith Barrett", "extract": "Those Were the Days! is a 1940 comedy film directed by Theodore Reed and starring William Holden and Bonita Granville." }, { "title": "Three Cheers for the Irish", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Priscilla Lane, Dennis Morgan, Virginia Grey", "extract": "Three Cheers for the Irish is a 1940 comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Richard Macaulay and Jerry Wald, and starring Priscilla Lane, Thomas Mitchell and Dennis Morgan. The supporting cast features Virginia Grey, Alan Hale, Sr. and William Lundigan. The plot involves a veteran police of" }, { "title": "Three Faces West", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "John Wayne, Sigrid Gurie, Charles Coburn", "extract": "Three Faces West is a 1940 American drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring John Wayne, Sigrid Gurie and Charles Coburn." }, { "title": "Three Men from Texas", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde", "extract": "Three Men from Texas is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Norton S. Parker, and starring William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Morris Ankrum, Morgan Wallace, Thornton Edwards and Esther Estrella. It was released on November 15, 1940, Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Thundering Frontier", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Carl Stockdale", "extract": "Thundering Frontier is a 1940 American Western film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Charles Starrett." }, { "title": "'Til We Meet Again", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Merle Oberon, Pat O'Brien, Geraldine Fitzgerald", "extract": "'Til We Meet Again is a 1940 romance film directed by Edmund Goulding and Anatole Litvak and starring Merle Oberon and George Brent as two doomed, star-crossed lovers. It is a remake of the 1932 film One Way Passage and itself was remade into the 1954 Mexican 3-D film El valor de vivir." }, { "title": "Tin Pan Alley", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Alice Faye, Betty Grable, Jack Oakie, John Payne", "extract": "Tin Pan Alley is a 1940 musical film directed by Walter Lang and starring Alice Faye and Betty Grable as vaudeville singers/sisters and John Payne and Jack Oakie as songwriters in the years before World War I." }, { "title": "Tom Brown's School Days", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Cedric Hardwicke, Freddy Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon", "extract": "Tom Brown's School Days is a 1940 coming-of-age drama film about a teenage boy's experiences at Rugby School, Warwickshire in the early 19th century under the reforming headmastership of Thomas Arnold. It stars Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Freddie Bartholomew and Jimmy Lydon in the title role. The film was" }, { "title": "Tomboy", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Marcia Mae Jones, Jackie Moran, Grant Withers", "extract": "Tomboy is a 1940 American romance film directed by Robert F. McGowan and written by Dorothy Davenport and Marion Orth. The film stars Marcia Mae Jones, Jackie Moran, Grant Withers, Charlotte Wynters, George Cleveland and Marvin Stephens. The film was released on April 20, 1940, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Too Many Girls", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Lucille Ball, Frances Langford, Desi Arnaz", "extract": "Too Many Girls is a 1940 American musical comedy film directed by George Abbott, who had also directed the hit Broadway musical on which it was based, which ran for 249 performances. The film's screenplay is by John Twist, and it stars Lucille Ball, Richard Carlson, Ann Miller, Eddie Bracken, France" }, { "title": "Too Many Husbands", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray, Melvyn Douglas", "extract": "Too Many Husbands is a 1940 American romantic comedy film about a woman who loses her husband in a boating accident and remarries, only to have her first spouse reappear—yet another variation on the 1864 poem Enoch Arden by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The film stars Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray and Melvyn" }, { "title": "Torrid Zone", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien", "extract": "Torrid Zone is a 1940 adventure film directed by William Keighley and starring James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, and Pat O'Brien. The supporting cast features Andy Devine and George Reeves." }, { "title": "The Trail Blazers", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Pauline Moore", "extract": "The Trail Blazers is a 1940 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by George Sherman and starring Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, and Rufe Davis." }, { "title": "Trail of the Vigilantes", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western, Comedy", "cast": "Franchot Tone, Warren William, Broderick Crawford", "extract": "\n\nTrail of the Vigilantes is a 1940 75-minute black-and-white Western comedy directed by Allan Dwan, written by Harold Shumate, and featuring Franchot Tone, Warren William, Broderick Crawford and Andy Devine." }, { "title": "Trailing Double Trouble", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan, Max Terhune, Roy Barcroft", "extract": "Trailing Double Trouble is a 1940 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by George H. Plympton and Oliver Drake. The film is the second in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Crash, John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune as A" }, { "title": "Triple Justice", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, Peggy Shannon", "extract": "Triple Justice is a 1940 American Western film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien, Virginia Vale and Peggy Shannon. The supporting cast includes Paul Fix and Glenn Strange." }, { "title": "Tugboat Annie Sails Again", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Marjorie Rambeau, Jane Wyman, Ronald Reagan", "extract": "Tugboat Annie Sails Again is a 1940 American comedy romance film directed by Lewis Seiler. The picture is a sequel to Tugboat Annie (1933). Marjorie Rambeau took over the late Marie Dressler's role, and the supporting cast features Alan Hale Sr., Jane Wyman, and Ronald Reagan." }, { "title": "The Tulsa Kid", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Luana Walters, Noah Beery", "extract": "The Tulsa Kid is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Sherman, written by Oliver Drake and Anthony Coldeway, and starring Don \"Red\" Barry, Noah Beery Sr., Luana Walters, David Durand, George Douglas and Ethan Laidlaw. It was released on August 16, 1940 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Turnabout", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Fantasy", "cast": "Adolphe Menjou, Carole Landis, Mary Astor", "extract": "Turnabout is a 1940 fantasy comedy film directed by Hal Roach and starring Adolphe Menjou, Carole Landis and John Hubbard. Based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Thorne Smith, the screenplay was written by Mickell Novack, Bernie Giler and John McClain with additional dialogue by Rian James. In " }, { "title": "Two Girls on Broadway", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Lana Turner, Joan Blondell, George Murphy", "extract": "Two Girls on Broadway is a 1940 musical film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Lana Turner and Joan Blondell. The film is a remake of The Broadway Melody (1929)." }, { "title": "Typhoon", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman", "extract": "Typhoon is a 1940 American Technicolor south seas adventure film directed by Louis King and starring Dorothy Lamour and Robert Preston. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Visual Effects." }, { "title": "Under Texas Skies", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Lois Ranson", "extract": "Under Texas Skies is a 1940 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by George Sherman and starring Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, and starring Rufe Davis. It was produced and released by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Untamed", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Adventure", "cast": "Ray Milland, Patricia Morison, Akim Tamiroff", "extract": "Untamed is a 1940 American Technicolor adventure film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Ray Milland, Patricia Morison and Akim Tamiroff. It is based on the 1926 Sinclair Lewis novel Mantrap." }, { "title": "Up in the Air", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Mystery, War", "cast": "Marjorie Reynolds, Frankie Darrow, Lorna Gray", "extract": "Up in the Air is a 1940 American comedy mystery film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Frankie Darro, Marjorie Reynolds and Mantan Moreland. It was produced and released by Monogram Pictures. It was remade in 1945 as There Goes Kelly." }, { "title": "Victory", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Fredric March, Cedric Hardwicke, Betty Field", "extract": "Victory is a 1940 American adventure film directed by John Cromwell and starring Fredric March, Cedric Hardwicke and Betty Field. It was based on the popular 1915 novel by Joseph Conrad. On the eve of the American entry into World War II, Conrad's story of a hermit on an island invaded by thugs was " }, { "title": "Vigil in the Night", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Carole Lombard, Brian Aherne, Anne Shirley", "extract": "Vigil in the Night is a 1940 RKO Pictures drama film based on the 1939 serialized novel Vigil in the Night by A. J. Cronin. The film was produced and directed by George Stevens and stars Carole Lombard, Brian Aherne and Anne Shirley." }, { "title": "Village Barn Dance", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Richard Cromwell, George Barbier, Esther Dale", "extract": "Village Barn Dance is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald, written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan, and starring Richard Cromwell, Doris Day, George Barbier, Esther Dale, Robert Baldwin and Andrew Tombes. It was released on January 30, 1940, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Villain Still Pursued Her", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Hugh Herbert, Anita Louise, Buster Keaton", "extract": "The Villain Still Pursued Her is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Billy Gilbert and Buster Keaton. It is a parody of old stage melodramas but is based primarily on The Drunkard, a 19th-century prohibitionist play by William H. Smith that had also been lampooned in" }, { "title": "Virginia City", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott, Humphrey Bogart", "extract": "Virginia City is a 1940 American Western film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott, and a mustachioed Humphrey Bogart in the role of the real-life outlaw John Murrell. Based on a screenplay by Robert Buckner, the film is about a Union officer who escape" }, { "title": "Viva Cisco Kid", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Cesar Romero, Jean Rogers, Stanley Fields", "extract": "Viva Cisco Kid is a 1940 American Western film directed by Norman Foster, written by Samuel G. Engel and Hal Long, and starring Cesar Romero, Jean Rogers, Chris-Pin Martin, Minor Watson, Stanley Fields and Nigel De Brulier. It was released on April 12, 1940 by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Wagon Train", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Tim Holt, Martha O'Driscoll, Ray Whitley", "extract": "Wagon Train is a 1940 American Western film directed by Edward Killy and starring Tim Holt. It was this film that really started Holt's series of B Westerns for RKO, replacing those made by George O'Brien." }, { "title": "Wagons Westward", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Anita Louise, Chester Morris, Ona Munson", "extract": "Wagons Westward is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lew Landers, written by Joseph Moncure March and Harrison Jacobs and starring Chester Morris, Anita Louise, Buck Jones, Ona Munson, George \"Gabby\" Hayes and Guinn \"Big Boy\" Williams. It was released on June 19, 1940 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Waterloo Bridge", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson", "extract": "Waterloo Bridge is a 1940 American drama film and the remake of the 1931 film also called Waterloo Bridge, adapted from the 1930 play Waterloo Bridge. In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on Waterloo Bridge. The film was made by" }, { "title": "The Way of All Flesh", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Akim Tamiroff, Gladys George, Muriel Angelus", "extract": "The Way of All Flesh is a 1940 American drama film directed by Louis King and written by Lenore J. Coffee. The film stars Akim Tamiroff, Gladys George, William \"Bill\" Henry, Muriel Angelus, Berton Churchill and Roger Imhof. It was released on July 5, 1940 by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "The Westerner", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Doris Davenport", "extract": "The Westerner is a 1940 American Western film directed by William Wyler and starring Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan and Doris Davenport. Written by Niven Busch, Stuart N. Lake and Jo Swerling, the film concerns a self-appointed hanging judge in Vinegaroon, Texas, who befriends a saddle tramp who oppose" }, { "title": "We Who Are Young", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lana Turner, Gene Lockhart, Grant Mitchell", "extract": "We Who Are Young is a 1940 American drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, written by Dalton Trumbo and starring Lana Turner, John Shelton and Gene Lockhart." }, { "title": "West of Abilene", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Bruce Bennett, George Cleveland", "extract": "West of Abilene is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ralph Ceder and written by Paul Franklin. The film stars Charles Starrett, Marjorie Cooley, Bruce Bennett, William Pawley, Don Beddoe and George Cleveland. The film was released on October 21, 1940, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "West of Carson City", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Peggy Moran, Bob Baker", "extract": "West of Carson City is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Milton Raison, Sherman L. Lowe and Jack Bernhard. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight, Peggy Moran, Harry Woods and Robert Homans. The film was released on January 19, 1940, by Universal P" }, { "title": "West of Pinto Basin", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan, Max Terhune, Gwen Gaze", "extract": "West of Pinto Basin is a 1940 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Earle Snell. The film is the third in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Crash, John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune as Alibi, with Gwen Gaze, Tris Co" }, { "title": "When the Daltons Rode", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Randolph Scott, Kay Francis, Brian Donlevy", "extract": "When the Daltons Rode is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Randolph Scott, Kay Francis and Brian Donlevy. Based on the 1931 book of the same name by Emmett Dalton, a member of the Dalton Gang, and Jack Jungmeyer Sr., the film also includes a fictional family frien" }, { "title": "While Thousands Cheer", "year": 1940, "genres": "Sports", "cast": "Kenny Washington, Mantan Moreland, Jeni Le Gon", "extract": "While Thousands Cheer is a lost American film released in 1940. Leo C. Popkin directed. It was the only football-themed film with an African American lead character for decades. It starred Kenny Washington, a football star from UCLA who went on to become the first African American in the NFL after i" }, { "title": "Who Killed Aunt Maggie?", "year": 1940, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Wendy Barrie, Mona Barrie, John Hubbard", "extract": "Who Killed Aunt Maggie? is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring John Hubbard, Wendy Barrie and Mona Barrie. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Wild Horse Range", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jack Randall, Frank Yaconelli, Marin Sais", "extract": "Wild Horse Range is a 1940 American Western film written by Carl Krusada from a story by Tom Gibson. It was directed by Raymond K. Johnson, and stars Jack Randall." }, { "title": "Wild Horse Valley", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Lafe McKee, Ted Adams", "extract": "Wild Horse Valley is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ira Webb and starring Bob Steele, Phyllis Adair and Lafe McKee." }, { "title": "Wildcat Bus", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Action", "cast": "Fay Wray, Paul Guilfoyle, Don Costello", "extract": "Wildcat Bus is a 1940 American action film directed by Frank Woodruff and written by Lou Lusty. The film stars Fay Wray, Charles Lang, Paul Guilfoyle, Don Costello and Paul McGrath. The film was released on August 23, 1940, by RKO Pictures." }, { "title": "The Wildcat of Tucson", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Evelyn Young, Kenneth MacDonald", "extract": "The Wildcat of Tucson is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Bill Elliott as \"Wild Bill\" Hickok and Evelyn Young as Vivian Barlow." }, { "title": "Wolf of New York", "year": 1940, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Edmund Lowe, Rose Hobart, James Stephenson", "extract": "Wolf of New York is a 1940 American crime film directed by William C. McGann and written by Gordon Kahn and Lionel Houser. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Rose Hobart, James Stephenson, Jerome Cowan, William Demarest and Maurice Murphy. The film was released on January 23, 1940, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Women in War", "year": 1940, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Elsie Janis, Wendy Barrie, Patric Knowles", "extract": "Women in War is a 1940 American war film about the nurses of the British Voluntary Aid Detachment during the Battle of France. Directed by John H. Auer and starring Wendy Barrie, Elsie Janis and Patric Knowles, it was nominated for an Oscar for Best Visual Effects." }, { "title": "Women Without Names", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ellen Drew, Fay Helm, Judith Barrett", "extract": "Women Without Names is a 1940 American drama film directed by Robert Florey." }, { "title": "Wyoming", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wallace Beery, Leo Carrillo, Ann Rutherford", "extract": "Wyoming is a 1940 Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Wallace Beery. It was the first of seven films pairing Beery and character actress Marjorie Main." }, { "title": "Yesterday's Heroes", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jean Rogers, Robert Sterling, Kay Aldridge", "extract": "Yesterday's Heroes is a 1940 American drama film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and written by Irving Cummings Jr. and William Conselman Jr.. The film stars Jean Rogers, Robert Sterling, Ted North, Kay Aldridge, Russell Gleason and Richard \"Dick\" Lane. The film was released on September 20, 1940, by 2" }, { "title": "You Can't Fool Your Wife", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lucille Ball, James Ellison, Virginia Vale", "extract": "You Can't Fool Your Wife is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Jerome Cady. The film stars Lucille Ball, James Ellison, Robert Coote, Virginia Vale, Emma Dunn and Elaine Shepard. The film was released on May 21, 1940, by RKO Pictures." }, { "title": "You'll Find Out", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Kay Kyser, Helen Parrish, Ginny Simms, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff", "extract": "You'll Find Out is a 1940 American comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Kay Kyser. In 1940, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 13th Academy Awards. In the film, members of an orchestra hired to play at a young heiress's birthday party uncover a plo" }, { "title": "Young Bill Hickok", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Sally Payne, Julie Bishop", "extract": "Young Bill Hickok is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "Young Buffalo Bill", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Pauline Moore, George \"Gabby\" Hayes", "extract": "Young Buffalo Bill is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers and George \"Gabby\" Hayes." }, { "title": "Young People", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama, Musical", "cast": "Shirley Temple, Jack Oakie, Charlotte Greenwood", "extract": "Young People is a 1940 American musical drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Shirley Temple and Jack Oakie. This would be Shirley's final film as a child actress." }, { "title": "Young Tom Edison", "year": 1940, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter, George Bancroft", "extract": "Young Tom Edison is a 1940 biographical film about the early life of inventor Thomas Edison directed by Norman Taurog and starring Mickey Rooney. The film was the first of a complementary pair of Edison biopics that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released in 1940. Edison, the Man, starring Spencer Tracy, follo" }, { "title": "Young as You Feel", "year": 1940, "genres": "Family, Comedy", "cast": "Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, Joan Valerie", "extract": "Young as You Feel is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and starring Jed Prouty, Spring Byington and Joan Valerie. It was part of Twentieth Century Fox's Jones Family series of films. The film's plot was similar to that of the 1931 film Young as You Feel." }, { "title": "You're Not So Tough", "year": 1940, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Nan Grey", "extract": "You're Not So Tough is a 1940 Universal Studios drama film directed by Joe May and starring Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys and was the first in the series where Billy Halop and Huntz Hall weren't billed in the opening credits before the Dead End Kids name." }, { "title": "Youth Will Be Served", "year": 1940, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Jane Withers, Kent Taylor, Kay Aldridge", "extract": "Youth Will Be Served is a 1940 American musical film directed by Otto Brower and starring Jane Withers and Jane Darwell." }, { "title": "Yukon Flight", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Louise Stanley, James Newill, Warren Hull", "extract": "Yukon Flight is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ralph Staub and starring James Newill, Louise Stanley, Dave O'Brien and William Pawley. Released by Monogram Pictures, the film uses a musical/action formula, similar to the format of the \"singing cowboy\" films of the era." }, { "title": "Zanzibar", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Lola Lane, James Craig, Eduardo Ciannelli", "extract": "Zanzibar is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Harold Schuster and starring James Craig, Lola Lane and Eduardo Ciannelli." }, { "title": "Adventures of Red Ryder", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Noah Beery, Tommy Cook", "extract": "The Adventures of Red Ryder is a 1940 12-chapter Republic movie serial directed by William Witney and John English and starring Don \"Red\" Barry and Noah Beery, Sr., based on the Western comic strip Red Ryder. This serial is the 18th of the 66 serials produced by Republic." }, { "title": "City of Lost Men", "year": 1940, "genres": "Science Fiction", "cast": "William \"Stage\" Boyd, Kane Richmond, Claudia Dell", "extract": "" }, { "title": "Deadwood Dick", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don Douglas, Lorna Gray, Harry Harvey, Marin Sais", "extract": "Deadwood Dick is a 1940 American Western Serial film directed by James W. Horne and starring Don Douglas and Lorna Gray. The character of Deadwood Dick was for the most part another version of \"Zorro\"." }, { "title": "The Green Archer", "year": 1940, "genres": "", "cast": "Victor Jory, Iris Meredith", "extract": "The Green Archer is the 12th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based on Edgar Wallace's 1923 novel The Green Archer, which had previously been adapted into the silent serial of the same name in 1925 by Pathé Exchange." }, { "title": "The Green Hornet", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Gordon Jones, Wade Boteler, Anne Nagel", "extract": "The Green Hornet is a 1940 black-and-white 13-chapter movie serial from Universal Pictures, produced by Henry MacRae, directed by Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor, starring Gordon Jones, Wade Boteler, Keye Luke, and Anne Nagel. The serial is based on The Green Hornet radio series by George W. Trendle and F" }, { "title": "Junior G-Men", "year": 1940, "genres": "", "cast": "Dead End Kids", "extract": "Junior G-Men is a 1940 Universal film serial. It was Universal's 116th serial of their total of output of 137. The serial is one of the three serials starring \"The Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys\" who were under contract to Universal at the time. The plot of Junior G-Men is a pre-World War II G-" }, { "title": "King of the Royal Mounted", "year": 1940, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Allan Lane", "extract": "King of the Royal Mounted (1940) is a Republic Pictures northern serial based on the King of the Royal Mounted comic strip directed by William Witney and John English." }, { "title": "The Lone Ranger", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Lee Powell, Chief Thundercloud, Stanley Andrews", "extract": "The Lone Ranger is a 1938 American Republic Movie serial based on the radio program of the same name. It was the ninth of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic, the fourth Western and the first Republic serial release of 1938. The following year a sequel serial The Lone Ranger Rides Again was r" }, { "title": "Mysterious Doctor Satan", "year": 1940, "genres": "", "cast": "Eduardo Ciannelli", "extract": "Mysterious Doctor Satan is a 1940 American film serial directed by William Witney and John English. Produced by Republic Pictures, the serial stars Edward Ciannelli, Robert Wilcox, William Newell, C. Montague Shaw, Ella Neal, and Dorothy Herbert. The title of the serial is derived from that of its c" }, { "title": "Terry and the Pirates", "year": 1940, "genres": "", "cast": "William Tracy, Sheila Darcy", "extract": "Terry and the Pirates (1940) is the 10th film serial released by Columbia. It is based on the comic strip Terry and the Pirates created by Milton Caniff. In his biography, Meanwhile..., Caniff stated that he hated the serial for changing so much of his comic strip, and that \"I saw the first chapter " }, { "title": "Winners of the West", "year": 1940, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dick Foran, Anne Nagel", "extract": "Winners of the West is a 1940 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures directed by Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor. It stars Dick Foran and Anne Nagel in a plot about the construction of a railroad and a local ganglord who opposes it. It was Universal's 115th serial release." }, { "title": "Americaner Shadchen", "year": 1940, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Leo Fuchs, Judith Abarbanel, Judel Dubinsky", "extract": "American Matchmaker, or אמעריקאנער שדכן is a 1940 Yiddish-language American comedy film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Leo Fuchs, Judith Abarbanel, Judel Dubinsky and Anna Guskin. The film has music composed by Sam Morgenstern." }, { "title": "Elmer's Candid Camera", "year": 1940, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan", "extract": "Elmer's Candid Camera is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon short directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on March 2, 1940, and features Elmer Fudd and an early Bugs Bunny prototype." }, { "title": "Eyes of the Navy", "year": 1940, "genres": "Short, Documentary", "cast": "Charles B. Middleton", "extract": "Eyes of the Navy is a 1940 American short documentary film. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 13th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel)." }, { "title": "From Nurse to Worse", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "From Nurse To Worse is a 1940 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 49th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Hired!", "year": 1940, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Henry Jamison \"Jam\" Handy was an American Olympic breaststroke swimmer, water polo player, and founder of the Jam Handy Organization (JHO), a producer of commercially sponsored motion pictures, slidefilms, trade shows, industrial theater and multimedia training aids. Credited as the first person to " }, { "title": "How High Is Up?", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "How High is Up? is a 1940 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 48th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Knock Knock", "year": 1940, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Knock Knock is a 1940 animated short subject, part of the Andy Panda series, produced by Walter Lantz. The cartoon is noted for being the first appearance of Woody Woodpecker, and was released by Universal Pictures on November 25, 1940." }, { "title": "The Milky Way", "year": 1940, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Bernice Hansen", "extract": "The Milky Way is a one-reel animated cartoon short subject, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres with the film The Captain Is a Lady in 1940 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The short explores the adventures of the \"three little kittens who lost their mittens\", as they explore a dreamland where s" }, { "title": "Mr. Duck Steps Out", "year": 1940, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Mr. Duck Steps Out is a Donald Duck cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions, which is released on June 7, 1940, and featured the debut of Daisy Duck. The short was directed by Jack King and written by Carl Barks, Chuck Couch, Jack Hannah, Harry Reeves, Milt Schaffer, and Frank Tashlin." }, { "title": "No Census, No Feeling", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "No Census, No Feeling is a 1940 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 50th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Nutty But Nice", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Nutty but Nice is a 1940 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 47th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Of Fox and Hounds", "year": 1940, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Willoughby", "extract": "Of Fox and Hounds is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on December 7, 1940, and introduces Willoughby the Dog. Avery performed the voice of Willoughby, and Mel Blanc voiced George the Fox and the bear's yells. The short is an attempt to duplicate the s" }, { "title": "Patient Porky", "year": 1940, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Porky Pig", "extract": "Patient Porky is a 1940 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, written by Warren Foster, and scored by Carl W. Stalling. The short was released on August 24, 1940, and stars Porky Pig. Bugs Bunny's prototype makes a cameo appearance in this cartoon, making it his fifth and final" }, { "title": "Puss Gets the Boot", "year": 1940, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Lillian Randolph", "extract": "Puss Gets the Boot is a 1940 American animated short film and is the first short in what would become the Tom and Jerry cartoon series, though neither were yet referred to by these names. It was directed by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, and produced by Rudolf Ising. It was based on the Aesop's Fabl" }, { "title": "Quicker'n a Wink", "year": 1940, "genres": "Short, Documentary", "cast": "Harold E. Edgerton", "extract": "Quicker'n a Wink is a 1940 American short documentary film in the Pete Smith Specialities series about stroboscopic photography, written by Buddy Adler and directed by George Sidney. In 1941, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject (One-Reel) at the 13th Academy Awards." }, { "title": "Rockin' Thru the Rockies", "year": 1940, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Rockin' thru the Rockies is a 1940 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 45th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Accent on Love", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "George Montgomery, Osa Massen, J. Carrol Naish", "extract": "Accent on Love is a 1941 American drama film directed and filmed by Ray McCarey and written by John Larkin. The film stars George Montgomery, Osa Massen, J. Carrol Naish, Cobina Wright, Stanley Clements and Minerva Urecal. It was released on July 11, 1941 by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Across the Sierras", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bill Elliott", "extract": "Across the Sierras is a 1941 American Western film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Bill Elliott." }, { "title": "Adam Had Four Sons", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Ingrid Bergman, Warner Baxter, Susan Hayward", "extract": "Adam Had Four Sons is a 1941 American romantic drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Ingrid Bergman, Warner Baxter, Susan Hayward, and Fay Wray," }, { "title": "Adventure in Washington", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Herbert Marshall, Virginia Bruce, Gene Reynolds", "extract": "Adventure in Washington is a 1941 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Herbert Marshall, Virginia Bruce and Gene Reynolds. The plot is about an unlikely U.S. Senate page boy whose misadventures in Washington, D.C., cause a Congressional scandal." }, { "title": "Affectionately Yours", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Merle Oberon, Rita Hayworth, Dennis Morgan", "extract": "Affectionately Yours is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Merle Oberon, Dennis Morgan, and Rita Hayworth." }, { "title": "All-American Co-Ed", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Frances Langford, Johnny Downs, Marjorie Woodworth", "extract": "All-American Co-ed is a 1941 American musical film produced and directed by Leroy Prinz as a Hal Roach Streamliner for release by United Artists. It stars Frances Langford, Johnny Downs, Marjorie Woodworth, Noah Beery Jr., Esther Dale, Harry Langdon, and The Tanner Sisters." }, { "title": "All Through the Night", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy, Spy, Thriller", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, Kaaren Verne, Conrad Veidt, Jane Darwell", "extract": "All Through the Night is a 1942 American comedy-gangster-spy thriller film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Humphrey Bogart, Conrad Veidt and Kaaren Verne, and featuring many of the Warner Bros. company of character actors. It was released by Warner Brothers. The supporting cast features Pet" }, { "title": "Aloma of the South Seas", "year": 1941, "genres": "Adventure, Drama, Romance", "cast": "Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall, Katherine DeMille", "extract": "Aloma of the South Seas is a 1941 American romantic adventure drama film directed by Alfred Santell and starring Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall. The film was shot in Technicolor and distributed by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Along the Rio Grande", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Tim Holt, Betty Jane Rhodes, Ruth Clifford", "extract": "Along the Rio Grande is a 1941 American Western film directed by Edward Killy and starring Tim Holt. The female lead was Betty Jane Rhodes." }, { "title": "Among the Living", "year": 1941, "genres": "Horror, Noir", "cast": "Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward, Harry Carey, Frances Farmer", "extract": "Among the Living is a 1941 American film noir directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward, Harry Carey and Frances Farmer. The film is a mix of social drama, horror film, and suspense thriller." }, { "title": "Andy Hardy's Private Secretary", "year": 1941, "genres": "Family, Comedy", "cast": "Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Kathryn Grayson", "extract": "Andy Hardy's Private Secretary is a 1941 American comedy film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Kathryn Grayson, Ann Rutherford and Fay Holden. It was the tenth of the 16-film Andy Hardy series. Marian Hardy does not appear in this film." }, { "title": "Angels with Broken Wings", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jane Frazee, Mary Lee, Binnie Barnes", "extract": "Angels with Broken Wings is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Jane Frazee and Binnie Barnes. The screenplay was written by George Carleton Brown and Bradford Ropes. It was released by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Apache Kid", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick, LeRoy Mason", "extract": "Haskay-bay-nay-ntayl, better known as the Apache Kid, was born in Aravaipa Canyon into one of the three local groups of the Aravaipa/Arivaipa Apache Band of San Carlos Apache, one subgroup of the Western Apache people.\nAs a member of what the U.S. government called the \"SI band\", Kid developed impor" }, { "title": "Appointment for Love", "year": 1941, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Charles Boyer, Margaret Sullavan, Rita Johnson", "extract": "Appointment for Love is a 1941 romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan. It was made by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Arizona Bound", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Luana Walters", "extract": "Arizona Bound is a 1941 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. This is the first film in Monogram Pictures' Rough Riders series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim McCall and Raymond Hatton as Marshal Sandy Hopkins, with Luana Walters, Dennis Moo" }, { "title": "Arizona Cyclone", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day", "extract": "Arizona Cyclone is a 1941 American Western film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day, Kathryn Adams Doty, Herbert Rawlinson and Dick Curtis. The film was released on November 14, 1941, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Arkansas Judge", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Veda Ann Borg, Pauline Moore", "extract": " Arkansas Judge is a 1941 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers, Spring Byington, and Veda Ann Borg." }, { "title": "Babes on Broadway", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter", "extract": "Babes on Broadway is a 1941 American musical film starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland and directed by Busby Berkeley, with Vincente Minnelli directing Garland's big solo numbers. The film, which features Fay Bainter and Virginia Weidler, was the third in the \"Backyard Musical\" series about kids " }, { "title": "Bachelor Daddy", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Edward Everett Horton, Donald Woods, Evelyn Ankers", "extract": "Bachelor Daddy is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Harold Young and written by Robert Lees and Frederic I. Rinaldo. The film stars Baby Sandy, Edward Everett Horton, Donald Woods, Raymond Walburn, Evelyn Ankers, Kathryn Adams Doty, Franklin Pangborn and Jed Prouty. The film was released on Ju" }, { "title": "Back in the Saddle", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Mary Lee", "extract": "Back in the Saddle is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Mary Lee. Written by Richard Murphy and Jesse Lasky Jr., the film is about a singing cowboy who attempts to bring peace between ranchers and the operator of a copper mine whose ch" }, { "title": "Back Street", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Charles Boyer, Margaret Sullavan, Richard Carlson", "extract": "Back Street is a 1941 American drama film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same name, also from Universal. The film is adapted from the 1931 Fannie Hurst novel and the 1932 film version which it follows very closely" }, { "title": "Badlands of Dakota", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Stack, Frances Farmer, Richard Dix", "extract": "Badlands of Dakota is a 1941 American Western film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Robert Stack, Ann Rutherford, Richard Dix and Frances Farmer. Its plot follows a sheriff and his girlfriend who cross paths with Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane." }, { "title": "The Bad Man", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Ronald Reagan", "extract": "The Bad Man is a 1941 American Western film starring Wallace Beery and featuring Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, and Ronald Reagan. The movie was written by Wells Root from the 1920 Porter Emerson Browne play of the same name, and directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is a remake of the 1923 silent ve" }, { "title": "Bad Man of Deadwood", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Carol Adams, Sally Blane", "extract": "Bad Man of Deadwood is a 1941 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "Bad Men of Missouri", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jane Wyman, Dennis Morgan, Wayne Morris", "extract": "Bad Men of Missouri is a 1941 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and written by Charles Grayson. The film stars Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyman, Wayne Morris and Arthur Kennedy. The film was released by Warner Bros. on July 26, 1941." }, { "title": "Bahama Passage", "year": 1941, "genres": "Adventure, Drama", "cast": "Sterling Hayden, Madeleine Carroll, Flora Robson", "extract": "Bahama Passage is a 1941 American drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith, starring Madeleine Carroll and Sterling Hayden. The film was primarily shot on Salt Cay, Turks Islands in Technicolor." }, { "title": "Ball of Fire", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka", "extract": "Ball of Fire is a 1941 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. This Samuel Goldwyn Productions film concerns a group of professors laboring to write an encyclopedia and their encounter with a nightclub performer who provides her own uniq" }, { "title": "The Bandit Trail", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Ray Whitley, Janet Waldo", "extract": "The Bandit Trail is a 1941 Western film." }, { "title": "Barnacle Bill", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Leo Carrillo", "extract": "Barnacle Bill is a 1941 feature film starring Wallace Beery. The screen comedy was directed by Richard Thorpe. Barnacle Bill was the second of seven MGM films pairing Beery and character actress Marjorie Main." }, { "title": "Bedtime Story", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Loretta Young, Fredric March", "extract": "Bedtime Story is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Fredric March, Loretta Young, and Robert Benchley. The supporting cast includes Eve Arden and Joyce Compton." }, { "title": "Belle Starr", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Tierney, Randolph Scott, Dana Andrews", "extract": "Belle Starr is a 1941 American Western film directed by Irving Cummings and starring \nRandolph Scott, Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, and Shepperd Strudwick. Written by Lamar Trotti and based on a story by Niven Busch and Cameron Rogers, it was produced by Kenneth Macgowan for 20th Century Fox, and shot" }, { "title": "The Big Boss", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Otto Kruger, Gloria Dickson, John Litel", "extract": "The Big Boss is a 1941 American drama film directed by Charles Barton and starring Otto Kruger." }, { "title": "The Big Store", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Marx Brothers, Tony Martin, Virginia Grey", "extract": "The Big Store is a 1941 American comedy film starring the Marx Brothers that takes place in a large department store. Groucho appears as private detective Wolf J. Flywheel." }, { "title": "Billy the Kid", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Ian Hunter", "extract": "Billy the Kid is a 1941 American Western film, a color remake of the 1930 film of the same name. The film features Robert Taylor as Billy and Brian Donlevy as a fictionalized version of Pat Garrett renamed \"Jim Sherwood\" in the film. Directed by David Miller and based on the book by Walter Noble Bur" }, { "title": "Billy the Kid's Fighting Pals", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Carleton Young", "extract": "Billy the Kid's Fighting Pals is a 1941 American Western directed by Sam Newfield for Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC), and the fifth in PRC's Billy the Kid film series." }, { "title": "Billy the Kid in Santa Fe", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Marin Sais", "extract": "Billy the Kid in Santa Fe is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. This film is the sixth in the \"Billy the Kid\" film series, produced by PRC from 1940 to 1946, and the last to star Bob Steele. In the next film, Billy the Kid Wanted, Steele was replaced by Buster Crabbe." }, { "title": "Billy the Kid's Range War", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Joan Barclay", "extract": "Billy the Kid's Range War is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield that was the fourth of Producers Releasing Corporation's Billy the Kid film series. Despite the film's title and mention of Lincoln County, there is neither a range war nor even a range seen in the film." }, { "title": "Billy the Kid's Round-Up", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Carleton Young, Joan Barclay", "extract": "Billy the Kid's Round-Up is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Carleton Young, Joan Barclay, Glenn Strange and Charles King. The film was released on December 12, 1941, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Billy the Kid Wanted", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Dave O'Brien, Glenn Strange", "extract": "Billy the Kid Wanted is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. This film is the seventh in the \"Billy the Kid\" film series produced by PRC from 1940 to 1946, and the first starring Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid, replacing Bob Steele. The film also features Sam Newfield's son Joel." }, { "title": "Birth of the Blues", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy", "extract": "Birth of the Blues is a 1941 American musical film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Bing Crosby, Mary Martin and Brian Donlevy." }, { "title": "The Black Cat", "year": 1941, "genres": "Horror, Comedy, Mystery", "cast": "Basil Rathbone, Broderick Crawford, Bela Lugosi", "extract": "The Black Cat is a 1941 American comedy horror and mystery film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Basil Rathbone. The film was a hybrid of style: being inspired by comedy \"Old Dark House\" films of the era as well as the 1843 short story \"The Black Cat\" by Edgar Allan Poe. It stars Basil Rath" }, { "title": "Blonde Comet", "year": 1941, "genres": "Action", "cast": "Virginia Vale, Robert Kent, Vince Barnett", "extract": "Blonde Comet is a 1941 racing movie directed by William Beaudine and starring Virginia Vale as a female racing driver who competes all over Europe then returns to America where she finds romance with a male driver against whom she races. Race driver Barney Oldfield plays himself in a large role bill" }, { "title": "The Blonde from Singapore", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Adventure, War", "cast": "Florence Rice, Leif Erickson, Alexander D'Arcy", "extract": "The Blonde from Singapore is a 1941 American adventure film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Florence Rice." }, { "title": "Blonde Inspiration", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "John Shelton, Virginia Grey, Albert Dekker", "extract": "Blonde Inspiration is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Busby Berkeley and written by Marion Parsonnet. The film stars John Shelton, Virginia Grey, Albert Dekker, Charles Butterworth, and Donald Meek. The film was released on February 7, 1941, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer." }, { "title": "Blondie Goes Latin", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Tito Guízar", "extract": "Blondie Goes Latin, also known as Conga Swing, is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and Robert Sparks and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, and Larry Simms. It is the eighth of the Blondie films. The film showcases musical numbers of Kirby Grant, Ruth Terry, Tito Guizar, " }, { "title": "Blondie in Society", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jonathan Hale", "extract": "Blondie in Society is a 1941 black-and-white comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, and Larry Simms. It is the ninth of the 28 features in the Blondie film series." }, { "title": "Blood and Sand", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Rita Hayworth, Alla Nazimova", "extract": "Blood and Sand is a 1941 American romantic Technicolor film starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Rita Hayworth, and Nazimova. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian, it was produced by 20th Century Fox and was based on the 1908 Spanish novel, which was critical of bullfighting, Blood and Sand, by Vicente Bla" }, { "title": "Blossoms in the Dust", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Biography", "cast": "Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart", "extract": "Blossoms in the Dust is a 1941 American biographical film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt, Fay Holden and Samuel S. Hinds. It tells the true story of Edna Gladney, who helped orphaned children find homes and began a campaign to remove t" }, { "title": "Blues in the Night", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Noir", "cast": "Priscilla Lane, Betty Field, Lloyd Nolan", "extract": "Blues in the Night is a 1941 American musical in the film noir style directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Priscilla Lane, Richard Whorf, Betty Field, Lloyd Nolan, Elia Kazan, and Jack Carson. It was released by Warner Brothers. The project began filming with the working title Hot Nocturne, the pl" }, { "title": "The Body Disappears", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jeffrey Lynn, Jane Wyman, Edward Everett Horton", "extract": "The Body Disappears is a 1941 American comedy film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Jeffrey Lynn and Jane Wyman." }, { "title": "Border Vigilantes", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Frances Gifford", "extract": "Border Vigilantes is a 1941 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Frances Gifford, Victor Jory, Ethel Wales and Morris Ankrum. The film was released on April 18, 1941, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Borrowed Hero", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Florence Rice, Alan Baxter, Constance Worth", "extract": "Borrowed Hero is a 1941 American film directed by Lewis D. Collins." }, { "title": "Bowery Blitzkrieg", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "The, East Side Kids, Keye Luke, Warren Hull", "extract": "Bowery Blitzkrieg is a 1941 film and the sixth installment of the East Side Kids series. The film \"introduced\" Huntz Hall in his first of the East Side Kids film series." }, { "title": "The Bride Came C.O.D.", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "James Cagney, Bette Davis, Eugene Pallette", "extract": "The Bride Came C.O.D. is a 1941 American screwball romantic comedy starring James Cagney as an airplane pilot and Bette Davis as a runaway heiress, and directed by William Keighley. Although the film was publicized as the first screen pairing of Warner Bros.' two biggest stars, they had actually mad" }, { "title": "The Bride Wore Crutches", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lynne Roberts, Robert Armstrong", "extract": "The Bride Wore Crutches is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Shepard Traube and written by Edward Verdier. The film stars Lynne Roberts, Ted North, Edgar Kennedy, Robert Armstrong, Lionel Stander and Richard Lane. The film was released on May 25, 1941, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Broadway Limited", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Victor McLaglen, Patsy Kelly, ZaSu Pitts", "extract": "Broadway Limited is a 1941 American film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Victor McLaglen, Dennis O'Keefe and ZaSu Pitts. The film takes its name from the Broadway Limited train that the Pennsylvania Railroad used to run between New York and Chicago." }, { "title": "Buck Privates", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Musical, War", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Lee Bowman, Jane Frazee", "extract": "Buck Privates is a 1941 musical military comedy film that turned Bud Abbott and Lou Costello into bona fide movie stars. It was the first service comedy based on the peacetime draft of 1940. The comedy team made two more service comedies before the United States entered the war. A sequel to this mov" }, { "title": "Bullets for O'Hara", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Joan Perry, Anthony Quinn", "extract": "Bullets for O'Hara is a 1941 American drama film directed by William K. Howard, written by Raymond L. Schrock, and starring Joan Perry, Roger Pryor, Anthony Quinn, Maris Wrixon, Dick Purcell and Richard Ainley. It was released by Warner Bros. on July 19, 1941." }, { "title": "Burma Convoy", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Charles Bickford, Evelyn Ankers, Cecil Kellaway", "extract": "Burma Convoy is a 1941 film about a truck convoy on the Burma Road directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Charles Bickford and Evelyn Ankers." }, { "title": "Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day", "extract": "Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie is a 1941 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Sherman L. Lowe and Victor McLeod. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day, Kathryn Adams Doty, Harry Cording and Ernie Adams. The film was released on March 21, 1941, by Universa" }, { "title": "Buy Me That Town", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Constance Moore, Lloyd Nolan, Albert Dekker", "extract": "Buy Me That Town is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Murray Boltinoff, Harry A. Gourfair, Gordon Kahn and Martin Rackin. The film stars Lloyd Nolan, Constance Moore, Albert Dekker, Sheldon Leonard, Barbara Jo Allen, Edward Brophy and Warren Hymer. The film was rele" }, { "title": "Cadet Girl", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Carole Landis, George Montgomery, William Tracy", "extract": "Cadet Girl is a 1941 comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Stanley Rauh and H.W. Hanemann. The film stars Carole Landis, George Montgomery, Shepperd Strudwick, William Tracy, Janis Carter and Robert Lowery. The film was released on November 28, 1941, by 20th Century Fox. The film was sc" }, { "title": "The Case of the Black Parrot", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "William Lundigan, Maris Wrixon, Paul Cavanagh", "extract": "The Case of the Black Parrot is a 1941 American crime film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Robert E. Kent. The film stars William Lundigan, Maris Wrixon, Eddie Foy, Jr., Luli Deste, Paul Cavanagh and Charles Waldron. The film was released by Warner Bros. on January 11, 1941." }, { "title": "Caught in the Act", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Henry Armetta, Iris Meredith", "extract": "" }, { "title": "Caught in the Draft", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour", "extract": "Caught in the Draft is a 1941 comedy/war film with Bob Hope directed by David Butler." }, { "title": "Charley's Aunt", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Historical", "cast": "Jack Benny, Kay Francis, Anne Baxter", "extract": "Charley's Aunt is a 1941 American historical comedy film directed by Archie Mayo. It stars Jack Benny and Kay Francis. It was the third filmed version of the 1892 stage farce of the same name by Brandon Thomas. It remained one of Benny's personal favourites among his own films." }, { "title": "Charlie Chan in Rio", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Kay Linaker", "extract": "Charlie Chan in Rio is a 1941 film featuring the Asian detective Charlie Chan. It was the tenth film to feature Sidney Toler as the title character, who is called upon to investigate the death of a suspected murderer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil." }, { "title": "Cheers for Miss Bishop", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Martha Scott, William Gargan, Edmund Gwenn", "extract": "Cheers for Miss Bishop is a 1941 American drama film based on the novel Miss Bishop by Bess Streeter Aldrich. It was directed by Tay Garnett and stars Martha Scott in the title role. The other cast members include William Gargan, Edmund Gwenn, Sterling Holloway, Dorothy Peterson, Marsha Hunt, Don Do" }, { "title": "The Chocolate Soldier", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Nelson Eddy, Risë Stevens, Nigel Bruce", "extract": "The Chocolate Soldier is a 1941 American musical film directed by Roy Del Ruth. It uses original music from the Oscar Straus 1908 operetta of the same name, which was based on George Bernard Shaw’s 1894 play Arms and the Man. Unable to come to terms with Shaw, the studio used a story to which it alr" }, { "title": "Citadel of Crime", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Robert Armstrong, Linda Hayes", "extract": "Citadel of Crime is a 1941 American drama film directed by George Sherman and written by Don Ryan. The film stars Robert Armstrong, Frank Albertson, Linda Hayes, Russell Simpson, Richard \"Skeets\" Gallagher and William Haade. The film was released on July 24, 1941, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Citizen Kane", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Everett Sloane, Paul Stewart, Dorothy Comingore", "extract": "Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film directed by, produced by, and starring Orson Welles. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Herman J. Mankiewicz. The picture was Welles' first feature film. Citizen Kane is frequently cited as the greatest film ever made. For 50 consecutive years, it stood a" }, { "title": "City of Missing Girls", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Astrid Allwyn, H. B. Warner, John Archer", "extract": "City of Missing Girls is a 1941 American film directed by Elmer Clifton." }, { "title": "Come Live with Me", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, Ian Hunter", "extract": "Come Live with Me is a 1941 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by Clarence Brown and starring James Stewart and Hedy Lamarr. Based on a story by Virginia Van Upp, the film is about a beautiful Viennese refugee seeking United States citizenship who arranges a marriage of convenience " }, { "title": "Confessions of Boston Blackie", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery, Crime, War", "cast": "Chester Morris, Harriet Hilliard", "extract": "Confessions of Boston Blackie is a 1941 American crime film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Chester Morris and Harriet Hilliard. A woman consigns a family heirloom to a pair of unscrupulous art dealers in order to raise money to help her sick brother. This film is the second in the series of" }, { "title": "Confirm or Deny", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Don Ameche, Joan Bennett, Roddy McDowall", "extract": "Confirm or Deny is a 1941 film made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Archie Mayo and Fritz Lang (uncredited), and starring by Don Ameche and Joan Bennett. The screenplay was written by Jo Swerling, based on a story by Samuel Fuller and Henry Wales." }, { "title": "The Corsican Brothers", "year": 1941, "genres": "", "cast": "Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ruth Warrick, Akim Tamiroff", "extract": "The Corsican Brothers is a 1941 swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in a dual role as the title Conjoined twins, separated at birth and raised in entirely different circumstances. Both thirst for revenge against the man who killed their parents, both fall in love with the same woman. Th" }, { "title": "Country Fair", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "June Clyde, Eddie Foy Jr., William Demarest", "extract": "Country Fair is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars Eddie Foy, Jr., June Clyde, Guinn \"Big Boy\" Williams, William Demarest, Harold Huber and Ferris Taylor. The film was released on May 5, 1941, by Republic Pictur" }, { "title": "The Cowboy and the Blonde", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Western", "cast": "Mary Beth Hughes, George Montgomery, Alan Mowbray", "extract": "The Cowboy and the Blonde is a 1941 American Western comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and released by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Cracked Nuts", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Stuart Erwin, Una Merkel, Mischa Auer", "extract": "Cracked Nuts is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Erna Lazarus and Scott Darling. The film stars Stuart Erwin, Una Merkel, Mischa Auer, William Frawley, Shemp Howard and Astrid Allwyn. It was released on August 1, 1941, by Universal Pictures. The film is unrelate" }, { "title": "Criminals Within", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Eric Linden, Ann Doran, Ben Alexander", "extract": "Criminals Within is a 1941 American drama film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring Eric Linden, Ben Alexander and Donald Curtis. It was released on June 27, 1941." }, { "title": "Cyclone on Horseback", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Marjorie Reynolds", "extract": "Cyclone on Horseback is a 1941 Western film." }, { "title": "Dance Hall", "year": 1941, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Carole Landis, Cesar Romero, June Storey", "extract": "Dance Hall is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Irving Pichel and written by Stanley Rauh and Ethel Hill. The film stars Carole Landis, Cesar Romero, William \"Bill\" Henry, June Storey, J. Edward Bromberg and Charles Halton. It is based on the novel The Giant Swing by W. R. Burnett. The film wa" }, { "title": "A Dangerous Game", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Jean Brooks", "extract": "A Dangerous Game is a 1941 American mystery film directed by John Rawlins and starring Richard Arlen, Andy Devine and Jean Brooks. It is part of Universal Pictures's Aces of Action series. The New York Times called the film \"a crack-brained murder mystery.\"" }, { "title": "Dangerous Lady", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Neil Hamilton, June Storey, Evelyn Brent", "extract": "Dangerous Lady is a 1941 American crime film directed by Bernard B. Ray and written by Jack Natteford. The film stars Neil Hamilton, June Storey, Douglas Fowley, Evelyn Brent, Greta Granstedt and Malcolm \"Bud\" McTaggart. It was released on September 12, 1941 by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Dangerously They Live", "year": 1941, "genres": "Thriller, Spy, War", "cast": "John Garfield, Nancy Coleman, Raymond Massey", "extract": "Dangerously They Live is a 1941 American World War II spy film directed by Robert Florey and starring John Garfield, Nancy Coleman and Raymond Massey. The plot concerns Nazi spies who try to pry information out of a British agent." }, { "title": "Dead Men Tell", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Sheila Ryan, Kay Aldridge", "extract": "Dead Men Tell is a 1941 American mystery film starring Sidney Toler, who played Charlie Chan in 22 feature films, beginning with Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938), and ending with The Trap (1946). The first 11 Charlie Chan films were produced by 20th Century Fox Studios, thereafter sold to Monogram Pi" }, { "title": "The Deadly Game", "year": 1941, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Charles Farrell, June Lang, John Miljan", "extract": "The Deadly Game (1941) is a thriller starring Charles Farrell. The film was written by Wellyn Totman and directed by Phil Rosen. It was Farrell's 53rd and final film appearance, although he would reemerge more than a decade later on television as the lead in My Little Margie." }, { "title": "Death Valley Outlaws", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "Death Valley Outlaws is a 1941 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Jack Lait Jr. and Don Ryan. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Milburn Stone, Bob McKenzie, Karl Hackett and Rex Lease. The film was released on September 26, 1941, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Desert Bandit", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "Desert Bandit is a 1941 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Bennett Cohen and Eliot Gibbons. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick, William Haade, James Gillette, Dick Wessel and Tom Chatterton. It was released on May 24, 1941 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Design for Scandal", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Rosalind Russell, Walter Pidgeon, Edward Arnold", "extract": "Design for Scandal is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog. Rosalind Russell stars as a judge targeted by a newspaper tycoon unhappy with her decision in his divorce case." }, { "title": "Desperate Cargo", "year": 1941, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Ralph Byrd, Carol Hughes, Julie Duncan", "extract": "Desperate Cargo is a 1941 American film directed by William Beaudine and based on the 1937 Argosy magazine serial Loot Below by Eustace Lane Adams. The film stars Ralph Byrd, Carol Hughes, Julie Duncan and Jack Mulhall." }, { "title": "The Devil and Daniel Webster", "year": 1941, "genres": "Fantasy", "cast": "Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, James Craig", "extract": "The Devil and Daniel Webster is a 1941 fantasy film based on the 1938 play adaptation of Stephen Vincent Benét's 1936 short story \"The Devil and Daniel Webster\". The play by Benét was in turn based on the libretto created by Benét for an opera adaptation of his short story with composer Douglas Moor" }, { "title": "The Devil and Miss Jones", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jean Arthur, Charles Coburn, Robert Cummings", "extract": "The Devil and Miss Jones is a 1941 comedy film starring Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings, and Charles Coburn. Directed by Sam Wood from a screenplay by Norman Krasna, the film was the product of an independent collaboration between Krasna and producer Frank Ross. Their short-lived production company rel" }, { "title": "The Devil Commands", "year": 1941, "genres": "Horror, War", "cast": "Boris Karloff", "extract": "The Devil Commands is a 1941 American horror film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Boris Karloff. The working title of the film was The Devil Said No. In it, a man obsessed with contacting his dead wife falls in with a sinister phony medium. The Devil Commands is one of the many films from th" }, { "title": "The Devil Pays Off", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Spy", "cast": "Osa Massen, J. Edward Bromberg, Margaret Tallichet", "extract": "The Devil Pays Off is a 1941 American spy film directed by John H. Auer. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording." }, { "title": "Dive Bomber", "year": 1941, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray, Alexis Smith", "extract": "Dive Bomber is a 1941 American aviation film from Warner Bros. Pictures, directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Errol Flynn and Fred MacMurray. The film is notable for both its Technicolor photography of pre-World War II United States Navy aircraft and as a historical document of the U.S. in 1941." }, { "title": "Doctors Don't Tell", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery, Drama", "cast": "Florence Rice, John Beal", "extract": "Doctors Don't Tell is a 1941 American drama film directed by Jacques Tourneur and written by Theodore Reeves and Isabel Dawn. The film stars John Beal, Florence Rice, Edward Norris, Ward Bond, Douglas Fowley and Grady Sutton." }, { "title": "Doomed Caravan", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Russell Hayden", "extract": "Doomed Caravan is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring William Boyd. The film is a serial Western and part of the Hopalong Cassidy series. It is the 32nd entry in a series of 66 films." }, { "title": "Double Cross", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Kane Richmond, Wynne Gibson, Pauline Moore", "extract": "Double Cross is a 1941 American Producers Releasing Corporation crime film directed by Albert H. Kelley and starring serial star Kane Richmond. The film is also known as Motorcycle Squad." }, { "title": "Double Date", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Edmund Lowe, Una Merkel, Peggy Moran", "extract": "Double Date is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Glenn Tryon and written by Scott Darling, Erna Lazarus and Agnes Christine Johnston. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Una Merkel, Peggy Moran, Rand Brooks, Tommy Kelly and Hattie Noel. The film was released on March 14, 1941, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Double Trouble", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Harry Langdon, Charley Rogers", "extract": "Double Trouble is a 1941 American comedy film. Directed by William Beaudine under the pseudonym \"William West\", the film stars Harry Langdon, Charles Rogers, and Catherine Lewis. It was released on November 21, 1941. During production the working title of the film was Here We Go Again." }, { "title": "Down in San Diego", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Adventure", "cast": "Bonita Granville, Dan Dailey, Ray McDonald (dancer)", "extract": "Down in San Diego is a 1941 American adventure film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Franz Schulz and Harry Clork. The black-and-white movie was filmed in San Diego and stars Bonita Granville, Ray McDonald, Dan Dailey, Leo Gorcey, Henry O'Neill and Stanley Clements. The film was release" }, { "title": "Down Mexico Way", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Fay McKenzie, Harold Huber", "extract": "Down Mexico Way is a 1941 American Western film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Fay McKenzie. Based on a story by Dorrell and Stuart E. McGowan, the film is about a singing cowboy who comes to the aid of the townspeople of Sage City who are victims of a nefar" }, { "title": "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", "year": 1941, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner", "extract": "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1941 American horror film starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, and Lana Turner. The production also features Donald Crisp, Ian Hunter, Barton MacLane, C. Aubrey Smith, and Sara Allgood. Its storyline is based on the 1886 Gothic novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr" }, { "title": "Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Red Skelton", "extract": "Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day is a 1941 American drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, and Laraine Day. It is the eighth of a total of nine Dr. Kildare pictures made by the MGM studios. When MGM decided to move up-and-coming star Laraine Day out of the \"Dr. Kild" }, { "title": "Dressed to Kill", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, Sheila Ryan", "extract": "Dressed to Kill is a 1941 crime mystery starring Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes and Sheila Ryan. The film is based on The Dead Take No Bows, a mystery novel by Richard Burke." }, { "title": "The Driftin' Kid", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tom Keene, Betty Miles", "extract": "The Driftin' Kid is a 1941 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Robert Emmett Tansey and Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Tom Keene, Betty Miles, Frank Yaconelli, Glenn Strange, Stanley Price and Fred Hoose. The film was released on October 17, 1941, by Monogram Pic" }, { "title": "Dude Cowboy", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Marjorie Reynolds", "extract": "Dude Cowboy is a 1941 American western film. David Howard directed the film and Morton Grant wrote the screenplay. The film stars Tim Holt as Terry McVey, Eddie Kane as Gordon West, Marjorie Reynolds as Barbara Adams, Byron Foulger as Frank Adams, Louise Currie as Gail Sargent, Eddie Dew as French, " }, { "title": "Dumbo", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated, Fantasy", "cast": "Edward Brophy, Herman Bing", "extract": "Dumbo is a 1941 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The fourth Disney animated feature film, it is based upon the storyline written by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl, and illustrated by Helen Durney for the prototype of a novelty toy" }, { "title": "Dynamite Canyon", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tom Keene, Sugar Dawn, Evelyn Finley", "extract": "Dynamite Canyon is a 1941 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Robert Emmett Tansey and Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Tom Keene, Sugar Dawn, Slim Andrews, Evelyn Finley, Stanley Price and Kenne Duncan. The film was released on August 8, 1941, by Monogram Pictures" }, { "title": "Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Mona Barrie", "extract": "Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring is a 1941 American mystery film directed by James P. Hogan and written by Eric Taylor and Gertrude Purcell. It is based on the 1931 novel The Dutch Shoe Mystery by Ellery Queen. The film stars Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, Mona Barrie, Paul Hurst" }, { "title": "Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, H. B. Warner", "extract": "Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime is a 1941 American mystery film directed by James P. Hogan and written by Eric Taylor. The film was loosely based on the 1938 novel The Devil to Pay by Ellery Queen. It stars Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, Spring Byington, H. B. Warner and James" }, { "title": "Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Anna May Wong", "extract": "Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery is a 1941 American mystery film directed by James P. Hogan and written by Eric Taylor. It is based on the 1939 play The Three Scratches by Ellery Queen. The film stars Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, Anna May Wong, James Burke and Eduardo Ciannelli" }, { "title": "Emergency Landing", "year": 1941, "genres": "Action, Comedy, Spy, Romance", "cast": "Forrest Tucker, Carol Hughes, Evelyn Brent", "extract": "Emergency Landing is a 1941 American aviation spy-fi romantic screwball comedy film directed by William Beaudine. The film stars Forrest Tucker in his second film and in his first leading role with co-stars Carol Hughes and Evelyn Brent. Emergency Landing features much mismatched stock footage of va" }, { "title": "Escort Girl", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Betty Compson, Margaret Marquis, Robert Kellard", "extract": "Escort Girl is a 1941 American film directed by Edward E. Kaye; it is also known as Scarlet Virgin." }, { "title": "The Face Behind the Mask", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Peter Lorre, Evelyn Keyes", "extract": "The Face Behind the Mask is a 1941 American film noir crime film directed by Robert Florey and starring Peter Lorre. The screenplay was adapted by Paul Jarrico, Arthur Levinson, and Allen Vincent from the play Interim, written by Thomas Edward O'Connell." }, { "title": "Father Takes a Wife", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Adolphe Menjou, Gloria Swanson, Desi Arnaz", "extract": "Father Takes a Wife is a 1941 American comedy film starring Gloria Swanson and Adolphe Menjou. Silent screen queen Gloria Swanson returned to films after a seven-year absence. Eight years later, Swanson staged another comeback in the classic Sunset Boulevard (1950)." }, { "title": "Father's Son", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "John Litel, Frieda Inescort", "extract": "Father's Son is a 1941 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman and written by Fred Niblo Jr. and Booth Tarkington. The film stars John Litel, Frieda Inescort, Billy Dawson and Christian Rub. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 12, 1941." }, { "title": "Father Steps Out", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Frank Albertson, Lorna Gray", "extract": "Father Steps Out is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Frank Albertson, Jed Prouty, Lorna Gray and Frank Faylen. It is a remake of the 1934 film City Limits." }, { "title": "Federal Fugitives", "year": 1941, "genres": "Thriller, Noir", "cast": "Neil Hamilton, Victor Varconi", "extract": "Federal Fugitives is a 1941 American film noir directed by William Beaudine. The film stars Neil Hamilton, Doris Day, Victor Varconi, and Charles C. Wilson." }, { "title": "The Feminine Touch", "year": 1941, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Rosalind Russell, Don Ameche, Kay Francis", "extract": "The Feminine Touch is a 1941 American comedy film directed by W.S. Van Dyke, and starring Rosalind Russell and Don Ameche." }, { "title": "Fiesta", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Ann Ayars, Armida, Antonio Moreno", "extract": "Fiesta is a 1941 American Technicolor film directed by LeRoy Prinz that was one of Hal Roach's Streamliners. The film was the motion picture debut of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera star Anne Ayars." }, { "title": "Fighting Bill Fargo", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Jean Brooks", "extract": "Fighting Bill Fargo is a 1941 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Paul Franklin, Arthur V. Jones and Dorcas Cochran. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Jean Brooks, Kenneth Harlan, Nell O'Day and Ted Adams. The film was released on December 9, 1941, by Universal " }, { "title": "The Flame of New Orleans", "year": 1941, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Marlene Dietrich, Mischa Auer, Roland Young", "extract": "The Flame of New Orleans is a 1941 comedy film directed by René Clair and starring Marlene Dietrich and Bruce Cabot in his first comedy role. The supporting cast features Roland Young, Andy Devine and Franklin Pangborn." }, { "title": "Flight from Destiny", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jeffrey Lynn", "extract": "Flight from Destiny is a 1941 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and written by Barry Trivers. The film stars Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Jeffrey Lynn, James Stephenson, Mona Maris and Jonathan Hale. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 8, 1941." }, { "title": "Flying Blind", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Action, Comedy", "cast": "Jean Parker, Richard Arlen, Nils Asther", "extract": "Flying Blind is a 1941 American action and comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was the second movie from Pine-Thomas Productions. That company's first three films formed an unofficial \"aviation trilogy\"; all starred Richard Arlen." }, { "title": "Flying Cadets", "year": 1941, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "William Gargan, Edmund Lowe, Peggy Moran", "extract": "Flying Cadets is a 1941 American adventure film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by George Waggner, Roy Chanslor and Stanley Rubin. The film stars William Gargan, Edmund Lowe, Peggy Moran, Frank Albertson, Frankie Thomas and Riley Hill. Flying Cadets was released on October 24, 1941, by Univer" }, { "title": "Flying Wild", "year": 1941, "genres": "", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, David Gorcey", "extract": "Flying Wild is a 1941 film directed by William Beaudine under the pseudonym \"William West\" as the fifth installment of the East Side Kids series which eventually totaled 22 films. The film is the team's first one in the spy film genre." }, { "title": "Footlight Fever", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Alan Mowbray, Donald MacBride, Elyse Knox", "extract": "Footlight Fever is a 1941 sequel to the 1940 comedy Curtain Call, with Alan Mowbray and Donald MacBride." }, { "title": "Footsteps in the Dark", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Ralph Bellamy", "extract": "Footsteps in the Dark is a light-hearted 1941 mystery film, starring Errol Flynn as an amateur detective investigating a murder." }, { "title": "For Beauty's Sake", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Marjorie Weaver, Ned Sparks, Joan Davis", "extract": "For Beauty's Sake is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Shepard Traube and written by Walter Bullock, Ethel Hill and Wanda Tuchock. The film stars Ned Sparks, Marjorie Weaver, Ted North, Joan Davis, Pierre Watkin and Lenita Lane. The film was released on June 6, 1941, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Forbidden Trails", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Forbidden Trails is a 1941 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and written by Adele Buffington. This is the third film in Monogram Pictures' Rough Riders series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim McCall and Raymond Hatton as Marshal Sandy Hopkins" }, { "title": "Forced Landing", "year": 1941, "genres": "Action", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Eva Gabor, J. Carrol Naish, Nils Asther, Evelyn Brent", "extract": "Forced Landing is a 1941 American action film directed by Gordon Wiles and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film recounts the exploits of a pilot in Mosaque, an imaginary country in the midst of turmoil. Forced Landing stars Richard Arlen, Eva Gabor, J. Carrol Naish, Nils Asther and Evelyn Bre" }, { "title": "Four Mothers", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane", "extract": "Four Mothers is a 1941 American drama film and sequel to Four Daughters (1938) and Four Wives (1939). The film stars Claude Rains, Jeffrey Lynn, May Robson and featuring the Lane Sisters: Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane and Lola Lane. It was directed by William Keighley and is based on the story \"Sist" }, { "title": "Free and Easy", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Robert Cummings, Ruth Hussey", "extract": "Free and Easy is a 1941 film directed by George Sidney, and starring Robert Cummings and Ruth Hussey. The film is a remake of MGM's But the Flesh Is Weak (1932) with Robert Montgomery and C. Aubrey Smith as the son-and-father team." }, { "title": "Fugitive Valley", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Julie Duncan", "extract": "Fugitive Valley is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby. The film is the eighth in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Crash, John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune as Alibi, with Julie Duncan, Glenn Strange and Bob Kortman." }, { "title": "Gambling Daughters", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Cecilia Parker, Gale Storm", "extract": "Gambling Daughters is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Max Nosseck and starring Cecilia Parker, Roger Pryor and Robert Baldwin." }, { "title": "Gangs of Sonora", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis", "extract": "Gangs of Sonora is a 1941 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by John English." }, { "title": "The Gang's All Here", "year": 1941, "genres": "Action, Comedy", "cast": "Frankie Darro, Mantan Moreland, Robert Homans", "extract": "The Gang's All Here (1941) is an American black-and-white feature film starring Frankie Darro, Mantan Moreland, Marcia Mae Jones, and Jackie Moran in a story about a trucking company targeted by saboteurs. The film was directed by Jean Yarbrough, produced by Lindsley Parsons, and is one of several t" }, { "title": "Gauchos of El Dorado", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Rufe Davis", "extract": "Gauchos of Eldorado is a 1941 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck." }, { "title": "The Gay Falcon", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Allen Jenkins", "extract": "The Gay Falcon is a 1941 B film, the first in a series of 16 films about a suave detective nicknamed The Falcon. Intended to replace the earlier The Saint detective series, the first film took its title from the lead character, Gay Laurence. George Sanders was cast in the title role; he had played T" }, { "title": "The Gay Vagabond", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Roscoe Karns, Ruth Donnelly, Margaret Hamilton", "extract": "The Gay Vagabond is a 1941 American comedy film directed by William Morgan and written by Ewart Adamson and Taylor Caven. The film stars Roscoe Karns, Ruth Donnelly, Ernest Truex, Margaret Hamilton, Abner Biberman and Bernadene Hayes. The film was released on May 12, 1941, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Gentleman from Dixie", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jack La Rue, Marian Marsh, Clarence Muse", "extract": "Gentleman from Dixie is a 1941 American drama film directed by Albert Herman and starring Jack La Rue, Marian Marsh and Clarence Muse." }, { "title": "The Get-Away", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Robert Sterling, Donna Reed, Charles Winninger", "extract": "The Get-Away is a 1941 film directed by Edward Buzzell. It stars Robert Sterling, Charles Winninger and Donna Reed. It is a remake of Public Hero No. 1." }, { "title": "A Girl, a Guy and a Gob", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lucille Ball, George Murphy, Edmond O'Brien", "extract": "A Girl, a Guy and a Gob is a 1941 film produced by Harold Lloyd and starring George Murphy, Lucille Ball, and Edmond O'Brien." }, { "title": "The Girl in the News", "year": 1941, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Margaret Lockwood, Barry K. Barnes, Emlyn Williams", "extract": "The Girl in the News is a 1940 British thriller film directed by Carol Reed and starring Margaret Lockwood, Barry K. Barnes and Emlyn Williams. It was based on the eponymous novel by Roy Vickers, released the same year." }, { "title": "Glamour Boy", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jackie Cooper, Susanna Foster", "extract": "Glamour Boy is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Val Burton, F. Hugh Herbert and Bradford Ropes. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Susanna Foster, Walter Abel, Darryl Hickman, Ann Gillis, William Demarest and Jackie Searl. The film was released on December 5, 1941, by P" }, { "title": "Golden Hoofs", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jane Withers, Buddy Rogers, Kay Aldridge", "extract": "Golden Hoofs is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Lynn Shores and written by Ben Grauman Kohn. The film stars Jane Withers, Charles \"Buddy\" Rogers, Kay Aldridge, George Irving, Buddy Pepper and Cliff Clark. The film was released on February 14, 1941, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Go West, Young Lady", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western, Comedy", "cast": "Ann Miller, Glenn Ford, Ann Miller", "extract": "Go West, Young Lady is a 1941 American comedy Western film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Penny Singleton, Glenn Ford and Ann Miller." }, { "title": "Great Guns", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Laurel and Hardy, Sheila Ryan, Mae Marsh", "extract": "Great Guns is a 1941 film directed by Monty Banks, and produced by Sol M. Wurtzel for 20th Century Fox starring Laurel and Hardy. It is also known as Forward March." }, { "title": "The Great American Broadcast", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Alice Faye, John Payne, Jack Oakie", "extract": "The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 comedy film directed by Archie Mayo. It stars Jack Oakie, Alice Faye and John Payne." }, { "title": "The Great Awakening", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Historical, Musical", "cast": "Ilona Massey, Alan Curtis", "extract": "The Great Awakening is a 1941 American historical musical drama film starring Alan Curtis, Ilona Massey, and Billy Gilbert. Directed by Reinhold Schünzel, the film was produced by Gloria Pictures Corporation, and released by United Artists. Miklós Rózsa was responsible for the musical direction, tho" }, { "title": "The Great Lie", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Mary Astor, Bette Davis, George Brent", "extract": "The Great Lie is a 1941 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding, and starring Bette Davis, George Brent and Mary Astor. The screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee is based on the novel January Heights by Polan Banks." }, { "title": "The Great Mr. Nobody", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, John Litel", "extract": "The Great Mr. Nobody is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Ben Markson and Kenneth Gamet. The film stars Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Alan Hale, Sr., William Lundigan, John Litel, Charles Trowbridge and Paul Hurst. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February " }, { "title": "The Great Swindle", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Jack Holt, Marjorie Reynolds, Henry Kolker", "extract": "The Great Swindle is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Holt, Jonathan Hale and Henry Kolker." }, { "title": "The Great Train Robbery", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Claire Carleton, Milburn Stone", "extract": "The Great Train Robbery is a 1941 American low-budget B-western film. It was directed by Joseph Kane and starred Bob Steele and Claire Carleton. It was remade in 1949 as The Last Bandit and again in 1952 as South Pacific Trail." }, { "title": "The Gunman from Bodie", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "The Gunman from Bodie is a 1941 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and written by Adele Buffington. This is the second film in Monogram Pictures' Rough Riders series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim McCall and Raymond Hatton as Marshal Sand" }, { "title": "H. M. Pulham, Esq.", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Robert Young, Hedy Lamarr, Ruth Hussey", "extract": "H. M. Pulham, Esq. is a 1941 American drama film directed by King Vidor and starring Hedy Lamarr, Robert Young, and Ruth Hussey. Based on the novel H. M. Pulham, Esq. by John P. Marquand, the film is about a middle-aged businessman who has lived a conservative life according to the routine conventio" }, { "title": "Hands Across the Rockies", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bill Elliott", "extract": "Hands Across the Rockies is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Bill Elliott." }, { "title": "The Hard-Boiled Canary", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Susanna Foster, Allan Jones, Margaret Lindsay", "extract": "The Hard-Boiled Canary is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Andrew L. Stone and written by Robert Lively and Andrew L. Stone. It was later reissued as There's Magic in Music." }, { "title": "Hard Guy", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Jack LaRue, Mary Healy, Iris Adrian", "extract": "Hard Guy is a 1941 American film directed by Elmer Clifton." }, { "title": "Harmon of Michigan", "year": 1941, "genres": "Sports", "cast": "Tom Harmon, Anita Louise, Larry Parks", "extract": "Harmon of Michigan is a 1941 American film starring Anita Louise and Larry Parks. Ostensibly a biopic about University of Michigan football player Tom Harmon's post-collegiate career as a coach, it was actually filmed immediately upon his graduation and is thus entirely fictional. Harmon, who was an" }, { "title": "Harvard, Here I Come", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Maxie Rosenbloom, Arline Judge", "extract": "Harvard, Here I Come! is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and stars Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom, Arline Judge, Stanley Brown, Don Beddoe, Marie Wilson, and Virginia Sale. The film is also known as Here I Come in the United Kingdom." }, { "title": "Hello, Sucker", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Hugh Herbert, Peggy Moran, June Storey", "extract": "Hello, Sucker is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Maurice Leo and Paul Gerard Smith. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Tom Brown, Peggy Moran, Lewis Howard, June Storey, Walter Catlett and Robert Emmett Keane. The film was released on July 11, 1941, by Universal Pict" }, { "title": "Hellzapoppin'", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Martha Raye", "extract": "Hellzapoppin' is a 1941 American musical comedy film, and an adaptation of the stage musical of the same name that ran on Broadway from 1938 to 1941. The film is directed by H. C. Potter and distributed by Universal Pictures. Although the entire Broadway cast was initially slated to feature in the f" }, { "title": "Henry Aldrich for President", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jimmy Lydon, Mary Anderson", "extract": "Henry Aldrich for President is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Val Burton. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, June Preisser, Mary Anderson, Charles Smith, John Litel, Dorothy Peterson and Martha O'Driscoll. The film was released on October 24, 1941, by Paramount Pictures" }, { "title": "Here Comes Happiness", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Mildred Coles, Edward Norris, Richard Ainley", "extract": "Here Comes Happiness is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Charles L. Tedford. The film stars Mildred Coles, Edward Norris, Richard Ainley, Russell Hicks, Marjorie Gateson and John Ridgely. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 15, 1941." }, { "title": "Here Comes Mr. Jordan", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Fantasy, Romance", "cast": "Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Claude Rains", "extract": "Here Comes Mr. Jordan is a 1941 American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Alexander Hall, in which a boxer, mistakenly taken to Heaven before his time, is given a second chance back on Earth. It stars Robert Montgomery, Claude Rains and Evelyn Keyes." }, { "title": "Her First Beau", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Jane Withers, Jackie Cooper, Josephine Hutchinson", "extract": "Her First Beau is a 1941 comedy-drama directed by Theodore Reed and starring Jane Withers and Jackie Cooper. The film was produced by Columbia Pictures, and the screenplay was written by Gladys Lehman and Karen DeWolf based on the 1939 play June Mad by Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements, which was " }, { "title": "High Sierra", "year": 1941, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Joan Leslie, Arthur Kennedy, Cornel Wilde", "extract": "High Sierra is a 1941 American film noir directed by Raoul Walsh, written by William R. Burnett and John Huston from the novel by Burnett, and starring Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart. Its plot follows a career criminal who becomes involved in a jewel heist in a resort town in California's Sierra Nev" }, { "title": "Highway West", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Brenda Marshall, Arthur Kennedy, William Lundigan", "extract": "Highway West is a 1941 American crime film directed by William C. McGann and starring Brenda Marshall, Arthur Kennedy and William Lundigan. It is a remake of the 1934 film Heat Lightning." }, { "title": "Hit the Road", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime, Comedy", "cast": "Gladys George, Barton MacLane, Dead End Kids", "extract": "Hit the Road is a 1941 crime comedy film featuring the Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys." }, { "title": "Hold Back the Dawn", "year": 1941, "genres": "Romance, Drama", "cast": "Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard", "extract": "Hold Back the Dawn is a 1941 American romantic drama film in which a Romanian gigolo marries an American woman in Mexico in order to gain entry to the United States, but winds up falling in love with her. It stars Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen, Walter Abel, Cur" }, { "title": "Hold That Ghost", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Horror", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Richard Carlson, Joan Davis", "extract": "Hold That Ghost is a 1941 horror comedy film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello and featuring Joan Davis, Evelyn Ankers and Richard Carlson." }, { "title": "Honeymoon for Three", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Ann Sheridan, George Brent, Jane Wyman", "extract": "Honeymoon for Three is a 1941 romantic comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon. It is a remake of the 1933 film Goodbye Again." }, { "title": "Honky Tonk", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Claire Trevor, Frank Morgan, Chill Wills", "extract": "Honky Tonk is a 1941 black-and-white Western film directed by Jack Conway, produced by Pandro S. Berman, and starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner. The supporting cast features Claire Trevor, Frank Morgan, Marjorie Main, Albert Dekker and Chill Wills." }, { "title": "Honolulu Lu", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Lupe Vélez, Bruce Bennett, Leo Carrillo", "extract": "Honolulu Lu is a 1941 American musical film directed by Charles Barton and written by Eliot Gibbons. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Bruce Bennett, Leo Carrillo, Marjorie Gateson, Don Beddoe and Forrest Tucker. The film was released December 11, 1941, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Horror Island", "year": 1941, "genres": "Thriller, Horror, Mystery", "cast": "Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Leo Carrillo", "extract": "Horror Island is a 1941 American mystery and horror film directed by George Waggner. It was based on the short story \"Terror of the South Seas\" by Alex Gottlieb. It stars Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Leo Carrillo, Eddie Parker, Dale Van Sickle, John Eldredge, Lewis Howard, Hobart Cavanaugh, Iris Adrian " }, { "title": "How Green Was My Valley", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Roddy McDowall, Donald Crisp", "extract": "How Green Was My Valley is a 1941 American drama film set in Wales, directed by John Ford. The film, based on the bestselling 1939 novel of the same name by Richard Llewellyn, was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and scripted by Philip Dunne. It stars Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee, Donald Cri" }, { "title": "Hudson's Bay", "year": 1941, "genres": "Historical, Adventure, Western", "cast": "Paul Muni, Gene Tierney, Virginia Field", "extract": "Hudson's Bay is a 1941 American adventure historical western film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Paul Muni and Gene Tierney. Produced by 20th Century Fox, the film is about a pair of French-Canadian explorers whose findings lead to the formation of the Hudson's Bay Company." }, { "title": "Hurricane Smith", "year": 1941, "genres": "Action", "cast": "Ray Middleton, Jane Wyatt, Harry Davenport", "extract": "Hurricane Smith is a 1941 American action film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and written by Robert Presnell Sr.. The film stars Ray Middleton, Jane Wyatt, Harry Davenport, J. Edward Bromberg, Henry Brandon and Casey Johnson. The film was released on July 20, 1941, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Hurry, Charlie, Hurry", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leon Errol, Mildred Coles", "extract": "Hurry, Charlie, Hurry is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Charles E. Roberts and written by Paul Gerard Smith. The film stars Leon Errol, Mildred Coles, Kenneth Howell, Cecil Cunningham and George Watts. The film was released on June 13, 1941, by RKO Pictures." }, { "title": "I Killed That Man", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Ricardo Cortez, Joan Woodbury, Iris Adrian", "extract": "I Killed That Man is a 1941 American film directed by Phil Rosen that was a remake of his 1933 film The Devil's Mate. It starred Ricardo Cortez and was produced by the King Brothers." }, { "title": "I Wake Up Screaming", "year": 1941, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Carole Landis", "extract": "I Wake Up Screaming is a 1941 film noir. It is based on the novel of the same name by Steve Fisher, adapted by Dwight Taylor. The film stars Betty Grable, Victor Mature and Carole Landis, and features one of Grable's few dramatic roles." }, { "title": "I Wanted Wings", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ray Milland, William Holden, Brian Donlevy", "extract": "I Wanted Wings is a 1941 American drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and based on a book by Lieutenant Beirne Lay Jr. The film stars Ray Milland and William Holden. The supporting cast includes Wayne Morris, Brian Donlevy, Constance Moore and Veronica Lake. \n\nI Wanted Wings features Lake's first" }, { "title": "I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Sally Eilers, Donald Woods, Eduardo Ciannelli", "extract": "I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island is a 1941 American crime film directed by Lew Landers and written by Karl Brown. The film stars Sally Eilers, Donald Woods, Eduardo Ciannelli, Victor Kilian, Charles Halton and Dick Curtis. The film was released on August 4, 1941, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Ice-Capades", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "James Ellison, Phil Silvers, Barbara Jo Allen", "extract": "Ice-Capades is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring James Ellison, Phil Silvers, and Barbara Jo Allen. Its score, composed by Cy Feuer, was nominated for the Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. The film's sets were designed by the art director John Victor Mackay. It mar" }, { "title": "I'll Sell My Life", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Rose Hobart, Michael Whalen, Joan Woodbury", "extract": "I'll Sell My Life is a 1941 American crime film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Rose Hobart, Michael Whalen and Joan Woodbury." }, { "title": "I'll Wait for You", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Robert Sterling, Marsha Hunt, Carol Hughes", "extract": "I'll Wait for You is a 1941 American drama film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Guy Trosper. The film stars Robert Sterling, Marsha Hunt, Virginia Weidler, Paul Kelly, Fay Holden and Henry Travers. A re-make of the 1934 film Hide-Out, it was released on May 16, 1941, by Metro-Goldwyn-M" }, { "title": "In Old Cheyenne", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Joan Woodbury", "extract": "In Old Cheyenne is a 1941 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "In Old Colorado", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Margaret Hayes", "extract": "In Old Colorado is a 1941 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by J. Benton Cheney, Russell Hayden and Norton S. Parker. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Margaret Hayes, Morris Ankrum, Sarah Padden and Cliff Nazarro. The film was released on March 1" }, { "title": "In the Navy", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Dick Powell, Claire Dodd", "extract": "In the Navy is a 1941 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It was the second service comedy based on the peacetime draft of 1940. The comedy team appeared in two other service comedies in 1941, before the United States entered the war: Buck Privates released in January and Keep 'Em " }, { "title": "International Lady", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Spy", "cast": "George Brent, Ilona Massey, Basil Rathbone", "extract": "International Lady is a 1941 American spy-drama film directed by Tim Whelan and starring George Brent, Ilona Massey and Basil Rathbone." }, { "title": "International Squadron", "year": 1941, "genres": "War", "cast": "Ronald Reagan, Olympe Bradna, James Stephenson", "extract": "International Squadron is a 1941 American war film directed by Lewis Seiler and Lothar Mendes that starred Ronald Reagan, Olympe Bradna and in his final film, James Stephenson. The film is based on the Eagle Squadrons, American pilots who volunteered to fly for the Royal Air Force during World War I" }, { "title": "Invisible Ghost", "year": 1941, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Bela Lugosi, Polly Ann Young", "extract": "Invisible Ghost is a 1941 American horror film directed by Joseph H. Lewis, produced by Sam Katzman and starring Bela Lugosi." }, { "title": "It Started with Eve", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, Robert Cummings", "extract": "It Started with Eve is a 1941 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings, and Charles Laughton. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Music Score. The film is considered by some critics to be Durbin's best film, and th" }, { "title": "Jesse James at Bay", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Sally Payne", "extract": "Jesse James at Bay is a 1941 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane starring Roy Rogers and George \"Gabby\" Hayes." }, { "title": "Johnny Eager", "year": 1941, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold", "extract": "Johnny Eager is a 1941 film noir directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Robert Taylor, Lana Turner and Van Heflin. Heflin won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film was one of many spoofed in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)." }, { "title": "Jungle Man", "year": 1941, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Sheila Darcy", "extract": "Jungle Man is a 1941 American film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Buster Crabbe in his first of many films for Producers Releasing Corporation. He is reunited with Charles B. Middleton from the Flash Gordon serials. Cinematographer and associate producer Mervyn Freeman (1890–1965) \nwas an " }, { "title": "Kansas Cyclone", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Dorothy Sebastian", "extract": "Kansas Cyclone is a 1941 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Oliver Drake and Doris Schroeder. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick, William Haade, Milton Kibbee, Harry Worth and Dorothy Sebastian. The film was released on June 24, 1941, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Kathleen", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Shirley Temple, Gail Patrick, Laraine Day", "extract": "Kathleen is a 1941 American comedy-drama film starring Shirley Temple in her first comeback role since \"retiring\" from the screen a year earlier. It was the only movie she made for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer." }, { "title": "Keep 'Em Flying", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Martha Raye, Carol Bruce", "extract": "Keep 'Em Flying is a 1941 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. The film was their third service comedy based on the peacetime draft of 1940. The comedy team had appeared in two previous service comedies in 1941, before the United States entered the war: Buck Privates, released in Ja" }, { "title": "The Kid from Kansas", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Leo Carillo, Andy Devine, Ann Doran", "extract": "The Kid from Kansas is a 1941 American drama set on a fictional island banana plantation owned by Juan Garcia Pancho. Foreman Andy befriends newcomer Kansas, but Pancho is leery of the stranger. Sabotage and seemingly bad luck befall Pancho and the other island plantation owners, coincidentally at " }, { "title": "The Kid's Last Ride", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Luana Walters", "extract": "The Kid's Last Ride is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Earle Snell. The film is the fifth in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Crash, John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune as Alibi, with Luana Walters, Edw" }, { "title": "King of Dodge City", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter", "extract": "King of Dodge City is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Gerald Geraghty. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Judith Linden, Dub Taylor, Guy Usher and Rick Anderson. The film was released on August 14, 1941, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "King of the Zombies", "year": 1941, "genres": "Horror, Comedy", "cast": "Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury, Henry Victor", "extract": "King of the Zombies is a 1941 American zombie comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury, and Mantan Moreland. The film was produced by Monogram Pictures, and was typical of its B films produced by the Pine-Thomas team. Along with flying scenes, the use of zany c" }, { "title": "Kiss the Boys Goodbye", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Mary Martin, Don Ameche, Virginia Dale", "extract": "Kiss the Boys Goodbye is a 1941 comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Mary Martin, Don Ameche and Oscar Levant. It is based on a play by Clare Boothe Luce which was inspired by the search for an actress to play Scarlett O'Hara in the film version of Gone with the Wind. The score, " }, { "title": "Kisses for Breakfast", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jane Wyatt, Shirley Ross, Dennis Morgan", "extract": "Kisses for Breakfast is a 1941 screwball comedy directed by Lewis Seiler, starring Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyatt and Shirley Ross. The film is a remake of the 1930 pre-Code comedy The Matrimonial Bed, which was produced by Warner Bros. from an English stage play adaptation by Seymour Hicks of a French c" }, { "title": "Knockout", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Arthur Kennedy, Olympe Bradna, Virginia Field", "extract": "Knockout is a 1941 American drama film directed by William Clemens and written by M. Coates Webster. The film stars Arthur Kennedy, Olympe Bradna, Virginia Field, Anthony Quinn, Cliff Edwards and Cornel Wilde. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 29, 1941." }, { "title": "Ladies in Retirement", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Ida Lupino, Louis Hayward, Evelyn Keyes", "extract": "Ladies in Retirement is a 1941 American film noir directed by Charles Vidor and starring Ida Lupino and Louis Hayward, who were married at the time. It is based on a 1940 Broadway play of the same title by Reginald Denham and Edward Percy that starred Flora Robson in the lead role." }, { "title": "Lady Be Good", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Eleanor Powell, Ann Sothern, Robert Young, Virginia O'Brien, Red Skelton", "extract": "Lady Be Good is an MGM musical film released in 1941. \nThe film stars dancer Eleanor Powell, along with Ann Sothern, Robert Young, Lionel Barrymore, and Red Skelton. It was directed by Norman Z. McLeod and produced by Arthur Freed. This was the first of several films Powell made with Skelton. Powell" }, { "title": "The Lady Eve", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Eugene Pallette", "extract": "The Lady Eve is a 1941 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda." }, { "title": "The Lady from Cheyenne", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western, Comedy", "cast": "Loretta Young, Robert Preston, Edward Arnold", "extract": "The Lady from Cheyenne is a 1941 American comedy western film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Loretta Young, Robert Preston and Edward Arnold." }, { "title": "Lady from Louisiana", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Western", "cast": "John Wayne, Ona Munson, Henry Stephenson", "extract": "Lady from Louisiana is a 1941 American Western film starring John Wayne and Ona Munson. It was produced and directed by Bernard Vorhaus.\nThe Louisiana State Lottery Company organizes a lottery in 1890s New Orleans, with lottery funds used to finance the local hospitals. However, a company official i" }, { "title": "Lady Scarface", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Dennis O'Keefe, Mildred Coles, Judith Anderson", "extract": "Lady Scarface is a 1941 American crime drama film that was directed by Frank Woodruff and starred Dennis O'Keefe, Judith Anderson, and Frances Neal." }, { "title": "Last of the Duanes", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "George Montgomery, Eve Arden", "extract": "Last of the Duanes is a 1941 American Western film based on the novel by Zane Grey directed by James Tinling and written by William Conselman Jr. and Irving Cummings Jr. The film stars George Montgomery, Lynne Roberts, Eve Arden, Francis Ford, George E. Stone and William Farnum. The film was release" }, { "title": "Las Vegas Nights", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Bert Wheeler, Constance Moore, Tommy Dorsey", "extract": "Las Vegas Nights is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Ernest Pagano, Harry Clork and Eddie Welch. The film stars Phil Regan, Bert Wheeler, Constance Moore, Virginia Dale, Lillian Cornell, Betty Brewer and Hank Ladd. The film was released on March 28, 1941, by Paramo" }, { "title": "Law of the Range", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Nell O'Day", "extract": "Law of the Range is a 1941 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor using a screenplay by Sherman L. Lowe which is based on a story by Charles E. Barnes. The film starred Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day, and Riley Hill." }, { "title": "Law of the Timber", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Marjorie Reynolds, Monte Blue", "extract": "Law of the Timber is a 1941 American film directed by Bernard B. Ray." }, { "title": "Law of the Tropics", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Constance Bennett, Jeffrey Lynn, Mona Maris", "extract": "Law of the Tropics is a 1941 American drama film directed by Ray Enright and starring Constance Bennett, Jeffrey Lynn and Regis Toomey. By the time Bennett made the film, her career was in steep decline." }, { "title": "Let's Go Collegiate", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Frankie Darro, Marcia Mae Jones, Jackie Moran", "extract": "Let's Go Collegiate is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and produced by Monogram Pictures. It was released as Farewell to Fame in the United Kingdom." }, { "title": "Let's Make Music", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Jean Rogers, Bob Crosby, Elisabeth Risdon", "extract": "Let's Make Music is a 1941 American musical film directed by Leslie Goodwins starring Bob Crosby, Jean Rogers and Elisabeth Risdon. It was produced by RKO Pictures and written by Nathanael West. The film's songs include the classic \"Big Noise from Winnetka\"." }, { "title": "Life Begins for Andy Hardy", "year": 1941, "genres": "Family, Comedy", "cast": "Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden", "extract": "Life Begins for Andy Hardy is a 1941 American comedy film and the 11th installment of the 16 popular Andy Hardy movies. Directed by George B. Seitz, Life Begins for Andy Hardy was also the last Andy Hardy movie to feature Judy Garland." }, { "title": "Life with Henry", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jackie Cooper, Eddie Bracken", "extract": "Life with Henry is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Theodore Reed and written by Clifford Goldsmith and Don Hartman. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Leila Ernst, Eddie Bracken, Fred Niblo, Hedda Hopper and Kay Stewart. The film was released on January 24, 1941, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "The Little Foxes", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright", "extract": "The Little Foxes is a 1941 American drama film directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Lillian Hellman is based on her 1939 play The Little Foxes. Hellman's ex-husband Arthur Kober, Dorothy Parker and her husband Alan Campbell contributed additional scenes and dialogue." }, { "title": "The Lone Rider Ambushed", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "George Houston, Al St. John, Frank Hagney", "extract": "The Lone Rider Ambushed is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Oliver Drake. The film stars George Houston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick \"Fuzzy\" Jones, with Maxine Leslie, Frank Hagney, Jack Ingram and Hal Price. The film was released on August 29" }, { "title": "The Lone Rider Fights Back", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "George Houston, Al St. John, Dorothy Short", "extract": "The Lone Rider Fights Back is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars George Houston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick \"Fuzzy\" Jones, with Dorothy Short, Dennis Moore, Frank Hagney and Charles King. The film was released o" }, { "title": "The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "George Houston, Al St. John, Hillary Brooke", "extract": "The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. The film stars George Houston as the \"Lone Rider\" and Al St. John as his sidekick \"Fuzzy\" Jones, with Hillary Brooke, Karl Hackett, Ted Adams and Arch Hall Sr. The film was released on August 8, 1941, by Produc" }, { "title": "The Lone Rider in Ghost Town", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "George Houston, Rebel Randall, Al St. John", "extract": "The Lone Rider in Ghost Town is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars George Houston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick \"Fuzzy\" Jones, with Rebel Randall, Budd Buster, Frank Hagney and Stephen Chase. The film was released" }, { "title": "The Lone Rider Rides On", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "George Houston, Hillary Brooke, Al St. John", "extract": "The Lone Rider Rides On is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars George Houston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick \"Fuzzy\" Jones, with Hillary Brooke, Karl Hackett, Lee Powell and Forrest Taylor. The film was released on " }, { "title": "Lone Star Law Men", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tom Keene, Betty Miles", "extract": "Lone Star Law Men is a 1941 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Robert Emmett Tansey and Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Tom Keene, Frank Yaconelli, Betty Miles, Sugar Dawn, Gene Alsace and Glenn Strange. The film was released on December 5, 1941, by Monogram Pict" }, { "title": "The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Warren William, Frances Robinson", "extract": "The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1941) is the sixth Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures. It features Warren William, in his fourth appearance as the title character Lone Wolf, and Edward Gargan, Lester Matthews and Don Beddoe as the film's antagonists. The film was directed by Sidney Salkow and " }, { "title": "The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Warren William, June Storey, Henry Wilcoxon", "extract": "The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Sidney Salkow, which stars Warren William, June Storey, and Henry Wilcoxon. Salkow also wrote the original screenplay, along with Earl Felton, and the film was released on March 6, 1941. It is the sixth Lone Wolf film produced " }, { "title": "Look Who's Laughing", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Edgar Bergen, Lucille Ball, Jim Jordan", "extract": "Look Who's Laughing is a 1941 film from RKO Radio Pictures. The film is built around a number of radio stars from the Golden Age of Radio and centers around radio personality Jim Jordan as Fibber McGee from the comic duo, Fibber McGee and Molly, who plans to build an aircraft factory in a small town" }, { "title": "Louisiana Purchase", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Bob Hope, Vera Zorina, Irène Bordoni", "extract": "Louisiana Purchase is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Bob Hope, Vera Zorina, and Victor Moore. It is an adaptation of Irving Berlin's 1940 Broadway musical of the same name. A Paramount Pictures production, the film was directed by Irving Cummings, with R" }, { "title": "Love Crazy", "year": 1941, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "William Powell, Myrna Loy, Gail Patrick", "extract": "Love Crazy is a 1941 American Jack Conway screwball comedy film directed by pairing William Powell and Myrna Loy as a couple whose marriage is on the verge of being broken up by the husband's old girlfriend and the wife's disapproving mother. This was their eleventh of fourteen films appearing toget" }, { "title": "Lucky Devils", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Andy Devine, Richard Arlen, Janet Shaw", "extract": "Lucky Devils is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Lew Landers and starring Andy Devine, Richard Arlen and Janet Shaw. It was produced and released by Hollywood studio Universal Pictures. Maria Montez has a small role." }, { "title": "Lydia", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Merle Oberon, Joseph Cotten, Edna May Oliver", "extract": "Lydia is a 1941 drama film, directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Merle Oberon as Lydia MacMillan, a woman whose life is seen from her spoiled, immature youth through bitter and resentful middle years, until at last she is old and accepting. The supporting cast features Joseph Cotten, Edna May Ol" }, { "title": "The Mad Doctor", "year": 1941, "genres": "Horror, Crime, Thriller", "cast": "Basil Rathbone, Ellen Drew, Ralph Morgan", "extract": "The Mad Doctor is a 1941 American black-and-white crime thriller film from Paramount Pictures, produced by George M. Arthur, directed by Tim Whelan, and starring Basil Rathbone as a physician whose successive wealthy wives die. Ellen Drew plays his latest bride. John Howard plays her ex-fiancé, who " }, { "title": "The Maltese Falcon", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Elisha Cook Jr.", "extract": "The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 American film noir written and directed by John Huston in his directorial debut, based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett and indebted to the 1931 movie of the same name. It stars Humphrey Bogart as private investigator Sam Spade and Mary Astor as his" }, { "title": "A Man Betrayed", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "John Wayne, Frances Dee, Wallace Ford", "extract": "A Man Betrayed is a 1941 American film directed by John H. Auer and starring John Wayne." }, { "title": "Man Hunt", "year": 1941, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, Roddy McDowall, George Sanders", "extract": "Man Hunt is a 1941 American thriller film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Walter Pidgeon and Joan Bennett. It is based on the 1939 novel Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household and is set in Europe just prior to the Second World War. Lang had fled Germany into exile in 1933 and this was the first of hi" }, { "title": "Man at Large", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "George Reeves, Marjorie Weaver, Steven Geray", "extract": "Man at Large is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and written by John Larkin. The film stars Marjorie Weaver, George Reeves, Richard Derr, Steven Geray, Milton Parsons and Spencer Charters. The film was released on September 26, 1941, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Man from Montana", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Nell O'Day", "extract": "Man from Montana is a 1941 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Bennett Cohen. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Billy Lenhart, Kenneth Brown, Jean Brooks and Nell O'Day. The film was released on September 5, 1941, by Universal Pictures. This movie should not be " }, { "title": "Man Made Monster", "year": 1941, "genres": "Horror, Science Fiction", "cast": "Lon Chaney Jr., Lionel Atwill, Anne Nagel", "extract": "Man-Made Monster is a 1941 American science-fiction horror film directed by George Waggner and produced by Jack Bernhard for Universal Pictures. Filmed in black-and-white, it stars Lon Chaney, Jr. and Lionel Atwill. Man-Made Monster was re-released under various titles including Electric Man and The" }, { "title": "Manpower", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Comedy, Crime", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, George Raft", "extract": "Manpower is a 1941 American crime comedy drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, and George Raft. The picture was written by Richard Macauley and Jerry Wald, and the supporting cast features Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, Eve Arden, Barton MacLane, Ward Bond a" }, { "title": "The Man Who Lost Himself", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Comedy, War", "cast": "Brian Aherne, Kay Francis, Henry Stephenson", "extract": "The Man Who Lost Himself is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Brian Aherne, Kay Francis and Nils Asther. Aherne plays a man who encounters his exact double and is later mistaken for the other man who is now dead. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Hen" }, { "title": "Married Bachelor", "year": 1941, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, Felix Bressart", "extract": "Married Bachelor is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell. It stars actors Robert Young and Ruth Hussey." }, { "title": "Marry the Boss's Daughter", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Brenda Joyce, Hardie Albright, Ludwig Stössel", "extract": "Marry the Boss's Daughter is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and written by Jack Andrews. The film stars Brenda Joyce, Bruce Edwards, George Barbier, Hardie Albright, Ludwig Stössel and Bodil Rosing. The film was released on November 28, 1941, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Maisie Was a Lady", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Ann Sothern, Lew Ayres, Maureen O'Sullivan", "extract": "Maisie Was a Lady is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and is the fourth in a series of ten films starring Ann Sothern as good-hearted showgirl Maisie Ravier." }, { "title": "The Masked Rider", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Nell O'Day, Virginia Carroll", "extract": "The Masked Rider is a 1941 American Western film directed by Ford Beebe and written by Sherman L. Lowe and Victor McLeod. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day, Grant Withers, Virginia Carroll and Guy D'Ennery. The film was released on October 24, 1941, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "The Medico of Painted Springs", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Terry Walker, Ben Taggart", "extract": "The Medico of Painted Springs is a 1941 American Western film produced by Columbia Pictures. Based on the novel of the same name by James Lyon Rubel, the film stars Charles Starrett, Terry Walker, Ben Taggart, Wheeler Oakman, and the Simp-Phonies in a cameo appearance. It was directed by Lambert Hil" }, { "title": "Meet Boston Blackie", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Chester Morris, Rochelle Hudson", "extract": "Meet Boston Blackie is a 1941 crime film starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie, a notorious, but honorable jewel thief. Although the character had been the hero of a number of silent films, this was the first talking picture. It proved popular enough for Columbia Pictures to produce a total of 1" }, { "title": "Meet John Doe", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Brennan", "extract": "Meet John Doe is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film is about a \"grassroots\" political campaign created unwittingly by a newspaper columnist with the involvement of a hired homeless " }, { "title": "Meet the Chump", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Hugh Herbert, Jeanne Kelly, Anne Nagel", "extract": "Meet the Chump is a 1941 American film starring Hugh Herbert." }, { "title": "Melody for Three", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jean Hersholt, Fay Wray, Astrid Allwyn", "extract": "Melody for Three is a 1941 American film directed by Erle C. Kenton, one of the six films of the Dr. Christian series." }, { "title": "Melody Lane", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leon Errol, Anne Gwynne, Robert Paige", "extract": "Melody Lane is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and written by Hugh Wedlock Jr., Howard Snyder, Morton Grant and George Rony. The film stars Leon Errol, Anne Gwynne, Robert Paige, Billy Lenhart, Kenneth Brown and Don Douglas. The film was released on December 9, 1941, by Univer" }, { "title": "The Men in Her Life", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Historical", "cast": "Loretta Young, Conrad Veidt, Otto Kruger", "extract": "The Men in Her Life is a 1941 period drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Loretta Young, Conrad Veidt and Dean Jagger. It is an adaptation of the 1932 novel Ballerina by the British writer Eleanor Smith. It was nominated for the 1941 Academy Award for Best Sound Recording, but lost to " }, { "title": "Men of Boys Town", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney", "extract": "Men of Boys Town is a 1941 American drama film directed by Norman Taurog and written by James Kevin McGuinness. It is a sequel to the 1938 film Boys Town. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson, Larry Nunn, Darryl Hickman and Henry O'Neill. The film was released on April 11, 1941, " }, { "title": "Men of the Timberland", "year": 1941, "genres": "Action", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Linda Hayes", "extract": "Men of the Timberland is a 1941 American film starring Richard Arlen and Andy Devine. It was part of their Aces of Action series at Universal." }, { "title": "Mercy Island", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Ray Middleton, Gloria Dickson, Otto Kruger", "extract": "Mercy Island is a 1941 American drama that was nominated at the 14th Academy Awards, held in 1941, for Best Score of a Dramatic Picture, for which Walter Scharf and Cy Feuer received nominations." }, { "title": "The Mexican Spitfire's Baby", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, ZaSu Pitts", "extract": "The Mexican Spitfire's Baby is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Jerome Cady. It is the sequel to the 1940 film Mexican Spitfire Out West. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Charles \"Buddy\" Rogers, ZaSu Pitts, Elisabeth Risdon and Fritz" }, { "title": "Million Dollar Baby", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Ronald Reagan, Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn", "extract": "Million Dollar Baby is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Curtis Bernhardt. Released by Warner Bros., the film stars Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, and Ronald Reagan, with May Robson and Lee Patrick." }, { "title": "The Miracle Kid", "year": 1941, "genres": "Sports, Comedy", "cast": "Tom Neal, Carol Hughes, The Miracle Kid", "extract": "The Miracle Kid is a 1941 American sports comedy film directed by William Beaudine." }, { "title": "Miss Polly", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "ZaSu Pitts, Slim Summerville, Brenda Forbes", "extract": "Miss Polly is a 1941 American comedy film produced as part of Hal Roach's Streamliners series. It was directed by Fred Guiol, written by Eugene Conrad and Edward E. Seabrook and stars ZaSu Pitts, Slim Summerville, Kathleen Howard, Brenda Forbes, Elyse Knox and Richard Clayton. The film was released " }, { "title": "A Missouri Outlaw", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "A Missouri Outlaw is a 1941 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Jack Lait Jr. and Doris Schroeder. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Noah Beery, Sr., Paul Fix, Al St. John and Frank LaRue. The film was released on November 25, 1941, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Mob Town", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Dick Foran, Anne Gwynne, Billy Halop", "extract": "Mob Town is a 1941 Universal film starring the Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys." }, { "title": "Model Wife", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Charles Ruggles", "extract": "Model Wife is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and written by Charles Kaufman, Horace Jackson and Grant Garett. The film stars Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Charlie Ruggles, Lee Bowman, Lucile Watson, Ruth Donnelly and Billy Gilbert. The film was released on April 18, 1941, by Unive" }, { "title": "The Monster and the Girl", "year": 1941, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Ellen Drew, Robert Paige, Paul Lukas", "extract": "The Monster and the Girl is a 1941 American black-and-white horror film directed by Stuart Heisler and released by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Moonlight in Hawaii", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Jane Frazee, Johnny Downs, Mischa Auer", "extract": "Moonlight in Hawaii is a 1941 American musical film comedy starring Jane Frazee." }, { "title": "Moon Over Her Shoulder", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lynn Bari, John Sutton, Dan Dailey", "extract": "Moon Over Her Shoulder is a 1941 motion picture comedy directed by Alfred L. Werker." }, { "title": "Moon Over Miami", "year": 1941, "genres": "Romance, Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Betty Grable, Don Ameche, Carole Landis", "extract": "Moon Over Miami is a 1941 American musical film directed by Walter Lang, with Betty Grable and Don Ameche in leading roles and co-starring Robert Cummings, Carole Landis, Jack Haley, and Charlotte Greenwood. It was adapted from the play by Stephen Powys." }, { "title": "Mountain Moonlight", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western, Comedy", "cast": "Betty Jane Rhodes, John Archer, Kane Richmond", "extract": "Mountain Moonlight is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Mauri Grashin, John W. Krafft, Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars the vaudeville comedy troupe the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, with Betty Jane Rhodes, John Archer and Kane Richmond. The film w" }, { "title": "Mr. Celebrity", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Robert \"Buzz\" Henry, James Seay", "extract": "Mr. Celebrity is a 1941 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine." }, { "title": "Mr. Bug Goes to Town", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Kenny Gardner, Gwen Williams, Jack Mercer, Tedd Pierce, Carl Meyer", "extract": "Mr. Bug Goes to Town is a 1941 American animated Technicolor feature film produced by Fleischer Studios, previewed by Paramount Pictures on December 5, 1941, and released in California and New York City in February 1942.\nThe film was originally intended to be an adaptation of Maurice Maeterlinck's T" }, { "title": "Mr. Dynamite", "year": 1941, "genres": "Thriller, Crime", "cast": "Lloyd Nolan, Irene Hervey, J. Carrol Naish", "extract": "Mr. Dynamite is a 1941 American crime film directed by John Rawlins and written by Stanley Rubin. The film stars Lloyd Nolan, Irene Hervey, J. Carrol Naish, Robert Armstrong, Ann Gillis, Frank Gaby and Elisabeth Risdon. The film was released on March 1, 1941, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Mr. & Mrs. Smith", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery", "extract": "Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a 1941 American screwball comedy film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by Norman Krasna, and starring Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery. It also features Gene Raymond, Jack Carson, Philip Merivale, and Lucile Watson." }, { "title": "Mr. District Attorney", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "Dennis O'Keefe, Florence Rice, Peter Lorre", "extract": "Mr. District Attorney is a 1941 American comedy film directed by William Morgan and written by Karl Brown and Malcolm Stuart Boylan. The film was based on the long running and popular radio series Mr. District Attorney. It stars Dennis O'Keefe, Florence Rice, Peter Lorre, Stanley Ridges, Minor Watso" }, { "title": "Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "James Ellison, Virginia Gilmore, Franklin Pangborn", "extract": "Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case is a 1941 American crime film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and written by Sidney Sheldon and Ben Roberts. The film stars James Ellison, Virginia Gilmore, Franklin Pangborn, Paul Harvey, Lynne Carver and Spencer Charters. The film was released on December 18, 1" }, { "title": "Murder Among Friends", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Marjorie Weaver, John Hubbard, Mona Barrie", "extract": "Murder Among Friends is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Ray McCarey and written by John Larkin. The film stars Marjorie Weaver, John Hubbard, Cobina Wright, Mona Barrie, Douglass Dumbrille and Sidney Blackmer. The film was released on February 28, 1941, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Murder by Invitation", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Wallace Ford, Marian Marsh", "extract": "Murder by Invitation is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Wallace Ford." }, { "title": "Mutiny in the Arctic", "year": 1941, "genres": "Adventure, Action", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Anne Nagel", "extract": "Mutiny in the Arctic is a 1941 American action adventure film directed by John Rawlins and starring Richard Arlen, Andy Devine and Anne Nagel. It was part of their Aces of Action series produced and released by Universal Pictures. It was also known by the alternative title Northern Lights." }, { "title": "My Life with Caroline", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ronald Colman, Anna Lee, Charles Winninger", "extract": "My Life with Caroline is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Ronald Colman and Anna Lee, in her second Hollywood film and her first in a starring role. The screenplay was written by John Van Druten and Arnold Belgard." }, { "title": "Mystery Ship", "year": 1941, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Paul Kelly, Lola Lane, Larry Parks", "extract": "Mystery Ship is a 1941 American film directed by Lew Landers." }, { "title": "Naval Academy", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Action", "cast": "Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon", "extract": "Naval Academy is a 1941 American action film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by David Silverstein and Gordon Rigby. The film stars Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon, Billy Cook, Pierre Watkin, Warren Ashe and Jimmy Butler. The film was released on June 5, 1941, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Navy Blues", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Ann Sheridan, Martha Raye, Jack Oakie", "extract": "Navy Blues is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay, Arthur T. Horman and Sam Perrin. The film stars Ann Sheridan, Jack Oakie, Martha Raye, Jack Haley, Herbert Anderson, Jack Carson, Jackie Gleason and William T. Orr. The film was rel" }, { "title": "Nevada City", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Sally Payne", "extract": " Nevada City is a 1941 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane starring Roy Rogers and George \"Gabby\" Hayes." }, { "title": "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "W. C. Fields, Gloria Jean, Mona Barrie", "extract": "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break is a 1941 Universal Pictures comedy film starring W. C. Fields. Fields also wrote the original story, under the pseudonym \"Otis Criblecoblis.\" Fields plays himself, promoting an extravagant screenplay he has written. As he describes the script to a skeptical produce" }, { "title": "New York Town", "year": 1941, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Fred MacMurray, Mary Martin, Robert Preston", "extract": "New York Town is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Fred MacMurray, Mary Martin, Akim Tamiroff, and Robert Preston. The film was written by Lewis Meltzer and an uncredited Preston Sturges based on a story by Jo Swerling." }, { "title": "Niagara Falls", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Marjorie Woodworth, Tom Brown, ZaSu Pitts", "extract": "Niagara Falls is a 1941 American comedy of errors film directed by Gordon Douglas that was one of Hal Roach's Streamliners." }, { "title": "Nice Girl?", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone, Walter Brennan", "extract": "Nice Girl? is a 1941 American musical film directed by William A. Seiter, and starring Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone, Walter Brennan, Robert Stack, and Robert Benchley. Based on the play Nice Girl? by Phyllis Duganne, the film is about a young girl who finds herself attracted to one of her father's b" }, { "title": "The Night of January 16th", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Robert Preston, Ellen Drew, Nils Asther", "extract": "The Night of January 16th is a 1941 American film directed by William Clemens, based on a 1934 play of the same name by Ayn Rand. The story follows Steve Van Ruyle and Kit Lane as they investigate the apparent murder of Lane's boss, in an attempt to clear her as a suspect." }, { "title": "Nine Lives Are Not Enough", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Ronald Reagan, Joan Perry, Faye Emerson", "extract": "Nine Lives Are Not Enough is a 1941 Comedy-drama film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and written by Fred Niblo Jr. The film stars Ronald Reagan, Joan Perry, and James Gleason, with Howard Da Silva, Faye Emerson and Edward Brophy. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 20, 1941." }, { "title": "No Greater Sin", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Leon Ames, Luana Walters, Pamela Blake", "extract": "" }, { "title": "No Hands on the Clock", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime, Comedy, Mystery", "cast": "Jean Parker, Chester Morris, Dick Purcell", "extract": "No Hands on the Clock is a 1941 American comedy mystery film directed by Frank McDonald starring Chester Morris as detective Humphrey Campbell. The cast also included Jean Parker and Rose Hobart. It was produced by Pine-Thomas Productions and released by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "North from the Lone Star", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Richard Fiske, Dorothy Fay", "extract": "North from the Lone Star is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Charles F. Royal. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Richard Fiske, Dorothy Fay, Dub Taylor, Arthur Loft and Jack Roper. The film was released on March 31, 1941, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Nothing But the Truth", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Edward Arnold", "extract": "Nothing but the Truth is a 1941 American comedy film starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard, their third movie together in three years. The movie was directed by Elliott Nugent." }, { "title": "The Nurse's Secret", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Lee Patrick, Julie Bishop, Regis Toomey", "extract": "The Nurse's Secret is a 1941 murder mystery film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Lee Patrick as a crime-solving nurse. The supporting cast features Regis Toomey and Julie Bishop." }, { "title": "The Officer and the Lady", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Rochelle Hudson, Bruce Bennett, Roger Pryor", "extract": "The Officer and the Lady is a 1941 American crime film directed by Sam White and written by Lambert Hillyer and Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Rochelle Hudson, Bruce Bennett, Roger Pryor, Richard Fiske, Sidney Blackmer and Tom Kennedy. The film was released on October 12, 1941, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "One Foot in Heaven", "year": 1941, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "Fredric March, Martha Scott, Beulah Bondi, Gene Lockhart", "extract": "One Foot in Heaven is a 1941 American biographical film starring Fredric March, Martha Scott, Beulah Bondi, Gene Lockhart and Elisabeth Fraser. The film was adapted by Casey Robinson from the autobiography by Hartzell Spence. It was directed by Irving Rapper." }, { "title": "One Night in Lisbon", "year": 1941, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll, Patricia Morison", "extract": "One Night in Lisbon is a 1941 American thriller film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll and Patricia Morison. It was one of a cycle of pro-British films produced in Hollywood before the United States' entry into the war in December 1941. The film is based o" }, { "title": "Our Wife", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Melvyn Douglas, Ruth Hussey, Ellen Drew", "extract": "Our Wife is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by John M. Stahl and starring Melvyn Douglas, Ruth Hussey and Ellen Drew. When a composer comes up with a hit, his ex-wife sets out to break up his romance with another woman and get him back." }, { "title": "Out of the Fog", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Crime, Noir", "cast": "Ida Lupino, John Garfield, Eddie Albert", "extract": "Out of the Fog is a 1941 American film noir crime drama directed by Anatole Litvak, starring John Garfield, Ida Lupino and Thomas Mitchell. The film was based on the play The Gentle People by Irwin Shaw." }, { "title": "Outlaws of Cherokee Trail", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis", "extract": "Outlaws of Cherokee Trail is a 1941 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck." }, { "title": "Outlaws of the Desert", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Duncan Renaldo", "extract": "Outlaws of the Desert is a 1941 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by J. Benton Cheney and Bernard McConville. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Brad King, Duncan Renaldo, Luli Deste, Jean Phillips, Forrest Stanley and Nina Guilbert. The film was released on Novem" }, { "title": "Outlaws of the Panhandle", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Frances Robinson", "extract": "Outlaws of the Panhandle is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and written by Paul Franklin. The film stars Charles Starrett, Frances Robinson, Stanley Brown, Norman Willis, Ray Teal and Lee Prather. The film was released on February 27, 1941, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Outlaws of the Rio Grande", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim McCoy, Rex Lease, Charles King", "extract": "Outlaws of the Rio Grande is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by George H. Plympton. The film stars Tim McCoy, Virginia Carpenter, Charles King, Ralph Peters, Karl Hackett and Rex Lease. The film was released on February 26, 1941, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Pacific Blackout", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime, Mystery, Thriller", "cast": "Robert Preston, Martha O'Driscoll, Eva Gabor", "extract": "Pacific Blackout is a 1941 American mystery thriller film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Robert Preston, Eva Gabor and Martha O'Driscoll. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Pals of the Pecos", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis", "extract": "Pals of the Pecos is a 1941 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck." }, { "title": "Paper Bullets", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Joan Woodbury, Jack La Rue, Alan Ladd", "extract": "Paper Bullets is a 1941 American film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Joan Woodbury. It was the first film produced by the King Brothers, launching their career." }, { "title": "Parachute Battalion", "year": 1941, "genres": "War", "cast": "Robert Preston, Nancy Kelly, Edmond O'Brien, Harry Carey", "extract": "Parachute Battalion is a 1941 war film directed by Leslie Goodwins and stars Robert Preston and Nancy Kelly. The supporting cast includes Edmond O'Brien, Harry Carey, and Buddy Ebsen." }, { "title": "Paris Calling", "year": 1941, "genres": "Noir, War", "cast": "Elisabeth Bergner, Randolph Scott, Basil Rathbone", "extract": "Paris Calling is a 1941 war film noir directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Randolph Scott, Elisabeth Bergner, and Basil Rathbone." }, { "title": "The Parson of Panamint", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Western", "cast": "Charlie Ruggles, Ellen Drew, Phillip Terry", "extract": "The Parson of Panamint is a 1941 American Western film directed by William C. McGann and written by Adrian Scott and Harold Shumate. The film stars Charlie Ruggles, Ellen Drew, Phillip Terry, Joseph Schildkraut, Porter Hall and Henry Kolker. The film was released on July 25, 1941, by Paramount Pictu" }, { "title": "Passage from Hong Kong", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "Lucile Fairbanks, Paul Cavanagh, Richard Ainley", "extract": "Passage from Hong Kong is a 1941 American comedy film directed by D. Ross Lederman and written by Fred Niblo Jr. and Earl Derr Biggers. The film stars Lucile Fairbanks, Douglas Kennedy, Paul Cavanagh, Richard Ainley, Marjorie Gateson and Gloria Holden. The film was released by Warner Bros. in Septem" }, { "title": "The Penalty", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold, Marsha Hunt", "extract": "The Penalty is a 1941 American crime film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and written by Harry Ruskin and John C. Higgins. The film stars Edward Arnold, Lionel Barrymore, Marsha Hunt, Robert Sterling, Gene Reynolds and Emma Dunn. The film was released on March 14, 1941, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer." }, { "title": "Penny Serenade", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Beulah Bondi, Edgar Buchanan", "extract": "Penny Serenade is a 1941 American melodrama film directed by George Stevens starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant as a loving couple who must overcome adversity to keep their marriage and raise a child. Grant was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance." }, { "title": "The People vs. Dr. Kildare", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Bonita Granville", "extract": "The People vs. Dr. Kildare is a 1941 drama directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Bonita Granville, and Laraine Day. Dr. Kildare performs an emergency operation on a crash victim." }, { "title": "The Perfect Snob", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lynn Bari, Cornel Wilde, Charles Ruggles", "extract": "The Perfect Snob is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Lee Loeb and Harold Buchman. The film stars Charlie Ruggles, Charlotte Greenwood, Lynn Bari, Cornel Wilde, Anthony Quinn and Alan Mowbray. The film was released on December 19, 1941, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Petticoat Politics", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ruth Donnelly, Roscoe Karns, Polly Moran", "extract": "Petticoat Politics is a 1941 film, the ninth and final of Republic's Higgins Family series." }, { "title": "The Phantom Cowboy", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Virginia Carroll, Milburn Stone", "extract": "The Phantom Cowboy is a 1941 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Doris Schroeder. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Virginia Carroll, Milburn Stone, Neyle Morrow, Rex Lease and Nick Thompson. The film was released on February 14, 1941, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Pinto Kid", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Louise Currie, Bob Nolan", "extract": "The Pinto Kid is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Charles Starrett, Louise Currie and Bob Nolan." }, { "title": "The Pioneers", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Wanda McKay", "extract": "The Pioneers is a 1941 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and starring Tex Ritter, Karl Hackett and Wanda McKay." }, { "title": "Pirates on Horseback", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Eleanor Stewart", "extract": "Pirates on Horseback is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Ethel La Blanche and J. Benton Cheney. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Eleanor Stewart, Morris Ankrum and William Haade. The film was released on May 23, 1941, by Paramount Pictur" }, { "title": "The Pittsburgh Kid", "year": 1941, "genres": "Sports", "cast": "Billy Conn, Jean Parker, Veda Ann Borg", "extract": "The Pittsburgh Kid is a 1941 American sports film directed by Jack Townley and starring Billy Conn, Jean Parker and Dick Purcell." }, { "title": "Play Girl", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Kay Francis, Mildred Coles", "extract": "Play Girl is a 1941 romantic comedy film, starring Kay Francis as an aging gold digger who decides to pass on her skills to a young protégée, and featuring James Ellison, Mildred Coles, Nigel Bruce, Margaret Hamilton and Katherine Alexander." }, { "title": "Playmates", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "John Barrymore, Kay Kyser, Lupe Vélez", "extract": "Playmates is a 1941 American comedy film directed by David Butler and written by James V. Kern. The film stars Kay Kyser, John Barrymore, Lupe Vélez, Ginny Simms, May Robson and Patsy Kelly. It was released on December 26, 1941 by RKO Radio Pictures." }, { "title": "Pot o' Gold", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Musical, War, Romance", "cast": "James Stewart, Paulette Goddard, Charles Winninger", "extract": "Pot o' Gold is a 1941 American romantic musical comedy film starring James Stewart and Paulette Goddard, directed by George Marshall, and based on the radio series Pot o' Gold. The film was released April 3, 1941, eight months before the NBC radio series came to an end. Paulette Goddard's singing vo" }, { "title": "Power Dive", "year": 1941, "genres": "War", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Helen Mack", "extract": "Power Dive is a 1941 American film directed by James P. Hogan. The film stars Richard Arlen, Jean Parker and Helen Mack." }, { "title": "Prairie Pioneers", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis", "extract": "Prairie Pioneers is a 1941 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck." }, { "title": "Prairie Stranger", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Cliff Edwards", "extract": "Prairie Stranger is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Winston Miller. It is based on the 1936 novel The Medico Rides the Trail by James L. Rubel. The film stars Charles Starrett, Cliff Edwards, Patti McCarty, Forbes Murray, Frank LaRue and Archie R. Twitchell. T" }, { "title": "Private Nurse", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Brenda Joyce, Jane Darwell, Sheldon Leonard", "extract": "Private Nurse is a 1941 American drama film directed by David Burton and written by Samuel G. Engel. The film stars Jane Darwell, Brenda Joyce, Sheldon Leonard, Robert Lowery, Ann E. Todd and Kay Linaker. The film was released on August 22, 1941, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Public Enemies", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Wendy Barrie, Phillip Terry, Edgar Kennedy", "extract": "Public Enemies is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Lawrence Kimble. The film stars Wendy Barrie, Phillip Terry, Edgar Kennedy, William Frawley, Marc Lawrence and Nana Bryant. The film was released on October 30, 1941, by Republic Pictures" }, { "title": "Puddin' Head", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Judy Canova, Francis Lederer, Raymond Walburn", "extract": "Puddin' Head is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Jack Townley and Milt Gross. The film stars Judy Canova, Francis Lederer, Raymond Walburn, Slim Summerville, Astrid Allwyn, Eddie Foy Jr., Alma Kruger, Hugh O'Connell and Chick Chandler. The film was released on Ju" }, { "title": "Rage in Heaven", "year": 1941, "genres": "Thriller, Noir", "cast": "Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, Oskar Homolka, George Sanders", "extract": "Rage in Heaven is a 1941 American psychological thriller film noir about the destructive power of jealousy. It was directed by W.S. Van Dyke and based on the 1932 novel by James Hilton. It features Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, and George Sanders." }, { "title": "Rags to Riches", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Alan Baxter, Mary Carlisle, Jerome Cowan", "extract": "Rags to Riches is a 1941 American crime film directed by Joseph Kane and written by James R. Webb. The film stars Alan Baxter, Mary Carlisle, Jerome Cowan, Adrian Morris, Ralf Harolde and Paul Porcasi. The film was released on July 31, 1941, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Raiders of the Desert", "year": 1941, "genres": "Adventure, Comedy", "cast": "Andy Devine, Richard Arlen, Maria Montez", "extract": "Raiders of the Desert is a 1941 American comedy adventure film directed by John Rawlins and starring Andy Devine, Richard Arlen and Linda Hayes. The film was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It features an early appearance by Maria Montez. It was the first time she made a film set in " }, { "title": "Rawhide Rangers", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day", "extract": "Rawhide Rangers is a 1941 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Ed Earl Repp. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Kathryn Adams Doty, Nell O'Day, Riley Hill and Harry Cording. The film was released on July 18, 1941, by Universal Pictures. In 1949, a loose remake was" }, { "title": "Reaching for the Sun", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, Eddie Bracken", "extract": "Reaching for the Sun is a 1941 American comedy film directed by William A. Wellman and written by W.L. River. The film stars Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, Eddie Bracken, Albert Dekker, Billy Gilbert, George Chandler and Bodil Ann Rosing. The film was released on May 2, 1941, by Paramount Pictures.\n" }, { "title": "Red River Valley", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes, Sally Payne", "extract": "Red River Valley is a 1941 American Western film about ranchers struggling to build a reservoir. It stars Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes, and Gale Storm, and the director was Joseph Kane." }, { "title": "Redhead", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Johnny Downs, June Lang, Eric Blore", "extract": "Redhead is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Johnny Downs, June Lang, and Eric Blore." }, { "title": "Reg'lar Fellers", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Billy Lee, Sarah Padden", "extract": "Reg'lar Fellers is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Billy Lee, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer and Sarah Padden. It was based on the comic strip of the same name. Former silent film star Marguerite De La Motte appears in a supporting role." }, { "title": "The Reluctant Dragon", "year": 1941, "genres": "Family, Comedy", "cast": "Robert Benchley, Frances Gifford", "extract": "The Reluctant Dragon is a 1941 American comedy film produced by Walt Disney, directed by Alfred Werker, and released by RKO Radio Pictures on June 27, 1941. Essentially a tour of the then-new Walt Disney Studios facility in Burbank, California, the film stars Algonquin Round Table member, film actor" }, { "title": "Remember the Day", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Claudette Colbert, John Payne, Shepperd Strudwick", "extract": "Remember the Day is a 1941 film released by 20th Century Fox, directed by Henry King, and starring Claudette Colbert and John Payne." }, { "title": "Repent at Leisure", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Kent Taylor, Wendy Barrie, Thurston Hall", "extract": "Repent at Leisure is a 1941 American domestic comedy film directed by Frank Woodruff from a screenplay by Jerry Cady based on a story by James Gow and Arnaud D'Usseau. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, the film was released on April 4, 1941, and stars Kent Taylor, Wendy Barrie, and Geo" }, { "title": "The Return of Daniel Boone", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Betty Miles", "extract": "The Return of Daniel Boone is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Paul Franklin and Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Betty Miles, Dub Taylor, Ray Bennett, Walter Soderling and Carl Stockdale. The film was released on May 7, 1941, by Columbia Pictu" }, { "title": "The Richest Man in Town", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Frank Craven, Edgar Buchanan, Roger Pryor", "extract": "The Richest Man in Town is a 1941 comedy film directed by Charles Barton, which stars Frank Craven, Edgar Buchanan, and Eileen O'Hearn." }, { "title": "Ride, Kelly, Ride", "year": 1941, "genres": "Sports, Drama", "cast": "Eugene Pallette, Marvin Stephens, Rita Quigley", "extract": "Ride, Kelly, Ride is a 1941 American drama film directed by Norman Foster and written by William Conselman Jr. and Irving Cummings Jr.. The film stars Eugene Pallette, Marvin Stephens, Rita Quigley, Mary Healy, Richard Lane and Charles D. Brown. The film was released on February 7, 1941, by 20th Cen" }, { "title": "Ride on Vaquero", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Cesar Romero, Mary Beth Hughes, Lynne Roberts", "extract": "Ride on Vaquero is a 1941 American Western film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and written by Samuel G. Engel. The film stars Cesar Romero, Mary Beth Hughes, Lynne Roberts, Chris-Pin Martin, Robert Lowery and Ben Carter. The film was released on April 18, 1941, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Riders of the Badlands", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden", "extract": "Riders of the Badlands is a 1941 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Betty Burbridge. The film stars Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Cliff Edwards, Ilene Brewer, Kay Hughes and Roy Barcroft. The film was released on December 18, 1941, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Riders of the Purple Sage", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "George Montgomery, Mary Howard, Lynne Roberts", "extract": "Riders of the Purple Sage is a 1941 American Western film based on the novel by Zane Grey, directed by James Tinling, and starring George Montgomery as Lassiter and Mary Howard as Jane Withersteen. The picture is the fourth of five screen adaptations of Grey's novel produced across an eight-decade s" }, { "title": "Riders of the Timberline", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Eleanor Stewart", "extract": "Riders of the Timberline is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Tom Tyler, Brad King, Victor Jory, Eleanor Stewart, J. Farrell MacDonald and Anna Q. Nilsson. The film was released on September 17, 1941, by" }, { "title": "Ridin' on a Rainbow", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Gene Autry, Mary Lee, Carol Adams", "extract": "Ridin' on a Rainbow is a 1941 American Western musical film directed by Lew Landers and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Mary Lee. Written by Bradford Ropes and Doris Malloy, based on a story by Ropes, the film is about a singing cowboy whose investigation of a bank robbery takes him to a s" }, { "title": "Ridin' the Cherokee Trail", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Betty Miles", "extract": "Ridin' the Cherokee Trail is a 1941 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and written by Edmond Kelso. The film stars Tex Ritter, Slim Andrews, Forrest Taylor, Betty Miles, Jack Roper and Fred Burns. The film was released on February 25, 1941, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Riding the Sunset Trail", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tom Keene, Betty Miles", "extract": "Riding the Sunset Trail is a 1941 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Robert Emmett Tansey and Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Tom Keene, Betty Miles, Frank Yaconelli, Sugar Dawn, Slim Andrews and Kenne Duncan. The film was released on October 31, 1941, by Monogra" }, { "title": "Ringside Maisie", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ann Sothern, George Murphy, Robert Sterling", "extract": "Ringside Maisie is a 1941 film directed by Edwin L. Marin. It stars Ann Sothern, Robert Sterling and George Murphy. It is the fifth of ten pictures in the Maisie series. This was Sothern and future husband Sterling's only film together." }, { "title": "Riot Squad", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime, War", "cast": "Richard Cromwell, Rita Quigley, John Miljan", "extract": "Riot Squad is a 1941 American crime film directed by Edward Finney and starring Richard Cromwell, Rita Quigley and John Miljan." }, { "title": "Rise and Shine", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime, Comedy", "cast": "Jack Oakie, Linda Darnell, George Murphy", "extract": "Rise and Shine is a 1941 American comedy crime film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Jack Oakie, George Murphy and Linda Darnell." }, { "title": "Road Agent", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Andy Devine", "extract": "Road Agent is a 1941 American western film directed by Charles Lamont starring Dick Foran, Andy Devine and Leo Carillo. It was the second in a series of Mexican road pictures. Filming started October 1941." }, { "title": "Road Show", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Carole Landis, Adolphe Menjou, John Hubbard", "extract": "Road Show is a 1941 American film directed by Hal Roach." }, { "title": "Road to Zanzibar", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour", "extract": "Road to Zanzibar is a 1941 Paramount Pictures semi-musical comedy film starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour, and marked the second of seven pictures in the popular \"Road to …\" series made by the trio. It takes place in the Sultanate of Zanzibar." }, { "title": "Roar of the Press", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy, Crime, Drama", "cast": "Jean Parker, Wallace Ford, Suzanne Kaaren", "extract": "Roar of the Press is a 1941 American comedy-drama crime film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Jean Parker and Wallace Ford." }, { "title": "Roaring Frontiers", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Bill Elliott, Ruth Ford", "extract": "Roaring Frontiers is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Tex Ritter, Wild Bill Elliott and Ruth Ford." }, { "title": "Robbers of the Range", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Tim Holt, Virginia Vale, Emmett Lynn", "extract": "Robbers of the Range is a 1941 American Western film directed by Edward Killy and starring Tim Holt, Virginia Vale, Ray Whitley, and Emmett Lynn." }, { "title": "Robin Hood of the Pecos", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Marjorie Reynolds", "extract": " Robin Hood of the Pecos is a 1941 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "Romance of the Rio Grande", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Cesar Romero, Patricia Morison", "extract": "Romance of the Rio Grande is a 1941 American Western film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and written by Harold Buchman and Samuel G. Engel. The film stars Cesar Romero, Patricia Morison, Lynne Roberts, Ricardo Cortez, Chris-Pin Martin and Aldrich Bowker. The film was released on January 17, 1941, by 2" }, { "title": "Rookies on Parade", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Bob Crosby, Ruth Terry, Marie Wilson", "extract": "Rookies on Parade is a 1941 Republic Pictures musical–comedy film that was the studios entry into the pre-World War II Army comedy genre. The Army technical advisor was Captain Jack Voglin who performed the same duty on the 1941 films You're in the Army Now, You'll Never Get Rich, and Buck Privates." }, { "title": "The Round Up", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Richard Dix, Patricia Morison, Preston Foster", "extract": "The Round Up is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Harold Shumate. The film stars Richard Dix, Patricia Morison, Preston Foster, Don Wilson, Ruth Donnelly, Jerome Cowan and Douglass Dumbrille. The film was released on April 4, 1941, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "The Royal Mounted Patrol", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Wanda McKay", "extract": "The Royal Mounted Patrol is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Winston Miller. The film stars Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Wanda McKay, Donald Curtis, Lloyd Bridges and Evan Thomas. The film was released on November 19, 1941, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Saddlemates", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis", "extract": "Saddlemates is a 1941 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck and starring Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, and Rufe Davis." }, { "title": "Saddle Mountain Roundup", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Jack Mulhall", "extract": "Saddle Mountain Roundup is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby. The film is the ninth in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Crash, John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune as Alibi, with Lita Conway, Jack Mulhall and Willie Fung" }, { "title": "Sailors on Leave", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Shirley Ross, William Lundigan, Ruth Donnelly", "extract": "Sailors on Leave is a 1941 American musical film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Art Arthur and Malcolm Stuart Boylan. The film stars William Lundigan, Shirley Ross, Chick Chandler, Ruth Donnelly, Mae Clarke and Cliff Nazarro. The film was released on September 30, 1941, by Republic Pict" }, { "title": "The Saint in Palm Springs", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Linda Hayes", "extract": "The Saint in Palm Springs is a crime melodrama released by RKO Pictures in early 1941. The film continued the screen adventures of the Robin Hood-inspired anti-hero, Simon Templar, alias \"The Saint\", created by Leslie Charteris." }, { "title": "San Antonio Rose", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Jane Frazee, Eve Arden", "extract": "San Antonio Rose is a 1941 American black-and-white musical film starring Jane Frazee and featuring Lon Chaney, Jr. and Shemp Howard; it was also designed as a showcase for the then-popular vocal group The Merry Macs. The plot involves two rival groups of entertainers converging on an abandoned roa" }, { "title": "Scattergood Baines", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Guy Kibbee, Carol Hughes, John Archer", "extract": "Scattergood Baines is a 1941 American comedy-drama film. It is based on a novel by Clarence Budington Kelland. The character of Scattergood was also popular during the days of live radio." }, { "title": "Scattergood Meets Broadway", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Guy Kibbee, Mildred Coles, Joyce Compton", "extract": "Scattergood Meets Broadway is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Christy Cabanne and written by Michael L. Simmons and Ethel B. Stone. It is the sequel to the 1941 film Scattergood Pulls the Strings. The film stars Guy Kibbee, Mildred Coles, William \"Bill\" Henry, Emma Dunn, Frank Jenks, Joyce C" }, { "title": "Scattergood Pulls the Strings", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Guy Kibbee, Bobs Watson, Susan Peters", "extract": "Scattergood Pulls the Strings is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Christy Cabanne and written by Christy Cabanne and Bernard Schubert. It is the sequel to the 1941 film Scattergood Baines. The film stars Guy Kibbee, Bobs Watson, Susan Peters, James Corner, Emma Dunn, Dink Trout and Monte Blue" }, { "title": "Scotland Yard", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Nancy Kelly, Edmund Gwenn, Henry Wilcoxon", "extract": "Scotland Yard is a 1941 American crime drama film starring Nancy Kelly and Edmund Gwenn about a fugitive whose visage has been altered with plastic surgery. The film was directed by Norman Foster. It is also known as Uncensored. It is a remake of the 1930 film of the same title, which was in turn ba" }, { "title": "The Sea Wolf", "year": 1941, "genres": "Adventure, Drama", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Ida Lupino, John Garfield", "extract": "The Sea Wolf is a 1941 American adventure drama film adaptation of Jack London's 1904 novel The Sea-Wolf with Edward G. Robinson, Ida Lupino, John Garfield, and Alexander Knox. The film was written by Robert Rossen and directed by Michael Curtiz." }, { "title": "Secret Evidence", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Marjorie Reynolds, Charles Quigley, Kenneth Harlan", "extract": "Secret Evidence is a 1941 American drama film. Directed by William Nigh, the film stars Marjorie Reynolds, Charles Quigley, and Ward McTaggart. It was released on January 31, 1941." }, { "title": "Secret of the Wastelands", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Barbara Britton", "extract": "Secret of the Wasteland is a 1941 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Gerald Geraghty. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Brad King, Soo Yong, Barbara Britton, Douglas Fowley and Keith Richards. The film was released on November 15, 1941, by Paramount Pictures. The" }, { "title": "Secrets of the Lone Wolf", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery, Crime, War", "cast": "Warren William, Ruth Ford, Eric Blore", "extract": "Secrets of the Lone Wolf is a 1941 American crime film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Warren William. It is part of Columbia Pictures series of Lone Wolf films." }, { "title": "Sergeant York", "year": 1941, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie", "extract": "Sergeant York is a 1941 American biographical film about the life of Alvin C. York, one of the most decorated American soldiers of World War I. Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Gary Cooper in the title role, the film was a critical and commercial success, and became the highest-grossing film of" }, { "title": "Shadow of the Thin Man", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "William Powell, Myrna Loy, Donna Reed", "extract": "Shadow of the Thin Man is the fourth of six The Thin Man murder mystery comedy films. It was released by MGM in 1941 and was directed by W. S. Van Dyke. It stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles. Also, in this film their son Nick Jr. is old enough to figure in the comic subplot." }, { "title": "Shadows on the Stairs", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Frieda Inescort, Paul Cavanagh, Heather Angel", "extract": "Shadows on the Stairs is a 1941 American mystery film directed by D. Ross Lederman." }, { "title": "The Shanghai Gesture", "year": 1941, "genres": "Thriller, Noir", "cast": "Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature", "extract": "The Shanghai Gesture is a 1941 American film noir directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature, and Ona Munson. It is based on a Broadway play of the same name by John Colton, which was adapted for the screen by Sternberg and produced by Arnold Pressburger " }, { "title": "She Knew All the Answers", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Joan Bennett, Franchot Tone, Eve Arden", "extract": "She Knew All the Answers is a 1941 romantic comedy film made by Columbia Pictures, directed by Richard Wallace, and starring by Joan Bennett and Franchot Tone. The film tells a story about a chorus girl who wants to marry a rich playboy, but first has to prove herself to his financial advisor. The s" }, { "title": "The Shepherd of the Hills", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "John Wayne, Betty Field, Harry Carey", "extract": "The Shepherd of the Hills is a 1941 American drama film starring John Wayne, Betty Field and Harry Carey. The supporting cast includes Beulah Bondi, Ward Bond, Marjorie Main and John Qualen. The picture was Wayne's first film in Technicolor and was based on the novel of the same name by Harold Bell " }, { "title": "Sheriff of Tombstone", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Elyse Knox", "extract": " Sheriff of Tombstone is a 1941 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers and George \"Gabby\" Hayes." }, { "title": "Shining Victory", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "James Stephenson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp", "extract": "Shining Victory is a 1941 American drama film based on the 1940 play Jupiter Laughs, by A. J. Cronin. It stars James Stephenson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, and Barbara O'Neil. It is the first film directed by Irving Rapper. Bette Davis makes a brief cameo appearance as a nurse." }, { "title": "A Shot in the Dark", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "William Lundigan, Nan Wynn", "extract": "A Shot in the Dark is a 1941 American drama film directed by William C. McGann and written by M. Coates Webster, starring William Lundigan, Nan Wynn, and Ricardo Cortez. It was released by Warner Bros. on April 5, 1941. The film was based on the short story \"No Hard Feelings\" by Frederick Nebel in t" }, { "title": "Sierra Sue", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Fay McKenzie", "extract": "Sierra Sue is a 1941 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Fay McKenzie. Written by Earl Felton and Julian Zimet, the film is about a government inspector investigating a poisonous weed that is destroying the rangeland supporting the area's ca" }, { "title": "Sign of the Wolf", "year": 1941, "genres": "Adventure, War", "cast": "Michael Whalen, Grace Bradley, Mantan Moreland", "extract": "Sign of the Wolf is a 1941 American adventure film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Elizabeth Sutphin and Edmond Kelso. The film stars Michael Whalen, Grace Bradley, Darryl Hickman, Mantan Moreland, Louise Beavers and Wade Crosby. The film was released on March 25, 1941, by Monogram Pict" }, { "title": "Silver Stallion", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "David Sharpe, LeRoy Mason", "extract": "Silver Stallion is a 1941 American Western film directed by Edward Finney and starring David Sharpe, LeRoy Mason and Chief Thundercloud." }, { "title": "Sing Another Chorus", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jane Frazee, Johnny Downs", "extract": "Sing Another Chorus is a 1941 American film starring Jane Frazee." }, { "title": "Sing for Your Supper", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Jinx Falkenburg, Charles \"Buddy\" Rogers, Eve Arden", "extract": "Sing for Your Supper is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Jinx Falkenburg." }, { "title": "Singapore Woman", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Brenda Marshall, Virginia Field, David Bruce", "extract": "Singapore Woman is a 1941 American drama film directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Brenda Marshall and David Bruce." }, { "title": "The Singing Hill", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Mary Lee, Virginia Dale", "extract": "The Singing Hill is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Virginia Dale. Based on a story by Jesse Lasky Jr. and Richard Murphy, the film is about a singing cowboy and foreman of a ranch that may be sold to an unscrupulous banker by the yo" }, { "title": "Sis Hopkins", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Judy Canova, Bob Crosby, Susan Hayward", "extract": "Sis Hopkins is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Jack Townley, Milt Gross and Edward Eliscu. Starring Judy Canova, Bob Crosby, Charles Butterworth, Jerry Colonna, Susan Hayward and Katharine Alexander, it was released on April 12, 1941, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Six Gun Gold", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Tim Holt, Fern Emmett, Eddy Waller", "extract": "Six Gun Gold is a 1941 Western film directed by David Howard and starring Tim Holt." }, { "title": "Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Helen Parrish", "extract": "Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga is a 1941 American comedy film directed by John Rawlins and starring Lupe Vélez. The film was inspired by the same-name song interpreted by Helen O'Connell and Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra." }, { "title": "Skylark", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, Brian Aherne", "extract": "Skylark is a 1941 American comedy film starring Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland and Brian Aherne and directed by Mark Sandrich. Film historian James H. Farmer described Skylark as \"light-hearted fluff\" with the story of a woman on her fifth wedding anniversary, realizing that she is fed up with alway" }, { "title": "Sleepers West", "year": 1941, "genres": "Mystery, Drama", "cast": "Lloyd Nolan, Lynn Bari, Mary Beth Hughes", "extract": "Sleepers West is a 1941 American mystery drama film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Lloyd Nolan, Lynn Bari and Mary Beth Hughes." }, { "title": "The Smiling Ghost", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Alexis Smith, Wayne Morris, Brenda Marshall", "extract": "The Smiling Ghost is a 1941 American film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Wayne Morris, Alexis Smith, and Alan Hale. The film is in the horror comedy genre, which was popular in the 1940s." }, { "title": "Smilin' Through", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Musical", "cast": "Jeanette MacDonald, Brian Aherne, Ian Hunter", "extract": "Smilin' Through is a 1941 Technicolor MGM musical film based on the 1919 play of the same name by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin." }, { "title": "So Ends Our Night", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Fredric March, Margaret Sullavan, Glenn Ford", "extract": "So Ends Our Night is a 1941 drama directed by John Cromwell and starring Fredric March, Margaret Sullavan and Glenn Ford. The screenplay was adapted by Talbot Jennings from the novel Flotsam by German exile Erich Maria Remarque, who rose to international fame for his first novel, All Quiet on the We" }, { "title": "The Son of Davy Crockett", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, Dub Taylor", "extract": "The Son of Davy Crockett is a 1941 American Western film written and directed by Lambert Hillyer. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, Dub Taylor, Kenneth MacDonald, Richard Fiske and Eddy Waller. The film was released on July 15, 1941, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "South of Panama", "year": 1941, "genres": "Thriller, Action", "cast": "Roger Pryor, Virginia Vale, Lionel Royce", "extract": "South of Panama is a 1941 American action film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Ben Roberts and Sidney Sheldon. The film stars Roger Pryor, Virginia Vale, Lionel Royce, Lucien Prival, Duncan Renaldo and Lester Dorr. The film was released on May 2, 1941, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "South of Tahiti", "year": 1941, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Maria Montez, Brian Donlevy, Broderick Crawford", "extract": "South of Tahiti is a 1941 American south seas adventure film directed by George Waggner and starring Brian Donlevy. It helped launch Maria Montez as a pin-up star. She played a leading role; response was such that Universal then cast her in Arabian Nights." }, { "title": "Spooks Run Wild", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Horror", "cast": "Bela Lugosi, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan", "extract": "Spooks Run Wild is a 1941 American horror comedy film and the seventh film in the East Side Kids series. It stars Bela Lugosi with Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan and Huntz Hall. It is directed by Phil Rosen, in his first and only outing in the series, and produced by Sam Katzman. The original script is by" }, { "title": "Steel Against the Sky", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Alexis Smith, Lloyd Nolan, Gene Lockhart", "extract": "Steel Against the Sky is a 1941 American comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland, written by Paul Gerard Smith, and starring Lloyd Nolan, Alexis Smith, Craig Stevens, Gene Lockhart, Edward Ellis and Walter Catlett. It was released by Warner Bros. on December 13, 1941." }, { "title": "Strange Alibi", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Arthur Kennedy, Joan Perry", "extract": "Strange Alibi is a 1941 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman, written by Kenneth Gamet, Leslie T. White and Fred Niblo Jr., and starring Arthur Kennedy, Joan Perry, Jonathan Hale, John Ridgely, Florence Bates and Charles Trowbridge. It was released by Warner Bros. on April 19, 1941." }, { "title": "The Strawberry Blonde", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth", "extract": "The Strawberry Blonde is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring James Cagney and Olivia de Havilland, and featuring Rita Hayworth, Alan Hale, Jack Carson, and George Tobias. Set in New York City around 1900, it features songs of that era such as \"The Band Played On\", " }, { "title": "Stick to Your Guns", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Stick to Your Guns is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander, written by J. Benton Cheney, and starring William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Brad King, Jennifer Holt, Dick Curtis, Weldon Heyburn, and Henry Hall. It was released on September 17, 1941, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "The Stork Pays Off", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Victor Jory, Rochelle Hudson, Maxie Rosenbloom", "extract": "The Stork Pays Off is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Fanya Foss and Aleen Leslie. The film stars Victor Jory, Rochelle Hudson, Maxie Rosenbloom, Horace McMahon, George McKay and Ralf Harolde. The film was released on October 6, 1941, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Sullivan's Travels", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick", "extract": "Sullivan's Travels is a 1941 American comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges. A satire on the film industry, it follows a famous Hollywood comedy director who, longing to make a socially relevant drama, sets out to live as a tramp to gain life experience for his forthcoming film. Along " }, { "title": "Sundown", "year": 1941, "genres": "War", "cast": "Gene Tierney, Bruce Cabot, George Sanders", "extract": "Sundown is a 1941 American black-and-white World War II film starring Gene Tierney, Bruce Cabot and George Sanders. It was directed by Henry Hathaway, produced by Jack Moss and Walter Wanger, written by Charles G. Booth and Barré Lyndon, and released by United Artists. Set in British East Africa, th" }, { "title": "Sun Valley Serenade", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Sonja Henie, Lynn Bari, John Payne, Milton Berle, Glenn Miller", "extract": "Sun Valley Serenade is a 1941 musical film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller, Milton Berle, and Lynn Bari. It features the Glenn Miller Orchestra as well as dancing by the Nicholas Brothers. It also features Dorothy Dandridge, performing \"Chattanooga" }, { "title": "Sunny", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Anna Neagle, Ray Bolger, Edward Everett Horton", "extract": "Sunny is a 1941 American musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Ray Bolger, John Carroll, Edward Everett Horton, Grace Hartman, Paul Hartman, Frieda Inescort, and Helen Westley. It was adapted by Sig Herzig from the Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II musical play Sunny." }, { "title": "Sunset in Wyoming", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Maris Wrixon", "extract": "Sunset in Wyoming is a 1941 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, George Cleveland, and Maris Wrixon. Based on a story by Joe Blair, the film is about a singing cowboy who goes up against a lumber company clearcutting the timber from a local mount" }, { "title": "Suspicion", "year": 1941, "genres": "Thriller, Noir, Romance", "cast": "Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Nigel Bruce, Cedric Hardwicke, Dame May Whitty", "extract": "Suspicion is a 1941 romantic psychological thriller film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine as a married couple. It also features Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce, Dame May Whitty, Isabel Jeans, Heather Angel, and Leo G. Carroll. Suspicion is based on Franci" }, { "title": "Swamp Water", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Crime, Noir", "cast": "Walter Brennan, Walter Huston, Anne Baxter", "extract": "Swamp Water is a 1941 American film noir crime film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Walter Brennan and Walter Huston. Based on the novel by Vereen Bell, it was produced at 20th Century Fox. The film was shot on location at Okefenokee Swamp, Waycross, Georgia, USA. It was Renoir's first American" }, { "title": "Swamp Woman", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ann Corio, Jack La Rue", "extract": "Swamp Woman is a 1941 American film directed by Elmer Clifton." }, { "title": "Sweetheart of the Campus", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, War", "cast": "Ruby Keeler, Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard", "extract": "Sweetheart of the Campus is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Ruby Keeler, Ozzie Nelson, and Harriet Hilliard." }, { "title": "Swing It Soldier", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Ken Murray, Frances Langford, Elvia Allman", "extract": "Swing It Soldier is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Harold Young and written by Dorcas Cochran and Arthur V. Jones. The film stars Ken Murray, Frances Langford, Don Wilson, Blanche Stewart, Elvia Allman, Hanley Stafford, Susan Miller, Irving Lee and Iris Adrian. The film was released on Nove" }, { "title": "Tall, Dark and Handsome", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Cesar Romero, Virginia Gilmore, Milton Berle", "extract": "Tall, Dark and Handsome is a 1941 gangster comedy film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Caesar Romero, Virginia Gilmore, and Charlotte Greenwood. It was released by Twentieth Century Fox." }, { "title": "Tanks a Million", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "William Tracy, James Gleason, Elyse Knox", "extract": "Tanks a Million is a 1941 American film directed by Fred Guiol. It was the first of Hal Roach's Streamliners, short films under an hour designed for the lower half of a double feature. The two leading characters, whiz-kid sergeant Doubleday and his rival Sergeant Ames, would go on to feature in seve" }, { "title": "Tarzan's Secret Treasure", "year": 1941, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Barry Fitzgerald", "extract": "Tarzan's Secret Treasure is a 1941 Tarzan film directed by Richard Thorpe. Based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, it is the fifth in the MGM Tarzan series to star Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan. Original prints of the film were processed in sepiatone." }, { "title": "Texas", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Holden, Glenn Ford, Claire Trevor", "extract": "Texas is a 1941 American Western film directed by George Marshall and starring William Holden, Glenn Ford and Claire Trevor. Texas was an early picture for both Holden and Ford. The film was designed by Columbia as a follow-up, though not a sequel, to the previous year's Arizona, which also starred " }, { "title": "The Texas Marshal", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim McCoy, Art Davis, Karl Hackett", "extract": "The Texas Marshal is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by William Lively. The film stars Tim McCoy, Art Davis, Kay Leslie, Karl Hackett, Edward Peil Sr. and Charles King. The film was released on July 13, 1941, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "That Hamilton Woman", "year": 1941, "genres": "Historical, Drama", "cast": "Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Alan Mowbray", "extract": "That Hamilton Woman, also known as Lady Hamilton, is a 1941 black-and-white historical film drama produced and directed by Alexander Korda for his British company during his exile in the United States. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the film tells the story of the rise and fall of Emma Hamilton, da" }, { "title": "That Night in Rio", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Don Ameche, Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda", "extract": "That Night in Rio is a 1941 Technicolor American musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Alice Faye, Don Ameche and Carmen Miranda. It is one of several film adaptations of the 1934 play The Red Cat by Rudolf Lothar and Hans Adler. Others are Folies Bergère de Paris (1935) and O" }, { "title": "That Uncertain Feeling", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Merle Oberon, Melvyn Douglas, Burgess Meredith", "extract": "That Uncertain Feeling is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Merle Oberon, Melvyn Douglas and Burgess Meredith. The film is about the bored wife of an insurance salesman who meets an eccentric pianist and seeks a divorce. The screenplay by Walter Reisch and Donald Og" }, { "title": "They Dare Not Love", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, War, Romance", "cast": "Martha Scott, George Brent, Paul Lukas", "extract": "They Dare Not Love is a 1941 romantic war drama film directed by James Whale and starring George Brent, Martha Scott and Paul Lukas. Whale left the picture before the end of production; it was the last film released to credit him as director." }, { "title": "They Died with Their Boots On", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Sydney Greenstreet", "extract": "They Died with Their Boots On is a 1941 American black-and-white Western film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Hal B. Wallis and Robert Fellows, directed by Raoul Walsh, that stars Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland." }, { "title": "They Meet Again", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Neil Hamilton", "extract": "They Meet Again is a 1941 American film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, and Robert Baldwin. It is one of the six films in the Dr. Christian series." }, { "title": "They Met in Argentina", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Maureen O'Hara, James Ellison, Diosa Costello", "extract": "They Met in Argentina is a 1941 American film directed by Leslie Goodwins and Jack Hively for RKO Pictures. Hively had to come in and finish the picture after Goodwins was hospitalized for pneumonia. Maureen O'Hara plays an Argentinian who falls in love with a Texan, who is attempting to buy a raceh" }, { "title": "They Met in Bombay", "year": 1941, "genres": "Adventure, Drama", "cast": "Clark Gable, Rosalind Russell, Peter Lorre", "extract": "They Met in Bombay is a 1941 American adventure drama film directed by Clarence Brown, and starring Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell, with Peter Lorre." }, { "title": "Thieves Fall Out", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Jane Darwell", "extract": "Thieves Fall Out is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright, written by Charles Grayson and Ben Markson, and starring Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Jane Darwell, Alan Hale, Sr., William T. Orr and John Litel. It was released by Warner Bros. on May 3, 1941." }, { "title": "This Woman Is Mine", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Adventure", "cast": "Franchot Tone, Carol Bruce, Nigel Bruce", "extract": "This Woman Is Mine is a 1941 American adventure film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Franchot Tone, John Carroll and Walter Brennan. Richard Hageman was nominated at the 14th Academy Awards for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture." }, { "title": "Three Girls About Town", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joan Blondell, Janet Blair, Binnie Barnes", "extract": "Three Girls About Town is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Joan Blondell, Binnie Barnes and Janet Blair. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The story was written by Richard Carroll." }, { "title": "Three Sons o' Guns", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Marjorie Rambeau, Wayne Morris", "extract": "Three Sons o' Guns is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff, written by Fred Niblo, Jr., and starring Wayne Morris, Marjorie Rambeau, Irene Rich, Tom Brown, William T. Orr, Susan Peters and Moroni Olsen. It was released by Warner Bros. on August 2, 1941." }, { "title": "Thunder Over the Prairie", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Cliff Edwards", "extract": "Thunder Over the Prairie is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Betty Burbridge. It is based on the 1935 novel The Medico Rides by James L. Rubel. The film stars Charles Starrett, Cliff Edwards, Eileen O'Hearn, Stanley Brown, Danny Mummert and David Sharpe. The fi" }, { "title": "Tight Shoes", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "John Howard, Binnie Barnes, Broderick Crawford", "extract": "Tight Shoes is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Leo Carrillo, John Howard, and Broderick Crawford. It is based on the Damon Runyon story." }, { "title": "Tillie the Toiler", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Kay Harris, William Tracy, Daphne Pollard", "extract": "Tillie the Toiler is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Kay Harris, William Tracy, and George Watts. The screenplay was written by Karen DeWolf and Francis Martin, from DeWolf's story, which in turn was based on the comic strip of the same name by Russ Westover. It wa" }, { "title": "Time Out for Rhythm", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Rudy Vallée, Ann Miller, The Three Stooges", "extract": "Time Out for Rhythm is a 1941 musical comedy film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Rudy Vallée, Ann Miller and the Three Stooges. Six Hits and a Miss perform, as well as Glen Gray and His Casa Loma Orchestra, and Eduardo Durant's Rhumba Band, and with eight original songs by Saul Chaplin and S" }, { "title": "Tobacco Road", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Charley Grapewin, Marjorie Rambeau, Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney", "extract": "Tobacco Road is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed by John Ford and starring Charley Grapewin, Marjorie Rambeau, Gene Tierney and William Tracy. It was based on the 1932 novel of the same name by Erskine Caldwell and the 1933 Broadway play that Jack Kirkland adapted from the novel. The plot " }, { "title": "Tom, Dick and Harry", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ginger Rogers, George Murphy, Alan Marshal", "extract": "Tom, Dick and Harry is a 1941 comedy film directed by Garson Kanin, written by Paul Jarrico, and starring Ginger Rogers, George Murphy, Alan Marshal, Phil Silvers, and Burgess Meredith. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures." }, { "title": "Tonto Basin Outlaws", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Jan Wiley", "extract": "Tonto Basin Outlaws is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby. The film is the tenth in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Crash, John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune as Alibi, with Jan Wiley, Tris Coffin and Edmund Cobb." }, { "title": "Too Many Blondes", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Rudy Vallée, Helen Parrish, Lon Chaney Jr.", "extract": "Too Many Blondes is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Rudy Vallee, Helen Parrish and Lon Chaney Jr." }, { "title": "Top Sergeant Mulligan", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Nat Pendleton, Carol Hughes, Marjorie Reynolds", "extract": "Top Sergeant Mulligan is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Edmond Kelso. The film stars Nat Pendleton, Carol Hughes, Sterling Holloway, Marjorie Reynolds, Tom Neal, Frank Faylen and Charlie Hall. The film was released on October 17, 1941, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Topper Returns", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Fantasy, Thriller", "cast": "Joan Blondell, Roland Young, Carole Landis, Dennis O'Keefe", "extract": "Topper Returns is a 1941 fantasy comedy thriller directed by Roy Del Ruth and written by Jonathan Latimer. The third and final installment in the initial series of supernatural comedy films inspired by the novels of Thorne Smith, it succeeds Topper (1937) and Topper Takes a Trip (1938)." }, { "title": "The Trial of Mary Dugan", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Thriller", "cast": "Laraine Day, Robert Young, Tom Conway", "extract": "The Trial of Mary Dugan is a 1941 American drama and thriller film directed by Norman Z. McLeod, written by Bayard Veiller from his 1927 play of the same name. It had previously been made as a 1929 MGM movie starring Norma Shearer in her first all-talking role. There are significant differences in t" }, { "title": "Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Sheila Darcy", "extract": "Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Milton Raison. The film is the sixth in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Crash, John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune as Alibi, with Sheila D" }, { "title": "Tuxedo Junction", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Sally Payne, Frankie Darro, Thurston Hall", "extract": "Tuxedo Junction is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald, written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan, and starring the vaudeville comedy troupe the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, with Thurston Hall, Frankie Darro and Sally Payne. It was released on November 25, 1941, by Republic " }, { "title": "Twilight on the Trail", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "William Boyd, Wanda McKay", "extract": "Twilight on the Trail is a 1941 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton, written by J. Benton Cheney, Ellen Corby and Cecile Kramer, and starring William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Brad King, Wanda McKay, Jack Rockwell, Norman Willis and Robert Kent. It was released on September 29, 1941, by Para" }, { "title": "Two-Faced Woman", "year": 1941, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Constance Bennett", "extract": "Two-Faced Woman is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor and starring Greta Garbo in her final film role, Melvyn Douglas, Constance Bennett, and Roland Young. The movie was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer." }, { "title": "Two Gun Sheriff", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Lupita Tovar", "extract": "Two Gun Sheriff is a 1941 American Western film directed by George Sherman, written by Doris Schroeder, and starring Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Jay Novello, Lupita Tovar, Milton Kibbee and Fred Kohler Jr. It was released on April 10, 1941, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Two in a Taxi", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Anita Louise, Russell Hayden, Dick Purcell", "extract": "Two in a Taxi is a 1941 American film directed by Robert Florey. Writer Marvin Wald was inspired by seeing a production of Clifford Odets' Waiting for Lefty to write this drama of cab drivers and their economic struggles." }, { "title": "Two Latins from Manhattan", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg, Joan Woodbury", "extract": "Two Latins from Manhattan is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg, and Joan Woodbury." }, { "title": "Uncle Joe", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Gale Storm, ZaSu Pitts, Slim Summerville", "extract": "Uncle Joe is a 1941 American film directed by Howard M. Railsback and Raymond E. Swartley." }, { "title": "Under Age", "year": 1941, "genres": "Crime, War", "cast": "Nan Grey, Mary Anderson", "extract": "Under Age is a 1941 American crime film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Nan Grey, Alan Baxter, Mary Anderson, and Tom Neal." }, { "title": "Under Fiesta Stars", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes", "extract": "Under Fiesta Stars is a 1941 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Carol Hughes. Based on a story by Karl Brown, the film is about a singing cowboy and rodeo champion who inherits a ranch and mining property along with his foster father's niec" }, { "title": "Underground", "year": 1941, "genres": "War, Drama, Noir, Suspense", "cast": "Jeffrey Lynn, Philip Dorn, Kaaren Verne", "extract": "Underground is a 1941 war, drama, suspense, espionage, propaganda, noir film about the German Nazi Resistance opposing the Nazis in World War II directed by Vincent Sherman. Jeffrey Lynn and Philip Dorn play two brothers initially on opposite sides." }, { "title": "Underground Rustlers", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Gwen Gaze", "extract": "Underground Rustlers is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby. The film is the eleventh in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Crash, John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune as Alibi, with Gwen Gaze, Robert Blair and Forrest Taylo" }, { "title": "Unexpected Uncle", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Charles Coburn, James Craig, Anne Shirley", "extract": "Unexpected Uncle is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Charles Coburn, Anne Shirley, and James Craig." }, { "title": "Unfinished Business", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Irene Dunne, Robert Montgomery, Preston Foster", "extract": "Unfinished Business is a 1941 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Irene Dunne, Robert Montgomery and Preston Foster. The screenplay concerns a young woman who quickly falls in love with a playboy, but when he shows no interest in making her his wife, m" }, { "title": "Unholy Partners", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Laraine Day, Edward Arnold, Marsha Hunt", "extract": "Unholy Partners is a 1941 black-and-white film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson, Laraine Day, Edward Arnold, and Marsha Hunt. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer." }, { "title": "A Very Young Lady", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jane Withers, Nancy Kelly, John Sutton", "extract": "A Very Young Lady is a 1941 comedy film directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring Jane Withers and Nancy Kelly." }, { "title": "Virginia", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Sterling Hayden", "extract": "Virginia is a 1941 American drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Sterling Hayden, Helen Broderick and Marie Wilson." }, { "title": "The Wagons Roll at Night", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Sylvia Sidney", "extract": "The Wagons Roll at Night is a 1941 circus film directed by Ray Enright and starring Humphrey Bogart as traveling carnival owner Nick Coster, Sylvia Sidney as his girlfriend, and Eddie Albert as a newcomer who falls in love with Nick's sister, played by Joan Leslie. The screenplay is by Fred Niblo Jr" }, { "title": "Wanderers of the West", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tom Keene, Sugar Dawn, Betty Miles", "extract": "Wanderers of the West is a 1941 American Western film directed by Robert F. Hill and written by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film stars Tom Keene, Sugar Dawn, Slim Andrews, Betty Miles, Tom Seidel and Stanley Price. The film was released on July 25, 1941, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Washington Melodrama", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ann Rutherford, Frank Morgan, Dan Dailey", "extract": "Washington Melodrama is a 1941 American drama film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Frank Morgan, Ann Rutherford, and Kent Taylor." }, { "title": "Week-End in Havana", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, John Payne", "extract": "Week-End in Havana is a 1941 20th Century Fox Technicolor musical film directed by Walter Lang and starring Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda. It was the second of three pictures the two stars made together and the second Faye film to have a Latin-American theme, typical of Fox musicals of the early 194" }, { "title": "Weekend for Three", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jane Wyatt, Dennis O'Keefe, Edward Everett Horton", "extract": "Week-End for Three is a 1941 comedy film directed by Irving Reis and starring Dennis O'Keefe and Jane Wyatt." }, { "title": "We Go Fast", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama, Action, Comedy", "cast": "Alan Curtis, Lynn Bari, Sheila Ryan", "extract": "We Go Fast is a 1941 American comedy action film directed by William C. McGann and written by Thomas Lennon and Adrian Scott. The film stars Lynn Bari, Alan Curtis, Sheila Ryan, Don DeFore, Ernest Truex and Gerald Mohr. The film was released on September 19, 1941, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "West of Cimarron", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Rufe Davis", "extract": "West of Cimarron is a 1941 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck and starring Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Rufe Davis." }, { "title": "West Point Widow", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Anne Shirley, Richard Carlson, Frances Gifford", "extract": "West Point Widow is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Anne Shirley, Richard Carlson and Richard Denning." }, { "title": "Western Union", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Randolph Scott, Robert Young, Virginia Gilmore", "extract": "Western Union is a 1941 American Western film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Robert Young, Randolph Scott, and Dean Jagger. Filmed in Technicolor on location in Arizona and Utah, in Western Union Scott plays a reformed outlaw who tries to make good by joining the team wiring the Great Plains fo" }, { "title": "When Ladies Meet", "year": 1941, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Greer Garson", "extract": "When Ladies Meet is a 1941 American romantic comedy film by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Greer Garson, Herbert Marshall, and Spring Byington in a story about a novelist in love with her publisher. The screenplay by S.K. Lauren and Anita Loos was based upon a 1932 play b" }, { "title": "Where Did You Get That Girl?", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Leon Errol, Helen Parrish", "extract": "Where Did You Get That Girl? is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Leon Errol. The title comes from the popular song of the same name, which dates to 1913 and was written by Bert Kalmar and Harry Puck. The song figures prominently in the film." }, { "title": "Whistling in the Dark", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Red Skelton, Conrad Veidt, Ann Rutherford", "extract": "Whistling in the Dark is a 1941 comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon. It is the first of three films starring Red Skelton as Wally \"the Fox\" Benton, who writes and acts in radio murder mysteries. Wally is kidnapped by a greedy cult leader, who threatens to kill Wally's girlfriend and another youn" }, { "title": "Wide Open Town", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Evelyn Brent", "extract": "Wide Open Town is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Harrison Jacobs and J. Benton Cheney. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Evelyn Brent, Victor Jory, Morris Ankrum and Cara Williams. The film was released on August 8, 1941, by Paramount P" }, { "title": "Wild Geese Calling", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Henry Fonda, Joan Bennett, Warren William", "extract": "Wild Geese Calling is a 1941 American drama film directed by John Brahm and starring Henry Fonda and Joan Bennett. It was distributed by 20th Century-Fox. The screenplay was written by Horace McCoy, based on a 1940 novel by Stewart Edward White. The music score is by Alfred Newman." }, { "title": "The Wild Man of Borneo", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Bonita Granville", "extract": "The Wild Man of Borneo is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Waldo Salt and John McClain, based on the 1927 Broadway play by Marc Connelly and Herman J. Mankiewicz. The film stars Frank Morgan and features Mary Howard, Billie Burke, Donald Meek, Marjorie Main, " }, { "title": "The Wolf Man", "year": 1941, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Ralph Bellamy, Bela Lugosi, Maria Ouspenskaya", "extract": "The Wolf Man is a 1941 American horror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Lon Chaney Jr. in the title role. Claude Rains, Warren William, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers, and Maria Ouspenskaya star in supporting roles. T" }, { "title": "A Woman's Face", "year": 1941, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas, Conrad Veidt", "extract": "A Woman's Face is a 1941 American drama film directed by George Cukor and starring Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas and Conrad Veidt. It tells the story of Anna Holm, a facially disfigured blackmailer, who because of her appearance, despises everyone she encounters. When a plastic surgeon corrects this" }, { "title": "World Premiere", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "John Barrymore, Frances Farmer, Eugene Pallette", "extract": "World Premiere is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ted Tetzlaff and written by Earl Felton. The film stars John Barrymore, Frances Farmer, Eugene Pallette, Virginia Dale, Ricardo Cortez, Sig Ruman and Don Castle. The film was released on August 21, 1941, by Paramount Pictures. Otis Garrett wa" }, { "title": "Wrangler's Roost", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Gwen Gaze", "extract": "Wrangler's Roost is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by John Vlahos and Robert Finkle. The film is the seventh in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Crash, John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune as Alibi, with F" }, { "title": "Wyoming Wildcat", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Julie Duncan", "extract": "Wyoming Wildcat is a 1941 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Bennett Cohen and Anthony Coldeway. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Julie Duncan, Frank M. Thomas, Syd Saylor, Dick Botiller and Edmund Cobb. The film was released on January 6, 1941, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "A Yank in the R.A.F.", "year": 1941, "genres": "War, Romance", "cast": "Tyrone Power, Betty Grable, John Sutton", "extract": "A Yank in the R.A.F. is a 1941 American black-and-white war film directed by Henry King and starring Tyrone Power and Betty Grable. Released three months before the attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into World War II, it is considered a typical early-World War II production. Originall" }, { "title": "You Belong to Me", "year": 1941, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Ruth Donnelly", "extract": "You Belong to Me is a 1941 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda. Based on a story by Dalton Trumbo, and written by Claude Binyon, the film is about a wealthy man who meets and falls in love with a beautiful doctor while o" }, { "title": "You'll Never Get Rich", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, War", "cast": "Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Robert Benchley", "extract": "You'll Never Get Rich is a 1941 American musical comedy film with a wartime theme directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The title stems from an old Army song which includes lyrics \"You'll never get rich / By digging a ditch / Y" }, { "title": "You're in the Army Now", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jimmy Durante, Jane Wyman, Phil Silvers", "extract": "You're in the Army Now is a 1941 comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Jimmy Durante, Phil Silvers, Jane Wyman, and Regis Toomey." }, { "title": "You're Out of Luck", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Frankie Darro, Kay Sutton, Mantan Moreland", "extract": "You're Out of Luck is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Edmond Kelso. The film stars Frankie Darro, Kay Sutton, Mantan Moreland, Vickie Lester, Richard Bond and Janet Shaw. The film was released on January 20, 1941, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "You're the One", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Bonnie Baker, Orrin Tucker, Edward Everett Horton", "extract": "You're the One is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Gene Markey. The film stars Bonnie Baker, Orrin Tucker, Albert Dekker, Edward Everett Horton, Lillian Cornell, Renie Riano and Jerry Colonna. The film was released on February 19, 1941, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Ziegfeld Girl", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Drama", "cast": "James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Jackie Cooper, Lana Turner", "extract": "Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 American musical film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, Tony Martin, Jackie Cooper, Eve Arden, and Philip Dorn. The film, which features musical numbers by Busby Berkeley, was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer." }, { "title": "Zis Boom Bah", "year": 1941, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, Jan Wiley", "extract": "Zis Boom Bah, also known as College Sweethearts, is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by William Nigh, and starring Grace Hayes, Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy. The plot concerns a vaudeville singer who comes to a floundering college to instill values and self-confidence in its entitled " }, { "title": "A Place to Live", "year": 1941, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "A Place to Live is a 1941 documentary film directed by Irving Lerner and produced by the Philadelphia Housing Association, a nonprofit affordable housing advocacy group. The film was designed to call attention to inner city squalor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by focusing on a child's journey from " }, { "title": "Ring of Steel", "year": 1941, "genres": "Documentary, Short", "cast": "Narrated by, Spencer Tracy", "extract": "Ring of Steel is a 1942 short documentary film directed by Garson Kanin and narrated by Spencer Tracy. \"Dedicated to the American Soldier\", the film was released on April 2, 1942, and distributed free to all U.S. theaters. The film was produced by Warner Bros. and the United States Office for Emerge" }, { "title": "Adventures of Captain Marvel", "year": 1941, "genres": "", "cast": "Tom Tyler, Frank Coghlan Jr., Louise Currie", "extract": "Adventures of Captain Marvel is a 1941 American 12-chapter black-and-white movie serial from Republic Pictures, produced by Hiram S. Brown, Jr., directed by John English and William Witney, that stars Tom Tyler in the title role of Captain Marvel and Frank Coghlan, Jr. as his alter ego, Billy Batson" }, { "title": "Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc", "year": 1941, "genres": "", "cast": "Ralph Byrd", "extract": "Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941) is a Republic Movie serial based on the Dick Tracy comic strip. It was directed by the team of William Witney and John English with Ralph Byrd reprising his role from the earlier serials. It was the last of the four Dick Tracy serials produced by Republic, although " }, { "title": "The Green Hornet Strikes Again", "year": 1941, "genres": "", "cast": "Warren Hull, Keye Luke", "extract": "The Green Hornet Strikes Again! is a 1941 Universal black-and-white 15 chapter movie serial based on The Green Hornet radio series by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. It is a sequel to Universal's earlier serial The Green Hornet (1940). This was the 117th serial of the 137 that Universal produced" }, { "title": "Jungle Girl", "year": 1941, "genres": "", "cast": "Frances Gifford", "extract": "Jungle Girl is a 1941 15-chapter Republic serial starring Frances Gifford. It was directed by William Witney and John English based on the novel Jungle Girl (1932) by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was the 22nd of the 66 serials produced by Republic." }, { "title": "Jungle Man", "year": 1941, "genres": "", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Sheila Darcy", "extract": "Jungle Man is a 1941 American film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Buster Crabbe in his first of many films for Producers Releasing Corporation. He is reunited with Charles B. Middleton from the Flash Gordon serials. Cinematographer and associate producer Mervyn Freeman (1890–1965) \nwas an " }, { "title": "Riders of Death Valley", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dick Foran, Buck Jones, Ford Beebe", "extract": "Riders of Death Valley is a 1941 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures. It was a high budget serial with an all-star cast led by Dick Foran and Buck Jones. Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor directed. It also features Lon Chaney Jr. in a supporting role as a villainous henchman as well as Noah" }, { "title": "Sea Raiders", "year": 1941, "genres": "", "cast": "Dead End Kids, Little Tough Guys", "extract": "Sea Raiders is a 1941 Universal film serial starring the Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys. This was the teen stars' second of three serials, between Junior G-Men (1940) and Junior G-Men of the Air (1942). Sea Raiders was the 52nd serial to be released by Universal. The plot concerns the heroes fo" }, { "title": "Sky Raiders", "year": 1941, "genres": "", "cast": "Donald Woods", "extract": "Sky Raiders is a 12-episode 1941 Universal film serial. The serial was directed by Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor. Sky Raiders stars Donald Woods, Billy Halop, Robert Armstrong and Eduardo Ciannelli. Sky Raiders has little in common with Universal’s other early-1940s espionage outings like Sea Raiders or" }, { "title": "White Eagle", "year": 1941, "genres": "", "cast": "Buck Jones, Dorothy Fay", "extract": "White Eagle (1941) is the eighth serial released by Columbia Pictures, starring Buck Jones. It was based on the 1932 Buck Jones Western film." }, { "title": "An Ache in Every Stake", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "An Ache in Every Stake is a 1941 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 57th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "All the World's a Stooge", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "All the World's a Stooge is a 1941 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 55th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "All This and Rabbit Stew", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "All This and Rabbit Stew is a 1941 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The cartoon was released on September 13, 1941, and features Bugs Bunny." }, { "title": "The Art of Self Defense", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Goofy", "extract": "The Art of Self Defense is a cartoon made by the Walt Disney Company in 1941, featuring Goofy." }, { "title": "Aviation Vacation", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Looney Tunes", "extract": "Aviation Vacation is a 1941 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies theatrical short directed by Tex Avery, with story by Dave Monahan and musical direction by Carl Stalling. The cartoon was released on August 2, 1941." }, { "title": "Chef Donald", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Donald Duck", "extract": "Chef Donald is a 1941 American Donald Duck short film directed by Jack King and produced by Walt Disney." }, { "title": "Dutiful But Dumb", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Dutiful but Dumb is a 1941 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 54th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Elmer's Pet Rabbit", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Elmer Fudd, Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Elmer's Pet Rabbit is a 1941 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on January 4, 1941, and features Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny." }, { "title": "Golden Eggs", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Donald Duck", "extract": "Golden Eggs is a 1941 American animated short film directed by Wilfred Jackson and produced by Walt Disney, featuring Donald Duck." }, { "title": "The Heckling Hare", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Looney Tunes", "extract": "The Heckling Hare is a Merrie Melodies cartoon, released on July 5, 1941, and featuring Bugs Bunny and a dopey dog named Willoughby. The cartoon was directed by Tex Avery, written by Michael Maltese, animated by soon-to-be director Robert McKimson, and with musical direction by Carl W. Stalling. In " }, { "title": "Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt is a 1941 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. Mel Blanc voiced all characters. This film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Subject (cartoons). This was the first Bugs Bunny cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short makes several direct referenc" }, { "title": "I'll Never Heil Again", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "I'll Never Heil Again is a 1941 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 56th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "In the Sweet Pie and Pie", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "In the Sweet Pie and Pie is a 1941 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 58th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "The Little Whirlwind", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Mickey Mouse", "extract": "The Little Whirlwind is a 1941 animated short subject, part of the Mickey Mouse series, produced by Walt Disney for Walt Disney Productions. The short was released by RKO Radio Pictures on February 14, 1941. The film was directed by Riley Thomson, and animated by Ward Kimball, Fred Moore, Ken Muse, " }, { "title": "The Midnight Snack", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "The Midnight Snack is a Tom and Jerry cartoon released on July 19, 1941. It is the second of the Tom and Jerry films, returning to the basic premise of the previous film, Puss Gets the Boot, following that cartoon's Academy Awards nomination." }, { "title": "Moods of the Sea", "year": 1941, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Moods of the Sea (1941) is a non-narrative experimental film by Slavko Vorkapich and John Hoffman, set to the music of Felix Mendelssohn known as the Hebrides Overture." }, { "title": "The Nifty Nineties", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "The Nifty Nineties is an animated short film produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters on June 20, 1941 by RKO Radio Pictures. The animated short was directed by Riley Thomson and animated by Ward Kimball, Walt Kelly, Fred Moore, Claude Smith, David Swift, and Les C" }, { "title": "The Night Before Christmas", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "The Night Before Christmas is a 1941 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the third Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, produced by Fred Quimby and animated by Jack Zander, George Gordon, Irven Spence and Bill Littlejohn. It was nominated for the 1941 Academy Award" }, { "title": "Old MacDonald Duck", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Donald Duck", "extract": "Old MacDonald Duck is an animated cartoon by Walt Disney Productions from 1941, featuring Donald Duck." }, { "title": "Pantry Panic", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Woody Woodpecker", "extract": "Pantry Panic is the third animated cartoon short in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on November 24, 1941, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. This is the only cartoon of when Woody doesn't say \"Guess Who?\" in the opening titles," }, { "title": "Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "\"Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat\" is a 1941 hit boogie-woogie popular song written by Don Raye. A bawdy, jazzy tune, the song describes a laundry woman from Harlem, New York, United States, whose technique is so unusual that people come from all around just to watch her scrub. The Andrews Sisters a" }, { "title": "So Long Mr. Chumps", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "So Long Mr. Chumps is a 1941 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 53rd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Some More of Samoa", "year": 1941, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Some More of Samoa is a 1941 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 59th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Timber", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Donald Duck, Peg Leg Pete", "extract": "Timber is a 1941 animated short film by Walt Disney Productions featuring Donald Duck and Pete." }, { "title": "Tortoise Beats Hare", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny, Cecil Turtle", "extract": "Tortoise Beats Hare is a 1941 Merrie Melodies animated short supervised and laid out by Tex Avery. It was released on March 15, 1941. The short, loosely based on Aesop's fable The Tortoise and the Hare, stars Bugs Bunny and, in his first appearance, Cecil Turtle. Bugs \"tears up\" the title card." }, { "title": "Trail of the Silver Spurs", "year": 1941, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan, Max Terhune, Dorothy Short", "extract": "Trail of the Silver Spurs is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Earle Snell. The film is the fourth in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Crash, John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune as Alibi, with I. Stanford" }, { "title": "Wabbit Twouble", "year": 1941, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Wabbit Twouble is a Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Bugs Bunny, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions and released on December 20, 1941 by Warner Bros. Pictures. This is the first of several Bugs Bunny cartoon titles that refer to Elmer Fudd's speech impediment, with the names of Bob Clampett, S" }, { "title": "A-Haunting We Will Go", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dante the Magician, Sheila Ryan", "extract": "A-Haunting We Will Go is a 1942 Laurel and Hardy feature film released by 20th Century Fox and directed by Alfred L. Werker. The story is credited to Lou Breslow and Stanley Rauh. The title is a play on the song \"A-Hunting We Will Go\"." }, { "title": "Across the Pacific", "year": 1942, "genres": "Thriller, Spy", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet, Charles Halton", "extract": "Across the Pacific is a 1942 American spy film set on the eve of the entry of the United States into World War II. It was directed first by John Huston, then by Vincent Sherman after Huston joined the United States Army Signal Corps. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, and Sydney Greenstreet. Desp" }, { "title": "The Adventures of Martin Eden", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Adventure", "cast": "Glenn Ford, Claire Trevor, Evelyn Keyes", "extract": "The Adventures of Martin Eden is a 1942 black-and-white adventure film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Glenn Ford and Claire Trevor. It is based on Jack London's novel Martin Eden (1909)." }, { "title": "The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy, Crime", "cast": "Dennis O'Keefe, Ruth Terry, Gloria Dickson", "extract": "The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine is a 1942 American comedy crime film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Ruth Terry, and Gloria Dickson." }, { "title": "The Affairs of Martha", "year": 1942, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Marsha Hunt, Richard Carlson", "extract": "The Affairs of Martha, also known as Once Upon a Thursday, is a 1942 American romantic comedy film directed by Jules Dassin and written by Isobel Lennart based on her story. It stars Marsha Hunt and Richard Carlson." }, { "title": "Alias Boston Blackie", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Chester Morris, Adele Mara, George E. Stone", "extract": "Alias Boston Blackie (1942) is the third in a series of fourteen Columbia Pictures \"B\" movies starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie. It was preceded by Meet Boston Blackie, Confessions of Boston Blackie and followed by Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood. Once again, Blackie is suspected of committing" }, { "title": "All Through the Night", "year": 1942, "genres": "Thriller, Comedy, Spy", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, Conrad Veidt, Kaaren Verne", "extract": "All Through the Night is a 1942 American comedy-gangster-spy thriller film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Humphrey Bogart, Conrad Veidt and Kaaren Verne, and featuring many of the Warner Bros. company of character actors. It was released by Warner Brothers. The supporting cast features Pet" }, { "title": "Almost Married", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Jane Frazee, Robert Paige, Eugene Pallette", "extract": "Almost Married is a 1942 American comedy musical film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Jane Frazee." }, { "title": "Along the Sundown Trail", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bill Boyd, Lee Powell, Julie Duncan", "extract": "Along the Sundown Trail is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Arthur St. Claire. The film stars Bill Boyd, Art Davis, Lee Powell, Julie Duncan, Charles King and Jack Ingram. The film was released on October 10, 1942, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Always in My Heart", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Kay Francis, Walter Huston, Gloria Warren", "extract": "Always in My Heart is a 1942 American drama film directed by Jo Graham and starring Kay Francis and Walter Huston. The song \"Siempre en Mi Corazón\", by Ernesto Lecuona and Kim Gannon was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song." }, { "title": "American Empire", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Richard Dix, Leo Carrillo, Preston Foster, Frances Gifford", "extract": "American Empire is a 1942 American Western film directed by William C. McGann. The film was released in the United Kingdom as My Son Alone." }, { "title": "Andy Hardy's Double Life", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden", "extract": "Andy Hardy's Double Life is a 1942 comedy film directed by George B. Seitz. It was the thirteenth installment of MGM's enormously popular Andy Hardy film series starring Mickey Rooney as the title character." }, { "title": "Apache Trail", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Lloyd Nolan, Donna Reed, Ann Ayars", "extract": "Apache Trail is a 1942 American Western film directed by Richard Thorpe, written by Maurice Geraghty, and starring Lloyd Nolan, Donna Reed, William Lundigan, Ann Ayars, Connie Gilchrist, and Chill Wills. The picture was released on June 24, 1942, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer." }, { "title": "Arabian Nights", "year": 1942, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu", "extract": "Arabian Nights is a 1942 adventure film directed by John Rawlins and starring Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Sabu and Leif Erikson. The film is derived from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights but owes more to the imagination of Universal Pictures than the original Arabian stories. Unlike other films i" }, { "title": "Are Husbands Necessary?", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ray Milland, Betty Field, Patricia Morison", "extract": "Are Husbands Necessary? is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Ray Milland and Betty Field. It follows the misadventures of a wacky wife and her sometimes exasperated, but loving, banker husband. The film's screenplay was adapted by the husband-and-wife writing team of" }, { "title": "Arizona Roundup", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tom Keene, Frank Yaconelli", "extract": "Arizona Roundup is a 1942 American Western film produced and directed by Robert Emmett Tansey who co-wrote the film with Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Tom Keene, Frank Yaconelli, Sugar Dawn, Jack Ingram, Hope Blackwood in her only film and Steve Clark. The film was released on March 6, 1942, by " }, { "title": "Arizona Stage Coach", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Nell O'Day", "extract": "Arizona Stage Coach is a 1942 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby. The film is the sixteenth in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Crash, John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune as Alibi, with Nell O'Day, Charles King and Riley Hill." }, { "title": "Arizona Terrors", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "Arizona Terrors is a 1942 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Doris Schroeder and Taylor Caven. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Al St. John, Reed Hadley, John Maxwell and Frank Brownlee. The film was released on January 13, 1942, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Army Surgeon", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jane Wyatt, James Ellison, Kent Taylor", "extract": "Army Surgeon is a 1942 American film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Jane Wyatt and Kent Taylor. The plot is about a female surgeon who pretends to be a nurse so she can serve on the front line during World War I." }, { "title": "Atlantic Convoy", "year": 1942, "genres": "War", "cast": "Bruce Bennett, Virginia Field, Larry Parks, Lloyd Bridges", "extract": "Atlantic Convoy is a 1942 American war film directed by Lew Landers. The story follows naval patrols based on the Icelandic coast battling the German U-boats during World War II, and the German efforts to infiltrate their operations with spies and saboteurs." }, { "title": "Baby Face Morgan", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Crime", "cast": "Mary Carlisle, Richard Cromwell, Robert Armstrong", "extract": "Baby Face Morgan is a 1942 American comedy of errors crime film directed by Arthur Dreifuss. It stars Mary Carlisle and Richard Cromwell." }, { "title": "Bad Men of the Hills", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Luana Walters", "extract": "Bad Men of the Hills is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Berke and written by Luci Ward. The film stars Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Cliff Edwards, Luana Walters, Alan Bridge and Guy Usher. The film was released on August 13, 1942, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Bambi", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated, Drama", "cast": "", "extract": "Bambi is a 1942 American animated drama film directed by David Hand, produced by Walt Disney and based on the 1923 book Bambi, a Life in the Woods by Austrian author and hunter Felix Salten. The film was released by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13, 1942, and is the fifth Disney animated feature film" }, { "title": "Bandit Ranger", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Joan Barclay", "extract": "Bandit Ranger is a 1942 Western film." }, { "title": "The Bashful Bachelor", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lum and Abner, ZaSu Pitts", "extract": "The Bashful Bachelor is a 1942 American film directed by Malcolm St. Clair. It is the second of seven films based on the Lum and Abner radio series created by and starring Chester Lauck and Norris Goff." }, { "title": "Behind the Eight Ball", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Carol Bruce, Dick Foran", "extract": "Behind the Eight Ball is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Stanley Roberts and Mel Ronson. The film stars Al Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Harry Ritz, Carol Bruce, Dick Foran, Grace McDonald, Johnny Downs and William Demarest. The film was released on December 4, 1942, by Un" }, { "title": "Bells of Capistrano", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Virginia Grey", "extract": "Bells of Capistrano is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Virginia Grey. Written by Lawrence Kimble, it is a story of a singing cowboy who helps out a beautiful rodeo owner when her competitor gets too rough. The film features the po" }, { "title": "Below the Border", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Below the Border is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the fourth film in Monogram Pictures' Rough Riders series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim McCall and Raymond Hatton as Marshal Sandy Hopkins" }, { "title": "Berlin Correspondent", "year": 1942, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Virginia Gilmore, Dana Andrews, Mona Maris", "extract": "Berlin Correspondent is a 1942 American film." }, { "title": "Between Us Girls", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Diana Barrymore, Robert Cummings, Kay Francis", "extract": "Between Us Girls is a 1942 American drama film directed by Henry Koster and starring Diana Barrymore, Kay Francis, Robert Cummings, John Boles, Andy Devine, and Scotty Beckett." }, { "title": "Beyond the Blue Horizon", "year": 1942, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Dorothy Lamour, Richard Denning, Patricia Morison", "extract": "Beyond the Blue Horizon is a 1942 American adventure film directed by Alfred Santell and written by Frank Butler. The film stars Dorothy Lamour, Richard Denning, Jack Haley, Patricia Morison, Walter Abel, Helen Gilbert and Elizabeth Patterson. The film was released on June 25, 1942, by Paramount Pic" }, { "title": "The Big Shot", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Noir", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, Irene Manning", "extract": "The Big Shot (1942) is an American film noir crime drama film starring Humphrey Bogart as a crime boss and Irene Manning as the woman he falls in love with. Having finally reached stardom with such projects as The Maltese Falcon (1941), this would be the last film in which former supporting player B" }, { "title": "The Big Street", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Barton MacLane", "extract": "The Big Street is a 1942 American drama film starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball, based on the 1940 short story \"Little Pinks\" by Damon Runyon, who also produced it. It was directed by Irving Reis from a screenplay by Leonard Spigelgass." }, { "title": "Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Joan Barclay", "extract": "Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Milton Raison and George Wallace Sayre. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Dave O'Brien, John Merton, Milton Kibbee and Ted Adams. The film was released on May 1, 1942, by Producers Releasing" }, { "title": "Billy the Kid Trapped", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Anne Jeffreys", "extract": "Billy the Kid Trapped is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield." }, { "title": "Black Dragons", "year": 1942, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Bela Lugosi, Joan Barclay, Robert Frazer", "extract": "Black Dragons is a 1942 American film directed by William Nigh and starring Bela Lugosi, Joan Barclay, and George Pembroke. The cast includes Clayton Moore, who plays a handsome detective. The Black Dragon Society also appears in Let's Get Tough! a 1942 East Side Kids film made by the same team of w" }, { "title": "The Black Swan", "year": 1942, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar", "extract": "The Black Swan is a 1942 American swashbuckler Technicolor film directed by Henry King and starring Tyrone Power and Maureen O'Hara. It was based on the 1932 novel of the same title by Rafael Sabatini." }, { "title": "Blondie's Blessed Event", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jonathan Hale", "extract": "Blondie's Blessed Event is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, and Larry Simms. It is the 11th of the Blondie films. It was the first to feature the character of Cookie." }, { "title": "Blondie Goes to College", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Janet Blair", "extract": "Blondie Goes to College is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer. The film is a part of the Blondie series, starring Penny Singleton in the title role. It is the tenth of twenty-eight Blondie movies starring Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake." }, { "title": "Blondie for Victory", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Stuart Erwin", "extract": "Blondie for Victory is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake. It is the 12th entry in the Blondie series." }, { "title": "Blue, White and Perfect", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, Helene Reynolds", "extract": "Blue, White and Perfect is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, and Helene Reynolds. It is part of Twentieth Century Fox's Michael Shayne film series." }, { "title": "Bombay Clipper", "year": 1942, "genres": "Thriller, Drama", "cast": "William Gargan, Maria Montez, Irene Hervey", "extract": "Bombay Clipper is a 1942 aviation drama film directed by John Rawlins and starring William Gargan and Irene Hervey. The film features Maria Montez in an early role. Turhan Bey also appears." }, { "title": "Bombs Over Burma", "year": 1942, "genres": "War", "cast": "Anna May Wong, Noel Madison", "extract": "Bombs Over Burma, based on a story by Milton Raison, is a 1942 American war film directed by Joseph H. Lewis. To depict the Chinese character faithfully, the star, Anna May Wong, and other characters speak Mandarin in the first few minutes of the film." }, { "title": "The Boogie Man Will Get You", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Horror", "cast": "Boris Karloff", "extract": "The Boogie Man Will Get You is a 1942 American comedy horror film directed by Lew Landers and starring Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre. It was the final film Karloff made under his contract with Columbia Pictures, and it was filmed in the wake of his success in the 1941 Broadway production Arsenic and" }, { "title": "Boot Hill Bandits", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Jean Brooks", "extract": "Boot Hill Bandits is a 1942 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby. The film is the fourteenth in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Crash, John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune as Alibi, with Jean Brooks, John Merton and Glenn Strange" }, { "title": "Border Roundup", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "George F. Houston, Dennis Moore", "extract": "Border Roundup is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars George F. Houston as the Lone Rider, Al St. John as his sidekick \"Fuzzy\" Jones, and Dennis Moore as Sheriff Smoky Moore, with Patricia Knox, Charles King and I. Stanford Jolley. Th" }, { "title": "Born to Sing", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical, War", "cast": "Virginia Weidler, Douglas McPhail", "extract": "Born to Sing is a 1942 American feature film directed by Edward Ludwig starring Virginia Weidler and Ray McDonald." }, { "title": "The Boss of Big Town", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Florence Rice, John Litel, H. B. Warner", "extract": "The Boss of Big Town is a 1942 American film directed by Arthur Dreifuss." }, { "title": "Boss of Hangtown Mesa", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, William Farnum", "extract": "Boss of Hangtown Mesa is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Oliver Drake. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, William Farnum, Rex Lease, Helen Deverell and Hugh Prosser. The film was released on August 21, 1942, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery, Crime, Teen", "cast": "Chester Morris, Constance Worth", "extract": "Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood is a 1942 American crime film, fourth of the fourteen Boston Blackie films of the 1940s Columbia's series of B pictures based on Jack Boyle's pulp-fiction character." }, { "title": "Bowery at Midnight", "year": 1942, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Bela Lugosi, John Archer, Wanda McKay", "extract": "Bowery at Midnight is a 1942 American Monogram Pictures horror film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Bela Lugosi and John Archer. The film was re-released by Astor Pictures in 1949." }, { "title": "Broadway", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime, Musical, Drama", "cast": "George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Janet Blair", "extract": "Broadway is a 1942 crime drama musical film directed by William A. Seiter and starring George Raft as himself and Pat O'Brien as a detective. The supporting cast features Janet Blair and Broderick Crawford." }, { "title": "Broadway Big Shot", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ralph Byrd, Virginia Vale, Herbert Rawlinson", "extract": "Broadway Big Shot is a 1942 American drama film directed by William Beaudine." }, { "title": "Brooklyn Orchid", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "William Bendix, Grace Bradley", "extract": "Brooklyn Orchid is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Earle Snell and Clarence Marks that was one of Hal Roach's Streamliners. The film stars William Bendix, Joe Sawyer, Marjorie Woodworth, Grace Bradley, Richard \"Skeets\" Gallagher, Florine McKinney and Leonid Kinske" }, { "title": "The Bugle Sounds", "year": 1942, "genres": "War", "cast": "Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Donna Reed", "extract": "The Bugle Sounds is a 1942 American World War II movie starring Wallace Beery as a cavalry sergeant resistant to replacing horses with tanks. The supporting cast includes Marjorie Main, Lewis Stone, George Bancroft, Donna Reed, and Chill Wills, and the film was directed by S. Sylvan Simon." }, { "title": "Bullet Scars", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Regis Toomey, Howard Da Silva, Adele Longmire", "extract": "Bullet Scars is a 1942 American film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It was directed by D. Ross Lederman with top-billed stars Regis Toomey, Adele Longmire and Howard da Silva." }, { "title": "Bullets for Bandits", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Wild Bill Elliott", "extract": "Bullets for Bandits is a 1942 American Western film directed by Wallace W. Fox, starring Wild Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, and Frank Mitchell." }, { "title": "Busses Roar", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Richard Travis, Julie Bishop, Eleanor Parker", "extract": "Busses Roar is a 1942 film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Richard Travis and Julie Bishop." }, { "title": "Butch Minds the Baby", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Virginia Bruce, Broderick Crawford, Dick Foran", "extract": "Butch Minds the Baby is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Leonard Spigelgass, based on the short story of the same name by Damon Runyon. The film stars Virginia Bruce, Broderick Crawford, Dick Foran, Porter Hall, Richard Lane and Shemp Howard. The film was relea" }, { "title": "Cadets on Parade", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Cadets on Parade is a 1942 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and written by Howard J. Green. The film stars Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon, Joseph Crehan, Raymond Hatton, Minna Gombell and Robert Warwick. The film was released on January 22, 1942, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Cairo", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Thriller, Musical", "cast": "Jeanette MacDonald, Robert Young, Lionel Atwill", "extract": "Cairo is a 1942 musical comedy film made by MGM and Loew's, and directed by W. S. Van Dyke. The screenplay was written by John McClain, based on an idea by Ladislas Fodor about a news reporter shipwrecked in a torpedo attack, who teams up with a Hollywood singer and her maid to foil Nazi spies. The " }, { "title": "Call of the Canyon", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Ruth Terry", "extract": "Call of the Canyon is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, the Sons of the Pioneers, and Ruth Terry. Based on a story by Maurice Rapf and Olive Cooper, the film is about a singing cowboy who leads a group of cattlemen against the corrupt a" }, { "title": "Call Out the Marines", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Victor McLaglen, Edmund Lowe, Binnie Barnes", "extract": "Call Out the Marines is a 1942 military comedy released by RKO in February 1942. It stars Victor McLaglen and Edmund Lowe playing the same characters with different names that they played in What Price Glory? and several sequels; however the original film trailer mentions What Price Glory? and The C" }, { "title": "Calling Dr. Gillespie", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lionel Barrymore, Donna Reed", "extract": "Calling Dr. Gillespie is a 1942 drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lionel Barrymore, Donna Reed and Philip Dorn. This was a continuation of the series that had starred Lew Ayres as Dr. Kildare. Ayres, however, had declared conscientious objector status to World War II, and was taken " }, { "title": "Canal Zone", "year": 1942, "genres": "Action, Adventure", "cast": "Chester Morris, Harriet Nelson, Larry Parks", "extract": "Canal Zone is a 1942 American aviation adventure film starring Chester Morris and Forrest Tucker. The action takes place in the Panama Canal Zone and revolves around aviators in an out-of-the-way air base flying U.S. Army bombers." }, { "title": "Captains of the Clouds", "year": 1942, "genres": "War", "cast": "James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall", "extract": "Captains of the Clouds is a 1942 American war film in Technicolor, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney. It was produced by William Cagney, with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer. The screenplay was written by Arthur T. Horman, Richard Macaulay, and Norman Reilly Raine, based on a " }, { "title": "Careful, Soft Shoulders", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Virginia Bruce, James Ellison, Sheila Ryan", "extract": "Careful, Soft Shoulders is a 1942 American comedy film written and directed by Oliver H. P. Garrett. The film stars Virginia Bruce, James Ellison, Aubrey Mather, Sheila Ryan, Ralph Byrd and Sigfrid Tor. It was released on September 18, 1942, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Casablanca", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Paul Henreid, Dooley Wilson", "extract": "Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. Filmed and set during World War II, it focuses on an American expatriate (Bogart) who must choose between his love for a woman (Bergman) and helping her husba" }, { "title": "Castle in the Desert", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Arleen Whelan", "extract": "Castle in the Desert is a 1942 film featuring the Chinese detective Charlie Chan. It was the eleventh film to feature Sidney Toler as the title character, and the last made by 20th Century Fox. The series continued with Toler, though under much reduced circumstances, at Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Cat People", "year": 1942, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph", "extract": "Cat People is a 1942 American horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced for RKO by Val Lewton. The film tells the story of Irena Dubrovna, a newly married Serbian fashion illustrator obsessed with the idea that she is descended from an ancient tribe of Cat People who metamorphose into bl" }, { "title": "China Girl", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Gene Tierney, George Montgomery, Lynn Bari", "extract": "China Girl is a 1942 drama film which follows the exploits of an American newsreel photographer in China and Burma against the backdrop of World War II. The film stars Gene Tierney, George Montgomery, Lynn Bari and Victor McLaglen, and was directed by Henry Hathaway. It is also known as A Yank In Ch" }, { "title": "City of Silent Men", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Frank Albertson, June Lang, Jan Wiley", "extract": "City of Silent Men is a 1942 American crime film directed by William Nigh and written by Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Frank Albertson, June Lang, Jan Wiley, Richard Clarke, William Gould and Emmett Lynn. The film was released on October 12, 1942, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "A Close Call for Ellery Queen", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, Kay Linaker", "extract": "A Close Call for Ellery Queen is a 1942 American mystery film directed by James P. Hogan and written by Eric Taylor and Gertrude Purcell. It is based on the 1939 novel The Dragon's Teeth: A Problem in Deduction by Ellery Queen. The film stars William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, Ralph" }, { "title": "Code of the Outlaw", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Tom Tyler", "extract": "Code of the Outlaw is a 1942 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by John English." }, { "title": "Come on Danger", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Ray Whitley", "extract": "Come on Danger is a 1942 American Western film directed by Edward Killy. It was a remake of a 1932 Tom Keene film. The story was bought for Holt in June 1941." }, { "title": "Commandos Strike at Dawn", "year": 1942, "genres": "War", "cast": "Paul Muni, Anna Lee, Lillian Gish", "extract": "Commandos Strike at Dawn is a 1942 war film directed by John Farrow and written by Irwin Shaw from a short story entitled \"The Commandos\" by C. S. Forester that appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine in June 1942. Filmed in Canada, it starred Paul Muni, Anna Lee, Lillian Gish in her return to the screen," }, { "title": "The Corpse Vanishes", "year": 1942, "genres": "Horror, Mystery", "cast": "Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters", "extract": "The Corpse Vanishes is a 1942 American mystery horror film starring Bela Lugosi, directed by Wallace Fox, and written by Harvey Gates. Lugosi portrays a mad scientist who injects his aging wife with fluids from virginal young brides in order to preserve her beauty. Luana Walters as a journalist and " }, { "title": "Counter-Espionage", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "Warren William, Forrest Tucker, Hillary Brooke", "extract": "Counter-Espionage is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Edward Dmytryk. Counter-Espionage was the ninth film in Columbia's Lone Wolf series, based on characters created by Louis Joseph Vance. It is also known as The Lone Wolf in Scotland Yard." }, { "title": "The Courtship of Andy Hardy", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Donna Reed", "extract": "The Courtship of Andy Hardy is a 1942 film, part of the Andy Hardy series. It gave an early role to Donna Reed although Mickey Rooney had lobbied for his then-wife Ava Gardner to have her part. Within a few months of the film's release, she filed for divorce." }, { "title": "Cowboy Serenade", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Fay McKenzie", "extract": "Cowboy Serenade is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Fay McKenzie. Written by Olive Cooper, the film is about a singing cowboy and cattleman who goes after a gambling ring after they fleece the cattlemen association's representative" }, { "title": "Criminal Investigator", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Edith Fellows, John Miljan", "extract": "" }, { "title": "Crossroads", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery, Noir", "cast": "William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor", "extract": "Crossroads is a 1942 mystery film noir directed by Jack Conway, starring William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor and Basil Rathbone. Powell plays a diplomat whose amnesia about his past subjects him to back-to-back blackmail schemes, which threaten his reputation, job, marriage, and future. The f" }, { "title": "The Cyclone Kid", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "The Cyclone Kid is a 1942 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Richard Murphy. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, John James, Lynn Merrick, Alex Callam, Joel Friedkin and Slim Andrews. The film was released on May 31, 1942, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Danger in the Pacific", "year": 1942, "genres": "Spy", "cast": "Don Terry, Louise Allbritton", "extract": "Danger in the Pacific is a 1942 espionage thriller set on a fictional island during World War II." }, { "title": "Daring Young Man", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joe E. Brown, Marguerite Chapman, William Wright", "extract": "Daring Young Man is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer, which stars Joe E. Brown, Marguerite Chapman, and William Wright. Brown plays the dual roles of a failure turned champion bowler, Jonathan Peckinpaw, and his own grandmother. The original screenplay was written by Karen De" }, { "title": "A Date with the Falcon", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Allen Jenkins", "extract": "A Date with the Falcon is the second in a series of 16 films about the suave detective nicknamed The Falcon. The 1942 sequel features many of the same characters as the first film, The Gay Falcon (1941)." }, { "title": "The Dawn Express", "year": 1942, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Michael Whalen, Anne Nagel, Constance Worth", "extract": "The Dawn Express (aka Dawn Express and Nazi Spy Ring is a 1942 American film directed by Albert Herman. The film stars Michael Whalen, Anne Nagel, William Bakewell and Constance Worth." }, { "title": "Dawn on the Great Divide", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Buck Jones, Mona Barrie, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Dawn on the Great Divide is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton based on James Oliver Curwood's 1913 short story \"Wheels of Fate\". It was the final film of Buck Jones and the final film of Monogram Pictures Rough Riders film series. Colonel Tim McCoy was recalled up for milita" }, { "title": "Deep in the Heart of Texas", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Deep in the Heart of Texas is a 1942 American black-and-white Western film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Johnny Mack Brown as a man instrumental in restoring Texas after the end of the American Civil War. The film is best known for its performance of American folk song \"Deep in the Heart of" }, { "title": "A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, John Litel", "extract": "A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen is a 1942 American mystery film directed by James P. Hogan and written by Eric Taylor. It is based on the 1940 play A Good Samaritan by Ellery Queen. The film stars William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, John Litel, Lilian Bond and James Burke. The fi" }, { "title": "Desperate Journey", "year": 1942, "genres": "War, Action", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Raymond Massey", "extract": "Desperate Journey is a 1942 American World War II action and aviation film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Raymond Massey, Alan Hale Sr., and Arthur Kennedy. The melodramatic film featured a group of downed Allied airmen making their w" }, { "title": "Destination Unknown", "year": 1942, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "William Gargan, Irene Hervey, Turhan Bey", "extract": "Destination Unknown is a 1942 American thriller film directed by Ray Taylor and starring William Gargan, Irene Hervey and Sam Levene. It was made as a second feature film by Universal Pictures set in China in World War II." }, { "title": "The Devil's Trail", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Noah Beery", "extract": "" }, { "title": "Don't Get Personal", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Musical, Romance", "cast": "Jane Frazee, Anne Gwynne", "extract": "Don't Get Personal is a 1942 American romantic musical film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Jane Frazee." }, { "title": "Down Rio Grande Way", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden", "extract": "Down Rio Grande Way is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Berke and written by Paul Franklin. The film stars Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Britt Wood, Rose Anne Stevens, Norman Willis and Davison Clark. The film was released on April 23, 1942, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Down Texas Way", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Luana Walters", "extract": "Down Texas Way is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the sixth film in Monogram Pictures' Rough Riders series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim McCall and Raymond Hatton as Marshal Sandy Hopkins, w" }, { "title": "Dr. Broadway", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Macdonald Carey, Jean Phillips", "extract": "Dr. Broadway is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Anthony Mann and written by Art Arthur. The film stars Macdonald Carey, Jean Phillips, Eduardo Ciannelli, Richard Lane, J. Carrol Naish, Joan Woodbury and Arthur Loft. The film was released on May 9, 1942, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, Susan Peters", "extract": "Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant is a 1942 feature film from MGM in their long-running Dr. Kildare series. Directed by Willis Goldbeck, it introduced two new doctors, Dr. Randall Adams and Dr. Lee Wong How." }, { "title": "Dr. Kildare's Victory", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lew Ayres, Ann Ayars, Lionel Barrymore", "extract": "Dr. Kildare's Victory is a 1942 film directed by W. S. Van Dyke. It stars Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore. It is the ninth and last of the MGM Dr. Kildare movie series." }, { "title": "Dr. Renault's Secret", "year": 1942, "genres": "Horror, Mystery", "cast": "J. Carrol Naish, George Zucco, Lynne Roberts", "extract": "Dr. Renault's Secret is a 1942 American horror mystery film. The story was written by William Bruckner and Robert Metzler. It is loosely based on the 1911 novel Balaoo by Gaston Leroux. The production was directed by Harry Lachman and is a B movie with both mad scientist and monster themes." }, { "title": "Drums of the Congo", "year": 1942, "genres": "Adventure, Drama", "cast": "Ona Munson, Stuart Erwin, Peggy Moran", "extract": "Drums of the Congo is a 1942 American drama film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Ona Munson, Stuart Erwin, and Peggy Moran, and was released on July 17, 1942." }, { "title": "Duke of the Navy", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ralph Byrd, Stubby Kruger, Veda Ann Borg", "extract": "Duke of the Navy is a 1942 comedy film that was directed by William Beaudine from a screenplay by Beaudine, Gerald Drayson Adams, and John T. Coyle. It stars Ralph Byrd as Bill \"Breezy\" Duke, Stubby Kruger as Dan \"Cookie\" Cook, and Veda Ann Borg as Maureen." }, { "title": "Eagle Squadron", "year": 1942, "genres": "War", "cast": "Robert Stack, Diana Barrymore", "extract": "Eagle Squadron is a 1942 American war film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Robert Stack, Diana Barrymore, John Loder and Nigel Bruce. It was based on a story by C.S. Forester that appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine, and inspired by media reports of the fighting in the Battle of Britain, in part" }, { "title": "Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery, Thriller", "cast": "William Gargan, Gale Sondergaard, Margaret Lindsay", "extract": "Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen is a 1942 black-and-white thriller film, directed by James P. Hogan and written by Ellery Queen, the duo of Manfred Lee and Frederic Dannay." }, { "title": "Escape from Crime", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Richard Travis, Jackie Gleason, Julie Bishop", "extract": "Escape from Crime is a 1942 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. It has essentially the same plot as the earlier Picture Snatcher (1933)." }, { "title": "Escape from Hong Kong", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "Marjorie Lord, Leo Carrillo", "extract": "Escape from Hong Kong is a 1942 American comedy film." }, { "title": "Eyes in the Night", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Donna Reed", "extract": "Eyes in the Night is a 1942 American crime mystery directed by Fred Zinnemann, based on Baynard Kendrick's 1941 novel The Odor of Violets and starring Edward Arnold, Ann Harding and Donna Reed." }, { "title": "Eyes of the Underworld", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Crime, Noir", "cast": "Richard Dix, Wendy Barrie, Don Porter", "extract": "Eyes of the Underworld is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Roy William Neill starring Richard Dix, Wendy Barrie and Lon Chaney Jr." }, { "title": "The Falcon's Brother", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery, Crime, Drama", "cast": "George Sanders, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph", "extract": "The Falcon's Brother is a 1942 American crime drama film in which George Sanders, who had been portraying \"The Falcon\" in a series of films, appears with his real-life brother Tom Conway; with Sanders handing off the series to Conway, who would play the new Falcon in nine subsequent films. Jane Rand" }, { "title": "The Falcon Takes Over", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "George Sanders, Lynn Bari, Allen Jenkins", "extract": "The Falcon Takes Over, is a 1942 black-and-white mystery film directed by Irving Reis. The B film was the third, following The Gay Falcon and A Date with the Falcon (1941), to star George Sanders as the character Gay Lawrence, a gentleman detective known by the sobriquet the Falcon." }, { "title": "Fall In", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "William Tracy, Jean Porter", "extract": "Fall In is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Eugene Conrad and Edward E. Seabrook. The film stars William Tracy, Joe Sawyer, Robert Barrat, Jean Porter and Arthur Hunnicutt. The film was released on November 20, 1942, by United Artists." }, { "title": "Fingers at the Window", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Basil Rathbone", "extract": "Fingers at the Window is a 1942 mystery film directed by Charles Lederer and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer." }, { "title": "The Fleet's In", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Dorothy Lamour, William Holden, Betty Hutton", "extract": "The Fleet's In is a 1942 movie musical produced by Paramount Pictures, directed by Victor Schertzinger, and starring Dorothy Lamour and William Holden. Although sharing the title of the 1928 Paramount film starring Clara Bow and Jack Oakie, it was not a remake. It was actually the second film versio" }, { "title": "Flight Lieutenant", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Pat O'Brien, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes", "extract": "Flight Lieutenant is a 1942 American drama war film starring Pat O'Brien as Sam Doyle, a disgraced commercial pilot who works to regain the respect of his son against the backdrop of World War II. Its advertising slogan was \"roaring with thrills, throbbing with romance\" with the love interest provid" }, { "title": "Fly-by-Night", "year": 1942, "genres": "Thriller, Comedy", "cast": "Richard Carlson, Nancy Kelly, Albert Bassermann", "extract": "Fly-by-Night is a 1942 American thriller/screwball comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak, starring Richard Carlson and Nancy Kelly. It was Siodmak's second American film. The film finds a young doctor tracking down a Nazi spy ring in an effort to clear his name after being charged with the murder o" }, { "title": "Flying Tigers", "year": 1942, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "John Wayne, John Carroll, Anna Lee", "extract": "Flying Tigers is a 1942 American black-and-white war film drama from Republic Pictures that was produced by Edmund Grainger, directed by David Miller, and stars John Wayne, John Carroll, and Anna Lee." }, { "title": "Flying with Music", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Marjorie Woodworth, George Givot", "extract": "Flying with Music is a 1942 American musical film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Louis S. Kaye and M. Coates Webster. The film stars Marjorie Woodworth, George Givot, William Marshall, Edward Gargan, Jerry Bergen and Norma Varden. The film was released on May 22, 1942, by United Artis" }, { "title": "Footlight Serenade", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Betty Grable, John Payne, Victor Mature", "extract": "Footlight Serenade is a 1942 musical comedy film directed by Gregory Ratoff, starring Betty Grable, John Payne, and Victor Mature." }, { "title": "Foreign Agent", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Spy", "cast": "John Shelton, Gale Storm, Ivan Lebedeff", "extract": " Foreign Agent is a 1942 American spy film directed by William Beaudine. It stars John Shelton, Gale Storm, and Ivan Lebedeff. A young woman in Hollywood foils the attempts of Axis spies to steal an invention." }, { "title": "The Forest Rangers", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Adventure", "cast": "Fred MacMurray, Susan Hayward, Paulette Goddard", "extract": "The Forest Rangers is a 1942 American adventure film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by George Marshall, written by Harold Shumate based on a story by Thelma Strabel, and starring Fred MacMurray, Paulette Goddard, and Susan Hayward. The film was notable for introducing the song \"Jingle Jangle J" }, { "title": "For Me and My Gal", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Judy Garland, Gene Kelly", "extract": "For Me and My Gal is a 1942 American musical film directed by Busby Berkeley and starring Judy Garland, Gene Kelly – in his film debut – and George Murphy, and featuring Martha Eggerth and Ben Blue. The film was written by Richard Sherman, Fred F. Finklehoffe and Sid Silvers, based on a story by How" }, { "title": "Four Jacks and a Jill", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Ray Bolger, Desi Arnaz, June Havoc, Anne Shirley", "extract": "Four Jacks and a Jill is a 1942 musical comedy film starring Ray Bolger, Anne Shirley, June Havoc and Desi Arnaz." }, { "title": "Freckles Comes Home", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Gale Storm, Johnny Downs, Mantan Moreland", "extract": "Freckles Comes Home is a 1942 American film directed by Jean Yarbrough based on the novel by Jeannette Stratton-Porter that was a sequel to Freckles by her mother Gene Stratton-Porter." }, { "title": "Friendly Enemies", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Charles Winninger, Charles Ruggles, Nancy Kelly", "extract": "Friendly Enemies is a 1942 American drama film starring Charles Winninger, Charlie Ruggles, James Craig, and Nancy Kelly. The film was directed by Allan Dwan, adapted from a 1918 play of the same name by Aaron Hoffman and Samuel Shipman. It was nominated an Academy Award in the category of Best Soun" }, { "title": "Frisco Lil", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Irene Hervey, Kent Taylor, Jerome Cowan", "extract": "Frisco Lil is a 1942 American drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by George Bricker and Michael Jacoby. The film stars Irene Hervey, Kent Taylor, Minor Watson, Jerome Cowan, Samuel S. Hinds and Milburn Stone. The film was released on March 13, 1942, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Gallant Lady", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Rose Hobart, Jane Novak, Sidney Blackmer", "extract": " Gallant Lady is a 1942 American drama film directed by William Beaudine. It stars Rose Hobart, Sidney Blackmer, Claire Rochelle, and Lynn Starr." }, { "title": "The Gay Sisters", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald", "extract": "The Gay Sisters is a 1942 American drama film directed by Irving Rapper, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, Gig Young and Nancy Coleman. The Warner Bros. motion picture was based on a novel by Stephen Longstreet." }, { "title": "A Gentleman After Dark", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Miriam Hopkins, Brian Donlevy, Preston Foster", "extract": "A Gentleman After Dark is a 1942 crime/drama film starring Brian Donlevy and Miriam Hopkins." }, { "title": "A Gentleman at Heart", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Cesar Romero, Carole Landis, Milton Berle", "extract": "A Gentleman at Heart is a 1942 romantic comedy film starring Cesar Romero, Carole Landis, and Milton Berle. A bookie acquires an interest in an art gallery." }, { "title": "Gentleman Jim", "year": 1942, "genres": "", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, Alan Hale", "extract": "Gentleman Jim is a 1942 film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn as heavyweight boxing champion James J. Corbett (1866–1933). The supporting cast includes Alexis Smith, Jack Carson, Alan Hale, William Frawley, and Ward Bond as John L. Sullivan. The movie was based upon Corbett's 1894 au" }, { "title": "George Washington Slept Here", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan, Charles Coburn", "extract": "George Washington Slept Here is a 1942 comedy film starring Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan, Charles Coburn, Percy Kilbride, and Hattie McDaniel. It was based on the 1940 play of the same name by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, adapted by Everett Freeman, and was directed by William Keighley." }, { "title": "Get Hep to Love", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Gloria Jean, Donald O'Connor, Jane Frazee, Peggy Ryan", "extract": "Get Hep to Love is a 1942 musical film starring Gloria Jean, Donald O'Connor, Jane Frazee, Robert Paige and Peggy Ryan. The film was directed by Charles Lamont." }, { "title": "The Ghost of Frankenstein", "year": 1942, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Lon Chaney Jr., Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Bellamy", "extract": "The Ghost of Frankenstein is a 1942 American horror film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Cedric Hardwicke, Lon Chaney Jr. and Bela Lugosi. It is the fourth film in the Frankenstein series by Universal Pictures, and the follow-up to Son of Frankenstein (1939). The film's plot follows the prev" }, { "title": "Ghost Town Law", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Ghost Town Law is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the fifth film in Monogram Pictures' Rough Riders series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim McCall and Raymond Hatton as Marshal Sandy Hopkins, w" }, { "title": "The Girl from Alaska", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jean Parker, Ray Middleton, Jerome Cowan", "extract": "The Girl from Alaska is a 1942 American Western film directed by Nick Grinde and William Witney and starring Ray Middleton, Jean Parker and Jerome Cowan." }, { "title": "Girl Trouble", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Don Ameche, Joan Bennett", "extract": "Girl Trouble is a 1942 comedy film made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Harold D. Schuster, and starring Don Ameche and Joan Bennett. It is also known as Between You and Me and Man from Brazil." }, { "title": "Girls' Town", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Edith Fellows, June Storey, Alice White, Anna Q. Nilsson", "extract": "Girls' Town is a 1942 American drama film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Edith Fellows, June Storey and Alice White." }, { "title": "Give Out, Sisters", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "The Andrews Sisters, Dan Dailey, Donald O'Connor", "extract": "Give Out, Sisters is a 1942 American film starring The Andrews Sisters. The film co-stars Dan Dailey and the teenage couple of the time, Donald O'Connor and Peggy Ryan. Dailey and O'Connor went on to be in the 1954 film There's No Business Like Show Business. The song \"Pennsylvania Polka\" was introd" }, { "title": "The Glass Key", "year": 1942, "genres": "Noir, Crime, Drama", "cast": "Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix", "extract": "The Glass Key is a 1942 American crime drama based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The picture was directed by Stuart Heisler starring Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd. A successful earlier film version starring George Raft in Ladd's role had been released in 1935. " }, { "title": "Grand Central Murder", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "Van Heflin, Cecilia Parker, Virginia Grey", "extract": "Grand Central Murder is a comedy/mystery film released in 1942. It was based on Sue MacVeigh's 1939 novel of the same name, and stars Van Heflin as a private investigator who is one of the suspects in a murder on a private train car in Grand Central Terminal. The film was directed by S. Sylvan Simon" }, { "title": "The Great Gildersleeve", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Harold Peary, Jane Darwell", "extract": "The Great Gildersleeve is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. Based on the popular NBC radio series The Great Gildersleeve created by Leonard L. Levinson, which ran from 1941 to 1950, this is the first of four films in the Gildersleeve series produced and distributed by RKO Radio" }, { "title": "The Great Man's Lady", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy", "extract": "The Great Man's Lady is a 1942 American Western film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea. It is based on the short story \"The Human Side\" by Viña Delmar." }, { "title": "The Great Impersonation", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Thriller", "cast": "Ralph Bellamy, Evelyn Ankers, Kaaren Verne", "extract": "The Great Impersonation is a 1942 American thriller film directed by John Rawlins and starring Ralph Bellamy, Evelyn Ankers and Aubrey Mather. It is an adaptation of the 1920 novel The Great Impersonation by Edward Phillips Oppenheim with the setting moved from the early 1910s of the novel to the Se" }, { "title": "Halfway to Shanghai", "year": 1942, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Kent Taylor, Irene Hervey, Henry Stephenson", "extract": "Halfway to Shanghai is a 1942 American adventure film directed by John Rawlins and written by Stuart Palmer. The film stars Kent Taylor, Irene Hervey, Henry Stephenson, J. Edward Bromberg, George Zucco and Charles Wagenheim. The film was released on September 18, 1942, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Hay Foot", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "William Tracy, Joe Sawyer, Elyse Knox", "extract": "Hay Foot is a 1942 American military comedy, a sequel to Tanks a Million which brings back most of the characters from that film. The two leading characters, sergeant Doubleday and his rival Sergeant Ames, would go on to feature in six more films." }, { "title": "Heart of the Golden West", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Ruth Terry, Smiley Burnette", "extract": " Heart of the Golden West is a 1942 American Western film starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "Heart of the Rio Grande", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Fay McKenzie, Edith Fellows", "extract": "Heart of the Rio Grande is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie, and Edith Fellows. Based on a story by Newlin B. Wildes, the film is about a singing cowboy and dude ranch foreman who helps a spoiled teenager and her business " }, { "title": "Hello, Annapolis", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Tom Brown, Jean Parker, Larry Parks", "extract": "Hello, Annapolis is a 1942 American film. Filming started January 1942." }, { "title": "Henry Aldrich, Editor", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jimmy Lydon, Olive Blakeney, Rita Quigley", "extract": "Henry Aldrich, Editor is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Muriel Roy Bolton and Val Burton. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney, Rita Quigley and Vaughan Glaser. The film was released in September 1942, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Henry and Dizzy", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jimmy Lydon, Mary Anderson, John Litel", "extract": "Henry and Dizzy is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Val Burton. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Mary Anderson, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney and Maude Eburne. The film was released on June 5, 1942, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Her Cardboard Lover", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, George Sanders", "extract": "Her Cardboard Lover is a 1942 American comedy film directed by George Cukor, starring Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, and George Sanders. The screenplay by Jacques Deval, John Collier, Anthony Veiller, and William H. Wright is based on the English translation of Deval's 1926 play Dans sa candeur naïve" }, { "title": "Here We Go Again", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Edgar Bergen", "extract": "Here We Go Again is a 1942 American film, a sequel to Look Who's Laughing. With RKO in financial trouble, with the success of the earlier zany comedy starring a bevy of radio stars, Here We Go Again put Fibber McGee and Molly in a search for where to celebrate the couple's 20th anniversary. They wan" }, { "title": "The Hidden Hand", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Comedy, Horror", "cast": "Craig Stevens, Elisabeth Fraser, Julie Bishop", "extract": "The Hidden Hand is a 1942 comedy horror film directed by Benjamin Stoloff, starring Craig Stevens, Elisabeth Fraser and Julie Bishop." }, { "title": "Highways by Night", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Richard Carlson, Jane Randolph, Barton MacLane", "extract": "Highways by Night is a 1942 American crime drama film directed by Peter Godfrey from a screenplay by Lynn Root and Frank Fenton, based on the story Silver Spoon, by Clarence Budington Kelland. The film stars Richard Carlson and Jane Randolph." }, { "title": "Hi, Neighbor", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jean Parker, John Archer, Janet Beecher", "extract": "Hi, Neighbor is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars Jean Parker, John Archer, Janet Beecher, Marilyn Hare, Bill Shirley and Pauline Drake. The film was released on July 27, 1942, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Hillbilly Blitzkrieg", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Bud Duncan, Edgar Kennedy, Cliff Nazarro", "extract": "Hillbilly Blitzkrieg is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Roy Mack that was a sequel to Private Snuffy Smith. The film is also known as Enemy Round-Up." }, { "title": "Hitler – Dead or Alive", "year": 1942, "genres": "Thriller, War", "cast": "Ward Bond, Dorothy Tree, Warren Hymer", "extract": "Hitler – Dead or Alive is a 1942 American propaganda war film directed by Nick Grinde. The plot of Hitler – Dead or Alive was inspired by true events but takes a quasi-comic tone." }, { "title": "Holiday Inn", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale", "extract": "Holiday Inn is a 1942 American musical film starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, with Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale, and Walter Abel. It was directed by Mark Sandrich with music by Irving Berlin. The composer wrote twelve songs specifically for the film, the best known being \"White Christmas\". " }, { "title": "Home in Wyomin'", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Fay McKenzie", "extract": "Home in Wyomin' is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Fay McKenzie. Based on a story by Stuart Palmer, the film is about a singing cowboy who helps out a former employer in trouble with his failing rodeo while romancing a woman repor" }, { "title": "House of Errors", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Harry Langdon, Marian Marsh, Betty Blythe", "extract": "House of Errors is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Bernard B. Ray and written by Ewart Adamson and Eddie Davis. The film stars Harry Langdon, Charley Rogers, Marian Marsh, Ray Walker, Betty Blythe and John Holland. The film was released on April 10, 1942, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "I Live on Danger", "year": 1942, "genres": "Suspense, Noir, Thriller", "cast": "Chester Morris, Jean Parker", "extract": "I Live on Danger is a 1942 film noir thriller film directed by Sam White and starring Chester Morris and Jean Parker." }, { "title": "I Married a Witch", "year": 1942, "genres": "Romance, Comedy, Fantasy", "cast": "Veronica Lake, Fredric March, Susan Hayward", "extract": "I Married a Witch is a 1942 American fantasy romantic comedy film, directed by René Clair, and starring Veronica Lake as a witch whose plan for revenge goes comically awry, with Fredric March as her foil. The film also features Robert Benchley, Susan Hayward and Cecil Kellaway. The screenplay by Rob" }, { "title": "I Married an Angel", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy", "extract": "I Married an Angel is a 1942 American musical film based on the 1938 musical comedy of the same name by Rodgers and Hart. The film was directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starred Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, who were then a popular onscreen couple. Supporting cast members included Edward Everett H" }, { "title": "I Was Framed", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Julie Bishop, Tod Andrews", "extract": "I Was Framed is a 1942 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. According to Warner Bros records the film earned $159,000 domestically and $90,000 foreign." }, { "title": "Ice-Capades Revue", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ellen Drew, Richard Denning, Jerry Colonna", "extract": "Ice-Capades Revue is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Bernard Vorhaus, and written by Bradford Ropes and Gertrude Purcell. The film stars Ellen Drew, Richard Denning, Jerry Colonna, Barbara Jo Allen, Harold Huber and Marilyn Hare. The film was released on December 24, 1942, by Republic Pictur" }, { "title": "Iceland", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Sonja Henie, John Payne, Jack Oakie", "extract": "Iceland (1942) is a 20th Century Fox musical film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone set in Iceland, starring skater Sonja Henie and John Payne as a U.S. Marine posted in Iceland during World War II. The film was titled Katina in Great Britain and Marriage on Ice in Australia." }, { "title": "In Old California", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "John Wayne, Binnie Barnes, Albert Dekker", "extract": "In Old California is a 1942 American Western film directed by William C. McGann starring John Wayne, Binnie Barnes and Albert Dekker. Wayne plays Tom Craig, a Boston pharmacist who relocates to Sacramento during the Gold Rush." }, { "title": "In This Our Life", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, George Brent", "extract": "In This Our Life is a 1942 American drama film, the second to be directed by John Huston. The screenplay by Howard Koch is based on the 1941 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same title by Ellen Glasgow. The cast included the established stars Bette Davis and Olivia de Havilland as sisters and riv" }, { "title": "Invisible Agent", "year": 1942, "genres": "War, Action, Spy", "cast": "Ilona Massey, Jon Hall, Peter Lorre", "extract": "Invisible Agent is a 1942 American action and spy film directed by Edwin L. Marin with a screenplay written by Curt Siodmak. The invisible agent is played by Jon Hall, with Peter Lorre and Sir Cedric Hardwicke as members of the Axis, and Ilona Massey and Albert Basserman as Allied spies." }, { "title": "Inside the Law", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime, Comedy", "cast": "Wallace Ford, Luana Walters", "extract": "Inside the Law is a 1942 American film directed by Hamilton MacFadden. It is also known as Rogues in Clover." }, { "title": "Isle of Missing Men", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "John Howard, Helen Gilbert, Gilbert Roland", "extract": "Isle of Missing Men is a 1942 American drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring John Howard, Helen Gilbert and Gilbert Roland. In the film, a young woman receives an invitation from the governor of an island prison to spend a week with him. She does so, but conceals the fact that her husba" }, { "title": "It Happened in Flatbush", "year": 1942, "genres": "Sports, Comedy", "cast": "Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis, Sara Allgood", "extract": "It Happened in Flatbush is a 1942 American sports film directed by Ray McCarey and starring Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis and Sara Allgood. The film is a baseball comedy inspired by the 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers' pennant win." }, { "title": "It's All True", "year": 1942, "genres": "", "cast": "", "extract": "It's All True is an unfinished Orson Welles feature film comprising three stories about Latin America. \"My Friend Bonito\" was supervised by Welles and directed by Norman Foster in Mexico in 1941. \"Carnaval\" and \"Jangadeiros\" were directed by Welles in Brazil in 1942. It was to have been Welles's thi" }, { "title": "Jackass Mail", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western, Comedy", "cast": "Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, J. Carrol Naish", "extract": "Jackass Mail is a 1942 Western comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main." }, { "title": "Jail House Blues", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Nat Pendleton, Anne Gwynne, Robert Paige", "extract": "Jail House Blues is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Paul Gerard Smith and Harold Tarshis. The film stars Nat Pendleton, Anne Gwynne, Robert Paige, Horace McMahon, Elisabeth Risdon, Warren Hymer, and Samuel S. Hinds. It was released on February 1, 1942, by Univ" }, { "title": "Jesse James, Jr.", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "Jesse James, Jr. is a 1942 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Richard Murphy, Doris Schroeder and Taylor Caven. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Al St. John, Douglas Walton, Karl Hackett and Lee Shumway. The film was released on March 25, 1942, by Republic P" }, { "title": "Joan of Ozark", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Judy Canova, Joe E. Brown, Jerome Cowan", "extract": "Joan of Ozark is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Judy Canova, Joe E. Brown and Eddie Foy Jr. It was one of thirteen films Canova made with Republic Studios. It is also known by the alternative title The Queen of Spies." }, { "title": "Joan of Paris", "year": 1942, "genres": "War", "cast": "Michèle Morgan, Paul Henreid, Laird Cregar", "extract": "Joan of Paris is a 1942 war film about five Royal Air Force pilots shot down over Nazi-occupied France during World War II and their attempt to escape to England. It stars Michèle Morgan and Paul Henreid, with Thomas Mitchell, Laird Cregar and May Robson in her last role." }, { "title": "Joe Smith, American", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Spy", "cast": "Robert Young, Marsha Hunt", "extract": "Joe Smith, American is a 1942 American spy film directed by Richard Thorpe and stars Robert Young and Marsha Hunt. The film, loosely based on the story of Herman W. Lang, and the theft of plans of a top-secret bombsight, is the account of a worker at an aviation factory who is kidnapped by enemy spi" }, { "title": "Johnny Doughboy", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Jane Withers, Ruth Donnelly, Henry Wilcoxon", "extract": "Johnny Doughboy is a 1942 American black-and-white musical comedy film directed by John H. Auer for Republic Pictures. It stars Jane Withers in a dual role as a 16-year-old actress who is sick of playing juvenile roles, and her lookalike fan who is persuaded by a group of \"has-been\" child stars to p" }, { "title": "Johnny Eager", "year": 1942, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Robert Taylor, Lana Turner", "extract": "Johnny Eager is a 1941 film noir directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Robert Taylor, Lana Turner and Van Heflin. Heflin won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film was one of many spoofed in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)." }, { "title": "Journey for Margaret", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Robert Young, Laraine Day, Fay Bainter, Nigel Bruce", "extract": "Journey for Margaret is a 1942 American drama film set in London in World War II. It stars Robert Young and Laraine Day as a couple who have to deal with the loss of their unborn child due to a bombing raid. It is an adaptation of the book of the same name in which William Lindsay White and his wife" }, { "title": "Juke Box Jenny", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ken Murray, Harriet Hilliard, Iris Adrian", "extract": "Juke Box Jenny is a 1942 film directed by Harold Young and starring Ken Murray, Harriet Hilliard, Iris Adrian, and Donald Douglas. The film is a musical comedy with songs performed by Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra, The King's Men, Wingy Manone and his Orchestra, The Milt Herth Trio, and The Eddie" }, { "title": "Juke Girl", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Gene Lockhart", "extract": "Juke Girl is a 1942 American drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt, written by A. I. Bezzerides, and starring Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Richard Whorf, George Tobias, Gene Lockhart, Alan Hale Sr., Howard Da Silva, Donald MacBride, Faye Emerson, Willie Best, and Fu" }, { "title": "Jungle Book", "year": 1942, "genres": "Adventure, Action, Independent", "cast": "Sabu, Joseph Calleia", "extract": "Jungle Book is a 1942 independent Technicolor action-adventure film by the Korda brothers, loosely adapted from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894). The story centers on Mowgli, a feral young man who is kidnapped by villagers who are cruel to the jungle animals as they attempt to steal a dead k" }, { "title": "Jungle Siren", "year": 1942, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Ann Corio, Buster Crabbe, Arno Frey", "extract": "Jungle Siren is a 1942 American film directed by Sam Newfield." }, { "title": "Junior Army", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Freddie Bartholomew, Billy Halop, Huntz Hall", "extract": "Junior Army is a 1942 American film directed by Lew Landers, starring Freddie Bartholomew, Billy Halop, and Huntz Hall, and released by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Just Off Broadway", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery, Drama", "cast": "Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Phil Silvers", "extract": "Just Off Broadway is a 1942 Drama directed by Herbert I. Leeds, starring Lloyd Nolan and Marjorie Weaver. This is the sixth of a series of seven that Lloyd Nolan played Michael Shayne for Twentieth Century Fox films. Hugh Beaumont portrayed Shayne in five more films from Producers Releasing Corporat" }, { "title": "Kid Glove Killer", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Van Heflin, Marsha Hunt", "extract": "Kid Glove Killer is a 1942 American crime film, starring Van Heflin as a forensic scientist investigating the murder of a mayor. The B film, the feature-length directorial debut of Fred Zinnemann, was an expanded version of the 1938 Crime Does Not Pay short subject \"They're Always Caught\"." }, { "title": "King of the Mounties", "year": 1942, "genres": "Action", "cast": "Allan Lane, Peggy Drake", "extract": "King of the Mounties is a 1942 Republic 12-chapter film serial, directed by William Witney. Allan Lane played Sgt. Dave King of the Mounties, with Peggy Drake as heroine Carol Brent, and Abner Biberman played the villainous Japanese admiral Yamata." }, { "title": "King of the Stallions", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Dave O'Brien, Rick Vallin, Chief Thundercloud", "extract": "King of the Stallions is a 1942 American Western film directed by Edward Finney and written by Arthur St. Claire and Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Chief Thundercloud, Rick Vallin, Barbara Felker, Dave O'Brien, Chief Yowlachie and Sally Cairns. The film was released on September 18, 1942, by Monogr" }, { "title": "Kings Row", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Robert Cummings", "extract": "Kings Row is a 1942 film starring Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan and Betty Field that tells a story of young people growing up in a small American town at the turn of the twentieth century. The picture was directed by Sam Wood. The film was adapted by Casey Robinson from a best-selling" }, { "title": "Klondike Fury", "year": 1942, "genres": "Adventure, Drama", "cast": "Edmund Lowe, Lucile Fairbanks, Ralph Morgan", "extract": "Klondike Fury is a 1942 American drama film directed by William K. Howard, produced by the King Brothers, and released through Monogram. It stars Edmund Lowe." }, { "title": "Lady for a Night", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "John Wayne, Joan Blondell, Ray Middleton", "extract": "Lady for a Night is a 1942 American drama film starring Joan Blondell and John Wayne. The World War II B-17 bomber the Memphis Belle is named after a steamboat in this film. It is also known as The Lady from New Orleans, Memphis Belle and Lady of New Orleans." }, { "title": "Lady from Chungking", "year": 1942, "genres": "War", "cast": "Anna May Wong, Harold Huber, Mae Clarke", "extract": "Lady from Chungking is a 1942 American war film." }, { "title": "Lady Gangster", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Faye Emerson, Julie Bishop", "extract": "Lady Gangster is a 1942 Warner Bros. B picture crime film directed by Robert Florey, credited as \"Florian Roberts\". It is based on the play Gangstress, or Women in Prison by Dorothy Mackaye, who in 1928, as #440960, served less than ten months of a one- to three-year sentence in San Quentin State Pr" }, { "title": "The Lady Has Plans", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Spy, Thriller", "cast": "Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland, Roland Young", "extract": "The Lady Has Plans is a 1942 American comedy film spy thriller film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard and Roland Young. It was produced ad distributed by Paramount Pictures as a World War II espionage film set in neutral Portugal." }, { "title": "Lady in a Jam", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Irene Dunne, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles", "extract": "Lady in a Jam is a 1942 film comedy directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Irene Dunne, Patric Knowles, Ralph Bellamy, and Eugene Pallette. It was made and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jack Otterson." }, { "title": "The Lady Is Willing", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Marlene Dietrich, Fred MacMurray", "extract": "The Lady is Willing is a 1942 Columbia Pictures screwball comedy film starring Marlene Dietrich and Fred MacMurray, directed by Mitchell Leisen." }, { "title": "Land of the Open Range", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Janet Waldo", "extract": "Land of the Open Range is a 1942 Western film. It uses out takes from Cimarron (1931)." }, { "title": "Larceny, Inc.", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime, Comedy", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford", "extract": "Larceny, Inc. is a 1942 American film. Originally released on May 2, 1942, by Warner Bros., the film is a cross between comedy and gangster genres. Directed by Lloyd Bacon, the film stars Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford, and Jack Carson, and features Anthony Quinn, and Edward Brop" }, { "title": "Laugh Your Blues Away", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jinx Falkenburg, Bert Gordon, Isobel Elsom", "extract": "Laugh Your Blues Away is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and written by Harry Sauber and Ned Dandy. The film stars Jinx Falkenburg, Bert Gordon, Johnny Mitchell, Isobel Elsom, Roger Clark and George Lessey. The film was released on November 12, 1942, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Law and Order", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Wanda McKay", "extract": "Law and Order is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Sam Robins. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Dave O'Brien, Sarah Padden, Wanda McKay and Charles King. The film was released on August 21, 1942, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Law of the Jungle", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Adventure", "cast": "Arline Judge, John King", "extract": "Law of the Jungle is a 1942 American adventure film directed by Jean Yarbrough." }, { "title": "Lawless Plainsmen", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Luana Walters", "extract": "Lawless Plainsmen is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Berke and written by Luci Ward. The film stars Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Cliff Edwards, Luana Walters, Ray Bennett and Gwen Kenyon. The film was released on March 17, 1942, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Let's Get Tough!", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "East Side Kids, Florence Rice", "extract": "Let's Get Tough! is a 1942 film and the ninth film in the East Side Kids series, starring Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, and Robert Armstrong. Released in early 1942, it was directed by Wallace Fox, and features the gang caught up in World War II and fighting the Black Dragon Society, an enem" }, { "title": "Life Begins at Eight-Thirty", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Ida Lupino, Monty Woolley, Cornel Wilde", "extract": "Life Begins at Eight-Thirty is a 1942 comedy-drama romance film starring Monty Woolley as a washed-up, alcoholic actor, Ida Lupino as his daughter, and Cornel Wilde as her boyfriend. It is based on the West End play The Light of Heart by Emlyn Williams." }, { "title": "Little Joe, the Wrangler", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Little Joe, the Wrangler is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Sherman L. Lowe and Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt, Florine McKinney and James Craven. The film was released on November 13, 1942, by Uni" }, { "title": "Little Tokyo, U.S.A.", "year": 1942, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Preston Foster, Brenda Joyce, June Duprez", "extract": "Little Tokyo, U.S.A. is a 1942 American film. Produced in the period just after the United States entered World War II, it was meant to alert Americans to the dangers of foreign agents. It is now controversial for its largely negative portrayal of Japanese-Americans." }, { "title": "The Living Ghost", "year": 1942, "genres": "Suspense, Drama, Mystery", "cast": "James Dunn, Joan Woodbury", "extract": "The Living Ghost is a 1942 American mystery-drama film directed by William Beaudine and produced by Monogram Pictures. Starring James Dunn and Joan Woodbury, the film incorporates elements of the horror genre as it follows an ex-private detective who is called in to investigate why a banker has turn" }, { "title": "The Lone Prairie", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor", "extract": "The Lone Prairie is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Berke. It is one of a series of Westerns that Berke directed with the trio of Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, and Bob Wills. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Lone Rider in Cheyenne", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "George Houston, Al St. John, Dennis Moore", "extract": "The Lone Rider in Cheyenne is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Oliver Drake and Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars George Houston as the Lone Rider, Al St. John as his sidekick \"Fuzzy\" Jones, and Dennis Moore as Sheriff Smoky Moore, with Ella Neal, Roy Barcroft and" }, { "title": "Lone Star Ranger", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "John Kimbrough, Sheila Ryan", "extract": "Lone Star Ranger is a 1942 American Western film directed by James Tinling and written by William Conselman Jr., Irving Cummings Jr. and George Kane. The film stars John Kimbrough, Sheila Ryan, Jonathan Hale, William Farnum, Truman Bradley and George E. Stone. The film was released on March 20, 1942" }, { "title": "The Lone Star Vigilantes", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Luana Walters", "extract": "The Lone Star Vigilantes is a 1942 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Luci Ward. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Frank Mitchell, Virginia Carpenter, Luana Walters and Budd Buster. The film was released on January 1, 1942, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Lost Canyon", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Lola Lane", "extract": "Lost Canyon is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Harry O. Hoyt. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jay Kirby, Lola Lane, Douglas Fowley and Herbert Rawlinson, is a remake of Rustlers' Valley (1937). The film was released on December 18, 1942, by United Art" }, { "title": "The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Linda Darnell, Shepperd Strudwick, Virginia Gilmore", "extract": "The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe is a 1942 drama film directed by Harry Lachman, starring Linda Darnell and Shepperd Strudwick. The film is a cinematic biography of Edgar Allan Poe that examines his romantic relationships with Sarah Elmira Royster and Virginia Clemm." }, { "title": "Lucky Ghost", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Mantan Moreland, F. E. Miller", "extract": "Lucky Ghost is a 1942 American film directed by William Beaudine. The film is a sequel to the 1941 film Mr. Washington Goes to Town." }, { "title": "Lucky Jordan", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Thriller", "cast": "Alan Ladd, Helen Walker, Sheldon Leonard", "extract": "Lucky Jordan is a 1942 film directed by Frank Tuttle, starring Alan Ladd in his first leading role, Helen Walker in her film debut, and Sheldon Leonard. The screenplay concerns a self-centered gangster who tangles with Nazi spies." }, { "title": "Lucky Legs", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jinx Falkenburg, Leslie Brooks, Russell Hayden", "extract": "Lucky Legs is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and written by Stanley Rubin and Jack Hartfield. The film stars Jinx Falkenburg, Leslie Brooks, Kay Harris, Russell Hayden, Elizabeth Patterson and William Wright. The film was released on October 1, 1942, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Lure of the Islands", "year": 1942, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Margie Hart, Robert Lowery, Gale Storm", "extract": "Lure of the Islands is a 1942 American adventure film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Edmond Kelso, George Bricker and Scott Littleton. The film stars Margie Hart, Robert Lowery, Guinn \"Big Boy\" Williams, Gale Storm, Ivan Lebedeff and Warren Hymer. The film was released on July 3, 1942, by" }, { "title": "The Mad Doctor of Market Street", "year": 1942, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Lionel Atwill, Anne Nagel, Claire Dodd, Una Merkel", "extract": "The Mad Doctor of Market Street is a 1942 American horror film produced by Universal Pictures starring Lionel Atwill. The film was a low-budget project that utilized the studio's contract players and gave rising director Joseph H. Lewis an opportunity to demonstrate his versatility with little produ" }, { "title": "The Mad Martindales", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jane Withers, Marjorie Weaver, Alan Mowbray", "extract": "The Mad Martindales is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Alfred L. Werker and written by Francis Edward Faragoh. It is based on the 1939 play Not for Children by Wesley Towner. The film stars Jane Withers, Marjorie Weaver, Alan Mowbray, Jimmy Lydon, Gig Young, George Reeves and Charles Lane. T" }, { "title": "The Mad Monster", "year": 1942, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "George Zucco, Anne Nagel, Glenn Strange", "extract": "The Mad Monster is a 1942 American black and white horror film, produced and distributed by \"Poverty Row\" studio Producers Releasing Corporation. The film stars George Zucco, Glenn Strange, Johnny Downs, and Anne Nagel." }, { "title": "Madame Spy", "year": 1942, "genres": "Spy", "cast": "Constance Bennett, Don Porter, John Litel", "extract": "Madame Spy is a 1942 American spy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Constance Bennett, Don Porter and John Litel. The screenplay concerns an American intelligence officer who goes undercover and infiltrates a ring of Nazi spies." }, { "title": "The Magnificent Ambersons", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Romance, Historical", "cast": "Joseph Cotten, Anne Baxter, Dolores Costello, Agnes Moorehead, Tim Holt", "extract": "The Magnificent Ambersons is a 1942 American period drama written, produced, and directed by Orson Welles. Welles adapted Booth Tarkington's Pulitzer Prize–winning 1918 novel, about the declining fortunes of a wealthy Midwestern family and the social changes brought by the automobile age. The film s" }, { "title": "The Magnificent Dope", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Henry Fonda, Lynn Bari, Don Ameche", "extract": "The Magnificent Dope is a 1942 American comedy film released by 20th Century Fox. It is also known as Lazy Galahad, Strictly Dynamite and The Magnificent Jerk." }, { "title": "The Major and the Minor", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson", "extract": "The Major and the Minor is a 1942 American comedy film starring Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland. It was the first American film directed by Billy Wilder. The screenplay credited to Wilder and Charles Brackett is \"suggested by\" the 1923 play Connie Goes Home by Edward Childs Carpenter, based on the 192" }, { "title": "The Male Animal", "year": 1942, "genres": "Romance, Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, Joan Leslie", "extract": "The Male Animal is a 1942 American comedy-drama film produced by Warner Bros., starring Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland and Joan Leslie." }, { "title": "Man from Cheyenne", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Sally Payne", "extract": " Man from Cheyenne is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "Man from Headquarters", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Crime", "cast": "Frank Albertson, Joan Woodbury, Byron Foulger", "extract": "Man from Headquarters is a 1942 American crime film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by John W. Krafft, Rollo Lloyd and Edmond Kelso. The film stars Frank Albertson, Joan Woodbury, Dick Elliott, Byron Foulger, John Maxwell and Robert Kellard. The film was released on January 23, 1942, by Monog" }, { "title": "The Man in the Trunk", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lynne Roberts, Raymond Walburn, J. Carrol Naish", "extract": "The Man in the Trunk is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and written by John Larkin. The film stars Lynne Roberts, George Holmes, Raymond Walburn, J. Carrol Naish, Dorothy Peterson and Eily Malyon. The film was released on September 18, 1942, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "The Man Who Came to Dinner", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Monty Woolley, Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Billie Burke", "extract": "The Man Who Came to Dinner is a 1942 American screwball comedy film directed by William Keighley, and starring Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan and, as the titular character, Monty Woolley. The screenplay by Julius and Philip G. Epstein is based on the 1939 play The Man Who Came to Dinner by Moss Hart and " }, { "title": "The Man Who Returned to Life", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lucile Fairbanks, John Howard", "extract": "The Man Who Returned to Life is a 1942 American black-and-white drama film directed by Lew Landers, written by Gordon Rigby and released by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Man Who Wouldn't Die", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Henry Wilcoxon", "extract": "The Man Who Wouldn't Die is a 1942 Mystery directed by Herbert I. Leeds, starring Lloyd Nolan and Marjorie Weaver. This movie is the 5th of a series of seven of the Michael Shayne movies produced by Twentieth Century Fox between 1940-1942." }, { "title": "Man with Two Lives", "year": 1942, "genres": "Fantasy, Thriller", "cast": "Edward Norris, Marlo Dwyer", "extract": "Man with Two Lives is a 1942 American film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Joseph Hoffman." }, { "title": "A Man's World", "year": 1942, "genres": "Thriller, Drama", "cast": "William Wright, Marguerite Chapman, Larry Parks, Wynne Gibson", "extract": "A Man's World is a 1942 American drama film, directed by Charles Barton. It stars William Wright, Marguerite Chapman, and Larry Parks, and was released on September 17, 1942." }, { "title": "Manila Calling", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis, Cornel Wilde", "extract": "Manila Calling is a 1942 American black-and-white World War II propaganda war film drama from 20th Century Fox, produced by Sol M. Wurtzel, directed by Herbert I. Leeds, that stars Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis, Cornel Wilde, James Gleason, Lester Matthews, Louis Jean Heydt, and Ted North." }, { "title": "Maisie Gets Her Man", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Ann Sothern, Red Skelton, Allen Jenkins", "extract": "Maisie Gets Her Man is a 1942 American romance film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Ann Sothern and Red Skelton. It is the sixth of the ten-film Maisie series." }, { "title": "The Mayor of 44th Street", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "George Murphy, Anne Shirley, Richard Barthelmess", "extract": "The Mayor of 44th Street is a 1942 film directed by Alfred E. Green. It stars George Murphy and Anne Shirley. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1943." }, { "title": "The McGuerins from Brooklyn", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "William Bendix, Grace Bradley", "extract": "The McGuerins from Brooklyn is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Earle Snell and Clarence Marks. The film stars William Bendix, Grace Bradley, Arline Judge, Max Baer, Marjorie Woodworth, Joe Sawyer, Marion Martin and Rex Evans. The film was released on December 31, " }, { "title": "Meet the Stewarts", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "William Holden, Frances Dee", "extract": "Meet the Stewarts is a 1942 American romantic comedy directed by Alfred E. Green, which stars William Holden and Frances Dee. It was Holden's final film prior to his entering military service for World War II, and he was granted a temporary deferment in order to complete filming. The working title o" }, { "title": "Men of San Quentin", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Eleanor Stewart, Dick Curtis", "extract": "Men of San Quentin is a 1942 American film directed by William Beaudine." }, { "title": "Men of Texas", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Stack, Jackie Cooper, Broderick Crawford", "extract": "Men of Texas is a 1942 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Robert Stack and Broderick Crawford." }, { "title": "Mexican Spitfire at Sea", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Zasu Pitts", "extract": "Mexican Spitfire at Sea is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Jerry Cady. It is the fourth film in the Mexican Spitfire series, which began in 1939. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Charles \"Buddy\" Rogers, ZaSu Pitts, Elisabeth Risdon," }, { "title": "Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lupe Vélez, Buddy Rogers, Elisabeth Risdon", "extract": "Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Monte Brice. It is the sequel to the 1942 film Mexican Spitfire at Sea. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Charles \"Buddy\" Rogers, Elisabeth Risdon, Donald MacBride and " }, { "title": "Mexican Spitfire's Elephant", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lupe Vélez, Walter Reed, Elisabeth Risdon", "extract": "Mexican Spitfire's Elephant is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts. It is the sequel to the 1942 film Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Walter Reed, Elisabeth Risdon, Lydia Bilbrook, Marion Martin, Lyle Talbot " }, { "title": "Miss Annie Rooney", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Shirley Temple, Dickie Moore, Guy Kibbee", "extract": " Miss Annie Rooney is a 1942 American drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin. The screenplay by George Bruce has some similarities to the silent film, Little Annie Rooney starring Mary Pickford, but otherwise, the films are unrelated. Miss Annie Rooney is about a teenager from a humble background wh" }, { "title": "Miss V from Moscow", "year": 1942, "genres": "Spy, Drama, Thriller", "cast": "Lola Lane, Noel Madison, Paul Weigel", "extract": "Miss V from Moscow is a 1942 American spy thriller film directed by M789 and DJ_Z, Noel Madison and Paul Weigel." }, { "title": "Mississippi Gambler", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Kent Taylor, Frances Langford, John Litel", "extract": "Mississippi Gambler is a 1942 American crime film directed by John Rawlins and written by Al Martin and Roy Chanslor. The film stars Kent Taylor, Frances Langford, John Litel, Shemp Howard, Claire Dodd and Wade Boteler. The film was released on April 17, 1942, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Mokey", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Donna Reed, Dan Dailey", "extract": "Mokey is a 1942 comedy-drama film released by MGM, directed by Wells Root and starring Donna Reed, Dan Dailey, and Robert Blake." }, { "title": "Moonlight in Havana", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Allan Jones, Jane Frazee, Marjorie Lord", "extract": "Moonlight in Havana is a 1942 American film romantic comedy directed by Anthony Mann and featuring Allan Jones, Jane Frazee, and Marjorie Lord. This was Mann's second film as director. Choreography by Lester Horton." }, { "title": "Moonlight Masquerade", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Dennis O'Keefe, Jane Frazee", "extract": "Moonlight Masquerade is a 1942 American film starring Dennis O'Keefe and Jane Frazee. It is also known as Moonstruck and Tahiti Honey." }, { "title": "The Moon and Sixpence", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Elena Verdugo", "extract": "The Moon and Sixpence is a 1942 film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's 1919 novel of the same name, which was in part based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. Dimitri Tiomkin was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. Two versions were filmed" }, { "title": "Moontide", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Claude Rains", "extract": "Moontide is a 1942 American romantic drama with elements of a thriller. It was produced by Mark Hellinger and directed by Archie Mayo, who took over direction after the initial director Fritz Lang left the project early in the shooting schedule. The screenplay was written by John O'Hara and Nunnally" }, { "title": "Mr. and Mrs. North", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "Gracie Allen, Paul Kelly, Rose Hobart", "extract": "Mr. and Mrs. North is a 1942 American comedy mystery film directed by Robert B. Sinclair, starring Gracie Allen and William Post Jr. as detectives Pam and Jerry North. The screenplay was based on a 1941 Broadway play by Owen Davis, which in turn was based on\na series of mystery novels by Frances and" }, { "title": "Mr. Wise Guy", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "East Side Kids, Billy Gilbert, Joan Barclay", "extract": "Mr. Wise Guy is a 1942 American film starring The East Side Kids and directed by William Nigh." }, { "title": "Mrs. Miniver", "year": 1942, "genres": "War, Drama, Romance", "cast": "Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright", "extract": "Mrs. Miniver is a 1942 American romantic war drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Inspired by the 1940 novel Mrs. Miniver by Jan Struther, it shows how the life of an unassuming British housewife in rural England is affected by World War II. Produced an" }, { "title": "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Fay Bainter, Hugh Herbert", "extract": "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch is a 1942 American comedy-drama film starring Fay Bainter and directed by Ralph Murphy. It was based on the play by Anne Crawford Flexner that premiered on Broadway in 1904, which was in turn adapted from the 1901 novel of the same name by Alice Hegan Rice." }, { "title": "Mug Town", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Grace McDonald", "extract": "Mug Town is a 1942 Universal film starring the Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys." }, { "title": "The Mummy's Tomb", "year": 1942, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Lon Chaney Jr., Dick Foran, Elyse Knox", "extract": "The Mummy's Tomb is a 1942 American horror film directed by Harold Young and starring Lon Chaney Jr. as Kharis the mummy. Taking place 30 years after the events of The Mummy's Hand, where Andoheb has survived and plans revenge on Stephen Banning and his entire family in Mapleton, Massachusetts. With" }, { "title": "Murder in the Big House", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Van Johnson, Faye Emerson", "extract": "Murder in the Big House is a black-and-white American crime drama, released by Warner Bros in April 1942. Structured as an hour-long second feature, it is directed by the prolific specialist in low-budget action productions, B. Reeves Eason, and stars Van Johnson, who is top-billed above the title, " }, { "title": "My Favorite Blonde", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Bob Hope, Madeleine Carroll, Gale Sondergaard, George Zucco", "extract": "My Favorite Blonde is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Bob Hope and Madeleine Carroll. Based on a story by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, the film is about a vaudeville performer who gets mixed up with British and German secret agents in the days just before the " }, { "title": "My Favorite Spy", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Kay Kyser, Ellen Drew, Jane Wyman", "extract": "My Favorite Spy is a 1942 comedy film directed by Tay Garnett and featuring Kay Kyser and Ellen Drew." }, { "title": "My Gal Sal", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical, Biography", "cast": "Rita Hayworth, Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Phil Silvers", "extract": "My Gal Sal is a 1942 American musical film distributed by 20th Century Fox and starring Rita Hayworth and Victor Mature. The film is a biopic of 1890s composer and songwriter Paul Dresser and singer Sally Elliot. It was based on a biographical essay, sometimes erroneously referred to as a book, by D" }, { "title": "My Heart Belongs to Daddy", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Richard Carlson, Martha O'Driscoll, Cecil Kellaway", "extract": "My Heart Belongs to Daddy is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Richard Carlson, Martha O'Driscoll and Cecil Kellaway." }, { "title": "My Sister Eileen", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Janet Blair", "extract": "My Sister Eileen is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Janet Blair. The screenplay by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov is based on their 1940 play of the same title, which was inspired by a series of autobiographical short stori" }, { "title": "The Mysterious Rider", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Caroline Burke", "extract": "The Mysterious Rider is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. It was part of the Billy the Kid film series. The film is also known as Panhandle Trail." }, { "title": "The Mystery of Marie Roget", "year": 1942, "genres": "Suspense, Mystery", "cast": "Maria Montez, Patric Knowles, John Litel", "extract": "The Mystery of Marie Roget is a 1942 mystery film starring Patric Knowles. The story was adapted from the short story \"The Mystery of Marie Rogêt\" written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1842. The film, directed by Phil Rosen and produced by Universal Pictures, is set in 1889." }, { "title": "The Navy Comes Through", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Pat O'Brien, George Murphy, Jane Wyatt", "extract": "The Navy Comes Through is a 1942 American World War II film directed by A. Edward Sutherland. It stars Pat O'Brien, George Murphy and Jane Wyatt. Vernon L. Walker and James G. Stewart were nominated for an Oscar for Best Special Effects. The film was based on Borden Chase's 1939 short story \"Pay to " }, { "title": "Nazi Agent", "year": 1942, "genres": "Spy, Thriller", "cast": "Conrad Veidt, Ann Ayars, Frank Reicher", "extract": "Nazi Agent is a 1942 American spy film directed by Jules Dassin, in his first feature-length film for MGM. It stars Conrad Veidt playing identical twins, one loyal to the United States (U.S.), the other a dedicated German Nazi." }, { "title": "'Neath Brooklyn Bridge", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "East Side Kids, Ann Gillis", "extract": "'Neath Brooklyn Bridge is a 1942 film released by Monogram Pictures. It is the eleventh installment in the East Side Kids series and one of the more dramatic films of the series, released at a time when they were making lighter, more humorous fare. The film is now in public domain and can be downloa" }, { "title": "The Night Before the Divorce", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lynn Bari, Mary Beth Hughes, Nils Asther", "extract": "The Night Before the Divorce is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lynn Bari, Mary Beth Hughes and Joseph Allen, adapted from the 1937 play of the same name by Gina Kaus and Ladislas Fodor." }, { "title": "Night in New Orleans", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Patricia Morison, Preston Foster, Albert Dekker", "extract": "Night in New Orleans is a 1942 American crime film directed by William Clemens and loosely adapted by Jonathan Latimer from the 1940 novel Sing a Song of Homicide by James R. Langham. The film stars Preston Foster, Patricia Morison, Albert Dekker, Charles Butterworth, Dooley Wilson and Paul Hurst. T" }, { "title": "Night Monster", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery, Horror", "cast": "Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Irene Hervey", "extract": "Night Monster is a 1942 American black-and-white horror film featuring Bela Lugosi and produced and distributed by Universal Pictures Company. The movie uses an original story and screenplay by Clarence Upson Young and was produced and directed by Ford Beebe. For box office value, star billing was g" }, { "title": "Night Plane from Chungking", "year": 1942, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Robert Preston", "extract": "Night Plane from Chungking is a 1943 American war film released by Paramount Pictures, directed by Ralph Murphy, and produced by Michael Kraike and Walter MacEwen from a screenplay by Lester Cole, Earl Fenton and Theodore Reeves, adapted by Sidney Biddell from the 1931 story by Harry Hervey. The fil" }, { "title": "A Night to Remember", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Comedy, Mystery", "cast": "Loretta Young, Brian Aherne", "extract": "A Night to Remember is a mystery comedy film starring Loretta Young and Brian Aherne. It was directed by Richard Wallace, and is based on the novel The Frightened Stiff by Kelley Roos. A mystery writer and his wife try to solve a murder when a corpse appears in their Greenwich Village apartment." }, { "title": "Nightmare", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Diana Barrymore, Brian Donlevy, Henry Daniell", "extract": "Nightmare is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Diana Barrymore, Brian Donlevy. The film was based on a novel of the same name by Philip MacDonald." }, { "title": "North of the Rockies", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Shirley Patterson, Larry Parks", "extract": "North of the Rockies is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Bill Elliott and Tex Ritter." }, { "title": "North to the Klondike", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western, Action", "cast": "Broderick Crawford, Evelyn Ankers", "extract": "North to the Klondike is a 1942 American action movie directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Broderick Crawford, Evelyn Ankers and Andy Devine. The supporting cast features Lon Chaney, Jr. in his last film before The Wolf Man, which also stars Ankers, but North to the Klondike was released the year" }, { "title": "Northwest Rangers", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "William Lundigan, Patricia Dane", "extract": "Northwest Rangers is a 1942 American Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Northern second feature film that is a remake of Manhattan Melodrama set in the North-West Mounted Police of Canada. It was also known as Gambler's Choice." }, { "title": "Not a Ladies' Man", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Paul Kelly, Fay Wray, Douglas Croft", "extract": "Not a Ladies' Man is a 1942 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and written by Rian James. The film stars Paul Kelly, Fay Wray, Douglas Croft, Ruth Lee, Lawrence Dixon and Marietta Canty. The film was released on May 14, 1942, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Now, Voyager", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Gladys Cooper", "extract": "Now, Voyager is a 1942 American drama film starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains, and directed by Irving Rapper. The screenplay by Casey Robinson is based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Olive Higgins Prouty." }, { "title": "Obliging Young Lady", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Joan Carroll, Ruth Warrick, Eve Arden", "extract": "Obliging Young Lady is a 1942 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Joan Carroll, Edmond O'Brien, Ruth Warrick." }, { "title": "The Old Chisholm Trail", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "The Old Chisholm Trail is a 1942 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt, Mady Correll and Earle Hodgins. The film was released on December 11, 1942, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "The Old Homestead", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Anne Jeffreys, Maris Wrixon", "extract": "The Old Homestead is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars the vaudeville comedy troupe the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, with Dick Purcell, Jed Prouty and Anne Jeffreys. The film was released on August 17, 1942, by " }, { "title": "The Omaha Trail", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "James Craig, Pamela Blake", "extract": "The Omaha Trail is a 1942 American Western film directed by Edward Buzzell. It stars James Craig and Pamela Blake." }, { "title": "Once Upon a Honeymoon", "year": 1942, "genres": "Romance, Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Walter Slezak", "extract": "Once Upon a Honeymoon is a 1942 romantic comedy/drama starring Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, and Walter Slezak, directed by Leo McCarey, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Sound Recording." }, { "title": "One Thrilling Night", "year": 1942, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Wanda McKay, John Beal", "extract": "One Thrilling Night is a 1942 American film directed by William Beaudine. The film is also known as Horace Takes Over with working titles being Do Not Disturb and Army Bride." }, { "title": "On the Sunny Side", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Roddy McDowall, Jane Darwell, Katharine Alexander", "extract": "On the Sunny Side is a 1942 drama film, directed by Harold D. Schuster, starring Roddy McDowall, Jane Darwell and Stanley Clements." }, { "title": "Orchestra Wives", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Ann Rutherford, George Montgomery, Glenn Miller", "extract": "Orchestra Wives is a 1942 American musical film by 20th Century Fox starring Ann Rutherford, George Montgomery, and Glenn Miller. The film was the second film to feature The Glenn Miller Orchestra, and is notable among the many swing era musicals because its plot is more serious and realistic than t" }, { "title": "Outlaws of Boulder Pass", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "George Houston, Al St. John, Dennis Moore", "extract": "Outlaws of Boulder Pass is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. The film stars George Houston as the \"Lone Rider\" and Al St. John as his sidekick \"Fuzzy\" Jones, and Dennis Moore as Sheriff Smoky Hammer, with Marjorie Manners, I. Stanford Jolley and Karl Hackett. The film was releas" }, { "title": "Outlaws of Pine Ridge", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Noah Beery", "extract": "Outlaws of Pine Ridge is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Don 'Red' Barry, Lynn Merrick and Noah Beery." }, { "title": "Over My Dead Body", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Milton Berle, Mary Beth Hughes, Reginald Denny", "extract": "Over My Dead Body is a 1942 American film directed by Malcolm St. Clair." }, { "title": "Overland to Deadwood", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Leslie Brooks", "extract": "Overland to Deadwood is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Berke and written by Paul Franklin. The film stars Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Cliff Edwards, Leslie Brooks, Norman Willis and Matt Willis. The film was released on September 25, 1942, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Overland Stagecoach", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Al St. John, Julie Duncan", "extract": "Overland Stagecoach is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider, Al St. John as his sidekick \"Fuzzy\" Jones, and Dennis Moore as Sheriff Smoky Moore, with Julie Duncan, Glenn Strange and Ted Adams. The film was" }, { "title": "Pacific Rendezvous", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Mystery", "cast": "Lee Bowman, Jean Rogers, Mona Maris", "extract": "Pacific Rendezvous is a 1942 American mystery film directed by George Sidney. It stars Lee Bowman and Jean Rogers." }, { "title": "The Palm Beach Story", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallée", "extract": "The Palm Beach Story is a 1942 screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, and starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor and Rudy Vallée. Victor Young contributed the musical score, including a fast-paced variation of the William Tell Overture for the opening scenes. Typ" }, { "title": "Panama Hattie", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Red Skelton, Ann Sothern, Marsha Hunt", "extract": "Panama Hattie is a 1942 American film based upon the Broadway musical of the same name. It was produced by Arthur Freed and directed by Norman Z. McLeod." }, { "title": "The Panther's Claw", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Blackmer, Rick Vallin, Herbert Rawlinson", "extract": "The Panther's Claw is a 1942 American film directed by William Beaudine and distributed by Producers Releasing Corporation. It is a loose sequel to two Columbia Pictures films of the 1930s, The Night Club Lady and The Circus Queen Murder." }, { "title": "Parachute Nurse", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Marguerite Chapman, William Wright, Louise Allbritton", "extract": "Parachute Nurse is a 1942 Columbia Pictures film about the Aerial Nurse Corps. The film was directed by Charles Barton." }, { "title": "Pardon My Gun", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Alma Carroll", "extract": "" }, { "title": "Pardon My Sarong", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Virginia Bruce, Lionel Atwill", "extract": "Pardon My Sarong is a 1942 comedy film starring Abbott and Costello." }, { "title": "Pardon My Stripes", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Sheila Ryan, William Henry, Edgar Kennedy", "extract": "Pardon My Stripes is a 1942 American comedy film directed by John H. Auer and written by Lawrence Kimble and Stuart Palmer. The film stars William \"Bill\" Henry, Sheila Ryan, Edgar Kennedy, Harold Huber, Paul Hurst and Cliff Nazarro. The film was released on January 26, 1942, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Pay Off", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Lee Tracy, Tom Brown, Evelyn Brent", "extract": "The Payoff is a 1942 American film directed by Arthur Dreifuss." }, { "title": "Perils of Nyoka", "year": 1942, "genres": "Action, Adventure", "cast": "Kay Aldridge", "extract": "Perils of Nyoka is a 1942 Republic serial directed by William Witney. It stars Kay Aldridge as Nyoka the Jungle Girl, a character who first appeared in the Edgar Rice Burroughs-inspired serial Jungle Girl." }, { "title": "Phantom Killer", "year": 1942, "genres": "Romance, Mystery", "cast": "Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury", "extract": " Phantom Killer is a 1942 American romantic mystery film directed by William Beaudine, and starring Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury and John Hamilton. The film was a remake of Phil Rosen's The Sphinx." }, { "title": "The Phantom Plainsmen", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Lois Collier", "extract": "The Phantom Plainsmen is a 1942 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by John English and starring Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Rufe Davis." }, { "title": "The Pied Piper", "year": 1942, "genres": "War", "cast": "Monty Woolley, Roddy McDowall, Anne Baxter", "extract": "The Pied Piper is a 1942 American film in which an Englishman on vacation in France is caught up in the German invasion of that country, and finds himself taking an ever-growing group of children to safety. It stars Monty Woolley, Roddy McDowall and Anne Baxter. The film was adapted by Nunnally John" }, { "title": "Pierre of the Plains", "year": 1942, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Ruth Hussey, Bruce Cabot, Reginald Owen, Evelyn Ankers", "extract": "Pierre of the Plains is a 1942 Northern film set in Saskatchewan, Canada, directed by George B. Seitz and starring John Carroll and Ruth Hussey. The supporting cast features Bruce Cabot, Reginald Owen, Henry Travers, Evelyn Ankers and Sheldon Leonard. The movie is a remake of a 1914 version co-writt" }, { "title": "Pirates of the Prairie", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Cliff Edwards, Nell O'Day", "extract": "Pirates of the Prairie is a 1942 Western film inspired by the Banditti of the Prairie." }, { "title": "Pittsburgh", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott", "extract": "Pittsburgh is a 1942 American drama film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, and John Wayne. Based on a story by George Owen and Tom Reed, the film is about an ambitious coal miner who values wealth and power in the Pittsburgh steel industry over his friends, love" }, { "title": "Police Bullets", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Joan Marsh, John Archer", "extract": "Police Bullets is a 1942 American crime film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Edmond Kelso and Ande Lamb. The film stars Joan Marsh, John Archer, Milburn Stone, Warren Hymer, Tris Coffin and Fern Emmett. The film was released by Monogram Pictures on September 25, 1942." }, { "title": "The Postman Didn't Ring", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Brenda Joyce, Richard Travis, Spencer Charters", "extract": "The Postman Didn't Ring is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Harold D. Schuster and written by Mortimer Braus. The film stars Richard Travis, Brenda Joyce, Spencer Charters, Stanley Andrews, William Bakewell and Emma Dunn. The film was released on July 3, 1942, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Powder Town", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Edmond O'Brien, Victor McLaglen, June Havoc", "extract": "Powder Town is a 1942 comedy about an eccentric scientist thrust into danger and romance. Max Brand worked on the screenplay and published a novelisation under his own name." }, { "title": "Prairie Gunsmoke", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Virginia Carroll", "extract": "Prairie Gunsmoke is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Frank Mitchell, Virginia Carroll, Hal Price and Tris Coffin. The film was released on July 16, 1942, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Prairie Pals", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bill Boyd, Lee Powell", "extract": "Prairie Pals is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield." }, { "title": "The Pride of the Yankees", "year": 1942, "genres": "Biography, Sports, Drama", "cast": "Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Walter Brennan, Babe Ruth", "extract": "The Pride of the Yankees is a 1942 American drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, who died a year before its release, at age 37, from amyotr" }, { "title": "Priorities on Parade", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Ann Miller, Johnnie Johnston, Betty Jane Rhodes", "extract": "Priorities on Parade is a 1942 American musical film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Art Arthur. The film stars Ann Miller, Johnny Johnston, Jerry Colonna, Betty Jane Rhodes, Barbara Jo Allen, Harry Barris, Eddie Quillan and Dave Willock. The film was released on July 23, 1942, by Paramo" }, { "title": "Prisoner of Japan", "year": 1942, "genres": "Thriller, Drama", "cast": "Alan Baxter, Gertrude Michael, Corinna Mura", "extract": "Prisoner of Japan is a 1942 American drama film directed by Arthur Ripley and written by Robert Chapin and Arthur Ripley. The film stars Alan Baxter, Gertrude Michael, Ernst Deutsch, Corinna Mura, Tom Seidel and Billy Moya. The film was released on July 22, 1942, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Private Buckaroo", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "The Andrews Sisters, Harry James, Joe E. Lewis", "extract": "Private Buckaroo is a 1942 American comedy-musical film directed by Edward F. Cline starring The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran, Harry James, Shemp Howard, Joe E. Lewis, and Jennifer Holt. The film tells the story of army recruits following basic training, with the Andrews Sisters attending USO dances." }, { "title": "Private Snuffy Smith", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Bud Duncan, Edgar Kennedy", "extract": "Private Snuffy Smith is a 1942 American army comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Bud Duncan as comic-strip character Snuffy Smith and Edgar Kennedy as his commanding officer. A sequel, Hillbilly Blitzkrieg, was released later in 1942 and also featured Duncan and Kennedy. The comic s" }, { "title": "Queen of Broadway", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Rochelle Hudson, Buster Crabbe, Paul Bryar", "extract": "Queen of Broadway is a 1942 American drama film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Rusty McCullough and George Wallace Sayre. The film stars Rochelle Hudson, Buster Crabbe, Paul Bryar, Emmett Lynn, Donald Mayo and Isabelle LaMal. The film was released on November 24, 1942, by Producers Releasin" }, { "title": "Quiet Please, Murder", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "George Sanders, Gail Patrick, Lynne Roberts", "extract": "Quiet Please, Murder is a 1942 drama film directed by John Larkin and starring George Sanders, Gail Patrick and Richard Denning. Based on the short story Death Walks in Marble Halls by Lawrence G. Blochman that appeared in the September 1942 issue of American Magazine. It is also known under the tit" }, { "title": "Raiders of the Range", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Lois Collier", "extract": "Raiders of the Range is a 1942 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by John English." }, { "title": "Raiders of the West", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bill Boyd, Lee Powell, Virginia Carroll", "extract": "Raiders of the West is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Oliver Drake. The film stars Bill Boyd, Art Davis, Lee Powell, Virginia Carroll, Charles King and Glenn Strange. The film was released on February 20, 1942, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Random Harvest", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Ronald Colman, Greer Garson", "extract": "Random Harvest is a 1942 American romantic drama film based on the 1941 James Hilton novel of the same title, directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Claudine West, George Froeschel, and Arthur Wimperis adapted the novel for the screen, and received an Academy Award nomination. The novel keeps the true identity o" }, { "title": "The Rangers Take Over", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Iris Meredith", "extract": "The Rangers Take Over is a 1942 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Iris Meredith, Forrest Taylor and I. Stanford Jolley. The film was released on December 25, 1942, by Producers Releasing Corporation" }, { "title": "Reap the Wild Wind", "year": 1942, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland", "extract": "Reap the Wild Wind is a 1942 American adventure film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Ray Milland, John Wayne, and Paulette Goddard, with a supporting cast featuring Raymond Massey, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman, Susan Hayward and Charles Bickford. DeMille's second Technicolor " }, { "title": "Red River Robin Hood", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Cliff Edwards", "extract": "Red River Robin Hood is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander with a screenplay by Bennett Cohen and starring Tim Holt. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures." }, { "title": "The Remarkable Andrew", "year": 1942, "genres": "Fantasy", "cast": "William Holden, Brian Donlevy, Ellen Drew", "extract": "The Remarkable Andrew is a 1942 film directed by Stuart Heisler and written by Dalton Trumbo based on his 1941 novel of the same name. It stars Brian Donlevy and William Holden." }, { "title": "Remember Pearl Harbor", "year": 1942, "genres": "War", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Fay McKenzie, Sig Ruman", "extract": "Remember Pearl Harbor is a 1942 American propaganda film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan and Isabel Dawn. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Alan Curtis, Fay McKenzie, Sig Ruman, Ian Keith and Rhys Williams. Remember Pearl Harbor was released on May 18, 1942, by Republic" }, { "title": "Reunion in France", "year": 1942, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Joan Crawford, John Wayne, Philip Dorn", "extract": "Reunion in France is a 1942 American war film distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Joan Crawford, John Wayne, and Philip Dorn in a story about a woman in occupied France who, learning her well-heeled lover has German connections, aids a downed American flyer. Ava Gardner appears in a small un" }, { "title": "Rhythm Parade", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Nils Granlund, Gale Storm, Robert Lowery", "extract": "Rhythm Parade is a 1942 American musical comedy film starring Gale Storm and Margaret Dumont." }, { "title": "Ride 'Em Cowboy", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Anne Gwynne, Dick Foran", "extract": "Ride 'Em Cowboy is a 1942 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, Dick Foran, Anne Gwynne, Johnny Mack Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Samuel S. Hinds, Douglas Dumbrille, Morris Ankrum, and directed by Arthur Lubin. The film focuses on Abbott and Costello as they play the role of two peanut ve" }, { "title": "Riders of the Northland", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Shirley Patterson", "extract": "Riders of the Northland is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Berke and written by Paul Franklin. The film stars Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Shirley Patterson, Cliff Edwards, Bobby Larson and Lloyd Bridges. The film was released on June 18, 1942, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Riders of the West", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Riders of the West is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the seventh film in Monogram Pictures' Rough Riders series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim McCall and Raymond Hatton as Marshal Sandy Hopk" }, { "title": "Ridin' Down the Canyon", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Linda Hayes", "extract": "Ridin' Down the Canyon is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. Members of the Western Writers of America chose its title song as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time, ranked 97." }, { "title": "Riding the Wind", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Tim Holt, Joan Barclay", "extract": "Riding the Wind is a 1942 American Western film directed by Edward Killy and starring Tim Holt." }, { "title": "Riding Through Nevada", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Shirley Patterson, Arthur Hunnicutt", "extract": "Riding Through Nevada is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Berke and written by Gerald Geraghty. The film stars Charles Starrett, Shirley Patterson, Arthur Hunnicutt, Jimmie Davis, Clancy Cooper and Davison Clark. The film was released on November 2, 1942, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Right to the Heart", "year": 1942, "genres": "Sports, Comedy", "cast": "Brenda Joyce, Stanley Clements, Cobina Wright", "extract": "Right to the Heart is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Walter Bullock.The film stars Brenda Joyce, Joseph Allen, Cobina Wright and Stanley Clements. It is based on a short story by Harold MacGrath, which had been filmed previously as Womanpower in 1926. The film wa" }, { "title": "Rings on Her Fingers", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Laird Cregar", "extract": "Rings on Her Fingers is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney. The screenplay concerns a poor man who gets mistaken for a millionaire and is swindled out of his life savings." }, { "title": "Rio Rita", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Kathryn Grayson", "extract": "Rio Rita is a 1942 American comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Abbott and Costello. It was based upon the 1927 Flo Ziegfeld Broadway musical, which was previously made into a 1929 film also titled Rio Rita that starred the comedy team of Wheeler & Woolsey. Kathryn Grayson and John " }, { "title": "Road to Happiness", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "John Boles, Mona Barrie", "extract": "Road to Happiness is a 1942 American film directed by Phil Rosen." }, { "title": "Road to Morocco", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour", "extract": "Road to Morocco is a 1942 American comedy film starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, and featuring Anthony Quinn and Dona Drake. The film, which was written by Frank Butler and Don Hartman and directed by David Butler for Paramount Pictures, is the third of the \"Road to …\" films. It was" }, { "title": "Rock River Renegades", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray Corrigan, Christine McIntyre", "extract": "Rock River Renegades is a 1942 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby. The film is the thirteenth in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Crash, John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune as Alibi, with Christine McIntyre, John Elliott and We" }, { "title": "Rolling Down the Great Divide", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bill Boyd, Wanda McKay", "extract": "Rolling Down the Great Divide is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield, written by Milton Raison, and starring Bill Boyd, Art Davis, Lee Powell, Wanda McKay, Glenn Strange and Karl Hackett. It was released on April 24, 1942 by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Romance on the Range", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Sally Payne", "extract": " Romance on the Range is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers, George \"Gabby\" Hayes, Sally Payne, Linda Hayes, and Sons of the Pioneers." }, { "title": "Roxie Hart", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, George Montgomery, Nigel Bruce", "extract": "Roxie Hart is a 1942 American comedy film directed by William A. Wellman, and starring Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou and George Montgomery. A film adaptation of a 1926 play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins, a journalist who found inspiration in two real-life Chicago trials she had covered for the p" }, { "title": "Rubber Racketeers", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Rochelle Hudson, Ricardo Cortez, Barbara Read", "extract": "Rubber Racketeers is a 1942 American crime film directed by Harold Young and starring Ricardo Cortez and Rochelle Hudson." }, { "title": "Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book", "year": 1942, "genres": "Adventure, Action, Independent", "cast": "Sabu, Joseph Calleia, John Qualen", "extract": "Jungle Book is a 1942 independent Technicolor action-adventure film by the Korda brothers, loosely adapted from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894). The story centers on Mowgli, a feral young man who is kidnapped by villagers who are cruel to the jungle animals as they attempt to steal a dead k" }, { "title": "Sabotage Squad", "year": 1942, "genres": "Action", "cast": "Bruce Bennett, Edward Norris", "extract": "Sabotage Squad is a 1942 American action film directed by Lew Landers and written by Bernice Petkere, Wallace Sullivan and David Silverstein. The film stars Bruce Bennett, Kay Harris, Edward Norris, Sidney Blackmer, Don Beddoe and John Tyrrell. The film was released on August 27, 1942, by Columbia P" }, { "title": "Saboteur", "year": 1942, "genres": "Noir, Spy, Thriller", "cast": "Robert Cummings, Priscilla Lane, Norman Lloyd", "extract": "Saboteur is a 1942 American spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock with a screenplay written by Peter Viertel, Joan Harrison and Dorothy Parker. The film stars Robert Cummings, Priscilla Lane and Norman Lloyd." }, { "title": "Scattergood Rides High", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Guy Kibbee, Jed Prouty", "extract": "Scattergood Rides High is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Christy Cabanne and written by Michael L. Simmons. It is the sequel to the 1941 film Scattergood Meets Broadway. The film stars Guy Kibbee, Jed Prouty, Dorothy Moore, Charles Lind and Kenneth Howell. The film was released on May 8, 19" }, { "title": "Scattergood Survives a Murder", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Mystery", "cast": "Guy Kibbee, Margaret Hayes, John Archer", "extract": "Scattergood Survives a Murder is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Christy Cabanne from a screenplay by Michael L. Simmons, based on the series of short stories about \"Scattergood Baines\", penned by Clarence Budington Kelland." }, { "title": "Sealed Lips", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Crime, Noir", "cast": "William Gargan, June Clyde", "extract": "Sealed Lips is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by George Waggner and starring William Gargan, June Clyde and John Litel." }, { "title": "Secret Agent of Japan", "year": 1942, "genres": "War", "cast": "Preston Foster, Lynn Bari", "extract": "Secret Agent of Japan is a 1942 film directed by Irving Pichel. It was the first American anti-Japanese war film produced by a major studio after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The film stars Preston Foster as a nightclub owner in Shanghai who becomes involved in espionage revolving around preparations" }, { "title": "Secret Enemies", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Craig Stevens, Faye Emerson", "extract": "Secret Enemies is a 1942 American drama film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Craig Stevens, Faye Emerson, John Ridgely, Charles Lang, Robert Warwick, and Frank Reicher. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 17, 1942." }, { "title": "Secrets of a Co-Ed", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Otto Kruger, Rick Vallin, Marcia Mae Jones", "extract": "Secrets of a Co-Ed is a 1942 American crime film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by George Wallace Sayre. The film stars Otto Kruger, Tina Thayer, Rick Vallin, Russell Hoyt, Marcia Mae Jones and Geraldine Spreckels. The film was released on October 26, 1942, by Producers Releasing Corporatio" }, { "title": "Secrets of the Underground", "year": 1942, "genres": "Thriller, Crime", "cast": "John Hubbard, Virginia Grey, Lloyd Corrigan", "extract": "Secrets of the Underground is a 1942 American crime film directed by William Morgan and written by Robert Tasker and Daniel Mainwaring. The film stars John Hubbard, Virginia Grey, Lloyd Corrigan, Robin Raymond, Miles Mander and Olin Howland. The film was released on December 18, 1942, by Republic Pi" }, { "title": "Seven Days' Leave", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Lucille Ball, Victor Mature", "extract": "Seven Days' Leave is a 1942 musical comedy about a soldier who has seven days to marry an heiress in order to inherit $100,000." }, { "title": "Seven Miles from Alcatraz", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime, Action", "cast": "James Craig, Bonita Granville", "extract": "Seven Miles from Alcatraz is a 1942 American action film directed by Edward Dmytryk. The screenplay concerns two prisoners who break out of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary." }, { "title": "Seven Sweethearts", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Kathryn Grayson, Marsha Hunt, Cecilia Parker", "extract": "Seven Sweethearts is a 1942 musical film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Kathryn Grayson, Marsha Hunt and Van Heflin." }, { "title": "Shadows on the Sage", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Cheryl Walker", "extract": "Shadows on the Sage is a 1942 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck and starring Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Jimmie Dodd." }, { "title": "She's in the Army", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lucile Gleason, Veda Ann Borg, Marie Wilson", "extract": "She's in the Army is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Sidney Sheldon and George Bricker. The film stars Lucile Gleason, Veda Ann Borg, Marie Wilson, Robert Lowery, Lyle Talbot and Warren Hymer. The film was released on May 15, 1942, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Shepherd of the Ozarks", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Frank Albertson, Thurston Hall", "extract": "Shepherd of the Ozarks is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars the vaudeville comedy troupe the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, with Marilyn Hare, Frank Albertson and Thurston Hall. The film was released on March 26, " }, { "title": "Sheriff of Sage Valley", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "Sheriff of Sage Valley is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield." }, { "title": "Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill", "extract": "Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) is the fourth in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of 14 Sherlock Holmes films which updated the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the then present day. The film is credited as an adaptation of Conan Doyle's 1903 short story \"The Adventu" }, { "title": "Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery, Thriller", "cast": "Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Reginald Denny", "extract": "Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror is a 1942 American mystery thriller film based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. The film combines elements of Doyle's short story \"His Last Bow\", to which it is credited as an adaptation, and the real-life activities of Lord Haw-H" }, { "title": "Ship Ahoy", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, War", "cast": "Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, Virginia O'Brien", "extract": "Ship Ahoy is a 1942 American musical-comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Eleanor Powell and Red Skelton. It was produced by MGM." }, { "title": "Shut My Big Mouth", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Western", "cast": "Joe E. Brown, Adele Mara, Joan Woodbury", "extract": "Shut My Big Mouth is a 1942 American comedy Western film directed by Charles Barton and starring Joe E. Brown." }, { "title": "The Silver Bullet", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, William Farnum, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "The Silver Bullet is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, William Farnum, Jennifer Holt, LeRoy Mason and Rex Lease. The film was released on August 5, 1942, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Silver Queen", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "George Brent, Priscilla Lane", "extract": "Silver Queen is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring George Brent and Priscilla Lane. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards; one for Best Score and one for Best Art Direction." }, { "title": "Sin Town", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Constance Bennett, Broderick Crawford, Ward Bond", "extract": "Sin Town is a 1942 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Constance Bennett, Broderick Crawford and Patric Knowles. It is set during the Texas Oil Boom of the early 20th century." }, { "title": "Sing Your Worries Away", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Buddy Ebsen, Patsy Kelly, Bert Lahr", "extract": "Sing Your Worries Away is a 1942 musical film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Buddy Ebsen, June Havoc, Patsy Kelly, Bert Lahr, Dorothy Lovett and Sam Levene." }, { "title": "Sleepytime Gal", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Judy Canova, Billy Gilbert, Ruth Terry", "extract": "Sleepytime Gal is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Art Arthur, Albert Duffy and Max Lief. The film stars Judy Canova, Tom Brown, Billy Gilbert, Ruth Terry, Thurston Hall, Elisha Cook Jr., Jerry Lester, Mildred Coles and Harold Huber. The film was released on Ma" }, { "title": "Small Town Deb", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Teen", "cast": "Jane Withers, Jane Darwell, Cecil Kellaway", "extract": "Small Town Deb is a 1941 teenage comedy by 20th Century Fox directed by Harold Schuster and starring Jane Withers and Jane Darwell. Withers had a story credit on the film under the pseudonym Jerrie Walters and costumes were made by Herschel McCoy." }, { "title": "Smart Alecks", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gale Storm", "extract": "Smart Alecks is a 1942 American film directed by Wallace Fox and starring the East Side Kids." }, { "title": "Smith of Minnesota", "year": 1942, "genres": "Sports, Drama", "cast": "Bruce Smith, Arline Judge, Don Beddoe", "extract": "Smith of Minnesota is a 1942 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and written by Robert Hardy Andrews. The film stars Bruce Smith, Arline Judge, Warren Ashe, Don Beddoe, Kay Harris and Robert Kellard. The film was released on October 15, 1942, by Columbia Pictures. It is based on University o" }, { "title": "The Sombrero Kid", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don 'Red' Barry, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "The Sombrero Kid is a 1942 American Western film directed by George Sherman, written by Norman S. Hall, and starring Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Robert Homans, John James, Joel Friedkin and Rand Brooks. It was released on July 31, 1942, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Somewhere I'll Find You", "year": 1942, "genres": "Romance", "cast": "Clark Gable, Lana Turner", "extract": "Somewhere I'll Find You is a 1942 film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner, released by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. The film took almost two years to complete and was the last film Gable starred in before he enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces for World War II. His" }, { "title": "Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake", "year": 1942, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, George Sanders", "extract": "Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake is a 1942 American south seas adventure film directed by John Cromwell and starring Tyrone Power. The film was adapted from Edison Marshall's 1941 historical novel Benjamin Blake. It is notable as the last film Frances Farmer appeared in before her legal prob" }, { "title": "Song of the Islands", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Jack Oakie", "extract": "Song of the Islands is a 1942 musical comedy film starring Betty Grable and Victor Mature. It was directed by Walter Lang and released through 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Sons of the Pioneers", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, George \"Gabby\" Hayes, Maris Wrixon", "extract": "Sons of the Pioneers is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes and Bob Nolan. The film was part of the long-running series of Roy Rogers films produced by the Hollywood studio Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "So's Your Aunt Emma", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "ZaSu Pitts, Roger Pryor, Douglas Fowley", "extract": "So's Your Aunt Emma is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring ZaSu Pitts and Roger Pryor. The film is also known as Meet the Mob." }, { "title": "South of Santa Fe", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Linda Hayes", "extract": "South of Santa Fe is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane." }, { "title": "The Spirit of Stanford", "year": 1942, "genres": "Sports, Drama", "cast": "Frankie Albert, Marguerite Chapman, Shirley Patterson", "extract": "The Spirit of Stanford is a 1942 American drama film directed by Charles Barton and written by Howard J. Green, William Brent and Nick Lukats. The film stars Frankie Albert, Marguerite Chapman, Matt Willis, Shirley Patterson, Kay Harris and Robert Kellard. The film was released on October 8, 1942, b" }, { "title": "The Spoilers", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott", "extract": "The Spoilers is a 1942 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott and John Wayne." }, { "title": "Springtime in the Rockies", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Betty Grable, John Payne, Cesar Romero", "extract": "Springtime in the Rockies is an American Technicolor musical comedy film released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1942. It stars Betty Grable, with support from John Payne, Carmen Miranda, Cesar Romero, Charlotte Greenwood, and Edward Everett Horton. Also appearing were Grable's future husband Harry Jam" }, { "title": "Spy Ship", "year": 1942, "genres": "Spy, Drama", "cast": "Craig Stevens, Irene Manning", "extract": "Spy Ship is a 1942 American Warner Bros. B picture drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason and written by Robert E. Kent. The film, a remake of Fog Over Frisco that was based on the short story The Five Fragments by George Dyer stars Craig Stevens, Irene Manning, Maris Wrixon, Tod Andrews, Peter Whit" }, { "title": "Stagecoach Buckaroo", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Nell O'Day, Anne Nagel", "extract": "Stagecoach Buckaroo is a 1942 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Al Martin. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day, Anne Nagel, Herbert Rawlinson and Glenn Strange. The film was released on February 13, 1942, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Stagecoach Express", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "Stagecoach Express is a 1942 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Arthur V. Jones. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Al St. John, Robert Kent, Emmett Lynn and Guy Kingsford. The film was released on March 6, 1942, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Stand By All Networks", "year": 1942, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Florence Rice, John Beal, Margaret Hayes", "extract": "Stand by All Networks is a 1942 American thriller film directed by Lew Landers and starring Florence Rice, John Beal and Margaret Hayes. The films sets were designed by Lionel Banks." }, { "title": "Stand By for Action", "year": 1942, "genres": "War", "cast": "Robert Taylor, Walter Brennan, Charles Laughton", "extract": "Stand By for Action is a 1942 American black-and-white U.S. Navy war film from MGM, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, and starring Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Charles Laughton, Walter Brennan. Marilyn Maxwell made her film debut in this feature. Suggested by a story by Laurence Kirk, and with an orig" }, { "title": "Star Spangled Rhythm", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, Victor Moore", "extract": "Star Spangled Rhythm is a 1942 American all-star cast musical film made by Paramount Pictures during World War II as a morale booster. Many of the Hollywood studios produced such films during the war, generally musicals, frequently with flimsy storylines, and with the specific intent of entertaining" }, { "title": "Stardust on the Sage", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Edith Fellows, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "Stardust on the Sage is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, William Henry, and Edith Fellows. Written by Betty Burbridge, based on a story by Dorrell and Stuart E. McGowan, the film is about a singing cowboy who helps his fellow ranchers " }, { "title": "The Strange Case of Doctor Rx", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Mystery, Horror", "cast": "Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill, Anne Gwynne", "extract": "The Strange Case of Doctor Rx is a 1942 black-and-white murder mystery/horror B film by Universal Studios directed by William Nigh and starring Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill, Anne Gwynne, Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan and Samuel S. Hinds. Although Clarence Upson Young is credited with the screenplay, the act" }, { "title": "Street of Chance", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime, Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Burgess Meredith, Claire Trevor", "extract": "Street of Chance is a 1942 American film noir mystery film directed by Jack Hively and starring Burgess Meredith as a man who finds he has been suffering from amnesia and Claire Trevor as a woman who protects him from the police, who suspect him of murder. He is suspected of the murder of the wealth" }, { "title": "Strictly in the Groove", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Mary Healy, Leon Errol, Franklin Pangborn", "extract": "Strictly in the Groove is a 1942 American musical comedy film directed by Vernon Keays. It is built around musical numbers, experienced comedy acts and guest stars." }, { "title": "Submarine Raider", "year": 1942, "genres": "War", "cast": "John Howard, Marguerite Chapman", "extract": " Submarine Raider is a 1942 American war film directed by Lew Landers and starring John Howard." }, { "title": "Sunday Punch", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "William Lundigan, Jean Rogers, Dan Dailey", "extract": "Sunday Punch is a 1942 comedy film directed by David Miller and starring William Lundigan and Jean Rogers." }, { "title": "The Sundown Kid", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Ian Keith", "extract": "The Sundown Kid is a 1942 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Ian Keith, Helen MacKellar, Linda Leighton, Emmett Lynn and Wade Crosby. The film was released on December 28, 1942, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Sundown Jim", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "John Kimbrough, Arleen Whelan, Virginia Gilmore", "extract": "Sundown Jim is a 1942 American Western film directed by James Tinling, written by William Bruckner and Robert F. Metzler, and starring John Kimbrough, Virginia Gilmore, Arleen Whelan, Joe Sawyer, Paul Hurst and Moroni Olsen. It was released on March 27, 1942, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Sunset on the Desert", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Lynne Carver, Beryl Wallace", "extract": "Sunset on the Desert is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers, and George \"Gabby\" Hayes." }, { "title": "Sunset Serenade", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Helen Parrish", "extract": "Sunset Serenade is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers, and George \"Gabby\" Hayes." }, { "title": "Sweater Girl", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Mystery", "cast": "Eddie Bracken, June Preisser, Nils Asther", "extract": "Sweater Girl is a 1942 American mystery and comedy film written by Robert Blees and Beulah Marie Dix, directed by William Clemens and starring Eddie Bracken, June Preisser, Phillip Terry, and Betty Jane Rhodes. It was released on July 13, 1942." }, { "title": "Sweetheart of the Fleet", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg, Joan Woodbury", "extract": "Sweetheart of the Fleet is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and written by Albert Duffy, Maurice Tombragel and Ned Dandy. The film stars Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg, Joan Woodbury, Blanche Stewart, Elvia Allman and William Wright. The film was released on May 21, 1942, by Colum" }, { "title": "Syncopation", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Adolphe Menjou, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville", "extract": "Syncopation is a 1942 American film from RKO directed by William Dieterle and starring Adolphe Menjou, Jackie Cooper, and Bonita Granville. It is set during the early days of jazz. It is also known as The Band Played On." }, { "title": "Take a Letter, Darling", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Rosalind Russell, Fred MacMurray, Constance Moore", "extract": "Take a Letter, Darling is a 1942 American romantic comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Rosalind Russell. It was nominated for three Academy Awards; Best Cinematography, Best Score and Best Art Direction." }, { "title": "Tales of Manhattan", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton", "extract": "Tales of Manhattan is a 1942 American anthology film directed by Julien Duvivier. Thirteen writers, including Ben Hecht, Alan Campbell, Ferenc Molnár, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Donald Ogden Stewart, worked on the six stories in this film. Based on the Mexican writer Francisco Rojas González's novel, H" }, { "title": "The Talk of the Town", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman", "extract": "The Talk of the Town is a 1942 American comedy-drama film directed by George Stevens and starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Ronald Colman, with a supporting cast featuring Edgar Buchanan and Glenda Farrell. The screenplay was written by Irwin Shaw and Sidney Buchman from a story by Sidney Harmon." }, { "title": "Tarzan's New York Adventure", "year": 1942, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan", "extract": "Tarzan's New York Adventure is a 1942 black-and-white adventure film from Metro Goldwyn Mayer, produced by Frederick Stephani, directed by Richard Thorpe, that stars Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan. This was the sixth and final film in MGM's Tarzan series and was the studio's last Tarzan f" }, { "title": "Ten Gentlemen from West Point", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "George Montgomery, Maureen O'Hara, John Sutton", "extract": "Ten Gentlemen from West Point is a 1942 American Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring George Montgomery, Maureen O'Hara and John Sutton. Its cinematography was nominated for an Academy Award in 1943. George Montgomery replaced John Payne who was suffering an emotional upset at the ti" }, { "title": "Tennessee Johnson", "year": 1942, "genres": "Historical", "cast": "Van Heflin, Lionel Barrymore, Ruth Hussey", "extract": "Tennessee Johnson is a 1942 American film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by William Dieterle and written by Milton Gunzburg, Alvin Meyers, John Balderston, and Wells Root." }, { "title": "Texas Justice", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "George Houston, Dennis Moore, Wanda McKay", "extract": "Texas Justice is a syndicated American arbitration-based reality court show." }, { "title": "Texas Man Hunt", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bill Boyd, Lee Powell, Julie Duncan", "extract": "" }, { "title": "Texas to Bataan", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "John 'Dusty' King, Max Terhune", "extract": "Texas to Bataan is a 1942 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the seventeenth in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty, \"Davy\" Sharpe and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune, with Marjorie Manners, Steve Clark and Budd Buster." }, { "title": "Texas Trouble Shooters", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray Corrigan, John 'Dusty' King, Max Terhune", "extract": "Texas Trouble Shooters is a 1942 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Arthur Hoerl. The film is the fifteenth in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Crash, John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune as Alibi, with Julie Dunc" }, { "title": "That Other Woman", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Virginia Gilmore, Janis Carter, James Ellison", "extract": "That Other Woman is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey, written by Jack Jungmeyer, and starring Virginia Gilmore, James Ellison, Dan Duryea, Janis Carter, Alma Kruger and Lon McCallister. It was released on November 13, 1942, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "There's One Born Every Minute", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Hugh Herbert, Peggy Moran, Guy Kibbee", "extract": "There's One Born Every Minute, also known as Man or Mouse, is a 1942 American Universal Pictures comedy film directed by Harold Young. It was Elizabeth Taylor's first film and one of her only films with Universal Studios." }, { "title": "They All Kissed the Bride", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas", "extract": "They All Kissed the Bride is a 1942 American screwball comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Joan Crawford and Melvyn Douglas." }, { "title": "They Raid by Night", "year": 1942, "genres": "War", "cast": "Lyle Talbot, June Duprez, Victor Varconi", "extract": "They Raid by Night is a 1942 American low-budget World War II film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Lyle Talbot and June Duprez. It was from Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "This Above All", "year": 1942, "genres": "Romance", "cast": "Tyrone Power, Joan Fontaine", "extract": "This Above All is a 1942 American romance film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Tyrone Power and Joan Fontaine as a couple from different social classes who fall in love in wartime England. The supporting cast features Thomas Mitchell, Nigel Bruce, and Gladys Cooper. Set in World War II, the " }, { "title": "This Gun for Hire", "year": 1942, "genres": "Thriller, Crime, Noir", "cast": "Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Laird Cregar", "extract": "This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, and Alan Ladd. It is based on the 1936 novel A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene." }, { "title": "This Time for Keeps", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ann Rutherford, Robert Sterling, Irene Rich", "extract": "This Time for Keeps is a 1942 comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and starring Ann Rutherford, Robert Sterling, and Guy Kibbee." }, { "title": "Thru Different Eyes", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Frank Craven, June Walker, Vivian Blaine", "extract": "Thru Different Eyes is a 1942 American pre-Code drama film directed by Thomas Z. Loring and written by Samuel G. Engel. The film stars Frank Craven, Mary Howard, June Walker, Donald Woods, Vivian Blaine and George Holmes. The film was released on June 19, 1942, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Thunder Birds", "year": 1942, "genres": "War", "cast": "Gene Tierney, Preston Foster, John Sutton", "extract": "Thunder Birds is a 1942 Technicolor film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Gene Tierney, Preston Foster, and John Sutton. It features aerial photography and location filming at an actual Arizona training base of the United States Army Air Forces named Thunderbird Field No. 1 during World W" }, { "title": "Thunder River Feud", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray Corrigan, John 'Dusty' King, Max Terhune", "extract": "Thunder River Feud is a 1942 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by John Vlahos and Earle Snell. The film is the twelfth in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Crash, John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune as Alibi, with J" }, { "title": "Thundering Hoofs", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Luana Walters", "extract": "Thundering Hoofs is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Tim Holt. It was the first of many films Holt made with Selander." }, { "title": "Timber", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Marjorie Lord, Dan Dailey", "extract": "Timber is a 1942 drama film directed by Christy Cabanne. Its plot concerns the obstruction of lumber-mill production for Canada's Department of National Defence during World War II." }, { "title": "Time to Kill", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Mystery", "cast": "Lloyd Nolan, Heather Angel, Ralph Byrd", "extract": "Time to Kill is an American mystery film directed by Herbert I. Leeds. It is\nthe first screen adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel The High Window, which was remade five years later as The Brasher Doubloon. The detective was changed from Philip Marlowe to Michael Shayne for this version, with Lloy" }, { "title": "Tish", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "ZaSu Pitts, Marjorie Main, Aline MacMahon", "extract": "Tish is a 1942 comedy-drama film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Marjorie Main, ZaSu Pitts, and Aline MacMahon." }, { "title": "To Be or Not to Be", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack", "extract": "To Be or Not to Be is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Carole Lombard and Jack Benny, and featuring Robert Stack, Felix Bressart, Lionel Atwill, Stanley Ridges and Sig Ruman. The plot concerns a troupe of actors in Nazi-occupied Warsaw who use their abilities at disgu" }, { "title": "Today I Hang", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Walter Woolf King, Mona Barrie, William Farnum", "extract": "Today I Hang is a 1942 American film directed by Oliver Drake and produced and released by Producers Releasing Corporation. The plot concerns a man who is framed for the murder of a wealthy importer and the theft of a valuable necklace. The victim's widow doesn't believe he is guilty and sets out to" }, { "title": "To the Shores of Tripoli", "year": 1942, "genres": "Romance, Drama", "cast": "Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Randolph Scott", "extract": "To the Shores of Tripoli is a 1942 American Technicolor film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring John Payne, Maureen O'Hara and Randolph Scott. The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. Its cinematography was nominated for an Academy Award in 1943." }, { "title": "Tombstone", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Richard Dix, Frances Gifford, Kent Taylor", "extract": "Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die is a 1942 American Western film about the Gunfight at the OK Corral. It is directed by William McGann and stars Richard Dix as Wyatt Earp, Kent Taylor as Doc Holliday and Edgar Buchanan as Curly Bill Brocious. The supporting cast features Rex Bell as Virgil Earp " }, { "title": "Tomorrow We Live", "year": 1942, "genres": "Action", "cast": "Ricardo Cortez, Jean Parker, Emmett Lynn", "extract": "Tomorrow We Live, also known as The Man with a Conscience in the United Kingdom, is a 1942 American film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer." }, { "title": "Too Many Women", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Neil Hamilton, June Lang, Joyce Compton", "extract": "Too Many Women, also known as Girl Trouble and Man Trap, is a 1942 American film directed by Bernard B. Ray." }, { "title": "Top Sergeant", "year": 1942, "genres": "War, Crime", "cast": "Leo Carrillo, Don Terry, Elyse Knox", "extract": "Top Sergeant is a 1942 American crime film. United States Army Sergeant Rusty Manson is on maneuvers with slackers Frenchy Devereaux and Andy Jarrett when robbers attack them and kill Manson's brother \nJack. The man who pulled the trigger, Al Bennett, later joins the army and is assigned to Manson's" }, { "title": "A Tornado in the Saddle", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, Alma Carroll", "extract": "A Tornado in the Saddle is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Berke and written by Charles F. Royal. The film stars Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, Alma Carroll, Bob Wills, Tris Coffin and Donald Curtis. The film was released on December 15, 1942, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Torpedo Boat", "year": 1942, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Mary Carlisle", "extract": "Torpedo Boat is a 1942 American drama film from Pine-Thomas Productions directed by John Rawlins, written by Maxwell Shane, and starring Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Mary Carlisle, Phillip Terry, Dick Purcell and Ralph Sanford. It was released on January 24, 1942, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Tortilla Flat", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Drama, Romance", "cast": "Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, John Garfield", "extract": "Tortilla Flat is a 1942 American romantic comedy film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, John Garfield, Frank Morgan, Akim Tamiroff, and Sheldon Leonard based on the 1935 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck.\nFrank Morgan received an Academy Award nomination for " }, { "title": "Tough as They Come", "year": 1942, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Billy Halop, Helen Parrish, Ann Gillis", "extract": "Tough as They Come is a 1942 Universal film directed by William Nigh and starring the Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys." }, { "title": "A Tragedy at Midnight", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "John Howard, Margaret Lindsay, Mona Barrie", "extract": "A Tragedy at Midnight is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Isabel Dawn. The film stars John Howard, Margaret Lindsay, Roscoe Karns, Mona Barrie, Keye Luke and Hobart Cavanaugh. The film was released on February 2, 1942, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Trail Riders", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "John Dusty King, Evelyn Finley, Max Terhune", "extract": "Trail Riders is a 1942 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the eighteenth in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty, \"Davy\" Sharpe and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune, with Evelyn Finley, Forrest Taylor and Charles King." }, { "title": "The Traitor Within", "year": 1942, "genres": "Action", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Jean Parker, Ralph Morgan", "extract": "The Traitor Within is a 1942 American action film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Jack Townley. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Jean Parker, George Cleveland, Ralph Morgan, Jessica Newcombe and Bradley Page. The film was released on December 16, 1942, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jackie Gleason, Florence Rice, Bruce Bennett, Mabel Todd", "extract": "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Jackie Gleason, Jack Durant and Florence Rice. The film's sets were designed by the studio's regular art director Lionel Banks. The production was an attempt to replicate the success of rival studio Universal'" }, { "title": "Treat 'Em Rough", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Eddie Albert, Peggy Moran", "extract": "Treat 'Em Rough is a 1942 film about a boxer directed by Ray Taylor and starring Eddie Albert." }, { "title": "True to the Army", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Judy Canova, Ann Miller, Allan Jones", "extract": "True to the Army is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell, written by Art Arthur, Bradford Ropes, Edmund L. Hartmann and Val Burton, and starring Judy Canova, Allan Jones, Ann Miller, Jerry Colonna, Clarence Kolb, Edward Pawley and William Wright. It was released on March 21, 1942" }, { "title": "Tumbleweed Trail", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bill Boyd, Lee Powell", "extract": "" }, { "title": "The Tuttles of Tahiti", "year": 1942, "genres": "Adventure, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Charles Laughton, Jon Hall, Peggy Drake", "extract": "The Tuttles of Tahiti is a 1942 American adventure comedy romance film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Charles Laughton and Jon Hall. It was based on the novel No More Gas by James Norman Hall and Charles Nordhoff." }, { "title": "Twin Beds", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joan Bennett, George Brent, Mischa Auer", "extract": "Twin Beds is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Tim Whelan, and starring by George Brent and Joan Bennett. It was distributed by United Artists. The screenplay was written by Kenneth Earl, Curtis Kenyon and Eddie Moran, based on the play of the same name by Salisbury Field and Margaret Mayo." }, { "title": "Two Yanks in Trinidad", "year": 1942, "genres": "Spy, Comedy", "cast": "Pat O'Brien, Brian Donlevy, Janet Blair", "extract": "Two Yanks in Trinidad is a 1942 American comedy spy film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Pat O'Brien, Brian Donlevy and Janet Blair." }, { "title": "Undercover Man", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Antonio Moreno, Nora Lane", "extract": "Undercover Man is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring William Boyd. The film is a serial Western and part of the Hopalong Cassidy series. It is the 44th entry in a series of 66 films." }, { "title": "Underground Agent", "year": 1942, "genres": "Thriller, Drama", "cast": "Bruce Bennett, Leslie Brooks, Frank Albertson", "extract": "Underground Agent is a 1942 American drama film directed by Michael Gordon and starring Bruce Bennett, Leslie Brooks, Frank Albertson, and Julian Rivero. The film was released by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Undying Monster", "year": 1942, "genres": "Horror, Mystery, War", "cast": "James Ellison, Heather Angel, Bramwell Fletcher", "extract": "The Undying Monster, also known as The Hammond Mystery, is a 1942 American mystery horror film directed by John Brahm and written by Lillie Hayward and Michel Jacoby, based on Jessie Douglas Kerruish's 1922 novel of the same name. The film stars James Ellison, Heather Angel and John Howard, and focu" }, { "title": "Unseen Enemy", "year": 1942, "genres": "War, Spy, Thriller", "cast": "Don Terry, Irene Hervey", "extract": "Unseen Enemy is a 1942 American spy thriller film directed by John Rawlins and starring Don Terry as a Canadian military intelligence agent trying to uncover a plot to sabotage American ships. Leo Carrillo plays the unscrupulous waterfront club owner who sells usage of his club as a rendezvous point" }, { "title": "Valley of Hunted Men", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Tom Tyler", "extract": "Valley of Hunted Men is a 1942 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by John English and starring Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Jimmie Dodd." }, { "title": "Valley of the Sun", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Lucille Ball, James Craig, Cedric Hardwicke", "extract": "Valley of the Sun is a 1942 American Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Lucille Ball and James Craig." }, { "title": "The Vanishing Virginian", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical, Drama", "cast": "Kathryn Grayson, Frank Morgan", "extract": "The Vanishing Virginian is a 1942 American drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Frank Morgan and Kathryn Grayson. It is based on the memoirs of Rebecca Yancey Williams and set in Lynchburg, Virginia, from 1913 to 1929." }, { "title": "Vengeance of the West", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Adele Mara", "extract": "Vengeance of the West is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Luci Ward. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Frank Mitchell, Adele Mara, Dick Curtis and Robert Fiske. The film was released on August 16, 1942, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Wake Island", "year": 1942, "genres": "War, Drama, Action", "cast": "Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston", "extract": "Wake Island is a 1942 American action drama war film directed by John Farrow, written by W. R. Burnett and Frank Butler, and starring Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston, Macdonald Carey, Albert Dekker, Barbara Britton, and William Bendix. The film tells the story of the United States military garrison on" }, { "title": "The War Against Mrs. Hadley", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Fay Bainter, Edward Arnold, Jean Rogers", "extract": "The War Against Mrs. Hadley is a 1942 American drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and starring Fay Bainter and Edward Arnold. The plot depicts how wealthy society matron Stella Hadley selfishly refuses to sacrifice her family or material comforts during World War II, until tragedy strikes an o" }, { "title": "War Dogs", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Billy Lee, Addison Richards, Kay Linaker", "extract": "War Dogs is a 1942 American film directed by S. Roy Luby." }, { "title": "We Were Dancing", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Norma Shearer, Melvyn Douglas, Gail Patrick", "extract": "We Were Dancing is a 1942 MGM romantic comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard, written by Claudine West, Hans Rameau and George Froeschel, and starring Norma Shearer and Melvyn Douglas. It is based loosely on Noël Coward's 1935 play of the same name, together with ideas from Ways and Means, anoth" }, { "title": "Western Mail", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tom Keene, LeRoy Mason", "extract": "Western Mail is a 1942 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and starring Tom Keene and Fred Kohler, Jr." }, { "title": "West of the Law", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "West of the Law is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the eighth film in Monogram Pictures' Rough Riders series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim McCall and Raymond Hatton as Marshal Sandy Hopkins," }, { "title": "West of Tombstone", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Marcella Martin", "extract": "West of Tombstone is an American Western B-movie film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Charles Starrett." }, { "title": "Westward Ho", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Evelyn Brent", "extract": "Westward Ho is a 1942 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by John English and starring Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Rufe Davis." }, { "title": "What's Cookin'?", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "The Andrews Sisters, Jane Frazee, Gloria Jean", "extract": "What's Cookin'? is a 1942 American musical film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring The Andrews Sisters, Jane Frazee, Robert Paige and Gloria Jean. The film is based on the story Wake Up and Dream written by Edgar Allan Woolf." }, { "title": "When Johnny Comes Marching Home", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Allan Jones, Jane Frazee, Gloria Jean", "extract": "When Johnny Comes Marching Home is a 1942 musical film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Allan Jones and Jane Frazee. The film is loosely based on the song with the same title." }, { "title": "Where Trails End", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tom Keene, Wilhelm von Brincken", "extract": "Where Trails End is a 1942 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Robert Emmett Tansey and Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Tom Keene, Frank Yaconelli, Joan Curtis, Don Stewart, Charles King and Wilhelm von Brincken. The film was released on May 1, 1942, by Monogram P" }, { "title": "Whispering Ghosts", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Mystery", "cast": "Milton Berle, Brenda Joyce", "extract": "Whispering Ghosts is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Milton Berle, Brenda Joyce and John Shelton. The film concerns a group of people who try to solve a murder." }, { "title": "Whistling in Dixie", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Crime", "cast": "Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, Diana Lewis", "extract": "Whistling in Dixie is a 1942 American crime comedy film, the second of three starring Red Skelton as radio detective and amateur crime solver Wally Benton and Ann Rutherford as his fiancée. The pair are called upon to solve a crime in the Southern United States. The film also re-introduces Rags Ragl" }, { "title": "White Cargo", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Hedy Lamarr, Walter Pidgeon, Richard Carlson", "extract": "White Cargo is a 1942 film drama starring Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon, and directed by Richard Thorpe. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is based on the 1923 London and Broadway hit play by Leon Gordon, which was in turn adapted from the 1912 novel Hell's Playground by Ida Vera Simonton. The pl" }, { "title": "Who Done It?", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy, Mystery", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Patric Knowles, Louise Allbritton", "extract": "Who Done It? is a 1942 American comedy-mystery film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. It is noteworthy as their first feature that contains no musical numbers." }, { "title": "Who Is Hope Schuyler?", "year": 1942, "genres": "Mystery, Action", "cast": "Sheila Ryan, Joan Valerie, Ricardo Cortez", "extract": "Who Is Hope Schuyler? is a 1942 American action film directed by Thomas Z. Loring and written by Arnaud d'Usseau. The film stars Joseph Allen, Mary Howard, Sheila Ryan, Ricardo Cortez, Janis Carter and Joan Valerie. The film was released on April 17, 1942, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "The Wife Takes a Flyer", "year": 1942, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Joan Bennett, Franchot Tone, Allyn Joslyn", "extract": "The Wife Takes a Flyer is a 1942 romantic comedy film made by Columbia Pictures, directed by Richard Wallace. The film stars Joan Bennett and Franchot Tone. The screenplay of The Wife Takes a Flyer was written by Jay Dratler, Gina Kaus and Harry Segall. The film's music score is by Werner R. Heymann" }, { "title": "Wild Bill Hickok Rides", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Constance Bennett, Bruce Cabot, Warren William", "extract": "Wild Bill Hickok Rides is a 1942 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Constance Bennett, Bruce Cabot and Warren William. Bennett was paid $10,000 for her appearance, a significant drop from what she had recently been earning. Cabot is one of a number of actors to have played Wi" }, { "title": "Wildcat", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Arline Judge, William Frawley", "extract": "Wildcat is a 1942 American drama film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Richard Murphy and Maxwell Shane. The film stars Richard Arlen, Arline Judge, William Frawley, Buster Crabbe, Arthur Hunnicutt, Elisha Cook, Jr. and Ralph Sanford. The film was released on September 3, 1942, by Paramount" }, { "title": "Wings for the Eagle", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson", "extract": "Wings for the Eagle is a 1942 American drama film starring Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson and George Tobias, directed by Lloyd Bacon. It tells the story of workers at a Lockheed aircraft assembly plant in the months preceding the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was the first of 11 films in whic" }, { "title": "Woman of the Year", "year": 1942, "genres": "Romance, Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Reginald Owen", "extract": "Woman of the Year is a 1942 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Stevens and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The film was written by Ring Lardner Jr. and Michael Kanin, and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz." }, { "title": "Wrecking Crew", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jean Parker, Richard Arlen, Evelyn Brent", "extract": "Wrecking Crew is a 1942 American drama film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, and Chester Morris." }, { "title": "X Marks the Spot", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Crime, Noir", "cast": "Dick Purcell, Anne Jeffreys", "extract": "X Marks the Spot is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by George Sherman and Damian O'Flynn, Helen Parrish, and Dick Purcell. It is a remake of the 1931 film of the same name." }, { "title": "Yankee Doodle Dandy", "year": 1942, "genres": "Biography, Musical", "cast": "James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston", "extract": "Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as \"The Man Who Owned Broadway\". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp, Jeanne Cagney, and Vera Lewis. Joan Leslie'" }, { "title": "A Yank at Eton", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Mickey Rooney, Edmund Gwenn, Ian Hunter", "extract": "A Yank at Eton is an American comedy-drama film directed by Norman Taurog for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Mickey Rooney, Ian Hunter, and Peter Lawford. Released in 1942, it is a kind of junior thematic sequel to MGM's British-made film A Yank at Oxford (1938). Edmund Gwenn, who played a school " }, { "title": "A Yank in Libya", "year": 1942, "genres": "Spy, Thriller, War", "cast": "Joan Woodbury, H. B. Warner, Duncan Renaldo", "extract": "A Yank in Libya is a 1942 American war thriller film directed by Albert Herman and starring H. B. Warner, Walter Woolf King, Parkyarkarkus and Joan Woodbury." }, { "title": "A Yank on the Burma Road", "year": 1942, "genres": "Adventure, Drama", "cast": "Laraine Day, Barry Nelson, Keye Luke", "extract": "A Yank on the Burma Road is a 1942 drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Laraine Day, Barry Nelson and Keye Luke. It is also known as China Caravan and Yanks on the Burma Road." }, { "title": "The Yanks Are Coming", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Mary Healy, Henry King", "extract": "The Yanks Are Coming is a 1942 American patriotic musical film from Poverty Row studio Producers Releasing Corporation directed by Alexis Thurn-Taxis." }, { "title": "Yokel Boy", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joan Davis, Albert Dekker, Alan Mowbray", "extract": "Yokel Boy is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Isabel Dawn. It is based on the 1939 play Yokel Boy by Lew Brown. The film stars Albert Dekker, Joan Davis, Eddie Foy Jr., Alan Mowbray, Roscoe Karns and Mikhail Rasumny. The film was released on March 13, 1942, by Re" }, { "title": "You Can't Escape Forever", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "George Brent, Brenda Marshall, Gene Lockhart", "extract": "You Can't Escape Forever is a 1942 American drama film directed by Jo Graham and written by Fred Niblo, Jr. and Hector Chevigny. The film stars George Brent, Brenda Marshall, Gene Lockhart, Roscoe Karns, Eduardo Ciannelli and Paul Harvey. The film was released by Warner Bros. on October 10, 1942." }, { "title": "You Were Never Lovelier", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Adolphe Menjou", "extract": "You Were Never Lovelier is a 1942 American musical romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. The supporting cast also features Adolphe Menjou, Xavier Cugat and Adele Mara. The music was composed by Jerome Kern and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The" }, { "title": "Young America", "year": 1942, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jane Withers, Jane Darwell, Lynne Roberts", "extract": "Young America is a 1942 American drama film directed by Louis King and written by Samuel G. Engel. The film stars Jane Withers, Jane Darwell, Lynne Roberts, Robert Cornell, William Tracy and Roman Bohnen. The film was released on February 6, 1942, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "You're Telling Me", "year": 1942, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Hugh Herbert, Anne Gwynne, Robert Paige", "extract": "You're Telling Me is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and written by Frances Hyland and Brenda Weisberg. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Anne Gwynne, Robert Paige, Edward Ashley-Cooper, Ernest Truex and Esther Dale. It was released on May 3, 1942 by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Youth on Parade", "year": 1942, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "John Hubbard, Ruth Terry, Martha O'Driscoll", "extract": "Youth on Parade is a 1942 comedy musical film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring John Hubbard, Ruth Terry, Martha O'Driscoll, Tom Brown, and Charles Smith." }, { "title": "The Battle of Midway", "year": 1942, "genres": "Documentary, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "The Battle of Midway is a 1942 American short documentary film directed by John Ford. It is a montage of color footage of the Battle of Midway with voice overs of various narrators, including Johnny Governali, Donald Crisp, Henry Fonda, and Jane Darwell." }, { "title": "December 7th: The Movie", "year": 1942, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "Walter Huston, Dana Andrews", "extract": "December 7th is a 1943 propaganda documentary film produced by the US Navy and directed by John Ford and Gregg Toland, about the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the event which sparked the Pacific War and American involvement in World War II. Toland was also the film's cinematographer. The " }, { "title": "The News Parade of the Year 1942", "year": 1942, "genres": "Short, Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "The News Parade of the Year 1942 is a 1942 9-minute documentary film made in the United States and directed by Eugene W. Castle for his Castle Films home movie reel company. It is composed of newsreel footage of wartime activity and includes footage of Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill and others. Th" }, { "title": "Prelude to War", "year": 1942, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "Prelude to War is the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight film series commissioned by the Office of War Information (OWI) and George C. Marshall. It was made to educate American troops of the necessity of combating the Axis powers during World War II based on the idea that those in the service " }, { "title": "Sex Hygiene", "year": 1942, "genres": "Documentary, Drama, Short", "cast": "George Reeves, Richard Derr", "extract": "Sex Hygiene is a 1942 American drama film short directed by John Ford and Otto Brower. The official U.S. military training film is in the instructional social guidance film genre, offering adolescent and adult behavioural advice, medical information, and moral exhortations. The Academy Film Archive " }, { "title": "We Are the Marines", "year": 1942, "genres": "War, Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "We Are the Marines is a 1942 full-length documentary film produced by The March of Time. It was produced and directed by Louis De Rochemont and distributed by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Don Winslow of the Navy", "year": 1942, "genres": "", "cast": "Don Terry", "extract": "Don Winslow of the Navy is a 1942 Universal Pictures Serial film based on the comic strip Don Winslow of the Navy by Commander Frank V. Martinek. It was theatrically released in January 1942." }, { "title": "Gang Busters", "year": 1942, "genres": "", "cast": "Kent Taylor, Irene Hervey", "extract": "Gang Busters is a 1942 Universal movie serial based on the radio series Gang Busters." }, { "title": "Junior G-Men of the Air", "year": 1942, "genres": "", "cast": "Dead End Kids, Little Tough Guys", "extract": "Junior G-Men of the Air is a 1942 Universal film serial starring the Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys. A group of youthful flying enthusiasts join the \"Junior G-Men\" to help break up a planned attack on the United States." }, { "title": "Overland Mail", "year": 1942, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Noah Beery Jr., Don Terry", "extract": "Overland Mail is a 1942 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures which stars Lon Chaney Jr., Noah Beery Jr. and Noah Beery Sr. It was subsequently edited into a film version called The Indian Raiders in 1956." }, { "title": "Spy Smasher", "year": 1942, "genres": "Spy", "cast": "Kane Richmond, Marguerite Chapman", "extract": "Spy Smasher is a 12-episode 1942 Republic serial film based on the Fawcett Comics character Spy Smasher which is now a part of DC Comics. It was the 25th of the 66 serials produced by Republic. The serial was directed by William Witney with Kane Richmond and Marguerite Chapman as the leads. The seri" }, { "title": "Any Bonds Today?", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "", "extract": "\"Any Bonds Today?\" is a song written by Irving Berlin, featured in a 1942 animated propaganda film starring Bugs Bunny. Both were used to sell war bonds during World War II." }, { "title": "The Arm Behind the Army", "year": 1942, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "The Arm Behind the Army is a propaganda film produced by the US Army Signal Corps in 1942 to encourage the home front to participate in war production." }, { "title": "The Bowling Alley Cat", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid is a 1942 Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Bob Clampett, produced by Leon Schlesinger, and released to theatres by Warner Bros. Pictures. It marks the first appearance of Beaky Buzzard in a Warner Bros. short." }, { "title": "Campus on the March", "year": 1942, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Campus on the March is a short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information in 1942." }, { "title": "Dog Trouble", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Donald Gets Drafted", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Donald Duck", "extract": "Donald Gets Drafted is a 1942 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon has Donald Duck being drafted into the U. S. Army during World War II and follows his introduction to military life. The film was directed by Jack King and i" }, { "title": "The Dover Boys", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated, Short, Satire", "cast": "", "extract": "The Dover Boys at Pimento University; or, The Rivals of Roquefort Hall is a 1942 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on September 19, 1942. The cartoon is a parody of the Rover Boys, a popular juvenile fiction book series of the early 20th century." }, { "title": "The Draft Horse", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "The Draft Horse is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on May 9, 1942." }, { "title": "Fine Feathered Friend", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Fraidy Cat", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Fresh Hare", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Fresh Hare is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, written by Michael Maltese, and produced by Leon Schlesinger. It was released to theatres on August 22, 1942." }, { "title": "Hemp for Victory", "year": 1942, "genres": "War", "cast": "", "extract": "Hemp for Victory is a black-and-white United States government film made during World War II and released in 1942, explaining the uses of hemp, encouraging farmers to grow as much as possible. During World War II, the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 was lifted briefly to allow for hemp fiber production to" }, { "title": "Henry Browne, Farmer", "year": 1942, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Henry Browne, Farmer is an American short propaganda film produced in 1942 about African-American contributions to the war effort during World War II. It is narrated by Canada Lee." }, { "title": "Hold the Lion, Please", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Hold the Lion, Please is a 1942 Merrie Melodies cartoon, first released on June 6, 1942, distributed by the Vitaphone Corporation and Warner Bros. This is the first Bugs Bunny cartoon where the title does not refer \"hare\", \"bunny\", or \"rabbit\", the character's tenth appearance overall, and Chuck Jon" }, { "title": "How to Play Baseball", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "How to Play Baseball is a cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures in September 1942, featuring Goofy. The short was produced at the request of Samuel Goldwyn and first shown to accompany the 1942 feature film The Pride of the Yankees." }, { "title": "How to Swim", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "How to Swim is a cartoon made by Walt Disney Productions in 1942, featuring Goofy." }, { "title": "It's Everybody's War", "year": 1942, "genres": "Short, Drama", "cast": "", "extract": "It's Everybody's War was a short dramatic propaganda film produced by 20th Century Fox and distributed by the Office of War Information in 1942." }, { "title": "Jam Session", "year": 1942, "genres": "Short", "cast": "Duke Ellington, and orchestra", "extract": "Jam Session is a 1942 short film, directed by Josef Berne, which shows Duke Ellington and his orchestra performing \"C Jam Blues\"." }, { "title": "Japanese Relocation", "year": 1942, "genres": "Short, War", "cast": "", "extract": "Japanese Relocation is a 1942 short film produced by the U.S. Office of War Information and distributed by the War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry. It is a propaganda film, justifying and explaining Japanese American internment on the West Coast during World War II. It is narrate" }, { "title": "Manpower", "year": 1942, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Manpower was a short propaganda film produced by the US Office of War Information in 1942." }, { "title": "My Favorite Duck", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated, Comedy", "cast": "Porky Pig, and, Daffy Duck", "extract": "My Favorite Duck is a 1942 color Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, in his second collaboration with writer Michael Maltese. The cartoon was released on December 5, 1942, and stars Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. It was the second color entry in the Looney Tunes series, and the fir" }, { "title": "Puss 'n' Toots", "year": 1942, "genres": "Short, Animated", "cast": "", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Safeguarding Military Information", "year": 1942, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Safeguarding Military Information was a short propaganda film produced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1942." }, { "title": "The Squawkin' Hawk", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "The Squawkin' Hawk is a 1942 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on August 8, 1942, and is the first to star the young Henery Hawk. It was animated by Phil Monroe and was written by Michael Maltese, the latter being his first collaboration with Jones." }, { "title": "A Tale of Two Kitties", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "", "extract": "A Tale of Two Kitties is a 1942 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, written by Warren Foster, and features music by Carl W. Stalling. The short was released on November 21, 1942, and features the debut of Tweety, originally named Orson until his second cartoon, who deliver" }, { "title": "Tulips Shall Grow", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Tulips Shall Grow is a 1942 American animated short film in the Puppetoons series, directed by George Pal and starring Rex Ingram and Victor Jory. It was released by Paramount Pictures and originally photographed in 3-strip Technicolor. It later became the black-and-white edition by National Telefil" }, { "title": "The Wabbit Who Came to Supper", "year": 1942, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "", "extract": "The Wabbit Who Came to Supper is a 1942 Merrie Melodies cartoon featuring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. It was released on March 28, 1942, and directed by Friz Freleng." }, { "title": "Winning Your Wings", "year": 1942, "genres": "Short, War", "cast": "", "extract": "Winning Your Wings is a 1942 Allied propaganda film of World War II produced by Warner Bros. Studios for the US Army Air Forces, starring James Stewart. It was aimed at young men who were thinking about joining the Air Force. Members of the production crew would later form the core of the First Moti" }, { "title": "Wood for War", "year": 1942, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Wood for War was a 1942 color short produced by the United States Department of Agriculture." }, { "title": "The World at War", "year": 1942, "genres": "Short, Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "The World at War is a 1942 documentary film produced by the Office of War Information. One of the earliest long length films made by the government during the war, it attempted to explain the large picture of why the United States was at war, and the various causes and circumstances which brought th" }, { "title": "You're a Sap, Mr. Jap", "year": 1942, "genres": "Short, Animated", "cast": "Popeye, cartoon", "extract": "You're a Sap, Mr. Jap is a 1942 one-reel Popeye the Sailor animated cartoon short subject released by Paramount Pictures on August 7, 1942. It was the first cartoon short to be produced by Famous Studios. It is one of the best-known World War II propaganda cartoons." }, { "title": "Above Suspicion", "year": 1943, "genres": "Spy", "cast": "Joan Crawford, Fred MacMurray, Conrad Veidt", "extract": "Above Suspicion is a 1943 American spy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray. The screenplay was adapted from the 1941 novel Above Suspicion by Scots-American writer Helen MacInnes, which is loosely based on the experiences of MacInnes and her husband Gilbert " }, { "title": "Action in the North Atlantic", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale Sr.", "extract": "Action in the North Atlantic, also known as Heroes Without Uniforms, is a 1943 American black-and-white war film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Jerry Wald, directed by Lloyd Bacon, that stars Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey as officers in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II. Typ" }, { "title": "Adventure in Iraq", "year": 1943, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Ruth Ford, John Loder", "extract": "Adventure in Iraq is a 1943 American adventure film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring John Loder, Ruth Ford, Warren Douglas and Paul Cavanagh. The film is based on the 1921 play The Green Goddess by William Archer." }, { "title": "The Adventures of a Rookie", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Wally Brown, Alan Carney", "extract": "Adventures of a Rookie is a 1943 comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins. It was the debut of RKO's comedy duo Carney and Brown. A sequel, Rookies in Burma, followed." }, { "title": "Aerial Gunner", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Chester Morris, Richard Arlen", "extract": "Aerial Gunner is a 1943 American black-and-white World War II propaganda film produced by William C. Thomas and William H. Pine, who also directed. The film stars Chester Morris, Richard Arlen, and Jimmy Lydon. This was the first feature film directed by Pine, who produced other films through his co" }, { "title": "After Midnight with Boston Blackie", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Chester Morris, Ann Savage", "extract": "After Midnight with Boston Blackie is a 1943 crime film directed by Lew Landers. It is the fifth of a series of 14 Columbia Pictures films starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie. When a recently paroled friend of Boston Blackie is killed, he finds himself once again the prime suspect of Police In" }, { "title": "Air Force", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "John Garfield, John Ridgely, Gig Young", "extract": "Air Force is a 1943 American World War II aviation film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Garfield, John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, and Harry Carey. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. and produced by Hal B. Wallis and Jack L. Warner. Made in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor " }, { "title": "Air Raid Wardens", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Laurel and Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Jacqueline White", "extract": "Air Raid Wardens is a 1943 comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Laurel and Hardy. It was the first of two feature films the duo made at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer." }, { "title": "Alaska Highway", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jean Parker, Richard Arlen", "extract": "Alaska Highway is a 1943 American drama film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, and Ralph Sanford." }, { "title": "All by Myself", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Rosemary Lane, Evelyn Ankers, Patric Knowles", "extract": "All by Myself is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Felix E. Feist and written by Hugh Wedlock Jr. and Howard Snyder. The film stars Rosemary Lane, Evelyn Ankers, Patric Knowles, Neil Hamilton, Grant Mitchell and Louise Beavers. The film was released on June 11, 1943, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Always a Bridesmaid", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "The Andrews Sisters, Patric Knowles, Grace McDonald", "extract": "Always a Bridesmaid is a 1943 musical film starring The Andrews Sisters and Patric Knowles." }, { "title": "The Amazing Mrs. Holliday", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, Barry Fitzgerald", "extract": "The Amazing Mrs. Holliday is a 1943 American comedy drama film produced and directed by Bruce Manning and starring Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, and Barry Fitzgerald." }, { "title": "The Ape Man", "year": 1943, "genres": "Science Fiction, Horror", "cast": "Bela Lugosi, Louise Currie, Wallace Ford, Henry Hall", "extract": "The Ape Man is a 1943 American horror film directed by William Beaudine. The film is based on \"They Creep in the Dark\" by Karl Brown, which was published in The Saturday Evening Post. It stars Bela Lugosi as Dr. James Brewster who is aided by his colleague Dr. Randall. The doctor managed to transfor" }, { "title": "Appointment in Berlin", "year": 1943, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "George Sanders, Marguerite Chapman", "extract": "Appointment in Berlin is a 1943 American war drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring George Sanders, Marguerite Chapman and Onslow Stevens. The film's plot follows an R.A.F. officer who infiltrates the German high command by broadcasting a series of pro-Nazi messages." }, { "title": "Arizona Trail", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight", "extract": "Arizona Trail is a 1943 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and starring Tex Ritter." }, { "title": "Around the World", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Kay Kyser, Mischa Auer, Joan Davis", "extract": "Around the World is a 1943 American comedy film produced and directed by Allan Dwan, from an original screenplay by Ralph Spence. RKO Radio Pictures premiered the film at the Globe Theater in New York on November 24, 1943. The film has a large cast, and stars Kay Kyser and his band, Mischa Auer, Joa" }, { "title": "Assignment in Brittany", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Jean-Pierre Aumont, Susan Peters, Signe Hasso", "extract": "Assignment in Brittany is a 1943 war film directed by Jack Conway and starring French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont and Swedish actress Signe Hasso, both in their American film debuts. Also starring was American actress Susan Peters." }, { "title": "The Avenging Rider", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Cliff Edwards", "extract": "The Avenging Rider is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Tim Holt." }, { "title": "Background to Danger", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery, Spy, War", "cast": "George Raft, Brenda Marshall, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre", "extract": "Background to Danger is a 1943 World War II spy film starring George Raft and featuring Brenda Marshall, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre." }, { "title": "Bad Men of Thunder Gap", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson", "extract": "Bad Men of Thunder Gap is a 1943 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Janet Shaw, Jack Ingram and Charles King. The film was released on March 5, 1943, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Bar 20", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde, George Reeves, Robert Mitchum", "extract": "Bar 20 is a 1943 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Morton Grant, Michael Wilson and Norman Houston. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, George Reeves, Dustine Farnum, Victor Jory, Douglas Fowley, Betty Blythe, Robert Mitchum and Francis McDonald. The film was rele" }, { "title": "Bataan", "year": 1943, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Lloyd Nolan", "extract": "Bataan is a 1943 American black-and-white World War II film drama from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Irving Starr, directed by Tay Garnett, that stars Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Lloyd Nolan, Thomas Mitchell, Desi Arnaz and Robert Walker. It follows the fates of a group of men charged with dest" }, { "title": "Behind the Rising Sun", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Margo Albert, Tom Neal", "extract": "Behind the Rising Sun is a 1943 American war film based on the 1941 book Behind the Rising Sun written by James R. Young. Later-blacklisted Edward Dmytryk directed the film, and it stars Margo, Tom Neal, J. Carrol Naish, Robert Ryan and Gloria Holden." }, { "title": "Best Foot Forward", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Lucille Ball, June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, Nancy Walker", "extract": "Best Foot Forward is a 1943 American musical film adapted from the 1941 Broadway musical comedy of the same title. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Edward Buzzell, and starred Lucille Ball, William Gaxton, Virginia Weidler, Chill Wills, June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, and Nanc" }, { "title": "Beyond the Last Frontier", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dew, Smiley Burnette, Robert Mitchum", "extract": "Beyond the Last Frontier is a 1943 American Western film about an undercover Texas Ranger, John Paul Revere, within Big Bill Hadley's gang of crooks. Howard Bretherton directed the film and John K. Butler and Morton Grant wrote the screenplay. The film stars Eddie Dew as Johnny Revere, Harry Woods a" }, { "title": "The Black Hills Express", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Wally Vernon", "extract": "Black Hills Express is a 1943 American Western film directed by John English and starring Don 'Red' Barry, Wally Vernon and Ariel Heath." }, { "title": "Black Market Rustlers", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Evelyn Finley", "extract": "Black Market Rustlers is a 1943 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Patricia Harper. The film is the twenty-third in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Dusty, Dennis Moore as Denny and Max Terhune as Alibi, with Evelyn Finley, Ste" }, { "title": "The Black Raven", "year": 1943, "genres": "Suspense, Mystery", "cast": "Wanda McKay, George Zucco", "extract": "The Black Raven is a 1943 American mystery film directed by Sam Newfield. It was produced and released by Producers Releasing Corporation, a leading Poverty Row studio." }, { "title": "Blazing Frontier", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "Blazing Frontier is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. The film is also known as Blazing Range." }, { "title": "Blazing Guns", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson", "extract": "Blazing Guns is a 1943 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Frances Kavanaugh and Gina Kaus. The film stars Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, LeRoy Mason, Emmett Lynn, Weldon Heyburn and Roy Brent. The film was released on October 8, 1943, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "The Blocked Trail", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Tom Tyler", "extract": "The Blocked Trail is a 1943 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Jimmie Dodd." }, { "title": "Bombardier", "year": 1943, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott, Anne Shirley, Eddie Albert", "extract": "Bombardier is a 1943 film war drama about the training program for bombardiers of the United States Army Air Forces. The film stars Pat O'Brien and Randolph Scott. Bombardier was nominated for an Oscar in 1944 for the special effects used in the film. It was largely filmed at Kirtland Army Air Field" }, { "title": "Bomber's Moon", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "George Montgomery, Annabella", "extract": "Bomber's Moon is a 1943 American wartime propaganda film, produced by 20th Century Fox, based on an unpublished magazine serial \"Bomber's Moon\" by Leonard Lee." }, { "title": "Border Buckaroos", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dave O'Brien, Christine McIntyre", "extract": "Border Buckaroos is a 1943 American Western film written and directed by Oliver Drake. The fourth of Producers Releasing Corporation Texas Rangers film series, the film was shot at Corriganville movie ranch, and released on June 15, 1943." }, { "title": "Border Patrol", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde, George Reeves, Robert Mitchum", "extract": "Border Patrol is a 1943 Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Clarence E. Mulford and Michael Wilson. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Robert Mitchum, Jay Kirby, George Reeves, and Duncan Renaldo. The film was released on April 2, 1943, by United Artists." }, { "title": "Bordertown Gun Fighters", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Anne Jeffreys", "extract": "Bordertown Gun Fighters is a 1943 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, George \"Gabby\" Hayes, Anne Jeffreys, Ian Keith, Harry Woods and Edward Earle. The film was released on July 8, 1943, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Boss of Rawhide", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dave O'Brien, Nell O'Day", "extract": "Boss of Rawhide is a 1943 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Nell O'Day, Ed Cassidy and Jack Ingram. The film was released on November 20, 1943, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "The Boy from Stalingrad", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Scotty Beckett, John Wengraf", "extract": "The Boy from Stalingrad is a 1943 American war film directed by Sidney Salkow." }, { "title": "Buckskin Frontier", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Richard Dix, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb", "extract": "Buckskin Frontier is a 1943 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Norman Houston and Bernard Schubert. The film stars Richard Dix, Jane Wyatt, Albert Dekker, Lee J. Cobb, Victor Jory, Lola Lane, Max Baer and Joe Sawyer. The film was released on May 14, 1943, by United Arti" }, { "title": "Bullets and Saddles", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan, Julie Duncan", "extract": "Bullets and Saddles is a 1943 American Western film produced by Monogram Pictures Corporation shot at Corriganville. The film is the twenty-fourth and final entry in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Dusty, Dennis Moore as Denny and Max Terhune as Alibi," }, { "title": "Cabin in the Sky", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Ethel Waters, Eddie \"Rochester\" Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong", "extract": "Cabin in the Sky is a 1943 American musical film based on the 1940 Broadway musical of the same name. The first feature film directed by Vincente Minnelli, Cabin in the Sky features an all-black cast and stars Ethel Waters, Eddie \"Rochester\" Anderson and Lena Horne. Waters and Rex Ingram reprise the" }, { "title": "Calaboose", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Rogers, Noah Beery Jr.", "extract": "Calaboose is a 1943 American Western film directed by Hal Roach Jr. It stars Jimmy Rogers, Mary Brian and Noah Beery Jr." }, { "title": "California Joe", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Helen Talbot", "extract": "California Joe is a 1943 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Wally Vernon, Helen Talbot, Twinkle Watts, Brian O'Hara and Terry Frost. The film was released on December 29, 1943, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Calling Dr. Death", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Lon Chaney Jr., Patricia Morison", "extract": "Calling Dr. Death is a 1943 Inner Sanctum mystery film. The \"Inner Sanctum\" franchise originated with a popular radio series and all of the films star Lon Chaney, Jr. The movie stars Chaney, Jr. and Patricia Morison, and was directed by Reginald Le Borg. Chaney, Jr. plays a neurologist, Dr. Mark Ste" }, { "title": "Calling Wild Bill Elliott", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Anne Jeffreys", "extract": "Calling Wild Bill Elliott is a 1943 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and written by Anthony Coldeway. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, George \"Gabby\" Hayes, Anne Jeffreys, Herbert Heyes, Robert 'Buzz' Henry and Fred Kohler Jr. The film was released on April 30, 1943, by Repub" }, { "title": "Campus Rhythm", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Johnny Downs, Gale Storm", "extract": "Campus Rhythm is a 1943 American musical film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Johnny Downs, Gale Storm and Robert Lowery." }, { "title": "Canyon City", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Helen Talbot", "extract": "Canyon City is a 1943 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Don 'Red' Barry, Wally Vernon and Helen Talbot." }, { "title": "Captive Wild Woman", "year": 1943, "genres": "Science Fiction, Horror", "cast": "John Carradine, Milburn Stone, Paula Dupree", "extract": "Captive Wild Woman is a 1943 American horror film directed by Edward Dmytryk. The film stars Evelyn Ankers, John Carradine, Milburn Stone, and features Acquanetta as Paula, the Ape Woman. The film involves a scientist, Dr. Sigmund Walters, whose experiments turn a female gorilla named Cheela into a " }, { "title": "Carson City Cyclone", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "Carson City Cyclone is a 1943 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Norman S. Hall and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Noah Beery Sr., Bryant Washburn, Emmett Lynn and Stuart Hamblen. The film was released on March 3, 1943, by Rep" }, { "title": "Cattle Stampede", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "Cattle Stampede is a 1943 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western film of the \"Billy the Kid\" series directed by Sam Newfield." }, { "title": "The Chance of a Lifetime", "year": 1943, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Chester Morris, Erik Rolf, Jeanne Bates", "extract": "The Chance of a Lifetime is a 1943 crime drama starring Chester Morris, Erik Rolf and Jeanne Bates. It is one of 14 films made by Columbia Pictures involving detective Boston Blackie, a criminal-turned-crime solver. This was the sixth in the series and one of three that did not have his name in the " }, { "title": "Chatterbox", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joe E. Brown, Judy Canova", "extract": "Chatterbox is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Frank Gill Jr. and George Carleton Brown. The film stars Joe E. Brown, Judy Canova, Rosemary Lane, John Hubbard, Gus Schilling and Chester Clute. The film was released on April 27, 1943, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Anna Sten, Philip Dorn", "extract": "Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas is a war film made by Twentieth Century Fox in 1943. The film starred Philip Dorn, Anna Sten, and Martin Kosleck." }, { "title": "Cheyenne Roundup", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Cheyenne Roundup is a 1943 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Elmer Clifton and Bernard McConville. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt, Harry Woods and Roy Barcroft. The film was released on April 12, 1943, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "China", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Loretta Young, Alan Ladd, William Bendix", "extract": "China is a 1943 film directed by John Farrow and starring Loretta Young, Alan Ladd and William Bendix. Ladd's character David Llewellyn Jones, wearing a fedora, a leather jacket, khakis and a beard stubble, was an inspiration for Indiana Jones. Aside from Tala Birell as one of Jones' paramours at th" }, { "title": "Cinderella Swings It", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Gloria Warren, Guy Kibbee, Helen Parrish", "extract": "Cinderella Swings It is a 1943 American comedy-drama film directed by Christy Cabanne from a screenplay by Michael L. Simmons, based on short stories by Clarence Budington Kelland about small-town philanthropist Scattergood Baines. Produced and Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it was released on J" }, { "title": "City Without Men", "year": 1943, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Noir", "cast": "Linda Darnell, Glenda Farrell", "extract": "City Without Men is a 1943 American film noir crime film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Linda Darnell, Edgar Buchanan and Michael Duane. It was released by Columbia Pictures on January 14, 1943. A group of women lives in a boarding house near a prison where the residents are the wives of the" }, { "title": "Clancy Street Boys", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "East Side Kids, Amelita Ward, Noah Beery", "extract": "Clancy Street Boys is a 1943 comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring the East Side Kids. It is Beaudine's first film with the team; he would direct several more in the series and many in the Bowery Boys canon. Leo Gorcey married the female lead Amelita Ward. There is no mention of \"Cla" }, { "title": "Claudia", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Ina Claire", "extract": "Claudia is a 1943 American comedy-drama film directed by Edmund Goulding, and written by Morrie Ryskind. The film stars Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Ina Claire, Reginald Gardiner, Olga Baclanova, and Jean Howard. The film was released on November 4, 1943, by 20th Century Fox. The film was based on" }, { "title": "Colt Comrades", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde", "extract": "Colt Comrades is a 1943 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Michael Wilson. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jay Kirby, Teddi Sherman, Victor Jory, George Reeves and Douglas Fowley. The film was released on June 18, 1943, by United Artists." }, { "title": "Coney Island", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Betty Grable, George Montgomery, Cesar Romero, Phil Silvers", "extract": "Coney Island is a 1943 American Technicolor musical film released by Twentieth Century Fox and starring Betty Grable in one of her biggest hits. A \"gay nineties\" musical, it also featured George Montgomery, Cesar Romero, and Phil Silvers, was choreographed by Hermes Pan, and was directed by Walter L" }, { "title": "The Constant Nymph", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine, Peter Lorre", "extract": "The Constant Nymph is a 1943 romantic drama film starring Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine, Alexis Smith, Brenda Marshall, Charles Coburn, May Whitty, and Peter Lorre with a famous score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. It was adapted by Kathryn Scola from the 1924 novel of the same name by Margaret Kennedy " }, { "title": "Corregidor", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Otto Kruger, Elissa Landi, Donald Woods", "extract": "Corregidor is a 1943 American war film directed by William Nigh and starring Otto Kruger, Elissa Landi and Donald Woods. The film is set in December 1941 through May 1942 during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. Corregidor opens with the following written dedication: \"Dedicated to the heroes" }, { "title": "Corvette K-225", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Randolph Scott, Ella Raines", "extract": "Corvette K-225 is a 1943 American war film starring Randolph Scott and James Brown, with Ella Raines making her feature film debut. Directed by Richard Rosson, the film was released in the UK as The Nelson Touch. Robert Mitchum, credited as Bob Mitchum, had a minor supporting role, one of 20 Hollywo" }, { "title": "Cowboy Commandos", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Evelyn Finley", "extract": "Cowboy Commandos is a 1943 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film is the twenty-second in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Dusty, Dennis Moore as Denny and Max Terhune as Alibi, with Evelyn Finley, Johnn" }, { "title": "Cowboy in Manhattan", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Frances Langford, Robert Paige, Leon Errol", "extract": "Cowboy in Manhattan is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Frank Woodruff and written by Warren Wilson. The film stars Robert Paige, Frances Langford, Leon Errol, Walter Catlett, Joe Sawyer and Jennifer Holt. The film was released on May 21, 1943, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Cowboy in the Clouds", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor", "extract": "Cowboy in the Clouds is a 1943 American Western film directed by Benjamin H. Kline and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Julie Duncan, Jimmy Wakely, Davison Clark and Wally Wales. The film was released on December 23, 1943, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Crash Dive", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Tyrone Power, Dana Andrews, Anne Baxter", "extract": "Crash Dive is a World War II film in Technicolor released in 1943. It was directed by Archie Mayo, written by Jo Swerling, and starred Tyrone Power, Dana Andrews and Anne Baxter. The film was the last for Power before assignment to recruit training, as he had already enlisted in the United States Ma" }, { "title": "Crazy House", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Olsen and Johnson, Cass Daley", "extract": "Crazy House is a 1943 comedy film starring Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson." }, { "title": "Crime Doctor", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Warner Baxter, Ray Collins", "extract": "Crime Doctor (1943) is a crime film adapted from the radio series of the same name. The film stars Warner Baxter as a man with amnesia determined to remember his past. As with the radio series, the film deals with the complex issues of mental health and moral responsibility in the criminal-justice s" }, { "title": "The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Warner Baxter, Gloria Dickson", "extract": "The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case is a 1943 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Warner Baxter, Lynn Merrick and Gloria Dickson. It is the second in a series of Crime Doctor films made by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Crime Smasher", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy, Crime", "cast": "Richard Cromwell, Gale Storm", "extract": "The Crime Smasher is a 1943 American crime comedy film directed by James Tinling and starring Edgar Kennedy, Richard Cromwell and Gale Storm. It is based on the Radio program Cosmo Jones featuring Frank Graham. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dave Milton. It is sometimes alternativ" }, { "title": "The Cross of Lorraine", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gene Kelly, Cedric Hardwicke", "extract": "The Cross of Lorraine is a 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer war film about French prisoners of war escaping a German prison camp and joining the French Resistance. Directed by Tay Garnett, starring Jean-Pierre Aumont and Gene Kelly, was partly based on Hans Habe's 1941 novel A Thousand Shall Fall. The title" }, { "title": "Cry \"Havoc\"", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Margaret Sullavan, Ann Sothern, Joan Blondell, Fay Bainter", "extract": "Cry 'Havoc' is a 1943 American war drama film, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Richard Thorpe. It stars Margaret Sullavan, Ann Sothern and Joan Blondell, and features Fay Bainter, Marsha Hunt, Ella Raines, Frances Gifford, Diana Lewis, Heather Angel, Dorothy Morris and Connie Gilchri" }, { "title": "The Crystal Ball", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland", "extract": "The Crystal Ball is a 1943 film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard." }, { "title": "The Dancing Masters", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Laurel and Hardy, Trudy Marshall", "extract": "The Dancing Masters is a 1943 black and white American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair, produced by 20th Century-Fox, and featuring Laurel and Hardy. A young Robert Mitchum has a small, uncredited role as a gangster posing as an insurance salesman." }, { "title": "Danger! Women at Work", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Patsy Kelly, Mary Brian, Isabel Jewell", "extract": "Danger! Women at Work is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Martin Mooney. The film stars Patsy Kelly, Mary Brian, Isabel Jewell, Wanda McKay, Betty Compson and Cobina Wright Sr.. The film was released on August 23, 1943, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Dangerous Blondes", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "Evelyn Keyes, Anita Louise", "extract": "Dangerous Blondes is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and written by Richard Flournoy and Jack Henley, from the story If the Shroud Fits by Kelley Roos.The film stars Allyn Joslyn and Evelyn Keyes, and was released by Columbia Pictures in September 1943. Alternate titles for this " }, { "title": "Days of Old Cheyenne", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "Days of Old Cheyenne is a 1943 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Don 'Red' Barry, Lynn Merrick and William Haade." }, { "title": "Dead Man's Gulch", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "Dead Man's Gulch is a 1943 American Western film directed by John English and written by Norman S. Hall and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Clancy Cooper, Emmett Lynn, Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart and John Vosper. The film was released on February 12, 1943, by Rep" }, { "title": "Dead Men Walk", "year": 1943, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "George Zucco, Mary Carlisle", "extract": "Dead Men Walk is a 1943 American horror film produced by Sigmund Neufeld for Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC). It is an original story and screenplay by Fred Myton, starring George Zucco, Mary Carlisle, Nedrick Young, and Dwight Frye, directed by Sam Newfield. It was originally distributed by P" }, { "title": "Death Rides the Plains", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Al St. John", "extract": "Death Rides the Plains is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick \"Fuzzy Jones\", with Patti McCarty, Ray Bennett, I. Stanford Jolley and George Chesebro. The film was rel" }, { "title": "Death Valley Manhunt", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Anne Jeffreys", "extract": "Death Valley Manhunt is a 1943 American Western film directed by John English and written by Norman S. Hall and Anthony Coldeway. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, George \"Gabby\" Hayes, Anne Jeffreys, Weldon Heyburn, Herbert Heyes and Davison Clark. The film was released on November 24, 1943, by Rep" }, { "title": "Death Valley Rangers", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele", "extract": "Death Valley Rangers is a 1943 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and starring Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson and Bob Steele." }, { "title": "Deerslayer", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jean Parker, Larry Parks, Yvonne DeCarlo", "extract": "Deerslayer is a 1943 American Western film. It is based on the 1841 novel The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper. It stars Bruce Kellogg and Jean Parker, and was directed by Lew Landers." }, { "title": "The Desert Song", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Dennis Morgan, Irene Manning", "extract": "The Desert Song is a 1943 American musical film. It was directed by Robert Florey and starred Dennis Morgan, Irene Manning and Bruce Cabot. It is based on the 1926 operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction." }, { "title": "The Desperadoes", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford", "extract": "The Desperadoes is a 1943 American Western film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes and Edgar Buchanan. Based on a story by Max Brand, the film is about a wanted outlaw who arrives in town to rob a bank that has already been held up. His pas" }, { "title": "Destination Tokyo", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Cary Grant, John Garfield", "extract": "Destination Tokyo is a 1943 black and white American submarine war film. The film was directed by Delmer Daves in his directorial debut, and the screenplay was written by Daves and Albert Maltz, based on an original story by former submariner Steve Fisher. The film stars Cary Grant and John Garfield" }, { "title": "Destroyer", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Glenn Ford, Edward G. Robinson", "extract": "Destroyer is a 1943 American war film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Edward G. Robinson." }, { "title": "Devil Riders", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Patti McCarty", "extract": "Devil Riders is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. It was the first film in Producers Releasing Corporation's Billy the Kid film series where Crabbe changed his name to \"Billy Carson\"." }, { "title": "Dixie", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Biography", "cast": "Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour", "extract": "Dixie is a 1943 American biographical film of songwriter Daniel Decatur Emmett directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. Filming in Technicolor, Dixie was only a moderate success and received mixed reviews. Contrary to rumor, it has not been withdrawn from circula" }, { "title": "Dixie Dugan", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lois Andrews, James Ellison, Charlotte Greenwood", "extract": "Dixie Dugan is a 1943 American comedy film, directed by Otto Brower. It stars Lois Andrews, James Ellison, and Charlotte Greenwood. Intended as the first of a series, the film was not a success and the plans for sequels were scrapped." }, { "title": "Doughboys in Ireland", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, War", "cast": "Kenny Baker, Jeff Donnell, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "Doughboys in Ireland is a 1943 American musical war film directed by Lew Landers and starring Kenny Baker, Jeff Donnell and Lynn Merrick. The film offered an early role for future star Robert Mitchum, who appeared in many films that year. A group of American troops are stationed in Ireland, where th" }, { "title": "Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, Margaret O'Brien", "extract": "Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case is a 1943 film in the Dr. Kildare series. Based on characters created by Max Brand. The third of MGM's Dr. Gillespie series to dispense with the services of Dr. Kildare after Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)." }, { "title": "DuBarry Was a Lady", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly", "extract": "Du Barry Was a Lady is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth, starring Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly, and Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra. It is based on the 1939 stage musical of the same name. Shot in Technicolor, the film was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn" }, { "title": "Edge of Darkness", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Walter Huston", "extract": "Edge of Darkness is a 1943 World War II film directed by Lewis Milestone that features Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, and Walter Huston. The feature is based on a script written by Robert Rossen which was adapted from the 1942 novel The Edge of Darkness by William Woods." }, { "title": "The Falcon and the Co-eds", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Tom Conway, Amelita Ward", "extract": "The Falcon and the Co-eds is a 1943 film under the direction of William Clemens, and produced by Maurice Geraghty, the same team that had worked on The Falcon in Danger (1943) and would stay together for the next film in the Falcon series. The Falcon and the Co-eds was the seventh of 16 in the Falco" }, { "title": "The Falcon in Danger", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Tom Conway, Jean Brooks", "extract": "The Falcon in Danger is a 1943 American mystery film directed by William Clemens and starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Amelita Ward and Elaine Shepard. The film was the sixth of thirteen The Falcon detective films produced by RKO, all starring Conway." }, { "title": "The Falcon Strikes Back", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Tom Conway, Harriet Hilliard", "extract": "The Falcon Strikes Back is a 1943 American crime film directed by Edward Dmytryk and stars Tom Conway as the title character, the amateur sleuth, the Falcon. Supporting roles are filled by Harriet Hilliard, Jane Randolph, Edgar Kennedy, with Cliff Edwards filling in for Allen Jenkins as the Falcon's" }, { "title": "The Fallen Sparrow", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, Spy", "cast": "Maureen O'Hara, John Garfield, Walter Slezak, Patricia Morison", "extract": "The Fallen Sparrow is a 1943 American spy film starring John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, Patricia Morison, and Walter Slezak. It is based on the novel of the same name by Dorothy B. Hughes. Nazi spies pursue an American, John \"Kit\" McKittrick, a Spanish Civil War veteran in possession of a priceless k" }, { "title": "False Colors", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde", "extract": "False Colors is a 1943 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Morton Grant, Michael Wilson and Norman Houston. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, Douglass Dumbrille, Tom Seidel, Claudia Drake and Robert Mitchum. The film was released on November 5, 19" }, { "title": "False Faces", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Stanley Ridges, Veda Ann Borg", "extract": "False Faces is a 1943 American mystery film directed by George Sherman and written by Curt Siodmak. The film stars Stanley Ridges, Veda Ann Borg, William \"Bill\" Henry, Janet Shaw, Rex Williams and John Maxwell. The film was released on May 28, 1943, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Fighting Buckaroo", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Arthur Hunnicutt", "extract": "The Fighting Buckaroo is a 1943 American Western film directed by William Berke and starring Charles Starrett, Kay Harris and Arthur Hunnicutt." }, { "title": "Fighting Frontier", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Cliff Edwards", "extract": "Fighting Frontier is a 1943 Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer." }, { "title": "Fighting Valley", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson", "extract": "Fighting Valley is a 1943 American Western film written and directed by Oliver Drake. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Patti McCarty, John Merton and Robert Bice. The film was released on August 8, 1943, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Find the Blackmailer", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Faye Emerson, Gene Lockhart", "extract": "Find the Blackmailer is a 1943 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. According to Warner Bros records the film earned $230,000 domestic and $77,000 foreign." }, { "title": "Fired Wife", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Diana Barrymore, Louise Allbritton", "extract": "Fired Wife is a 1943 comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Robert Paige, Diana Barrymore and Louise Allbritton. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. This was one of the final films in Barrymore's short-lived Universal contract." }, { "title": "First Comes Courage", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Merle Oberon, Brian Aherne", "extract": "First Comes Courage is a 1943 American war film, the final film directed by Dorothy Arzner, one of the few female directors in Hollywood at the time. The film was based on the 1943 novel Commandos by Elliott Arnold, adapted by George Sklar, with a screenplay by Melvin Levy and Lewis Meltzer. It star" }, { "title": "Five Graves to Cairo", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter", "extract": "Five Graves to Cairo is a 1943 war film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Franchot Tone and Anne Baxter. Set in World War II, it is one of a number of films based on Lajos Bíró's 1917 play Hotel Imperial: Színmű négy felvonásban, including the 1927 film Hotel Imperial. Erich von Stroheim portray" }, { "title": "Flesh and Fantasy", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Charles Boyer, Barbara Stanwyck, Betty Field", "extract": "Flesh and Fantasy is a 1943 American anthology film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Edward G. Robinson, Charles Boyer, Robert Cummings, and Barbara Stanwyck. The making of this film was inspired by the success of Duvivier's previous anthology film, the 1942 Tales of Manhattan. Flesh and Fan" }, { "title": "Flight for Freedom", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Rosalind Russell, Fred MacMurray, Herbert Marshall", "extract": "Flight for Freedom is a 1943 American drama film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Rosalind Russell, Fred MacMurray and Herbert Marshall. Film historians and Earhart scholars consider Flight for Freedom an à clef version of the Amelia Earhart life story, concentrating on the sensational aspects" }, { "title": "Follies Girl", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Doris Nolan, Wendy Barrie", "extract": "Follies Girl is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by William Rowland and starring Wendy Barrie, Doris Nolan and Gordon Oliver. It was made by the poverty row studio Producers Releasing Corporation. Much of the film takes place in or around a burlesque house. It was the final film appearan" }, { "title": "Follow the Band", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Mary Beth Hughes, Eddie Quillan", "extract": "Follow the Band is a 1943 black-and-white musical film directed by Jean Yarbrough, one of many Universal churned out during World War II. It stars Eddie Quillan, Mary Beth Hughes, and Leon Errol, and is noteworthy as an early credit for Robert Mitchum." }, { "title": "Footlight Glamour", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Ann Savage", "extract": "Footlight Glamour is a 1943 black-and-white film and the 14th of the 28 Blondie films. It is one of only two movies in the series that did not feature \"Blondie\" in the title. It was the last film in the \"Blondie\" series for:Frank R. Strayer as producer/director, and\nIrving Bacon as the Bumsteads' ha" }, { "title": "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Arturo de Córdova", "extract": "For Whom the Bell Tolls is a 1943 American epic war film produced and directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff, Katina Paxinou and Joseph Calleia. The screenwriter Dudley Nichols based his script on the 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls by American novelist Ernes" }, { "title": "Forever and a Day", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Brian Aherne, Robert Cummings, Charles Laughton, Ida Lupino", "extract": "Forever and a Day is a 1943 American drama film, a collaborative effort employing seven directors/producers and 22 writers, with an enormous cast of well-known stars." }, { "title": "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man", "year": 1943, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi", "extract": "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man is a 1943 American horror film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man and Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster. This was the first of a series of later called \"monster rallies\" combining characters from several film series. This fil" }, { "title": "Frontier Badmen", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Diana Barrymore, Noah Beery Jr.", "extract": "Frontier Badmen is a 1943 American Western film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Robert Paige, Anne Gwynne and Diana Barrymore. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Several members of the cast are offspring of silent screen stars including Noah Beery Jr., Lon Chaney Jr. and Dian" }, { "title": "Frontier Fury", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Arthur Hunnicutt", "extract": "Frontier Fury is a 1943 American Western directed by William Berke and starring Charles Starrett." }, { "title": "Frontier Law", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Russell Hayden, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Frontier Law is a 1943 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Russell Hayden, Fuzzy Knight, Dennis Moore, Jennifer Holt, Jack Ingram, Wally Wales, George Eldredge, I. Stanford Jolley and Frank LaRue. The film was released on November 5, 1943, by Universal Picture" }, { "title": "Fugitive from Sonora", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "Fugitive from Sonora is a 1943 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Wally Vernon, Lynn Merrick, Harry Cording, Ethan Laidlaw and Pierce Lyden. The film was released on July 1, 1943, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Fugitive of the Plains", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Kermit Maynard", "extract": "Fugitive of the Plains is a 1943 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western film of the \"Billy the Kid\" series directed by Sam Newfield. In April 1947 PRC re-released the film as a \"streamlined\" (edited) \"Bronco Buckaroo\" version re titled Raiders of Red Rock." }, { "title": "Gals, Incorporated", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Leon Errol, Harriet Nelson, Grace McDonald", "extract": "Gals, Incorporated is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Edward Dein. The film stars Leon Errol, Harriet Nelson, Grace McDonald, David Bacon, Betty Kean, Maureen Cannon and Lillian Cornell. The film was released on July 9, 1943, by Universal Pictures. The film inc" }, { "title": "The Gang's All Here", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda", "extract": "The Gang's All Here is a 1943 American Twentieth Century Fox Technicolor musical film starring Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda and James Ellison. The film, directed and choreographed by Busby Berkeley, is known for its use of musical numbers with fruit hats. Included among the 10 highest-grossing films o" }, { "title": "Gangway for Tomorrow", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "John Carradine, Robert Ryan, Margo Albert", "extract": "Gangway for Tomorrow is a 1943 American anthology film produced and directed by the Austrian-American John H. Auer, and originally known by its working title, An American Story. Steeped in the propaganda tones of early World War II features, the film is largely B-fare." }, { "title": "A Gentle Gangster", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Molly Lamont, Barton MacLane", "extract": "A Gentle Gangster is a 1943 black-and-white drama film, directed by Phil Rosen and produced by A. W. Hackel." }, { "title": "Get Going", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Robert Paige, Grace McDonald, Barbara Jo Allen", "extract": "Get Going is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Warren Wilson. The film stars Robert Paige, Grace McDonald, Barbara Jo Allen, Walter Catlett, Maureen Cannon, Lois Collier and Milburn Stone. The film was released on June 21, 1943, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Government Girl", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Olivia de Havilland, Sonny Tufts", "extract": "Government Girl is a 1943 American romantic-comedy film, produced and directed by Dudley Nichols and starring Olivia de Havilland and Sonny Tufts. Based on a story by Adela Rogers St. Johns, and written by Dudley Nichols and Budd Schulberg, the film is about a secretary working in a factory during W" }, { "title": "The Ghost and the Guest", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Mystery", "cast": "Florence Rice, James Dunn", "extract": "The Ghost and the Guest is a 1943 American black-and-white comedy-mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring James Dunn, Florence Rice, Robert Dudley, and Sam McDaniel. The plot finds a newlywed couple honeymooning in a house they think is haunted but which is really overrun by a gang of cri" }, { "title": "The Ghost Rider", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "The Ghost Rider is a 1943 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Adele Buffington. This is the first film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Harry Woods, Beverly Boyd," }, { "title": "The Ghost Ship", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller", "cast": "Richard Dix, Edith Barrett", "extract": "The Ghost Ship is a 1943 American black-and-white psychological thriller film, with elements of mystery and horror, directed by Mark Robson, starring Richard Dix and featuring Russell Wade, Edith Barrett, Ben Bard and Edmund Glover, along with Skelton Knaggs. It was produced by Val Lewton for RKO Ra" }, { "title": "Ghosts on the Loose", "year": 1943, "genres": "Horror, Comedy, Teen", "cast": "East Side Kids, Bela Lugosi, Ava Gardner", "extract": "Ghosts on the Loose is a 1943 American comedy horror film and the fourteenth film in the East Side Kids series, directed by William Beaudine. The picture co-stars horror film icon Bela Lugosi as well as Ava Gardner in one of her earliest roles." }, { "title": "Gildersleeve's Bad Day", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Harold Peary, Nancy Gates", "extract": "Gildersleeve's Bad Day is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas from a screenplay by Jack Townley. The picture was the second in the Gildersleeve's series produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, based on the popular NBC radio program, The Great Gildersleeve, created by Leona" }, { "title": "Gildersleeve on Broadway", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Harold Peary, Billie Burke", "extract": "Gildersleeve on Broadway is a 1943 American film starring Harold Peary as his radio character The Great Gildersleeve. It is the third of four Gildersleeve features, others were The Great Gildersleeve (1942), Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943), Gildersleeve's Ghost (1944)." }, { "title": "Girl Crazy", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland", "extract": "Girl Crazy is a 1943 American musical film starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. Produced by the Freed Unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is based on the stage musical Girl Crazy – which was written by Guy Bolton and Jack McGowan, with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin. It was the last of " }, { "title": "The Girl from Monterrey", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Armida Vendrell, Veda Ann Borg", "extract": "The Girl from Monterrey is a 1943 American film directed by Wallace Fox starring Armida Vendrell as PRCs version of the Mexican Spitfire." }, { "title": "Girls in Chains", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Arline Judge, Roger Clark", "extract": "Girls in Chains is a 1943 American women in prison film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Arline Judge." }, { "title": "The Good Fellows", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Cecil Kellaway, Mabel Paige", "extract": "The Good Fellows is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Jo Graham and written by Hugh Wedlock Jr. and Howard Snyder. The film stars Cecil Kellaway, Helen Walker, Mabel Paige, James Brown, Patti Hale and Kathleen Lockhart. The film was released on August 11, 1943, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Good Luck, Mr. Yates", "year": 1943, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Claire Trevor, Jess Barker", "extract": "Good Luck, Mr. Yates is a 1943 American drama film directed by Ray Enright and written by Lou Breslow and Adele Comandini. The film stars Claire Trevor, Jess Barker, Edgar Buchanan, Tom Neal, Albert Bassermann and Henry Armetta. The film was released on June 29, 1943, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Good Morning, Judge", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Dennis O'Keefe, Mary Beth Hughes", "extract": "Good Morning, Judge is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Louise Allbritton and Mary Beth Hughes. When a songwriter is sued for plagiarism, he falls in love with the female lawyer acting against him." }, { "title": "The Gorilla Man", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ruth Ford, John Loder", "extract": "The Gorilla Man is a 1943 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Despite the title and marketing, it is not a horror film, but a World War II espionage thriller." }, { "title": "Government Girl", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Olivia de Havilland, Sonny Tufts, Anne Shirley", "extract": "Government Girl is a 1943 American romantic-comedy film, produced and directed by Dudley Nichols and starring Olivia de Havilland and Sonny Tufts. Based on a story by Adela Rogers St. Johns, and written by Dudley Nichols and Budd Schulberg, the film is about a secretary working in a factory during W" }, { "title": "Guadalcanal Diary", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "William Bendix, Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn", "extract": "Guadalcanal Diary is a 1943 World War II war film directed by Lewis Seiler, featuring Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn and the film debut of Richard Jaeckel. It is based on the book of the same name by Richard Tregaskis." }, { "title": "Gung Ho!", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Randolph Scott, Robert Mitchum", "extract": "Gung Ho! is a 1943 American war film directed by Ray Enright and starring Randolph Scott. The story is based somewhat on the real-life World War II Makin Island raid led by Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson's 2nd Marine Raider Battalion." }, { "title": "A Guy Named Joe", "year": 1943, "genres": "Romance, Fantasy, Drama", "cast": "Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, Van Johnson", "extract": "A Guy Named Joe is a 1943 American romantic fantasy drama film directed by Victor Fleming. The film was produced by Everett Riskin, and starred Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, and Van Johnson. The screenplay, written by Dalton Trumbo and Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, was adapted from a story by Chandler Sp" }, { "title": "Hail to the Rangers", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Arthur Hunnicutt", "extract": "Hail to the Rangers is a 1943 American Western film directed by William Berke and written by Gerald Geraghty. The film stars Charles Starrett, Arthur Hunnicutt, Robert Owen Atcher, Leota Atcher, Norman Willis and Lloyd Bridges. The film was released on September 15, 1943, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Hangmen Also Die!", "year": 1943, "genres": "War, Noir", "cast": "Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan", "extract": "Hangmen Also Die! is a 1943 noir war film directed by the Austrian director Fritz Lang and written by John Wexley from a story by Bertolt Brecht and Lang. The film stars Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Alexander Granach and Anna Lee, and features Gene Lockhart and Dennis" }, { "title": "Happy Go Lucky", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Mary Martin, Betty Hutton", "extract": "Happy Go Lucky is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and written by Walter DeLeon, Melvin Frank, John Jacoby and Norman Panama. The film stars Mary Martin, Dick Powell, Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, Rudy Vallée, Mabel Paige and Eric Blore. The film was released on January 4, 19" }, { "title": "Happy Land", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Don Ameche, Frances Dee", "extract": "Happy Land is a 1943 film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Don Ameche. A World War II home front drama, it was based on the 1943 novel of the same name by MacKinlay Kantor." }, { "title": "The Hard Way", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ida Lupino, Joan Leslie", "extract": "The Hard Way is a 1943 Warner Bros. musical drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Ida Lupino. The film was based on a story by Irwin Shaw which was reportedly based on Ginger Rogers' relationship with her first husband, Jack Pepper and her own mother, Lela." }, { "title": "Harrigan's Kid", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Frank Craven, William Gargan", "extract": "Harrigan's Kid is a 1943 American drama film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Martin Berkeley, Henry Blankfort and Alan Friedman. The film stars Bobby Readick, Frank Craven, William Gargan, J. Carrol Naish and Jay Ward. The film was released on March 17, 1943, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer." }, { "title": "Harvest Melody", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Rosemary Lane, Johnny Downs, Charlotte Wynters", "extract": "Harvest Melody is a 1943 American musical film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Allan Gale. The film stars Rosemary Lane, Johnny Downs, Charlotte Wynters, Sheldon Leonard, Luis Alberni, Claire Rochelle, Syd Saylor, Marjorie Manners, Henry Hall, Billy Nelson, Frances Gladwin, Marin Sais and He" }, { "title": "Haunted Ranch", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "John 'Dusty' King, Dave Sharpe", "extract": "Haunted Ranch is a 1943 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the twentieth in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty, \"Davy\" Sharpe and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune, with Rex Lease, Julie Duncan and Glenn Strange." }, { "title": "Headin' for God's Country", "year": 1943, "genres": "Action", "cast": "William Lundigan, Virginia Dale", "extract": "Headin' for God's Country is a 1943 American action film directed by William Morgan and written by Houston Branch and Elizabeth Meehan. The film stars William Lundigan, Virginia Dale, Harry Davenport, Harry Shannon, Addison Richards and John F. Hamilton. The film was released on August 26, 1943, by " }, { "title": "The Heat's On", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Mae West, Victor Moore", "extract": "The Heat's On (1943) is a musical movie starring Mae West, William Gaxton, and Victor Moore, and released by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Heaven Can Wait", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Don Ameche, Gene Tierney", "extract": "Heaven Can Wait is a 1943 Technicolor American comedy film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The screenplay was by Samson Raphaelson based on the play Birthday by Leslie Bush-Fekete. The music score was by Alfred Newman and the cinematography by Edward Cronjager." }, { "title": "He Hired the Boss", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Stuart Erwin, Evelyn Venable, Vivian Blaine", "extract": "He Hired the Boss is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Thomas Z. Loring and written by Irving Cummings Jr. and Ben Markson. The film stars Stuart Erwin, Evelyn Venable, Thurston Hall, Vivian Blaine, William T. Orr and Benny Bartlett. The film was released on April 2, 1943, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "He's My Guy", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Dick Foran, Irene Hervey, Joan Davis", "extract": "He's My Guy is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by M. Coates Webster and Grant Garett. The film stars Dick Foran, Irene Hervey, Joan Davis, Fuzzy Knight, Don Douglas and Samuel S. Hinds. The film was released on March 26, 1943, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Hello, Frisco, Hello", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Alice Faye, John Payne, Jack Oakie", "extract": "Hello, Frisco, Hello is a 1943 American musical film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Alice Faye, John Payne, Lynn Bari, and Jack Oakie. The film was made in Technicolor and released by 20th Century-Fox. This was one of the last musicals made by Faye for Fox, and in later interviews Fay" }, { "title": "Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jimmy Lydon, Olive Blakeney", "extract": "Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Edwin Blum and Aleen Leslie. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney, Diana Lynn and Frances Gifford. The film was released on April 30, 1943, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Henry Aldrich Haunts a House", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jimmy Lydon, Olive Blakeney", "extract": "Henry Aldrich Haunts a House is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Muriel Roy Bolton and Val Burton. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney, Joan Mortimer and Vaughan Glaser. The film was released on November 10, 1943, by Paramount Pict" }, { "title": "Henry Aldrich Swings It", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jimmy Lydon, John Litel, Olive Blakeney", "extract": "Henry Aldrich Swings It is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Muriel Roy Bolton and Val Burton. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney, Vaughan Glaser and Marian Hall. The film was released on June 23, 1943, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Here Comes Elmer", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Al Pearce, Dale Evans, Gloria Stuart", "extract": "Here Comes Elmer is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Stanley Davis and Jack Townley. The film stars Al Pearce, Dale Evans, Frank Albertson, Gloria Stuart, Wally Vernon and Nick Cockrane. The film was released on November 15, 1943, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Here Comes Kelly", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Crime", "cast": "Eddie Quillan, Joan Woodbury, Armida", "extract": "Here Comes Kelly is a 1943 American comedy crime film directed by William Beaudine and starring Eddie Quillan, Joan Woodbury and Armida. It was produced and distributed by Monogram Pictures. It was followed by a sequel There Goes Kelly in 1945." }, { "title": "Hers to Hold", "year": 1943, "genres": "Romance, Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Deanna Durbin, Joseph Cotten", "extract": "Hers to Hold is a 1943 American romantic musical comedy film and is the third film in Three Smart Girls trilogy. In Hers to Hold, Deanna Durbin reprises her role as Penny Craig, who is the only sister remaining at home." }, { "title": "Hi, Buddy", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Dick Foran, Harriet Nelson, Marjorie Lord", "extract": "Hi, Buddy is a 1943 American musical film directed by Harold Young and written by Warren Wilson. The film stars Dick Foran, Harriet Nelson, Robert Paige, Marjorie Lord, Bobs Watson, Tommy Cook, Jennifer Holt and Gus Schilling. The film was released on February 26, 1943, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Hi Diddle Diddle", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Dennis O'Keefe", "extract": "Hi Diddle Diddle is a 1943 American comedy film made in directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Dennis O'Keefe, June Havoc, Billie Burke, and Pola Negri. The title is a play on the nursery rhyme \"Hey Diddle Diddle\" and the use of diddle as a word for confidence trick. " }, { "title": "High Explosive", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jean Parker, Chester Morris", "extract": "High Explosive is a 1943 American drama film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Maxwell Shane and Howard J. Green for Pine-Thomas Productions. The film stars Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Barry Sullivan, Ralph Sanford, Rand Brooks and Dick Purcell. The film was released on March 27, 1943, by P" }, { "title": "His Butler's Sister", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone", "extract": "His Butler's Sister is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Deanna Durbin. The supporting cast includes Franchot Tone, Pat O'Brien, Akim Tamiroff, Evelyn Ankers and Hans Conried. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Sound Recording." }, { "title": "Hit Parade of 1943", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Susan Hayward, Gail Patrick, Eve Arden", "extract": "Hit Parade of 1943 also known as Change of Heart is a 1943 American musical film made by Republic Pictures. It was directed by Albert S. Rogell and produced by Albert J. Cohen from a screenplay by Frank Gill Jr. and Frances Hyland." }, { "title": "Hit the Ice", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Ginny Simms, Patric Knowles", "extract": "Hit the Ice is a 1943 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello and their first film directed by Charles Lamont. Lamont later directed the team's last few films in the 1950s." }, { "title": "Hitler's Children", "year": 1943, "genres": "", "cast": "Tim Holt, Bonita Granville, Kent Smith", "extract": "Hitler's Children is a 1943 American black-and-white propaganda film made by RKO Radio Pictures. The film stars Tim Holt, Bonita Granville and Kent Smith and was directed by Edward Dmytryk from an adaptation by Emmet Lavery of Gregor Ziemer's book Education for Death." }, { "title": "Hitler's Madman", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Patricia Morison, Alan Curtis", "extract": "Hitler's Madman is a 1943 World War II drama directed by Douglas Sirk. It is a highly fictionalized account of the 1942 assassination of Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich and the resulting Lidice massacre, which the Germans committed as revenge. The film stars Patricia Morison and Alan Curtis and feat" }, { "title": "Hi'ya, Chum", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Ritz Brothers, Jane Frazee", "extract": "Hi'ya, Chum is a 1943 American musical comedy film starring Jane Frazee and the Ritz Brothers." }, { "title": "Hi'ya, Sailor", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Donald Woods, Elyse Knox", "extract": "Hi'ya, Sailor is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Stanley Roberts. The film stars Donald Woods, Elyse Knox, Eddie Quillan, Frank Jenks, Phyllis Brooks and Jerome Cowan. The film was released on October 8, 1943, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Holy Matrimony", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Monty Woolley, Gracie Fields", "extract": "Holy Matrimony is a 1943 comedy film directed by John M. Stahl and released by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was based on the 1908 novel Buried Alive by Arnold Bennett. It stars Monty Woolley and Gracie Fields, with Laird Cregar, Una O'Connor, Alan Mowbray, Franklin Pangborn, Eric Blore, and Geor" }, { "title": "Honeymoon Lodge", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "David Bruce, Harriet Hilliard, June Vincent", "extract": "Honeymoon Lodge, also known as Second Honeymoon, is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by Edward C. Lilley for Universal Pictures and starring David Bruce, Harriet Hilliard, June Vincent, and Rod Cameron." }, { "title": "Hoosier Holiday", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Dale Evans, Isabel Randolph", "extract": "Hoosier Holiday is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars George D. Hay, Isabel Randolph, Shug Fisher, Lillian Randolph, Dale Evans and George Byron. The film was released on September 13, 1943, by Republic Pictures" }, { "title": "Hoppy Serves a Writ", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, George Reeves, Robert Mitchum", "extract": "Hoppy Serves a Writ is a 1943 Western film directed by George Archainbaud and starring William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy, the 43rd of 66 Cassidy features. The supporting cast features his regular sidekicks Andy Clyde and Jay Kirby, as well as Victor Jory and George Reeves. The film remains noteworthy" }, { "title": "Hostages", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Luise Rainer, William Bendix", "extract": "Hostages is an American war film produced by Paramount Pictures and released in 1943. It was directed by Frank Tuttle from a script by Frank Butler and Lester Cole based on the 1942 novel of the same name by Stefan Heym. The film stars Luise Rainer, Arturo de Córdova, William Bendix and Paul Lukas a" }, { "title": "How's About It", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "The Andrews Sisters, Grace McDonald", "extract": "How's About It is a 1943 musical film starring The Andrews Sisters." }, { "title": "The Human Comedy", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Mickey Rooney", "extract": "The Human Comedy is a 1943 American comedy-drama film directed by Clarence Brown. It began as a screenplay by William Saroyan, who was expected to direct. After Saroyan was removed from the project, he wrote the novel of the same name and published it just before the film was released. Howard Estabr" }, { "title": "I Dood It", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, War", "cast": "Red Skelton, Eleanor Powell", "extract": "I Dood It is a 1943 American musical-comedy film starring Red Skelton and Eleanor Powell, directed by Vincente Minnelli, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay is by Fred Saidy and Sig Herzig and the film features Richard Ainley, Patricia Dane, Lena Horne, and Hazel Scott. John Hodiak p" }, { "title": "I Escaped from the Gestapo", "year": 1943, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Dean Jagger, John Carradine, Mary Brian", "extract": "I Escaped from the Gestapo is a 1943 film from King Brothers Productions, directed from Harold Young about a forger forced to work for Nazi spies. It stars Dean Jagger, Mary Brian and John Carradine." }, { "title": "I Walked with a Zombie", "year": 1943, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Frances Dee, Tom Conway", "extract": "I Walked with a Zombie is a 1943 American horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Val Lewton for RKO Pictures. It stars James Ellison, Frances Dee, and Tom Conway, and follows a Canadian nurse who travels to care for the ailing wife of a sugar plantation owner in the Caribbean, wher" }, { "title": "Idaho", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Virginia Grey", "extract": "Idaho is a 1943 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane." }, { "title": "Immortal Sergeant", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara", "extract": "Immortal Sergeant is a 1943 American war film directed by John M. Stahl for 20th Century Fox. Set in the North African desert during World War II, it stars Henry Fonda as a corporal lacking in confidence in both love and war, Maureen O'Hara as his girlfriend, and Thomas Mitchell as the title charact" }, { "title": "In Old Oklahoma", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "John Wayne, Martha Scott, Dale Evans", "extract": "In Old Oklahoma is a 1943 American Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell starring John Wayne and Martha Scott. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, one for Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture and the other for Sound Recording. The supporting cast features George \"Gabby\" Hayes, " }, { "title": "The Iron Major", "year": 1943, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "Pat O'Brien, Ruth Warrick", "extract": "The Iron Major is a 1943 American biographical film about the famed college football coach and World War I hero, Frank Cavanaugh. Directed by Ray Enright, the screenplay was written by Aben Kandel and Warren Duff, based on Florence E. Cavanaugh's story." }, { "title": "Is Everybody Happy?", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Ted Lewis, Larry Parks", "extract": "Is Everybody Happy? (1943) is an American black and white musical film." }, { "title": "Isle of Forgotten Sins", "year": 1943, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Gale Sondergaard, John Carradine", "extract": "Isle of Forgotten Sins is an American South Seas adventure film released on August 15, 1943 by PRC, with Leon Fromkess in charge of production, directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and featuring top-billed John Carradine and Gale Sondergaard whose performance in one of 1936's Academy Award for Best Picture no" }, { "title": "It Ain't Hay", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Grace McDonald", "extract": "It Ain't Hay is a 1943 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello." }, { "title": "It Comes Up Love", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Gloria Jean, Donald O'Connor, Ian Hunter", "extract": "It Comes Up Love is a 1943 American, black and white, musical comedy starring Gloria Jean, Ian Hunter, and Donald O'Connor. It is the only film starring Jean and O'Connor that doesn't also star Peggy Ryan, another one of the talented teenagers at Universal Studios." }, { "title": "It's a Great Life", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake", "extract": "It's a Great Life is a 1943 black-and-white film and is the 13th of the 28 Blondie films. It is one of only two movies in the series that did not feature \"Blondie\" in the title." }, { "title": "Jack London", "year": 1943, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "Michael O'Shea, Susan Hayward", "extract": "Jack London, also known as The Story of Jack London, is a 1943 American biographical film made by Samuel Bronston Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Alfred Santell and produced by Samuel Bronston with Joseph H. Nadel as associate producer, from a screenplay by Isaac Do" }, { "title": "Jane Eyre", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine", "extract": "Jane Eyre is a 1943 American film adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name, released by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by the uncredited Kenneth Macgowan and Orson Welles; Welles also stars in the film as Edward Rochester, with Joan Fontaine pl" }, { "title": "Jitterbugs", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Laurel and Hardy, Vivian Blaine", "extract": "Jitterbugs is a 1943 Laurel and Hardy feature film produced by Sol M. Wurtzel and directed by Mal St.Clair." }, { "title": "Jive Junction", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Dickie Moore, Tina Thayer", "extract": "Jive Junction is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and written by Irving Wallace, Walter Doniger and Malvin Wald. The film stars Dickie Moore, Tina Thayer, Gerra Young, John Michaels, Jack Wagner and Jan Wiley. The film was released on December 16, 1943, by Producers Releasing C" }, { "title": "Johnny Come Lately", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "James Cagney, Marjorie Lord", "extract": "Johnny Come Lately is a 1943 drama film directed by William K. Howard starring James Cagney, Grace George, Marjorie Main and Hattie McDaniel. It was the first film produced by Cagney's brother, William Cagney." }, { "title": "Journey into Fear", "year": 1943, "genres": "Thriller, Spy", "cast": "Joseph Cotten, Dolores del Río, Orson Welles", "extract": "Journey into Fear is a 1943 American spy film directed by Norman Foster, based on the 1940 Eric Ambler novel of the same name. The film broadly follows the plot of the book, but the protagonist was changed to an American engineer. The RKO Pictures release stars Joseph Cotten, who also wrote the scre" }, { "title": "The Kansan", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Richard Dix, Jane Wyatt, Albert Dekker", "extract": "The Kansan is a 1943 Western film directed by George Archainbaud. The film is also known as Wagon Wheels in the United Kingdom." }, { "title": "Keep 'Em Slugging", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Dead End Kids, Elyse Knox", "extract": "Keep 'Em Slugging is a 1943 American film starring the Little Tough Guys and directed by Christy Cabanne for Universal Pictures. This was the final film in Universal's Little Tough Guys series, and although Universal still billed the group as \"The Dead End Kids and The Little Tough Guys\", none of th" }, { "title": "Keeper of the Flame", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy", "extract": "Keeper of the Flame is a 1942 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) drama film directed by George Cukor, and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn." }, { "title": "Kid Dynamite", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Pamela Blake", "extract": "Kid Dynamite is a 1943 American film directed by Wallace Fox and starring the East Side Kids. It was based on the 1942 short story The Old Gang by Paul Ernst and features additional dialogue by comedian Morey Amsterdam. The working title of this film was Little Mobsters." }, { "title": "The Kid Rides Again", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Iris Meredith", "extract": "The Kid Rides Again is a 1943 American western directed by Sam Newfield. The film was one of the Billy the Kid (film series by Producers Releasing Corporation. It was Iris Meredith's last credited feature film role." }, { "title": "King of the Cowboys", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Peggy Moran", "extract": "King of the Cowboys is a 1943 film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers and Smiley Burnette. It is set in Texas during World War II. Life Magazine published an article in their July 12, 1943 by H. Allen Smith about Roy Rogers calling him the \"King of the Cowboys-Roy Rogers Kisses the Hors" }, { "title": "Klondike Kate", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ann Savage, Tom Neal, Glenda Farrell", "extract": "Klondike Kate is a 1943 American Western film directed by William Castle and starring Ann Savage and Tom Neal. Set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s, it is loosely based on the story of a real figure known as Klondike Kate. She personally selected Savage, a contract starlet at Col" }, { "title": "Ladies' Day", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lupe Vélez, Eddie Albert", "extract": "Ladies' Day is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Dane Lussier, adapted from the play of the same name. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Eddie Albert, Patsy Kelly, Max Baer and Jerome Cowan. It was released on April 9, 1943, by RKO Pictures." }, { "title": "Lady Bodyguard", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Eddie Albert, Anne Shirley", "extract": "Lady Bodyguard is a 1943 American comedy film directed by William Clemens. The film stars Eddie Albert, Anne Shirley', Raymond Walburn, Roger Pryor', Edward Brophy, Maude Eburne, Clem Bevans and Mary Treen. The film was released on January 2, 1943, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Lady of Burlesque", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Mystery, Musical", "cast": "Barbara Stanwyck, Michael O'Shea", "extract": "Lady of Burlesque is a 1943 American musical comedy-mystery film, produced by RKO Pictures and directed by William A. Wellman and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Michael O'Shea. It is a faithful, if sanitized, adaptation of the 1941 novel The G-String Murders written by strip tease queen Gypsy Rose Le" }, { "title": "A Lady Takes a Chance", "year": 1943, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Jean Arthur, John Wayne, Phil Silvers", "extract": "A Lady Takes a Chance is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Jean Arthur and John Wayne. Written by Robert Ardrey and based on a story by Jo Swerling, the film is about a New York working girl who travels to the American West on a bus tour and meets and fa" }, { "title": "Land of Hunted Men", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune", "extract": "Land of Hunted Men is a 1943 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby. The film is the twenty-first in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series and it stars Ray \"Crash\" Corrigan as Crash, Dennis Moore as Denny and Max Terhune as Alibi, with Phyllis Adair, Charles King and John Merton." }, { "title": "Larceny with Music", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Kitty Carlisle, Allan Jones, Lee Patrick", "extract": "Larceny with Music is a 1943 musical comedy featuring singer Allan Jones and band leader Alvino Rey." }, { "title": "Lassie Come Home", "year": 1943, "genres": "Family", "cast": "Roddy McDowall, Donald Crisp, May Whitty", "extract": "Lassie Come Home is a 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Technicolor feature film starring Roddy McDowall and canine actor Pal, in a story about the profound bond between Yorkshire boy Joe Carraclough and his rough collie, Lassie. The film was directed by Fred M. Wilcox from a screenplay by Hugo Butler based " }, { "title": "Law of the Northwest", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Shirley Patterson", "extract": "Law of the Northwest is a 1943 American Western film directed by William Berke and starring Charles Starrett, Shirley Patterson and Arthur Hunnicutt." }, { "title": "Law of the Saddle", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Al St. John", "extract": "Law of the Saddle is a 1943 American Western film directed by Melville De Lay and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick \"Fuzzy Jones\", with Betty Miles, Lane Chandler, John Elliott and Reed Howes. The film was released on July 20, 1" }, { "title": "The Law Rides Again", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson", "extract": "The Law Rides Again is a 1943 American Western film, directed by Alan James and starring Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson." }, { "title": "The Leather Burners", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde", "extract": "The Leather Burners is a 1943 American Western film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Jo Pagano. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jay Kirby, Victor Jory, George Givot and Ellanora Needles. The film was released on May 28, 1943, by United Artists. The on-screen title is simply Leathe" }, { "title": "The Leopard Man", "year": 1943, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Dennis O'Keefe, Margo, Jean Brooks", "extract": "The Leopard Man is a 1943 American horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Jean Brooks, and Margo. Based on the book Black Alibi by Cornell Woolrich, it follows a series of violent murders in a small New Mexico town, which coincide with the escape of a leopard from a n" }, { "title": "Let's Face It", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Betty Hutton, Bob Hope", "extract": "Let's Face It is a 1943 American musical film directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Harry Tugend, adapted from the musical of the same name. The film stars Bob Hope, Betty Hutton, ZaSu Pitts, Phyllis Povah, Dave Willock, Eve Arden, and Cully Richards. The film was released on August 5, 1943, by" }, { "title": "Let's Have Fun", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Bert Gordon, Margaret Lindsay", "extract": "" }, { "title": "London Blackout Murders", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "John Abbott, Anita Bolster", "extract": "London Blackout Murders is a 1943 American crime film directed by George Sherman and written by Curt Siodmak. The film stars John Abbott, Mary McLeod, Lloyd Corrigan, Lester Matthews, Anita Sharp-Bolster and Louis Borel. The film was released on January 15, 1943, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Lone Star Trail", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter", "extract": "The Lone Star Trail is a 1943 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Johnny Mack Brown and Tex Ritter. The supporting cast features Fuzzy Knight and Jennifer Holt and, in a small role as a villain, Robert Mitchum. The screenplay was written by Oliver Drake from a story by Victor H" }, { "title": "Lost Angel", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Margaret O'Brien, Marsha Hunt", "extract": "Lost Angel is a 1943 drama film directed by Roy Rowland, starring Margaret O'Brien as a little orphan girl raised to be a genius. James Craig plays a reporter who shows her the world outside the Institute of Child Psychology." }, { "title": "The Mad Ghoul", "year": 1943, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "George Zucco, Evelyn Ankers, Robert Armstrong", "extract": "The Mad Ghoul is a 1943 American horror film directed by James Hogan and starring Turhan Bey, Evelyn Ankers, and David Bruce, and featuring George Zucco, Robert Armstrong, and Milburn Stone. The film is about the scientist Dr. Alfred Morris and his assistant Ted Allison. Morris, who is obsessed with" }, { "title": "Madame Curie", "year": 1943, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Henry Travers", "extract": "Madame Curie is a 1943 American biographical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin from a screenplay by Paul Osborn, Paul H. Rameau, and Aldous Huxley (uncredited), adapted from the biography by Ève Curie. It stars Greer Garson, Walte" }, { "title": "The Man from Down Under", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Charles Laughton, Donna Reed", "extract": "The Man from Down Under is an American 1943 drama film starring Charles Laughton as a man who raises two war orphans." }, { "title": "The Man from Music Mountain", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Ann Gillis", "extract": "The Man from Music Mountain is a 1943 American Western musical film directed by Joseph Kane." }, { "title": "The Man from the Rio Grande", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Wally Vernon", "extract": "The Man from the Rio Grande is a 1943 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Wally Vernon, Twinkle Watts, Harry Cording, Nancy Gay and Kirk Alyn. The film was released on October 18, 1943, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Man from Thunder River", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Anne Jeffreys", "extract": "The Man from Thunder River is a 1943 American Western film directed by John English and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, George \"Gabby\" Hayes, Anne Jeffreys, Ian Keith, John James and Georgie Cooper. The film was released on June 11, 1943, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Man of Courage", "year": 1943, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Barton MacLane, Charlotte Wynters, Lyle Talbot", "extract": "Man of Courage is a 1943 American crime film directed by Alexis Thurn-Taxis and written by Arthur St. Claire, Barton MacLane and John Vlahos. The film stars Barton MacLane, Charlotte Wynters, Lyle Talbot, Dorothy Burgess, Patsy Nash and Forrest Taylor. The film was released on January 4, 1943, by Pr" }, { "title": "The Mantrap", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Henry Stephenson, Lloyd Corrigan, Dorothy Lovett", "extract": "The Mantrap is a 1943 American mystery film directed by George Sherman and written by Curt Siodmak. The film stars Henry Stephenson, Lloyd Corrigan, Joseph Allen, Dorothy Lovett, Edmund MacDonald and Alice Fleming. The film was released on April 13, 1943, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Margin for Error", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Joan Bennett, Milton Berle, Otto Preminger", "extract": "Margin for Error is a 1943 American drama film directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Lillie Hayward and Samuel Fuller is based on the 1939 play of the same title by Clare Boothe Luce." }, { "title": "The Meanest Man in the World", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jack Benny, Priscilla Lane", "extract": "Not to be confused with the 1920 George M. Cohan play or The Meanest Man in the World" }, { "title": "Melody Parade", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Mary Beth Hughes, Eddie Quillan", "extract": "Melody Parade is a 1943 American musical film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and written by Tim Ryan and Charles R. Marion. The film stars Mary Beth Hughes, Eddie Quillan, Tim Ryan, Irene Ryan, Mantan Moreland, Jerry Cooper and Armida. The film was released on August 27, 1943, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol", "extract": "Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Dane Lussier. It is the sequel to the 1942 film Mexican Spitfire's Elephant. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Walter Reed, Elisabeth Risdon, Lydia Bilbrook and Hugh" }, { "title": "Minesweeper", "year": 1943, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Jean Parker", "extract": "Minesweeper is a 1943 American black-and-white World War II film, produced by William H. Pine and William C. Thomas, directed by William A. Berke, that stars Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, and Russell Hayden. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures. A former navy deserter returns to duty after t" }, { "title": "Mission to Moscow", "year": 1943, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Walter Huston, Ann Harding, Oskar Homolka", "extract": "Mission to Moscow is a 1943 propaganda film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1941 book by the former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, Joseph E. Davies." }, { "title": "Mister Big", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Donald O'Connor, Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan", "extract": "Mister Big is a 1943 musical directed by Charles Lamont, starring Donald O'Connor, Gloria Jean and Peggy Ryan. The film features the song \"Rude, Crude, and Unattractive\"." }, { "title": "The Moon Is Down", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Cedric Hardwicke, Lee J. Cobb", "extract": "The Moon Is Down is a 1943 American war film starring Cedric Hardwicke and Henry Travers and directed by Irving Pichel. It is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. During World War II, German soldiers occupy a small Norwegian town." }, { "title": "Moonlight in Vermont", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Drama", "cast": "Gloria Jean, Fay Helm", "extract": "Moonlight in Vermont is the title of a 1943 upbeat American musical dramatic film." }, { "title": "The More the Merrier", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn", "extract": "The More the Merrier is a 1943 American comedy film by Columbia Pictures starring Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, and Charles Coburn, and directed by George Stevens. The film script — from \"Two's a Crowd\", an original screenplay by Garson Kanin (uncredited) — was written by Richard Flournoy, Lewis R. Fost" }, { "title": "Mountain Rhythm", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Sally Payne, Weaver Brothers", "extract": "Mountain Rhythm is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars the vaudeville comedy troupe the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, with Lynn Merrick, Frank M. Thomas and Sally Payne. The film was released on January 8, 1943, by" }, { "title": "Mr. Lucky", "year": 1943, "genres": "Romance", "cast": "Cary Grant, Laraine Day", "extract": "Mr. Lucky is a 1943 romance film directed by H.C. Potter, starring Cary Grant and Laraine Day. It recounts the tale of an attraction between a shady gambler and a wealthy socialite in the days prior to the United States entering World War II." }, { "title": "Mr. Muggs Steps Out", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Joan Marsh", "extract": "Mr. Muggs Steps Out is a 1943 American film directed by William Beaudine and starring The East Side Kids." }, { "title": "Murder in Times Square", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Edmund Lowe, Marguerite Chapman", "extract": "Murder in Times Square is a 1943 American mystery film directed by Lew Landers and starring Edmund Lowe, Marguerite Chapman and John Litel." }, { "title": "Murder on the Waterfront", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Warren Douglas, Ruth Ford", "extract": "Murder on the Waterfront is a 1943 American drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason and written by Robert E. Kent. The film stars Warren Douglas, Joan Winfield, John Loder, Ruth Ford, Bill Crago and Bill Kennedy. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 18, 1943." }, { "title": "My Friend Flicka", "year": 1943, "genres": "Family, Western", "cast": "Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, Rita Johnson", "extract": "My Friend Flicka is a 1943 American Western film about a young boy, played by Roddy McDowall, who is given a young horse to raise. It is based on Mary O'Hara's popular 1941 children's novel of the same name. Thunderhead, Son of Flicka, released on March 15, 1945, was the sequel to My Friend Flicka." }, { "title": "My Kingdom for a Cook", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Charles Coburn, Marguerite Chapman", "extract": "My Kingdom for a Cook is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Richard Wallace, which stars Charles Coburn, Marguerite Chapman, and Bill Carter." }, { "title": "My Son, the Hero", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Patsy Kelly, Roscoe Karns", "extract": "" }, { "title": "The Mystery of the 13th Guest", "year": 1943, "genres": "Crime, Mystery", "cast": "Helen Parrish, Dick Purcell", "extract": "The Mystery of the 13th Guest is a 1943 American crime/mystery film directed by William Beaudine and released by Monogram Pictures. It is based on Armitage Trail's 1929 novel The 13th Guest and is an updated version of the 1932 film The Thirteenth Guest. The film stars Helen Parrish as a young woman" }, { "title": "The Mysterious Doctor", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, Horror", "cast": "Eleanor Parker, John Loder", "extract": "The Mysterious Doctor is a 1943 American horror film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Richard Weil. The film stars John Loder, Eleanor Parker, Bruce Lester, Lester Matthews and Forrester Harvey. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 3, 1943." }, { "title": "Mystery Broadcast", "year": 1943, "genres": "Suspense, Mystery", "cast": "Ruth Terry, Frank Albertson", "extract": "Mystery Broadcast is a 1943 American mystery film directed by George Sherman and written by Dane Lussier and Gertrude Walker. The film stars Frank Albertson, Ruth Terry, Nils Asther, Wynne Gibson, Paul Harvey, and Mary Treen. The film was released on November 23, 1943, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Nearly Eighteen", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Gale Storm, Rick Vallin", "extract": "Nearly Eighteen is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and written by George Wallace Sayre. The film stars Gale Storm, Rick Vallin, William Henry, Luis Alberni, Ralph Hodges and Jerry Rush. The film was released on November 12, 1943, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Never a Dull Moment", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Ritz Brothers, Frances Langford, Mary Beth Hughes", "extract": "Never a Dull Moment is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Edward C. Lilley and written by Mel Ronson and Stanley Roberts. The film stars Ritz Brothers, Frances Langford, Mary Beth Hughes, Franklin Pangborn, Stuart Crawford, George Zucco, Elisabeth Risdon and Jack La Rue. The film was released o" }, { "title": "A Night for Crime", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Glenda Farrell, Lyle Talbot, Lina Basquette", "extract": "A Night for Crime is a 1943 American Mystery film starring Glenda Farrell and Lyle Talbot. The film is directed by Alexis Thurn-Taxis and was released by Producers Releasing Corporation on February 18, 1943. Murders in a Hollywood film studio baffle a reporter and a PR man." }, { "title": "Night Plane from Chungking", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Robert Preston, Ellen Drew", "extract": "Night Plane from Chungking is a 1943 American war film released by Paramount Pictures, directed by Ralph Murphy, and produced by Michael Kraike and Walter MacEwen from a screenplay by Lester Cole, Earl Fenton and Theodore Reeves, adapted by Sidney Biddell from the 1931 story by Harry Hervey. The fil" }, { "title": "Nobody's Darling", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Mary Lee, Louis Calhern", "extract": "Nobody's Darling is a 1943 American musical film directed by Anthony Mann and written by Olive Cooper. The film stars Mary Lee, Louis Calhern, Gladys George, Jackie Moran, Lee Patrick and Benny Bartlett. The film was released on August 27, 1943, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "No Place for a Lady", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "William Gargan, Phyllis Brooks", "extract": "No Place for a Lady is a 1943 black and white mystery film, directed by James P. Hogan." }, { "title": "No Time for Love", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray", "extract": "No Time for Love is a 1943 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray. Written by Claude Binyon, Robert Lees, and Frederic I. Rinaldo, the film is about a sophisticated female photographer assigned to photograph the tough " }, { "title": "The North Star", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Walter Huston, Walter Brennan", "extract": "The North Star is a 1943 pro-resistance war film starring Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Walter Huston, Walter Brennan and Erich von Stroheim It was produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by Lewis Milestone, written by Lillian Hellman and featured p" }, { "title": "Northern Pursuit", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Julie Bishop", "extract": "Northern Pursuit is a 1943 American World War II film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) who tries to uncover a Nazi plot against the Allied war effort. The film was set in Canada during the early years of the war." }, { "title": "Old Acquaintance", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins", "extract": "Old Acquaintance is a 1943 American drama film released by Warner Bros. It was directed by Vincent Sherman and produced by Henry Blanke with Jack L. Warner as executive producer. The screenplay by John Van Druten, Lenore Coffee and Edmund Goulding was based on Van Druten's 1940 play of the same titl" }, { "title": "O, My Darling Clementine", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Roy Acuff, Isabel Randolph", "extract": "O, My Darling Clementine is a 1943 American musical film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars Roy Acuff, Isabel Randolph, Harry Cheshire, Frank Albertson, Lorna Gray, and Irene Ryan. The film released on December 31, 1943, by Republic Pictur" }, { "title": "One Dangerous Night", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Warren William, Marguerite Chapman", "extract": "One Dangerous Night (1943) is the tenth Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures. It features Warren William in his seventh and second-to-last performance as the protagonist jewel thief turned detective Lone Wolf, and Warren Ashe as Sidney Shaw, the film's antagonist. The film was directed by Mi" }, { "title": "The Outlaw", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Jane Russell, Jack Buetel, Walter Huston", "extract": "The Outlaw is a 1943 American Western film, directed by Howard Hughes and starring Jack Buetel, Jane Russell, Thomas Mitchell, and Walter Huston. Hughes also produced the film, while Howard Hawks served as an uncredited co-director. The film is notable as Russell's breakthrough role, and she became " }, { "title": "Outlaws of Stampede Pass", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Outlaws of Stampede Pass is a 1943 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Adele Buffington. This is the fourth film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Ellen Hall, John" }, { "title": "Overland Mail Robbery", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Anne Jeffreys", "extract": "Overland Mail Robbery is a 1943 American Western film directed by John English and written by Robert Creighton Williams and Robert Yost. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, George \"Gabby\" Hayes, Anne Jeffreys, Alice Fleming, Weldon Heyburn and Kirk Alyn. The film was released on November 20, 1943, by " }, { "title": "The Ox-Bow Incident", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Mary Beth Hughes, Anthony Quinn", "extract": "The Ox-Bow Incident is a 1943 American Western film directed by William A. Wellman, starring Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews and Mary Beth Hughes, with Anthony Quinn, William Eythe, Harry Morgan and Jane Darwell. Two cowboys arrive in a Western town, when news arrives that a local rancher has been murdere" }, { "title": "Paris After Dark", "year": 1943, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "George Sanders, Brenda Marshall", "extract": "Paris After Dark is a 1943 American war drama film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring George Sanders, Philip Dorn and Brenda Marshall. It portrays the activities of the French resistance in occupied Paris during World War II. The portrayal of the resistance was modeled on the Communist-led Front" }, { "title": "Passport to Suez", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Warren William, Ann Savage", "extract": "Passport to Suez is the 20th film featuring the Lone Wolf character. It was the eleventh of fifteen in the Columbia Pictures series, and the last to star Warren William as the lead character, a jewel thief turned private detective. The Lone Wolf battles Nazi spies in Egypt in World War II." }, { "title": "Petticoat Larceny", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ruth Warrick, Joan Carroll", "extract": "Petticoat Larceny is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Ben Holmes from an original screenplay by Jack Townley and Stuart Palmer. The film stars Ruth Warrick, Joan Carroll, and Walter Reed, and was released by RKO Radio Pictures on July 7, 1943." }, { "title": "Phantom of the Opera", "year": 1943, "genres": "Horror, Musical, Romance", "cast": "Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Claude Rains", "extract": "Phantom of the Opera is a 1943 American romantic horror film directed by Arthur Lubin, loosely based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera and its 1925 film adaptation starring Lon Chaney. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, the film stars Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster and" }, { "title": "Pilot No. 5", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Gene Kelly, Franchot Tone, Van Johnson, Marsha Hunt", "extract": "Pilot #5 is a 1943 black-and-white World War II propaganda film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by B.P. Fineman, directed by George Sidney, that stars Franchot Tone, Marsha Hunt, Gene Kelly, and Van Johnson. Pilot #5 marked Gene Kelly's dramatic film debut." }, { "title": "Pistol Packin' Mama", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ruth Terry, Robert Livingston", "extract": "Pistol Packin' Mama is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Frank Woodruff and written by Edward Dein and Fred Schiller. The film stars Ruth Terry, Robert Livingston, Wally Vernon, Jack La Rue, Kirk Alyn and Eddie Parker. The film was released on December 15, 1943, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Power of the Press", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Guy Kibbee, Gloria Dickson, Lee Tracy", "extract": "Power of the Press is a 1943 American crime film directed by Lew Landers and starring Guy Kibbee, Gloria Dickson, Lee Tracy, Otto Kruger and Victor Jory." }, { "title": "The Powers Girl", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Carole Landis, Anne Shirley, George Murphy, Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee", "extract": "The Powers Girl, sometimes retitled Hello, Beautiful, is a 1943 musical comedy film about women employed by John Robert Powers' modeling agency. Starring George Murphy, Anne Shirley, and Carole Landis, the film was directed by Norman Z. McLeod and based upon the book by John Robert Powers." }, { "title": "Prairie Chickens", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Rogers, Noah Beery Jr.", "extract": "Prairie Chickens is a 1943 American Western film and a sequel to Dudes are Pretty People (1942) and Calaboose (1943), Western films from \"Hal Roach's Streamliners\", a series of approximately 50-minute comedic movies, in this case directed by Hal Roach, Jr. and starring Jimmy Rogers as \"Jimmy\" and No" }, { "title": "Presenting Lily Mars", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Judy Garland, Van Heflin", "extract": "Presenting Lily Mars is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog, produced by Joe Pasternak, starring Judy Garland and Van Heflin, and based on the novel by Booth Tarkington. The film is often cited as Garland's first film playing an adult type role. Tommy Dorsey and Bob Crosby " }, { "title": "Princess O'Rourke", "year": 1943, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Olivia de Havilland, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn", "extract": "Princess O'Rourke is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed and written by Norman Krasna, and starring Olivia de Havilland, Robert Cummings and Charles Coburn. Krasna won the 1944 Oscar for Best Original Screenplay." }, { "title": "The Purple V", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "John Archer, Peter Lawford", "extract": "The Purple V is a 1943 American war film directed by George Sherman and starring John Archer, Mary McLeod and Fritz Kortner. The Purple V marked German stage star Fritz Kortner's American film debut. Actors John Archer and Mary McLeod were borrowed from M-G-M for the production." }, { "title": "Raiders of Red Gap", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Myrna Dell", "extract": "Raiders of Red Gap is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick \"Fuzzy Jones\", with Myrna Dell, Ed Cassidy, Charles King and Kermit Maynard. The film was released on Septem" }, { "title": "Raiders of San Joaquin", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Raiders of San Joaquin is a 1943 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Elmer Clifton and Morgan Cox. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt, Henry Hall and Joseph E. Bernard. The film was released on May 1, 1943, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Raiders of Sunset Pass", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dew, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Raiders of Sunset Pass is a 1943 American Western film directed by John English with a screenplay by John K. Butler." }, { "title": "Redhead from Manhattan", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lupe Vélez", "extract": "Redhead from Manhattan is a 1943 comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Lupe Vélez in one of her last screen appearances, Michael Duane, Tim Ryan, Gerald Mohr, Lillian Yarbo and Arthur Loft. The film was released on May 6, 1943, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Renegade", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "" }, { "title": "The Return of the Rangers", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Nell O'Day", "extract": "The Return of the Rangers is a 1943 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Nell O'Day, Glenn Strange and Emmett Lynn. The film was released on October 26, 1943, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "The Return of the Vampire", "year": 1943, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Bela Lugosi, Nina Foch", "extract": "The Return of the Vampire is a 1943 American horror film directed by Lew Landers and starring Bela Lugosi, Frieda Inescort, Nina Foch, Miles Mander, Roland Varno, and Matt Willis. Its plot follows a vampire named Armand Tesla, who has two encounters with Englishwoman Lady Jane Ainsley, the first tak" }, { "title": "Reveille with Beverly", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Ann Miller, Franklin Pangborn, Larry Parks", "extract": "Reveille with Beverly is a 1943 American musical film starring Ann Miller, Franklin Pangborn, and Larry Parks directed by Charles Barton, released by Columbia Pictures, based on the Reveille with Beverly radio show hosted by Jean Ruth. It is also the name of the subsequent soundtrack album." }, { "title": "Revenge of the Zombies", "year": 1943, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Gale Storm, John Carradine", "extract": "Revenge of the Zombies is a 1943 horror film directed by Steve Sekely, starring John Carradine and Gale Storm. Dr. Max Heinrich von Altermann, is a mad scientist working to create a race of living dead warriors for the Third Reich." }, { "title": "Rhythm of the Islands", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jane Frazee, Allan Jones", "extract": "Rhythm of the Islands, also known as Isle of Romance, is a 1943 American film directed by Roy William Neill starring Jane Frazee." }, { "title": "Riders of the Deadline", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Robert Mitchum", "extract": "Riders of the Deadline is a 1943 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Bennett Cohen. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, Frances Woodward, Robert Mitchum, Richard Crane, Anthony Warde and William Halligan. The film was released on December 3, 1943, by U" }, { "title": "Riders of the Northwest Mounted", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor", "extract": "Riders of the Northwest Mounted is a 1943 American Western film directed by William Berke and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, Bob Wills, Adele Mara, Dick Curtis and Richard Bailey. The film was released on February 15, 1943, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Riders of the Rio Grande", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Bob Steele, Tom Tyler", "extract": "Riders of the Rio Grande is a 1943 American Western B-movie directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Jimmie Dodd. It is the 51st and final entry in the Three Mesquiteers film series." }, { "title": "Riding High", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Dorothy Lamour, Dick Powell", "extract": "Riding High is a 1943 American comedy film starring Dorothy Lamour and Dick Powell, made in Technicolor, and released by Paramount Pictures. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Sound Recording." }, { "title": "Robin Hood of the Range", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Arthur Hunnicutt", "extract": "Robin Hood of the Range is a 1943 American Western film directed by William Berke and written by Betty Burbridge. The film stars Charles Starrett, Arthur Hunnicutt, Kay Harris, Kenneth MacDonald, Johnny Mitchell and Hal Price. The film was released on July 29, 1943, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Rookies in Burma", "year": 1943, "genres": "War, Comedy", "cast": "Wally Brown, Alan Carney", "extract": "Rookies in Burma is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins from an original screenplay by Edward James. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it was released on December 7, 1943, being a sequel to the earlier 1943 film, Adventures of a Rookie." }, { "title": "Saddles and Sagebrush", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Russell Hayden, Ann Savage", "extract": "Saddles and Sagebrush is a 1943 American musical Western film directed by William Berke and starring Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor and Ann Savage." }, { "title": "Sagebrush Law", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Joan Barclay", "extract": "Sagebrush Law is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Tim Holt and Cliff Edwards." }, { "title": "Sahara", "year": 1943, "genres": "Action, War", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart", "extract": "Sahara is a 1943 American action war film directed by Zoltán Korda and starring Humphrey Bogart as an American tank commander in Libya who, along with a handful of Allied soldiers, tries to defend an isolated well with a limited supply of water from a German Afrika Korps battalion during the Western" }, { "title": "The Saint Meets the Tiger", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery, Crime, Thriller", "cast": "Hugh Sinclair, Jean Gillie", "extract": "The Saint Meets the Tiger is the title of a crime thriller produced by the British unit of RKO Pictures, produced in 1941, but not released until 1943. This was to be the last of the eight films in RKO's film series about the crimefighter the Saint." }, { "title": "Salute to the Marines", "year": 1943, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Wallace Beery, Fay Bainter", "extract": "Salute to the Marines is a 1943 World War II propaganda war film drama in Technicolor from MGM, produced by John W. Considine Jr., directed by S. Sylvan Simon, and starring Wallace Beery. The film co-stars Fay Bainter, Reginald Owen, Ray Collins, Keye Luke, and Marilyn Maxwell. Beery's older brother" }, { "title": "Salute for Three", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Betty Jane Rhodes, Macdonald Carey", "extract": "Salute for Three is a 1943 American comedy musical film starring Macdonald Carey and Betty Jane Rhodes." }, { "title": "Santa Fe Scouts", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Lois Collier", "extract": "Santa Fe Scouts is a 1943 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Bob Steele, Tom Tyler and Jimmie Dodd." }, { "title": "Sarong Girl", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Ann Corio, Tim Ryan, Irene Ryan", "extract": "Sarong Girl is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and written by Charles R. Marion, Arthur Hoerl and Tim Ryan. The film stars Ann Corio, Tim Ryan, Irene Ryan, Mantan Moreland, William Henry, Damian O'Flynn and Johnnie Davis. The film was released on June 11, 1943, by Monogram Pi" }, { "title": "A Scream in the Dark", "year": 1943, "genres": "Suspense, Comedy, Crime, Mystery", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Marie McDonald", "extract": "A Scream in the Dark is an American comedy crime mystery directed by George Sherman and written by Anthony Coldeway and Gerald Schnitzer in 1943. The film stars Robert Lowery, Marie McDonald, Edward Brophy, Elizabeth Russell, Hobart Cavanaugh and Wally Vernon. The film was released on October 15, 19" }, { "title": "The Seventh Victim", "year": 1943, "genres": "Horror, Noir", "cast": "Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter, Hugh Beaumont", "extract": "The Seventh Victim is a 1943 American horror film noir directed by Mark Robson and starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter, and Hugh Beaumont. Written by DeWitt Bodeen and Charles O'Neal, and produced by Val Lewton for RKO Radio Pictures, the film focuses on a young woman who stu" }, { "title": "Shadow of a Doubt", "year": 1943, "genres": "Noir, Thriller", "cast": "Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, Hume Cronyn", "extract": "Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 American psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story for Gordon McDonell." }, { "title": "Shantytown", "year": 1943, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Mary Lee, Marjorie Lord", "extract": "Shantytown is a 1943 American crime film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Olive Cooper. The film stars Mary Lee, John Archer, Marjorie Lord, Harry Davenport, Billy Gilbert and Anne Revere. The film was released on April 20, 1943, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "She Has What It Takes", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Drama", "cast": "Jinx Falkenburg, Tom Neal, Constance Worth", "extract": "She Has What It Takes is a 1943 American drama film directed by Charles Barton, which stars Jinx Falkenburg, Tom Neal, and Constance Worth." }, { "title": "She's for Me", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Grace McDonald, David Bruce", "extract": "She's for Me is a 1943 American musical film directed by Reginald LeBorg and starring Grace McDonald and David Bruce." }, { "title": "Sherlock Holmes Faces Death", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Hillary Brooke", "extract": "Sherlock Holmes Faces Death is the sixth film in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of Sherlock Holmes films. Made in 1943, it is a loose adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Holmes 1893 story \"The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual.\" Its three immediate predecessors in the film series were World" }, { "title": "Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce", "extract": "Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) is the fourth in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of 14 Sherlock Holmes films which updated the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the then present day. The film is credited as an adaptation of Conan Doyle's 1903 short story \"The Adventu" }, { "title": "Sherlock Holmes in Washington", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce", "extract": "Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) is the fifth film in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of Sherlock Holmes movies. The plot is an original story not based on any of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Holmes tales." }, { "title": "Silent Witness", "year": 1943, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Frank Albertson, Maris Wrixon", "extract": "Silent Witness is a 1943 American crime film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Martin Mooney. The film stars Frank Albertson, Maris Wrixon, Bradley Page, Evelyn Brent, Milburn Stone and John Sheehan. The film was released on January 15, 1943, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Silver City Raiders", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor", "extract": "Silver City Raiders is a 1943 American Western film directed by William Berke and written by Ed Earl Repp. The film stars Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, Bob Wills, Alma Carroll, Paul Sutton and Jack Ingram. The film was released on November 4, 1943, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Silver Skates", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Kenny Baker, Belita, Patricia Morison", "extract": "Silver Skates is a 1943 American musical film directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Kenny Baker, Belita and Patricia Morison." }, { "title": "Silver Spurs", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Phyllis Brooks", "extract": "Silver Spurs is a 1943 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane." }, { "title": "Six Gun Gospel", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Six Gun Gospel is a 1943 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Adele Buffington and Ed Earl Repp. This is the third film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Inna G" }, { "title": "The Sky's the Limit", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Fred Astaire, Joan Leslie, Robert Benchley, Robert Ryan", "extract": "The Sky's The Limit is a 1943 romantic musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire and Joan Leslie, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The film was directed by Edward H. Griffith, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Astaire plays a Flying Tiger pilot on leave. Robert T. Smith, a r" }, { "title": "Sleepy Lagoon", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Judy Canova, Dennis Day", "extract": "Sleepy Lagoon is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and featuring comedian Judy Canova and singer Dennis Day. The film was written by Prescott Chaplin, while Frank Gill, Jr. and George Carleton Brown wrote the screenplay. It was Canova's final feature for the Republic stu" }, { "title": "Slightly Dangerous", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Lana Turner, Robert Young", "extract": "Slightly Dangerous is a 1943 American romantic comedy film starring Lana Turner and Robert Young. The screenplay concerns a bored young woman in a dead-end job who runs away to New York City and ends up impersonating the long-lost daughter of a millionaire. The film was directed by Wesley Ruggles an" }, { "title": "Smart Guy", "year": 1943, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Rick Vallin, Veda Ann Borg", "extract": "Smart Guy is a 1943 American crime film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by John W. Krafft and Charles R. Marion. The film stars Rick Vallin, Veda Ann Borg, Bobby Larson, Wanda McKay, Jack La Rue and Mary Gordon. The film was released on December 17, 1943, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "So Proudly We Hail!", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, George Reeves, Veronica Lake", "extract": "So Proudly We Hail! is a 1943 American war film directed and produced by Mark Sandrich and starring Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard – who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance – and Veronica Lake. Also featuring George Reeves, it was produced and rele" }, { "title": "Someone to Remember", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Mabel Paige, Harry Shannon", "extract": "Someone to Remember is a 1943 American drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and written by Frances Hyland. The film stars Mabel Paige, Harry Shannon, John Craven, Dorothy Morris, Charles Dingle and David Bacon. The film was released on August 21, 1943, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Something to Shout About", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Don Ameche, Janet Blair", "extract": "Something to Shout About is a 1943 Columbia Pictures musical film directed by Gregory Ratoff. The film stars Don Ameche and Janet Blair, and was nominated for two Academy Awards." }, { "title": "Son of Dracula", "year": 1943, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Lon Chaney Jr., Evelyn Ankers", "extract": "Son of Dracula is a 1943 American horror film directed by Robert Siodmak with a screenplay based on an original story by his brother Curt Siodmak. The film stars Lon Chaney, Jr., Louise Allbritton, Robert Paige, Evelyn Ankers, and Frank Craven. The film is set in the United States, where Count Aluca" }, { "title": "The Song of Bernadette", "year": 1943, "genres": "Biography, Drama", "cast": "Jennifer Jones", "extract": "The Song of Bernadette is a 1943 American biographical drama film based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Franz Werfel. It stars Jennifer Jones in the title role, which portrays the story of Bernadette Soubirous, who reportedly experienced eighteen visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary from Februar" }, { "title": "Song of Texas", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Sheila Ryan", "extract": " Song of Texas is a 1943 American Western film starring Roy Rogers, originally released by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "So This Is Washington", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lum and Abner, Mildred Coles", "extract": "So This Is Washington is a 1943 American film directed by Ray McCarey starring Chester Lauck. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound Recording. It is also known as Dollar A Year Man." }, { "title": "So's Your Uncle", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Billie Burke, Donald Woods", "extract": "So's Your Uncle is 1943 comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Billie Burke and Donald Woods. The screenplay concerns a man who impersonates his uncle and runs into trouble with his girlfriend's aunt." }, { "title": "Spotlight Scandals", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Billy Gilbert, Iris Adrian", "extract": "Spotlight Scandals or Spotlight Revue is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by William Beaudine." }, { "title": "Spy Train", "year": 1943, "genres": "Thriller, Crime", "cast": "Richard Travis, Catherine Craig", "extract": "Spy Train is a 1943 American crime film directed by Harold Young and written by Leslie Swabacker and Bart Lytton. The film stars Richard Travis, Catherine Craig, Chick Chandler, Thelma White, Evelyn Brent and Warren Hymer. The film was released on July 9, 1943, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Stage Door Canteen", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, War", "cast": "Cheryl Walker, Lon McCallister, many cameos", "extract": "Stage Door Canteen is a 1943 American World War II film with musical numbers and other entertainment interspersed with dramatic scenes by a largely unknown cast. The film was produced by Sol Lesser's Principal Artists Productions and directed by Frank Borzage. The film features many celebrity cameo " }, { "title": "Stormy Weather", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Dooley Wilson", "extract": "Stormy Weather is a 1943 American musical film produced and released by 20th Century Fox, adapted by Frederick J. Jackson, Ted Koehler and H.S. Kraft from the story by Jerry Horwin and Seymour B. Robinson, directed by Andrew L. Stone, produced by William LeBaron and starring Lena Horne, Bill \"Bojang" }, { "title": "The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler", "year": 1943, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Ludwig Donath, Gale Sondergaard", "extract": "The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler is a 1943 American war film directed by James P. Hogan. The film follows a man who plans to murder Adolf Hitler and steal his identity." }, { "title": "The Stranger from Pecos", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Christine McIntyre", "extract": "The Stranger from Pecos is a 1943 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Adele Buffington. This is the second film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Kirby Grant, " }, { "title": "A Stranger in Town", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, Comedy, Political", "cast": "Frank Morgan, Jean Rogers", "extract": "A Stranger in Town is a 1943 comedy-drama political film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Roy Rowland and produced by Robert Sisk from an original screenplay by Isobel Lennart and William Kozlenko. The film has a music score by Daniele Amfitheatrof and Nathaniel Shilkret, and cinemato" }, { "title": "Submarine Alert", "year": 1943, "genres": "Action", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Wendy Barrie", "extract": "Submarine Alert is a 1943 American film directed by Frank McDonald, produced by Pine-Thomas Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Richard Arlen, Wendy Barrie, Nils Asther, Roger Pryor, Marc Lawrence and Ralph Sanford." }, { "title": "Submarine Base", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Alan Baxter, John Litel", "extract": "Submarine Base is a 1943 American film directed by Albert H. Kelley for Producers Releasing Corporation. The working title was Raiders of the Pacific." }, { "title": "The Sultan's Daughter", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ann Corio, Charles Butterworth", "extract": "The Sultan's Daughter is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and written by Milton Raison and Tim Ryan. The film stars Ann Corio, Charles Butterworth, Tim Ryan, Irene Ryan, Edward Norris and Fortunio Bonanova. The film was released on December 16, 1943, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Sweet Rosie O'Grady", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Betty Grable, Robert Young", "extract": "Sweet Rosie O'Grady is a 1943 Technicolor musical film about an American singer who attempts to better herself by marrying an English duke, but is harassed by a reporter. Directed by Irving Cummings, it stars Betty Grable and Robert Young." }, { "title": "Swing Fever", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Kay Kyser, Marilyn Maxwell, Lena Horne", "extract": "Swing Fever is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by Tim Whelan. Kay Kyser plays an ambitious music composer, also gifted with a hypnotic \"evil eye\", who gets mixed up with promoting a boxer. The film also features Marilyn Maxwell, William Gargan, Nat Pendleton and Lena Horne. Amid the cre" }, { "title": "Swing Out the Blues", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Bob Haymes, Lynn Merrick, Janis Carter", "extract": "Swing Out the Blues is a 1944 American romantic comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and starring Bob Haymes, Lynn Merrick, and Janis Carter. It was released on May 22, 1938." }, { "title": "Swing Shift Maisie", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Ann Sothern, James Craig", "extract": "Swing Shift Maisie is a 1943 romantic comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod. It is the seventh in a series of 10 films starring Ann Sothern as Maisie, preceded by Maisie Gets Her Man (1942) and followed by Maisie Goes to Reno (1944). Her co-stars are James Craig and Jean Rogers." }, { "title": "Swing Your Partner", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Myrtle Wiseman, Dale Evans", "extract": "Swing Your Partner is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars Myrtle Wiseman, Scotty Wiseman, Barbara Jo Allen, Dale Evans, Ransom M. Sherman and Harry Cheshire. The film was released on May 20, 1943, by Republic Pic" }, { "title": "Tahiti Honey", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Simone Simon, Dennis O'Keefe", "extract": "Tahiti Honey is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by John H. Auer and starring Simone Simon, Dennis O'Keefe and Michael Whalen." }, { "title": "Tarzan's Desert Mystery", "year": 1943, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Johnny Weissmuller, Nancy Kelly", "extract": "Tarzan's Desert Mystery is a 1943 American Tarzan film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Johnny Weissmuller and Nancy Kelly." }, { "title": "Tarzan Triumphs", "year": 1943, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Johnny Weissmuller, Frances Gifford", "extract": "Tarzan Triumphs is a 1943 adventure film in which Tarzan fights the Nazis. Johnny Weissmuller had portrayed the Edgar Rice Burroughs character in six films with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but this was his first with the producer Sol Lesser at RKO Pictures. Lesser had previously produced Tarzan the Fearles" }, { "title": "Taxi, Mister", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "William Bendix, Grace Bradley", "extract": "Taxi, Mister is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Earle Snell and Clarence Marks. The film stars William Bendix, Grace Bradley, Joe Sawyer, Sheldon Leonard, Joe Devlin, Jack Norton, Frank Faylen, Mike Mazurki, Sig Arno, Clyde Fillmore, Jimmy Conlin, Lew Kelly and Ir" }, { "title": "Tender Comrade", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ginger Rogers, Robert Ryan", "extract": "Tender Comrade is a 1943 black-and-white film released by RKO Radio Pictures, showing women on the home front living communally while their husbands are away at war." }, { "title": "Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground is a 1943 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt, John Elliott and Earle Hodgins. The film was released on February 5, 1943, by Universal Pic" }, { "title": "The Texas Kid", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "The Texas Kid is a 1943 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer. This is the fifth film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Marshall Reed, Shirley Patterson and Robert Fiske." }, { "title": "Thank Your Lucky Stars", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Dennis Morgan, Joan Leslie", "extract": "Thank Your Lucky Stars is a 1943 American musical comedy film made by Warner Brothers as a World War II fundraiser, with a slim plot involving theater producers. The stars donated their salaries to the Hollywood Canteen, which was founded by John Garfield and Bette Davis, who appear in this film. It" }, { "title": "That Nazty Nuisance", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Bobby Watson, Jean Porter", "extract": "That Nazty Nuisance is a 1943 American featurette that was one of Hal Roach's Streamliners and directed by Glenn Tryon. The film is also known as Double Crossed Fool and The Last Three. It is a sequel to The Devil with Hitler." }, { "title": "There's Something About a Soldier", "year": 1943, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Tom Neal, Evelyn Keyes", "extract": "There's Something About a Soldier is a 1943 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Tom Neal, Evelyn Keyes and Bruce Bennett. It takes its title from a popular song of the same name." }, { "title": "They Came to Blow Up America", "year": 1943, "genres": "War, Drama, Spy", "cast": "George Sanders, Anna Sten, Ward Bond", "extract": "They Came to Blow Up America, also known as School for Sabotage and School for Saboteurs, is a 1943 American war spy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring George Sanders and Anna Sten. It is based on the World War II Operation Pastorius." }, { "title": "They Got Me Covered", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour", "extract": "They Got Me Covered, also known as Washington Story and The Washington Angle, is a 1943 comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. Otto Preminger appears in a supporting role." }, { "title": "This Is the Army", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, War", "cast": "George Murphy, Ronald Reagan, Joan Leslie, Kate Smith", "extract": "This Is the Army is a 1943 American wartime musical comedy film produced by Hal B. Wallis and Jack L. Warner, and directed by Michael Curtiz, adapted from a wartime stage musical with the same name, designed to boost morale in the U.S. during World War II, directed by Ezra Stone. The screenplay by C" }, { "title": "This Land Is Mine", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, Noir, War", "cast": "Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara", "extract": "This Land Is Mine is a 1943 American war drama film directed by Jean Renoir and written and produced by Dudley Nichols. Starring Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara and George Sanders, the film is set in the midst of World War II in an unspecified place in German-occupied Europe that appears similar to" }, { "title": "Thousands Cheer", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly", "extract": "Thousands Cheer is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by George Sidney and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Produced at the height of the Second World War, the film was intended as a morale booster for American troops and their families." }, { "title": "Three Hearts for Julia", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Ann Sothern, Melvyn Douglas", "extract": "Three Hearts for Julia is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Ann Sothern and Melvyn Douglas. The film was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer." }, { "title": "Three Russian Girls", "year": 1943, "genres": "War, Comedy", "cast": "Anna Sten, Kent Smith", "extract": "Three Russian Girls is a 1943 American World War II pro-Soviet propaganda film produced by R-F Productions and distributed by United Artists. It is a remake of the Soviet film The Girl from Leningrad (1941). It was nominated for an Oscar in 1945 for best musical score. It stars Anna Sten." }, { "title": "Thumbs Up", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Drama", "cast": "Brenda Joyce, Richard Fraser", "extract": "Thumbs Up is a 1943 American musical drama film producted by Albert J. Cohen for Republic Pictures and directed by Joseph Santley. The film stars Brenda Joyce, Richard Fraser and Elsa Lanchester. The screenplay was written by Frank Gill Jr. based on a story idea by Ray Golden and Henry K. Moritz. Mu" }, { "title": "Thundering Trails", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Nell O'Day", "extract": "Thundering Trails is a 1943 American Western \"Three Mesquiteers\" B-movie directed by John English and starring Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Jimmie Dodd." }, { "title": "Tiger Fangs", "year": 1943, "genres": "Adventure, Thriller", "cast": "Frank Buck, June Duprez", "extract": "Tiger Fangs is a 1943 American adventure/thriller film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Frank Buck and June Duprez. It was distributed Producers Releasing Corporation. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola." }, { "title": "Tonight We Raid Calais", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Anabella, John Sutton, Blanche Yurka, Lee J. Cobb", "extract": "Tonight We Raid Calais is a 1943 American film directed by John Brahm and starring John Sutton, Lee J. Cobb, and Annabella." }, { "title": "Top Man", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster, Lillian Gish", "extract": "Top Man is a 1943 American black-and-white film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster, Lillian Gish, Richard Dix, and Peggy Ryan. It was O'Connor and Ryan's first film away from the third of their trio, Gloria Jean." }, { "title": "Tornado", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly", "extract": "Tornado is a 1943 film directed by William A. Berke and starring Chester Morris and Nancy Kelly." }, { "title": "Trail of Terror", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson", "extract": "Trail of Terror is a 1943 American Western film written and directed by Oliver Drake. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Patricia Knox, Jack Ingram and I. Stanford Jolley. The film was released on September 7, 1943, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Truck Busters", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Richard Travis, Ruth Ford", "extract": "Truck Busters is a 1943 American drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason, written by Robert E. Kent and Raymond L. Schrock, and starring Richard Travis, Virginia Christine, Charles Lang, Ruth Ford, Richard Fraser, Tod Andrews and Frank Wilcox. It was released by Warner Bros. on February 6, 1943." }, { "title": "True to Life", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Mary Martin, Dick Powell", "extract": "True to Life is a 1943 film directed by George Marshall and starring Mary Martin and Franchot Tone. The film features three songs by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Johnny Mercer." }, { "title": "Two Fisted Justice", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "David Sharpe, Max Terhune", "extract": "Two Fisted Justice is a 1943 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the nineteenth in Monogram Pictures' \"Range Busters\" series, and it stars John \"Dusty\" King as Dusty, \"Davy\" Sharpe and Max \"Alibi\" Terhune, with Gwen Gaze, Joel Davis and John Elliott." }, { "title": "Two Senoritas from Chicago", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg, Ann Savage", "extract": "Two Señoritas from Chicago is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by Frank Woodruff and starring Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg and Ann Savage." }, { "title": "Two Tickets to London", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Michèle Morgan, Barry Fitzgerald", "extract": "Two Tickets to London is a 1943 drama film made by Universal Pictures, and directed by Edwin L. Marin. The screenplay was written by Tom Reed, based on story by Roy William Neill. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Alan Curtis." }, { "title": "Two Weeks to Live", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Franklin Pangborn, Kay Linaker", "extract": "Two Weeks to Live is a 1943 American Lum and Abner film directed by Malcolm St. Clair." }, { "title": "The Underdog", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Barton MacLane, Jan Wiley", "extract": "The Underdog is a 1943 American drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Barton MacLane, Jan Wiley and Charlotte Wynters." }, { "title": "The Unknown Guest", "year": 1943, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Victor Jory, Pamela Blake, Veda Ann Borg", "extract": "The Unknown Guest is a 1943 American mystery film released by King Brothers Productions. It was written by Philip Yordan, directed by Kurt Neumann and stars Victor Jory, Pamela Blake and Veda Ann Borg." }, { "title": "The Vigilantes Ride", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor", "extract": "The Vigilantes Ride is a 1943 American Western film directed by William Berke and written by Ed Earl Repp. The film stars Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, Bob Wills, Shirley Patterson, Tris Coffin and Jack Rockwell. The film was released on December 23, 1943, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Wagon Tracks West", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Anne Jeffreys", "extract": "Wagon Tracks West is a 1943 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton, written by William Lively, and starring Wild Bill Elliott, George \"Gabby\" Hayes, Tom Tyler, Anne Jeffreys, Rick Vallin and Robert Frazer. It was released on August 19, 1943, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Watch on the Rhine", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Geraldine Fitzgerald", "extract": "Watch on the Rhine is a 1943 American drama film directed by Herman Shumlin and starring Bette Davis and Paul Lukas. The screenplay by Dashiell Hammett is based on the 1941 play Watch on the Rhine by Lillian Hellman. Watch on the Rhine was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Paul Lu" }, { "title": "West of Texas", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson", "extract": "West of Texas is a 1943 American Western film written and directed by Oliver Drake. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Frances Gladwin, Henry Hall and Marilyn Hare. The film was released on May 10, 1943, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "The West Side Kid", "year": 1943, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Dale Evans", "extract": "The West Side Kid is a 1943 American crime film directed by George Sherman and starring Don \"Red\" Barry, Henry Hull, Dale Evans, Chick Chandler, Matt McHugh and Nana Bryant. Written by Albert Beich and Anthony Coldeway, the film was released on August 23, 1943, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Western Cyclone", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "Western Cyclone is a 1943 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western film of the \"Billy the Kid\" series directed by Sam Newfield. The film is also known as Frontier Fighters." }, { "title": "We've Never Been Licked", "year": 1943, "genres": "War", "cast": "Richard Quine, Anne Gwynne", "extract": "We've Never Been Licked is a 1943 World War II propaganda film produced by Walter Wanger and released by Universal Pictures. Released in the UK under the title, Texas to Tokyo, it was re-released in the US as Fighting Command. The cast features Richard Quine, Anne Gwynne, Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Bee" }, { "title": "What a Woman!", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne", "extract": "What a Woman! is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Rosalind Russell and Brian Aherne." }, { "title": "What's Buzzin', Cousin?", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Ann Miller, Eddie \"Rochester\" Anderson", "extract": "What's Buzzin', Cousin? is a 1943 American musical film directed by Charles Barton and written by Harry Sauber and John P. Medbury. The film stars Ann Miller, Eddie \"Rochester\" Anderson, John Hubbard, Freddy Martin, Leslie Brooks and Jeff Donnell. The film was released on July 8, 1943, by Columbia P" }, { "title": "Where Are Your Children?", "year": 1943, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Jackie Cooper, Gale Storm, Patricia Morison", "extract": "Where Are Your Children? is a 1943 American crime film directed by William Nigh and written by Hilary Lynn and George Wallace Sayre. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Gale Storm, Patricia Morison, John Litel, Gertrude Michael and Anthony Warde. The film was released on November 26, 1943, by Monogram Pic" }, { "title": "Whispering Footsteps", "year": 1943, "genres": "Noir, Crime, War", "cast": "John Hubbard, Rita Quigley", "extract": "Whispering Footsteps is a 1943 American film noir crime film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring John Hubbard, Rita Quigley, and Joan Blair." }, { "title": "Whistling in Brooklyn", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, Jean Rogers", "extract": "Whistling in Brooklyn is a 1943 film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, and Jean Rogers. It is the third and last film starring Skelton as radio personality and amateur detective Wally \"The Fox\" Benton, following Whistling in the Dark and Whistling in Dixie. Leo Du" }, { "title": "White Savage", "year": 1943, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Maria Montez, Jon Hall", "extract": "White Savage is a 1943 American Technicolor South Seas adventure film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Maria Montez, Jon Hall and Sabu. The film was re-released by Realart in 1948 on a double-feature with the same three stars in Cobra Woman (1944) and again in 1953, under the title White Savage" }, { "title": "Wild Horse Rustlers", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Al St. John", "extract": "Wild Horse Rustlers is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick \"Fuzzy Jones\", with Lane Chandler, Linda Leighton, Frank Ellis and Stanley Price. The film was released on " }, { "title": "Wild Horse Stampede", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Betty Miles", "extract": "Wild Horse Stampede is a 1943 American Western film directed by Alan James and starring Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson, who play marshals with their own names in the manner of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. It was the first of eight Monogram Pictures \"The Trail Blazers\" film series, replacing the studio's " }, { "title": "Wings Over the Pacific", "year": 1943, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Edward Norris, Inez Cooper, Montagu Love", "extract": "Wings Over the Pacific is a 60-minute 1943 drama film, directed by Phil Rosen and starring Inez Cooper, Edward Norris and Montagu Love. Produced by Monogram Pictures, the film depicts an island community in the South Pacific caught up in World War II." }, { "title": "Wintertime", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Sonja Henie, Cesar Romero", "extract": "Wintertime is a 1943 Twentieth Century-Fox musical film directed by John Brahm and starring Sonja Henie and Cesar Romero. It also features Woody Herman and His Orchestra." }, { "title": "Wolves of the Range", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Al St. John", "extract": "Wolves of the Range is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick \"Fuzzy\" Jones, with Frances Gladwin, I. Stanford Jolley, Karl Hackett and Ed Cassidy. The film was released" }, { "title": "The Woman of the Town", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Claire Trevor, Albert Dekker", "extract": "The Woman of the Town is a 1943 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Aeneas MacKenzie. The film stars Claire Trevor, Albert Dekker, Barry Sullivan, Henry Hull, Porter Hall, Percy Kilbride and Clem Bevans." }, { "title": "Women in Bondage", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Gail Patrick, Nancy Kelly", "extract": "Women in Bondage is a 1943 World War II film about conditions for women under Hitler's regime directed by Steve Sekely and starring Gail Patrick and Nancy Kelly. The plot involves two women imprisoned for speaking out against the government." }, { "title": "Yanks Ahoy", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "William Tracy, Joe Sawyer", "extract": "Yanks Ahoy is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Earle Snell and Clarence Marks. The film stars William Tracy, Joe Sawyer, Marjorie Woodworth, Minor Watson and Frank Faylen. The film was released on June 29, 1943, by United Artists." }, { "title": "You Can't Beat the Law", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Edward Norris, Joan Woodbury", "extract": "You Can't Beat the Law is a 1943 American drama film directed by Phil Rosen; also known as Prison Mutiny." }, { "title": "Young and Willing", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "William Holden, Susan Hayward", "extract": "Young and Willing is a 1943 American comedy film produced and directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring William Holden, Eddie Bracken, Robert Benchley, and Susan Hayward. With a screenplay by Virginia Van Upp based on the play Out of the Frying Pan by Francis Swann, the film is about young, aspiri" }, { "title": "Young Ideas", "year": 1943, "genres": "Drama, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Susan Peters, Mary Astor", "extract": "Young Ideas is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by Jules Dassin and starring Susan Peters, Herbert Marshall and Mary Astor." }, { "title": "The Youngest Profession", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Virginia Weidler, Edward Arnold, Agnes Moorehead", "extract": "The Youngest Profession is a 1943 film directed by Edward Buzzell, and starring Virginia Weidler, Edward Arnold, John Carroll, Scotty Beckett, and Agnes Moorehead. Based on a short story series and book written by Lillian Day, it contains cameos by Greer Garson, Lana Turner, William Powell, Walter P" }, { "title": "You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith", "year": 1943, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Allan Jones, Billie Burke", "extract": "You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr Smith is a 1943 American musical film directed by Felix E. Feist and starring Allan Jones, Evelyn Ankers and Billie Burke." }, { "title": "Autobiography of a 'Jeep'", "year": 1943, "genres": "", "cast": "", "extract": "The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' is a 1943 propaganda film produced by the US Office of War Information. As its name might suggest, it is the story of parts of World War II told from the perspective of a WW II jeep." }, { "title": "The Battle of Britain", "year": 1943, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "Narrated by, Walter Huston", "extract": "The Battle of Britain was the fourth of Frank Capra's Why We Fight series of seven propaganda films, which made the case for fighting and winning the Second World War. It was released in 1943 and concentrated on the German bombardment of the United Kingdom in anticipation of Operation Sea Lion, the " }, { "title": "The Battle of Russia", "year": 1943, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "The Battle of Russia (1943) is the fifth film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight documentary series. The longest film of the series, it has two parts. It was made in collaboration with Russian-born Anatole Litvak as primary director under Capra's supervision. Litvak gave the film its \"shape and orientati" }, { "title": "The Adventures of Smilin' Jack", "year": 1943, "genres": "", "cast": "Tom Brown, Rose Hobart, Marjorie Lord, Keye Luke, Sidney Toler", "extract": "The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943) is a Universal movie serial based on the popular comic strip The Adventures of Smilin' Jack by Zack Mosley. It was directed by Lewis D. Collins and Ray Taylor." }, { "title": "Adventures of the Flying Cadets", "year": 1943, "genres": "", "cast": "Johnny Downs, Eduardo Ciannelli", "extract": "Adventures of the Flying Cadets is a 13-episode 1943 Universal film serial directed by Ray Taylor and \nLewis D. Collins." }, { "title": "Batman", "year": 1943, "genres": "Action", "cast": "Lewis Wilson, Douglas Croft, J. Carrol Naish, Shirley Patterson", "extract": "Batman is a 1943 American 15-chapter theatrical serial from Columbia Pictures, produced by Rudolph C. Flothow, directed by Lambert Hillyer, that stars Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as his sidekick Robin. The serial is based on the DC Comics character Batman, who first appeared in Detectiv" }, { "title": "Daredevils of the West", "year": 1943, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Kay Aldridge", "extract": "Daredevils of the West is an American Western movie serial consisting of 12 chapters, released by Republic Pictures in 1943 starring Allan Lane and Kay Aldridge. \nThe plot involves a gang of land-grabbers who try to prevent safe passage of the Foster Stage Company through frontier territory. There a" }, { "title": "Don Winslow of the Coast Guard", "year": 1943, "genres": "", "cast": "Don Terry, June Duprez", "extract": "Don Winslow of the Coast Guard is a 1943 Universal Pictures Serial film based on the comic strip Don Winslow of the Navy by Frank V. Martinbek." }, { "title": "G-Men vs. the Black Dragon", "year": 1943, "genres": "", "cast": "Constance Worth, Rod Cameron", "extract": "G-Men vs. The Black Dragon (1943) is a Republic Pictures movie serial. It is noteworthy among adventure serials as containing an unusually high number of fistfights, all staged by director William Witney and a team of stuntmen." }, { "title": "The Masked Marvel", "year": 1943, "genres": "", "cast": "William Forrest, Louise Currie", "extract": "The Masked Marvel (1943) is a 12-chapter film serial created by Republic Pictures, who produced many other well known serials. It was Republic's thirty-first serial, of the sixty-six they produced." }, { "title": "The Phantom", "year": 1943, "genres": "Superhero", "cast": "Tom Tyler, Jeanne Bates", "extract": "The Phantom is a 1943 15-chapter cliffhanger superhero serial, produced by Rudolph C. Flothow, directed B. Reeves Eason, and starring Tom Tyler in the title role. It is based on Lee Falk's comic strip The Phantom, first syndicated to newspapers in 1936 by King Features Syndicate. The serial also fea" }, { "title": "Secret Service in Darkest Africa", "year": 1943, "genres": "", "cast": "Rod Cameron, Joan Marsh", "extract": "Secret Service in Darkest Africa is a 1943 Republic serial. It was Republic's thirtieth serial, of the sixty-six produced by the studio." }, { "title": "An Itch in Time", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Elmer Fudd", "extract": "An Itch in Time is a 1943 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on December 4, 1943 and features Elmer Fudd, with a dog and cat that look similar to Willoughby and Claude Cat." }, { "title": "Baby Puss (Tom and Jerry)", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Back from the Front", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Back from the Front is a 1943 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 70th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Black Marketing", "year": 1943, "genres": "Documentary, Drama, Short, War", "cast": "", "extract": "Black Marketing is an American 1943 dramatic propaganda documentary short produced by the United States Office of War Information and directed by William Castle. It is an educational film warning American civilians against buying unrationed foodstuffs and materials." }, { "title": "Brazil at War", "year": 1943, "genres": "Documentary, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Brazil at War is a 1943 propaganda short documentary film produced by the Office of War Information and the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs." }, { "title": "A Challenge to Democracy", "year": 1943, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "A Challenge to Democracy is a 20-minute short film produced in 1944 by the War Relocation Authority. The film could be considered a companion piece or sequel to 1942's Japanese Relocation." }, { "title": "Combat America", "year": 1943, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "Clark Gable", "extract": "Combat America is a 1945 documentary film produced in World War II, narrated by Clark Gable. At the time of the film's production in 1943, Gable was a 1st Lieutenant in the Eighth Air Force, part of the United States Army Air Forces. While he was stationed in England, Gable flew five combat missions" }, { "title": "Daffy – The Commando", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Daffy Duck", "extract": "Daffy – The Commando is a 1943 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The cartoon was released on November 20, 1943, and stars Daffy Duck." }, { "title": "December 7th", "year": 1943, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "December 7th is a 1943 propaganda documentary film produced by the US Navy and directed by John Ford and Gregg Toland, about the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the event which sparked the Pacific War and American involvement in World War II. Toland was also the film's cinematographer. The " }, { "title": "Dizzy Detectives", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Dizzy Detectives is a 1943 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 68th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Dizzy Pilots", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Dizzy Pilots is a 1943 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 74th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Education for Death", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi is an animated propaganda short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released on January 15, 1943, by RKO Radio Pictures, directed by Clyde Geronimi and principally animated by Milt Kahl, Ward Kimball, Frank Thomas, and Bill Tytla. The short is bas" }, { "title": "Falling Hare", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Falling Hare is a 1943 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The cartoon features Bugs Bunny." }, { "title": "Family Troubles", "year": 1943, "genres": "Short", "cast": "Our Gang", "extract": "Family Troubles is a one-reel comedy short subject and is an episode of the Our Gang series. It was released to theatres on April 3, 1943, produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was the 212th Our Gang short that was released." }, { "title": "Der Fuehrer's Face", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Der Fuehrer's Face is a 1943 American animated anti-Nazi propaganda short film produced by Walt Disney Productions, created in 1942 and released on January 1, 1943 by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon, which features Donald Duck in a nightmare setting working at a factory in Nazi Germany, was made in " }, { "title": "Food for Fighters", "year": 1943, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Food for Fighters is a 1943 propaganda short about nutrition in the Armed Services produced by the Office of War Information." }, { "title": "A Gem of a Jam", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "A Gem of a Jam is a 1943 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 76th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Higher Than a Kite", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Higher Than a Kite is a 1943 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 72nd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "I Can Hardly Wait", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "\"I Can Hardly Wait\" is a 1943 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 73rd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "The Lonesome Mouse", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Meshes of the Afternoon", "year": 1943, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Meshes of the Afternoon is a 1943 American short experimental film directed by and starring wife-and-husband team Maya Deren and Alexandr Hackenschmied. The film's narrative is circular and repeats several motifs, including a flower on a long driveway, a key falling, a door unlocked, a knife in a lo" }, { "title": "Mission Accomplished", "year": 1943, "genres": "Short, War", "cast": "", "extract": "Mission Accomplished was a short 1943 propaganda film produced by the United States Office of War Information about the B-17 Flying Fortress." }, { "title": "Negro Colleges in War Time", "year": 1943, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Negro Colleges in War Time is a short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information in 1943. Other than in the title no reference is made to the students' race." }, { "title": "The New Spirit", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "The New Spirit is a 1942 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and released by the War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry. The cartoon, which stars Donald Duck, was the first film created as part of Walt Disney's W" }, { "title": "Our Enemy- The Japanese", "year": 1943, "genres": "Short, War", "cast": "", "extract": "Our Enemy—The Japanese is a 1943 short film produced by the US Navy and Office of War Information to provide background knowledge about the wartime foe." }, { "title": "Phony Express", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Phony Express is a 1943 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 75th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Pigs in a Polka", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Pigs in a Polka is a 1942 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon series directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on February 2, 1943." }, { "title": "Porky Pig's Feat", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Porky Pig's Feat is a 1943 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin. It was released on July 17, 1943, and stars Porky Pig and Daffy Duck." }, { "title": "Prelude to War", "year": 1943, "genres": "", "cast": "", "extract": "Prelude to War is the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight film series commissioned by the Office of War Information (OWI) and George C. Marshall. It was made to educate American troops of the necessity of combating the Axis powers during World War II based on the idea that those in the service " }, { "title": "Red Hot Riding Hood", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Red Hot Riding Hood is an animated cartoon short subject, directed by Tex Avery and released with the movie Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case on May 8, 1943, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In 1994, it was voted number 7 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field, making it the hi" }, { "title": "Report from the Aleutians", "year": 1943, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "Report from the Aleutians is a 1943 documentary propaganda film produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps about the Aleutian Islands Campaign during World War II. It was directed and narrated by John Huston." }, { "title": "Scrap Happy Daffy", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Daffy Duck", "extract": "Scrap Happy Daffy is a 1943 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short directed by Frank Tashlin. The cartoon was released on August 21, 1943, and stars Daffy Duck." }, { "title": "Show Business at War", "year": 1943, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Show Business at War is a short film made by The March of Time in 1943 to tout the United States film industry's contribution to the Second World War effort. It was a collaboration between several studios, directors and actors." }, { "title": "Spook Louder", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Spook Louder is a 1943 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 69th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Sufferin' Cats!", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Suggestion Box", "year": 1943, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Suggestion Box is a short propaganda film produced in 1943 by the Office of War Information. Its purpose was to encourage workers to send in suggestions for more effective war production." }, { "title": "Super-Rabbit", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Short, Satire", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Super-Rabbit is a 1943 Warner Bros. cartoon starring Bugs Bunny. The cartoon is a parody of the popular comic book and radio character Superman by DC Comics. Super-Rabbit was the 16th Bugs Bunny entry, and the 47th directed by Chuck Jones." }, { "title": "They Stooge to Conga", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "They Stooge to Conga is a 1943 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 67th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Three Little Twirps", "year": 1943, "genres": "Comedy, Short, War", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Three Little Twirps is a 1943 short subject directed by Harry Edwards starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 71st entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "To the People of the United States", "year": 1943, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "To the People of the United States is a short propaganda film produced by the US Public Health Service in 1943 to warn the American GIs against syphilis. It was directed by Arthur Lubin and produced by Walter Wanger. The film was subject to protests from the Catholic Legion of Decency." }, { "title": "Troop Train", "year": 1943, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Troop Train is a short American propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information in 1943." }, { "title": "Victory Through Air Power", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "Victory Through Air Power is a 1943 American Technicolor animated documentary propaganda film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists on July 17, 1943. It is based on the 1942 book Victory Through Air Power by Alexander P. de Seversky. De Seversky appeared in the film, an " }, { "title": "Wackiki Wabbit", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Wackiki Wabbit is a 1943 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, starring Bugs Bunny. It was released on July 3, 1943, and was written by Tedd Pierce and directed by Chuck Jones." }, { "title": "Wartime Nutrition", "year": 1943, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Wartime Nutrition is a 1943 short film. One of the Allied propaganda films of World War II it urged civilians on the United States home front to eat healthier and follow the wartime ration guidelines." }, { "title": "Who Killed Who?", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Short, Noir", "cast": "", "extract": "Who Killed Who? is a 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film noir animated short directed by Tex Avery. The cartoon is a parody of whodunit stories and employs many clichés of the genre for humor; for example, the score is performed not by the MGM orchestra but by a solo organ, imitating the style of many rad" }, { "title": "Willoughby's Magic Hat", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Willoughby's Magic Hat is a 1943 Phantasies animated short subject directed by Bob Wickersham, produced by Screen Gems, and released to theatres by Columbia Pictures on April 20, 1943." }, { "title": "Yankee Doodle Daffy", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Daffy Duck, Porky Pig", "extract": "Yankee Doodle Daffy is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released on June 5, 1943, directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce. The short was the second Technicolor Looney Tunes entry to feature Porky Pig and Daffy Duck. It is also one of the handfuls of Looney Tunes and M" }, { "title": "The Yankee Doodle Mouse", "year": 1943, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "The Yankee Doodle Mouse is a 1943 American one-reel animated cartoon in Technicolor. It is the eleventh Tom and Jerry short produced by Fred Quimby, and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, with musical supervision by Scott Bradley and animation by Irven Spence, Pete Burness, Kenneth Muse a" }, { "title": "You, John Jones!", "year": 1943, "genres": "Short", "cast": "James Cagney, Ann Sothern", "extract": "You, John Jones! (1943) is a short film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, written by Carey Wilson, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and starring James Cagney, Ann Sothern, and Margaret O'Brien. The film credits the War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry for its production. The title fra" }, { "title": "Abroad with Two Yanks", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "William Bendix, Helen Walker, Dennis O'Keefe", "extract": "Abroad with Two Yanks is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Helen Walker, William Bendix and Dennis O'Keefe as the title characters. It was Bendix's third and final role in a film as a US Marine and the first of Dwan's three films about the United States Marine Corps." }, { "title": "Accent on Crime", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "June Carlson, Fifi D'Orsay, Teala Loring", "extract": "Delinquent Daughters, or Accent on Crime, is a 1944 American drama film directed by Albert Herman and starring June Carlson, Fifi D'Orsay and Margia Dean. An exploitation film, it is about a police investigation into the suicide death of a high school girl and the hard-partying teenagers at a party " }, { "title": "Action in Arabia", "year": 1944, "genres": "Romance, Drama", "cast": "George Sanders, Virginia Bruce, Lenore Aubert", "extract": "Action in Arabia is a 1944 drama film directed by Leonide Moguy and starring George Sanders and Virginia Bruce. The film was based on the novel The Fanatic of Fez by M. V. Heberden. Action in Arabia was written by Philip MacDonald and Herbert J. Biberman. The supporting cast includes Gene Lockhart a" }, { "title": "Address Unknown", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Mady Christians, Morris Carnovsky, Paul Lukas, Peter van Eyck, K. T. Stevens", "extract": "Address Unknown is a 1944 American film noir drama film directed by William Cameron Menzies based on Kressmann Taylor's novel Address Unknown (1938). The film tells the story of two families caught up in the rise of Nazism in Germany before the start of World War II." }, { "title": "The Adventures of Mark Twain", "year": 1944, "genres": "Adventure, Biography", "cast": "Fredric March, Alexis Smith", "extract": "The Adventures of Mark Twain is a 1944 American biographical film directed by Irving Rapper and starring Fredric March as Samuel Clemens and Alexis Smith as Twain's wife Olivia. Produced by Warner Bros., the film was nominated for three Academy Awards, including that for Best Music for Max Steiner's" }, { "title": "Alaska", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime, Adventure", "cast": "Kent Taylor, Margaret Lindsay, John Carradine", "extract": "Alaska is a 1944 American crime adventure film directed by George Archainbaud. It stars Kent Taylor, Margaret Lindsay, and John Carradine. The film has the alternative titles of JAck London's Alaska and Flush of Gold" }, { "title": "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", "year": 1944, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Turhan Bey", "extract": "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves is a 1944 adventure film from Universal Pictures, directed by Arthur Lubin, and starring Maria Montez, Jon Hall, and Turhan Bey. The film is derived from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, but its storyline departs greatly from the tale of the same name and inclu" }, { "title": "Allergic to Love", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery Jr., David Bruce", "extract": "Allergic to Love is a 1944 American comedy musical romance film directed by Edward C. Lilley and starring Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery Jr. and David Bruce." }, { "title": "An American Romance", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Brian Donlevy, Ann Richards, Walter Abel", "extract": "An American Romance is a 1944 American epic drama film directed and produced by King Vidor, who also wrote the screen story. Shot in Technicolor, the film stars Brian Donlevy and Ann Richards and is narrated by Horace McNally. The film is also known as The American Miracle." }, { "title": "And the Angels Sing", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Fred MacMurray, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour", "extract": "And the Angels Sing is a 1944 musical film directed by George Marshall and starring Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray, and Betty Hutton. Released by Paramount Pictures, it is a classic example of a film written to capitalize on the title of a previously popular song, in this case Benny Goodman's 1939 n" }, { "title": "And Now Tomorrow", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Alan Ladd, Loretta Young, Susan Hayward", "extract": "And Now Tomorrow is a 1944 American drama film based on the best-selling novel, published in 1942 by Rachel Field, directed by Irving Pichel and written by Raymond Chandler. Both center around one doctor's attempt for curing deafness. The film stars Alan Ladd, Loretta Young, and Susan Hayward. Its t" }, { "title": "Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble", "year": 1944, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden", "extract": "Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble is a 1944 romantic comedy film directed by George B. Seitz. It is the fourteenth link starring Mickey Rooney as Andy Hardy. In the film, Andy goes to college, but soon gets in trouble with some pretty co-eds." }, { "title": "Are These Our Parents?", "year": 1944, "genres": "Romance, Drama", "cast": "Helen Vinson, Lyle Talbot, Ivan Lebedeff", "extract": "Are These Our Parents? is a 1944 American romantic drama film directed by William Nigh. It stars Helen Vinson, Lyle Talbot, Ivan Lebedeff." }, { "title": "Arizona Whirlwind", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele", "extract": "Arizona Whirlwind is a 1944 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. It stars Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, and Bob Steele." }, { "title": "Army Wives", "year": 1944, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Elyse Knox, Marjorie Rambeau, Rick Vallin", "extract": "Army Wives is a 1944 American romantic comedy film directed by Phil Rosen." }, { "title": "Arsenic and Old Lace", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Josephine Hull, Peter Lorre, Jack Carson", "extract": "Arsenic and Old Lace is a 1944 American black comedy film directed by Frank Capra and starring Cary Grant. The screenplay by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein is based on Joseph Kesselring's 1941 play of the same name. The contract with the play's producers stipulated that the film would not b" }, { "title": "Atlantic City", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Romance", "cast": "Constance Moore, Stanley Brown, Charley Grapewin", "extract": "Atlantic City is a 1944 American musical romance directed by Ray McCarey and starring Constance Moore. The film concerns the formative years of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Vaudeville acts are re-created in the story of how Atlantic City became a famous resort. The supporting cast features Louis Armst" }, { "title": "Babes on Swing Street", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Ann Blyth, Peggy Ryan, Andy Devine", "extract": "Babes on Swing Street is a 1944 musical comedy film directed by Edward C. Lilley and starring Ann Blyth, Peggy Ryan, and Andy Devine. It was produced by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Barbary Coast Gent", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western, Comedy", "cast": "Wallace Beery, Binnie Barnes, John Carradine, Chill Wills", "extract": "Barbary Coast Gent is a 1944 American Western comedy film set in 1880s San Francisco's Barbary Coast and Nevada starring Wallace Beery. The movie was directed by Roy Del Ruth and features Binnie Barnes, Beery's brother Noah Beery, Sr., John Carradine, and Chill Wills. It is also known as Gold Town, " }, { "title": "Bathing Beauty", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Esther Williams, Red Skelton", "extract": "Bathing Beauty is a 1944 musical film starring Red Skelton, Basil Rathbone, and Esther Williams, and directed by George Sidney." }, { "title": "Beautiful but Broke", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Joan Davis, John Hubbard, Jane Frazee", "extract": "Beautiful but Broke (1944) is an American musical-comedy film starring Joan Davis and Jane Frazee." }, { "title": "Belle of the Yukon", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western, Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Randolph Scott, Gypsy Rose Lee, Dinah Shore", "extract": "Belle of the Yukon is a 1944 American comedy musical Western film produced and directed by William A. Seiter and starring Randolph Scott, Gypsy Rose Lee, Dinah Shore and Bob Burns. Based on a story by Houston Branch and set in the days of the great Canadian Gold Rush, the film is about a \"reformed\" " }, { "title": "Beneath Western Skies", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Smiley Burnette, Effie Laird", "extract": "Beneath Western Skies is a 1944 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and written by Albert DeMond and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Robert Livingston, Smiley Burnette, Effie Laird, Frank Jaquet, Tom London and Charles Miller. The film was released on March 3, 1944, by " }, { "title": "Bermuda Mystery", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Preston Foster, Ann Rutherford, Charles Butterworth, Helene Whitney", "extract": "Bermuda Mystery is a 1944 American mystery film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Scott Darling. The film stars Preston Foster, Ann Rutherford, Charles Butterworth, Helene Reynolds, Jean Howard and Richard Lane. The film was released on May 1, 1944, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Between Two Worlds", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery, Drama, Fantasy, War", "cast": "John Garfield, Paul Henreid, Eleanor Parker, Sydney Greenstreet, Edmund Gwenn", "extract": "Between Two Worlds is a 1944 American World War II fantasy drama film starring John Garfield, Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet, and Eleanor Parker. It is a remake of the film Outward Bound (1930), itself based on the 1923 play Outward Bound by Sutton Vane. It is not, as is sometimes claimed, a remak" }, { "title": "The Big Bonanza", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jane Frazee, Richard Arlen, Lynne Roberts", "extract": "The Big Bonanza is a 1944 American Western film starring Jane Frazee, Richard Arlen, Gabby Hayes, Robert Livingston and Lynne Roberts." }, { "title": "The Big Noise", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Laurel and Hardy, Doris Merrick", "extract": "The Big Noise is a 1944 comedy film starring the comedic duo Laurel and Hardy. It was produced by Sol M. Wurtzel and directed by Mal St.Clair." }, { "title": "Black Magic", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Jacqueline deWit", "extract": "Black Magic, later retitled Meeting at Midnight for television, is a 1944 mystery film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan." }, { "title": "The Black Parachute", "year": 1944, "genres": "War", "cast": "John Carradine, Osa Massen, Larry Parks", "extract": "The Black Parachute is a 1944 American war film directed by Lew Landers and starring John Carradine, Osa Massen and Larry Parks." }, { "title": "Block Busters", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell", "extract": "Block Busters is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Wallace Fox and starring the East Side Kids." }, { "title": "Blonde Fever", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Philip Dorn, Mary Astor, Gloria Grahame", "extract": "Blonde Fever is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Richard Whorf and starring Philip Dorn, Mary Astor, Felix Bressart, Gloria Grahame. It is also known as Autumn Fever." }, { "title": "Bluebeard", "year": 1944, "genres": "Thriller, Noir", "cast": "John Carradine, Jean Parker", "extract": "Bluebeard is a 1944 film noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, starring John Carradine in the title role. The film also stars Jean Parker. The film is based on the famous French tale Barbe bleue that tells the story of a violent nobleman in the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of one wife to" }, { "title": "Bordertown Trail", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Weldon Heyburn", "extract": "Bordertown Trail is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Robert Creighton Williams and Jesse Duffy. The film stars Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Weldon Heyburn, Addison Richards, Francis McDonald and Jack Luden. The film was released on August 11, 1944, by Republ" }, { "title": "Boss of Boomtown", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Rod Cameron, Tom Tyler, Fuzzy Knight", "extract": "\n\nBoss of Boomtown is a 1944 Western film directed by Ray Taylor. It stars Rod Cameron, Tom Tyler and Fuzzy Knight." }, { "title": "Bowery Champs", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime, Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell", "extract": "Bowery Champs is a 1944 American film directed by William Beaudine and starring the East Side Kids." }, { "title": "Bowery to Broadway", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Maria Montez, Jack Oakie, Susanna Foster", "extract": "Bowery to Broadway is a 1944 American film starring Maria Montez, Jack Oakie, and Susanna Foster. Donald O'Connor and Peggy Ryan also had a small specialty act, and it was the only film they were in together where they didn't have a name or character." }, { "title": "Brand of the Devil", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dave (Tex) O'Brien, Jim Newill, Guy Wilkerson", "extract": "Brand of the Devil is a 1944 American Western film written by Elmer Clifton and directed by Harry L. Fraser. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill and Guy Wilkerson, with Ellen Hall, I. Stanford Jolley and Charles King. The film was released on July 30, 1944, by Producers Releasing Corporation.\n" }, { "title": "Brazil", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Tito Guízar, Virginia Bruce, Edward Everett Horton, Aurora Miranda, Roy Rogers", "extract": "Brazil is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Tito Guízar, Virginia Bruce and Edward Everett Horton. It is set in Brazil, and involves a composer masquerading as twins, trying to win the hand of an anti-Latin novelist." }, { "title": "Bride by Mistake", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Alan Marshal, Laraine Day, Marsha Hunt", "extract": "Bride by Mistake (1944) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace, and starring Alan Marshal and Laraine Day." }, { "title": "The Bridge of San Luis Rey", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lynn Bari, Akim Tamiroff", "extract": "The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a 1944 drama film made by Benedict Bogeaus Productions and released by United Artists. It was produced and directed by Rowland V. Lee with Benedict Bogeaus as co-producer. The screenplay by Howard Estabrook and Herman Weissman was adapted from the 1927 novel The Bridge " }, { "title": "Broadway Rhythm", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "George Murphy, Ginny Simms, Nancy Walker, Lena Horne", "extract": "Broadway Rhythm (1944) is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Technicolor musical film. It was produced by Jack Cummings and directed by Roy Del Ruth." }, { "title": "Buffalo Bill", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western, Biography", "cast": "Joel McCrea, Maureen O'Hara, Linda Darnell, Anthony Quinn, Thomas Mitchell", "extract": "Buffalo Bill is a 1944 American Western film about the life of the frontiersman Buffalo Bill Cody, directed by William A. Wellman and starring Joel McCrea and Maureen O'Hara with Linda Darnell, Thomas Mitchell, Edgar Buchanan and Anthony Quinn in supporting roles." }, { "title": "Call of the Jungle", "year": 1944, "genres": "Adventure, Mystery", "cast": "Ann Corio, James Bush, John Davidson", "extract": "Call of the Jungle is a 1944 adventure mystery film directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Ann Corio, James Bush and John Davidson." }, { "title": "Call of the Rockies", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Harry Woods", "extract": "Call of the Rockies is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Harry Woods, Kirk Alyn, Ellen Hall and Frank Jaquet. The film was released on July 14, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Call of the South Seas", "year": 1944, "genres": "Action, Comedy", "cast": "Janet Martin, Allan Lane, William Henry", "extract": "Call of the South Seas is a 1944 American action film directed by John English starring Janet Martin, Allan Lane and William Henry." }, { "title": "Can't Help Singing", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Western", "cast": "Deanna Durbin, Robert Paige", "extract": "Can't Help Singing is a 1944 American musical Western film directed by Frank Ryan and starring Deanna Durbin, Robert Paige, and Akim Tamiroff. Based on a story by John D. Klorer and Leo Townsend, the film is about a senator's daughter who follows her boyfriend West in the days of the California gold" }, { "title": "The Canterville Ghost", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Fantasy", "cast": "Charles Laughton, Margaret O'Brien", "extract": "The Canterville Ghost is a 1944 fantasy/comedy film directed by Jules Dassin, loosely based on the 1887 short story of the same title by Oscar Wilde. It starred Charles Laughton as a ghost doomed to haunt an English castle and Robert Young as his American relative called upon to perform an act of br" }, { "title": "Career Girl", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Frances Langford, Edward Norris, Iris Adrian", "extract": "Career Girl is a 1944 American musical film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Frances Langford. It was PRC's answer to Columbia's Cover Girl." }, { "title": "Carolina Blues", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Kay Kyser, Ann Miller, Victor Moore", "extract": "Carolina Blues is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and written by Joseph Hoffman, Al Martin and Jack Henley. The film stars Kay Kyser, Ann Miller, Victor Moore, Jeff Donnell, Howard Freeman, Georgia Carroll, M.A. Bogue, Harry Babbitt and Sully Mason. The film was released on Decem" }, { "title": "Casanova Brown", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright", "extract": "Casanova Brown is a 1944 American comedy romantic film directed by Sam Wood, written by Nunnally Johnson, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Frank Morgan. The film had its world premiere in western France after the Allies had liberated those territories following the D-Day Invasion. The fi" }, { "title": "Casanova in Burlesque", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joe E. Brown, June Havoc, Dale Evans", "extract": "Casanova in Burlesque is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Frank Gill Jr.. The film stars Joe E. Brown, June Havoc, Dale Evans, Marjorie Gateson, Lucien Littlefield and Ian Keith. The film was released on February 29, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Charlie Chan in the Chinese Cat", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime, Comedy, Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Joan Woodbury, Mantan Moreland", "extract": "The Chinese Cat is a 1944 mystery film starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan." }, { "title": "Charlie Chan in the Secret Service", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime, Comedy, Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Arthur Loft", "extract": "Charlie Chan in the Secret Service is a 1944 mystery film starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. It is the first film made by Monogram Pictures after the series was dropped by 20th Century Fox, and it marks the introduction of Number Three Son and taxi driver, Birmingham Brown." }, { "title": "Cheyenne Wildcat", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Bobby Blake, Alice Fleming", "extract": "Cheyenne Wildcat is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and one of the 23 Republic Pictures Red Ryder features. The film, starring veteran western actor, Wild Bill Elliott as Red Ryder, was based on the comic strip \"Red Ryder\" created by Fred Harman (1938–1964), and licensed thr" }, { "title": "Chip Off the Old Block", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, Ann Blyth", "extract": "Chip Off the Old Block is 1944 American comedy musical film starring Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Ann Blyth. It was Blyth's film debut." }, { "title": "Christmas Holiday", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Deanna Durbin, Gene Kelly", "extract": "Christmas Holiday is a 1944 American film noir crime film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly. Based on the 1939 novel of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham, the film is about a woman who marries a Southern aristocrat who inherited his family's streak of violence a" }, { "title": "The Climax", "year": 1944, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Susanna Foster, Boris Karloff", "extract": "The Climax is a horror film produced by Universal Pictures, first released in the United States in 1944. The credits state this is based on the 1909 play of the same name by Edward Locke, although the plot has little connection to Locke's play. Originally intended to be a sequel to Universal's remak" }, { "title": "Cobra Woman", "year": 1944, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu", "extract": "Cobra Woman is a 1944 American South Seas adventure film from Universal Pictures, directed by Robert Siodmak that stars Maria Montez, Jon Hall, and Sabu. Shot in Technicolor, this film is typical of Montez's career at Universal, and, although mostly forgotten today by the general public, is venerate" }, { "title": "Code of the Prairie", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Code of the Prairie is a 1944 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and written by Albert DeMond and Anthony Coldeway. The film stars Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Weldon Heyburn, Tom Chatterton and Roy Barcroft. The film was released on October 6, 1944, by Republi" }, { "title": "The Conspirators", "year": 1944, "genres": "Spy, Drama, Noir, Thriller, War", "cast": "Hedy Lamarr, Paul Henreid", "extract": "The Conspirators is a 1944 American film noir, World War II, drama, spy, and thriller film directed by Jean Negulesco. It stars Hedy Lamarr and Paul Henreid, features Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre in supporting roles, and has a cameo of Aurora Miranda singing a Fado. The Conspirators reunites s" }, { "title": "The Contender", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Arline Judge", "extract": "The Contender is a 1944 American film directed by Sam Newfield. The film is also known as Challenger" }, { "title": "Cover Girl", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Phil Silvers", "extract": "Cover Girl is a 1944 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly. The film tells the story of a chorus girl given a chance at stardom when she is offered an opportunity to be a highly paid cover girl. It was one of the most popular musica" }, { "title": "Cowboy and the Senorita", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Trigger, Mary Lee", "extract": " Cowboy and the Senorita is a 1944 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. The film marked the first appearance together of Rogers and his future wife, Dale Evans." }, { "title": "Cowboy Canteen", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Western", "cast": "Jane Frazee, Tex Ritter", "extract": "Cowboy Canteen is a 1944 American musical western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Charles Starrett." }, { "title": "Cowboy from Lonesome River", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Vi Athens, Dub Taylor", "extract": "Cowboy from Lonesome River is a 1944 American Western film directed by Benjamin H. Kline and written by Luci Ward. The film stars Charles Starrett, Vi Athens, Dub Taylor, Jimmy Wakely, Kenneth MacDonald and Ozie Waters. The film was released on September 21, 1944, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Crazy Knights", "year": 1944, "genres": "Romance, Comedy, Horror", "cast": "Billy Gilbert, Shemp Howard, Maxie Rosenbloom", "extract": "Crazy Knights is a 1944 American comedy horror film directed by William Beaudine and starring Billy Gilbert, Shemp Howard and Max Rosenbloom." }, { "title": "Crime by Night", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Jane Wyman, Jerome Cowan", "extract": "Crime by Night is a 1944 crime film directed by William Clemens, starring Jane Wyman and Jerome Cowan. It tells the story of Sam Campbell and his secretary Robbie Vance, who take a vacation and uncover a murder." }, { "title": "Cry of the Werewolf", "year": 1944, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Nina Foch", "extract": "Cry of the Werewolf is a 1944 American horror film directed by Henry Levin and starring Nina Foch, Stephen Crane, Osa Massen, Blanche Yurka and Barton MacLane." }, { "title": "The Curse of the Cat People", "year": 1944, "genres": "Horror, Fantasy, Thriller", "cast": "Simone Simon, Jane Randolph", "extract": "The Curse of the Cat People is a 1944 American psychological fantasy thriller film directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise, produced by Val Lewton, and starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, and Jane Randolph. Its plot follows Amy, a young girl who befriends the ghost of her father's deceased fi" }, { "title": "Cyclone Prairie Rangers", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Constance Worth", "extract": "Cyclone Prairie Rangers is a 1944 American Western film directed by Benjamin H. Kline and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Constance Worth, Jimmie Davis and Jimmy Wakely. The film was released on November 9, 1944, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Dancing in Manhattan", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Fred Brady, Jeff Donnell, William Wright", "extract": "Dancing in Manhattan is a 1944 American film directed by Henry Levin." }, { "title": "Dangerous Passage", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Phyllis Brooks, Charles Arnt", "extract": "Dangerous Passage is a 1944 American film noir drama film directed by William Berke, starring Robert Lowery and Phyllis Brooks." }, { "title": "Dark Mountain", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Noir", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Ellen Drew, Regis Toomey", "extract": "Dark Mountain is a 1944 American film noir crime film directed by William Berke. It is also known as Thunderbolt and Thunder Mountain." }, { "title": "Dark Waters", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Merle Oberon, Franchot Tone, Thomas Mitchell", "extract": "Dark Waters is a 1944 American Gothic film noir based on the novel of the same name by Francis and Marian Cockrell. It was directed by Andre de Toth and starred Merle Oberon, Franchot Tone, and Thomas Mitchell." }, { "title": "Days of Glory", "year": 1944, "genres": "Romance, Drama", "cast": "Gregory Peck", "extract": "Days of Glory is a 1944 American film, directed by Jacques Tourneur, which tells the story of a group of Soviet guerrillas fighting back during the 1941 Nazi invasion of Russia. It marked the film debut of Tamara Toumanova and Gregory Peck, as well as most of the other principal actors. It was also " }, { "title": "Dead Man's Eyes", "year": 1944, "genres": "Horror, Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Lon Chaney Jr., Jean Parker", "extract": "Dead Man's Eyes is a 1944 Inner Sanctum film noir mystery film directed by Reginald Le Borg, and starring Lon Chaney, Jr. and Jean Parker. The film was distributed by Universal Pictures. The \"Inner Sanctum\" franchise originated with a popular radio series and all of the films star Lon Chaney, Jr." }, { "title": "Dead or Alive", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson", "extract": "Dead or Alive is a 1944 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton and written by Harry L. Fraser. The film stars Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Marjorie Clements, Rebel Randall and Ray Bennett. The film was released on November 9, 1944, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Delinquent Daughters", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "June Carlson, Fifi D'Orsay, Teala Loring", "extract": "Delinquent Daughters, or Accent on Crime, is a 1944 American drama film directed by Albert Herman and starring June Carlson, Fifi D'Orsay and Margia Dean. An exploitation film, it is about a police investigation into the suicide death of a high school girl and the hard-partying teenagers at a party " }, { "title": "Destiny", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Noir", "cast": "Gloria Jean, Alan Curtis, Frank Craven", "extract": "Destiny is a 1944 American drama film noir directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Gloria Jean, Grace McDonald, Alan Curtis and Frank Craven." }, { "title": "Detective Kitty O'Day", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "Jean Parker, Peter Cookson", "extract": "Detective Kitty O'Day is a 1944 American comedy mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring Jean Parker, Peter Cookson and Tim Ryan. The film was intended as an attempt to create a new low-budget detective series, but only one sequel, Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945), was made." }, { "title": "Dixie Jamboree", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Frances Langford, Guy Kibbee, Eddie Quillan", "extract": "Dixie Jamboree is a 1944 American film directed by Christy Cabanne." }, { "title": "Double Exposure", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime, Comedy", "cast": "Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly", "extract": "Double Exposure is a 1944 American crime comedy film directed by William Berke, and starring Chester Morris and Nancy Kelly." }, { "title": "Double Indemnity", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson", "extract": "Double Indemnity is a 1944 American crime film noir directed by Billy Wilder, co-written by Wilder and Raymond Chandler, and produced by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Sistrom. The screenplay was based on James M. Cain's 1943 novel of the same title, which appeared as an eight-part serial for Liberty maga" }, { "title": "The Doughgirls", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ann Sheridan, Alexis Smith, Jack Carson", "extract": "The Doughgirls is a 1944 American comedy film directed by James V. Kern based on the 1942 hit Broadway play written by Joseph Fields. The film works around three newlywed couples, focusing on the Halstead couple, played by Jane Wyman and Jack Carson, and their misadventures trying to find some priva" }, { "title": "Dragon Seed", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir, Drama, War", "cast": "Katharine Hepburn, Walter Huston, Akim Tamiroff, Agnes Moorhead, Henry Travers", "extract": "Dragon Seed is a 1944 American war drama film, about Japan's WWII-era actions in China.The movie directed by Jack Conway and Harold S. Bucquet, based on the 1942 novel of the same name by Pearl S. Buck. The film stars Katharine Hepburn, Walter Huston, Aline MacMahon, Akim Tamiroff, and Turhan Bey. I" }, { "title": "The Drifter", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "The Drifter is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Patricia Harper. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Carol Parker, Jack Ingram, Jimmy Aubrey and Slim Whitaker. The film was released on June 14, 1944, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "End of the Road", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Edward Norris, John Abbott, June Storey", "extract": "End of the Road is a 1944 American crime film directed by George Blair and written by Denison Clift, Gertrude Walker and Albert Beich. The film stars Edward Norris, John Abbott, June Storey, Jonathan Hale, Pierre Watkin and Ted Hecht. The film was released on November 10, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Enemy of Women", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Claudia Drake, Paul Andor, Donald Woods", "extract": "Enemy of Women is a 1944 American anti-Nazi propaganda film directed by Alfred Zeisler. The lead character is Joseph Goebbels, played by Paul Andor." }, { "title": "Enter Arsène Lupin", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Charles Korvin, Ella Raines", "extract": "Enter Arsène Lupin is a 1944 American film noir directed by Ford Beebe and starring Charles Korvin and Ella Raines. It features the French gentlemen thief Arsène Lupin, a creation of the writer Maurice Leblanc. Lupin keeps watch on a young woman whose jewels make a tempting target for a gang of thie" }, { "title": "The Eve of St. Mark", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Anne Baxter, Michael O'Shea, Vincent Price", "extract": "The Eve of St Mark is a 1942 play by Maxwell Anderson set during World War II. It later became a 1944 film by 20th Century Fox that featured some of the same actors who repeated their roles in the film. The title is derived from the legend of St. Mark's Eve and the title of an uncompleted 1819 poem " }, { "title": "Ever Since Venus", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Ina Ray Hutton, Hugh Herbert, Ann Savage", "extract": "Ever Since Venus is a 1944 American comedy directed by Arthur Dreifuss, in his first effort for Columbia Pictures, and stars Ina Ray Hutton, Hugh Herbert, Ann Savage, and Billy Gilbert. It was Hutton's first major film role; she had become famous for her all-female band during the 1930s, which had b" }, { "title": "Experiment Perilous", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Hedy Lamarr, George Brent", "extract": "Experiment Perilous is a 1944 melodrama set at the turn of the 20th century. The film is based on a 1943 novel of the same name by Margaret Carpenter, and directed by Jacques Tourneur. Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Okey, Darrell Silvera, and Claude E. Carpenter were nominated for an Academy Award for B" }, { "title": "Faces in the Fog", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jane Withers, Paul Kelly, Lee Patrick", "extract": "Faces in the Fog is a 1944 American drama film directed by John English and starring Jane Withers, Paul Kelly and Lee Patrick." }, { "title": "The Falcon in Hollywood", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Tom Conway, Rita Corday", "extract": "The Falcon in Hollywood is a 1944 crime film directed by Gordon Douglas and stars Tom Conway in his recurring role as a suave amateur sleuth, supported by Barbara Hale, Jean Brooks, and Rita Corday. The film was the 10th of 16 in Falcon detective series." }, { "title": "The Falcon in Mexico", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Tom Conway, Mona Maris", "extract": "The Falcon in Mexico is a 1944 film directed by William Berke and stars Tom Conway in his recurring role as a suave amateur sleuth, supported by Mona Maris and Martha Vickers. Conway would play the Falcon seven more times before RKO retired the franchise in 1946.The Falcon in Mexico was the ninth of" }, { "title": "The Falcon Out West", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Tom Conway, Barbara Hale", "extract": "The Falcon Out West is a 1944 American mystery film directed by William Clemens and starring Tom Conway, Joan Barclay and Barbara Hale. The film was part of RKO's The Falcon series of detective films, this time, a murder set in Texas." }, { "title": "Murder, My Sweet", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir, War", "cast": "Dick Powell, Claire Trevor", "extract": "Murder, My Sweet is a 1944 American film noir, directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor and Anne Shirley. The film is based on Raymond Chandler's 1940 novel Farewell, My Lovely. It was the first film to feature Chandler's primary character, the hard-boiled private detective" }, { "title": "A Fig Leaf for Eve", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jan Wiley, Eddie Dunn, Betty Blythe", "extract": "A Fig Leaf for Eve is a 1944 American film directed by Don Brodie." }, { "title": "The Fighting Seabees", "year": 1944, "genres": "War", "cast": "John Wayne, Susan Hayward, William Frawley", "extract": "The Fighting Seabees is a 1944 war film, directed by Edward Ludwig and starring John Wayne and Susan Hayward. The supporting cast includes Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinsky, Addison Richards and Grant Withers. The Fighting Seabees portrays a heavily fictionalized account of the dilemma " }, { "title": "The Fighting Sullivans", "year": 1944, "genres": "Biography, Drama, War", "cast": "Anne Baxter, Thomas Mitchell, Ward Bond", "extract": "The Fighting Sullivans, originally released as The Sullivans, is a 1944 American biographical war film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Edward Doherty, Mary C. McCall Jr., and Jules Schermer. It was nominated for a now-discontinued Academy Award for Best Story." }, { "title": "Firebrands of Arizona", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Firebrands of Arizona is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Randall Faye. The film stars Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Earle Hodgins, Roy Barcroft and LeRoy Mason. The film was released on December 1, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Follow the Boys", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Comedy, Musical", "cast": "George Raft, Vera Zorina, Jeanette MacDonald", "extract": "Follow the Boys also known as Three Cheers for the Boys is a 1944 musical film made by Universal Pictures during World War II as an all-star cast morale booster to entertain the troops abroad and the civilians at home. The film was directed by A. Edward \"Eddie\" Sutherland and produced by Charles K. " }, { "title": "Follow the Leader", "year": 1944, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell", "extract": "Follow the Leader is a 1944 American film directed by William Beaudine featuring the East Side Kids." }, { "title": "Forty Thieves", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers", "extract": " Forty Thieves is a 1944 American Western film starring William Boyd in the lead role of Hopalong Cassidy. It was directed by Lesley Selander, produced by Harry Sherman and released by United Artists. This was the last Hopalong Cassidy film that producer Harry Sherman produced for United Artists." }, { "title": "Four Jills in a Jeep", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Musical, Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Kay Francis, Carole Landis, Martha Raye", "extract": "Four Jills in a Jeep is a 1944 American comedy-drama musical film starring Kay Francis, Carole Landis, Martha Raye, and Mitzi Mayfair as themselves, re-enacting their USO tour of Europe and North Africa during World War II." }, { "title": "Frenchman's Creek", "year": 1944, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Joan Fontaine, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce", "extract": "Frenchman's Creek is a 1944 adventure film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's 1941 novel of the same name, about an aristocratic English woman who falls in love with a French pirate. The film was released by Paramount Pictures and starred Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Córdova, Basil Rathbone, Cecil Kellaw" }, { "title": "Frontier Outlaws", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Marin Sais", "extract": "Frontier Outlaws is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield shot at the Corriganville Movie Ranch. It was the second film in Producers Releasing Corporation's Billy the Kid film series where Crabbe changed his name to \"Billy Carson\"." }, { "title": "Fuzzy Settles Down", "year": 1944, "genres": "Action, Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "Fuzzy Settles Down is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield." }, { "title": "Gambler's Choice", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly", "extract": "Gambler's Choice is a 1944 film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Chester Morris and Nancy Kelly." }, { "title": "Gangsters of the Frontier", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson", "extract": "Gangsters of the Frontier is a 1944 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, Tex Ritter and Guy Wilkerson, with Patti McCarty, Harry Harvey and Betty Miles. The film was released on 22 September 1944, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Gaslight", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir, Thriller", "cast": "Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Angela Lansbury", "extract": "Gaslight is a 1944 American psychological thriller film directed by George Cukor, and starring Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten and Angela Lansbury in her film debut. Adapted by John Van Druten, Walter Reisch, and John L. Balderston from Patrick Hamilton's play Gas Light (1938), it follo" }, { "title": "Gentle Annie", "year": 1944, "genres": "Romance, Western", "cast": "James Craig, Donna Reed, Marjorie Main", "extract": "Gentle Annie is a film with a Western theme, directed in 1944 by Andrew Marton, starring Donna Reed and James Craig. Marjorie Main played the role of Annie Goss. A notable actor in this film is Harry Morgan, who plays Cottonwood Goss. Morgan is best known for his role as Col. Potter in the TV show M" }, { "title": "Ghost Catchers", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Horror", "cast": "Olsen and Johnson, Gloria Jean, Martha O'Driscoll", "extract": "Ghost Catchers is a 1944 American comedy horror film." }, { "title": "Ghost Guns", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Evelyn Finley", "extract": "Ghost Guns is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer. This is the thirteenth film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Evelyn Finley, Riley Hill and Ernie Adams." }, { "title": "The Ghost That Walks Alone", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "Arthur Lake, Janis Carter, Lynne Roberts", "extract": "The Ghost That Walks Alone is a 1944 American comedy mystery film directed by Lew Landers and starring Arthur Lake, Janis Carter and Lynne Roberts." }, { "title": "Gildersleeve's Ghost", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Fantasy", "cast": "Harold Peary, Marion Martin, Richard LeGrand", "extract": "Gildersleeve's Ghost is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas from an original screenplay by Robert E. Kent. It is the fourth and final film in the Gildersleeve's series, all of which were produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, based on the popular NBC radio program, The Gr" }, { "title": "Girl in the Case", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Edmund Lowe, Janis Carter", "extract": "Girl in the Case is a 1944 American film. Budd Boetticher did some uncredited directing on it. It was originally directed by William Berke." }, { "title": "Girl Rush", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Western", "cast": "Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Frances Langford", "extract": "Girl Rush is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas and written by Robert E. Kent. The film stars Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Frances Langford, Barbara Jo Allen, Robert Mitchum, Paul Hurst, Patti Brill and Sarah Padden. The film was released on October 25, 1944, by RKO Pictures." }, { "title": "The Girl Who Dared", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery, War", "cast": "Lorna Gray, Peter Cookson, Veda Ann Borg", "extract": "The Girl Who Dared is a 1944 American mystery film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Lorna Gray, Peter Cookson, Grant Withers, Veda Ann Borg, John Hamilton and Willie Best. The film was released on August 5, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Goin' to Town", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Chester Lauck, Norris Goff, Barbara Hale", "extract": "Goin' to Town is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins from an original screenplay by Charles E. Roberts and Charles R. Marion, based upon the successful radio program Lum and Abner created by Chester Lauck and Norris Goff. It was the fifth of seven films in the Lum and Abner serie" }, { "title": "Going My Way", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Frank McHugh, Gene Lockhart", "extract": "Going My Way is a 1944 American musical comedy drama film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. Written by Frank Butler and Frank Cavett based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a new young priest taking over a parish from an established old veteran. Crosby sin" }, { "title": "Goodnight, Sweetheart", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Ruth Terry, Henry Hull", "extract": "Goodnight, Sweetheart is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Isabel Dawn and Jack Townley. The film stars Robert Livingston, Ruth Terry, Henry Hull, Grant Withers, Thurston Hall and Lloyd Corrigan. The film was released on June 17, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Great Mike", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Stuart Erwin, Marion Martin", "extract": "The Great Mike is a 1944 American film directed by Wallace Fox." }, { "title": "The Great Moment", "year": 1944, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "Joel McCrea, Betty Field", "extract": "The Great Moment is a 1944 biographical film written and directed by Preston Sturges. Based on the book Triumph Over Pain (1940) by René Fülöp-Miller, it tells the story of Dr. William Thomas Green Morton, a 19th-century Boston dentist who discovered the use of ether for general anesthesia. The film" }, { "title": "Greenwich Village", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche, William Bendix", "extract": "Greenwich Village is a 1944 American comedy-drama musical film from Twentieth Century Fox directed by Walter Lang. It stars Carmen Miranda and Don Ameche." }, { "title": "Guest in the House", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Anne Baxter, Ralph Bellamy, Aline MacMahon", "extract": "Guest in the House is a 1944 American film noir directed by John Brahm starring Anne Baxter and Ralph Bellamy." }, { "title": "Guns of the Law", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dave (Tex) O'Brien, Jim Newill, Guy Wilkerson", "extract": "Guns of the Law is a 1944 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill and Guy Wilkerson, with Jennifer Holt, Budd Buster and Charles King. The film was released on 31 March 1944, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Gunsmoke Mesa", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dave (Tex) O'Brien, Jim Newill, Guy Wilkerson", "extract": "Gunsmoke Mesa is a 1944 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Patti McCarty, Jack Ingram and Kermit Maynard. The film was released on September 1, 1944, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Gypsy Wildcat", "year": 1944, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Peter Coe", "extract": "Gypsy Wildcat is a 1944 Technicolor adventure film directed by Roy William Neil starring Maria Montez, Jon Hall and Peter Coe. It was co-written by James M. Cain." }, { "title": "Hail the Conquering Hero", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, William Demarest", "extract": "Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) is a satirical comedy-drama film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines and William Demarest, and featuring Raymond Walburn, Franklin Pangborn, Elizabeth Patterson, Bill Edwards and Freddie Steele." }, { "title": "The Hairy Ape", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "William Bendix, Susan Hayward, John Loder", "extract": "The Hairy Ape is a 1944 American drama film based upon the 1922 play of the same name by Eugene O'Neill. It was directed by Alfred Santell and adapted by Robert Hardy Andrews and Decla Dunning. The film stars William Bendix, Susan Hayward, John Loder, Dorothy Comingore, Roman Bohnen, Tom Fadden and " }, { "title": "Hands Across the Border", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Trigger, Ruth Terry", "extract": "Hands Across the Border is a 1944 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "Harmony Trail", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ken Maynard, Eddie Dean, Gene Alsace", "extract": "Harmony Trail is a 1944 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and starring Ken Maynard, Eddie Dean and Ruth Roman. Its early distribution was limited, and it was given a fuller release in 1947 by Astor Pictures under the alternative title of White Stallion." }, { "title": "Hat Check Honey", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Leon Errol, Grace McDonald, Walter Catlett", "extract": "Hat Check Honey is a 1944 American musical-comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline. It stars Leon Errol and Grace McDonald." }, { "title": "The Heavenly Body", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "William Powell, Hedy Lamarr", "extract": "The Heavenly Body is a 1944 American romantic comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring William Powell and Hedy Lamarr. Based on a story by Jacques Théry, with a screenplay by Michael Arlen and Walter Reisch, the film is about the beautiful wife of a professional astronomer who becomes con" }, { "title": "Heavenly Days", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Barbara Hale", "extract": "Heavenly Days is a 1944 film starring Fibber McGee and Molly. It was the third and final feature film to feature the popular radio characters; unlike the two previous entries, none of the radio show's supporting cast members appeared in this film except the show's house vocal quartet, The King's Men" }, { "title": "Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel", "extract": "Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Muriel Roy Bolton and Agnes Christine Johnston. Ninth in a series of 11 films made between 1939 and 1944 about the Aldrich family and their irrepressible teenage son, Henry, played by Jimmy Lydon, it also" }, { "title": "Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel", "extract": "Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Muriel Roy Bolton and Val Burton. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney, Diana Lynn and Vaughan Glaser. The film was released in April 1944, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Henry Aldrich's Little Secret", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel", "extract": "Henry Aldrich's Little Secret is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Val Burton and Aleen Leslie. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney, Tina Thayer and Ann Doran. The film was released on June 10, 1944, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Her Primitive Man", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Louise Allbritton, Robert Paige, Robert Benchley", "extract": "Her Primitive Man is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and written by Michael Fessier and Ernest Pagano. The film stars Louise Allbritton, Robert Paige, Robert Benchley, Edward Everett Horton, Helen Broderick, Stephanie Bachelor, Walter Catlett and Ernest Truex. The film was rel" }, { "title": "Here Come the Waves", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, Sonny Tufts", "extract": "Here Come the Waves is a 1944 American romantic comedy musical film directed by Mark Sandrich. It stars Bing Crosby and Betty Hutton." }, { "title": "Hey, Rookie", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Ann Miller, Joe Besser, Larry Parks", "extract": "Hey, Rookie is a 1944 American musical film starring Ann Miller and Larry Parks." }, { "title": "Hi, Beautiful", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery Jr., Hattie McDaniel", "extract": "Hi, Beautiful is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Dick Irving Hyland. The film stars Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery Jr., Hattie McDaniel, Walter Catlett, Tim Ryan, Florence Lake, Grady Sutton, Lou Lubin and Virginia Sale. The film was released on December 18, 194" }, { "title": "Hi, Good Lookin'!", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Harriet Hilliard, Eddie Quillan, Kirby Grant", "extract": "Hi, Good Lookin'! is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Edward C. Lilley and written by Paul Gerard Smith, Bradford Ropes and Eugene Conrad. The film stars Harriet Nelson, Eddie Quillan, Kirby Grant, Betty Kean, Roscoe Karns, Vivian Austin, Marjorie Gateson and Fuzzy Knight. The film was releas" }, { "title": "Hidden Valley Outlaws", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, George \"Gabby\" Hayes, Anne Jeffreys", "extract": "Hidden Valley Outlaws is a 1944 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by John K. Butler and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, George \"Gabby\" Hayes, Anne Jeffreys, Roy Barcroft, Kenne Duncan and Charles Miller. The film was released on April 2, 194" }, { "title": "Higher and Higher", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Michele Morgan, Frank Sinatra", "extract": "Higher and Higher is a 1944 musical film starring Michèle Morgan, Jack Haley, and Frank Sinatra, loosely based on a 1940 Broadway musical written by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan. The film version, written by Jay Dratler and Ralph Spence with additional dialogue by William Bowers and Howard Harris" }, { "title": "The Hitler Gang", "year": 1944, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "Robert Watson, Roman Bohnen, Victor Varconi", "extract": "The Hitler Gang is a 1944 American pseudo-documentary film directed by John Farrow, which traces the political rise of Adolf Hitler. Described as a \"documentary-propaganda\" film by its studio, Paramount Pictures, the historical drama is based on documented fact and marks the first serious effort to " }, { "title": "Hollywood Canteen", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Robert Hutton, Joan Leslie", "extract": "Hollywood Canteen is a 1944 American musical romantic comedy film starring Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, Dane Clark and features many stars in cameo roles. and produced by Warner Bros. The film was written and directed by Delmer Daves and received three Oscar nominations." }, { "title": "Home in Indiana", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Walter Brennan, Lon McCallister, Jeanne Crain", "extract": "Home in Indiana is a 1944 Technicolor film directed by Henry Hathaway. The film, that stars Walter Brennan, Lon McCallister, Jeanne Crain, June Haver and Charlotte Greenwood, is based on the novel The Phantom Filly by George Agnew Chamberlain (1879–1966). The film was remade in 1957 as April Love." }, { "title": "Hot Rhythm", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Dona Drake, Robert Lowery, Irene Ryan", "extract": "Hot Rhythm is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Robert Lowery, Dona Drake, and the radio and vaudeville team of Tim and Irene." }, { "title": "The Hour Before the Dawn", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Veronica Lake, Franchot Tone, Binnie Barnes", "extract": "The Hour Before the Dawn is a 1944 American drama war film directed by Frank Tuttle starring Franchot Tone and Veronica Lake. It was based on the 1942 novel by W. Somerset Maugham." }, { "title": "House of Frankenstein", "year": 1944, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Glenn Strange", "extract": "House of Frankenstein is a 1944 American horror film starring Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr. and John Carradine. The film was directed by Erle C. Kenton based on a story by Curt Siodmak, and produced by Universal Pictures. The film is about Dr. Gustav Niemann who escapes from prison and promises to c" }, { "title": "I Accuse My Parents", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Mary Beth Hughes, Vivienne Osborne", "extract": "I Accuse My Parents is a 1944 American exploitation film dealing with juvenile delinquency. Produced by PRC, the film was used to teach morals, specifically that parents should take an interest in their children's lives, as well as the consequences of child neglect. It premiered on November 4, 1944 " }, { "title": "I Love a Soldier", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Paulette Goddard, Sonny Tufts", "extract": "I Love a Soldier is a 1944 American drama film directed by Mark Sandrich and written by Allan Scott. The film stars Paulette Goddard, Sonny Tufts, Beulah Bondi, Walter Sande, Mary Treen and Ann Doran. The film was released on August 15, 1944, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "I'll Be Seeing You", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ginger Rogers, Shirley Temple", "extract": "I'll Be Seeing You is a 1944 American drama film made by Selznick International Pictures, Dore Schary Productions, and Vanguard Pictures, and distributed by United Artists. It stars Joseph Cotten, Ginger Rogers, and Shirley Temple, with Spring Byington, Tom Tully, and John Derek. It was produced by " }, { "title": "I'm from Arkansas", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Slim Summerville, Iris Adrian", "extract": "I'm from Arkansas is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Lew Landers." }, { "title": "The Impatient Years", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Jean Arthur, Lee Bowman", "extract": "The Impatient Years is a 1944 romance film made by Columbia Pictures, directed by Irving Cummings, and written by Virginia Van Upp." }, { "title": "The Impostor", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Jean Gabin, Richard Whorf, Ellen Drew", "extract": "The Impostor is a 1944 American drama war film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Jean Gabin." }, { "title": "In the Meantime, Darling", "year": 1944, "genres": "Romance, Drama", "cast": "Jeanne Crain, Frank Latimore, Gale Robbins", "extract": "In the Meantime, Darling is a 1944 American drama film produced and directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Arthur Kober and Michael Uris focuses on a wealthy war bride who is forced to adjust to living in spartan conditions in military housing during World War II." }, { "title": "In Our Time", "year": 1944, "genres": "Romance, Drama", "cast": "Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid", "extract": "In Our Time is a 1944 American romantic drama film set in the days leading up to World War II. It stars Ida Lupino and Paul Henreid." }, { "title": "In Society", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Marion Hutton", "extract": "In Society is a 1944 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It was the first of five Abbott and Costello films to be directed by Jean Yarbrough. It was re-released in 1953." }, { "title": "The Invisible Man's Revenge", "year": 1944, "genres": "Science Fiction, Horror", "cast": "Jon Hall, John Carradine", "extract": "The Invisible Man's Revenge is a 1944 American horror film directed by Ford Beebe and written by Bertram Millhauser. The film stars John Carradine as a scientist who tests his experiment on Jon Hall, a psychiatric hospital escapee who takes the invisibility serum and then goes on a crime spree. The " }, { "title": "Irish Eyes Are Smiling", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Monty Woolley, June Haver", "extract": "Irish Eyes Are Smiling is a 1944 United States musical film which chronicles the life of popular Irish song composer Ernest R. Ball. The screenplay by Earl Baldwin and John Tucker Battle is based on a story by E. A. Ellington. The film was directed by Gregory Ratoff, and produced by Damon Runyon for" }, { "title": "It Happened Tomorrow", "year": 1944, "genres": "Fantasy, Comedy", "cast": "Dick Powell, Linda Darnell", "extract": "It Happened Tomorrow is a 1944 American fantasy film directed by René Clair, starring Dick Powell, Linda Darnell and Jack Oakie, and featuring Edgar Kennedy and John Philliber. It is based on the one-act play \"The Jest of Haha Laba\" by Lord Dunsany." }, { "title": "Jam Session", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Ann Miller, Jess Barker", "extract": "Jam Session is a 1944 American musical film starring Ann Miller." }, { "title": "Jamboree", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ruth Terry, Paul Harvey", "extract": "Jamboree is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Jack Townley. The film stars Ruth Terry, George Byron, Paul Harvey, Edwin Stanley, Freddie Fisher and Ernest Tubb. The film was released on May 5, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Janie", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joyce Reynolds, Ann Harding", "extract": "Janie is a 1944 film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on a 1942 Broadway play by Josephine Bentham and Herschel V. Williams Jr. The play was adapted from Benthams's 1940 novel by the same name." }, { "title": "Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore", "year": 1944, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Simone Simon, James Ellison", "extract": "Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore is a 1944 American comedy/romance film starring Simone Simon, James Ellison, William Terry, and featuring Robert Mitchum in an early role. Produced by King Brothers Productions, it was co-written by Philip Yordan and directed by the German-American director Joe May, " }, { "title": "Jungle Woman", "year": 1944, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Evelyn Ankers, J. Carrol Naish", "extract": "Jungle Woman is a 1944 American horror film directed by Reginald LeBorg. The film stars Evelyn Ankers, J. Carrol Naish, Samuel S. Hinds, Lois Collier, Milburn Stone, and Douglass Dumbrille. The film involves Dr. Carl Fletcher who is in court on the murder of Paula Dupree, who he explains has the abi" }, { "title": "Kansas City Kitty", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Romance", "cast": "Joan Davis, Jane Frazee", "extract": "Kansas City Kitty is a 1944 American romantic musical film directed by Del Lord, starring Joan Davis and Jane Frazee. The film features the singing Williams Brothers, including the youngest of the quartet, Andy Williams." }, { "title": "The Keys of the Kingdom", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Roddy McDowall", "extract": "The Keys of the Kingdom is a 1944 American film based on the 1941 novel The Keys of the Kingdom by A. J. Cronin. The film was adapted by Nunnally Johnson, directed by John M. Stahl, and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. It stars Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, and Vincent Price, and tells the story o" }, { "title": "Kismet", "year": 1944, "genres": "Historical", "cast": "Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, James Craig", "extract": "Kismet is a 1944 American Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film in Technicolor starring Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, Joy Page, and Florence Bates. James Craig played the young Caliph of Baghdad, and Edward Arnold was the treacherous Grand Vizier. It was directed by William Dieterle, but was not a success at " }, { "title": "Knickerbocker Holiday", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Constance Dowling, Nelson Eddy", "extract": "Knickerbocker Holiday is a 1944 American musical film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Nelson Eddy, Charles Coburn and Constance Dowling. It is based on the musical play of the same title set in the 17th century colony of New Amsterdam. The film's sets were designed by the art director Berna" }, { "title": "Ladies Courageous", "year": 1944, "genres": "War", "cast": "Loretta Young, Diana Barrymore, Anne Gwynne, Geraldine Fitzgerald", "extract": "Ladies Courageous is a 1944 war film based on the novel Looking For Trouble (1941) by Virginia Spencer Cowles. Directed by John Rawlins, the film stars Loretta Young and Geraldine Fitzgerald. It tells the story of the paramilitary Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron formed in the United States durin" }, { "title": "Ladies of Washington", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Trudy Marshall, Anthony Quinn, Sheila Ryan", "extract": "Ladies of Washington is a 1944 American drama film directed by Louis King and starring Trudy Marshall, Ronald Graham and Anthony Quinn. It concentrates on a group of young women employed by the federal government in wartime Washington D.C., one of whom becomes involved with an enemy agent." }, { "title": "The Lady and the Monster", "year": 1944, "genres": "Science Fiction, Horror", "cast": "Vera Ralston, Erich von Stroheim, Richard Arlen", "extract": "The Lady and the Monster is a 1944 American science fiction horror film directed by George Sherman, and starring Vera Ralston, Richard Arlen, and Erich von Stroheim. The film is about the attempts to keep alive the brain of a multimillionaire after his death, only to create a telepathic monster. The" }, { "title": "Lady in the Dark", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Jon Hall", "extract": "Lady in the Dark is a 1944 American musical film directed by Mitchell Leisen, from a screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett that is based on the 1941 musical of the same name by Moss Hart. The film stars Ginger Rogers as a magazine editor, who although successful, finds herself on the edg" }, { "title": "Lady in the Death House", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jean Parker, Lionel Atwill", "extract": "Lady in the Death House is a 1944 American film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Jean Parker and Lionel Atwill." }, { "title": "Lady, Let's Dance", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Belita, James Ellison", "extract": "Lady, Let's Dance is a 1944 black-and-white film directed by Frank Woodruff that was nominated for two Oscars. Produced by Monogram Studios, the film is unique as an ice skating musical." }, { "title": "Lake Placid Serenade", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, Musical, Romance", "cast": "Vera Ralston, Eugene Pallette", "extract": "Lake Placid Serenade is a 1944 American musical romance film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Vera Ralston, Eugene Pallette and Barbara Jo Allen. Following the German invasion of Czechoslovakia a Czech ice-skating champion goes to stay with her Uncle in the United States." }, { "title": "Land of the Outlaws", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Land of the Outlaws is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer. This is the eleventh film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Nan Holliday, Stephen Keyes and Hugh Prosser." }, { "title": "The Laramie Trail", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "The Laramie Trail is a 1944 American Western film directed by John English and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Robert Livingston, Smiley Burnette, Linda Brent, Martin Garralaga, Emmett Lynn and John James. The film was released on April 3, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Last Horseman", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Russell Hayden, Ann Savage", "extract": "The Last Horseman is a 1944 American Western film directed by William Berke and starring Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, and Ann Savage." }, { "title": "The Last Ride", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Eleanor Parker, Richard Travis", "extract": "The Last Ride is a 1944 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. According to Warner Bros accounts the film earned $249,000 domestically and $8,000 foreign." }, { "title": "Laura", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson", "extract": "Laura is a 1944 American film noir produced and directed by Otto Preminger. It stars Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, and Clifton Webb along with Vincent Price and Judith Anderson. The screenplay by Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Betty Reinhardt is based on the 1943 novel Laura by Vera Caspary. Lau" }, { "title": "Law Men", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Jan Wiley", "extract": "Law Men is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer, and released by Monogram Pictures. This is the eighth film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Jan Wiley, Kirby Grant and" }, { "title": "Law of the Valley", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Lynne Carver", "extract": "Law of the Valley is a 1944 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton. This is the twelfth film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Lynne Carver, Kirk Barron and Edmund Cobb." }, { "title": "Leave It to the Irish", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Crime", "cast": "James Dunn, Wanda McKay", "extract": "Leave It to the Irish is a 1944 American comedy crime film directed by William Beaudine and starring James Dunn, Wanda McKay and Jack La Rue." }, { "title": "Lifeboat", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix", "extract": "Lifeboat is a 1944 American survival film directed by Alfred Hitchcock from a story by John Steinbeck. It stars Tallulah Bankhead and William Bendix, alongside Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry Hull, Heather Angel, Hume Cronyn and Canada Lee. The film is set entirely on a lifeboat lau" }, { "title": "Lights of Old Santa Fe", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans", "extract": "Lights of Old Santa Fe is a 1944 American Western Musical film directed by Frank McDonald with a screenplay by Gordon Kahn and Bob Williams. The film stars Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in a story about a rodeo owner and her struggle to make her show a success. When her rodeo is sabotaged by a rival sho" }, { "title": "The Lodger", "year": 1944, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Merle Oberon, George Sanders, Laird Cregar", "extract": "The Lodger is a 1944 American horror film about Jack the Ripper, based on the 1913 novel of the same name by Marie Belloc Lowndes. It stars Merle Oberon, George Sanders, and Laird Cregar, features Sir Cedric Hardwicke, and was directed by John Brahm from a screenplay by Barré Lyndon." }, { "title": "Lost in a Harem", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Marilyn Maxwell", "extract": "Lost in a Harem is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and starring the team of Abbott and Costello alongside Marilyn Maxwell." }, { "title": "Louisiana Hayride", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Judy Canova, Ross Hunter", "extract": "Louisiana Hayride is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Judy Canova, Ross Hunter and Richard Lane. It was made by Columbia Pictures rather than Republic, with whom Canova mostly worked during the decade. The film's art direction was by Lionel Banks and Walter Holsche" }, { "title": "Lumberjack", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Ellen Hall", "extract": "Lumberjack is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander." }, { "title": "Machine Gun Mama", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Armida", "extract": "Machine Gun Mama is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Harold Young. It was PRC's attempt to feature a comedy team to compete with Universal's Abbott and Costello and Paramount's Road to ... movies, as well as their entry in the Good Neighbor Policy film genre of the time where the Unit" }, { "title": "Mademoiselle Fifi", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, Historical", "cast": "Simone Simon, Kurt Kreuger", "extract": "Mademoiselle Fifi is a 1944 American period film directed by Robert Wise for RKO, in his solo directorial debut. It was written by Josef Mischel and Peter Ruric based on two short stories by Guy de Maupassant, \"Mademoiselle Fifi\" and \"Boule de Suif\". The film features an ensemble cast headed by Simo" }, { "title": "Maisie Goes to Reno", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ann Sothern, John Hodiak", "extract": "Maisie Goes to Reno is the eighth film starring Ann Sothern as Maisie Ravier, preceded by Swing Shift Maisie and followed by Up Goes Maisie. John Hodiak plays her love interest in this 1944 romantic comedy." }, { "title": "Make Your Own Bed", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jane Wyman, Jack Carson", "extract": "Make Your Own Bed is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Francis Swann, Edmund Joseph and Richard Weil. The film stars Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Irene Manning, Alan Hale, Sr., George Tobias and Robert Shayne. The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 10, 1944." }, { "title": "Man from Frisco", "year": 1944, "genres": "Spy, War", "cast": "Michael O'Shea, Anne Shirley", "extract": "Man from Frisco (1944) is a United States feature-length spy and war film by Republic Pictures directed by Robert Florey and starring Michael O'Shea (1906–1973) and Anne Shirley." }, { "title": "Marine Raiders", "year": 1944, "genres": "War", "cast": "Pat O'Brien, Robert Ryan, Ruth Hussey", "extract": "Marine Raiders is a 1944 RKO war film showing a fictional depiction of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion and 1st Marine Parachute Battalion on Guadalcanal, R&R in Australia, retraining in Camp Elliott and a fictional attack in the Solomon Islands. Produced by Robert Fellows, and directed by Harold D. " }, { "title": "The Mark of the Whistler", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Richard Dix, Janis Carter", "extract": "The Mark of the Whistler, is a 1944 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by William Castle, the production features Richard Dix, Porter Hall and Janis Carter. It is the second of Columbia Pictures' eight \"Whistler\" films produced in the 1940s, all but the last s" }, { "title": "Marked Trails", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele, Veda Ann Borg", "extract": "Marked Trails is a 1944 American Western film directed by John P. McCarthy." }, { "title": "Marriage Is a Private Affair", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Lana Turner, John Hodiak", "extract": "Marriage is a Private Affair is a 1944 war-comedy film, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, based on novel Marriage Is a Private Affair (1941) by Judith Kelly. It stars Lana Turner, Frances Gifford and James Craig." }, { "title": "Marshal of Gunsmoke", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Russell Hayden, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Marshal of Gunsmoke is a 1944 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and written by William Lively. The film stars Tex Ritter, Russell Hayden, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt, Harry Woods and Herbert Rawlinson. The film was released on January 22, 1944, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Marshal of Reno", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Alice Fleming", "extract": "Marshal of Reno is a 1944 American Western film directed by Wallace Grissell starring Wild Bill Elliott in the role of Red Ryder. It was the second of twenty-three Red Ryder feature films that would be produced by Republic Pictures. The picture was shot on the studio’s back lot along with outdoor lo" }, { "title": "The Mask of Dimitrios", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre", "extract": "The Mask of Dimitrios is a 1944 American film noir directed by Jean Negulesco and written by Frank Gruber, based on the 1939 novel of the same title written by Eric Ambler." }, { "title": "The Master Race", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "George Coulouris", "extract": "The Master Race is a 1944 American drama film directed by Herbert Biberman and written by Biberman, Anne Froelich and Rowland Leigh. The film stars George Coulouris, Stanley Ridges, Osa Massen, Carl Esmond, Nancy Gates, Morris Carnovsky, Lloyd Bridges, Helen Beverly, Gavin Muir and Paul Guilfoyle. T" }, { "title": "Meet Me in St. Louis", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor", "extract": "Meet Me in St. Louis is a 1944 American Christmas musical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Divided into a series of seasonal vignettes, starting with Summer 1903, it relates the story of a year in the life of the Smith family in St. Louis leading up to the opening of the Louisiana Purchase Expositi" }, { "title": "Meet Miss Bobby Socks", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Bob Crosby, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "Meet Miss Bobby Socks is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Glenn Tryon and starring Bob Crosby and Lynn Merrick. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on October 12, 1944." }, { "title": "Meet the People", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, War", "cast": "Lucille Ball, Dick Powell", "extract": "Meet the People (1944) is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical comedy film made, and set, during World War II, and starring Lucille Ball and Dick Powell and featuring Virginia O'Brien, Bert Lahr, Rags Ragland and June Allyson. The film takes its title from a successful Los Angeles musical revue, which ran " }, { "title": "Men on Her Mind", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Drama", "cast": "Mary Beth Hughes, Edward Norris", "extract": "Men on Her Mind is a 1944 musical drama film directed by Wallace Fox, produced by Alfred Stern. The screenplay was written by Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Mary Beth Hughes, Edward Norris and Ted North." }, { "title": "The Merry Monahans", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Drama, Musical", "cast": "Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, Jack Oakie", "extract": "The Merry Monahans is a 1944 American comedy-drama musical film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan and Jack Oakie." }, { "title": "Million Dollar Kid", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Louise Currie", "extract": "Million Dollar Kid is a 1944 American film directed by Wallace Fox starring the East Side Kids." }, { "title": "Ministry of Fear", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond", "extract": "Ministry of Fear is a 1944 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang, and starring Ray Milland and Marjorie Reynolds. Based on the 1943 novel by Graham Greene, the film tells the story of a man just released from a mental asylum who finds himself caught up in an international spy ring and pursued by" }, { "title": "Minstrel Man", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Drama", "cast": "Benny Fields, Gladys George", "extract": "Minstrel Man is a 1944 American musical drama film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and produced by Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC). It was a vehicle for Broadway and vaudeville headliner Benny Fields." }, { "title": "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, William Demarest", "extract": "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek is a 1944 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken and Betty Hutton, and featuring Diana Lynn, William Demarest and Porter Hall. Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamiroff reprise their roles from Sturges' 1940 film The Great M" }, { "title": "The Missing Juror", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Jim Bannon, Janis Carter", "extract": "The Missing Juror is a 1944 American film noir mystery film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Jim Bannon, Janis Carter, George Macready and Jean Stevens." }, { "title": "Mojave Firebrand", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, George \"Gabby\" Hayes, Anne Jeffreys", "extract": "Mojave Firebrand is a 1944 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, George \"Gabby\" Hayes, Anne Jeffreys, LeRoy Mason, Jack Ingram and Harry McKim. The film was released on March 19, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Monster Maker", "year": 1944, "genres": "Science Fiction, Horror", "cast": "J. Carrol Naish, Ralph Morgan, Tala Birell", "extract": "The Monster Maker is a 1944 science-fiction horror film starring J. Carrol Naish and Ralph Morgan. Albert Glasser supplied the film score, his first, an assignment for which he was paid US$250." }, { "title": "Moon Over Las Vegas", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Anne Gwynne, Barbara Jo Allen", "extract": "Moon Over Las Vegas is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Anne Gwynne, David Bruce and Barbara Jo Allen." }, { "title": "Moonlight and Cactus", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Western", "cast": "The Andrews Sisters, Leo Carrillo", "extract": "Moonlight and Cactus is a 1944 American musical Western film featuring The Andrews Sisters. The screenplay concerns a ranch owner whose cattle are stolen." }, { "title": "Mr. Skeffington", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Bette Davis, Claude Rains", "extract": "Mr. Skeffington is a 1944 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman, based on the 1940 novel of the same name by Elizabeth von Arnim." }, { "title": "Mr. Winkle Goes to War", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Warrick", "extract": "Mr. Winkle Goes to War is a 1944 war comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson and Ruth Warrick, based on a novel by Theodore Pratt." }, { "title": "Mrs. Parkington", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Edward Arnold", "extract": "Mrs. Parkington is a 1944 drama film. It tells the story of a woman's life, told via flashbacks, from boarding house maid to society matron. The movie was adapted by Polly James and Robert Thoeren from the novel by Louis Bromfield. It was directed by Tay Garnett and starred Greer Garson and Walter P" }, { "title": "The Mummy's Curse", "year": 1944, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Lon Chaney, Virginia Christine", "extract": "The Mummy's Curse is a 1944 American Universal Pictures horror film, directed by Leslie Goodwins. It is the third and final sequel to that company's The Mummy's Hand of 1940. The film is the sequel to The Mummy's Ghost (1944) and the fifth entry in Universal Pictures' original Mummy franchise. It ma" }, { "title": "The Mummy's Ghost", "year": 1944, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Lon Chaney, John Carradine, Ramsay Ames", "extract": "The Mummy's Ghost is a 1944 American horror film directed by Reginald Le Borg for Universal. It is the second of three sequels to The Mummy's Hand (1940), following The Mummy's Tomb (1942) and preceding The Mummy's Curse (1944). Lon Chaney, Jr. again takes on the role of Kharis the mummy." }, { "title": "Murder in the Blue Room", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Anne Gwynne, John Litel", "extract": "Murder in the Blue Room is a 1944 American film directed by Leslie Goodwins." }, { "title": "Murder, My Sweet", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir, War", "cast": "Dick Powell, Claire Trevor", "extract": "Murder, My Sweet is a 1944 American film noir, directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor and Anne Shirley. The film is based on Raymond Chandler's 1940 novel Farewell, My Lovely. It was the first film to feature Chandler's primary character, the hard-boiled private detective" }, { "title": "Music for Millions", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Jimmy Durante, June Allyson", "extract": "Music for Millions is a 1944 musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Margaret O'Brien, José Iturbi, Jimmy Durante, June Allyson, Marsha Hunt, Hugh Herbert, Harry Davenport, and Marie Wilson. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 1946." }, { "title": "Music in Manhattan", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Anne Shirley, Dennis Day", "extract": "Music in Manhattan is a 1944 American musical film directed by John H. Auer. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording." }, { "title": "My Best Gal", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jane Withers, Jimmy Lydon", "extract": "My Best Gal is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Anthony Mann and written by Olive Cooper and Earl Felton. The film stars Jane Withers, Jimmy Lydon, Frank Craven, Fortunio Bonanova, George Cleveland and Franklin Pangborn. The film was released on March 28, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "My Buddy", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Ruth Terry, Donald Barry", "extract": "My Buddy is a 1944 American crime film directed by Steve Sekely and written by Arnold Manoff. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Ruth Terry, Lynne Roberts, Alexander Granach, Emma Dunn and John Litel. The film was released on October 12, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "My Gal Loves Music", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Bob Crosby, Grace McDonald", "extract": "My Gal Loves Music is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Edward C. Lilley and written by Eugene Conrad and Edward Dein. The film stars Bob Crosby, Grace McDonald, Alan Mowbray, Betty Kean, Walter Catlett and Freddie Mercer. The film was released on December 1, 1944, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "My Pal Wolf", "year": 1944, "genres": "Family, Drama", "cast": "Sharyn Moffett, Jill Esmond, Claire Carleton", "extract": "My Pal Wolf is a 1944 American drama film directed by Alfred L. Werker from a screenplay by Lillie Hayward, Leonard Praskins and John Paxton based on a story by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, the film was released on October 8, 1944. The film stars Sharyn " }, { "title": "Mystery Man", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Eleanor Stewart", "extract": "Mystery Man is a 1944 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, Don Costello, Eleanor Stewart and Francis McDonald. The film was released on May 31, 1944, by United Artists." }, { "title": "Nabonga", "year": 1944, "genres": "Science Fiction", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Julie London", "extract": "Nabonga is a 1944 PRC film starring Buster Crabbe and Julie London. It was retitled Jungle Woman in the British Empire." }, { "title": "The National Barn Dance", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jean Heather, Charles Quigley", "extract": "The National Barn Dance is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Lee Loeb and Hal Fimberg. The film stars Jean Heather, Charles Quigley, Robert Benchley, Mabel Paige, Charles Dingle and Pat Buttram. The film was released on September 24, 1944, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "National Velvet", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, Sports", "cast": "Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor", "extract": "National Velvet is a 1944 American Technicolor sports film directed by Clarence Brown and based on the 1935 novel of the same name by Enid Bagnold. It stars Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Angela Lansbury, Anne Revere, Reginald Owen, and an adolescent Elizabeth Taylor." }, { "title": "The Navy Way", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Jean Parker, Bill Henry", "extract": "The Navy Way is a 1944 American war film directed by William Berke concentrating on US Navy recruit training with many sequences filmed at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. The film had its premiere at the Genesee Theatre in nearby Waukegan, Illinois." }, { "title": "Nevada", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Mitchum, Anne Jeffreys", "extract": "Nevada is a 1944 Western film based on a Zane Grey novel and starring a 27-year-old Robert Mitchum, with Anne Jeffreys, Guinn \"Big Boy\" Williams, and Richard Martin in supporting roles. The film was written by Norman Houston from Grey's popular novel and directed by Edward Killy. Mitchum is billed w" }, { "title": "Nine Girls", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Ann Harding, Evelyn Keyes", "extract": "Nine Girls is a 1944 American mystery film directed by Leigh Jason from a screenplay by Karen DeWolf and Connie Lee, based on the 1943 play of the same name by Wilfred H. Petitt. The film stars Ann Harding, Evelyn Keyes, Jinx Falkenburg, Anita Louise, Leslie Brooks, Lynn Merrick, Jeff Donnell, Nina " }, { "title": "A Night of Adventure", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime, Mystery", "cast": "Tom Conway, Audrey Long, John Carradine, Dean Jagger", "extract": "A Night of Adventure is a 1944 American crime mystery film directed by Gordon Douglas. It stars Tom Conway, Audrey Long, and Edward Brophy." }, { "title": "None but the Lonely Heart", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Cary Grant, Ethel Barrymore", "extract": "None but the Lonely Heart is a 1944 American drama romance film which tells the story of a young Cockney drifter who returns home with no ambitions but finds that his family needs him. Adapted by Clifford Odets from the 1943 novel of the same title by Richard Llewellyn and directed by Odets, the mov" }, { "title": "None Shall Escape", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Marsha Hunt, Alexander Knox, Henry Travers", "extract": "None Shall Escape is a 1944 war film. Even though the film was made during World War II, the setting is a post-war Nuremberg-style war crimes trial. Alexander Knox plays Wilhelm Grimm, a Nazi officer who is on trial, and the story unfolds through the eyes of several witnesses, including a Catholic p" }, { "title": "Nothing but Trouble", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Laurel and Hardy", "extract": "Nothing But Trouble is a 1944 Laurel and Hardy feature film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Sam Taylor" }, { "title": "Oath of Vengeance", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "Oath of Vengeance is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. Shot at Corriganville Movie Ranch, the film was released by Producers Releasing Corporation as one of the studio's Billy the Kid film series." }, { "title": "Oh, What a Night", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Crime, Drama", "cast": "Jean Parker, Edmund Lowe", "extract": "Oh, What A Night is a 1944 crime drama starring Edmund Lowe & Jean Parker and directed by William Beaudine." }, { "title": "Oklahoma Raiders", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Oklahoma Raiders is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Tex Ritter." }, { "title": "The Old Texas Trail", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Rod Cameron, Virginia Christine", "extract": "The Old Texas Trail is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by William Lively. The film stars Rod Cameron, Eddie Dew, Fuzzy Knight, Ray Whitley, Virginia Christine, Joseph J. Greene, Marjorie Clements, George Eldredge and Edmund Cobb. The film was released on Decembe" }, { "title": "Once Upon a Time", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Fantasy", "cast": "Cary Grant, Janet Blair", "extract": "Once Upon a Time is a 1944 American comedy fantasy film involving a dancing caterpillar who lives in a small box. Cary Grant plays a conniving showman who desperately needs money to save his theater. The film was based on a 1940 radio play. \"My Client Curley\", adapted by Norman Corwin from a magazin" }, { "title": "One Body Too Many", "year": 1944, "genres": "Horror, Comedy, Mystery", "cast": "Jack Haley, Jean Parker, Bela Lugosi", "extract": "One Body Too Many is a 1944 American comedy-mystery film directed by Frank McDonald, starring Bela Lugosi, Jack Haley and Lyle Talbot." }, { "title": "One Mysterious Night", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Teen", "cast": "Chester Morris, Janis Carter", "extract": "One Mysterious Night is a 1944 crime film, the seventh in a Columbia Pictures series of fourteen starring Chester Morris as reformed crook Boston Blackie. It was preceded by The Chance of a Lifetime and followed by Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion. Blackie is called upon to recover a stolen diamon" }, { "title": "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Gail Russell, Diana Lynn", "extract": "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Lewis Allen and written by Sheridan Gibney. It was based on the real life reminiscences of the comic misadventures of Emily Kimbrough and Cornelia Otis Skinner in their book Our Hearts Were Young and Gay. The film stars Gail Ru" }, { "title": "Outlaw Roundup", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dave (Tex) O'Brien, Jim Newill, Guy Wilkerson", "extract": "Outlaw Roundup is a 1944 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Helen Chapman, Jack Ingram and I. Stanford Jolley. The film was released on February 10, 1944, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Outlaw Trail", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele", "extract": "" }, { "title": "Outlaws of Santa Fe", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Helen Talbot", "extract": "Outlaws of Santa Fe is a 1944 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Helen Talbot, Wally Vernon, Twinkle Watts, Charles Morton and Herbert Heyes. The film was released on April 4, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Pardon My Rhythm", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Gloria Jean, Patric Knowles, Evelyn Ankers, Marjorie Weaver", "extract": "Pardon My Rhythm is a 1944 movie starring Gloria Jean, Patric Knowles, and Evelyn Ankers, featuring Mel Tormé and Bob Crosby, and directed by Felix E. Feist." }, { "title": "Partners of the Trail", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Christine McIntyre", "extract": "Partners of the Trail is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer. This is the seventh film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Craig Woods, Christine McIntyre and Marshall R" }, { "title": "Passage to Marseille", "year": 1944, "genres": "War", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre", "extract": "Passage to Marseille, also known as Message to Marseille, is a 1944 American war film made by Warner Brothers, directed by Michael Curtiz. The screenplay was by Casey Robinson and Jack Moffitt from the novel Sans Patrie by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. The music score was by Max Steiner an" }, { "title": "Passport to Destiny", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Elsa Lanchester, Gordon Oliver", "extract": "Passport to Destiny is a 1944 RKO Radio Pictures war film, starring Elsa Lanchester as an English charwoman who, believing herself invulnerable by being protected by a magic eye amulet, travels to Nazi Germany to personally assassinate Adolf Hitler." }, { "title": "The Pearl of Death", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers", "extract": "The Pearl of Death is a 1944 Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, the ninth of fourteen such films the pair made. The story is loosely based on Conan Doyle's short story \"The Adventure of the Six Napoleons\" but features some additions, such as Evelyn " }, { "title": "Phantom Lady", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Franchot Tone, Ella Raines", "extract": "Phantom Lady is a 1944 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Franchot Tone, Ella Raines, and Alan Curtis. Based on the novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich, it follows a young Manhattan secretary and her endeavors to prove that her boss did not murder his wife." }, { "title": "Pin Up Girl", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Betty Grable, Martha Raye", "extract": "Pin Up Girl is a 1944 American Technicolor musical romantic comedy motion picture starring Betty Grable, John Harvey, Martha Raye, and Joe E. Brown." }, { "title": "The Pinto Bandit", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dave (Tex) O'Brien, Jim Newill, Guy Wilkerson", "extract": "The Pinto Bandit is a 1944 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Mady Lawrence, James Martin and Jack Ingram. The film was released on April 27, 1944, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "The Port of 40 Thieves", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Stephanie Bachelor, Tom Keene", "extract": "The Port of 40 Thieves is a 1944 American crime film directed by John English, written by Dane Lussier, and starring Stephanie Bachelor, Tom Keene, Lynne Roberts, Olive Blakeney, Russell Hicks and George Meeker. The film was released on August 13, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Practically Yours", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray", "extract": "Practically Yours is a 1944 comedic film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Mitchell Leisen, written by Norman Krasna and starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray." }, { "title": "Pride of the Plains", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "Pride of the Plains is a 1944 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by John K. Butler and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Robert Livingston, Smiley Burnette, Nancy Gay, Steve Barclay, Kenneth MacDonald and Charles Miller. The film was released on January 5, 1944, by Rep" }, { "title": "The Princess and the Pirate", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan", "extract": "The Princess and the Pirate is a 1944 American comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Bob Hope and Virginia Mayo. Based on a story by Sy Bartlett, the film is about a princess who travels incognito to elope with her true love instead of marrying the man to whom she is betrothed. On the hi" }, { "title": "The Purple Heart", "year": 1944, "genres": "War", "cast": "Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Farley Granger", "extract": "The Purple Heart is a 1944 American black-and-white war film, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, directed by Lewis Milestone, and starring Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Don \"Red\" Barry, Sam Levene and Trudy Marshall. Eighteen-year-old Farley Granger had a supporting role." }, { "title": "The Racket Man", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Hugh Beaumont, Tom Neal, Jeanne Bates", "extract": "The Racket Man is a 1944 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman." }, { "title": "Raiders of the Border", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Raiders of the Border is a 1944 American Western film directed by John P. McCarthy and written by Adele Buffington. This is the sixth film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Craig Woods, El" }, { "title": "Rainbow Island", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Dorothy Lamour, Eddie Bracken", "extract": "Rainbow Island is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Arthur Phillips and Walter DeLeon. The film stars Dorothy Lamour, Eddie Bracken, Gil Lamb, Barry Sullivan, Forrest Orr, Anne Revere and Reed Hadley. The film was released on September 5, 1944, by Paramount " }, { "title": "Range Law", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Range Law is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer. This is the ninth film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Sarah Padden, Ellen Hall and Lloyd Ingraham." }, { "title": "Rationing", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main", "extract": "Rationing is a 1944 American comedy film about governmental restrictions on the sale of food, fuel, and other consumer items and services in the United States during World War II. Directed by Willis Goldbeck and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the production stars Wallace Beery and features Marj" }, { "title": "Reckless Age", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Gloria Jean, Henry Stephenson", "extract": "Reckless Age is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Felix E. Feist and written by Gertrude Purcell and Henry Blankfort. The film stars Gloria Jean, Henry Stephenson, Kathleen Howard, Franklin Pangborn, Andrew Tombes, Marshall Thompson, Jane Darwell, Lloyd Corrigan, Judy Clark and Jack Gilford. T" }, { "title": "Return of the Ape Man", "year": 1944, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Bela Lugosi, John Carradine, Frank Moran", "extract": "Return of the Ape Man is a 1944 American film distributed by Monogram Pictures. It was directed by Philip Rosen with top-billed star Bela Lugosi and supporting actors John Carradine, George Zucco, Frank Moran, Judith Gibson and Michael Ames." }, { "title": "The Return of the Vampire", "year": 1944, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Bela Lugosi, Nina Foch", "extract": "The Return of the Vampire is a 1943 American horror film directed by Lew Landers and starring Bela Lugosi, Frieda Inescort, Nina Foch, Miles Mander, Roland Varno, and Matt Willis. Its plot follows a vampire named Armand Tesla, who has two encounters with Englishwoman Lady Jane Ainsley, the first tak" }, { "title": "Riders of the Santa Fe", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Rod Cameron, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Riders of the Santa Fe is a 1944 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Ande Lamb. The film stars Rod Cameron, Fuzzy Knight, Eddie Dew, Jennifer Holt, Ray Whitley and Lane Chandler. The film was released on November 10, 1944, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Riding West", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Shirley Patterson", "extract": "Riding West is a 1944 American Western film directed by William Berke and starring Charles Starrett." }, { "title": "Roger Touhy, Gangster", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Preston Foster, Victor McLaglen, Lois Andrews", "extract": "Roger Touhy, Gangster is a 1944 American gangster film based on the life of Chicago mob figure Roger Touhy, directed by film noir specialist Robert Florey." }, { "title": "Rogues' Gallery", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, Mystery", "cast": "Robin Raymond, Frank Jenks", "extract": "Rogues' Gallery is a 1944 American mystery film directed by Albert Herman and starring Frank Jenks, Robin Raymond and H.B. Warner. It was produced by the Poverty Row studio Producers Releasing Corporation. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola." }, { "title": "Rosie the Riveter", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Frank Albertson, Jane Frazee", "extract": "Rosie the Riveter is a 1944 American musical film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Jane Frazee, Frank Albertson and Barbara Jo Allen. It is inspired by the iconic character of the same name." }, { "title": "Saddle Leather Law", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor", "extract": "Saddle Leather Law is a 1944 American Western film directed by Benjamin H. Kline and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Vi Athens, Lloyd Bridges, Jimmy Wakely and Salty Holmes. The film was released on December 21, 1944, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Sailor's Holiday", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Arthur Lake, Shelley Winters", "extract": "Sailor's Holiday is a 1944 American comedy film directed by William Berke and starring Arthur Lake, Jane Lawrence and Bob Haymes." }, { "title": "The San Antonio Kid", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Bobby Blake, Alice Fleming, Linda Stirling", "extract": "The San Antonio Kid is a 1944 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton starring Wild Bill Elliott in the role of Red Ryder. It was the fourth of twenty-three Red Ryder feature films that would be produced by Republic Pictures and the first shot without George \"Gabby\" Hayes who had starred" }, { "title": "San Diego, I Love You", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jon Hall, Louise Allbritton", "extract": "San Diego, I Love You is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Jon Hall, Louise Allbritton and Edward Everett Horton." }, { "title": "San Fernando Valley", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans", "extract": "San Fernando Valley is a 1944 American Western film directed by John English and starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Jean Porter. The film was part of the long-running series of Roy Rogers films produced by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Scarlet Claw", "year": 1944, "genres": "Crime, Mystery, Thriller", "cast": "Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Paul Cavanagh", "extract": "The Scarlet Claw is a 1944 American mystery thriller film based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Directed by Roy William Neill and starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, it is the eighth film of the Rathbone/Bruce series. David Stuart Davies notes on the film's DVD au" }, { "title": "Secret Command", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Pat O'Brien, Carole Landis, Chester Morris", "extract": "Secret Command is a 1944 American drama war film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Pat O'Brien and Carole Landis. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Effects in 1945." }, { "title": "Secrets of Scotland Yard", "year": 1944, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Edgar Barrier, Stephanie Bachelor, C. Aubrey Smith", "extract": "Secrets of Scotland Yard is a 1944 American thriller film directed by George Blair and starring Edgar Barrier, Stephanie Bachelor and C. Aubrey Smith. The screenplay was by Denison Clift, adapting one of his own stories \"Room 40, O.B.\" from Blue Book Magazine. It concerns a British police detective " }, { "title": "See Here, Private Hargrove", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Robert Walker, Donna Reed, Keenan Wynn", "extract": "See Here, Private Hargrove is a 1944 black-and-white comedy film from MGM, produced by George Haight, directed by Wesley Ruggles, and starring Robert Walker, Donna Reed, and Keenan Wynn. The film was adapted from the 1942 memoir of the same name by Marion Hargrove." }, { "title": "Sensations of 1945", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Eleanor Powell, Dennis O'Keefe, W. C. Fields, Sophie Tucker, Cab Callaway", "extract": "Sensations of 1945 is a 1944 American musical-comedy film directed by Andrew Stone and starring Eleanor Powell. Released by United Artists, the film was an attempt to recapture the ensemble style of films such as Broadway Melody of 1936 by showcasing a number of top musical and comedy acts of the da" }, { "title": "Sergeant Mike", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Larry Parks, Jeanne Bates", "extract": "Sergeant Mike is a 1944 American drama film directed by Henry Levin, which stars Larry Parks, Jeanne Bates, and Loren Tindall." }, { "title": "Seven Days Ashore", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Marcy McGuire, Virginia Mayo", "extract": "Seven Days Ashore is a 1944 American comedy film directed by John H. Auer and written by Edward Verdier, Irving Phillips and Lawrence Kimble. The film stars Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Marcy McGuire, Virginia Mayo, Elaine Shepard, Gordon Oliver, Amelita Ward and Dooley Wilson. The film was released on" }, { "title": "Seven Doors to Death", "year": 1944, "genres": "Suspense", "cast": "June Clyde, Chick Chandler", "extract": "Seven Doors to Death is a 1944 American film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Chick Chandler, June Clyde and George Meeker. The film is a comedy/mystery film that was written by Clifton, a prolific independent film director of the era." }, { "title": "The Seventh Cross", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Spencer Tracy, Hume Cronyn", "extract": "The Seventh Cross is a 1944 American drama film, set in Nazi Germany, starring Spencer Tracy as a prisoner who escaped from a concentration camp. The story chronicles how he interacts with ordinary Germans, and gradually sheds his cynical view of humanity." }, { "title": "Shadow of Suspicion", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Crime", "cast": "Marjorie Weaver, Peter Cookson", "extract": "Shadow of Suspicion is a 1944 American comedy crime film directed by William Beaudine and starring Marjorie Weaver, Peter Cookson and Tim Ryan." }, { "title": "Shadows in the Night", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Warner Baxter, Nina Foch", "extract": "Shadows in the Night is a 1944 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Warner Baxter, Nina Foch and George Zucco. It is part of the Crime Doctor series of films made by Columbia Pictures. It is also known by the alternative title of Crime Doctor's Rendezvous." }, { "title": "Shake Hands with Murder", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "Iris Adrian, Frank Jenks", "extract": "Shake Hands with Murder is a 1944 American comedy mystery film directed by Albert Herman and starring Iris Adrian, Frank Jenks and Douglas Fowley. The film is a B movie released by the low-budget distributor Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "She's a Soldier Too", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Beulah Bondi, Nina Foch", "extract": "She's a Soldier Too is a 1944 American drama film directed by William Castle and written by Melvin Levy. The film stars Beulah Bondi, Nina Foch, Jess Barker, Lloyd Bridges, Percy Kilbride and Ida Moore. The film was released on June 29, 1944, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "She's a Sweetheart", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Jane Frazee, Larry Parks", "extract": "She's a Sweetheart is a 1944 American musical film directed by Del Lord and starring Jane Frazee." }, { "title": "Sheriff of Las Vegas", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Bobby Blake, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Sheriff of Las Vegas is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Wild Bill Elliott in the role of Red Ryder Costarring as Little Beaver, was actor (Bobby) Robert Blake. It was the sixth of twenty-three Red Ryder feature films that would be produced by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Sheriff of Sundown", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Duncan Renaldo", "extract": "Sheriff of Sundown is a 1944 American Western film." }, { "title": "Shine On, Harvest Moon", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Biography", "cast": "Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson", "extract": "Shine on Harvest Moon, starring Ann Sheridan and Dennis Morgan, is a 1944 musical–biographical film of the vaudeville team of Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth who wrote the popular song \"Shine On, Harvest Moon\". The film was directed by David Butler. Ann Sheridan's singing voice was dubbed by Lynn Marti" }, { "title": "Show Business", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Eddie Cantor, George Murphy, Joan Davis", "extract": "Show Business is a 1944 movie musical film starring Eddie Cantor, George Murphy, Joan Davis, Nancy Kelly, and Constance Moore. The film was directed by Edwin L. Marin and released by RKO Radio Pictures." }, { "title": "Silent Partner", "year": 1944, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "William Henry, Grant Withers", "extract": "Silent Partner is a 1944 American thriller film directed by George Blair and written by Dane Lussier and Gertrude Walker. Starring William \"Bill\" Henry, Beverly Lloyd, Grant Withers, Ray Walker, Joan Blair and Roland Drew, the film was released on June 9, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Silver City Kid", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Silver City Kid is a 1944 American Western film directed by John English and written by Taylor Caven. Starring Allan Lane, Peggy Stewart, Wally Vernon, Twinkle Watts, Harry Woods and Frank Jaquet, it was released on July 20, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Since You Went Away", "year": 1944, "genres": "Romance, Drama", "cast": "Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Shirley Temple, Joseph Cotten", "extract": "Since You Went Away is a 1944 American epic drama film directed by John Cromwell for Selznick International Pictures and distributed by United Artists. It is an epic about the American home front during World War II that was adapted and produced by David O. Selznick from the 1943 novel Since You Wen" }, { "title": "Sing a Jingle", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Allan Jones, June Vincent", "extract": "Sing a Jingle is a 1944 American musical film directed by Edward C. Lilley and starring Allan Jones, June Vincent and Samuel S. Hinds." }, { "title": "Sing Neighbor Sing", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys, Rachel, Lulubelle and Scotty, Harry \"Pappy\" Cheshire", "extract": "Sing, Neighbor, Sing is a 1944 American musical film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. Starring Stanley Brown, Ruth Terry, Roy Acuff, Virginia Brissac, Rachel Veach, Myrtle Wiseman and Scotty Wiseman, it was released on August 12, 1944, by Republic Pict" }, { "title": "The Singing Sheriff", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Western, Comedy", "cast": "Bob Crosby, Fay McKenzie", "extract": "The Singing Sheriff is a 1944 American Western comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Henry Blankfort and Eugene Conrad. The film stars Bob Crosby, Fay McKenzie, Fuzzy Knight, Iris Adrian, Samuel S. Hinds, Edward Norris, Andrew Tombes and Joe Sawyer. The film was released on October " }, { "title": "Slightly Terrific", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Leon Errol, Anne Rooney", "extract": "Slightly Terrific is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Edward Dein and Stanley Davis. The film stars Leon Errol, Anne Rooney, Eddie Quillan, Richard Lane, Betty Kean, Ray Malone, Lillian Cornell, Donald Novis and Lorraine Krueger. The film was released on May 5, " }, { "title": "Something for the Boys", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Carmen Miranda, Phil Silvers, Perry Como", "extract": "Something for the Boys is a 1944 musical comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler. It stars Carmen Miranda, with Michael O'Shea, Vivian Blaine, Phil Silvers, Sheila Ryan and Perry Como." }, { "title": "Song of Nevada", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans", "extract": "Song of Nevada is a 1944 American musical Western film directed by Joseph Kane, and starring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans." }, { "title": "Song of the Open Road", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Jane Powell, Bonita Granville, Edgar Bergen", "extract": "Song of the Open Road is a 1944 musical comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon, from a screenplay by Irving Phillips and Edward Verdier. It was the debut film of teenage singer Jane Powell. Powell's real name was Suzanne Burce, but prior to the release of this film MGM assigned her the stage name \"" }, { "title": "Song of Russia", "year": 1944, "genres": "War", "cast": "Robert Taylor, Susan Peters", "extract": "Song of Russia is a 1944 American war film made and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The picture was credited as being directed by Gregory Ratoff, though Ratoff collapsed near the end of the five-month production, and was replaced by László Benedek, who completed principal photography; the credit" }, { "title": "Song of the Range", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Dennis Moore", "extract": "Song of the Range is a 1944 American musical Western film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Jimmy Wakely, Dennis Moore and Lee 'Lasses' White." }, { "title": "Sonora Stagecoach", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Hoot Gibson", "extract": "Sonora Stagecoach is a 1944 American black-and-white Western film starring Bob Steele, Hoot Gibson and Chief Thundercloud. Directed, produced and written by Robert Emett Tansey for Monogram Pictures, the film was released in the United States on June 10, 1944." }, { "title": "The Soul of a Monster", "year": 1944, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Rose Hobart, George Macready", "extract": "The Soul of a Monster is a 1944 American horror film directed by Will Jason and starring Rose Hobart, George Macready, Jim Bannon, Jeanne Bates and Erik Rolf. The film involves the near-death of George Winson, leading to Anne Winson to call upon the devil to keep her husband alive, which leads to a " }, { "title": "South of Dixie", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Anne Gwynne, Jerome Cowan", "extract": "South of Dixie is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Clyde Bruckman. The film stars Anne Gwynne, David Bruce, Jerome Cowan, Ella Mae Morse, Joe Sawyer and Samuel S. Hinds. The film was released om June 23, 1944, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "The Spider Woman", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gale Sondergaard", "extract": "The Spider Woman is a 1943 mystery film starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, the seventh of fourteen such films the pair were involved in. As with all of the Universal Studios films in the series, the film is set in then-present day as opposed to the Victorian se" }, { "title": "Spook Town", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dave (Tex) O'Brien (actor), Jim Newill, Guy Wilkerson", "extract": "Spook Town is a 1944 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill and Guy Wilkerson, with Mady Lawrence, Dick Curtis and Harry Harvey. The film was released on 3 June 1944, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Stagecoach to Monterey", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Stagecoach to Monterey is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Norman S. Hall, and starring Allan Lane, Peggy Stewart, Wally Vernon, Twinkle Watts, Tom London and LeRoy Mason. It was released on September 15, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Standing Room Only", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Fred MacMurray, Paulette Goddard", "extract": "Standing Room Only is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Fred MacMurray and Paulette Goddard." }, { "title": "Stars on Parade", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Larry Parks, Lynn Merrick, Jeff Donnell", "extract": "Stars on Parade is a 1944 American comedy musical film directed by Lew Landers and starring Larry Parks." }, { "title": "Step Lively", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Frank Sinatra, Gloria DeHaven", "extract": "Step Lively is a 1944 American musical film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Frank Sinatra. Step Lively was based on the 1937 play Room Service, by Allen Boretz and John Murray. It was a remake of the 1938 RKO film Room Service, starring the Marx Brothers, Lucille Ball, and Ann Miller." }, { "title": "Storm Over Lisbon", "year": 1944, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Vera Ralston, Erich von Stroheim", "extract": "Storm Over Lisbon is a 1944 American thriller film produced and directed by George Sherman and starring Vera Ralston. The screenplay concerns a nightclub owner who attempts to gain secret information." }, { "title": "The Story of Dr. Wassell", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Drama, Independent", "cast": "Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso", "extract": "The Story of Dr. Wassell is a 1944 American World War II film set in the Dutch East Indies, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso and Dennis O'Keefe. The film was based on a book of the same name by novelist and screenwriter James Hilton." }, { "title": "Strange Affair", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "Allyn Joslyn, Evelyn Keyes, Edgar Buchanan", "extract": "Strange Affair is a 1944 mystery-comedy film starring Allyn Joslyn, Evelyn Keyes, Marguerite Chapman, and Edgar Buchanan. Directed by Alfred E. Green, it was based on Oscar Saul's short story Stalk the Hunter." }, { "title": "Strangers in the Night", "year": 1944, "genres": "Thriller, Mystery, Noir", "cast": "William Terry, Virginia Grey", "extract": "Strangers in the Night is a 1944 American film noir mystery film directed by Anthony Mann and starring William Terry, Virginia Grey and Helene Thimig." }, { "title": "Summer Storm", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, Historical, Romance", "cast": "Linda Darnell, George Sanders, Anna Lee", "extract": "Summer Storm is a 1944 period romantic melodrama directed by Douglas Sirk, and starring Linda Darnell, George Sanders, Edward Everett Horton, and Anna Lee. It was based on Anton Chekhov's 1884 novel The Shooting Party, with the screenplay written by Rowland Leigh. Karl Hajos was nominated for the Ac" }, { "title": "Sunday Dinner for a Soldier", "year": 1944, "genres": "Romance, Drama, War", "cast": "Anne Baxter, John Hodiak", "extract": "Sunday Dinner for a Soldier is a 1944 American drama romance war film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Anne Baxter and John Hodiak. It is based on a novelette by Martha Cheavens." }, { "title": "Sundown Valley", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Jeanne Bates", "extract": "Sundown Valley is a 1944 American Western film directed by Benjamin H. Kline and written by Luci Ward. The film stars Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Jeanne Bates and Jimmy Wakely. The film was released on March 23, 1944, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Suspect", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Charles Laughton, Ella Raines", "extract": "The Suspect is a 1944 American film noir starring Charles Laughton and Ella Raines, and directed by Robert Siodmak. Set in Edwardian London in 1902, it is based on the 1939 novel This Way Out, by James Ronald, and was released by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Sweet and Low-Down", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Linda Darnell, Benny Goodman", "extract": "Sweet and Low-Down is a 1944 film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Benny Goodman and Linda Darnell. The film was a fictionalized version of life with Goodman, his band, and their manager while entertaining at military camps. The song \"I'm Making Believe\" was nominated for an Academy Award." }, { "title": "Sweethearts of the U.S.A.", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Una Merkel, Harry Parke, Teala Loring", "extract": "Sweethearts of the U.S.A. is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Una Merkel, Harry Parke and Donald Novis. In Britain it was released under the alternative title of Sweethearts on Parade." }, { "title": "Swing Hostess", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Martha Tilton, Iris Adrian", "extract": "Swing Hostess is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Sam Newfield for Producers Releasing Corporation and starring Martha Tilton, Iris Adrian, Charles Collins, Betty Brodel, Cliff Nazarro and Harry Holman. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola." }, { "title": "Swing in the Saddle", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Western", "cast": "Jane Frazee, Guinn Williams, Sally Bliss", "extract": "Swing in the Saddle is a 1944 American Western musical comedy film directed by Lew Landers and starring Jane Frazee." }, { "title": "Swingtime Johnny", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Patty Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Laverne Andrews", "extract": "Swingtime Johnny is a 1944 American comedy musical film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Patty Andrews, Maxene Andrews and Laverne Andrews." }, { "title": "Tahiti Nights", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jinx Falkenburg, Dave O'Brien", "extract": "Tahiti Nights is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Will Jason and written by Lillie Hayward. The film stars Jinx Falkenburg, Dave O'Brien, Mary Treen, Florence Bates, Cy Kendall and Eddie Bruce. The film was released on December 28, 1944, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Take It Big", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Harriet Hilliard, Jack Haley, Ozzie Nelson", "extract": "Take It Big is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Howard J. Green and Joe Bigelow. The film stars Jack Haley, Harriet Hilliard, Mary Beth Hughes, Richard Lane, Arline Judge and Fritz Feld. Also featured is Hilliard's husband in real life, bandleader Ozzie Nelson." }, { "title": "Take It or Leave It", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Phil Baker, Madge Meredith", "extract": "Take It or Leave It is a 1944 American musical-comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Mac Benoff, Harold Buchman, and Snag Werris. It was the screen version of the popular radio quiz show of the same name, whose main feature was \"the $64 question.\" Master of ceremonies Phil Baker pl" }, { "title": "Tall in the Saddle", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "John Wayne, Ella Raines, Ward Bond", "extract": "Tall in the Saddle is a 1944 American Western film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring John Wayne and Ella Raines. Written by Paul Fix and Michael Hogan, based on the serialized novel of the same name by Gordon Ray Young, the film is about a tough quiet cowboy who arrives at an Arizona town and " }, { "title": "Tampico", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Lynn Bari, Victor McLaglen", "extract": "Tampico is a 1944 drama/war film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Edward G. Robinson, Lynn Bari, Victor McLaglen, Marc Lawrence, and Mona Maris. It was released by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Texas Masquerade", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde", "extract": "Texas Masquerade is a 1944 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud, written by Jack Lait Jr. and Norman Houston, and starring William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, Don Costello, Mady Correll and Francis McDonald. It was released on February 8, 1944, by United Artists." }, { "title": "That's My Baby!", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Ellen Drew", "extract": "That's My Baby! is a 1944 American film directed by William Berke and starring Richard Arlen, Ellen Drew, and Leonid Kinskey." }, { "title": "They Live in Fear", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Otto Kruger, Clifford Severn", "extract": "They Live in Fear is a 1944 American film starring Otto Kruger." }, { "title": "Thirty Seconds over Tokyo", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson", "extract": "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo is a 1944 American war film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay by Dalton Trumbo is based on the 1943 book of the same name by Captain Ted W. Lawson. Lawson was a pilot on the historic Doolittle Raid, America's first retaliatory air strike against Japan, four mo" }, { "title": "This Is the Life", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Musical, Romance", "cast": "Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster", "extract": "This Is the Life is a 1944 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Felix E. Feist starring Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster, and Peggy Ryan. It is one of the several films that Universal Studios rushed O'Connor and Ryan through before O'Connor was drafted into the Army to serve in World War" }, { "title": "Thoroughbreds", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Tom Neal, Adele Mara", "extract": "Thoroughbreds is a 1944 American drama film directed by George Blair, written by Wellyn Totman and Franklin Coen, and starring Tom Neal, Adele Mara, Roger Pryor, Paul Harvey, Eugene Gericke and Doodles Weaver. It was released on December 23, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Three Caballeros", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, Live Action, Musical", "cast": "Aurora Miranda", "extract": "The Three Caballeros is a 1944 American live-action/animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film premiered in Mexico City on December 21, 1944. It was released in the United States on February 3, 1945 and in the United Kingdom in March 1945. It" }, { "title": "Three Is a Family", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Family, War", "cast": "Marjorie Reynolds, Charles Ruggles", "extract": "Three Is a Family is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Marjorie Reynolds, Charlie Ruggles, and Fay Bainter. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording." }, { "title": "Three Little Sisters", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Mary Lee, Ruth Terry, Cheryl Walker", "extract": "Three Little Sisters is a 1944 American comedy directed by Joseph Santley, written by Olive Cooper, and starring Mary Lee, Ruth Terry, Cheryl Walker, William Terry, Jackie Moran and Charles Arnt. It was released on July 31, 1944, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "3 Men in White", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, Marilyn Maxwell", "extract": "Three Men in White is a 1944 American comedy-drama film in the Dr Kildare series directed by Willis Goldbeck. It stars Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, and Marilyn Maxwell. Ava Gardner has a supporting role." }, { "title": "Three of a Kind", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Billy Gilbert, June Lang", "extract": "Three of a Kind is a 1944 American comedy film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Billy Gilbert." }, { "title": "Thundering Gun Slingers", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "Thundering Gun Slingers is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Frances Gladwin, Charles King, Jack Ingram and Karl Hackett. The film was released on March 25, 1944, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Till We Meet Again", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Barbara Britton, Ray Milland", "extract": "Till We Meet Again is a 1944 American drama film directed by Frank Borzage, written by Lenore J. Coffee, and starring Ray Milland, Barbara Britton, Walter Slezak, Lucile Watson, Konstantin Shayne, Vladimir Sokoloff and Mona Freeman. It was released on August 30, 1944, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Timber Queen", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Mary Beth Hughes, Richard Arlen", "extract": "Timber Queen is a 1944 American lumberjack drama film directed by Frank McDonald." }, { "title": "To Have and Have Not", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir, Adventure, Romance, War", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, ., Walter Brennan, Hoagy Carmichael", "extract": "To Have and Have Not is a 1944 American romance-war-adventure film directed by Howard Hawks, loosely based on Ernest Hemingway's 1937 novel of the same name. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan and Lauren Bacall; it also features Dolores Moran, Hoagy Carmichael, Sheldon Leonard, Dan Seymour, an" }, { "title": "Together Again", "year": 1944, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer", "extract": "Together Again is a 1944 comedy film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer. The screenplay was written by F. Hugh Herbert and Virginia Van Upp, based on story by Herbert J. Biberman and Stanley Russell. The supporting cast features Charles Coburn and Mona Freeman." }, { "title": "Tomorrow, the World!", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Fredric March, Betty Field, Agnes Moorehead", "extract": "Tomorrow, the World! is a 1944 black-and-white film directed by Leslie Fenton and starring Fredric March, Betty Field, and Agnes Moorehead, about a young German boy who had been active in the Hitler Youth who comes to live with his uncle in the United States, who tries to teach him to reject Nazism." }, { "title": "The Town Went Wild", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon", "extract": "The Town Went Wild is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Freddie Bartholomew and Edward Everett Horton." }, { "title": "Trail to Gunsight", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dew, Lyle Talbot", "extract": "Trail to Gunsight is a 1944 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and written by Bennett Cohen and Patricia Harper. The film stars Eddie Dew, Lyle Talbot, Fuzzy Knight, Ray Whitley, Maris Wrixon, Robert 'Buzz' Henry, Marie Austin, Sarah Padden and Glenn Strange. The film was released on Aug" }, { "title": "Trigger Law", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele", "extract": "Trigger Law is a 1944 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and starring Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele and Beatrice Gray." }, { "title": "Trigger Trail", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Rod Cameron, Vivian Austin", "extract": "Trigger Trail is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Rod Cameron." }, { "title": "Trocadero", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Rosemary Lane, Johnny Downs, Ralph Morgan", "extract": "Trocadero is a 1944 American comedy film directed by William Nigh and starring Rosemary Lane, and Johnny Downs, Ralph Morgan, Dick Purcell, Sheldon Leonard, Cliff Nazarro, Marjorie Manners, and Erskine Johnson." }, { "title": "Tucson Raiders", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Tucson Raiders is a 1944 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Wild Bill Elliott in the role of Red Ryder. It was the first of twenty-three Red Ryder feature films that would be produced by Republic Pictures. The picture was shot on the studio’s back lot along with out" }, { "title": "Twilight on the Prairie", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Johnny Downs, Vivian Austin", "extract": "Twilight on the Prairie is a 1944 American Western film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Clyde Bruckman. The film stars Johnny Downs, Vivian Austin, Leon Errol, Connie Haines, Eddie Quillan, Milburn Stone and Jimmie Dodd. The film was released on July 14, 1944, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Two Girls and a Sailor", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Van Johnson, June Allyson", "extract": "Two Girls and a Sailor is a 1944 American musical film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Van Johnson, June Allyson and Gloria DeHaven. Set on the American homefront during World War II, it's about two singing sisters who create a lavish canteen to entertain members of the military, thanks to f" }, { "title": "Two-Man Submarine", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Action", "cast": "Tom Neal, Ann Savage", "extract": "Two-Man Submarine is a 1944 American action film directed by Lew Landers and written by Griffin Jay and Leslie T. White. The film stars Tom Neal, Ann Savage, J. Carrol Naish, Robert B. Williams, Abner Biberman and George Lynn. The film was released on March 16, 1944, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "U-Boat Prisoner", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Bruce Bennett, Erik Rolf", "extract": "U-Boat Prisoner, also known as Dangerous Mists, is a 1944 American film. Direction was credited to Lew Landers. The script was written by Aubrey Wisberg." }, { "title": "The Uninvited", "year": 1944, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp", "extract": "The Uninvited is a 1944 American horror film that was directed by Lewis Allen and stars Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, and Donald Crisp. The film is based on Dorothy Macardle's novel Uneasy Freehold (1941), which was published in the United States as The Uninvited (1942) and deals with a brother and sist" }, { "title": "Uncertain Glory", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, Crime, War", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Paul Lukas, Faye Emerson", "extract": "Uncertain Glory is a 1944 war crime drama film, directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn and Paul Lukas." }, { "title": "The Unwritten Code", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Ann Savage, Tom Neal", "extract": "The Unwritten Code is a 1944 American drama film directed by Herman Rotsten and written by Leslie T. White and Charles Kenyon. The film stars Ann Savage, Tom Neal, Roland Varno, Howard Freeman, Mary Currier and Bobby Larson. The film was released on October 26, 1944, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Up in Arms", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Danny Kaye, Dinah Shore, Dana Andrews", "extract": "Up in Arms is a 1944 musical film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Danny Kaye and Dinah Shore. It was nominated for two Academy Awards in 1945." }, { "title": "Up in Mabel's Room", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Marjorie Reynolds, Dennis O'Keefe, Gail Patrick", "extract": "Up in Mabel's Room is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Marjorie Reynolds, Dennis O'Keefe and Gail Patrick. It is based on the 1919 play by Wilson Collison and Otto A. Harbach. The film's composer, Edward Paul, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score " }, { "title": "The Utah Kid", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele, Beatrice Gray", "extract": "The Utah Kid is a 1944 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and starring Hoot Gibson and Bob Steele. It was made and distributed by the Poverty Row studio Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Valley of Vengeance", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Evelyn Finley", "extract": "Valley of Vengeance is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Evelyn Finley, Donald Mayo, David Polonsky and Glenn Strange. The film was released on May 5, 1944, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "The Very Thought of You", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Dennis Morgan, Eleanor Parker", "extract": "The Very Thought of You is a 1944 romantic drama film directed by Delmer Daves and starring Dennis Morgan, Eleanor Parker and Dane Clark. The screenplay focuses on a couple who knew each other when he was in college. They meet by chance, fall in love and marry while he is on a short Thanksgiving lea" }, { "title": "Vigilantes of Dodge City", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Linda Stirling", "extract": "Vigilantes of Dodge City is a 1944 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Wild Bill Elliott in the role of Red Ryder and costarring as Little Beaver, actor (Bobby) Robert Blake. It was the fifth of twenty-three Red Ryder feature films that would be produced by Republic Pict" }, { "title": "Voice in the Wind", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Francis Lederer, Sigrid Gurie", "extract": "Voice in the Wind is a 1944 American film noir directed by Arthur Ripley and written by Friedrich Torberg, based on a story written by Arthur Ripley. The drama features Francis Lederer, Sigrid Gurie and J. Edward Bromberg." }, { "title": "Voodoo Man", "year": 1944, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Bela Lugosi, John Carradine, George Zucco", "extract": "Voodoo Man is a 1944 American horror film directed by William Beaudine and starring Bela Lugosi, John Carradine, and George Zucco." }, { "title": "Waterfront", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "J. Carrol Naish, Maris Wrixon", "extract": "Waterfront is a 1944 American film from PRC Pictures directed by Steve Sekely." }, { "title": "A Wave, a WAC and a Marine", "year": 1944, "genres": "Romance, War, Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Elyse Knox, Ann Gillis, Sally Eilers", "extract": "A WAVE, a WAC and a Marine is an American 1944 musical comedy film directed by Phil Karlson for low-budget Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Week-End Pass", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery Jr.", "extract": "Week-End Pass is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Clyde Bruckman. The film stars Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery Jr., George Barbier, Andrew Tombes, Irving Bacon and Dennis Moore. The film was released on February 14, 1944, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Weird Woman", "year": 1944, "genres": "Horror, Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Lon Chaney Jr., Anne Gwynne", "extract": "Weird Woman is a 1944 Inner Sanctum film noir mystery and horror film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Lon Chaney Jr., Anne Gwynne, and Evelyn Ankers. The \"Inner Sanctum\" franchise originated with a popular radio series and all of the films star Chaney Jr. The film is one of several films b" }, { "title": "West of the Rio Grande", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Christine McIntyre", "extract": "West of the Rio Grande is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer. This is the tenth film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Dennis Moore, Christine McIntyre and Lloyd Ingr" }, { "title": "Westward Bound", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele", "extract": "Westward Bound is a 1944 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Elizabeth Beecher and Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele, Betty Miles, Harry Woods and Weldon Heyburn. The film was released on January 17, 1944, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "What a Man!", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Johnny Downs, Wanda McKay", "extract": "What a Man! is a 1944 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Johnny Downs, Wanda McKay and Robert Kent." }, { "title": "When Strangers Marry", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir, Suspense", "cast": "Kim Hunter, Dean Jagger", "extract": "When Strangers Marry is a 1944 American suspense film directed by William Castle and starring Dean Jagger, Kim Hunter and Robert Mitchum." }, { "title": "When the Lights Go on Again", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jimmy Lydon, Regis Toomey", "extract": "\"When the Lights Go On Again \" is a popular song composed during World War II. It was written by Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus and Eddie Seiler. The first recording, by Vaughn Monroe, reached number one on the charts in 1943." }, { "title": "The Whispering Skull", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson", "extract": "The Whispering Skull is a 1944 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton and written by Harry L. Fraser. The film stars Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Denny Burke, I. Stanford Jolley and Henry Hall. The film was released on December 29, 1944, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "The Whistler", "year": 1944, "genres": "Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Richard Dix, Gloria Stuart, Joan Woodbury", "extract": "The Whistler is a 1944 American mystery film noir directed by William Castle and starring Richard Dix, Gloria Stuart and J. Carrol Naish. Based on the radio drama The Whistler, it was the first of Columbia Pictures' eight \"Whistler\" films starring Richard Dix produced in the 1940s. The film will be " }, { "title": "The White Cliffs of Dover", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Irene Dunne, Alan Marshal", "extract": "The White Cliffs of Dover is a 1944 American war drama film based on the verse novel The White Cliffs by Alice Duer Miller. It was made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Clarence Brown, and produced by Clarence Brown and Sidney Franklin. The screenplay was by Claudine West, Jan Lustig and George F" }, { "title": "Wild Horse Phantom", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Kermit Maynard", "extract": "Wild Horse Phantom is a 1944 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western film of the \"Billy the Kid\" series directed by Sam Newfield." }, { "title": "Wilson", "year": 1944, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "Charles Coburn, Alexander Knox, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell", "extract": "Wilson is a 1944 biographical film about the 28th American President Woodrow Wilson. Shot in Technicolor and directed by Henry King, the film stars Alexander Knox, Charles Coburn, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Ruth Nelson, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, William Eythe and Mary Anderson" }, { "title": "Wing and a Prayer", "year": 1944, "genres": "War", "cast": "Don Ameche, Dana Andrews, Cedric Hardwicke", "extract": "Wing and a Prayer, The Story of Carrier X is a black-and-white 1944 war film about the heroic crew of an American aircraft carrier in the desperate early days of World War II in the Pacific theater, directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Don Ameche, Dana Andrews and William Eythe. Although arguably" }, { "title": "Winged Victory", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Lon McCallister, Jeanne Crain, Edmond O'Brien, Judy Holliday", "extract": "Winged Victory is a 1944 American drama film directed by George Cukor, a joint effort of 20th Century-Fox and the U.S. Army Air Forces. Based upon the 1943 play of the same name by Moss Hart, who also wrote the screenplay, the film opened only after the play's theatre run. The film version of Winged" }, { "title": "The Woman in the Window", "year": 1944, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey", "extract": "The Woman in the Window is a 1944 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang and starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey, and Dan Duryea. It tells the story of a psychology professor who meets a young femme fatale and murders her lover in self-defense." }, { "title": "Wyoming Hurricane", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor", "extract": "Wyoming Hurricane is a 1944 American Western film directed by William Berke and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan, Leon McAuliffe and Alma Carroll. The film was released on April 20, 1944, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Yellow Rose of Texas", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Trigger", "extract": "The Yellow Rose of Texas is a 1944 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane." }, { "title": "You Can't Ration Love", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Betty Jane Rhodes, Marjorie Weaver, Marie Wilson", "extract": "You Can't Ration Love is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Lester Fuller and written by Val Burton and Hal Fimberg. The film stars Betty Jane Rhodes, Johnnie Johnston, Marjorie Weaver, Johnnie Davis, Marie Wilson and Bill Edwards. The film was released on February 28, 1944, by Paramount Pictur" }, { "title": "Youth Runs Wild", "year": 1944, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Bonita Granville, Kent Smith", "extract": "Youth Runs Wild is a 1944 B movie directed by Mark Robson and starring Bonita Granville, Kent Smith, Jean Brooks, Glen Vernon and Vanessa Brown. The plot concerns inattentive parents and juvenile delinquency. The film was produced by Val Lewton. It was written by John Fante, Herbert Kline and Ardel " }, { "title": "Adventure in Music", "year": 1944, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "José Iturbi, Emanuel Feuermann, Mildred Dilling", "extract": "Adventure in Music is a 1944 American musical film directed by Reginald Le Borg and Ernst Matray. It stars José Iturbi, Emanuel Feuermann, and Mildred Dilling." }, { "title": "The Fighting Lady", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "The Fighting Lady is a 1944 documentary film directed by Edward Steichen, produced by the U.S. Navy and narrated by Lt. Robert Taylor USNR. It is not to be confused with the 1954 war drama Men of the Fighting Lady, starring Van Johnson." }, { "title": "Hymn of the Nations", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "Hymn of the Nations, originally titled Arturo Toscanini: Hymn of the Nations, is a 1944 film directed by Alexander Hammid, which features the Inno delle nazioni, a patriotic work for tenor soloist, chorus, and orchestra, composed by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi in the early-1860s. For this " }, { "title": "Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress", "year": 1944, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress is a 1944 documentary film which provides an account of the final mission of the crew of the Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. In May 1943 it became the third U.S. Army Air Forces heavy bomber to complete 25 missions over Europe, but the fi" }, { "title": "Target for Today", "year": 1944, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "Target for Today is a documentary film describing the preparation and mounting of a United States Army Air Forces raid on East Prussia. It contains much combat footage of B-17 and B-24 bombers and named for the phrase used at briefings before air raids. The October 1943 footage was filmed during Eig" }, { "title": "Tunisian Victory", "year": 1944, "genres": "War", "cast": "", "extract": "Tunisian Victory is a 1944 Anglo-American propaganda film about the victories in the North Africa Campaign." }, { "title": "Black Arrow", "year": 1944, "genres": "Action, Western", "cast": "Mark Roberts, Adele Jergens, Robert Williams", "extract": "Black Arrow is a 1944 American Western Serial film directed by Lew Landers and starring Roberts Scott, Adele Jergens, Robert Williams and Kenneth MacDonald." }, { "title": "Captain America", "year": 1944, "genres": "", "cast": "Dick Purcell, Lorna Gray", "extract": "Captain America is a 1944 Republic black-and-white 15-chapter serial film loosely based on the Timely Comics character Captain America. It was the last Republic serial made about a superhero. It also has the distinction of being the most expensive serial that Republic ever made. It stands as the fir" }, { "title": "The Great Alaskan Mystery", "year": 1944, "genres": "Spy", "cast": "Milburn Stone, Marjorie Weaver, Edgar Kennedy", "extract": "The Great Alaskan Mystery is a 1944 Universal film serial about government agents trying to stop Nazi spies from getting their hands on futuristic weapons." }, { "title": "Haunted Harbor", "year": 1944, "genres": "", "cast": "Kane Richmond, Kay Aldridge, Roy Barcroft", "extract": "Haunted Harbor (1944) is a Republic serial, based on the novel by Ewart Adamson." }, { "title": "Mystery of the River Boat", "year": 1944, "genres": "", "cast": "Robert Lowery", "extract": "Mystery of the River Boat is a 1944 Universal movie serial directed by Lewis D. Collins and Ray Taylor. It co-starred Lyle Talbot, Robert Lowery and Mantan Moreland." }, { "title": "Raiders of Ghost City", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dennis Moore, Lionel Atwill, Wanda McKay", "extract": "Raiders of Ghost City is a 1944 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures set in California during the American Civil War." }, { "title": "The Tiger Woman", "year": 1944, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Allan Lane, Linda Stirling", "extract": "The Tiger Woman (1944) is a 12-chapter film serial by Republic Pictures starring Allan Lane and Linda Stirling. The serial was re-released in 1951 under the title Perils of the Darkest Jungle and, in 1966, it was edited into the 100-minute Century-66 film Jungle Gold." }, { "title": "Zorro's Black Whip", "year": 1944, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Linda Stirling", "extract": "Zorro's Black Whip is a 1944 12-chapter film serial by Republic Pictures starring Linda Stirling. The film was made after the 1940 20th Century-Fox remake of The Mark of Zorro in order to capitalize on it. Republic was not able to use the character of Zorro himself, however, and despite the title, t" }, { "title": "The 957th Day", "year": 1944, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "The 957th Day was a propaganda short produced by the US Navy in 1944." }, { "title": "Attack! Battle of New Britain", "year": 1944, "genres": "Short, Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "Attack! The Battle of New Britain is a documentary/propaganda film produced by the US military in 1944. It details, as its name implies, the New Britain campaign, which was part of the New Guinea and Solomon Islands Campaigns during World War II." }, { "title": "The Barber of Seville", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "The Barber of Seville is the tenth animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on April 22, 1944, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "The Battle of China", "year": 1944, "genres": "War", "cast": "", "extract": "The Battle of China (1944) was the sixth film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series." }, { "title": "The Bodyguard", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Merrie Melodies", "extract": "Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears is a 1944 Merrie Melodies cartoon short directed by Chuck Jones and written by Tedd Pierce. The short was released on February 26, 1944, and features Bugs Bunny. This short marks the first appearance of Jones' dysfunctional version of The Three Bears, and is a parody o" }, { "title": "Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, War", "cast": "Merrie Melodies", "extract": "Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips is a 1944 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The cartoon, released on April 22, 1944, features Bugs Bunny. The film depicts Bugs fighting against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Pacific War. The film is considered controversial for caricaturing the Japanese " }, { "title": "Busy Buddies", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Busy Buddies is a 1944 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 78th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Crash Goes the Hash", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Crash Goes the Hash is a 1944 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 77th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who appeared in 190 shorts at the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Dancing Romeo", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "Our Gang", "extract": "Dancing Romeo is a 1944 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Cyril Endfield. Produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the 220th and final Our Gang short to be released." }, { "title": "Five Were Chosen", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Victor Kilian, Howard Da Silva, Leonid Kinskey", "extract": "" }, { "title": "Gents Without Cents", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Gents Without Cents is a 1944 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 81st entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Hare Force", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Hare Force is a 1944 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Friz Freleng. The cartoon was released on July 22, 1944, and stars Bugs Bunny." }, { "title": "Hell-Bent for Election", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, War, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Hell-Bent For Election is a 1944 two-reel animated cartoon short subject film." }, { "title": "How to Play Golf", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "How to Play Golf is a 1944 short animated Walt Disney Productions film directed by Jack Kinney. Eight minutes long, it was distributed by RKO, and was a part of a series where Goofy learned to play various sports." }, { "title": "I Won't Play", "year": 1944, "genres": "Short, Drama", "cast": "Janis Paige, Dane Clark", "extract": "I Won't Play is a 1944 American short drama film directed by Crane Wilbur. It won an Oscar at the 17th Academy Awards in 1945 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel)." }, { "title": "Idle Roomers", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Idle Roomers is a 1944 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 80th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Jammin' the Blues", "year": 1944, "genres": "Short", "cast": "Marie Bryant, Jo Jones, Illinois Jacquet", "extract": "Jammin' the Blues is a 1944 American short film made by Gjon Mili and Norman Granz in which a number of prominent jazz musicians re-create the jam-session atmosphere of nightclubs and after-hours spots. It features Lester Young, Red Callender, Harry Edison, Marlowe Morris, Sid Catlett, Barney Kessel" }, { "title": "Little Red Riding Rabbit", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Little Red Riding Rabbit is a 1944 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng, and starring Bugs Bunny. It is a sendup of the Little Red Riding Hood story, and is the first time in which Mel Blanc receives a voice credit." }, { "title": "The Million Dollar Cat", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Mouse Trouble", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "Mouse Trouble is a 1944 American one-reel animated cartoon short and is the 17th Tom and Jerry short produced by Fred Quimby. It was directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, with music direction by Scott Bradley. The cartoon was animated by Ray Patterson, Irven Spence, Ken Muse and Pete Burness" }, { "title": "Movie Pests", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "Pete Smith Specialty, with, Dave O'Brien, Harry Einstein", "extract": "" }, { "title": "The Negro Soldier", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "The Negro Soldier is a 1944 documentary film created by the United States Army during World War II. It was produced by Frank Capra as a follow up to his successful film series Why We Fight. The army used the film as propaganda to convince black Americans to enlist in the army and fight in the war. M" }, { "title": "No Dough Boys", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "No Dough Boys is a 1944 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 82nd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "The Old Grey Hare", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "The Old Grey Hare is a 1944 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on October 28, 1944, and features Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd." }, { "title": "The Price of Rendova", "year": 1944, "genres": "War", "cast": "", "extract": "The Price of Rendova is a 1944 propaganda film created by the US Army Signal Corps. It documents the Landings on Rendova and Munda in the Solomon Islands." }, { "title": "Puttin' on the Dog", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Return to Guam", "year": 1944, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Return to Guam is a 1944 short propaganda film produced by the US Navy about the taking and recapture of the island of Guam." }, { "title": "Russian Rhapsody", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Looney Tunes", "extract": "Russian Rhapsody is a 1944 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on May 20, 1944." }, { "title": "Safety Sleuth", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "Pete Smith Specialty, with, Dave O'Brien", "extract": "" }, { "title": "Sportsman's Memories", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "Pete Smith Specialty, with, Dave O'Brien", "extract": "" }, { "title": "Stage Door Cartoon", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Stage Door Cartoon is a 1944 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on December 30, 1944, and features Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd." }, { "title": "Tick Tock Tuckered", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Tick Tock Tuckered is a 1944 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The cartoon was released on April 8, 1944, and stars Porky Pig and Daffy Duck. This is a color remake of the cartoon Porky's Badtime Story (1937), with Daffy filling the role that was previously played by Gabby " }, { "title": "What Makes a Battle", "year": 1944, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "What Makes a Battle was a propaganda short produced by the US Army Pictorial Service in 1944. It documents the taking of the Marshall Islands while also encouraging increased war production." }, { "title": "What's Cookin' Doc?", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "What's Cookin' Doc? is a 1943-produced, 1944 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Bob Clampett, and stars Bugs Bunny. The short was also written by Michael Sasanoff, and was animated by Robert McKimson, along with uncredited work by Rod Scribner, Phil Monroe and Virgil Ros" }, { "title": "With the Marines at Tarawa", "year": 1944, "genres": "War, Documentary, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "With the Marines at Tarawa is a 1944 short documentary film directed by Louis Hayward. It uses authentic footage taken at the Battle of Tarawa to tell the story of the American servicemen from the time they get the news that they are to participate in the invasion to the final taking of the island a" }, { "title": "The Yoke's on Me", "year": 1944, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "The Yoke's on Me is a 1944 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 79th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who appeared in 190 shorts at the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "The Zoot Cat", "year": 1944, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "The Zoot Cat is a 1944 American Technicolor one-reel animated short and is the 13th Tom and Jerry short. It was released to theatres on February 26, 1944 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The cartoon features much 1940s slang, a parody of the popular zoot suit, and some features of 1930s popular culture." }, { "title": "Abbott and Costello in Hollywood", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Lucille Ball, Rags Ragland", "extract": "Abbott and Costello in Hollywood is a 1945 American black-and-white comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello alongside Frances Rafferty. Made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was produced by Martin A. Gosch." }, { "title": "Adventure", "year": 1945, "genres": "Adventure, Drama, Romance", "cast": "Clark Gable, Greer Garson, Joan Blondell", "extract": "Adventure is a 1946 American romantic drama film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Clark Gable and Greer Garson. Based on the 1937 novel The Anointed by Clyde Brion Davis, the film is about a sailor who falls in love with a librarian. Adventure was Gable's first postwar film and the tagline re" }, { "title": "Adventures of Kitty O'Day", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "Jean Parker, Peter Cookson", "extract": "Adventures of Kitty O'Day is a 1945 American comedy mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring Jean Parker, Peter Cookson and Tim Ryan. It was a sequel to the 1944 film Detective Kitty O'Day. The two films were an attempt to create a new detective series but no further films were made. A" }, { "title": "Adventures of Rusty", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Margaret Lindsay, Conrad Nagel", "extract": "Adventures of Rusty is a 1945 drama film, the first in the \"Rusty\" series of children's films. The series of eight films were made in the 1940s by Columbia Pictures with stories centered on Rusty, a German Shepherd dog. The film is notable for featuring the famous Ace the Wonder Dog as Rusty, the on" }, { "title": "The Affairs of Susan", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Drama, Romance", "cast": "Joan Fontaine, George Brent, Dennis O'Keefe", "extract": "The Affairs of Susan is a 1945 American romantic comedy drama film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Joan Fontaine, Walter Abel, George Brent, Dennis O'Keefe and Don DeFore. It is also known as Chameleon." }, { "title": "Allotment Wives", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Kay Francis, Otto Kruger, Gertrude Michael", "extract": "Allotment Wives is a 1945 American film noir directed by William Nigh and starring Kay Francis. Its plot is about an army investigator who tries to shut down a scam that preys on soldiers, and unknowingly falls in love with the woman behind it." }, { "title": "Along Came Jones", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western, Comedy", "cast": "Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, William Demarest, Dan Duryea", "extract": "Along Came Jones is a 1945 American Western comedy film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, William Demarest, and Dan Duryea. The film was adapted by Nunnally Johnson from the 1944 novel Useless Cowboy by Alan Le May. It was the only feature film produced by Cooper du" }, { "title": "Along the Navajo Trail", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Estelita Rodriguez", "extract": "Along the Navajo Trail is a 1945 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes and Dale Evans. The film's story was based on a William Colt MacDonald novel. The film marked the debut of the Cuban actress Estelita Rodriguez, who Republic Pictures then began to " }, { "title": "An Angel Comes to Brooklyn", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Barbara Perry, Charles Kemper", "extract": "An Angel Comes to Brooklyn is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by June Carroll and Stanley Paley. The film stars Kaye Dowd, Robert Duke, David Street, Barbara Perry, Charles Kemper and Marguerite d'Alvarez. The film was released on November 27, 1945, by Republic Pi" }, { "title": "Anchors Aweigh", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly", "extract": "Anchors Aweigh is a 1945 American musical comedy film directed by George Sidney, starring Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, and Gene Kelly, with songs by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. The film also features José Iturbi, Pamela Britton, Dean Stockwell, and Sharon McManus." }, { "title": "And Then There Were None", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward, Roland Young", "extract": "And Then There Were None is a 1945 film adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1939 mystery novel of the same name, directed by René Clair. It was released in the United Kingdom as Ten Little Indians, in keeping with the third United Kingdom title of Christie's novel." }, { "title": "Apology for Murder", "year": 1945, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Noir", "cast": "Ann Savage, Hugh Beaumont", "extract": "Apology for Murder is a 1945 American film noir directed by Sam Newfield and starring Ann Savage, Hugh Beaumont, Russell Hicks and Charles D. Brown." }, { "title": "Arson Squad", "year": 1945, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Frank Albertson, Robert Armstrong", "extract": "" }, { "title": "Back to Bataan", "year": 1945, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "John Wayne, Anthony Quinn, Beulah Bondi", "extract": "Back to Bataan is a 1945 American black-and-white World War II war film drama from RKO Radio Pictures, produced by Robert Fellows, directed by Edward Dmytryk, that stars John Wayne and Anthony Quinn. The film depicts events that took place after the Battle of Bataan (1941–42) on the island of Luzon " }, { "title": "Bad Men of the Border", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Kirby Grant, Armida", "extract": "Bad Men of the Border is a 1945 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Adele Buffington. The film stars Kirby Grant, Fuzzy Knight, Armida, John Eldredge, Barbara Sears and Edward Howard. The film was released on September 28, 1945, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Bandits of the Badlands", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Bandits of the Badlands is a 1945 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Doris Schroeder. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Si Jenks, John Merton, Forrest Taylor and Wade Crosby. The film was released on September 14, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Bedside Manner", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "John Carroll, Ruth Hussey, Ann Rutherford", "extract": "Bedside Manner is a 1945 American film directed by Andrew L. Stone, based on a 1944 Saturday Evening Post story of the same name by Robert Carson. The film was re-released in 1950 under the title Her Favorite Patient." }, { "title": "Behind City Lights", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Lynne Roberts, Peter Cookson", "extract": "Behind City Lights is a 1945 American crime film directed by John English and written by Richard Weil and Gertrude Walker. The film stars Lynne Roberts, Peter Cookson, Jerome Cowan, Esther Dale, William Terry and Victor Kilian. The film was released on September 10, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "A Bell for Adano", "year": 1945, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Gene Tierney, John Hodiak, William Bendix", "extract": "A Bell for Adano is a 1945 American war film directed by Henry King and starring John Hodiak and Gene Tierney. It was adapted from the 1944 novel of the same title by John Hersey, which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1945. In his review of the film for The New York Times, Bosley Crowther wrot" }, { "title": "Bells of Rosarita", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans", "extract": " Bells of Rosarita is a 1945 American musical Western film starring Roy Rogers and directed by Frank McDonald." }, { "title": "The Bells of St. Mary's", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman", "extract": "The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) is an American musical comedy-drama film, produced and directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. Written by Dudley Nichols and based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a priest and a nun who, despite their good-natured rivalry, try to s" }, { "title": "Betrayal from the East", "year": 1945, "genres": "War, Drama, Spy", "cast": "Lee Tracy, Nancy Kelly", "extract": "Betrayal from the East is a 1945 American spy drama film starring Lee Tracy and Nancy Kelly. The film was directed by William A. Berke and based on the book Betrayal from the East: The Inside Story of Japanese Spies in America by Alan Hynd. The supporting cast features Richard Loo, Regis Toomey, Phi" }, { "title": "Between Two Women", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Teen", "cast": "Van Johnson, Gloria DeHaven, Marilyn Maxwell", "extract": "Between Two Women, made in 1945, was the sixteenth film in the Dr Kildare series. This was the fourteenth of fifteen in which Lionel Barrymore starred as Dr. Leonard B. Gillespie. The film following was Dark Delusion (1947), which was the last in the Dr. Kildare series released by Metro-Goldwyn-Maye" }, { "title": "Bewitched", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Phyllis Thaxter, Edmund Gwenn", "extract": "Bewitched is a 1945 American film noir directed and written by Arch Oboler. The drama features Phyllis Thaxter and Edmund Gwenn." }, { "title": "Beyond the Pecos", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Rod Cameron, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Beyond the Pecos is a 1945 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Bennett Cohen. The film stars Rod Cameron, Eddie Dew, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt, Ray Whitley, Gene Roth, Robert Homans and Jack Ingram. The film was released on April 27, 1945, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "The Big Show-Off", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Arthur Lake, Dale Evans", "extract": "The Big Show-Off is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Howard Bretherton and distributed by Republic Pictures. It teams Arthur Lake before his return to the Blondie film series and Dale Evans, most frequently seen with her husband Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "Black Market Babies", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Teala Loring, Kane Richmond", "extract": "Black Market Babies is a 1945 American crime drama film directed by William Beaudine and released by Monogram Pictures. The film has been released on dvd." }, { "title": "Blazing the Western Trail", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Carole Mathews", "extract": "Blazing the Western Trail is a 1945 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Charles Starrett, Tex Harding, Dub Taylor, Carole Mathews and Bob Wills. The film was released on September 18, 1945, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Blonde from Brooklyn", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Bob Haymes, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "Blonde from Brooklyn is a 1945 American musical comedy film directed by Del Lord and starring Bob Haymes, Lynn Merrick, Thurston Hall, and Mary Treen. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on June 21, 1945." }, { "title": "Blonde Ransom", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Virginia Grey, Pinky Lee", "extract": "Blonde Ransom is a 1945 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Donald Cook, Virginia Grey, and Pinky Lee." }, { "title": "Blood on the Sun", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "James Cagney, Sylvia Sidney", "extract": "Blood on the Sun is a 1945 American war film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring James Cagney and Sylvia Sidney. The film is based on a fictional history behind the Tanaka Memorial document." }, { "title": "The Body Snatcher", "year": 1945, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi", "extract": "The Body Snatcher is a 1945 American horror film directed by Robert Wise, based on the 1884 short story of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. Philip MacDonald adapted the story for the screen, and producer Val Lewton, credited as \"Carlos Keith\", modified MacDonald's screenplay. The film stars " }, { "title": "Border Badmen", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Lorraine Miller", "extract": "Border Badmen is a 1945 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Milton Raison. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Lorraine Miller, Charles King, Ray Bennett and Arch Hall Sr. The film was released on October 10, 1945, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Chester Morris, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion is the eighth of 14 Columbia Pictures B movies starring Chester Morris as reformed thief Boston Blackie." }, { "title": "Boston Blackie's Rendezvous", "year": 1945, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Chester Morris, Nina Foch", "extract": "Boston Blackie's Rendezvous is a 1945 American crime film directed by Arthur Dreifuss. The working title of this film was Surprise in the Night." }, { "title": "Both Barrels Blazing", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor", "extract": "Both Barrels Blazing is a 1945 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and starring Charles Starrett." }, { "title": "Brewster's Millions", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Dennis O'Keefe, Helen Walker, June Havoc", "extract": "Brewster's Millions is a 1945 American comedy film, one of many film adaptations of the 1902 novel of the same name by George Barr McCutcheon and the subsequent smash-hit play adaptation by Byron Ongley and Winchell Smith. In the novel, Brewster is a stockbroker; in this version, he is portrayed as " }, { "title": "The Brighton Strangler", "year": 1945, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "John Loder, June Duprez", "extract": "The Brighton Strangler is a 1945 American crime film directed by Max Nosseck and starring John Loder, June Duprez and Michael St. Angel. During the blitz in wartime London, an actor suffers concussion and believes himself to be the character he has most recently been playing - a vicious strangler wi" }, { "title": "Bring on the Girls", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Veronica Lake, Marjorie Reynolds", "extract": "Bring on the Girls is a 1945 American musical comedy film starring Eddie Bracken, Sonny Tufts and Veronica Lake. It is loosely based on the 1940 French comedy The Man Who Seeks the Truth." }, { "title": "The Bullfighters", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Laurel and Hardy", "extract": "The Bullfighters is the penultimate feature film starring Laurel and Hardy, the sixth and final film the duo made under 20th Century Fox as well as the last released in the United States." }, { "title": "Captain Eddie", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Fred MacMurray, Lynn Bari", "extract": "Captain Eddie is a 1945 American drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon, based on Seven Were Saved by \"Eddie\" Rickenbacker and Lt. James Whittaker's We Thought We Heard the Angels Sing. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Lynn Bari and Charles Bickford. Captain Eddie is a \"biopic\" of Rickenbacker, from his e" }, { "title": "The Captain from Köpenick", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Crime, Sport", "cast": "Albert Bassermann, Mary Brian", "extract": "The Captain from Köpenick, also known as I Was a Criminal and Passport to Heaven, is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and based upon the 1931 play The Captain of Köpenick by Carl Zuckmayer and Albright Joseph. The play was based on the true story of Wilhelm Voigt, a German ex-c" }, { "title": "Captain Kidd", "year": 1945, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton", "extract": "Captain Kidd is a 1945 American adventure film starring Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott and Barbara Britton. It was directed by Rowland V. Lee, his last before he retired, and produced by Benedict Bogeaus and James Nasser. The music was conducted by Werner Janssen. The film was released by United A" }, { "title": "Captain Tugboat Annie", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jane Darwell, Edgar Kennedy", "extract": "Captain Tugboat Annie is a 1945 second sequel to the classic Tugboat Annie (1933), this time starring Jane Darwell as Annie and Edgar Kennedy as Horatio Bullwinkle. The film was directed by Phil Rosen, and is also known as Tugboat Annie's Son." }, { "title": "The Caribbean Mystery", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery, Noir", "cast": "James Dunn, Sheila Ryan", "extract": "The Caribbean Mystery is a 1945 American film noir mystery film which marked the directorial debut of Robert D. Webb. It is the third film adaptation of the 1933 novel Murder in Trinidad by John W. Vandercook to be produced by 20th Century Fox. Starring James Dunn, Sheila Ryan, and Edward Ryan. the " }, { "title": "The Cheaters", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joseph Schildkraut, Billie Burke", "extract": "The Cheaters (1945) [also known as MR. M. and the Pigeons, The Amazing MR. M., The Magnificent Mr. M. and The Magnificent Rogue) is a Christmas \"screwball comedy\" tale about a has-been actor invited to Christmas dinner by a rich family. The film was atypical of the Republic Pictures studio, directed" }, { "title": "The Cherokee Flash", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Sunset Carson, Linda Stirling, Tom London", "extract": "The Cherokee Flash is a 1945 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr. It is a Sunset Carson serial Western in which Carson works to free his father and clear the family name from a crime his father did not commit." }, { "title": "The Chicago Kid", "year": 1945, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Otto Kruger", "extract": "The Chicago Kid is a 1945 American crime film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Jack Townley and Albert Beich. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Otto Kruger, Tom Powers, Lynne Roberts, Henry H. Daniels Jr. and Chick Chandler. The film was released on June 29, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "China Sky", "year": 1945, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Randolph Scott, Ruth Warrick, Ellen Drew", "extract": "China Sky is a 1945 RKO Pictures film based on the novel by Pearl S. Buck. It was directed by Ray Enright and featured movie idol Randolph Scott, teamed with Ruth Warrick, Ellen Drew and Anthony Quinn. Although set in wartime China, Quinn and other lead actors portrayed Chinese characters, in keepin" }, { "title": "China's Little Devils", "year": 1945, "genres": "War", "cast": "Harry Carey, Paul Kelly", "extract": "China's Little Devils is a 1945 war film, directed by Monta Bell and starring Harry Carey, Paul Kelly and \"Ducky\" Louie. It is one of a number of Hollywood films dealing with the exploits of the Flying Tigers that began with the Republic Pictures production Flying Tigers (1942)." }, { "title": "Christmas in Connecticut", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Reginald Gardiner, Sydney Greenstreet", "extract": "Christmas in Connecticut is a 1945 American Christmas romantic comedy film about an unmarried city magazine writer who pretends to be a farm wife and mother and then falls in love with a returning war hero. The film was directed by English director Peter Godfrey and stars Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Mo" }, { "title": "Circumstantial Evidence", "year": 1945, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Lloyd Nolan, Michael O'Shea, Trudy Marshall", "extract": "Circumstantial Evidence is a 1945 American film noir directed by John Larkin and starring Michael O'Shea, Lloyd Nolan, and Trudy Marshall." }, { "title": "The Cisco Kid Returns", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Duncan Renaldo, Martin Garralaga", "extract": "The Cisco Kid Returns is a 1945 American Western film. Released on April 3, 1945, it was the first of three Cisco Kid films made that year with Duncan Renaldo as Cisco and Martin Garralaga as Pancho. In this release, Cisco's real name is Juan Francisco Hernandez. Cisco must clear himself of murder c" }, { "title": "The Clock", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Judy Garland, Robert Walker", "extract": "The Clock is a 1945 American romantic drama film starring Judy Garland and Robert Walker and directed by Garland's future husband, Vincente Minnelli. This was Garland's first dramatic role, as well as her first starring vehicle in which she did not sing." }, { "title": "Club Havana", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery, Drama", "cast": "Margaret Lindsay, Tom Neal, Lita Baron", "extract": "Club Havana is a 1945 American film drama directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. It was produced and released by independent film company Producers Releasing Corporation. It has been compared to the 1933 film Grand Hotel." }, { "title": "Code of the Lawless", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Kirby Grant, Jane Adams", "extract": "Code of the Lawless is a 1945 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Patricia Harper. The film stars Kirby Grant, Fuzzy Knight, Poni Adams, Hugh Prosser, Barbara Sears and Edward Howard. The film was released on October 19, 1945, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Colorado Pioneers", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Alice Fleming", "extract": "Colorado Pioneers is a 1945 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Roy Barcroft, Bud Geary and Billy Cummings. The film was released on November 14, 1945, by Republic " }, { "title": "Come Out Fighting", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Billy Benedict", "extract": "Come Out Fighting is a 1945 American film directed by William Beaudine. It was the last in the Monogram Pictures series of \"East Side Kids\" films before the series was reinvented as \"The Bowery Boys. Film critic Leonard Maltin described the film as \"grating,\" giving it one and a half out of four sta" }, { "title": "Confidential Agent", "year": 1945, "genres": "Spy", "cast": "Charles Boyer, Lauren Bacall", "extract": "Confidential Agent is a 1945 American spy film starring Charles Boyer and Lauren Bacall which was a Warner Brothers production. The movie was directed by Herman Shumlin and produced by Robert Buckner with Jack L. Warner as executive producer. The screenplay was by Robert Buckner, based on the 1939 n" }, { "title": "Conflict", "year": 1945, "genres": "Suspense", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, Alexis Smith, Sydney Greenstreet", "extract": "Conflict is a 1945 American black-and-white suspense film noir made by Warner Brothers. It was directed by Curtis Bernhardt, produced by William Jacobs from a screenplay by Arthur T. Horman and Dwight Taylor, based on the story The Pentacle by Alfred Neumann and Robert Siodmak. It starred Humphrey B" }, { "title": "The Corn Is Green", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Bette Davis, Joan Lorring, John Dall", "extract": "The Corn Is Green is a 1945 American drama film starring Bette Davis as a schoolteacher determined to bring education to a Welsh coal mining town despite great opposition. It was adapted from the 1938 play of the same name by Emlyn Williams, which originally starred Ethel Barrymore." }, { "title": "Cornered", "year": 1945, "genres": "Noir, War", "cast": "Dick Powell, Walter Slezak", "extract": "Cornered is a 1945 film noir starring Dick Powell and directed by Edward Dmytryk. This is the second teaming of Powell and Dmytryk. The screenplay was written by John Paxton with uncredited help from Ben Hecht." }, { "title": "Corpus Christi Bandits", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Helen Talbot", "extract": "Corpus Christi Bandits is a 1945 American Western film directed by Wallace Grissell and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Allan Lane, Helen Talbot, Jack Kirk, Twinkle Watts, Francis McDonald and Roy Barcroft. The film was released on April 20, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Counter-Attack", "year": 1945, "genres": "War", "cast": "Paul Muni, Marguerite Chapman, Larry Parks", "extract": "Counter-Attack is a 1945 American war film directed by Zoltan Korda and starring Paul Muni and Marguerite Chapman as two Russians trapped in a collapsed building with seven enemy German soldiers during World War II. It was adapted from the 1944 Broadway play Counterattack by Janet and Philip Stevens" }, { "title": "The Crime Doctor's Courage", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Warner Baxter, Hillary Brooke", "extract": "The Crime Doctor's Courage is a 1945 American mystery film directed by George Sherman and starring Warner Baxter, Hillary Brooke and Jerome Cowan. It is part of the Crime Doctor series of films made by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Crime Doctor's Warning", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Warner Baxter, Dusty Anderson", "extract": "Crime Doctor's Warning is a 1945 American mystery film directed by William Castle, and fourth in the Crime Doctor series of ten films produced between 1943 and 1949." }, { "title": "Crime, Inc.", "year": 1945, "genres": "Thriller, Crime, Noir", "cast": "Leo Carrillo, Tom Neal, Martha Tilton, Lionel Atwill", "extract": "Crime, Inc. is a 1945 American film noir crime film directed by Lew Landers starring Leo Carrillo, Tom Neal and Martha Tilton." }, { "title": "The Crimson Canary", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Noah Beery Jr., Lois Collier, Steven Geray", "extract": "The Crimson Canary is a 1945 American mystery film directed by John Hoffman and written by Henry Blankfort and Peggy Phillips. The film stars Noah Beery Jr., Lois Collier, John Litel, Steven Geray, Claudia Drake and Danny Morton. The film was released on November 9, 1945, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Dakota", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "John Wayne, Vera Ralston", "extract": "Dakota is a 1945 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane, and starring John Wayne. The supporting cast features Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, and Mike Mazurki." }, { "title": "The Daltons Ride Again", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Lon Chaney Jr., Alan Curtis, Martha O'Driscoll", "extract": "The Daltons Ride Again is a 1945 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor starring Alan Curtis, Lon Chaney Jr., Kent Taylor and Noah Beery Jr. The movie was made by Universal Pictures and the supporting cast features Milburn Stone and Douglas Dumbrille." }, { "title": "Dangerous Intruder", "year": 1945, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Veda Ann Borg, Charles Arnt", "extract": "Dangerous Intruder is a 1945 American film noir directed by Vernon Keays, starring Charles Arnt, Veda Ann Borg and Richard Powers." }, { "title": "Dangerous Partners", "year": 1945, "genres": "Crime, Adventure", "cast": "Signe Hasso, James Craig", "extract": "Dangerous Partners is a 1945 American adventure film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Marion Parsonnet and Edmund L. Hartmann, based on the novel “Paper Chase” by Oliver Weld Bayer, the pen-name of Leo and Eleanor Bayer The film stars James Craig, Signe Hasso, Edmund Gwenn, Audrey Totter, M" }, { "title": "Danger Signal", "year": 1945, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Faye Emerson, Zachary Scott", "extract": "Danger Signal is a 1945 film noir starring Faye Emerson and Zachary Scott. The screenplay was adapted from the 1939 novel of the same name by Phyllis Bottome." }, { "title": "Delightfully Dangerous", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Jane Powell, Ralph Bellamy, Constance Moore", "extract": "Delightfully Dangerous is a 1945 American musical film directed by Arthur Lubin showcasing teenage singer Jane Powell—in her second film on loan out to United Artists from MGM—and orchestra leader Morton Gould. The working titles of this film were Cinderella Goes to War, Reaching for the Stars and H" }, { "title": "Detour", "year": 1945, "genres": "Noir, Independent", "cast": "Tom Neal, Ann Savage", "extract": "Detour is a 1945 American independent film noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage. The screenplay was adapted by Martin Goldsmith and Martin Mooney (uncredited) from Goldsmith's 1939 novel of the same title, and released by the Producers Releasing Corporation, one of the so" }, { "title": "Diamond Horseshoe", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, Phil Silvers", "extract": "Diamond Horseshoe is a 1945 Technicolor musical film starring Betty Grable and Dick Haymes, directed by George Seaton, and released by 20th Century Fox. It was filmed in Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe, a nightclub located in the basement of the Paramount Hotel. The film's score is by Harry Warren an" }, { "title": "Dick Tracy", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery, Action", "cast": "Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys, Mike Mazurki", "extract": "Dick Tracy is a 1945 American action film based on the Dick Tracy comic strip created by Chester Gould. The film is the first of four installment of the Dick Tracy film series, released by RKO Radio Pictures." }, { "title": "Dillinger", "year": 1945, "genres": "Biography, Crime", "cast": "Lawrence Tierney, Anne Jeffreys", "extract": "Dillinger is a 1945 gangster film telling the story of John Dillinger." }, { "title": "Divorce", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Kay Francis, Bruce Cabot, Helen Mack", "extract": "Divorce is a 1945 drama film about a much-divorced woman who sets her sights on her married childhood friend. It stars Kay Francis, Bruce Cabot, and Helen Mack." }, { "title": "Docks of New York", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall", "extract": "Docks of New York is a 1945 film directed by Wallace Fox and starring the East Side Kids." }, { "title": "Doll Face", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Vivian Blaine, Carmen Miranda, Dennis O'Keefe", "extract": "Doll Face is a 1945 American film released by 20th Century Fox and directed by Lewis Seiler starring Vivian Blaine as \"Doll Face\" Carroll. It also stars actor Dennis O'Keefe and singers Carmen Miranda and Perry Como. The film is based on the 1943 play The Naked Genius written by Gypsy Rose Lee. In t" }, { "title": "The Dolly Sisters", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical, Biography", "cast": "Betty Grable, June Haver, John Payne", "extract": "The Dolly Sisters is a 1945 American Technicolor biographical film about the Dolly Sisters, identical twins who became famous as entertainers on Broadway and in Europe in the early years of the 20th century as Jennie and Rosie Dolly, Hungarian-born entertainers. It starred Betty Grable as Jenny, Jun" }, { "title": "Don Juan Quilligan", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "William Bendix, Phil Silvers", "extract": "Don Juan Quilligan is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by Frank Gabrielson and Arthur Kober. The film stars William Bendix, Joan Blondell, Phil Silvers, Anne Revere, B.S. Pully and Mary Treen. The film was released on June 1, 1945, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Don't Fence Me In", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans", "extract": "Don't Fence Me In is a 1945 black-and-white Western film directed by John English and starring the \"King of the Cowboys\" Roy Rogers and his palomino Trigger, promoted in the production's opening credits and on theater posters as \"The Smartest Horse in the Movies\". Also featured in the film are Roy's" }, { "title": "Duffy's Tavern", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, Paulette Goddard, Alan Ladd, Dorothy Lamour", "extract": "Duffy's Tavern is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Hal Walker and written by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama. The film stars Ed Gardner, Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, Paulette Goddard, Alan Ladd, Dorothy Lamour, Eddie Bracken and Brian Donlevy. The film was released on September 28, 1945, by Para" }, { "title": "Eadie Was a Lady", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Ann Miller, Jeff Donnell", "extract": "Eadie Was a Lady is a 1945 American musical comedy." }, { "title": "Earl Carroll Vanities", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Dennis O'Keefe, Constance Moore, Eve Arden", "extract": "Earl Carroll Vanities is a 1945 American musical film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Frank Gill Jr. The film stars Dennis O'Keefe, Constance Moore, Eve Arden, Otto Kruger, Alan Mowbray and Stephanie Bachelor. It was released on April 5, 1945 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Easy to Look At", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Gloria Jean, Kirby Grant, Eric Blore", "extract": "Easy to Look At is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Ford Beebe and written by Henry Blankfort. The film stars Gloria Jean, Kirby Grant, J. Edward Bromberg, Eric Blore, George Dolenz, and Mildred Law. The film was released on August 10, 1945, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "The Enchanted Cottage", "year": 1945, "genres": "Romance, Comedy, Fantasy", "cast": "Robert Young, Dorothy McGuire", "extract": "The Enchanted Cottage is a 1945 American romantic fantasy starring Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, and Herbert Marshall, with Mildred Natwick." }, { "title": "The Enchanted Forest", "year": 1945, "genres": "Family", "cast": "Edmund Lowe, Brenda Joyce", "extract": "The Enchanted Forest is a 1945 family film starring Edmund Lowe and Brenda Joyce, also featuring Harry Davenport as a hermit who finds and raises a young boy in a forest. The film and story served as the inspiration for a 1998 music composition/recording, \"Enchanted Forest\" by Loren Connors and Suza" }, { "title": "Enemy of the Law", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Kay Hughes", "extract": "Enemy of the Law is a 1945 American Western film written and directed by Harry L. Fraser. The film stars Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Kay Hughes, Jack Ingram and Charles King. The film was released on May 7, 1945, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Escape in the Desert", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jean Sullivan, Philip Dorn, Irene Manning", "extract": "Escape in the Desert is a 1945 American drama film directed by Edward A. Blatt and written by Marvin Borowsky and Thomas Job. The film stars Jean Sullivan, Philip Dorn, Irene Manning, Helmut Dantine, Alan Hale, Sr. and Samuel S. Hinds. The film was released by Warner Bros. on May 1, 1945. The openin" }, { "title": "Escape in the Fog", "year": 1945, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Otto Kruger, Nina Foch", "extract": "Escape in the Fog is a 1945 American film noir crime film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Otto Kruger, Nina Foch and William Wright." }, { "title": "Eve Knew Her Apples", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Ann Miller, William Wright", "extract": "Eve Knew Her Apples is a 1945 musical comedy remake of the 1934 film It Happened One Night directed by Will Jason and starring Ann Miller. The movie was produced by Columbia Pictures, owner of the rights to the original 1934 version, and would be remade as a musical comedy again in 1956 as You Can't" }, { "title": "The Falcon in San Francisco", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Tom Conway, Rita Corday", "extract": "The Falcon in San Francisco is a 1945 American crime and mystery film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and stars Tom Conway, Rita Corday and Edward Brophy, who played the recurring role of \"Goldie\" Locke. The film was the 11th in The Falcon series of detective films, and the eighth featuring Conway as th" }, { "title": "Fallen Angel", "year": 1945, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Alice Faye, Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell", "extract": "Fallen Angel is a 1945 American film noir directed by Otto Preminger, with cinematography by Joseph LaShelle, who had also worked with Preminger on Laura a year before. The film features Alice Faye, Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell and Charles Bickford. Fallen Angel was Faye's last film as a major Hollyw" }, { "title": "Fashion Model", "year": 1945, "genres": "Noir, Comedy, Mystery", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Marjorie Weaver, Tim Ryan", "extract": "Fashion Model is a 1945 comedy mystery film directed by William Beaudine, starring Robert Lowery, Marjorie Weaver, and Tim Ryan, and written by Victor Hammond and Tim Ryan." }, { "title": "The Fatal Witness", "year": 1945, "genres": "Crime, Mystery", "cast": "Evelyn Ankers, Richard Fraser, Barbara Everest", "extract": "The Fatal Witness is a 1945 American mystery film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Jerry Sackheim and Cleve F. Adams. The film stars Evelyn Ankers, Richard Fraser, George Leigh, Barbara Everest, Barry Bernard and Frederick Worlock. The film was released on September 15, 1945, by Republic P" }, { "title": "Fighting Bill Carson", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Kay Hughes", "extract": "Fighting Bill Carson is a 1945 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Louise Rousseau. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Kay Hughes, I. Stanford Jolley, Kermit Maynard and John Cason. The film was released on October 31, 1945, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "First Yank into Tokyo", "year": 1945, "genres": "War", "cast": "Tom Neal, Barbara Hale", "extract": "First Yank into Tokyo is a 1945 American war film directed by Gordon Douglas for RKO Radio Pictures, starring Tom Neal, Keye Luke, Barbara Hale, and Richard Loo. It was one of the last American films to be produced during World War II, released only a little over a month after the bombing of Hiroshi" }, { "title": "Flame of Barbary Coast", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western, Drama, Musical", "cast": "John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut", "extract": "Flame of Barbary Coast is a 1945 American musical-drama film starring John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut, William Frawley, and Virginia Grey. The movie was scripted by Borden Chase and directed by Joseph Kane." }, { "title": "Flame of the West", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Joan Woodbury", "extract": "Flame of the West is a 1945 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton and Joan Woodbury." }, { "title": "Flaming Bullets", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien", "extract": "Flaming Bullets is a 1945 American Western film written and directed by Harry L. Fraser. The film, the final of PRC's Texas Rangers film series, stars Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Patricia Knox, Charles King as comedy relief and I. Stanford Jolley. The film was released on October 15, 19" }, { "title": "Fog Island", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery, Suspense", "cast": "George Zucco, Lionel Atwill", "extract": "Fog Island is a 1945 American mystery-suspense film directed by Terry O. Morse. The film stars B movie horror film regulars George Zucco and Lionel Atwill. It was based on the 1937 play Angel Island by Bernadine \"Bernie\" Angus." }, { "title": "Follow That Woman", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Crime", "cast": "William Gargan, Nancy Kelly", "extract": "Follow That Woman is a 1945 crime film starring William Gargan, Nancy Kelly, and Regis Toomey. The movie was directed by Lew Landers." }, { "title": "Forever Yours", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Gale Storm, C. Aubrey Smith, Conrad Nagel", "extract": "Forever Yours is a 1945 American drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Gale Storm, C. Aubrey Smith and Johnny Mack Brown. It was made by Monogram Pictures. Although the studio concentrated on low-budget films, this was one of the company's more prestigious releases of the year. A young si" }, { "title": "Frisco Sal", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey", "extract": "Frisco Sal is a 1945 American Western film directed by George Waggner and starring Susanna Foster and Turhan Bey. It was co written by Curt Siodmak." }, { "title": "Frontier Feud", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Frontier Feud is a 1945 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Adele Buffington. This is the eighteenth film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Dennis Moore, Chris" }, { "title": "Frontier Fugitives", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Lorraine Miller", "extract": "Frontier Fugitives is a 1945 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Lorraine Miller, I. Stanford Jolley and Jack Ingram. The film was released on September 1, 1945, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Frontier Gal", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Yvonne de Carlo, Rod Cameron", "extract": "Frontier Gal is a 1945 American Western film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Yvonne De Carlo and Rod Cameron." }, { "title": "The Frozen Ghost", "year": 1945, "genres": "Horror, Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Lon Chaney Jr., Elena Verdugo, Evelyn Ankers, Douglas Dumbrille", "extract": "The Frozen Ghost is a 1945 American film noir mystery film starring Lon Chaney, Jr., Elena Verdugo, Evelyn Ankers, Tala Birell, and Martin Kosleck, and directed by Harold Young. It is the fourth of the six \"Inner Sanctum\" mystery films." }, { "title": "A Game of Death", "year": 1945, "genres": "Horror, Adventure", "cast": "Audrey Long, John Loder", "extract": "A Game of Death is a 1945 American adventure film directed by Robert Wise and starring John Loder and Audrey Long. It is a remake of Richard Connell's 1924 short story \"The Most Dangerous Game\" about a madman who hunts human prey on his island. In the original story and in the 1932 film adaptation, " }, { "title": "Gangs of the Waterfront", "year": 1945, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Stephanie Bachelor, Robert Armstrong", "extract": "Gangs of the Waterfront is a 1945 American crime drama film directed by George Blair, and based on an original story by Samuel Fuller. Robert Armstrong has a dual role as Dutch Malone, a gang leader, and a taxidermist Peter Winkly who is induced to take over the gang while Dutch is sidelined by an a" }, { "title": "Gangster's Den", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "Gangster's Den is a 1945 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western film of the \"Billy the Kid\" series directed by Sam Newfield. The film is notable for having three comedy relief characters; Al St. John, Emmett Lynn, and Charles King, who usually plays the villain." }, { "title": "The Gay Senorita", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Jinx Falkenburg, Jim Bannon", "extract": "The Gay Senorita is a 1945 American comedy-drama film directed by Arthur Dreifuss, which stars Jinx Falkenburg, Jim Bannon, and Steve Cochran." }, { "title": "G. I. Honeymoon", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Gale Storm, Arline Judge", "extract": "G.I. Honeymoon is a 1945 film directed by Phil Karlson. It stars Gale Storm and Peter Cookson. Both play a couple who encounter problems as the husband wants to leave the army, but can't. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1946 for its music." }, { "title": "George White's Scandals", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Joan Davis, Jack Haley", "extract": "George White's Scandals is a 1945 American film starring Joan Davis, Jack Haley, Phillip Terry, and Glenn Tryon. It features Haley's Wizard of Oz co-star Margaret Hamilton. This film included music by Edwin Finckel." }, { "title": "Getting Gertie's Garter", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Dennis O'Keefe, Marie McDonald, Barry Sullivan", "extract": "Getting Gertie's Garter is a 1945 American slapstick comedy film written and directed by Allan Dwan, and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Marie McDonald, and Barry Sullivan. The film is based on the 1921 play of the same name by Wilson Collison and Avery Hopwood. The play was previously adapted for the scre" }, { "title": "The Girl of the Limberlost", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ruth Nelson, Gloria Holden", "extract": "The Girl of the Limberlost is a 1945 American drama film starring Ruth Nelson, Dorinda Clifton, and Loren Tindall, and directed by Mel Ferrer. The film is based on a 1909 novel by Gene Stratton-Porter, which was previously filmed in 1909 as \"A Girl of the Limeberlost\"." }, { "title": "Girls of the Big House", "year": 1945, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Lynne Roberts, Virginia Christine", "extract": "Girls of the Big House is a 1945 American drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Lynne Roberts, Virginia Christine and Marion Martin." }, { "title": "God Is My Co-Pilot", "year": 1945, "genres": "War, Biography", "cast": "Dennis Morgan, Dane Clark, Raymond Massey", "extract": "God is My Co-Pilot is a 1945 American black-and-white biographical war film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Robert Buckner, directed by Robert Florey, that stars Dennis Morgan and co-stars Dane Clark and Raymond Massey. The screenplay by Abem Finkel and Peter Milne is based on the 1943 autob" }, { "title": "The Great Flamarion", "year": 1945, "genres": "Noir, Mystery", "cast": "Eric von Stroheim, Mary Beth Hughes", "extract": "The Great Flamarion is a 1945 film noir mystery film directed by Anthony Mann starring Erich von Stroheim and Mary Beth Hughes. The film, like many films noir, is shot in flashback narrative. The film was produced by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Great John L.", "year": 1945, "genres": "Biography, Drama", "cast": "Linda Darnell, Barbara Britton, Greg McClure", "extract": "The Great John L. is a 1945 American biographical drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by James Edward Grant. The film stars Linda Darnell, Barbara Britton, Greg McClure, Otto Kruger, Wallace Ford and George Mathews. The film was released on May 25, 1945, by United Artists." }, { "title": "Great Stagecoach Robbery", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Alice Fleming", "extract": "Great Stagecoach Robbery is a 1945 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton starring Wild Bill Elliott in the role of Red Ryder and costarring as Little Beaver, actor (Bobby) Robert Blake. It was the sixth of twenty-three Red Ryder feature films that would be produced by Republic Pictures" }, { "title": "Grissly's Millions", "year": 1945, "genres": "Suspense, Mystery", "cast": "Virginia Grey", "extract": "Grissly's Millions is a 1945 American mystery film directed by John English and written by Muriel Roy Bolton. The film stars Paul Kelly, Virginia Grey, Don Douglas, Elisabeth Risdon, Robert Barrat and Clem Bevans. The film was released on January 16, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Guest Wife", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche", "extract": "Guest Wife is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Sam Wood, written by Bruce Manning and John Klorer, and starring Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, and Dick Foran. It is also known as What Every Woman Wants." }, { "title": "Gun Smoke", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Gun Smoke is a 1945 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton. This is the fifteenth film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Jennifer Holt, Riley Hill and Wen Wright." }, { "title": "A Guy, a Gal and a Pal", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Drama, Romance", "cast": "Ross Hunter, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "A Guy, a Gal and a Pal is a 1945 American comedy-drama romance film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Ross Hunter and Lynn Merrick." }, { "title": "Hangover Square", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell, George Sanders", "extract": "Hangover Square is a 1945 American film noir directed by John Brahm, based on the 1941 novel Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton. The screenplay was written by Barré Lyndon, who made a number of changes to the novel, including transforming George Harvey Bone into a classical composer-pianist and fil" }, { "title": "Having Wonderful Crime", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Mystery", "cast": "Pat O'Brien, George Murphy", "extract": "Having Wonderful Crime is a 1945 American screwball comedy and mystery film directed by Eddie Sutherland from a screenplay by Howard J. Green, Stewart Sterling, and Parke Levy, based on the novel of the same name by Craig Rice. In her series novels the main character was named John J. Malone, but fo" }, { "title": "Here Come the Co-Eds", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Peggy Ryan", "extract": "Here Come The Co-Eds is a 1945 American comedy film starring the comedy team Abbott and Costello." }, { "title": "Her Highness and the Bellboy", "year": 1945, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Hedy Lamarr, Robert Walker", "extract": "Her Highness and the Bellboy is a 1945 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hedy Lamarr, Robert Walker, and June Allyson. Written by Richard Connell and Gladys Lehman, the film is about a beautiful European princess who travels to New York City to find the newspaper " }, { "title": "Her Lucky Night", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Martha O'Driscoll, Andrews Sisters", "extract": "Her Lucky Night is a 1945 musical film starring The Andrews Sisters. It was their last film for Universal." }, { "title": "The Hidden Eye", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Edward Arnold, Frances Rafferty", "extract": "The Hidden Eye is a 1945 American mystery film directed by Richard Whorf and written by George Harmon Coxe and Harry Ruskin. It is the sequel to the 1942 film Eyes in the Night. The film stars Edward Arnold, Frances Rafferty, Ray Collins, Paul Langton, William 'Bill' Phillips and Thomas E. Jackson. " }, { "title": "High Powered", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Adventure", "cast": "Phyllis Brooks, Robert Lowery", "extract": "High Powered is a 1945 American adventure film directed by William Berke starring Robert Lowery and Phyllis Brooks. It is also known as High Man." }, { "title": "His Brother's Ghost", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "His Brother's Ghost is a 1945 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield." }, { "title": "Hit the Hay", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Judy Canova, Ross Hunter, Gloria Holden", "extract": "Hit the Hay is a 1945 American film musical starring Judy Canova." }, { "title": "Hitchhike to Happiness", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Al Pearce, Dale Evans", "extract": "Hitchhike to Happiness is a 1945 musical that was nominated at the 18th Academy Awards in the category of Best Musical score. Which Morton Scott was nominated for." }, { "title": "Hold That Blonde", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake, Albert Dekker", "extract": "Hold That Blonde is a 1945 American comedy film directed by George Marshall. It stars Eddie Bracken and Veronica Lake." }, { "title": "Hollywood and Vine", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Wanda McKay, James Ellison", "extract": "Hollywood and Vine is a 1945 American film directed by Alexis Thurn-Taxis, featuring the dog who played Daisy in Columbia's Blondie film series." }, { "title": "Honeymoon Ahead", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Allan Jones, Grace McDonald", "extract": "Honeymoon Ahead is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Reginald Le Borg and written by Val Burton and Elwood Ullman. The film stars Allan Jones, Grace McDonald, Raymond Walburn, Vivian Austin, Jack Overman and Murray Alper. The film was released on May 11, 1945, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "The Horn Blows at Midnight", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Fantasy", "cast": "Jack Benny, Alexis Smith", "extract": "The Horn Blows at Midnight is a 1945 comedy fantasy film directed by Raoul Walsh, and starring Jack Benny." }, { "title": "Hotel Berlin", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Faye Emerson, Raymond Massey, Andrea King, Peter Lorre", "extract": "Hotel Berlin is an American drama film set in Berlin near the close of World War II, made by Warner Bros. in late 1944 to early 1945. Directed by Peter Godfrey, it stars Faye Emerson, Helmut Dantine, Raymond Massey and Andrea King. It is based on the novel Hotel Berlin by Vicki Baum, a sequel to Men" }, { "title": "House of Dracula", "year": 1945, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Lon Chaney, John Carradine, Onslow Stevens, Martha O'Driscoll, Skelton Knaggs", "extract": "House of Dracula is a 1945 American horror film released and distributed by Universal Pictures. Directed by Erle C. Kenton, the film features several Universal Horror properties meeting as they had done in the 1944 film House of Frankenstein. The film is set at the castle home of Dr. Franz Edelmann," }, { "title": "The House on 92nd Street", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Spy", "cast": "Lloyd Nolan, Signe Hasso, William Eythe", "extract": "The House on 92nd Street is a 1945 black-and-white American spy film directed by Henry Hathaway. The movie, shot mostly in New York City, was released shortly after the end of World War II. The House on 92nd Street was made with the full cooperation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), whos" }, { "title": "How Doooo You Do!!!", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Bert Gordon, Harry von Zell, Cheryl Walker", "extract": "How Doooo You Do!!! is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Harry Sauber and Joseph Carole. The film stars Bert Gordon, Harry von Zell, Cheryl Walker, Ella Mae Morse, Frank Albertson and Claire Windsor. The film was released on December 24, 1945, by Producers Releasing" }, { "title": "I Love a Bandleader", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Phil Harris, Eddie \"Rochester\" Anderson, Leslie Brooks", "extract": "I Love a Bandleader is a 1945 American musical comedy film directed by Del Lord and starring Phil Harris, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson and Leslie Brooks." }, { "title": "I Love a Mystery", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Mystery", "cast": "George Macready, Nina Foch", "extract": "I Love a Mystery is a 1945 American mystery film directed by Henry Levin and starring Jim Bannon, Nina Foch, George Macready, and Barton Yarborough. Based on Carlton E. Morse's popular radio serial of the same name, I Love a Mystery was the first of three Columbia \"B\" pictures inspired by the radio " }, { "title": "Identity Unknown", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Cheryl Walker", "extract": "Identity Unknown is a 1945 American film directed by Walter Colmes." }, { "title": "I'll Remember April", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Crime", "cast": "Gloria Jean, Kirby Grant", "extract": "I'll Remember April is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Harold Young and written by M. Coates Webster. The film stars Gloria Jean, Kirby Grant, Milburn Stone, Edward Brophy, Samuel S. Hinds, Jacqueline deWit and Hobart Cavanaugh. The film was released on April 1, 1945, by Universal Pictures. " }, { "title": "I'll Tell the World", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lee Tracy, Brenda Joyce, June Preisser", "extract": "I'll Tell the World is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Henry Blankfort and Lester Pine. The film stars Lee Tracy, Brenda Joyce, Raymond Walburn, June Preisser, Thomas Gomez and Howard Freeman. The film was released on June 8, 1945, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "In Old New Mexico", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western, Drama", "cast": "Duncan Renaldo, Martin Garralaga", "extract": "In Old New Mexico is a 1945 American western drama film. Released on May 15, 1945, it was the second of three Cisco Kid films made that year with Duncan Renaldo as Cisco and Martin Garralaga as Pancho." }, { "title": "Incendiary Blonde", "year": 1945, "genres": "Biography, Drama, Musical", "cast": "Betty Hutton, Barry Fitzgerald", "extract": "Incendiary Blonde is a 1945 American musical drama film biography of 1920s nightclub star Texas Guinan. Filmed in Technicolor by director George Marshall and loosely based on a true story, the picture stars actress Betty Hutton as Guinan. The film's title is a play on incendiary bombs being used in " }, { "title": "Isle of the Dead", "year": 1945, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew", "extract": "Isle of the Dead is a 1945 horror film directed by Mark Robson and made for RKO Radio Pictures by producer Val Lewton. The film's script was inspired by the painting Isle of the Dead by Arnold Böcklin, which appears behind the title credits, though the film was originally titled Camilla during produ" }, { "title": "It Happened in Harlem", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Chris Columbus", "extract": "It Happened in Harlem is an American musical comedy film directed by Bud Pollard and starring Chris Columbus, Phil Gomez, and Nicky O'Daniel. The film was partly shot at Smalls Paradise and released in 1945." }, { "title": "It's a Pleasure", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Sonja Henie, Michael O'Shea", "extract": "It's a Pleasure! is a 1945 American Technicolor Comedy-drama musical film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Sonja Henie, Michael O'Shea and Marie McDonald." }, { "title": "It's in the Bag!", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Don Ameche", "extract": "It's in the Bag! is a 1945 comedy film featuring Fred Allen in his only starring film role. The film was released by United Artists at a time when Allen was at the peak of his fame as one of the most popular radio comedians. The film has been preserved by UCLA Film & Television Archive." }, { "title": "The Jade Mask", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland", "extract": "The Jade Mask is a 1945 film featuring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan and the only appearance of Number Four Son, Eddie Chan, played by Edwin Luke, the real-life younger brother of Keye Luke, who had depicted Number One Son throughout the 1930s." }, { "title": "Jealousy", "year": 1945, "genres": "Suspense, Crime, Noir", "cast": "John Loder, Jane Randolph", "extract": "Jealousy is a 1945 American film noir crime film directed by Gustav Machatý starring John Loder, Jane Randolph, Karen Morley and Nils Asther." }, { "title": "Johnny Angel", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "George Raft, Claire Trevor", "extract": "Johnny Angel is a 1945 American film noir directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Steve Fisher from the 1944 novel Mr. Angel Comes Aboard by Charles Gordon Booth. The movie stars George Raft, Claire Trevor and Signe Hasso, and features Hoagy Carmichael." }, { "title": "The Jungle Captive", "year": 1945, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Otto Kruger, Amelita Ward", "extract": "The Jungle Captive is a 1945 horror film directed by Harold Young. The film is a sequel to Jungle Woman (1944), which had been preceded by Captive Wild Woman and is the final film in the series. Jungle Captive features Otto Kruger, Amelita Ward, and Rondo Hatton. Vicky Lane plays Paula Dupree the Ap" }, { "title": "Junior Miss", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Peggy Ann Garner, Faye Emerson", "extract": "Junior Miss is a 1945 American comedy film starring Peggy Ann Garner as a teenager who meddles in people's love lives." }, { "title": "Keep Your Powder Dry", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Lana Turner, Laraine Day, Susan Peters", "extract": "Keep Your Powder Dry is a 1945 American drama film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Lana Turner, Susan Peters, and Laraine Day. Its plot follows three women who join the Women's Army Corps during World War II. The screenplay was written by George Bruce and Mary C. McCall, Jr." }, { "title": "The Kid Sister", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Roger Pryor, Constance Worth", "extract": "The Kid Sister is a 1945 American film directed by Sam Newfield." }, { "title": "Kiss and Tell", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Shirley Temple, Jerome Courtland, Walter Abel, Robert Benchley", "extract": "Kiss and Tell is a 1945 American comedy film starring then 17-year-old Shirley Temple as Corliss Archer. In the film, two teenage girls cause their respective parents much concern when they start to become interested in boys. The parents' bickering about which girl is the worse influence causes more" }, { "title": "Kitty", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland, Patric Knowles", "extract": "Kitty is a 1945 film, a costume drama set in London during the 1780s, directed by Mitchell Leisen, based on the novel of the same name by Rosamond Marshall, with a screenplay by Karl Tunberg. It stars Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland, Constance Collier, Patric Knowles, Reginald Owen, and Cecil Kellaway" }, { "title": "The Lady Confesses", "year": 1945, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Mary Beth Hughes, Hugh Beaumont", "extract": "The Lady Confesses is a 1945 American film noir directed by Sam Newfield." }, { "title": "Lady on a Train", "year": 1945, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Deanna Durbin, Ralph Bellamy", "extract": "Lady on a Train is a 1945 American film noir crime film directed by Charles David and starring Deanna Durbin, Ralph Bellamy, and David Bruce." }, { "title": "Lawless Empire", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor", "extract": "Lawless Empire is a 1945 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and written by Bennett Cohen. The film stars Charles Starrett, Tex Harding, Dub Taylor, Mildred Law and Bob Wills. The film was released on November 15, 1945, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Leave Her to Heaven", "year": 1945, "genres": "Noir, Drama, Thriller", "cast": "Gene Tierney, Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde, Vincent Price", "extract": "Leave Her to Heaven is a 1945 American psychological thriller film noir melodrama directed by John M. Stahl and starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, and Vincent Price. It follows a socialite who marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in h" }, { "title": "Leave It to Blondie", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake", "extract": "Leave It to Blondie is a 1945 black-and-white comedy film and the 15th of the 28 Blondie films." }, { "title": "Let's Go Steady", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Jackie Moran, June Preisser", "extract": "Let's Go Steady is a 1945 American musical film directed by Del Lord, produced by Columbia Pictures, and starring Pat Parrish, Jackie Moran, June Preisser, and Mel Tormé." }, { "title": "Life with Blondie", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake", "extract": "Life with Blondie is a 1945 black-and-white domestic comedy film and the 16th of the 28 Blondie films. It was the return of Dagwood and Blondie after Columbia Picture's 1943 decision to cancel the series met with protest." }, { "title": "Lightning Raiders", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "Lightning Raiders is a 1946 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Mady Lawrence, Henry Hall, Steve Darrell, I. Stanford Jolley, Karl Hackett and Roy Brent. The film was released on January 7, 1946, by Producers Releasi" }, { "title": "Lone Texas Ranger", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Helen Talbot", "extract": "Lone Texas Ranger is a 1945 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet starring Wild Bill Elliott in the role of Red Ryder and costarring as Little Beaver, actor (Bobby) Robert Blake. It was the eighth of twenty-three Red Ryder feature films that would be produced by Republic Pictures. " }, { "title": "The Lonesome Trail", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Lorraine Miller", "extract": "The Lonesome Trail is a 1945 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and Lindsley Parsons, starring Jimmy Wakely, Lee \"Lasses\" White, and John James. It premiered in New York City on December 8, 1945." }, { "title": "The Lost Trail", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "The Lost Trail is a 1945 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Adele Buffington. This is the seventeenth film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Jennifer Holt, Ri" }, { "title": "The Lost Weekend", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ray Milland, Jane Wyman", "extract": "The Lost Weekend is a 1945 American film directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman. It was based on Charles R. Jackson's novel of the same name about an alcoholic writer. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won four: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, an" }, { "title": "Love, Honor and Goodbye", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Virginia Bruce, Nils Asther", "extract": "Love, Honor and Goodbye is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Arthur Phillips, Lee Loeb and Dick Irving Hyland. The film stars Virginia Bruce, Edward Ashley, Victor McLaglen, Nils Asther, Helen Broderick and Veda Ann Borg. The film was released on September 15, 1" }, { "title": "Love Letters", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten", "extract": "Love Letters is a 1945 American film noir. The screenplay was adapted by Ayn Rand from the novel Pity My Simplicity by Christopher Massie. It was directed by William Dieterle and stars Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ann Richards, Cecil Kellaway, Gladys Cooper and Anita Louise. The plot tells the sto" }, { "title": "Main Street After Dark", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Edward Arnold, Dorothy Morris", "extract": "Main Street After Dark is a 1945 American drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by John C. Higgins and Karl Kamb. The film stars Edward Arnold, Selena Royle, Tom Trout, Audrey Totter, Dan Duryea, Hume Cronyn and Dorothy Morris. The film was released on January 12, 1945, by Metro-Goldwyn-" }, { "title": "Mama Loves Papa", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leon Errol", "extract": "Mama Loves Papa is a 1945 American black-and-white comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer, and written by Monte Brice, with a story by Keene Thompson and a screenplay by Charles E. Roberts, as a loose remake of the 1933 film Mama Loves Papa, written by Douglas MacLean. The film was produced by RKO" }, { "title": "Man Alive", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Pat O'Brien, Ellen Drew", "extract": "Man Alive is a 1945 romantic comedy film directed by Ray Enright and starring Pat O'Brien, Adolphe Menjou, Ellen Drew and Rudy Vallée." }, { "title": "The Man in Half Moon Street", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Helen Walker, Nils Asther", "extract": "The Man in Half Moon Street is a 1945 science fiction romantic melodrama dealing with a man who retains his youth and cannot die, living throughout the ages. The plot is similar to Oscar Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray, except that there are more logical explanations for the eternal youth of the main" }, { "title": "The Man from Oklahoma", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans", "extract": " The Man from Oklahoma is a 1945 American western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and George 'Gabby' Hayes. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Man Who Walked Alone", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Kay Aldridge, Dave O'Brien", "extract": "The Man Who Walked Alone is a 1945 American B film romantic comedy film produced by PRC Pictures, Inc., directed by Christy Cabanne, with top-billed Dave O'Brien and Kay Aldridge, along with Walter Catlett and Guinn Williams." }, { "title": "Marked for Murder", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien", "extract": "Marked for Murder is a 1945 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, Tex Ritter and Guy Wilkerson, with Marilyn McConnell, Ed Cassidy and Henry Hall. The film was released on 8 February 1945, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Marshal of Laredo", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Marshal of Laredo is a 1945 American Western film directed by R.G. Springsteen in his first feature film starring Wild Bill Elliott in the role of Red Ryder and costarring as Little Beaver, actor (Bobby) Robert Blake. It was the eleventh of twenty-three Red Ryder feature films that would be produced" }, { "title": "Masquerade in Mexico", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Dorothy Lamour, Patric Knowles, Ann Dvorak", "extract": "Masquerade in Mexico is a 1945 comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen. It stars Dorothy Lamour and Arturo de Córdova." }, { "title": "A Medal for Benny", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Dorothy Lamour, Arturo de Córdova", "extract": "A Medal for Benny is a 1945 American film directed by Irving Pichel. The story was conceived by writer Jack Wagner, who enlisted his long-time friend John Steinbeck to help him put it into script form. The film was released by Paramount Pictures. The film is also known as Benny's Medal." }, { "title": "Men in Her Diary", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Peggy Ryan, Jon Hall", "extract": "Men in Her Diary is a 1945 American comedy film. It stars Peggy Ryan and Jon Hall and was written by Lester Cole and directed by Charles Barton. It followed from the success of San Diego, I Love You." }, { "title": "Mexicana", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Tito Guízar, Constance Moore", "extract": "Mexicana is a 1945 American musical film directed by Alfred Santell and starring Tito Guízar, Constance Moore and Leo Carrillo. The film was one of three made by Republic Pictures in line with the American government's Good Neighbor policy towards Latin America. Its plot is almost identical to that " }, { "title": "Midnight Manhunt", "year": 1945, "genres": "Noir, Crime, Mystery", "cast": "William Gargan, Ann Savage", "extract": "Midnight Manhunt is a 1945 film noir crime film mystery directed by William C. Thomas and written by David Lang. The film premiered on July 24, 1945 and is in the public domain." }, { "title": "Mildred Pierce", "year": 1945, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Ann Blyth, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden", "extract": "Mildred Pierce is a 1945 American melodrama/film noir directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, and Zachary Scott, also featuring Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, and Bruce Bennett. Based on the 1941 novel by James M. Cain, this was Crawford's first starring role for Warner Bros., aft" }, { "title": "The Missing Corpse", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "J. Edward Bromberg, Isabel Randolph", "extract": "The Missing Corpse is a 1945 American comedy mystery film directed by Albert Herman." }, { "title": "Molly and Me", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Gracie Fields, Monty Woolley, Roddy McDowall", "extract": "Molly and Me is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Monty Woolley, Gracie Fields, Reginald Gardiner and Roddy McDowall and released by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was based on the novel written by Frances Marion and adapted by Roger Burford." }, { "title": "Mr. Muggs Rides Again", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall", "extract": "Mr. Muggs Rides Again is a 1945 film directed by Wallace Fox and starring The East Side Kids." }, { "title": "Murder, He Says", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "Fred MacMurray, Helen Walker", "extract": "Murder, He Says is a 1945 American black comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Fred MacMurray about a murderous rural family and the hapless pollster who becomes entangled in their hunt for a cache of money." }, { "title": "My Name Is Julia Ross", "year": 1945, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Nina Foch, Dame May Whitty", "extract": "My Name Is Julia Ross is a 1945 American gothic film noir directed by Joseph H. Lewis, and starring Nina Foch, Dame May Whitty, and George Macready. Its plot follows a young woman in England who is hired as a live-in secretary for an ailing widow, where she awakens one day and is gaslit by those aro" }, { "title": "Navajo Kid", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Caren Marsh", "extract": "Navajo Kid is a 1945 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser for Alexander-Stern Productions and starring Bob Steele as the titular character, Syd Salor and Ed Cassidy. It was distributed by Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) and commercially released in the United States on 21 November" }, { "title": "The Navajo Trail", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "The Navajo Trail is a 1945 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Frank H. Young. This is the fourteenth film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Jennifer Holt, R" }, { "title": "The Naughty Nineties", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Alan Curtis, Lois Collier", "extract": "The Naughty Nineties is a 1945 American film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. The film is noteworthy for containing a filmed version of the duo's famous \"Who's on First?\" routine. This version is shown at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York." }, { "title": "Night Club Girl", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Vivian Austin, Judy Clark", "extract": "Night Club Girl is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Henry Blankfort and Dick Irving Hyland. The film stars Vivian Austin, Edward Norris, Maxie Rosenbloom, Minna Gombell, Judy Clark and Bill Dunn. The film was released on January 5, 1945, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Nob Hill", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "George Raft, Joan Bennett, Vivian Blaine", "extract": "Nob Hill is a 1945 Technicolor film about a Barbary Coast, San Francisco, United States saloon keeper, starring George Raft and Joan Bennett. Part musical and part drama, the movie was directed by Henry Hathaway. It remains one of Raft's lesser known movies even though it was a big success, in part " }, { "title": "Northwest Trail", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Joan Woodbury", "extract": "Northwest Trail is a 1945 American contemporary Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams shot in Cinecolor at Lake Hemet, California. It stars Bob Steele, Joan Woodbury, and Madge Bellamy making a comeback appearance in her final film." }, { "title": "Objective, Burma!", "year": 1945, "genres": "War", "cast": "Errol Flynn, William Prince", "extract": "Objective, Burma! is a 1945 American war film that is loosely based on the six-month raid by Merrill's Marauders in the Burma Campaign during the Second World War. Directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn, the film was made by Warner Bros. immediately after the raid." }, { "title": "On Stage Everybody", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Jack Oakie, Peggy Ryan", "extract": "On Stage Everybody is a 1945 film starring Jack Oakie, Peggy Ryan, and Johnny Coy. Also appearing are Otto Kruger, Esther Dale, Milburn Stone, Wallace Ford, Julie London, and The King Sisters, who sang \"Stuff Like That There\", written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans." }, { "title": "Oregon Trail", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Oregon Trail is a 1945 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Betty Burbridge. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Frank Jaquet, John Merton, Mary Carr and Si Jenks. The film was released on July 14, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Margaret O'Brien", "extract": "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes is a 1945 American drama film directed by Roy Rowland and starring Edward G. Robinson and Margaret O'Brien." }, { "title": "Out of the Depths", "year": 1945, "genres": "War, Silent, Western", "cast": "Jim Bannon, Ross Hunter", "extract": "Out of the Depths is a 1921 American silent Western film based on a book by author Robert Ames Bennet and directed by Otis B. Thayer and Frank Reicher, starring Edmund Cobb and Violet Mersereau. The film was shot in Denver, Colorado by Thayer's Art-O-Graf film company. It is now considered a lost fi" }, { "title": "Out of This World", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Veronica Lake, Eddie Bracken, Diana Lynn, Cass Daley", "extract": "Out of This World is a 1945 American romantic comedy film directed by Hal Walker and starring Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake and Diana Lynn. The picture was a satire on the Frank Sinatra \"bobby soxer\" cult." }, { "title": "Outlaws of the Rockies", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Carole Mathews, Dub Taylor", "extract": "Outlaws of the Rockies is a 1945 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Charles Starrett, Tex Harding, Dub Taylor, Carole Mathews, Carolina Cotton and Spade Cooley. The film was released on September 18, 1945, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Over 21", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Irene Dunne, Alexander Knox, Charles Coburn", "extract": "Over 21 is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Irene Dunne, Alexander Knox and Charles Coburn." }, { "title": "Pan-Americana", "year": 1945, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Phillip Terry, Eve Arden", "extract": "Pan-Americana is a 1945 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by John H. Auer, from a screenplay by Lawrence Kimble, based on a story by Auer and Frederick Kohner. RKO released the film on March 22, 1945, and the picture stars Phillip Terry, Audrey Long, Robert Benchley, Eve Arden, Ern" }, { "title": "Pardon My Past", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Family", "cast": "Fred MacMurray, Marguerite Chapman", "extract": "Pardon My Past is a 1945 comedy film about a penniless veteran who gets mistaken for a millionaire by the latter's family and an unpaid bookie." }, { "title": "Paris Underground", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Constance Bennett, Gracie Fields, George Rigaud", "extract": "Paris Underground, also known as Madame Pimpernel, is a 1945 film directed by Gregory Ratoff, and based on the memoir of the same title by Etta Shiber." }, { "title": "Patrick the Great", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, Eve Arden", "extract": "Patrick the Great is a 1945 American drama film starring Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Frances Dee. This was the last film for O'Connor and Ryan together, who had been a teenage team for the past several years. This was also O'Connor's last film before he went to serve in World War II." }, { "title": "Penthouse Rhythm", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Kirby Grant, Lois Collier, Eric Blore", "extract": "Penthouse Rhythm is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Stanley Roberts and Howard Dimsdale. The film stars Kirby Grant, Lois Collier, Edward Norris, Maxie Rosenbloom, Eric Blore, Minna Gombell and Edward Brophy. The film was released on June 22, 1945, by Universal" }, { "title": "The Phantom of 42nd Street", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Dave O'Brien, Kay Aldridge, Alan Mowbray", "extract": "The Phantom of 42nd Street is a 1945 American mystery film directed by Albert Herman and starring Dave O'Brien, Kay Aldridge and Alan Mowbray. It was produced by the low-budget Poverty Row studio Producers Releasing Corporation. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola." }, { "title": "Phantom of the Plains", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Alice Fleming", "extract": "Phantom of the Plains is a 1945 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander starring Wild Bill Elliott in the role of Red Ryder and costarring as Little Beaver, actor (Bobby) Robert Blake. It was the ninth of twenty-three Red Ryder feature films that would be produced by Republic Pictures. The" }, { "title": "The Phantom Speaks", "year": 1945, "genres": "Horror, Noir, Supernatural", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Lynne Roberts", "extract": "The Phantom Speaks is a 1945 American supernatural film noir directed by John English and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Richard Arlen, Stanley Ridges, Lynne Roberts, Tom Powers, Charlotte Wynters and Jonathan Hale. The film was released on May 10, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Picture of Dorian Gray", "year": 1945, "genres": "Suspense, Drama, Horror", "cast": "George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Peter Lawford", "extract": "The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1945 American horror-drama film based on Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel of the same name. Released in June 1945 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was directed by Albert Lewin, and stars George Sanders as Lord Henry Wotton and Hurd Hatfield as Dorian Gray. Shot primarily in b" }, { "title": "Pillow of Death", "year": 1945, "genres": "Horror, Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Lon Chaney Jr., Brenda Joyce", "extract": "Pillow of Death is a 1945 film noir mystery horror film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Lon Chaney, Jr. and Brenda Joyce. The last of the Inner Sanctum mystery films, it is based on a story by Dwight V. Babcock. The \"Inner Sanctum\" franchise originated with a popular radio series and all of the" }, { "title": "Pillow to Post", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Ida Lupino, Sydney Greenstreet", "extract": "Pillow to Post is a 1945 romantic comedy film directed by Vincent Sherman, starring Ida Lupino, Sydney Greenstreet and William Prince. Based on the play Pillar to Post by Rose Simon Kohn, it is about a tired traveling saleswoman who goes to great lengths to find a place to sleep during the World War" }, { "title": "The Power of the Whistler", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery, Noir, Thriller", "cast": "Richard Dix, Janis Carter", "extract": "The Power of the Whistler is a 1945 film noir thriller film based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by Lew Landers, the production features Richard Dix. It is the third of Columbia Pictures' eight \"Whistler\" films produced in the 1940s, seven starring Dix." }, { "title": "Prairie Rustlers", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Evelyn Finley", "extract": "Prairie Rustlers is a 1945 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Evelyn Finley, Karl Hackett, I. Stanford Jolley and Bud Osborne. The film was released on November 7, 1945, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Pride of the Marines", "year": 1945, "genres": "War, Biography", "cast": "John Garfield, Eleanor Parker, Dane Clark", "extract": "Pride of the Marines is a 1945 American biographical war film starring John Garfield and Eleanor Parker. It tells the story of U.S. Marine Al Schmid in World War II, his heroic stand against a Japanese attack during the Battle of Guadalcanal, in which he was blinded by a grenade, and his subsequent " }, { "title": "Prison Ship", "year": 1945, "genres": "War", "cast": "Nina Foch, Robert Lowery", "extract": "" }, { "title": "Pursuit to Algiers", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce", "extract": "Pursuit to Algiers (1945) is the twelfth entry in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce Sherlock Holmes film series of fourteen. Elements in the story pay homage to an otherwise unrecorded affair mentioned by Dr. Watson at the beginning of the 1903 story \"The Adventure of the Norwood Builder\", notably the " }, { "title": "Radio Stars on Parade", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Brown and Carney, Frances Langford", "extract": "Radio Stars on Parade is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins from a screenplay by Robert E. Kent and Monte Brice, from Kent's original story. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it was released on August 1, 1945. The film stars the comedy team of Brown and Carney, alo" }, { "title": "Renegades of the Rio Grande", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Rod Cameron, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Renegades of the Rio Grande is a 1945 American Western film about a crooked financier and a corrupt sheriff that conspire to steal land from ranchers in Oklahoma Territory for the purposes of a railroad right-of-way. A young lawyer, Clint Farrell, comes to the rescue with the aid of some fighting-ma" }, { "title": "The Return of the Durango Kid", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Jean Stevens", "extract": "The Return of the Durango Kid is a 1945 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Charles Starrett, Tex Harding, Jean Stevens and John Calvert. The film was released on April 19, 1945, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Rhapsody in Blue", "year": 1945, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "Robert Alda, Alexis Smith", "extract": "Rhapsody in Blue is a 1945 fictionalized screen biography of the American composer and musician George Gershwin (1898–1937), released by Warner Brothers." }, { "title": "Rhythm Round-Up", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Ken Curtis, Cheryl Walker", "extract": "Rhythm Round-Up is a 1945 American Western musical film directed by Vernon Keays and written by Charles R. Marion. The film stars Ken Curtis, Cheryl Walker, Guinn \"Big Boy\" Williams, Raymond Hatton and Victor Potel. The film was released on September 7, 1945, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Riders of the Dawn", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Sarah Padden", "extract": "Riders of the Dawn is a 1945 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and starring Jimmy Wakely, Lee 'Lasses' White and Sarah Padden. It was produced and distributed by Monogram Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vin Taylor." }, { "title": "River Gang", "year": 1945, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Gloria Jean, John Qualen", "extract": "River Gang is a 1945 American crime film directed by Charles David and written by Leslie Charteris and Dwight V. Babcock. The film stars Gloria Jean, John Qualen, Bill Goodwin, Keefe Brasselle, Sheldon Leonard, Gus Schilling and Vince Barnett. The film was released on September 21, 1945, by Universa" }, { "title": "Road to Alcatraz", "year": 1945, "genres": "Crime, Mystery", "cast": "Robert Lowery, June Storey", "extract": "Road to Alcatraz is a 1945 American mystery film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Dwight V. Babcock and Jerry Sackheim. The film stars Robert Lowery, June Storey, Grant Withers, Clarence Kolb, Charles Gordon and William Forrest. The film was released on July 10, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Rockin' in the Rockies", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "The Three Stooges, Mary Beth Hughes", "extract": "Rockin' in the Rockies is a 1945 musical Western full-length movie starring the Three Stooges. The picture was one of the Stooges' few feature-length films made during the run of their better-known series of short subjects for Columbia Pictures, although the group had appeared in supporting roles in" }, { "title": "Rough Riders of Cheyenne", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Rough Riders of Cheyenne is a 1945 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Mira McKinney, Monte Hale, Wade Crosby and Michael Sloane. The film was released on November 1, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Rough Ridin' Justice", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor", "extract": "Rough Ridin' Justice is a 1945 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Betty Jane Graham and Jimmy Wakely. The film was released on March 14, 1945, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Roughly Speaking", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson", "extract": "Roughly Speaking is a 1945 American comedy-drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Rosalind Russell and Jack Carson. The plot involves a strong-minded mother keeping her family afloat through World War I and the Great Depression. The film was based on the autobiography of the same name, p" }, { "title": "Rough, Tough and Ready", "year": 1945, "genres": "Action, Comedy, Drama, War", "cast": "Chester Morris, Victor McLaglen, Jean Rogers, Veda Ann Borg", "extract": "Rough, Tough and Ready is a 1945 American war comedy drama film directed by Del Lord and starring Chester Morris, Victor McLaglen and Jean Rogers. It aimed to replicate the success of the series of buddy films that McLaglen had previously starred in with Edmund Lowe." }, { "title": "A Royal Scandal", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Tallulah Bankhead, Charles Coburn, Anne Baxter, Vincent Price", "extract": "A Royal Scandal, also known as Czarina, is a 1945 American comedy-drama film directed by Otto Preminger, produced by Ernst Lubitsch. about the lovelife of Russian empress Catherine the Great. It stars Tallulah Bankhead, Charles Coburn, Anne Baxter and William Eythe. The film was based on the play Di" }, { "title": "Rustlers' Hideout", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patti McCarty", "extract": "Rustlers' Hideout is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. In 1940 Crabbe had followed and replaced Bob Steele in the role of Billy the Kid in a series of B-Westerns. After 19 films as Billy, the character was renamed Billy Carson with seemingly no other changes to the series. He ev" }, { "title": "Rustlers of the Badlands", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Carla Balenda", "extract": "Rustlers of the Badlands is a 1945 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and starring Charles Starrett, Carla Balenda and Dub Taylor." }, { "title": "Saddle Serenade", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Jack Ingram", "extract": "Saddle Serenade is a 1945 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and written by Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Lee \"Lasses\" White, John James, Nancy Brinckman, Jack Ingram and Claire James. The film was released on August 11, 1945, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Sagebrush Heroes", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Constance Worth", "extract": "Sagebrush Heroes is a 1945 American Western film directed by Benjamin H. Kline and written by Luci Ward. The film stars Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Constance Worth, Jimmy Wakely, Ozie Waters and Elvin Field. The film was released on February 1, 1945, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Salome, Where She Danced", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Western", "cast": "Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Cameron, Walter Slezak", "extract": "Salome, Where She Danced is a 1945 American Technicolor Western drama film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Cameron, and Walter Slezak. The film follows the adventures of a dancer in 19th-century Europe and the United States. It is loosely based on the story of Lola Monte" }, { "title": "The Sailor Takes a Wife", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Robert Walker, June Allyson", "extract": "The Sailor Takes a Wife is a 1946 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Whorf and starring Robert Walker and June Allyson." }, { "title": "Salty O'Rourke", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Alan Ladd, Gail Russell", "extract": "Salty O'Rourke is a 1945 American drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Alan Ladd and Gail Russell. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1946." }, { "title": "San Antonio", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, S. Z. Sakall", "extract": "San Antonio is a 1945 American Western film starring Errol Flynn and Alexis Smith. The film was written by W. R. Burnett and Alan Le May, and directed in Technicolor by David Butler as well as uncredited Robert Florey and Raoul Walsh." }, { "title": "Santa Fe Saddlemates", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Sunset Carson, Linda Stirling", "extract": "Santa Fe Saddlemates is a 1945 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Bennett Cohen. Starring Sunset Carson, Linda Stirling, Olin Howland, Roy Barcroft, Bud Geary and Kenne Duncan, it was released on June 2, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Saratoga Trunk", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Romance, Western", "cast": "Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Flora Robson", "extract": "Saratoga Trunk is a 1945 American Western film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, and Flora Robson. Written by Casey Robinson, based on the novel Saratoga Trunk by Edna Ferber, the film is about a Texas gambler and the daughter of a Creole aristocrat and his beautiful mis" }, { "title": "Scared Stiff", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Jack Haley, Ann Savage", "extract": "Scared Stiff is a 1945 American comedic murder mystery directed by Frank McDonald for Pine-Thomas Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Jack Haley, Ann Savage and Barton MacLane." }, { "title": "Scarlet Street", "year": 1945, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett", "extract": "Scarlet Street is a 1945 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang. The screenplay concerns two criminals who take advantage of a middle-aged painter in order to steal his artwork. The film is based on the French novel La Chienne by Georges de La Fouchardière, which had been previously dramatized on" }, { "title": "The Scarlet Clue", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland", "extract": "The Scarlet Clue is a 1945 American film directed by Phil Rosen." }, { "title": "Scotland Yard Investigator", "year": 1945, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "C. Aubrey Smith, Erich von Stroheim", "extract": "Scotland Yard Investigator is a 1945 American crime film directed by George Blair and starring C. Aubrey Smith, Erich von Stroheim and Stephanie Bachelor. Following the outbreak of the Second World War the Mona Lisa is moved to a London gallery for safekeeping, where a German art collector attempts " }, { "title": "Secrets of a Sorority Girl", "year": 1945, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Rick Vallin, Ray Walker", "extract": "Secrets of a Sorority Girl is a 1946 American crime film directed by Lew Landers and Frank Wisbar and written by George Wallace Sayre and Arthur St. Claire. The film stars Mary Ware, Rick Vallin, Addison Richards, Ray Walker, Marie Harmon and Caren Marsh. The film was released on August 15, 1945, by" }, { "title": "See My Lawyer", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Grace McDonald", "extract": "See My Lawyer is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Edmund Hartmann and Stanley Davis. It is based on the 1939 musical See My Lawyer by Richard Maibaum and Harry Clork. The film stars Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Alan Curtis, Grace McDonald, Noah Beery Jr., Franklin P" }, { "title": "Senorita from the West", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western, Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Allan Jones, Bonita Granville", "extract": "Senorita from the West is a 1945 American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Strayer from an original screenplay by Howard Dimsdale. The picture stars Allan Jones and Bonita Granville, and was released by Universal Pictures on October 12, 1945." }, { "title": "Sensation Hunters", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Doris Merrick, Robert Lowery", "extract": "Sensation Hunters, also known as Club Paradise, is a 1945 American film directed by Christy Cabanne." }, { "title": "Shadows of Death", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "Shadows of Death is a 1945 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield." }, { "title": "Shadow of Terror", "year": 1945, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Richard Fraser, Cy Kendall", "extract": "Shadow of Terror is a 1945 American thriller film directed by Lew Landers and written by Arthur St. Claire. The film stars Richard Fraser, Grace Albertson, Cy Kendall, Emmett Lynn, Kenneth MacDonald and Eddie Acuff. The film was released on October 5, 1945, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Shady Lady", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Charles Coburn, Ginny Simms", "extract": "Shady Lady is a 1945 romantic comedy directed by George Waggner and starring Charles Coburn, Robert Paige, and Ginny Simms. Waggner originally wanted Susanna Foster for the film but she refused it. Ginny Simms sings floor show songs \"Cuddle Up a Little Closer\", \"In Love With Love\" and \"Xango\"." }, { "title": "The Shanghai Cobra", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Joan Barclay", "extract": "The Shanghai Cobra is a 1945 mystery film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan." }, { "title": "Sheriff of Cimarron", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Sunset Carson, Linda Stirling", "extract": "Sheriff of Cimarron is a 1945 American Western film directed by Yakima Canutt, written by Bennett Cohen, and starring Sunset Carson, Linda Stirling, Olin Howland, Riley Hill, Jack Ingram and Tom London. It was released on February 28, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Paul Cavanagh", "extract": "The House of Fear is a 1945 crime film directed by Roy William Neill. It is loosely based on the 1891 short story \"The Five Orange Pips\" by Arthur Conan Doyle, and features the characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. It is the 10th film of the Rathbone/Bruce series." }, { "title": "She Gets Her Man", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joan Davis, William Gargan, Vivian Austin", "extract": "She Gets Her Man is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by Warren Wilson, Clyde Bruckman, Ray Singer and Dick Chevillat. The film stars Joan Davis, William Gargan, Leon Errol, Vivian Austin, Milburn Stone and Russell Hicks. The film was released on January 12, 1945, by" }, { "title": "She Went to the Races", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "James Craig, Frances Gifford, Ava Gardner, Edmund Gwenn", "extract": "She Went to the Races is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Willis Goldbeck and starring James Craig, Frances Gifford and Ava Gardner. The screenplay concerns a team of scientists who discover a seemingly foolproof way of discovering the winner of horse races." }, { "title": "She Wouldn't Say Yes", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Rosalind Russell, Lee Bowman, Adele Jergens", "extract": "She Wouldn't Say Yes is a 1945 screwball comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Rosalind Russell and Lee Bowman." }, { "title": "Sing Me a Song of Texas", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Rosemary Lane, Tom Tyler", "extract": "Sing Me a Song of Texas is a 1945 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and written by J. Benton Cheney and Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Rosemary Lane, Tom Tyler, Guinn \"Big Boy\" Williams, Slim Summerville, Carole Mathews, Noah Beery Sr., Pinky Tomlin and Marie Austin. The film was rel" }, { "title": "Sing Your Way Home", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Jack Haley, Marcy McGuire", "extract": "Sing Your Way Home is a 1945 musical film directed by Anthony Mann and featuring Jack Haley and Marcy McGuire." }, { "title": "Snafu", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Robert Benchley, Barbara Jo Allen", "extract": "Snafu is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Jack Moss and written by Louis Solomon and Harold Buchman. It is based on the 1944 play Snafu by Louis Solomon and Harold Buchman. The film stars Robert Benchley, Barbara Jo Allen, Conrad Janis, Nanette Parks, Janis Wilson, Jimmy Lloyd and Enid Markey" }, { "title": "Son of Lassie", "year": 1945, "genres": "Family, Drama", "cast": "June Lockhart, Peter Lawford", "extract": "Son of Lassie is a 1945 American Technicolor feature film produced by MGM based on characters created by Eric Knight, and starring Peter Lawford, Donald Crisp, June Lockhart and Pal. A sequel to Lassie Come Home (1943), the film focuses on the now adult Joe Carraclough after he joins the Royal Air F" }, { "title": "A Song for Miss Julie", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Shirley Ross", "extract": "A Song for Miss Julie is a 1945 American film directed by William Rowland." }, { "title": "Song of Mexico", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Adele Mara, Edgar Barrier", "extract": "Song of Mexico is a 1945 American musical film written and directed by James A. FitzPatrick and starring Adele Mara, Edgar Barrier, George J. Lewis, Jacqueline Dalya, José Pulido and Raquel De Alva. It was released on December 28, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Song of Old Wyoming", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Sarah Padden", "extract": "Song of Old Wyoming is a 1945 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. It was shot in Cinecolor and released by Producers Releasing Corporation. Western star Lash LaRue debuted in this film playing the Cheyenne Kid" }, { "title": "Song of the Prairie", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ken Curtis, June Storey, Jeff Donnell", "extract": "Song of the Prairie is a 1945 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Ken Curtis, June Storey, Andy Clyde, Guinn \"Big Boy\" Williams, Jeff Donnell, Grady Sutton and Thurston Hall. The film was released on September 27, 1945, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Song of the Sarong", "year": 1945, "genres": "Adventure, Musical", "cast": "William Gargan, Nancy Kelly", "extract": "Song of the Sarong (1945) is a musical film starring Nancy Kelly and William Gargan. The film was written by Gene Lewis and directed by Harold Young." }, { "title": "A Song to Remember", "year": 1945, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "Cornel Wilde, Merle Oberon, Paul Muni", "extract": "A Song to Remember is a 1945 American biographical film which tells a fictionalised life story of Polish pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin. Directed by Charles Vidor and starring Paul Muni, Merle Oberon, and Cornel Wilde." }, { "title": "South of the Rio Grande", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Duncan Renaldo, Martin Garralaga, Lillian Molieri", "extract": "South of the Rio Grande is a 1945 American western film. Released on September 15, it was the third of three Cisco Kid films made that year with Duncan Renaldo as Cisco and Martin Garralaga as Pancho." }, { "title": "The Southerner", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Zachary Scott, Betty Field", "extract": "The Southerner is a 1945 American drama film directed by Jean Renoir and based on the 1941 novel Hold Autumn in Your Hand by George Sessions Perry. The film received Oscar nominations for Best Director, Original Music Score, and Sound. Renoir was named Best Director by the National Board of Review, " }, { "title": "The Spanish Main", "year": 1945, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Maureen O'Hara, Paul Henreid", "extract": "The Spanish Main is a 1945 American adventure film starring Paul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak and Binnie Barnes, and directed by Frank Borzage. It was RKO's first all-Technicolor film since Becky Sharp ten years before." }, { "title": "Spellbound", "year": 1945, "genres": "Suspense, Thriller", "cast": "Gregory Peck, Ingrid Bergman, Leo G. Carroll", "extract": "Spellbound is a 1945 American psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, and Michael Chekhov. It follows a psychoanalyst who falls in love with the new head of the Vermont hospital in which she works, only to find that he is an imposter suffe" }, { "title": "The Spider", "year": 1945, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Richard Conte, Faye Marlowe, Cara Williams", "extract": "The Spider is a 1945 American crime film noir directed by Robert D. Webb and starring Richard Conte, Faye Marlowe, and Kurt Kreuger." }, { "title": "A Sporting Chance", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Jane Randolph, Edward Gargan", "extract": "A Sporting Chance is a 1945 American comedy film directed by George Blair and starring Jane Randolph, John O'Malley and Steve Barclay. The screenplay concerns a spoiled young woman who has to get and keep a job before she is entitled to claim her inheritance." }, { "title": "Springtime in Texas", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Dennis Moore", "extract": "Springtime in Texas is a 1945 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and written by Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dennis Moore, Lee \"Lasses\" White, Marie Harmon, Rex Lease and Pearl Early. The film was released on June 2, 1945, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Stagecoach Outlaws", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "Stagecoach Outlaws is a 1945 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Frances Gladwin, Ed Cassidy, I. Stanford Jolley and Kermit Maynard. The film was released on August 17, 1945, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "State Fair", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine, Fay Bainter", "extract": "State Fair is a 1945 American Technicolor musical film directed by Walter Lang with original music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is a musical adaptation of the 1933 film of the same name starring Janet Gaynor and Will Rogers, itself an adaptation of the 1932 novel by Phil Stong. The 1945 film stars" }, { "title": "Steppin' in Society", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Edward Everett Horton, Gladys George, Ruth Terry", "extract": "Steppin' in Society is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Alexander Esway, written by Bradford Ropes, and starring Edward Everett Horton, Gladys George, Ruth Terry, Robert Livingston, Jack La Rue and Lola Lane. It was released on July 9, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Stork Club", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Betty Hutton, Barry Fitzgerald", "extract": "The Stork Club is a 1945 American musical comedy film directed by Hal Walker and starring Betty Hutton." }, { "title": "The Story of G.I. Joe", "year": 1945, "genres": "War", "cast": "Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum", "extract": "The Story of G.I. Joe, also credited in prints as Ernie Pyle's Story of G.I. Joe, is a 1945 American war film directed by William A. Wellman, starring Burgess Meredith and Robert Mitchum. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Mitchum's only Oscar nomination which was for Best Sup" }, { "title": "The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry", "year": 1945, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "George Sanders, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ella Raines", "extract": "The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry, also known as Uncle Harry and The Zero Murder Case, is a 1945 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring George Sanders, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Ella Raines. It is based on the stage play Uncle Harry by Thomas Job, which was first performed in 1938" }, { "title": "Strange Holiday", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Claude Rains, Barbara Bates", "extract": "Strange Holiday is a 1945 American movie directed by Arch Oboler. Claude Rains features as a man who returns from a fishing vacation to find America controlled by fascists." }, { "title": "Strange Illusion", "year": 1945, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Jimmy Lydon, Warren William, Sally Eilers", "extract": "Strange Illusion is a 1945 film noir version of Hamlet, envisioned as a modern crime film. It was directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starred Jimmy Lydon, Warren William and Sally Eilers. According to noir historian Spencer Selby the film is \"a stylish cheapie by the recognized master of stylish cheapies" }, { "title": "The Strange Mr. Gregory", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery, Horror", "cast": "Edmund Lowe, Jean Rogers", "extract": "The Strange Mr. Gregory is a 1945 American horror film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Edmund Lowe, Jean Rogers, and Don Douglas, and was released on November 14, 1945." }, { "title": "Stranger from Santa Fe", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Stranger from Santa Fe is a 1945 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Adele Buffington. This is the sixteenth film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Beatrice Gr" }, { "title": "Sudan", "year": 1945, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Maria Montez, Jon Hall", "extract": "Sudan is a 1945 American Technicolor adventure film directed by John Rawlins and starring Maria Montez, Jon Hall and Turhan Bey." }, { "title": "Sunbonnet Sue", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Gale Storm, Phil Regan, Alan Mowbray", "extract": "Sunbonnet Sue is a 1945 American comedy musical film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Gale Storm, Phil Regan and George Cleveland. The film's composer, Edward J. Kay, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1946." }, { "title": "Sunset in El Dorado", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans", "extract": " Sunset in El Dorado is a 1945 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "Swingin' on a Rainbow", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jane Frazee, Harry Langdon", "extract": "Swingin' on a Rainbow is a 1945 American film directed by William Beaudine and starring Jane Frazee. It includes the final film appearance of Harry Langdon." }, { "title": "Swing Out, Sister", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Rod Cameron, Billie Burke", "extract": "Swing Out, Sister is a 1945 American musical comedy film directed by Edward C. Lilley and starring Arthur Treacher, Rod Cameron and Billie Burke. The screenplay concerns two people who get jobs anonymously at a jazz club without telling their upper-class families." }, { "title": "Tarzan and the Amazons", "year": 1945, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce", "extract": "Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) is an adventure film starring Johnny Weissmuller in his ninth outing as Tarzan. Brenda Joyce plays Jane, in the first of her five appearances in the role, and Johnny Sheffield makes his sixth appearance as Boy. Henry Stephenson and Maria Ouspenskaya co-star." }, { "title": "Tell It to a Star", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Ruth Terry", "extract": "Tell It to a Star is a 1945 American musical film directed by Frank McDonald, written by John K. Butler, and starring Ruth Terry, Robert Livingston, Alan Mowbray, Franklin Pangborn, Isabel Randolph and Eddie Marr. It was released on August 16, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Ten Cents a Dance", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Jane Frazee", "extract": "Ten Cents a Dance is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Will Jason and starring Jane Frazee." }, { "title": "Texas Panhandle", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Carolina Cotton", "extract": "Texas Panhandle is a 1945 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Ed Earl Repp. The film stars Charles Starrett, Tex Harding, Dub Taylor, Nanette Parks, Carolina Cotton and Spade Cooley. The film was released on December 20, 1945, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "That Night with You", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Franchot Tone, Susanna Foster", "extract": "That Night With You is a 1945 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Susanna Foster, Franchot Tone and Louise Allbritton. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, it featured Buster Keaton in a supporting role. At one stage the film used the working title Once Upon a " }, { "title": "That's the Spirit", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Peggy Ryan, Jack Oakie", "extract": "That's the Spirit is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and written by Michael Fessier and Ernest Pagano. The film stars Peggy Ryan, Jack Oakie, June Vincent, Gene Lockhart, Johnny Coy, Andy Devine, Arthur Treacher, Irene Ryan and Buster Keaton. The film was released on June 1, 1" }, { "title": "There Goes Kelly", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Mystery", "cast": "Jackie Moran, Wanda McKay", "extract": "There Goes Kelly is a 1945 American comedy mystery film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Jackie Moran, Wanda McKay and Sidney Miller. It was produced and distributed by Monogram Pictures. It is a remake of the 1940 film Up in the Air, and also acts as a sequel to the 1943 film Here Comes Kelly." }, { "title": "They Were Expendable", "year": 1945, "genres": "War", "cast": "John Wayne, Robert Montgomery, Donna Reed", "extract": "They Were Expendable is a 1945 American war film directed by John Ford, starring Robert Montgomery and John Wayne, and featuring Donna Reed. The film is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by William Lindsay White, relating the story of the exploits of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three, a Unite" }, { "title": "The Thin Man Goes Home", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "William Powell, Myrna Loy, Gloria DeHaven", "extract": "The Thin Man Goes Home is a 1945 comedy-mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe. It is the fifth of the six Thin Man films starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Dashiell Hammett's dapper ex-private detective Nick Charles and his wife Nora. This entry in The Thin Man series was the first not direc" }, { "title": "This Love of Ours", "year": 1945, "genres": "Romance, Drama", "cast": "Merle Oberon, Claude Rains", "extract": "This Love of Ours is a 1945 American drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Merle Oberon, Claude Rains, Charles Korvin and Carl Esmond. The film's composer, Hans J. Salter, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1946. This drama from Universal Pictures was later " }, { "title": "This Man's Navy", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Wallace Beery, Tom Drake, Jan Clayton", "extract": "This Man's Navy is a 1945 World War II film about U.S. Navy blimps directed by William A. Wellman and starring Wallace Beery, Tom Drake, Jan Clayton and James Gleason. The supporting cast features Selena Royle and Beery's brother Noah Beery Sr., and presents a rare opportunity to see both Beery brot" }, { "title": "Those Endearing Young Charms", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Robert Young, Laraine Day", "extract": "Those Endearing Young Charms is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Lewis Allen and written by Edward Chodorov from his play of the same name and starring Robert Young, Laraine Day, Ann Harding, Bill Williams and Marc Cramer." }, { "title": "A Thousand and One Nights", "year": 1945, "genres": "Fantasy, Adventure", "cast": "Cornel Wilde, Phil Silvers", "extract": "A Thousand and One Nights is a 1945 tongue-in-cheek American adventure fantasy film set in the Baghdad of the One Thousand and One Nights, directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers, Adele Jergens and Cornel Wilde." }, { "title": "The Three Caballeros", "year": 1945, "genres": "Animated, Live Action, Musical", "cast": "", "extract": "The Three Caballeros is a 1944 American live-action/animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film premiered in Mexico City on December 21, 1944. It was released in the United States on February 3, 1945 and in the United Kingdom in March 1945. It" }, { "title": "Three in the Saddle", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tex Ritter, Lorraine Miller", "extract": "Three in the Saddle is a 1945 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Lorraine Miller, Charles King and Edward Howard. The film was released on July 26, 1945, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Three's a Crowd", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Pamela Blake, Gertrude Michael", "extract": "Three's a Crowd is a 1945 American mystery film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Dane Lussier, and starring Pamela Blake, Charles Gordon, Gertrude Michael, Pierre Watkin, Virginia Brissac and Ted Hecht. It was released on May 23, 1945, by Republic Pictures. The film was based on the novel Has" }, { "title": "Thrill of a Romance", "year": 1945, "genres": "Romance", "cast": "Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Frances Gifford", "extract": "Thrill of a Romance is an American Technicolor romance film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1945, starring Van Johnson, Esther Williams and Carleton G. Young, with musical performances by Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra and opera singer Lauritz Melchior. The film was directed by Richard Thorpe and w" }, { "title": "Thunderhead, Son of Flicka", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Family, Western", "cast": "Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, Rita Johnson", "extract": "Thunderhead, Son of Flicka is a 1945 American Western film directed by Louis King and starring Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, and Rita Johnson. It is a sequel to the 1943 film My Friend Flicka. The film was adapted to screen by Dwight Cummins and Dorothy Yost from Mary O'Hara's novel, Thunderhead (" }, { "title": "The Tiger Woman", "year": 1945, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Adele Mara, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "The Tiger Woman is a 1945 American crime film directed by Philip Ford, written by George Carleton Brown, and starring Adele Mara, Kane Richmond, Richard Fraser, Peggy Stewart, Cy Kendall and Gregory Gaye. It was released on November 16, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Tonight and Every Night", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Musical", "cast": "Rita Hayworth, Lee Bowman, Janet Blair", "extract": "Tonight and Every Night is a 1945 American musical film directed by Victor Saville and starring Rita Hayworth, Lee Bowman and Janet Blair. The film portrays wartime romance and tragedy in a London musical show, loosely modelled on the Windmill Theatre in Soho, that determined not to miss a single pe" }, { "title": "Too Young to Know", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, Dolores Moran", "extract": "Too Young to Know is a 1945 American drama film directed by Frederick de Cordova, and written by Jo Pagano, and starring Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, Dolores Moran, Harry Davenport, Rosemary DeCamp and Barbara Brown. It was released by Warner Bros. on December 1, 1945." }, { "title": "The Topeka Terror", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Allan Lane, Linda Stirling", "extract": "The Topeka Terror is a 1945 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton, written by Patricia Harper and Norman S. Hall, and starring Allan Lane, Linda Stirling, Earle Hodgins, Twinkle Watts, Roy Barcroft and Bud Geary. It was released on January 26, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Trail of Kit Carson", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Helen Talbot", "extract": "Trail of Kit Carson is a 1945 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Jack Natteford and Albert DeMond, and starring Allan Lane, Helen Talbot, Tom London, Twinkle Watts, Roy Barcroft and Kenne Duncan. It was released on July 11, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Trail to Vengeance", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Kirby Grant, Jane Adams", "extract": "Trail to Vengeance is a 1945 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Kirby Grant, Fuzzy Knight, Poni Adams, Tom Fadden, John Kelly and Frank Jaquet. The film was released on June 1, 1945, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Dorothy McGuire, James Dunn", "extract": "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a 1945 American drama film that marked the debut of Elia Kazan as a dramatic film director. Adapted by Tess Slesinger and Frank Davis from the 1943 novel by Betty Smith, the film focuses on an impoverished but aspirational, second-generation Irish-American family living i" }, { "title": "Trouble Chasers", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Billy Gilbert, Gloria Marlen", "extract": "Trouble Chasers is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and starring Billy Gilbert and Shemp Howard." }, { "title": "Twice Blessed", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lee and Lyn Wilde, Gail Patrick", "extract": "Twice Blessed is a 1945 comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Preston Foster, Gail Patrick, and Lee and Lyn Wilde. It was an MGM vehicle for the Wilde twins, who were first introduced in Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)." }, { "title": "Two O'Clock Courage", "year": 1945, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Tom Conway, Ann Rutherford", "extract": "Two O'Clock Courage is a 1945 American film noir directed by Anthony Mann and written by Robert E. Kent, based on novel written by Gelett Burgess. The drama features Tom Conway and Ann Rutherford. It is a remake of Two in the Dark (1936)." }, { "title": "Under Western Skies", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery Jr.", "extract": "Under Western Skies is a 1945 American Western musical film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Martha O'Driscoll and Noah Beery, Jr. It is set in the fictional town of Rim Rock, Arizona." }, { "title": "The Unseen", "year": 1945, "genres": "Thriller, Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Gail Russell, Joel McCrea", "extract": "The Unseen is a 1945 American film noir mystery film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Joel McCrea. It's based on the 1942 novel Midnight House by Ethel Lina White." }, { "title": "Utah", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Utah is a 1945 American Western film directed by John English and starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "The Valley of Decision", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Greer Garson, Gregory Peck", "extract": "The Valley of Decision is a 1945 film directed by Tay Garnett, adapted by Sonya Levien and John Meehan from Marcia Davenport's 1942 novel of the same name. Set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the 1870s, it stars Greer Garson and Gregory Peck. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Ac" }, { "title": "The Vampire's Ghost", "year": 1945, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "John Abbott, Adele Mara, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "The Vampire's Ghost is a 1945 American horror film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Leigh Brackett and John K. Butler, and starring John Abbott, Charles Gordon, Peggy Stewart, Grant Withers, Emmett Vogan and Adele Mara. The film was released on May 21, 1945, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Voice of the Whistler", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Richard Dix, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "Voice of the Whistler is a 1945 American mystery film noir directed by William Castle and starring Richard Dix, Lynn Merrick, and Rhys Williams. It was the fourth of Columbia Pictures' eight \"Whistler\" films produced in the 1940s, all based on the radio drama The Whistler." }, { "title": "Wagon Wheels Westward", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Linda Stirling", "extract": "Wagon Wheels Westward is a 1945 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Linda Stirling, Roy Barcroft and Emmett Lynn. The film was released on December 21, 1945, by Rep" }, { "title": "A Walk in the Sun", "year": 1945, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Dana Andrews, Richard Conte", "extract": "A Walk in the Sun is a 1945 American war film based on the novel by Harry Brown, who was a writer for Yank, the Army Weekly based in England. The book was serialized in Liberty Magazine in October 1944." }, { "title": "Wanderer of the Wasteland", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "James Warren, Audrey Long", "extract": "Wanderer of the Wasteland is a 1945 American Western film directed by Wallace Grissell and Edward Killy and starring James Warren in his RKO debut replacing Robert Mitchum who had starred in Nevada and West of the Pecos from the same screenwriter and director. Richard Martin, and Audrey Long also st" }, { "title": "Week-End at the Waldorf", "year": 1945, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Lana Turner, Ginger Rogers, Walter Pidgeon", "extract": "Week-End at the Waldorf, an American comedy drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon, and Van Johnson. It premiered in Los Angeles on 17 October 1945. The screenplay by Samuel and Bella Spewack is based on playwright Guy Bolton's stage adaptati" }, { "title": "West of the Pecos", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Robert Mitchum, Barbara Hale", "extract": "West of the Pecos is a 1945 American Western film directed by Edward Killy and starring Robert Mitchum and Barbara Hale. It is the second film version of Zane Grey's novel, previously made in 1934 and also titled West of the Pecos starring Richard Dix. It is no relation to the 1922 silent film of th" }, { "title": "What a Blonde", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leon Errol, Elaine Riley, Veda Ann Borg", "extract": "What a Blonde is a 1945 American screwball comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Leon Errol, Richard Lane, Michael St. Angel, and Elaine Riley. The screenplay, by Charles Roberts, was based on a story by Oscar Brodney. The film was released by RKO Radio Pictures on January 27, 1945." }, { "title": "What Next, Corporal Hargrove?", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Robert Walker, Keenan Wynn, Jean Porter", "extract": "What Next, Corporal Hargrove? is a 1945 black-and-white comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Walker and Keenan Wynn. It was distributed by MGM and produced by George Haight. Harry Kurnitz received an Oscar nomination for his original screenplay, What Next, Corporal Hargrove?, f" }, { "title": "Where Do We Go from Here?", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance", "cast": "Fred MacMurray, Joan Leslie", "extract": "Where Do We Go from Here? is a 1945 romantic musical comedy-fantasy film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Fred MacMurray, Joan Leslie, June Haver, Gene Sheldon, Anthony Quinn and Fortunio Bonanova. It was produced by Twentieth Century-Fox. Joan Leslie's singing voice was dubbed by Sally Sweet" }, { "title": "White Pongo", "year": 1945, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Richard Fraser, Maris Wrixon", "extract": "White Pongo, also known as Adventure Unlimited in the United Kingdom, is a 1945 American film directed by Sam Newfield released by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Why Girls Leave Home", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lola Lane, Pamela Blake", "extract": "Why Girls Leave Home is a 1945 American drama film directed by William Berke, written by Fanya Foss and Bradford Ropes, and starring Lola Lane, Sheldon Leonard, and Pamela Blake. The film's composer, Walter Greene, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1945. Also, Jay Livings" }, { "title": "Wildfire", "year": 1945, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Sterling Holloway", "extract": "Wildfire, also known as Wildfire: The Story of a Horse in the United Kingdom, is a 1945 American Cinecolor Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and starring Bob Steele." }, { "title": "Within These Walls", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Thomas Mitchell, Mary Anderson", "extract": "Within These Walls is a 1945 American drama film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and written by Eugene Ling and Coles Trapnell. The film stars Thomas Mitchell, Mary Anderson, Edward Ryan, Mark Stevens, B.S. Pully and Roy Roberts. The film was released on July 13, 1945, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Without Love", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn", "extract": "Without Love is a 1945 romantic comedy film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and starring Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, and Lucille Ball. Based on a 1942 play by Philip Barry, the film's screenplay was written by Donald Ogden Stewart." }, { "title": "The Woman in Green", "year": 1945, "genres": "Mystery, Teen", "cast": "Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce", "extract": "The Woman in Green is a 1945 American film, the eleventh of the fourteen Sherlock Holmes films based on the characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle. Produced and directed by Roy William Neill, it stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, with Hillary Brooke as the woman" }, { "title": "The Woman Who Came Back", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Horror", "cast": "Nancy Kelly, John Loder", "extract": "The Woman Who Came Back is a 1945 horror film directed by Walter Colmes and starring John Loder, Nancy Kelly, and Otto Kruger. The film concerns an offbeat woman who becomes convinced that she is a witch, a conclusion which eventually leads to mass hysteria in the town to which she has recently retu" }, { "title": "Wonder Man", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo", "extract": "Wonder Man is a 1945 musical film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo. It is based on a short story by Arthur Sheekman, adapted for the screen by a staff of writers led by Jack Jevne and Eddie Moran, and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. Mary Grant designed the film'" }, { "title": "Yolanda and the Thief", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan", "extract": "Yolanda and the Thief is a 1945 American Technicolor MGM musical-comedy film set in a fictional Latin American country. It stars Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan, and Mildred Natwick, with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Arthur Freed. The film was directed by Vincente Minnelli and prod" }, { "title": "You Came Along", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Drama, War, Romance", "cast": "Lizabeth Scott, Robert Cummings", "extract": "You Came Along is a 1945 romantic comedy-drama film set in World War II, directed by John Farrow. The original Robert Smith screenplay was rewritten by Ayn Rand. You Came Along stars Robert Cummings and in her film debut, Lizabeth Scott." }, { "title": "Youth on Trial", "year": 1945, "genres": "Drama, Crime, Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Cora Sue Collins, Robert B. Williams", "extract": "Youth on Trial is a 1945 American crime drama film noir mystery film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Cora Sue Collins, David Reed, Eric Sinclair, Georgia Bayes and Robert B. Williams." }, { "title": "Ziegfeld Follies", "year": 1945, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland", "extract": "Ziegfeld Follies is a 1945 American musical comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, primarily directed by Vincente Minnelli, with segments directed by Lemuel Ayers, Roy Del Ruth, Robert Lewis, and George Sidney, the film's original director before Minnelli took over. Other directors that are cl" }, { "title": "Zombies on Broadway", "year": 1945, "genres": "Horror, Comedy", "cast": "Bela Lugosi, Anne Jeffreys", "extract": "Zombies on Broadway is a 1945 American zombie comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It stars RKO's imitation Abbott and Costello, Alan Carney and Wally Brown, as a pair of men who are tasked with finding a real zombie for a zombie-themed nightclub. Sheldon Leonard, as a former mobster turned night" }, { "title": "6th Marine Division on Okinawa", "year": 1945, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "Harlon Block", "extract": "The 6th Marine Division on Okinawa is a 1945 Kodachrome color documentary film produced about the action of the 6th Division during the Battle of Okinawa. The film was released shortly after the event." }, { "title": "Appointment in Tokyo", "year": 1945, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "Appointment in Tokyo is a 1945 documentary produced by the Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps, with the cooperation of the Army Air Forces and the United States Navy, and released by Warner Bros. for the War Activities Committee shortly after the surrender of Japan. It mainly follows General Dougl" }, { "title": "The Battle of San Pietro", "year": 1945, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "Mark W. Clark, John Huston, (narrator)", "extract": "The Battle of San Pietro is a documentary film directed by John Huston about the Battle of San Pietro Infine, 60 mi (97 km) from Naples, during World War II. It was shot by Jules Buck. It was released in the US in 1945 but shown to US troops earlier." }, { "title": "Death Mills", "year": 1945, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "Death Mills is a 1945 American-German propaganda film directed by Billy Wilder and produced by the United States Department of War. The film was intended for German audiences to educate them about the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime. For the German version, Die Todesmühlen, Hanuš Burger is c" }, { "title": "Fury in the Pacific", "year": 1945, "genres": "Documentary, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Fury in the Pacific is a 1945 American documentary short film about a pair of World War II battles in the Pacific: the Battle of Peleliu and the Battle of Angaur. It was co-produced by the United States Army, United States Navy, and the United States Marines, and directed by a series of combat camer" }, { "title": "Here Is Germany", "year": 1945, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "Here Is Germany is a 1945 American propaganda documentary film directed by Frank Capra and written by William L. Shirer, Gottfried Reinhardt, Ernst Lubitsch, Georg Ziomer and Anthony Veiller. Like its companion film, Know Your Enemy: Japan, the film is a full-length exploration of why one of the two" }, { "title": "The House I Live In", "year": 1945, "genres": "Documentary, Short", "cast": "Frank Sinatra", "extract": "The House I Live In is a ten-minute short film written by Albert Maltz, produced by Frank Ross and Mervyn LeRoy, and starring Frank Sinatra. Made to oppose anti-Semitism at the end of World War II, it received an Honorary Academy Award and a special Golden Globe Award in 1946." }, { "title": "The Last Bomb", "year": 1945, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "The Last Bomb was a 1945 propaganda film mainly concerning the conventional phase of the bombing of Japan in 1945. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature." }, { "title": "Mom and Dad", "year": 1945, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "Mom and Dad is a feature-length 1945 film directed by William Beaudine, and largely produced by the exploitation film maker and presenter Kroger Babb. Mom and Dad is considered the most successful film within its genre of \"sex hygiene\" films. Although it faced numerous legal challenges and was conde" }, { "title": "Mr. and Mrs. America", "year": 1945, "genres": "Documentary, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Mr. and Mrs. America was a propaganda short produced by the US Department of Treasury in 1945 to urge citizens to buy and keep war bonds." }, { "title": "The Nazi Plan", "year": 1945, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "The Nazi Plan is a 1945 documentary film, compiled from extensive footage of captured Nazi propaganda and newsreel image and sound recordings. It was produced and presented as evidence at the Nuremberg Trials for Hermann Göring and twenty other Nazi leaders." }, { "title": "Saga of the Franklin", "year": 1945, "genres": "War, Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "The Saga of the Franklin (1945) is a 16-mm Kodachrome color documentary film produced about the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, nicknamed \"Big Ben\", one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II. The aircraft carrier was hit by a Japanese dive bomber on March 19, 1945. The USS Fra" }, { "title": "Target Invisible", "year": 1945, "genres": "Documentary, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Target-Invisible is a 1945 documentary short film produced by the First Motion Picture Unit after World War II. The film depicts the uses of radar in aerial direction-finding and precision high-level bombing by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II." }, { "title": "To the Shores of Iwo Jima", "year": 1945, "genres": "War, Documentary, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "To the Shores of Iwo Jima is a 1945 Kodachrome color short war film produced by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. It documents the Battle of Iwo Jima, and was the first time that American audiences saw in color the footage of the famous flag raising on Iwo Jima." }, { "title": "Topaz", "year": 1945, "genres": "War, Documentary, Legal", "cast": "", "extract": "Topaz is a 1945 documentary film, shot illegally, which documented life at the Topaz War Relocation Center in Utah during World War II." }, { "title": "The True Glory", "year": 1945, "genres": "War, Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "The True Glory (1945) is a co-production of the US Office of War Information and the British Ministry of Information, documenting the victory on the Western Front, from Normandy to the collapse of the Third Reich." }, { "title": "War Comes to America", "year": 1945, "genres": "War, Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "War Comes to America is the seventh and final film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight World War II propaganda film series." }, { "title": "Your Job In Germany", "year": 1945, "genres": "War, Documentary, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Your Job In Germany is a short film made for the United States War Department in 1945 just before Victory in Europe Day (VE). It was shown to US soldiers about to go on occupation duty in Germany. The film was made by the military film unit commanded by Frank Capra and was written by Theodor Geisel," }, { "title": "Brenda Starr, Reporter", "year": 1945, "genres": "", "cast": "Joan Woodbury", "extract": "Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945) was the 25th film serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was inspired by Brenda Starr, Reporter, a popular comic strip created by Dale Messick. The title role was played by Joan Woodbury, who had similar roles in feature films for Columbia and Monogram." }, { "title": "Federal Operator 99", "year": 1945, "genres": "", "cast": "Helen Talbot, Lorna Gray", "extract": "Federal Operator 99 is a 1945 Republic film serial. It was later edited down into a feature version titled F.B.I. 99 for television. The serial is about an FBI agent named Jerry Blake who battles gentleman thief Jim Belmont, who escapes custody with help of his gang and begins a wave of crimes, begi" }, { "title": "Jungle Queen", "year": 1945, "genres": "", "cast": "Ruth Roman", "extract": "Jungle Queen (1945) is a Universal movie serial." }, { "title": "Jungle Raiders", "year": 1945, "genres": "", "cast": "Veda Ann Borg, Kane Richmond", "extract": "Jungle Raiders is a 1945 Columbia film serial. Kane Richmond plays the hero Bob Moore, with Janet Reed as Ann Shaw, and Charles King plays head villain Jake Raynes." }, { "title": "Manhunt of Mystery Island", "year": 1945, "genres": "", "cast": "Linda Stirling, Richard Bailey", "extract": "Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945) is a Republic Movie serial in the science fiction genre. It was the thirty-sixth serial produced by Republic and the first released in 1945." }, { "title": "The Master Key", "year": 1945, "genres": "", "cast": "Milburn Stone", "extract": "The Master Key is a 1945 Universal movie serial, directed by Lewis D. Collins and Ray Taylor. It starred Milburn Stone, Dennis Moore and Byron Foulger. This serial also featured the screen debut of future western film star Lash LaRue." }, { "title": "The Purple Monster Strikes", "year": 1945, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Dennis Moore", "extract": "The Purple Monster Strikes is a 1945 Republic Movie serial. It was also released as a Century 66 television film under the title D-Day on Mars (1966)." }, { "title": "The Royal Mounted Rides Again", "year": 1945, "genres": "", "cast": "Bill Kennedy, Milburn Stone", "extract": "The Royal Mounted Rides Again is a 1945 Universal film serial. Adventure serials of this type were popular in the early days of cinema. The serial, often called cliffhangers, would show one episode per week, with an ending that would hide the outcome of an exciting event, sometimes ending with \"tune" }, { "title": "Secret Agent X-9", "year": 1945, "genres": "", "cast": "Lloyd Bridges, Keye Luke", "extract": "Secret Agent X-9 is a 1945 Universal movie serial based on the comic strip Secret Agent X-9. It was the second serial with this name, the first was released by Universal in 1937." }, { "title": "Strange Confession", "year": 1945, "genres": "Horror, Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Lon Chaney Jr., Brenda Joyce", "extract": "Strange Confession is a 1945 Inner Sanctum film noir mystery horror film, released by Universal Pictures and starring Lon Chaney Jr., J. Carrol Naish and Brenda Joyce. The film was directed by John Hoffman and was later rereleased under the title The Missing Head. The \"Inner Sanctum\" franchise origi" }, { "title": "Who's Guilty?", "year": 1945, "genres": "", "cast": "Robert Kent, Amelita Ward", "extract": "Who's Guilty? is a 1945 American film serial. It was the 28th of 57 serials released by Columbia Pictures. Who's Guilty? was a rare attempt at a whodunit mystery film in serial form. The serial's villain was designed to look like The Shadow on the poster. The film co-starred some well-known actors, " }, { "title": "Booby Dupes", "year": 1945, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Booby Dupes is a 1945 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 84th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Draftee Daffy", "year": 1945, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Daffy Duck", "extract": "Draftee Daffy is a 1945 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The cartoon was released on January 27, 1945, and stars Daffy Duck." }, { "title": "Flirty Birdy", "year": 1945, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "The Friendly Ghost", "year": 1945, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Casper", "extract": "The Friendly Ghost is a Famous Studios cartoon released on 16 November 1945 as part of its Noveltoons series of animated short movies. It is the first cartoon to feature the character Casper the Friendly Ghost." }, { "title": "Hare Tonic", "year": 1945, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Hare Tonic is a 1945 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Looney Tunes series, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Tedd Pierce. It stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, making this the second cartoon directed by Jones to co-star the two. Voice characterizations are by Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan." }, { "title": "Hare Trigger", "year": 1945, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Hare Trigger is a 1945 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The cartoon was released on May 5, 1945, and features Bugs Bunny. The short featured the first appearance of Yosemite Sam, as well as the first short to credit (almost) the whole animation staff who worked on the short." }, { "title": "Herr Meets Hare", "year": 1945, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Herr Meets Hare is a 1945 anti-Nazi Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on January 13, 1945, and features Bugs Bunny. This short, released not long before the collapse of the Third Reich, was the penultimate wartime themed cartoon from Warner Bros. being released" }, { "title": "Hockey Homicide", "year": 1945, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Goofy", "extract": "Hockey Homicide is a cartoon made by Walt Disney Productions in 1945, featuring Goofy." }, { "title": "Idiots Deluxe", "year": 1945, "genres": "Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Idiots Deluxe is a 1945 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 85th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "If a Body Meets a Body", "year": 1945, "genres": "Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "If a Body Meets a Body is a 1945 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 86th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Intelligence and the Japanese Civilian", "year": 1945, "genres": "", "cast": "", "extract": "Intelligence and the Japanese Civilian was a 1945 film produced by the US Marine Corps, to instruct Marines on how they should handle the civilian population of Japan during the post-war occupation." }, { "title": "Know Your Enemy: Japan", "year": 1945, "genres": "Documentary, War", "cast": "", "extract": "Know Your Enemy: Japan is an American World War II propaganda film about the war in the Pacific directed by Frank Capra, with additional direction by experimental documentary filmmaker Joris Ivens. The film, which was commissioned by the U.S. War Department, sought to educate American soldiers about" }, { "title": "Life with Feathers", "year": 1945, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Tweety, Sylvester", "extract": "Life with Feathers is a 1945 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short film directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on March 24, 1945, and is the first cartoon to feature Sylvester the Cat." }, { "title": "Micro-Phonies", "year": 1945, "genres": "Short, War", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Micro-Phonies is a 1945 short subject directed by Edward Bernds starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 87th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "The Mouse Comes to Dinner", "year": 1945, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "My Japan", "year": 1945, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "My Japan is a 1945 American anti-Japanese propaganda short film produced to spur sale of American war bonds. The film takes the form of a mock travelogue of Japan, presented by an impersonated Japanese narrator." }, { "title": "Okinawa Bulletins", "year": 1945, "genres": "War", "cast": "", "extract": "The Okinawa Bulletins were a two-part series of films made by the United States Marine Corps documenting the Battle of Okinawa in the summer of 1945." }, { "title": "Our Job in Japan", "year": 1945, "genres": "War", "cast": "", "extract": "Our Job in Japan was a United States military training film made in 1945, shortly after World War II. It is the companion to the more famous Your Job In Germany. The film was aimed at American troops about to go to Japan to participate in the 1945–1952 Allied occupation, and presents the problem of " }, { "title": "Quiet Please!", "year": 1945, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Remember These Faces", "year": 1945, "genres": "War, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Remember These Faces is a 1945 short film produced by the United States Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard. It encourages people to contribute to the 7th War Bond drive by following the typical American serviceman from his landing on an unnamed Pacific island, combat, his being wounded in action, and ar" }, { "title": "The Stilwell Road", "year": 1945, "genres": "War", "cast": "Narrated by, Ronald Reagan", "extract": "The Stilwell Road is a propaganda film produced by the American Office of War Information and the British and Indian film units in 1945 detailing the creation of the Ledo Road, also known as the Stilwell Road after the U.S. General Joseph Stilwell. The film is narrated by Ronald Reagan." }, { "title": "The Story of the 14th Air Force", "year": 1945, "genres": "", "cast": "", "extract": "The Story of the 14th Air Force was a 40-minute propaganda film produced by the US Army Air Force circa 1945." }, { "title": "Swing Shift Cinderella", "year": 1945, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Swing Shift Cinderella is a 1945 MGM animated cartoon short subject directed by Tex Avery. The plot involves the Big Bad Wolf and Cinderella. Frank Graham voiced the wolf, and Sara Berner voiced both Cinderella and The Fairy Grandmother, with Imogene Lynn providing her singing voice." }, { "title": "A Tale of Two Mice", "year": 1945, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "", "extract": "Tale of Two Mice is a 1945 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Looney Tunes series, directed by a uncredited Frank Tashlin. It is a sequel to 1942's A Tale of Two Kitties, with the Abbott and Costello characterizations now cast as mice. They are voiced by Tedd Pierce and Mel Blanc respectively." }, { "title": "Tee for Two", "year": 1945, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "Tee for Two is a 1945 American one-reel Technicolor animated cartoon and is the 20th Tom and Jerry short, first released to theaters on July 21, 1945 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The short is directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, composed by Scott Bradley, and animated by Ray Patterson, Irven Sp" }, { "title": "Three Pests in a Mess", "year": 1945, "genres": "Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Three Pests in a Mess is a 1945 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 83rd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "The Town", "year": 1945, "genres": "War, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "The Town is a short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information in 1943. The documentary, depicting the American Midwestern city of Madison, Indiana was filmed by Josef von Sternberg in 1943 and released in 1945." }, { "title": "Wings for This Man", "year": 1945, "genres": "War", "cast": "Narrated by, Ronald Reagan", "extract": "Wings for this Man is a propaganda film produced in 1945 by the U.S. Army Air Forces First Motion Picture Unit about the Tuskegee Airmen, the first unit of African-American pilots in the US military formed during World War II." }, { "title": "Abie's Irish Rose", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Michael Chekhov, Joanne Dru", "extract": "Abie's Irish Rose is a 1946 American comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland based on a play by Anne Nichols. The film stars Michael Chekhov, Joanne Dru, Richard Norris, J. M. Kerrigan, George E. Stone, Vera Gordon, and Emory Parnell. The film was released on December 27, 1946, by United Artist" }, { "title": "Abilene Town", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Randolph Scott, Ann Dvorak, Rhonda Fleming, Lloyd Bridges", "extract": "Abilene Town is a 1946 American Western film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Randolph Scott, Ann Dvorak, Edgar Buchanan, Rhonda Fleming and Lloyd Bridges. Adapted from Ernest Haycox's 1941 novel Trail Town, the production's plot is set in the Old West, in the cattle town of Abilene, Kansas i" }, { "title": "Accomplice", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, Thriller", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Veda Ann Borg, Tom Dugan", "extract": "Accomplice is a 1946 black-and-white thriller film directed by Walter Colmes and starring Richard Arlen, Veda Ann Borg, Tom Dugan, and Archie Twitchell. The film, from Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC), was shot in four days. The film is written by Frank Gruber, based on his novel Simon Lash, Pr" }, { "title": "Affairs of Geraldine", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jane Withers, Jimmy Lydon", "extract": "Affairs of Geraldine is a 1946 American comedy film directed by George Blair and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Jane Withers, Jimmy Lydon, Raymond Walburn, Donald Meek, Charles Quigley and Grant Withers. The film was released on November 18, 1946, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Alias Billy the Kid", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Alias Billy the Kid is a 1946 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Earle Snell and Betty Burbridge. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Tom London, Roy Barcroft, Russ Whiteman and Tom Chatterton. The film was released on April 17, 1946, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Alias Mr. Twilight", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Trudy Marshall, Gigi Perreau", "extract": "Alias Mr. Twilight is a 1946 crime drama film directed by John Sturges and starring Michael Duane, Trudy Marshall, and Lloyd Corrigan." }, { "title": "Ambush Trail", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Syd Saylor", "extract": "Ambush Trail is a 1946 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Bob Steele, Syd Saylor, I. Stanford Jolley, Lorraine Miller, Charles King, John Cason and Budd Buster. The film was released on February 17, 1946, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Angel on My Shoulder", "year": 1946, "genres": "Fantasy", "cast": "Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, Claude Rains", "extract": "Angel on My Shoulder is a 1946 American fantasy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Paul Muni, Anne Baxter and Claude Rains. The plot involves a deal between the devil and a dead man." }, { "title": "Anna and the King of Siam", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell", "extract": "Anna and the King of Siam is a 1946 drama film directed by John Cromwell. An adaptation of the 1944 novel of the same name by Margaret Landon, it was based on the fictionalized diaries of Anna Leonowens, an Anglo-Indian woman who claimed to be British and became governess in the Royal Court of Siam " }, { "title": "Avalanche", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, Action", "cast": "Bruce Cabot, Roscoe Karns", "extract": "Avalanche is a 1946 American action film directed by Irving Allen." }, { "title": "The Bachelor's Daughters", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Claire Trevor, Gail Russell, Ann Dvorak", "extract": "The Bachelor's Daughters is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Andrew L. Stone and written by Stone and Frederick J. Jackson. It stars Gail Russell, Claire Trevor, Ann Dvorak, Adolphe Menjou, Billie Burke, Jane Wyatt and Eugene List. The film was released on September 6, 1946, by United Artists" }, { "title": "Bad Bascomb", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wallace Beery, Margaret O'Brien, Marjorie Main", "extract": "Bad Bascomb is a 1946 American western film starring Wallace Beery and Margaret O'Brien. The movie was directed by S. Sylvan Simon. The supporting cast features Marjorie Main, J. Carrol Naish, Frances Rafferty, Marshall Thompson and Henry O'Neill." }, { "title": "Badman's Territory", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Randolph Scott, Ann Richards", "extract": "Badman's Territory is a 1946 American Western film starring Randolph Scott. It was followed by the loose sequels Return of the Bad Men (1948) and Best of the Badmen (1951)." }, { "title": "The Bamboo Blonde", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Frances Langford, Ralph Edwards, Iris Adrian", "extract": "The Bamboo Blonde is a 1946 American romantic comedy directed by Anthony Mann based on an original story \"Chicago Lulu\" by Wayne Whittaker. A low budget production, it stars singer Frances Langford in the title role, Ralph Edwards – from TV's This Is Your Life – and Russell Wade, usually a bit playe" }, { "title": "The Bandit of Sherwood Forest", "year": 1946, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Cornel Wilde, Anita Louise, Jill Esmond, Edgar Buchanan", "extract": "The Bandit of Sherwood Forest is a 1946 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Henry Levin & George Sherman and starring Cornel Wilde, Anita Louise, Jill Esmond and Edgar Buchanan." }, { "title": "The Beast with Five Fingers", "year": 1946, "genres": "Horror, Mystery, Short", "cast": "Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen, J. Carrol Naish", "extract": "The Beast with Five Fingers is a 1946 mystery horror film directed by Robert Florey from a screenplay by Curt Siodmak, based on a short story written by W. F. Harvey and first published in 1919 in The New Decameron. The film stars Robert Alda, Victor Francen, Andrea King, and Peter Lorre. The film's" }, { "title": "Beauty and the Bandit", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gilbert Roland, Ramsay Ames", "extract": "Beauty and the Bandit is a 1946 American Western film directed by William Nigh and written by Charles S. Belden. The film stars Gilbert Roland, Martin Garralaga, Frank Yaconelli, Ramsay Ames, Vida Aldana and George J. Lewis. The film was released on November 9, 1946, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Because of Him", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton", "extract": "Because of Him is a 1946 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone." }, { "title": "Bedlam", "year": 1946, "genres": "Thriller, Horror", "cast": "Boris Karloff, Anna Lee", "extract": "Bedlam is a 1946 American horror film starring Boris Karloff and Anna Lee, and was the last in a series of stylish horror B films produced by Val Lewton for RKO Radio Pictures. The film was inspired by William Hogarth's 1732–1734 painting series A Rake's Progress, and Hogarth was given a writing cre" }, { "title": "Behind Green Lights", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Carole Landis, William Gargan, Mary Anderson", "extract": "Behind Green Lights is a 1946 American crime film directed by Otto Brower." }, { "title": "Behind the Mask", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "Kane Richmond, Barbara Read", "extract": "Behind The Mask is a 1946 American comedy-mystery film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Kane Richmond and Barbara Read. It was the second in a series of three films released by Monogram in 1946 starring Richmond as the crimefighter The Shadow, the others being The Shadow Returns and The Missing" }, { "title": "Below the Deadline", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Warren Douglas, Jan Wiley", "extract": "Below the Deadline is a 1946 American crime film directed by William Beaudine and starring Warren Douglas, Ramsay Ames and Jan Wiley." }, { "title": "The Best Years of Our Lives", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo", "extract": "The Best Years of Our Lives is a 1946 American epic drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo and Harold Russell. The film is about three United States servicemen re-adjusting to societal changes and civilian life after com" }, { "title": "Betty Co-Ed", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Jean Porter, Shirley Mills", "extract": "Betty Co-Ed is a 1946 American musical comedy film starring Jean Porter, directed by Arthur Dreifuss and produced by Sam Katzman." }, { "title": "Beware", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Louis Jordan, Frank L. Wilson", "extract": "Beware is a 1946 American race film directed by Bud Pollard, and released by Astor Pictures. The film is also known as Beware!." }, { "title": "The Big Sleep", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, War", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers", "extract": "The Big Sleep is a 1946 American film noir directed by Howard Hawks, the first film version of the 1939 novel of the same name by Raymond Chandler. The film stars Humphrey Bogart as private detective Philip Marlowe and Lauren Bacall as Vivian Rutledge in a story about the \"process of a criminal inve" }, { "title": "Black Angel", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre, Broderick Crawford", "extract": "Black Angel is a 1946 American film noir directed as his final feature by Roy William Neill and starring Dan Duryea, June Vincent and Peter Lorre. Produced by Universal Pictures, it is set in Los Angeles and broadly adapted from the 1943 novel of the same title by Cornell Woolrich." }, { "title": "Black Beauty", "year": 1946, "genres": "Family, Drama", "cast": "Mona Freeman, Richard Denning", "extract": "Black Beauty is a 1946 American drama film directed by Max Nosseck and starring Mona Freeman, Richard Denning, and Evelyn Ankers. It is based on Anna Sewell's 1877 novel of the same name." }, { "title": "Blonde Alibi", "year": 1946, "genres": "Thriller, Noir", "cast": "Tom Neal, Martha O'Driscoll", "extract": "Blonde Alibi is a 1946 American black-and-white noir thriller directed by Will Jason and starring Tom Neal, Martha O'Driscoll, Donald MacBride, and Peter Whitney." }, { "title": "Blonde for a Day", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, Action", "cast": "Hugh Beaumont, Kathryn Adams", "extract": "Blonde for a Day is a 1946 American action film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Hugh Beaumont, Kathryn Adams, Cy Kendall, Richard Fraser, Paul Bryar, Mauritz Hugo and Charles C. Wilson. The film was released on June 10, 1946, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Blondie Knows Best", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake", "extract": "Blondie Knows Best is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, and Marjorie Ann Mutchie. It is the eighteenth of the 28 Blondie films." }, { "title": "Blondie's Lucky Day", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake", "extract": "Blondie's Lucky Day is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie. It is the 17th of the 28 Blondie films." }, { "title": "The Blue Dahlia", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Hugh Beaumont", "extract": "The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 American crime film and film noir with an original screenplay by Raymond Chandler directed by George Marshall and starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and William Bendix. It was Chandler's first original screenplay." }, { "title": "Blue Skies", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield", "extract": "Blue Skies is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, and Joan Caulfield. Based on a story by Irving Berlin, the film is about a dancer who loves a showgirl who loves a compulsive nightclub-opener who can't stay committed to anything in " }, { "title": "Border Bandits", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Border Bandits is a 1946 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer. It is the nineteenth film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Riley Hill, Rosa del Rosario and John Merton." }, { "title": "Boston Blackie and the Law", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery, Teen", "cast": "Chester Morris, Trudy Marshall, Constance Dowling", "extract": "Boston Blackie and the Law is the twelfth of fourteen Columbia Pictures films starring Chester Morris as reformed crook Boston Blackie." }, { "title": "Bowery Bombshell", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Teala Loring", "extract": "Bowery Bombshell is a 1946 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the third film in the series." }, { "title": "A Boy, a Girl and a Dog", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Sharyn Moffett, Lionel Stander", "extract": "A Boy, a Girl and a Dog is a 1946 American drama film directed by Herbert Kline and written by Maurice Clark, Irving Fineman and Herbert Kline. The film stars Sharyn Moffett, Jerry Hunter, Harry Davenport, Lionel Stander, Charles Williams and Charlotte Treadway. The film, shot in part at the War Dep" }, { "title": "Boys' Ranch", "year": 1946, "genres": "Family", "cast": "Butch Jenkins, James Craig, Dorothy Patrick", "extract": "Boys' Ranch is a 1946 American film about a fictional ex-professional baseball player, \"Dan Walker\", who starts a ranch in Texas for neglected and delinquent boys. Promoted by MGM as a successor to its award-winning Boys Town hit of 1938, the film is loosely based on ex-wrestler Cal Farley's Boys Ra" }, { "title": "Breakfast in Hollywood", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Tom Breneman, Bonita Granville, Billie Burke", "extract": "Breakfast in Hollywood, also known as The Mad Hatter, is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Harold D. Schuster and written by Earl Baldwin. The film stars Tom Breneman, Bonita Granville, Beulah Bondi, Edward Ryan, Raymond Walburn, Billie Burke, ZaSu Pitts, Hedda Hopper, Andy Russell, Spike Jone" }, { "title": "The Bride Wore Boots", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Cummings, Diana Lynn, Patric Knowles", "extract": "The Bride Wore Boots is a 1946 romantic comedy film with Barbara Stanwyck in the title role, playing opposite Robert Cummings. A very young Natalie Wood is seen in the film, directed by Irving Pichel." }, { "title": "Bringing Up Father", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joe Yule, Renie Riano", "extract": "Bringing Up Father is a 1946 American comedy film, based on the comic strip Bringing Up Father by George McManus, about the adventures of the social-climbing Maggie and her long-suffering husband Jiggs. Here, one of Maggie's society friends enlists her help in getting an undesirable tenant evicted, " }, { "title": "The Brute Man", "year": 1946, "genres": "Horror, Thriller", "cast": "Rondo Hatton, Jan Wiley, Tom Neal", "extract": "The Brute Man is a 1946 American horror thriller film starring Rondo Hatton as the Creeper, a murderer seeking revenge against the people he holds responsible for the disfigurement of his face. Directed by Jean Yarbrough, the film features Tom Neal and Jan Wiley as a married pair of friends the Cree" }, { "title": "California Gold Rush", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "California Gold Rush is a 1946 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart, Russell Simpson and Dick Curtis. It was released on February 4, 1946" }, { "title": "Canyon Passage", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward, Patricia Roc", "extract": "Canyon Passage is a 1946 American Western film directed by Jacques Tourneur and set in frontier Oregon. It stars Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward and Brian Donlevy. Featuring love triangles and an Indian uprising, the film was adapted from the 1945 Saturday Evening Post novel Canyon Passage by Ernest Hay" }, { "title": "The Caravan Trail", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Lash La Rue", "extract": "The Caravan Trail is a 1946 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Eddie Dean, Lash LaRue, Emmett Lynn, Jean Carlin, Robert Malcolm and Charles King. The film was released on April 20, 1946, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "The Cat Creeps", "year": 1946, "genres": "Suspense", "cast": "Noah Beery Jr., Lois Collier", "extract": "The Cat Creeps is a 1946 American film directed by Erle C. Kenton." }, { "title": "The Catman of Paris", "year": 1946, "genres": "Horror, Mystery", "cast": "Carl Esmond, Lenore Aubert, Adele Mara", "extract": "The Catman of Paris is a 1946 American mystery and horror film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Carl Esmond, Lenore Aubert, Adele Mara, Douglass Dumbrille, Gerald Mohr and Fritz Feld." }, { "title": "Centennial Summer", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, Walter Brennan", "extract": "Centennial Summer is a 1946 American musical film directed by Otto Preminger. Starring Jeanne Crain and Cornel Wilde, the film is based on a novel by Albert E. Idell." }, { "title": "The Chase", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Robert Cummings, Michèle Morgan, Steve Cochran", "extract": "The Chase is a 1946 American film noir directed by Arthur Ripley. The screenplay by Philip Yordan is based on Cornell Woolrich's 1944 novel The Black Path of Fear. It stars Robert Cummings as Chuck Scott, a veteran who suffers from hallucinations. When he returns a lost wallet to violent mobster Edd" }, { "title": "Child of Divorce", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Sharyn Moffett, Regis Toomey", "extract": "Child of Divorce is a 1946 American film directed by Richard O. Fleischer. It was the first film that he directed. RKO had adapted the play to film before as the 1934 film Wednesday's Child." }, { "title": "Cinderella Jones", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Joan Leslie, Robert Alda", "extract": "Cinderella Jones is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Busby Berkeley and written by Charles Hoffman. The film stars Joan Leslie, Robert Alda, Julie Bishop, William Prince, S. Z. Sakall, and Edward Everett Horton. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 9, 1946." }, { "title": "Claudia and David", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Mary Astor", "extract": "Claudia and David is a 1946 American comedy-drama film directed by Walter Lang. It stars Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young. Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young repeat their roles from the film Claudia (1943). Like its predecessor, Claudia and David was based on a series of short stories by Rose Franken," }, { "title": "Cloak and Dagger", "year": 1946, "genres": "Thriller, Spy", "cast": "Gary Cooper, Lilli Palmer, Robert Alda", "extract": "Cloak and Dagger is a 1946 spy film directed by Fritz Lang which stars Gary Cooper as an American scientist sent by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to contact European scientists working on the German nuclear weapons program and Lilli Palmer as a member of the Italian resistance movement who " }, { "title": "A Close Call for Boston Blackie", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery, Crime, Teen", "cast": "Chester Morris, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946) is the tenth of fourteen Columbia Pictures crime films directed by Lew Landers starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie." }, { "title": "Cluny Brown", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Charles Boyer, Jennifer Jones, Peter Lawford", "extract": "Cluny Brown is a 1946 American romantic comedy made by Twentieth Century-Fox, directed and produced by Ernst Lubitsch. The screenplay was written by Samuel Hoffenstein and Elizabeth Reinhardt based on the 1944 novel by Margery Sharp. The music score is by Cyril J. Mockridge. The film, starring Charl" }, { "title": "The Cockeyed Miracle", "year": 1946, "genres": "Fantasy", "cast": "Audrey Totter, Cecil Kellaway, Frank Morgan, Keenan Wynn", "extract": "The Cockeyed Miracle is a 1946 American fantasy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Frank Morgan, Keenan Wynn, and Cecil Kellaway. The film was based on the play But Not Goodbye by George Seaton. The film is about a ghost who, with the help of his father, stops his best friend from leaving" }, { "title": "Colonel Effingham's Raid", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Charles Coburn, Joan Bennett", "extract": "Colonel Effingham's Raid is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Irving Pichel. It is also known as Berry Fleming's Colonel Effingham's Raid, Everything's Peaches Down in Georgia and Rebel Yell. The screenplay was written by Kathryn Scola, based on a 1943 novel by Berry Fleming. The music score i" }, { "title": "Colorado Serenade", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates", "extract": "Colorado Serenade is a 1946 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, David Sharpe, Mary Kenyon, Forrest Taylor, Dennis Moore and Abigail Adams. The film was released on June 30, 1946, by Producers Releasing Corpo" }, { "title": "Conquest of Cheyenne", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Conquest of Cheyenne is a 1946 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart, Jay Kirby, and Milton Kibbee. The film was released on July 29, 1946, by Republic " }, { "title": "Courage of Lassie", "year": 1946, "genres": "Family", "cast": "Elizabeth Taylor, Catherine McLeod, Frank Morgan", "extract": "Courage of Lassie is a 1946 Technicolor MGM feature film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Morgan, and dog actor Pal in a story about a collie named Bill and his young companion, Kathie Merrick. When Bill is separated from Kathie following a vehicular accident, he is trained as a war dog, performs he" }, { "title": "Cowboy Blues", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ken Curtis, Jeff Donnell, Guy Kibbee", "extract": "Cowboy Blues is a 1946 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Ken Curtis, Jeff Donnell, Guy Kibbee, Guinn \"Big Boy\" Williams, Isabel Randolph, Mark Roberts and Peg LaCentra. The film was released on July 18, 1946, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Crack-Up", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall", "extract": "Crack-Up is a 1946 film noir directed by Irving Reis, remembered for directing many \"Falcon\" movies of the early 1940s including The Falcon Takes Over. The drama is based on \"Madman's Holiday\", a short story written by mystery writer Fredric Brown. The drama features Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Herb" }, { "title": "Crime Doctor's Man Hunt", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Warner Baxter, Ellen Drew", "extract": "Crime Doctor's Man Hunt is a 1946 American mystery film directed by William Castle and starring Warner Baxter, Ellen Drew and William Frawley. It is part of the Crime Doctor series of films made by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Crime of the Century", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Stephanie Bachelor, Martin Kosleck", "extract": "Crime of the Century is a 1946 American crime drama directed by Philip Ford." }, { "title": "Criminal Court", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Martha O'Driscoll, Tom Conway", "extract": "Criminal Court is a 1946 American crime drama directed by Robert Wise. It stars Tom Conway and Martha O'Driscoll." }, { "title": "Cross My Heart", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Betty Hutton, Sonny Tufts", "extract": "Cross My Heart is a 1946 American comedy film directed by John Berry and starring Betty Hutton, Sonny Tufts and Rhys Williams. It was a remake of the 1937 film True Confession, which was itself based on the 1934 French play Mon Crime written by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil." }, { "title": "Cuban Pete", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Desi Arnaz, Joan Fulton, Don Porter", "extract": "Cuban Pete is a 1946 black-and-white musical comedy film released in the United States. It was directed by Jean Yarbrough and starred the Cuban-born actor and musician Desi Arnaz." }, { "title": "Danger Woman", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Don Porter, Brenda Joyce, Patricia Morison", "extract": "Danger Woman is a 1946 American crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Josef Mischel. The film stars Don Porter, Brenda Joyce, Patricia Morison, Milburn Stone, Samuel S. Hinds and Kathleen Howard. It was released on July 12, 1946 by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Dangerous Business", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Forrest Tucker, Lynn Merrick", "extract": "Dangerous Business is a 1946 American comedy drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman. The film was directed by Ross Lederman with screenplay written by Harold Jacob Smith and Harry Essex." }, { "title": "Dangerous Millions", "year": 1946, "genres": "Suspense, Drama", "cast": "Kent Taylor, Dona Drake", "extract": "Dangerous Millions is a 1946 American drama film directed by James Tinling and written by Irving Cummings Jr. and Robert G. North. The film stars Kent Taylor, Dona Drake, Tala Birell, Leonard Strong, Rex Evans and Robert Barrat. The film was released on November 27, 1946, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Dangerous Money", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Gloria Warren", "extract": "Dangerous Money, also known as Hot Money, is a 1946 American film directed by Terry O. Morse, featuring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. This is the second and last appearance of Willie Best as Chattanooga Brown, the cousin of Charlie Chan's usual chauffeur, Birmingham Brown." }, { "title": "Danny Boy", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Charles Bates, Ace the Wonder Dog", "extract": "Danny Boy is a 1946 American film directed by Terry O. Morse. The film is also known as Adventures of Danny Boy." }, { "title": "Dark Alibi", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland", "extract": "Dark Alibi is a 1946 American film directed by Phil Karlson featuring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. It is also known as Charlie Chan in Alcatraz, Fatal Fingerprints and Fatal Fingertips." }, { "title": "The Dark Corner", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix", "extract": "The Dark Corner is a 1946 American crime film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix and Mark Stevens. The film was not a commercial success but has since been described as a \"Grade A example of film noir.\"" }, { "title": "The Dark Horse", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Phillip Terry, Ann Savage, Allen Jenkins", "extract": "The Dark Horse is a 1946 American drama film directed by Will Jason and written by Charles R. Marion and Leo Solomon. The film stars Phillip Terry, Ann Savage, Allen Jenkins, Jane Darwell, Donald MacBride and Edward Gargan. The film was released on July 19, 1946, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "The Dark Mirror", "year": 1946, "genres": "Thriller, Noir", "cast": "Olivia de Havilland, Lew Ayres, Thomas Mitchell", "extract": "The Dark Mirror is a 1946 American film noir psychological thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak starring Olivia de Havilland as twins and Lew Ayres as their psychiatrist. The film marks Ayres' return to motion pictures following his conscientious objection to service in World War II. De Havillan" }, { "title": "Days of Buffalo Bill", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Days of Buffalo Bill is a 1946 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by William Lively and Doris Schroeder. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Tom London, James Craven, Rex Lease and Edmund Cobb. The film was released February 2, 1946, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Deadline at Dawn", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Susan Hayward, Paul Lukas, Bill Williams", "extract": "Deadline at Dawn is a 1946 American film noir, the only film directed by stage director Harold Clurman. It was written by Clifford Odets and based on a novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich. The RKO Pictures film release was the only cinematic collaboration between Clurman and his former Group " }, { "title": "Deadline for Murder", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Paul Kelly, Kent Taylor, Sheila Ryan, Marion Martin", "extract": "Deadline for Murder is a 1946 American crime film directed by James Tinling and written by Irving Cummings Jr. The film stars Paul Kelly, Kent Taylor, Sheila Ryan, Jerome Cowan, Renee Carson and Marion Martin. The film was released on August 1, 1946, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Death Valley", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Nat Pendleton, Barbara Read", "extract": "Death Valley is a 1946 American Naturalcolor Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Nat Pendleton, Helen Gilbert and Robert Lowery." }, { "title": "Deception", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Drama, War", "cast": "Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains", "extract": "Deception is a 1946 American film noir drama released by Warner Brothers and directed by Irving Rapper. The film is based on the 1927 play Monsieur Lamberthier by Louis Verneuil. The screenplay was written by John Collier and Joseph Than. It stars Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains, who had" }, { "title": "Decoy", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Jean Gillie, Edward Norris, Robert Armstrong", "extract": "Decoy is a 1946 American film noir starring Jean Gillie, Edward Norris, Robert Armstrong, Herbert Rudley, and Sheldon Leonard. Directed by Jack Bernhard, it was produced by he and Bernard Brandt as a Jack Bernhard Production, with a screenplay by Nedrick Young based on an original story by Stanley R" }, { "title": "The Desert Horseman", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "The Desert Horseman is a 1946 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Charles Starrett, Adele Roberts, Walt Shrum and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on July 11, 1946, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Devil Bat's Daughter", "year": 1946, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Rosemary La Planche, Molly Lamont", "extract": "Devil Bat's Daughter is a 1946 American horror film directed by Frank Wisbar. It stars Rosemary La Planche, who was crowned Miss America 1941. It is a sequel to the 1941 film The Devil Bat, with no returning cast members." }, { "title": "The Devil's Mask", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Anita Louise, Jim Bannon", "extract": "The Devil's Mask is a 1946 American crime film directed by Henry Levin and starring Anita Louise, Jim Bannon and Michael Duane. The film was the second of three B pictures based on the popular radio series I Love a Mystery. As well as its crime theme, the film also incorporates elements of horror." }, { "title": "The Devil's Playground", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Elaine Riley", "extract": "The Devil's Playground is a 1946 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Ted Wilson. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Elaine Riley and Robert Elliott. The film was released on November 15, 1946, by United Artists." }, { "title": "Devotion", "year": 1946, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid, Olivia de Havilland, Sydney Greenstreet", "extract": "Devotion is a 1946 American biographical film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid, Olivia de Havilland, and Sydney Greenstreet. Based on a story by Theodore Reeves, the film is a highly fictionalized account of the lives of the Brontë sisters. The movie features Montag" }, { "title": "The Diary of a Chambermaid", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, Hurd Hatfield", "extract": "The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946) is a drama film about a newly hired servant who severely disrupts a wealthy family. The film was based on the 1900 novel of the same name by Octave Mirbeau and the play Le journal d'une femme de Chambre, written by André de Lorde, with André Heuse and Thielly Nores." }, { "title": "Dick Tracy vs. Cueball", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery, Action", "cast": "Morgan Conway, Esther Howard, Anne Jeffreys", "extract": "Dick Tracy vs. Cueball is a 1946 American action film based on the 1930s comic strip character of the same name created by Chester Gould. The film stars Morgan Conway as Dick Tracy in the second installment of the Dick Tracy film series released by RKO Radio Pictures. The villain, Cueball, is a murd" }, { "title": "Ding Dong Williams", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Marcy McGuire, Anne Jeffreys", "extract": "Ding Dong Williams is a 1946 American comedy film directed by William Berke, and written by Brenda Weisberg and M. Coates Webster. The film stars Glen Vernon, Marcy McGuire, Felix Bressart, Anne Jeffreys, and James Warren. It was released on April 15, 1946 by RKO Radio Pictures." }, { "title": "Don't Gamble with Strangers", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Kane Richmond, Bernadene Hayes", "extract": "Don't Gamble with Strangers is a 1946 film about two card sharks, pretending to be brother and sister, who clean out a small-town banker, then take over a crooked gambling joint." }, { "title": "Do You Love Me", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Maureen O'Hara, Harry James", "extract": "Do You Love Me [sic] is a 1946 Technicolor musical film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Maureen O'Hara and Dick Haymes. The film features band leader Harry James and his Orchestra." }, { "title": "Don Ricardo Returns", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western, Drama", "cast": "Lita Baron, Martin Garralaga", "extract": "Don Ricardo Returns is a 1946 American western drama film. After having been abducted and sent away on a ship in 1835, Don Ricardo (Coby) escapes and makes his way back to Alta California. He returns to exact revenge on those who kidnapped him and stole his land." }, { "title": "Down Missouri Way", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Martha O'Driscoll, John Carradine, Eddie Dean", "extract": "Down Missouri Way is a 1946 American musical film directed by Josef Berne and written by Sam Neuman. The film stars Martha O'Driscoll, John Carradine, Eddie Dean, William Wright, Roscoe Karns and Renee Godfrey. The film was released on August 15, 1946, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Dragonwyck", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Historical", "cast": "Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Vincent Price, Spring Byington, Jessica Tandy", "extract": "Dragonwyck is a 1946 American period drama film made by Twentieth Century-Fox. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Ernst Lubitsch (uncredited), from a screenplay by Mankiewicz, based on the novel Dragonwyck by Anya Seton. The music score was by Alfred Newman" }, { "title": "Dressed to Kill", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery, Teen", "cast": "Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison", "extract": "Dressed to Kill, released in 1946, also known as Prelude to Murder and Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Code in the United Kingdom, is the last of fourteen films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson." }, { "title": "Drifting Along", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Lynne Carver, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Drifting Along is a 1946 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Lynne Carver and Raymond Hatton." }, { "title": "Driftin' River", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Shirley Patterson", "extract": "Driftin' River is a 1946 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Shirley Patterson, Lee Bennett, William Fawcett, Dennis Moore, Lottie Harrison, Robert Callahan, Lee Roberts, Donald Murphy and Forrest Taylor. Th" }, { "title": "Duel in the Sun", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones, Lionel Barrymore", "extract": "Duel in the Sun is a 1946 American psychological Western film directed by King Vidor, produced and written by David O. Selznick, which tells the story of a Mestiza girl who goes to live with her white relatives, becoming involved in prejudice and forbidden love. The Technicolor film stars Jennifer J" }, { "title": "Earl Carroll Sketchbook", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Constance Moore, Edward Everett Horton, Hillary Brooke", "extract": "Earl Carroll Sketchbook is a 1946 American musical film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Frank Gill Jr. and Parke Levy. The film stars Constance Moore, William Marshall, Bill Goodwin, Johnny Coy, Barbara Jo Allen and Edward Everett Horton. It was released on August 22, 1946 by Republic Pi" }, { "title": "Easy to Wed", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Musical, War", "cast": "Lucille Ball, Esther Williams, Van Johnson", "extract": "Easy to Wed is a 1946 Technicolor American musical comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell, and starring Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Lucille Ball, and Keenan Wynn. The screenplay by Dorothy Kingsley is an adaptation of the screenplay of the 1936 film Libeled Lady by Maurine Dallas Watkins, Howard E" }, { "title": "The El Paso Kid", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Sunset Carson, Edmund Cobb", "extract": "The El Paso Kid is a 1946 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Norman Sheldon. The film stars Sunset Carson, Marie Harmon, Hank Patterson, Edmund Cobb, Robert Filmer and Wheaton Chambers. The film was released on May 22, 1946, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Fabulous Suzanne", "year": 1946, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Barbara Britton, Rudy Vallée", "extract": "The Fabulous Suzanne is a 1946 American romantic comedy film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Barbara Britton, Rudy Vallee and Otto Kruger. A waitress inherits a fortune from one of her customers." }, { "title": "The Face of Marble", "year": 1946, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "John Carradine, Claudia Drake", "extract": "The Face of Marble is a 1946 American horror film directed by William Beaudine and starring John Carradine, Claudia Drake and Robert Shayne." }, { "title": "Faithful in My Fashion", "year": 1946, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Donna Reed, Tom Drake", "extract": "Faithful in My Fashion is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Donna Reed, Tom Drake and Edward Everett Horton." }, { "title": "The Falcon's Adventure", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Tom Conway, Myrna Dell", "extract": "The Falcon's Adventure is a 1946 film. It is the 13th of 16 films about the Falcon and the final film of RKO's Falcon series starring Tom Conway. It was directed by William Berke, who had served as producer for the previous entry in the series, 1946's The Falcon's Alibi." }, { "title": "The Falcon's Alibi", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Tom Conway, Rita Corday", "extract": "The Falcon's Alibi is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Ray McCarey and starring Tom Conway, Rita Corday and Vince Barnett. It was the ninth film featuring Conway as The Falcon. After the following film, The Falcon's Adventure, the series was ended due to declining popularity." }, { "title": "Fear", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Peter Cookson, Warren William, Anne Gwynne", "extract": "Fear is a 1946 low-budget film noir directed by Alfred Zeisler and produced by Monogram Pictures. The film loosely follows the main plot of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1866 novel Crime and Punishment, without attribution." }, { "title": "The Fighting Frontiersman", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "The Fighting Frontiersman is a 1946 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Ed Earl Repp. The film stars Charles Starrett, Helen Mowery, Hank Newman and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on December 10, 1946, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Fighting Guardsman", "year": 1946, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Willard Parker, Anita Louise, Janis Carter, John Loder", "extract": "The Fighting Guardsman is a 1946 American adventure film directed by Henry Levin." }, { "title": "Flight to Nowhere", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Alan Curtis, Evelyn Ankers, Micheline Cheirel", "extract": "Flight to Nowhere is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by William Rowland and stars Alan Curtis and Evelyn Ankers. Flight to Nowhere was one of the first postwar productions to deal with the atom bomb secrets." }, { "title": "The Flying Serpent", "year": 1946, "genres": "Horror, Fantasy", "cast": "George Zucco, Eddie Acuff", "extract": "The Flying Serpent is a 1946 American fantasy-horror film based on a story by John T Neville. It follows the deranged archaeologist, Dr Andrew Forbes, as he uses his discovery of a killer bird god, the mythical Quetzalcoatl, to murder his enemies. The film is directed by Sam Newfield and features Ge" }, { "title": "Freddie Steps Out", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Freddie Stewart, June Preisser", "extract": "Freddie Steps Out is a 1946 American film starring Freddie Stewart." }, { "title": "The French Key", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Albert Dekker, Mike Mazurki, Evelyn Ankers", "extract": "The French Key is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Walter Colmes and written by Frank Gruber. The film stars Albert Dekker, Mike Mazurki, Evelyn Ankers, John Eldredge, Frank Fenton and Selmer Jackson. The film was released on May 18, 1946, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "From This Day Forward", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Joan Fontaine, Mark Stevens", "extract": "From This Day Forward is a 1946 American drama film directed by John Berry, starring Joan Fontaine and Mark Stevens." }, { "title": "Frontier Gunlaw", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Jack Rockwell", "extract": "Frontier Gunlaw is a 1946 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Bennett Cohen. The film stars Charles Starrett, Tex Harding, Dub Taylor, Jean Stevens, Weldon Heyburn and Jack Rockwell. The film was released on January 31, 1946, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "G. I. War Brides", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Anna Lee, James Ellison", "extract": "" }, { "title": "Gallant Bess", "year": 1946, "genres": "Family, Western, Drama", "cast": "Marshall Thompson, George Tobias", "extract": "Gallant Bess is a 1947 dramatic film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is loosely based on the true story of U.S. Navy warrant officer Arthur Parker, who rescued an injured filly during World War II. Portions of the film were shot on the coast of Santa Barbara, California in October 1945. This was" }, { "title": "Gallant Journey", "year": 1946, "genres": "Historical", "cast": "Glenn Ford, Janet Blair, Charlie Ruggles", "extract": "Gallant Journey is a 1946 American historical film written, produced and directed by William A. Wellman and starring Glenn Ford and Janet Blair. The film is a biopic of the early U.S. aviation pioneer John Joseph Montgomery. Gallant Journey depicts his efforts to build and fly gliders, from his chil" }, { "title": "Galloping Thunder", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "Galloping Thunder is a 1946 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Charles Starrett. It was part of the series of Durango Kid films." }, { "title": "Gas House Kids", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Billy Halop", "extract": "Gas House Kids is a 1946 American comedy-drama film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Robert Lowery, Billy Halop and Teala Loring. It was followed by two sequels, Gas House Kids Go West and Gas House Kids in Hollywood, both released in 1947. In the film, a group of unruly New York City children " }, { "title": "Gay Blades", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jean Rogers, Allan Lane", "extract": "Gay Blades is a 1946 American comedy film directed by George Blair and written by Albert Beich and Marcy Klauber. The film stars Allan Lane, Jean Rogers, Edward Ashley, Frank Albertson, Ann Gillis and Robert Armstrong. The film was released on January 25, 1946, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Gay Cavalier", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western, Adventure", "cast": "Gilbert Roland, Martin Garralaga", "extract": "The Gay Cavalier is a 1946 black and white Western adventure starring Gilbert Roland, Helen Gerald and Tristram Coffin. It is based on a story by the author O. Henry." }, { "title": "Genius at Work", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Anne Jeffreys, Wally Brown, Alan Carney", "extract": "Genius at Work is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Monte Brice and Robert E. Kent. The film stars Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Anne Jeffreys, Lionel Atwill and Bela Lugosi. The film was released on October 20, 1946, by RKO Pictures." }, { "title": "The Gentleman from Texas", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Claudia Drake, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "The Gentleman from Texas is a 1946 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Claudia Drake, Raymond Hatton, Reno Browne, Christine McIntyre and Tris Coffin. The film was released on June 8, 1946, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Gentleman Joe Palooka", "year": 1946, "genres": "Sports", "cast": "Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood, Elyse Knox", "extract": "Gentleman Joe Palooka is a 1946 film directed by Cy Endfield. It was the second of the Joe Palooka series." }, { "title": "The Gentleman Misbehaves", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Osa Massen, Hillary Brooke", "extract": "The Gentleman Misbehaves is a 1946 American musical film." }, { "title": "Gentlemen with Guns", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western, Comedy", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "Gentlemen with Guns is a 1946 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patricia Knox, Steve Darrell, George Chesebro, Karl Hackett, Budd Buster and Frank Ellis. The film was released on March 27, 1946, by Producers Releasing" }, { "title": "Ghost of Hidden Valley", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western, Comedy", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "Ghost of Hidden Valley is a 1946 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Ellen Coyle. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Jean Carlin, John Meredith, Charles King and Jimmy Aubrey. The film was released on June 5, 1946, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Gilda", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Glenn Ford, Rita Hayworth", "extract": "Gilda is a 1946 American film noir directed by Charles Vidor and starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. The film is known for cinematographer Rudolph Maté's lush photography, costume designer Jean Louis's wardrobe for Hayworth, and choreographer Jack Cole's staging of \"Put the Blame on Mame\" and \"Am" }, { "title": "Ginger", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Frank Albertson, ., Barbara Read", "extract": "Ginger is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Oliver Drake and starring Frank Albertson, Barbara Read and Janet Burston. It was produced and distributed by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Girl on the Spot", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Crime", "cast": "Lois Collier, Jess Barker", "extract": "Girl on the Spot is a 1946 musical crime film directed by William Beaudine and starring Lois Collier, Jess Barker and George Dolenz." }, { "title": "The Glass Alibi", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Crime, Noir", "cast": "Maris Wrixon, Anne Gwynne", "extract": "The Glass Alibi is a 1946 crime drama film noir directed by W. Lee Wilder starring Paul Kelly, Douglas Fowley, Anne Gwynne and Maris Wrixon." }, { "title": "God's Country", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Comedy, Western", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Helen Gilbert, Buster Keaton", "extract": "God's Country is a 1946 comedy Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and starring Robert Lowery, Helen Gilbert and Buster Keaton. It is a low-budget color B Western set in the contemporary American West." }, { "title": "The Great Morgan", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Frank Morgan, Tommy Dorsey", "extract": "The Great Morgan is a 1945 American musical-comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film is considered one of the more unusual in the MGM canon in that it is a compilation film built around a slight plot line, with a running time of less than 60 minutes." }, { "title": "The Green Years", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Charles Coburn, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler", "extract": "The Green Years is a 1946 American drama film featuring Charles Coburn, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler and Hume Cronyn. It was adapted by Robert Ardrey and Sonya Levien from A. J. Cronin's 1944 novel of the same name. It tells the story of the coming-of-age of an Irish orphan in Scotland and was directed " }, { "title": "Gun Town", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Kirby Grant, Claire Carleton, Lyle Talbot", "extract": "Gun Town is a 1946 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Kirby Grant, Claire Carleton and Lyle Talbot." }, { "title": "Gunman's Code", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Kirby Grant, Jane Adams", "extract": "Gunman's Code is a 1946 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Kirby Grant, Fuzzy Knight and Jane Adams." }, { "title": "Gunning for Vengeance", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "Gunning for Vengeance is a 1946 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro, which stars Charles Starrett, Marjean Neville, and The Trailsmen." }, { "title": "A Guy Could Change", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Allan Lane, Jane Frazee", "extract": "A Guy Could Change is a 1946 American drama film starring Allan Lane and Jane Frazee. The supporting cast features 13-year-old Robert Blake, Wallace Ford, Adele Mara and Gerald Mohr. A Guy Could Change was the final film of director William K. Howard." }, { "title": "The Haunted Mine", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Linda Leighton", "extract": "The Haunted Mine is a 1946 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Frank H. Young. This is the twentieth and final film in the \"Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie\" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick Sandy Hopkins, with Linda Lei" }, { "title": "The Harvey Girls", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Angela Lansbury", "extract": "The Harvey Girls is a 1946 Technicolor American musical film produced by Arthur Freed for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by Samuel Hopkins Adams, about Fred Harvey's Harvey House waitresses. Directed by George Sidney, the film stars Judy Garland and features John" }, { "title": "Heading West", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "Heading West is a 1946 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Ed Earl Repp. The film stars Charles Starrett, Doris Houck, Hank Penny and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on August 15, 1946, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Heartbeat", "year": 1946, "genres": "Romance, Drama", "cast": "Ginger Rogers, Jean-Pierre Aumont", "extract": "Heartbeat is a 1946 American romantic drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Ginger Rogers. It is a direct remake of the French romantic drama Battement de cœur, released in 1940." }, { "title": "Heldorado", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, George \"Gabby\" Hayes", "extract": " Heldorado is a 1946 American Western film starring Roy Rogers set during the annual Helldorado Days celebrations in Las Vegas. It was the last teaming of Roy and comedy relief sidekick Gabby Hayes. Hayes shares a scene with Pat Brady who later became Rogers' comedy relief sidekick." }, { "title": "Her Adventurous Night", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Dennis O'Keefe, Helen Walker", "extract": "Her Adventurous Night is a 1946 American comedy film directed by John Rawlins and written by Jerry Warner. The film stars Dennis O'Keefe, Helen Walker, Scotty Beckett, Fuzzy Knight, Milburn Stone and Tom Powers. The film was released on June 5, 1946, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Her Kind of Man", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Janis Paige, Zachary Scott, Dane Clark", "extract": "Her Kind of Man is a 1946 American crime film noir directed by Frederick De Cordova, and starring Dane Clark, Janis Paige and Zachary Scott. The film is not to be confused with His Kind of Woman (1951) starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell." }, { "title": "Her Sister's Secret", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Nancy Coleman, Margaret Lindsay", "extract": "Her Sister's Secret is a 1946 drama film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Nancy Coleman, Margaret Lindsay, Phillip Reed, and Regis Toomey. It centers around a woman who falls in love with a soldier. Believing she has been abandoned, she gives her baby to her married sister. The picture was pr" }, { "title": "High School Hero", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Freddie Stewart, June Preisser, Noel Neill", "extract": "High School Hero is a 1946 American film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Freddie Stewart." }, { "title": "Holiday in Mexico", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Jane Powell, Walter Pidgeon", "extract": "Holiday in Mexico is a 1946 Technicolor musical directed by George Sidney and starring Walter Pidgeon, Jane Powell, and Ilona Massey." }, { "title": "Home in Oklahoma", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Carol Hughes", "extract": " Home in Oklahoma is a 1946 American Western film starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "Home on the Range", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Monte Hale, Lorna Gray", "extract": "Home on the Range is a 1946 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Betty Burbridge. The film stars Monte Hale, Lorna Gray, Bob Nolan, Tom Chatterton, Robert Blake and LeRoy Mason. The film was released on April 18, 1946, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Home Sweet Homicide", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Peggy Ann Garner, Randolph Scott", "extract": "Home Sweet Homicide is an American mystery film directed by Lloyd Bacon and released in 1946. It stars Peggy Ann Garner, Randolph Scott and Lynn Bari, and was based on the eponymous mystery novel by Craig Rice." }, { "title": "The Hoodlum Saint", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "William Powell, Esther Williams, Lewis Stone", "extract": "The Hoodlum Saint is a 1946 American drama film starring William Powell and Esther Williams." }, { "title": "Hot Cargo", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jean Rogers, William Gargan", "extract": "Hot Cargo is a 1946 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and written by Daniel Mainwaring. The film stars William Gargan, Jean Rogers, Phillip Reed, Larry Young, Harry Cording and Will Wright. The film was released on June 28, 1946, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "House of Horrors", "year": 1946, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Rondo Hatton, Robert Lowery, Virginia Grey", "extract": "House of Horrors is a 1946 American horror film released by Universal Pictures, starring Rondo Hatton as a madman named \"the Creeper\"." }, { "title": "Humoresque", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "John Garfield, Joan Crawford", "extract": "Humoresque is a 1946 American melodrama film by Warner Bros. starring Joan Crawford and John Garfield in an older woman/younger man tale about a violinist and his patroness. The screenplay by Clifford Odets and Zachary Gold was based upon the 1919 short story \"Humoresque\" by Fannie Hurst, which prev" }, { "title": "I Ring Doorbells", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Anne Gwynne, Robert Shayne, Roscoe Karns", "extract": "I Ring Doorbells is a 1946 American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Strayer, which stars Anne Gwynne, Robert Shayne, and Roscoe Karns. The story was adapted by Dick Irving Hyland and Raymond L. Schrock from the book of the same name by Russell Birdwell, and Hyland wrote the screenplay. The pictu" }, { "title": "Idea Girl", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jess Barker, Julie Bishop, Alan Mowbray", "extract": "Idea Girl is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Will Jason and written by Charles R. Marion and Elwood Ullman. The film stars Jess Barker, Julie Bishop, Alan Mowbray, George Dolenz, Joan Shawlee and Laura Deane Dutton. The film was released on February 8, 1946, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "If I'm Lucky", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Vivian Blaine, Perry Como", "extract": "If I'm Lucky is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Vivian Blaine, Perry Como, Phil Silvers and Carmen Miranda in the leading roles. The film also featured bandleader Harry James." }, { "title": "In Fast Company", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "The Bowery Boys, Jane Randolph", "extract": "In Fast Company is a 1946 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the second film in the series." }, { "title": "In Old Sacramento", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bill Elliott, Constance Moore", "extract": "In Old Sacramento is a 1946 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Frances Hyland and Frank Gruber. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Constance Moore, Henry H. Daniels Jr., Ruth Donnelly, Eugene Pallette and Jack La Rue." }, { "title": "The Inner Circle", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Adele Mara, Warren Douglas, Ricardo Cortez", "extract": "The Inner Circle is a 1946 film noir mystery film directed by Philip Ford starring Adele Mara, Warren Douglas, William Frawley and Ricardo Cortez." }, { "title": "Inside Job", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Preston Foster, Ann Rutherford", "extract": "Inside Job is a 1946 American crime film noir directed by Jean Yarbrough starring Preston Foster, Ann Rutherford, Alan Curtis and Milburn Stone." }, { "title": "The Invisible Informer", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, Action", "cast": "Linda Stirling, Adele Mara", "extract": "The Invisible Informer is a 1946 action film starring Linda Stirling, William Henry, and Adele Mara. Produced by Republic Pictures, it was directed by Philip Ford and written by Gerald Adams and Sherman Lowe." }, { "title": "It's Great to Be Young", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Leslie Brooks, Jeff Donnell", "extract": "It's Great to Be Young is a 1946 film comedy directed by Del Lord, starring Leslie Brooks, Jimmy Lloyd, Jeff Donnell, Bob Haymes, Jack Williams, Jack Fina, Frank Orth, Ann Codee, Pat Yankee, Frank Sully and Milton Delugg. It was released by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "It's a Wonderful Life", "year": 1946, "genres": "Fantasy, Drama", "cast": "James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore", "extract": "It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra. It is based on the short story and booklet The Greatest Gift self-published by Philip Van Doren Stern in 1943, which itself is loosely based on the 1843 Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Car" }, { "title": "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Crime", "cast": "Carole Landis, Allyn Joslyn, Margo Woode", "extract": "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog is a 1946 American comedy crime film starring Carole Landis, Allyn Joslyn and Margo Woode, and directed by Herbert I. Leeds." }, { "title": "I've Always Loved You", "year": 1946, "genres": "Romance, Drama, Musical", "cast": "Catherine McLeod, Philip Dorn", "extract": "I've Always Loved You is a 1946 American drama musical film produced and directed by Frank Borzage and written by Borden Chase. The film stars Philip Dorn, Catherine McLeod, William Carter, Maria Ouspenskaya, Felix Bressart and Elizabeth Patterson. Rare for a film produced by Republic Pictures, I've" }, { "title": "The James Brothers of Missouri", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Keith Richards, Noel Neill", "extract": "The James Brothers of Missouri is a 1949 American Republic Western film serial." }, { "title": "Janie Gets Married", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joan Leslie, Ann Harding, Edward Arnold", "extract": "Janie Gets Married is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Vincent Sherman, and written by Agnes Christine Johnston. The film stars Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Robert Benchley, and Dorothy Malone. The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 22, 1946." }, { "title": "Joe Palooka, Champ", "year": 1946, "genres": "Sports", "cast": "Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood, Elyse Knox", "extract": "Joe Palooka, Champ is a 1946 American film featuring the comic-strip boxer Joe Palooka. This film from Monogram Pictures is the beginning of a series with eleven sequels:Gentleman Joe Palooka (1946)\nJoe Palooka in the Knockout (1947)\nJoe Palooka in Fighting Mad (1948)\nJoe Palooka in Winner Take All " }, { "title": "Johnny Comes Flying Home", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Adventure", "cast": "Faye Marlowe, Martha Stewart", "extract": "Johnny Comes Flying Home is a 1946 American adventure film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Richard Crane and Faye Marlowe; the supporting cast features Harry Morgan. The plot involves postwar pilots starting a small aviation company." }, { "title": "The Jolson Story", "year": 1946, "genres": "Biography, Musical", "cast": "Larry Parks, William Demarest", "extract": "The Jolson Story is a 1946 American biographical musical film, a fictionalized account of the life of singer Al Jolson. It stars Larry Parks as Jolson, Evelyn Keyes as Julie Benson, William Demarest as his manager, Ludwig Donath and Tamara Shayne as his parents, and Scotty Beckett as the young Jolso" }, { "title": "Junior Prom", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Judy Clark, Noel Neill", "extract": "Junior Prom is a 1946 American musical comedy, directed by Arthur Dreifuss and produced by Sam Katzman and Maurice Duke. It was released by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Just Before Dawn", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Warner Baxter, Adele Roberts", "extract": "Just Before Dawn (1946) is the sixth Crime Doctor film produced by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by William Castle and written by Eric Taylor and Aubrey Wisberg. The film stars Warner Baxter, Adele Roberts, Mona Barrie and Martin Kosleck. It is also known as Exposed by the Crime Doctor." }, { "title": "The Kid from Brooklyn", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen", "extract": "The Kid from Brooklyn is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Steve Cochran, Walter Abel, Eve Arden, and Fay Bainter. Virginia Mayo's and Vera-Ellen's singing voices were dubbed by Betty Russell and Dorothy Ellers, respe" }, { "title": "The Killers", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Ava Gardner, Burt Lancaster, Edmond O'Brien", "extract": "The Killers is a 1946 American film noir starring Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien and Sam Levene. Based in part on the 1927 short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway, it focuses on an insurance detective's investigation into the execution by two professional killers of a former bo" }, { "title": "Lady Chaser", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Ann Savage", "extract": "Lady Chaser is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Robert Lowery, Ann Savage, Inez Cooper, Frank Ferguson, William Haade and Ralph Dunn. The film was released on November 25, 1946, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Lady Luck", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Robert Young, Barbara Hale", "extract": "Lady Luck is a 1946 American comedy film starring Robert Young and Barbara Hale. The picture tells the story of a professional gambler who falls in love with a woman who hates gambling and tries to reform him." }, { "title": "Landrush", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "Landrush is a 1946 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and starring Charles Starrett, Doris Houck, Smiley Burnette, Emmett Lynn, Bud Geary and Steve Barclay. The film was released on November 18, 1946, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Larceny in Her Heart", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Hugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker", "extract": "Larceny in Her Heart is a 1946 American crime film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Hugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker, Ralph Dunn, Paul Bryar, Charles C. Wilson, Douglas Fowley and Gordon Richards. It was released on July 10, 1946 by Producers Releasing Corporati" }, { "title": "The Last Crooked Mile", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Ann Savage, Adele Mara", "extract": "The Last Crooked Mile is a 1946 American crime film directed by Philip Ford and written by Jerry Sackheim and Jerome Gruskin. The film stars Don \"Red\" Barry, Ann Savage, Adele Mara, Tom Powers, Sheldon Leonard and Nestor Paiva. The film was released on August 9, 1946, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Lawless Breed", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Kirby Grant, Jane Adams", "extract": "Lawless Breed is a 1946 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Kirby Grant, Fuzzy Knight, Poni Adams, Dick Curtis, Claudia Drake, Harry Brown, Charles King and Karl Hackett. The film was released on August 14, 1946, by Universal Picture" }, { "title": "A Letter for Evie", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Marsha Hunt, Hume Cronyn", "extract": "A Letter for Evie is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Jules Dassin." }, { "title": "Little Giant", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Brenda Joyce, Elena Verdugo", "extract": "Little Giant is a 1946 American comedy drama film directed by William A. Seiter and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. The film was released in the UK with the title On the Carpet." }, { "title": "Little Iodine", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jo Ann Marlowe, Irene Ryan", "extract": "Little Iodine is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Reginald Le Borg and written by Richard H. Landau. The film is based on the comic strip Little Iodine by Jimmy Hatlo. The film stars Jo Ann Marlowe, Marc Cramer, Eve Whitney, Irene Ryan, and Hobart Cavanaugh. The film was released on October 2" }, { "title": "Little Miss Big", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Fay Holden, Frank McHugh", "extract": "Little Miss Big is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by Erna Lazarus. The film stars Beverly Simmons, Frederick Brady, Fay Holden, Frank McHugh, Dorothy Morris and Milburn Stone. The film was released on August 30, 1946, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Little Mister Jim", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "James Craig, Butch Jenkins", "extract": "Little Mister Jim is a 1946 American drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Butch Jenkins, James Craig and Frances Gifford." }, { "title": "Live Wires", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall", "extract": "Live Wires is a 1946 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the first film in the series, which lasted until 1958 and included forty-eight films, after the comedy team of the East Side Kids was revamped and renamed The Bowery Boys." }, { "title": "The Locket", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Thriller", "cast": "Laraine Day, Brian Aherne, Robert Mitchum", "extract": "The Locket is a 1946 American psychological thriller with noirish undertones directed by John Brahm, starring Laraine Day, Brian Aherne, Robert Mitchum, and Gene Raymond, and released by RKO Pictures. The film is based on a screenplay by Sheridan Gibney, adapted from \"What Nancy Wanted\" by Norma Bar" }, { "title": "Lone Star Moonlight", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ken Curtis, Joan Barton, Guy Kibbee", "extract": "Lone Star Moonlight is a 1946 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Louise Rousseau. The film stars Ken Curtis, Joan Barton, Guy Kibbee, Robert Kellard, Claudia Drake and Arthur Loft. It was released on December 12, 1946 by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Love Laughs at Andy Hardy", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Bonita Granville", "extract": "Love Laughs at Andy Hardy is a 1946 American film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Willis Goldbeck and starring Mickey Rooney and Lewis Stone." }, { "title": "Lover Come Back", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "George Brent, Lucille Ball", "extract": "Lover Come Back is a 1946 romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter. The film stars George Brent, Lucille Ball and Vera Zorina in her last film role. Supporting actors include Raymond Walburn and Charles Winninger." }, { "title": "The Madonna's Secret", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery, Crime, Noir", "cast": "Gail Patrick, Ann Rutherford", "extract": "The Madonna's Secret is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Francis Lederer, Gail Patrick, Ann Rutherford and Edward Ashley." }, { "title": "Magnificent Doll", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ginger Rogers, David Niven", "extract": "Magnificent Doll is a 1946 American drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Ginger Rogers as Dolley Madison and David Niven as Aaron Burr. The supporting cast features Burgess Meredith as James Madison and Grandon Rhodes as Thomas Jefferson. The screenplay was written by Irving Stone." }, { "title": "The Magnificent Rogue", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Lynne Roberts, Stephanie Bachelor", "extract": "The Magnificent Rogue is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Dane Lussier and Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Lynne Roberts, Warren Douglas, Gerald Mohr, Stephanie Bachelor, Adele Mara and Grady Sutton. The film was released on November 7, 1946, by Republic Pictur" }, { "title": "Make Mine Music", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated, Musical", "cast": "Dinah Shore, Benny Goodman, Nelson Eddy, Andrews Sisters", "extract": "Make Mine Music is a 1946 American animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is the eighth Disney feature animated film, released on April 20, 1946." }, { "title": "Man from Rainbow Valley", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Monte Hale, Lorna Gray", "extract": "Man from Rainbow Valley is a 1946 American Western Magnacolor film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Betty Burbridge. The film stars Monte Hale, Lorna Gray, Jo Ann Marlowe, Ferris Taylor, Emmett Lynn and Tom London. The film was released on June 15, 1946, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Man Who Dared", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Crime, Noir", "cast": "George Macready, Forrest Tucker", "extract": "The Man Who Dared is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by John Sturges, which serves as the first film he directed." }, { "title": "Margie", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Jeanne Crain, Glenn Langan, Lynn Bari", "extract": "Margie is a 1946 American romantic comedy film directed by Henry King and starring Jeanne Crain, about a high school girl in the 1920s who develops a crush on her French teacher. Margie was a box-office hit, ranking in the top 15 highest-grossing films of the year, and established Crain as an import" }, { "title": "The Mask of Diijon", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Noir, Suspense", "cast": "Erich von Stroheim, Jeanne Bates", "extract": "The Mask of Diijon is a 1946 American black-and-white film noir suspense film released from PRC Studios, directed by Lew Landers and featuring Erich von Stroheim, Jeanne Bates and William Wright." }, { "title": "Meet Me on Broadway", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Marjorie Reynolds, Jinx Falkenburg", "extract": "Meet Me on Broadway is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and written by George Bricker and Jack Henley. The film stars Marjorie Reynolds, Frederick Brady, Jinx Falkenburg, Spring Byington, Allen Jenkins, Gene Lockhart and Loren Tindall. The film was released on January 26, 1946, by" }, { "title": "The Missing Lady", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Kane Richmond, Barbara Read", "extract": "The Missing Lady is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Kane Richmond and Barbara Read. It was the third and final in a series of three films released by Monogram in 1946 starring Richmond as The Shadow, the others being The Shadow Returns and Behind The Mask." }, { "title": "Miss Susie Slagle's", "year": 1946, "genres": "Romance, Drama", "cast": "Veronica Lake, Sonny Tufts, Joan Caulfield", "extract": "Miss Susie Slagle's is a 1946 American drama film directed by John Berry. It was based on the popular novel by Augusta Tucker. The film was Berry's directorial debut and first starring role for Joan Caulfield." }, { "title": "Monsieur Beaucaire", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Bob Hope, Joan Caulfield", "extract": "Monsieur Beaucaire is a 1946 comedy film starring Bob Hope as the title character, the barber of King Louis XV of France. It is loosely based on the novel of the same name by Booth Tarkington. It is a remake of the 1924 Rudolph Valentino silent film of the same name Monsieur Beaucaire." }, { "title": "Moon Over Montana", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Moon Over Montana is a 1946 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and written by Louise Rousseau. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Lee \"Lasses\" White, Jennifer Holt, Jack Ingram, Louise Arthur and Stanley Blystone. The film was released on February 16, 1946, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Mr. Ace", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "George Raft, Sylvia Sidney, Jerome Cowan", "extract": "Mr. Ace is a 1946 American film noir starring George Raft and Sylvia Sidney involving a society woman who taps a gangster for his political support as she runs for Congress. The movie was written by Fred F. Finkelhoffe, directed by Edwin L. Marin, and photographed by legendary cinematographer Karl S" }, { "title": "Mr. Hex", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gale Robbins", "extract": "Mr. Hex is a 1946 film directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the fifth film in the series." }, { "title": "Murder in the Music Hall", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Mystery", "cast": "Nancy Kelly, Vera Ralston", "extract": "Murder in the Music Hall is a 1946 American musical mystery film directed by John English and starring Vera Ralston, William Marshall and Helen Walker. The film involves a murder in Radio City Music Hall with The Rockettes as suspects." }, { "title": "Murder Is My Business", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery, Action", "cast": "Hugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker, Lyle Talbot", "extract": "Murder Is My Business is a 1946 American action film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. It is based on the 1940 novel The Uncomplaining Corpses by Brett Halliday. The film stars Hugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker, Lyle Talbot, George Meeker, Pierre Watkin, and Richard Keene. The film was " }, { "title": "My Darling Clementine", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Henry Fonda, Victor Mature, Walter Brennan, Linda Darnell, Cathy Downs", "extract": "My Darling Clementine is a 1946 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp during the period leading up to the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The ensemble cast also features Victor Mature, Linda Darnell, Walter Brennan, Tim Holt, Cathy Downs and Ward Bond." }, { "title": "My Dog Shep", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Tom Neal, William Farnum", "extract": "My Dog Shep is a 1946 American drama film directed by Ford Beebe." }, { "title": "My Pal Trigger", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Jack Holt", "extract": "My Pal Trigger is a 1946 American Western musical film directed by Frank McDonald. The screenplay by Jack Townley and John K. Butler was based upon a story by Paul Gangelin. The film stars Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George “Gabby” Hayes, Jack Holt, and Trigger in a story about the origin of Rogers' mou" }, { "title": "My Reputation", "year": 1946, "genres": "Romance, Drama", "cast": "Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Eve Arden", "extract": "My Reputation is a 1946 American romantic drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt. Barbara Stanwyck portrays an upper-class widow whose romance with an army officer causes trouble for her gossiping friends, domineering mother and young sons. Catherine Turney wrote the script, an adaptation of Clare " }, { "title": "Mysterious Intruder", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Mystery", "cast": "Richard Dix, Barton MacLane, Nina Vale", "extract": "Mysterious Intruder is a 1946 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by William Castle, the production features Richard Dix, Barton MacLane and Nina Vale. It is the fifth of Columbia Pictures' eight \"Whistler\" films produced in the 1940s, the first seven starring " }, { "title": "The Mysterious Mr. Valentine", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "William Henry, Linda Stirling, Virginia Christine", "extract": "The Mysterious Mr. Valentine is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by Philip Ford starring William Henry, Linda Stirling and Virginia Christine." }, { "title": "Never Say Goodbye", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Drama, Romance", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Eleanor Parker", "extract": "Never Say Goodbye is a 1946 American comedy-drama romance film about a divorced couple and the daughter who works to bring them back together. It was Errol Flynn's first purely comedic role since Footsteps in the Dark." }, { "title": "Night and Day", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Biography", "cast": "Cary Grant, Alexis Smith, Jane Wyman", "extract": "Night and Day is a 1946 American biographical and musical film starring Cary Grant, in a fictionalized account of the life of American composer and songwriter Cole Porter." }, { "title": "Night Editor", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "William Gargan, Janis Carter", "extract": "Night Editor is a 1946 B-movie film noir directed by Henry Levin and based on a popular radio program of the same name. The script for the film was based on a previous radio program episode \"Inside Story.\"" }, { "title": "A Night in Casablanca", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Marx Brothers, Sig Ruman, Lois Collier", "extract": "A Night in Casablanca is a 1946 film starring the Marx Brothers:. The picture was directed by Archie Mayo, and written by Joseph Fields and Roland Kibbee." }, { "title": "Night in Paradise", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Merle Oberon, Turhan Bey, Gale Sondergaard", "extract": "Night in Paradise is a 1946 American comedy-drama film produced by Walter Wanger and directed by Arthur Lubin." }, { "title": "Night Train to Memphis", "year": 1946, "genres": "Action", "cast": "Roy Acuff, Allan Lane", "extract": "Night Train to Memphis is a 1946 American action film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars Roy Acuff, Allan Lane, Adele Mara, Irving Bacon, Joseph Crehan and Emma Dunn. The film was released on July 12, 1946, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Nobody Lives Forever", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "John Garfield, Geraldine Fitzgerald", "extract": "Nobody Lives Forever is a 1946 American crime film noir directed by Jean Negulesco and based on the novel I Wasn't Born Yesterday by W. R. Burnett. It stars John Garfield and Geraldine Fitzgerald and features Walter Brennan, Faye Emerson, George Coulouris and George Tobias." }, { "title": "Nocturne", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "George Raft, Lynn Bari, Virginia Huston", "extract": "Nocturne is a 1946 American film noir starring George Raft and Lynn Bari. The film was produced by longtime Alfred Hitchcock associate Joan Harrison, scripted by Jonathan Latimer, and directed by Edwin L. Marin. It was one of several medium budget thrillers Raft made in the late 1940s." }, { "title": "No Leave, No Love", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Van Johnson, Patricia Kirkwood", "extract": "No Leave, No Love is a 1946 American musical film directed by Charles Martin and starring Van Johnson, Keenan Wynn and Pat Kirkwood." }, { "title": "Notorious", "year": 1946, "genres": "Suspense, Noir, Spy", "cast": "Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Louis Calhern", "extract": "Notorious is a 1946 American spy film noir directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, and Claude Rains as three people whose lives become intimately entangled during an espionage operation." }, { "title": "The Notorious Lone Wolf", "year": 1946, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Gerald Mohr, Janis Carter, Eric Blore", "extract": "The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946) is the twelfth Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures. The picture features Gerald Mohr in his inaugural performance as the protagonist detective Lone Wolf, Janis Carter, and Ian Wolfe as Adam Wainwright, the film's antagonist. The film was directed by D. Ross Le" }, { "title": "Of Human Bondage", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Paul Henreid, Eleanor Parker, Janis Paige", "extract": "Of Human Bondage is a 1946 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding. The second screen adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's 1915 novel, this Warner Bros. sanitized version was written by Catherine Turney. The central characters are Philip Carey, a clubfooted medical student, and Mildred Rogers" }, { "title": "One Exciting Week", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Al Pearce, Jerome Cowan", "extract": "One Exciting Week is a 1946 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and written by Jack Townley and John K. Butler. The film stars Al Pearce, Pinky Lee, Jerome Cowan, Shemp Howard, Arlene Harris and Mary Treen. It was released on June 8, 1946 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "One More Tomorrow", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ann Sheridan, Jane Wyman", "extract": "One More Tomorrow is a 1946 American film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Charles Hoffman and Catherine Turney from the play The Animal Kingdom by Philip Barry. The film, starring Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Alexis Smith, Jane Wyman and Reginald Gardiner, is a remake of the 19" }, { "title": "One Way to Love", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Marguerite Chapman, Chester Morris, Janis Carter", "extract": "One Way to Love is a 1946 American comedy film starring Willard Parker and Chester Morris. It was directed by Ray Enright." }, { "title": "O.S.S.", "year": 1946, "genres": "Suspense, War", "cast": "Alan Ladd, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Patric Knowles", "extract": "O.S.S. is a 1946 American war film starring Alan Ladd and Geraldine Fitzgerald about the Office of Strategic Services. It was directed by Irving Pichel, who would later be blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee, and written by Richard Maibaum, a World War II veteran who would late" }, { "title": "Our Hearts Were Growing Up", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Gail Russell, Diana Lynn", "extract": "Our Hearts Were Growing Up is a 1946 American comedy film directed by William D. Russell and written by Melvin Frank, Norman Panama and Frank Waldman. It is the sequel to the 1944 film Our Hearts Were Young and Gay. The film stars Gail Russell, Diana Lynn, Brian Donlevy, Billy De Wolfe, James Brown " }, { "title": "Out California Way", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Monte Hale, Lorna Gray, Roy Rogers", "extract": "Out California Way is a 1946 American Western musical film directed by Lesley Selander for Republic Pictures. It starred Monte Hale, Lorna Gray and Robert Blake. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans made cameo appearances. The film was the first feature to be shot in Trucolor." }, { "title": "Outlaws of the Plains", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Bud Osborne", "extract": "Outlaws of the Plains is a 1946 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Buster Crabbe, Al St. John and Patti McCarty." }, { "title": "Overland Riders", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "Overland Riders is a 1946 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Ellen Coyle. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patti McCarty, Slim Whitaker, Bud Osborne and Jack O'Shea. The film was released on August 21, 1946, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Partners in Time", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Chester Lauck, Pamela Blake, Teala Loring", "extract": "Partners in Time is a 1946 American comedy film directed by William Nigh and written by Charles E. Roberts. The film stars Chester Lauck, Norris Goff, Pamela Blake, John James, Teala Loring and Danny Duncan. The film was released on April 25, 1946, by RKO Pictures." }, { "title": "Passkey to Danger", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Crime, Noir", "cast": "Stephanie Bachelor, Adele Mara", "extract": "Passkey to Danger is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by Lesley Selander and written by O'Leta Rhinehart and William Hagens. The film stars Kane Richmond, Stephanie Bachelor, Adele Mara, Gregory Gaye, Gerald Mohr and John Eldredge. It was released on May 11, 1946 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "People Are Funny", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Jack Haley, Helen Walker, Rudy Vallée", "extract": "People Are Funny is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Sam White based on the popular radio show of the same name." }, { "title": "Perilous Holiday", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Pat O'Brien, Ruth Warrick, Audrey Long", "extract": "Perilous Holiday is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Pat O'Brien and Ruth Warrick. The screenplay concerns a woman newspaper reporter who is on the trail of a smuggling ring operating out of Mexico." }, { "title": "Personality Kid", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Adventure", "cast": "Anita Louise, Michael Duane", "extract": "Personality Kid is a 1946 American adventure drama film directed by George Sherman and starring Anita Louise, Michael Duane and Ted Donaldson. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Cary Odell." }, { "title": "The Phantom Thief", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Chester Morris, Jeff Donnell", "extract": "The Phantom Thief is a 1946 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. The film follows detective Boston Blackie as he tries to track down a blackmailer-murderer. As the investigation goes on, a supernatural element becomes clear." }, { "title": "Plainsman and the Lady", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Gail Patrick", "extract": "Plainsman and the Lady is a 1946 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Richard Wormser. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Vera Ralston, Gail Patrick, Joseph Schildkraut, Andy Clyde and Don \"Red\" Barry. It was released on November 11, 1946 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Postman Always Rings Twice", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Lana Turner, John Garfield", "extract": "The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1946 American film noir based on the 1934 novel of the same name by James M. Cain. This adaptation of the novel features Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, and Audrey Totter. It was directed by Tay Garnett. The musical score was wr" }, { "title": "Prairie Badmen", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "Prairie Badmen is a 1946 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patricia Knox, Charles King, Ed Cassidy and Kermit Maynard. The film was released on July 17, 1946, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Queen of Burlesque", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Mystery", "cast": "Evelyn Ankers, Carleton G. Young, Marion Martin", "extract": "Queen of Burlesque is a 1946 murder mystery film starring Evelyn Ankers and directed by Sam Newfield. Rose La Rose, who played Blossom Terrain, was a stripper in real life and, according to Variety, a \"runway peeler with considerable experience.\" She portrays a supporting character and has one featu" }, { "title": "Rainbow Over Texas", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans", "extract": "\n\nRainbow Over Texas is a 1946 American Western film in which Roy Rogers plays himself as a famous cowboy-singer returning to Texas. Directed by Frank McDonald from a story by Max Brand, it co-stars George \"Gabby\" Hayes and Dale Evans." }, { "title": "The Razor's Edge", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney", "extract": "The Razor's Edge is a 1946 American drama film based on W. Somerset Maugham's 1944 novel of the same name. It stars Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, John Payne, Anne Baxter, Clifton Webb, and Herbert Marshall, with a supporting cast including Lucile Watson, Frank Latimore, and Elsa Lanchester. Marshall p" }, { "title": "The Red Dragon", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Benson Fong", "extract": "The Red Dragon is a 1946 mystery film starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan, who has to sift through a host of suspects for three murders." }, { "title": "Red River Renegades", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Red River Renegades is a 1946 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Tom London, Ted Adams, LeRoy Mason and Kenne Duncan. It was released on July 23, 1946 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Rendezvous with Annie", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Eddie Albert, Faye Marlowe, Gail Patrick", "extract": "Rendezvous with Annie is a 1946 comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and written by and Mary Loos and Richard Sale. The film stars Eddie Albert, Faye Marlowe and Gail Patrick. The supporting cast features C. Aubrey Smith and William Frawley. The plot involves a World War II serviceman who surreptitiou" }, { "title": "Rendezvous 24", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "William Gargan, Maria Palmer", "extract": "Rendezvous 24 is a 1946 American drama film directed by James Tinling and written by Aubrey Wisberg. The film stars William Gargan, Maria Palmer, Patrick O'Moore, Herman Bing, Kay Connors and Kurt Katch. The film was released on May 6, 1946, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Renegade Girl", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ann Savage, Alan Curtis, Jack Holt", "extract": "Renegade Girl is a 1946 American western film directed by William Berke and starring Ann Savage, Alan Curtis and Edward Brophy. It was one of a few movies made by the short-lived Affiliated Productions, and was released through Robert L. Lippert's Screen Guild Productions." }, { "title": "Renegades", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Evelyn Keyes, Willard Parker, Larry Parks", "extract": "Renegades is a 1946 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Evelyn Keyes, Willard Parker, Larry Parks and Edgar Buchanan." }, { "title": "The Return of Monte Cristo", "year": 1946, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Louis Hayward, Barbara Britton", "extract": "The Return of Monte Cristo is a 1946 swashbuckler film which is a sequel to The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) and The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)." }, { "title": "The Return of Rusty", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "John Litel, Barbara Woodell", "extract": "The Return of Rusty is a 1946 American drama film directed by William Castle and starring Ted Donaldson, John Litel and Mark Dennis. It was the second in the eight part Rusty film series produced by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Rio Grande Raiders", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Sunset Carson, Linda Stirling", "extract": "Rio Grande Raiders is a 1946 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Norton S. Parker. The film stars Sunset Carson, Linda Stirling, Bob Steele, Tom London, Tristram Coffin and Edmund Cobb. It was released on September 9, 1946 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Riverboat Rhythm", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leon Errol, Glen Vernon", "extract": "Riverboat Rhythm is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts. The film stars Leon Errol, Glenn Vernon, Walter Catlett, Joan Newton, Marc Cramer, and Jonathan Hale. The film was released on February 13, 1946, by RKO Radio Pictures." }, { "title": "Road to Utopia", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour", "extract": "Road to Utopia is a 1946 American semi-musical comedy film directed by Hal Walker and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Filmed in 1943 but not released until 1946, Road to Utopia is the fourth film of the \"Road to …\" series. Written by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, the film is ab" }, { "title": "Roaring Rangers", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "Roaring Rangers is a 1946 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Charles Starrett, Adele Roberts, Merle Travis and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on February 14, 1946, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Roll on Texas Moon", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Dennis Hoey", "extract": " Roll on Texas Moon is a 1946 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "Rolling Home", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jean Parker, Pamela Blake", "extract": "Rolling Home is a 1946 American drama film directed by William Berke and starring Jean Parker, Russell Hayden, and Pamela Blake." }, { "title": "Romance of the West", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Emmett Lynn", "extract": "Romance of the West is a 1946 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Eddie Dean, Emmett Lynn, Joan Barton, Forrest Taylor, Robert McKenzie, Jerry Jerome, Stanley Price and Chief Thundercloud. The film was released on March 20, 1946, by" }, { "title": "The Runaround", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Rod Cameron, Ella Raines, Broderick Crawford", "extract": "The Runaround is a 1946 American black-and-white film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Rod Cameron, Ella Raines, Broderick Crawford, and Frank McHugh. The film is also known as Deadly Enemies." }, { "title": "Rustler's Round-up", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Kirby Grant, Jane Adams", "extract": "" }, { "title": "San Quentin", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Romance", "cast": "Lawrence Tierney, Barton MacLane, Carol Forman", "extract": "San Quentin is a 1946 American romantic drama film directed by Gordon Douglas." }, { "title": "Santa Fe Uprising", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Martha Wentworth", "extract": "Santa Fe Uprising is a 1946 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen, written by Earle Snell, and starring Allan Lane, Robert Blake, Martha Wentworth, Barton MacLane, Jack La Rue and Tom London. It was released on November 15, 1946, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "A Scandal in Paris", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Biography", "cast": "George Sanders, Carole Landis, Signe Hasso", "extract": "A Scandal in Paris is a 1946 American biographical film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring George Sanders, Signe Hasso and Carole Landis. It loosely depicts the life of Eugène François Vidocq, a French criminal who reformed and became a famous French Prefect of Police during the Napoleonic era." }, { "title": "The Searching Wind", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Robert Young, Sylvia Sidney", "extract": "The Searching Wind is a 1946 American feature film directed by William Dieterle and starring Robert Young, Sylvia Sidney, and Ann Richards. It is based on the play of the same name by Lillian Hellman. It had originally been planned for producer Hal Wallis to make the film at Warner Bros., but after " }, { "title": "The Secret Heart", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Claudette Colbert, Walter Pidgeon, June Allyson", "extract": "The Secret Heart is a 1946 film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Claudette Colbert, Walter Pidgeon and June Allyson." }, { "title": "The Secret of the Whistler", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Richard Dix, Leslie Brooks", "extract": "The Secret of the Whistler is a 1946 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by George Sherman, the production features Richard Dix, Leslie Brooks and Michael Duane. It is the sixth of Columbia Pictures' eight \"Whistler\" films produced in the 1940s, all but the las" }, { "title": "Sentimental Journey", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Maureen O'Hara, John Payne", "extract": "Sentimental Journey is a 1946 American drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring John Payne and Maureen O'Hara." }, { "title": "Shadow of a Woman", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "Helmut Dantine, Andrea King", "extract": "Shadow of a Woman is a 1946 American drama film noir directed by Joseph Santley, featuring Helmut Dantine and Andrea King. The film is based on the novel He Fell Down Dead written by Virginia Perdue." }, { "title": "Shadowed", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Noir", "cast": "Anita Louise, Lloyd Corrigan", "extract": "Shadowed, also known as The Gloved Hand, is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by John Sturges and starring Anita Louise, Lloyd Corrigan, and Robert Scott." }, { "title": "The Shadow Returns", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy, Crime", "cast": "Kane Richmond, Barbara Read", "extract": "The Shadow Returns is a 1946 American comedy crime film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Kane Richmond, Barbara Read and Tom Dugan. It features the pulp character The Shadow, already a popular hero of novels and a radio show. It was the first in a series of three films released by Monogram in 194" }, { "title": "Shadows on the Range", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Shadows on the Range is a 1946 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Adele Buffington. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Jan Bryant, Jack Perrin, John Merton and Marshall Reed. The film was released on October 16, 1946, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Shadows Over Chinatown", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland", "extract": "Shadows Over Chinatown is a 1946 film directed by Terry O. Morse. It is the second to last film featuring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan." }, { "title": "She-Wolf of London", "year": 1946, "genres": "Horror, Mystery", "cast": "June Lockhart, Don Porter", "extract": "She-Wolf of London is a 1946 American mystery and horror film directed by Jean Yarbrough. It stars June Lockhart and Don Porter. The film is set in London in the early 20th century, where a series of murders have recently occurred. An aunt then tells an innocent young lady that the blood of a werewo" }, { "title": "She Wrote the Book", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joan Davis, Jack Oakie", "extract": "She Wrote the Book is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Joan Davis, Jack Oakie, and Mischa Auer. The screenplay concerns a shy midwestern professor who travels to New York City to visit a publisher of her friend's book which turns out to be a racy bestseller." }, { "title": "Sheriff of Redwood Valley", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Sheriff of Redwood Valley is a 1946 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Bob Steele, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart and Arthur Loft. The film was released on March 29, 1946, by Repub" }, { "title": "Shock", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Vincent Price, Lynn Bari, Frank Latimore", "extract": "Shock is a 1946 American film noir directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Vincent Price, Lynn Bari and Frank Latimore." }, { "title": "The Show-Off", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Red Skelton, Marilyn Maxwell, Virginia O'Brien", "extract": "The Show-Off is a 1946 film directed by Harry Beaumont based on the play of the same name by George Kelly. It stars Red Skelton and Marilyn Maxwell. It was previously filmed in 1926 as The Show-Off starring Ford Sterling, Lois Wilson and Louise Brooks and in 1934 as The Show-Off with Spencer Tracy a" }, { "title": "Silver Range", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Silver Range is a 1946 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Jan Bryant, I. Stanford Jolley, Terry Frost and Eddie Parker. The film was released on November 16, 1946, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Sing While You Dance", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Ellen Drew, Kirby Grant", "extract": "Sing While You Dance is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Ellen Drew, Kirby Grant, and Andrew Tombes." }, { "title": "Singing on the Trail", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ken Curtis, Jeff Donnell, Guy Kibbee", "extract": "Singing on the Trail is a 1946 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Ken Curtis, Jeff Donnell, Guy Kibbee, Dusty Anderson and Guinn \"Big Boy\" Williams. The film was released on September 2, 1946, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Singin' in the Corn", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Western", "cast": "Judy Canova, Allen Jenkins", "extract": "Singin' in the Corn is a 1946 American Comedy Western film directed by Del Lord and written by Isabel Dawn, Monte Brice, and Elwood Ullman. The film stars Judy Canova, Allen Jenkins, Guinn \"Big Boy\" Williams, Alan Bridge, Charles Halton and Robert Dudley. The film was released on December 26, 1946, " }, { "title": "Sioux City Sue", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts", "extract": "Sioux City Sue is a 1946 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Olive Cooper. Starring Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts, Sterling Holloway, Richard Lane, Ralph Sanford and Ken Lundy, it was released on November 21, 1946, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Sister Kenny", "year": 1946, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox", "extract": "Sister Kenny is a 1946 American biographical film about Sister Elizabeth Kenny, an Australian bush nurse, who fought to help people who suffered from polio, despite opposition from the medical establishment. The film stars Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox, and Philip Merivale." }, { "title": "Six Gun Man", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Syd Saylor", "extract": "Six Gun Man is a 1946 American Western film written and directed by Harry L. Fraser. The film stars Bob Steele, Syd Saylor, Jimmy Martin, Jean Carlin, I. Stanford Jolley, Brooke Temple, Bud Osborne and Budd Buster. The film was released on February 1, 1946, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Slightly Scandalous", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Sheila Ryan, Lita Baron", "extract": "Slightly Scandalous is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Will Jason and written by Erna Lazarus, David Mathews, Joel Malone and Jerry Warner. The film stars Frederick Brady, Sheila Ryan, Paula Drew, Walter Catlett, Lita Baron, Louis DaPron and Jack Marshall. It was released on August 2, 1946 b" }, { "title": "Smoky", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Fred MacMurray, Anne Baxter", "extract": "Smoky is a 1946 American Western film directed by Louis King and starring Fred MacMurray. It is the second of three film adaptations of the 1926 novel Smoky the Cowhorse by Will James; others were made in 1933 and 1966." }, { "title": "Smooth as Silk", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Kent Taylor, Virginia Grey", "extract": "Smooth as Silk is a 1946 American noir film directed by Charles Barton and starring Kent Taylor, Virginia Grey, and Milburn Stone. The film is also known as Notorious Gentleman as it is a version of 1935 film A Notorious Gentleman. The film focuses on the murder of a theater producer committed by a " }, { "title": "So Dark the Night", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Steven Geray, Micheline Cheirel", "extract": "So Dark the Night is a 1946 American crime film with film noir influences, featuring Steven Geray, Micheline Cheirel, and Eugene Borden. Based on a story written by Aubrey Wisberg, the screenplay was written by Dwight V. Babcock and Martin Berkeley, and directed by Joseph H. Lewis." }, { "title": "So Goes My Love", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Myrna Loy, Don Ameche, Molly Lamont", "extract": "So Goes My Love is an American 1946 comedy-drama film, produced by Universal Pictures. It is based on a true story, A Genius in the Family, the memoir of Hiram Percy Maxim, which focuses on the relationship between Maxim and his father, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim." }, { "title": "Somewhere in the Night", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Thriller", "cast": "John Hodiak, Lloyd Nolan, Nancy Guild", "extract": "Somewhere in the Night is a 1946 American film noir psychological thriller film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, written by Mankiewicz with Howard Dimsdale and Lee Strasberg from a short story by Marvin Borowsky, and starring John Hodiak and Nancy Guild. The supporting cast features Lloyd Nolan, Ri" }, { "title": "Song of Arizona", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Lyle Talbot", "extract": "Song of Arizona is a 1946 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and George \"Gabby\" Hayes. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Song of the Sierras", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Jack Baxley", "extract": "Song of the Sierras is a 1946 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Lee \"Lasses\" White, Jack Baxley, Jean Carlin, Iris Lancaster and Zon Murray. The film was released on December 28, 1946, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Song of the South", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated, Live Action, Drama, Musical", "cast": "James Baskett, Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten", "extract": "Song of the South is a 1946 American live-action/animated musical drama film directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson; produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is based on the Uncle Remus stories as adapted by Joel Chandler Harris, and stars James Baskett as Uncle Remus in " }, { "title": "South of Monterey", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gilbert Roland, Martin Garralaga", "extract": "South of Monterey is a 1946 American Western film directed by William Nigh and written by Charles S. Belden. The film stars Gilbert Roland, Martin Garralaga, Frank Yaconelli, Marjorie Riordan, Iris Flores and George J. Lewis. The film was released on June 15, 1946, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Specter of the Rose", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Noir, Thriller", "cast": "Judith Anderson, Lionel Stander", "extract": "Specter of the Rose is a 1946 film noir thriller film written and directed by Ben Hecht and starring Judith Anderson, Ivan Kirov, Viola Essen, Michael Chekhov, and Lionel Stander, with choreography by Tamara Geva, and music by George Antheil." }, { "title": "The Spider Woman Strikes Back", "year": 1946, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Gale Sondergaard, Kirby Grant, Brenda Joyce", "extract": "The Spider Woman Strikes Back is a 1946 horror film starring Gale Sondergaard, with a running time of 59 minutes. Despite the similar title and role played by Sondergaard, the film is not a sequel to the Sherlock Holmes film, The Spider Woman. In The Spider Woman, Sondergaard's character is named Ad" }, { "title": "Spook Busters", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall", "extract": "Spook Busters is a 1946 film directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the fourth film in the series of forty eight." }, { "title": "The Spiral Staircase", "year": 1946, "genres": "Thriller, Horror", "cast": "Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Rhonda Fleming", "extract": "The Spiral Staircase is a 1946 American psychological horror film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, and Ethel Barrymore. Set over the course of one evening, the film follows a mute young woman in an early-20th century Vermont town who is stalked and terrorized in" }, { "title": "Stagecoach to Denver", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Stagecoach to Denver is a 1946 American Western film and one of the Republic Pictures Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen." }, { "title": "Stars Over Texas", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Shirley Patterson", "extract": "Stars Over Texas is a 1946 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and starring Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, and Shirley Patterson." }, { "title": "Step by Step", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Lawrence Tierney, Anne Jeffreys", "extract": "Step by Step is a 1946 American drama film directed by Phil Rosen, written by Stuart Palmer, and starring Lawrence Tierney, Anne Jeffreys, Lowell Gilmore, Myrna Dell, Harry Harvey, Sr. and Addison Richards. It was released on August 30, 1946, by RKO Pictures." }, { "title": "A Stolen Life", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Bette Davis, Glenn Ford", "extract": "A Stolen Life is a 1946 American drama film starring Bette Davis, who also produced it. The film, based on the 1935 novel A Stolen Life by Karel Josef Benes, was directed by Curtis Bernhardt. Among the supporting cast are Glenn Ford, Dane Clark, Peggy Knudsen, Charlie Ruggles, and Bruce Bennett. It " }, { "title": "Strange Conquest", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jane Wyatt, Lowell Gilmore, Julie Bishop", "extract": "Strange Conquest is a 1946 American drama film directed by John Rawlins and written by Roy Chanslor. The film stars Jane Wyatt, Lowell Gilmore, Julie Bishop, Peter Cookson, Milburn Stone, Samuel S. Hinds and Abner Biberman. The film was released on May 10, 1946, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Strange Impersonation", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Brenda Marshall, William Gargan, Hillary Brooke", "extract": "Strange Impersonation is a 1946 American film noir drama film directed by Anthony Mann and starring Brenda Marshall, William Gargan and Hillary Brooke." }, { "title": "Strange Journey", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Paul Kelly, Osa Massen, Hillary Brooke, Lee Patrick", "extract": "Strange Journey is a 1946 American drama film directed by James Tinling and starring Paul Kelly, Osa Massen and Hillary Brooke. On an isolate island, a reformer gangster and his wife battle a group of Nazi agents attempting to get their hands of uranium deposits." }, { "title": "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott", "extract": "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers is a 1946 American film noir drama directed by Lewis Milestone from a screenplay written by Robert Rossen, based on the short story \"Love Lies Bleeding\" by playwright John Patrick. Produced by Hal B. Wallis, the film stars Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott" }, { "title": "Strange Voyage", "year": 1946, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Eddie Albert, Forrest Taylor", "extract": "Strange Voyage is a 1946 American film directed by Irving Allen." }, { "title": "The Stranger", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Thriller", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles", "extract": "The Stranger is a 1946 American thriller film noir directed and co-written by Orson Welles, starring Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young and Orson Welles. Welles's third completed feature film as director and his first film noir, it centers on a war crimes investigator tracking a high-ranking Nazi fug" }, { "title": "Strange Triangle", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Crime, Noir", "cast": "Signe Hasso, Preston Foster", "extract": "Strange Triangle is a 1946 American crime film noir directed by Ray McCarey and starring Signe Hasso, Preston Foster and Anabel Shaw." }, { "title": "The Strange Woman", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Hedy Lamarr, George Sanders, Louis Hayward", "extract": "The Strange Woman is a 1946 American melodrama film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and written by Ulmer and Hunt Stromberg, starring Hedy Lamarr, George Sanders and Louis Hayward. Originally released by United Artists, the film is now in the public domain." }, { "title": "Strangler of the Swamp", "year": 1946, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Rosemary La Planche, Blake Edwards", "extract": "Strangler of the Swamp is a 1946 American horror film, produced and distributed by Producers Releasing Corporation. It was written and directed by Frank Wisbar, and stars Rosemary LaPlanche, Robert Barrat and Blake Edwards. It is a remake of Wisbar's earlier German film Fährmann Maria (1936)." }, { "title": "Sun Valley Cyclone", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Alice Fleming", "extract": "Sun Valley Cyclone is a 1946 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen, written by Earle Snell, and starring Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Roy Barcroft, Kenne Duncan and Eddy Waller. It was released on May 10, 1946, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Sunset Pass", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "James Warren, Jane Greer", "extract": "Sunset Pass is a 1946 American Western film directed by William Berke from a screenplay by Norman Houston, based upon the novel of the same name by Zane Grey. The film stars James Warren, Nan Leslie, John Laurenz, Jane Greer, Robert Barrat, Harry Woods, Robert Clarke, Steve Brodie, and Harry Harvey." }, { "title": "Susie Steps Out", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "David Bruce, Margaret Dumont", "extract": "Susie Steps Out is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Reginald Le Borg, written by Elwood Ullman and Fred Freiberger, and starring David Bruce, Cleatus Caldwell, Nita Hunter, Howard Freeman, Grady Sutton and Margaret Dumont. It was released on December 13, 1946 by United Artists." }, { "title": "Suspense", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Barry Sullivan, Belita, Albert Dekker", "extract": "Suspense is a 1946 film noir directed by Frank Tuttle. The ice-skating-themed film stars Barry Sullivan and former Olympic skater Belita. It was also the last film appearance of actor Eugene Pallette. At a cost of 1.1 million dollars, it was considered the most expensive film put out by Monogram Pic" }, { "title": "Swamp Fire", "year": 1946, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Johnny Weissmuller", "extract": "Swamp Fire is a 1946 American adventure film directed by William H. Pine and starring Johnny Weissmuller. The film pits two screen Tarzans against each other in their first film for Pine-Thomas Productions." }, { "title": "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Phil Regan, Elyse Knox", "extract": "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi is a 1946 American film directed by Jack Bernhard and William Beaudine." }, { "title": "Swell Guy", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Sonny Tufts, Ann Blyth", "extract": "Swell Guy is a 1946 American drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Sonny Tufts and Ann Blyth. The film's screenplay by Richard Brooks is based on the 1921 play The Hero by Gilbert Emery." }, { "title": "Swing, Cowboy, Swing", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Max Terhune, I. Stanford Jolley", "extract": "Swing, Cowboy, Swing is a 1946 American musical Western film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Cal Shrum, Max Terhune and Alta Lee. It was shot at the Corriganville Movie Ranch in California. In 1949 it was reissued under the alternative title of Bad Man from Big Bend." }, { "title": "Swing Parade of 1946", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "The Three Stooges, Gale Storm", "extract": "Swing Parade of 1946 is a 1946 musical comedy film directed by Phil Karlson and released by Monogram Pictures. The film features Gale Storm, Phil Regan, and The Three Stooges, Edward Brophy and musical numbers by Connee Boswell and the Louis Jordan and Will Osborne orchestras, including \"Stormy Weat" }, { "title": "Talk About a Lady", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Jinx Falkenburg, Forrest Tucker", "extract": "Talk About a Lady is a 1946 American musical film directed by George Sherman and starring Forrest Tucker and Jinx Falkenburg." }, { "title": "Tangier", "year": 1946, "genres": "Thriller, Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Maria Montez, Robert Paige, Sabu", "extract": "Tangier is a 1946 American film noir mystery film directed by George Waggner and starring Maria Montez, Robert Paige and Sabu. It is set in the international city of Tangier, Morocco and was one of the last final Universal Pictures films before the studio's reorganization as Universal-International " }, { "title": "Tars and Spars", "year": 1946, "genres": "Action, Comedy, Musical, Romance", "cast": "Alfred Drake, Janet Blair", "extract": "Tars and Spars is a 1946 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Alfred Drake, Janet Blair, and Marc Platt." }, { "title": "Tarzan and the Leopard Woman", "year": 1946, "genres": "Adventure, Action", "cast": "Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce", "extract": "Tarzan and the Leopard Woman is a 1946 action film based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs and portrayed by Johnny Weissmuller. Directed by Kurt Neumann, film sees Tarzan encounter a tribe of leopard-worshippers. It was shot in the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garde" }, { "title": "Temptation", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Noir, Thriller", "cast": "Merle Oberon, George Brent", "extract": "Temptation is a 1946 American film noir thriller film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Merle Oberon, George Brent, Charles Korvin and Paul Lukas. The film was based on Robert Smythe Hichens's 1909 novel Bella Donna. Other film adaptations of the novel were produced in 1915, 1923 and 1934." }, { "title": "Terror by Night", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Crime, Drama", "cast": "Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce", "extract": "Terror by Night is a 1946 Sherlock Holmes crime drama directed by Roy William Neill and starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. The story revolves around the theft of a famous diamond aboard a train." }, { "title": "Terror Trail", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Barbara Pepper", "extract": "Terror Trail is a 1946 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Charles Starrett. The film's sets were designed by the art director Charles Clague. It was shot at the Iverson Ranch." }, { "title": "Terrors on Horseback", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Buster Crabbe, Al St. John", "extract": "Terrors on Horseback is a 1946 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Milton Raison. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patti McCarty, I. Stanford Jolley, Kermit Maynard and Henry Hall. The film was released on May 1, 1946, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "That Brennan Girl", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Mona Freeman, James Dunn", "extract": "That Brennan Girl, also known as Tough Girl, is a 1946 melodrama film produced and directed by Alfred Santell and starring James Dunn, Mona Freeman, William Marshall, and June Duprez. The story concerns a young woman raised in an unwholesome environment who joins a confidence racket run by one of he" }, { "title": "That Texas Jamboree", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ken Curtis, Jeff Donnell", "extract": "That Texas Jamboree is a 1946 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Ken Curtis, Jeff Donnell, Andy Clyde, Guinn \"Big Boy\" Williams, and Robert Kellard. The film was released on May 16, 1946, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "They Made Me a Killer", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Barbara Britton", "extract": "They Made Me a Killer is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by William C. Thomas, and written by Daniel Mainwaring, Winston Miller and Kae Salkow, based on story by Owen Franes. It stars Barbara Britton and Robert Lowery, and marks the final screen appearance of Lola Lane. It was made by " }, { "title": "Three Little Girls in Blue", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "June Haver, Vera-Ellen, Vivian Blaine", "extract": "Three Little Girls in Blue is a 1946 Technicolor musical film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring June Haver along with George Montgomery, Vivian Blaine, Celeste Holm, and Vera-Ellen. The 20th Century-Fox film was adapted from Stephen Powys' 1938 play Three Blind Mice and featured songs wi" }, { "title": "Three Strangers", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Noir, War", "cast": "Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter Lorre", "extract": "Three Strangers is a 1946 American film noir crime drama directed by Jean Negulesco, written by John Huston and Howard Koch, starring Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Peter Lorre, and featuring Joan Lorring and Alan Napier." }, { "title": "Three Wise Fools", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Drama, War", "cast": "Margaret O'Brien, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone", "extract": "Three Wise Fools is a 1946 film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Margaret O'Brien, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, Edward Arnold, and Thomas Mitchell. It is somewhat loosely based on the 1918 Broadway play of the same name by Austin Strong and Winchell Smith, which had also been adapted to fil" }, { "title": "The Thrill of Brazil", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Ann Miller, Evelyn Keyes", "extract": "The Thrill of Brazil, also known as Dancing Down to Rio, is a 1946 American musical film directed by S. Sylvan Simon for Columbia Pictures and starring Evelyn Keyes, Keenan Wynn, and Ann Miller." }, { "title": "Throw a Saddle on a Star", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ken Curtis, Jeff Donnell", "extract": "Throw a Saddle on a Star is a 1946 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Ken Curtis, Jeff Donnell, Adele Roberts, Guinn \"Big Boy\" Williams, Andy Clyde and Frank Sully. The film was released on March 14, 1946, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Thunder Town", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bob Steele, Syd Saylor", "extract": "Thunder Town is a 1946 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and written by Oliver Drake. The film stars Bob Steele, Syd Saylor, Ellen Hall, Bud Geary, Charles King and Edward Howard. The film was released on April 12, 1946, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Till the Clouds Roll By", "year": 1946, "genres": "Biography, Musical", "cast": "Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, June Allyson", "extract": "Till The Clouds Roll By is a 1946 American Technicolor musical film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. A fictionalized biopic of composer Jerome Kern, portrayed by Robert Walker, Kern was originally involved with the production, but died before its completion. Featuring an ensemble cast of well-known " }, { "title": "Till the End of Time", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Dorothy McGuire, Guy Madison, Robert Mitchum", "extract": "Till the End of Time is a 1946 drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Dorothy McGuire, Guy Madison, Robert Mitchum, and Bill Williams. Released the same year but preceding the better known The Best Years of Our Lives, it covers much the same topic: the adjustment of World War II veterans" }, { "title": "The Time of Their Lives", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Fantasy", "cast": "Abbott and Costello, Marjorie Reynolds", "extract": "The Time of Their Lives is a 1946 American fantasy-comedy film starring the comedic duo Abbott and Costello and directed by Charles Barton." }, { "title": "The Time, the Place and the Girl", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Dennis Morgan, Janis Paige, Martha Vickers", "extract": "The Time, the Place and the Girl is a 1946 American musical film directed in Technicolor by David Butler. It is unrelated to the 1929 film The Time, the Place and the Girl." }, { "title": "To Each His Own", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Olivia de Havilland, John Lund, Roland Culver", "extract": "To Each His Own is a 1946 American drama romance film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Olivia de Havilland. The screenplay was written by Charles Brackett and Jacques Théry. A young woman bears a child out of wedlock and has to give him up." }, { "title": "Tokyo Rose", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Byron Barr, Osa Massen", "extract": "Tokyo Rose is a 1946 American drama film produced by Pine-Thomas Productions, directed by Lew Landers and starring Byron Barr, Osa Massen, Donald Douglas, Richard Loo, Keye Luke and Grace Lem. It was released on February 8, 1946, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Tomorrow Is Forever", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Romance", "cast": "Claudette Colbert, Orson Welles, George Brent", "extract": "Tomorrow Is Forever is a 1946 black-and-white romance film directed by Irving Pichel, and starring Claudette Colbert, Orson Welles and George Brent. It was also the film debut of Richard Long and Natalie Wood. It was distributed by RKO Radio Pictures and was based upon the 1943 serialized novel of t" }, { "title": "Traffic in Crime", "year": 1946, "genres": "Action", "cast": "Kane Richmond, Anne Nagel, Adele Mara", "extract": "Traffic in Crime is a 1946 American action film directed by Lesley Selander, written by David Lang, and starring Kane Richmond, Anne Nagel, Adele Mara, Wade Crosby, Wilton Graff and Roy Barcroft. It was released on June 28, 1946, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Trail to Mexico", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Lee \"Lasses\" White, Julian Rivero", "extract": "Trail to Mexico is a 1946 American Western film written and directed by Oliver Drake. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Lee \"Lasses\" White, Julian Rivero, Dolores Castelli, Dora Del Rio and Terry Frost. The film was released on June 29, 1946, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "The Trap", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, War", "cast": "Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung", "extract": "The Trap is a 1946 crime film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Sidney Toler and Victor Sen Yung. The main premise is that two members of a show troupe are murdered, and detective Charlie Chan is called in to solve the case." }, { "title": "Trigger Fingers", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Trigger Fingers is a 1946 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton and Jennifer Holt." }, { "title": "The Truth About Murder", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Bonita Granville, Rita Corday", "extract": "The Truth About Murder is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Lew Landers, written by Lawrence Kimble, Hilda Gordon and Eric Taylor, and starring Bonita Granville, Morgan Conway, Rita Corday, Don Douglas and June Clayworth. It was released on July 26, 1946, by RKO Pictures." }, { "title": "Tumbleweed Trail", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Shirley Patterson", "extract": "Tumbleweed Trail is a 1946 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Shirley Patterson, Johnny McGovern, Bob Duncan, Ted Adams, Jack O'Shea, Kermit Maynard and William Fawcett. The film was released on July 10, 19" }, { "title": "Two-Fisted Stranger", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "Two-Fisted Stranger is a 1946 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Robert Lee Johnson. The film stars Charles Starrett, Doris Houck, Zeke Clements and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on May 30, 1946, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Two Guys from Milwaukee", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Joan Leslie", "extract": "Two Guys from Milwaukee is a 1946 American comedy film directed by David Butler, and starring Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson and Joan Leslie. It was distributed by Warner Bros. The film is about a Balkan prince who wants to see for himself what America is really like. So he slips away from his entourage" }, { "title": "Two Sisters from Boston", "year": 1946, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Kathryn Grayson, June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Jimmy Durante", "extract": "Two Sisters from Boston is a 1946 musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Kathryn Grayson, June Allyson, Lauritz Melchior, Jimmy Durante and Peter Lawford. The film features songs by Sammy Fain and Ralph Freed." }, { "title": "Two Smart People", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Lucille Ball, John Hodiak, Lloyd Nolan", "extract": "Two Smart People is a 1946 American drama film directed by Jules Dassin and starring Lucille Ball and John Hodiak, Lloyd Nolan and Hugo Haas." }, { "title": "Two Years Before the Mast", "year": 1946, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Alan Ladd, Barry Fitzgerald, Esther Fernandez", "extract": "Two Years Before the Mast is a 1946 adventure film based on Richard Henry Dana Jr.'s travel book of the same name. It stars Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, and Barry Fitzgerald." }, { "title": "Under Arizona Skies", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Reno Browne, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Under Arizona Skies is a 1946 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Reno Browne, Raymond Hatton, Riley Hill, Tris Coffin and Reed Howes. The film was released on May 27, 1946, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Under Nevada Skies", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans", "extract": " Under Nevada Skies is a 1946 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "Undercurrent", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "Katharine Hepburn, Robert Mitchum", "extract": "Undercurrent is a 1946 American film noir drama directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Katharine Hepburn, Robert Taylor, and Robert Mitchum. The screenplay was written by Edward Chodorov, based on the story \"You Were There'\" by Thelma Strabel, and allegedly contained uncredited contributions fro" }, { "title": "The Undercover Woman", "year": 1946, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "Stephanie Bachelor, Richard Fraser", "extract": "The Undercover Woman is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Thomas Carr, written by Sherman L. Lowe, Robert F. Metzler and Jerry Sackheim, and starring Stephanie Bachelor, Robert Livingston, Richard Fraser, Isabel Withers, Helene Heigh, Edythe Elliott and Elaine Lange. It was released on April 1" }, { "title": "The Unknown", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Mystery", "cast": "Karen Morley, Jeff Donnell", "extract": "The Unknown is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Henry Levin made by Columbia Pictures as the third and final part of its I Love a Mystery series based on the popular radio program. The previous films were I Love a Mystery (1945) and The Devil's Mask (1946)." }, { "title": "Up Goes Maisie", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ann Sothern, George Murphy", "extract": "Up Goes Maisie is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is the ninth of 10 films starring Ann Sothern as ex-showgirl Maisie Ravier, characterized as \"that double trouble doll with the sassy chassis.\" At nearly 40 years old, it was clear that both" }, { "title": "Vacation in Reno", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jack Haley, Anne Jeffreys", "extract": "Vacation in Reno is a 1946 film directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Jack Haley, Anne Jeffreys, Iris Adrian, Wally Brown, Alan Carney, and Morgan Conway." }, { "title": "Valley of the Zombies", "year": 1946, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Lorna Gray", "extract": "Valley of the Zombies is a 1946 American horror film directed by Philip Ford, written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan, and starring Robert Livingston, Adrian Booth, Ian Keith, Thomas E. Jackson, Charles Trowbridge and Earle Hodgins. The film is about Ormand Murks (Keith), who is recently br" }, { "title": "The Verdict", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Drama, Mystery", "cast": "Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, George Coulouris, Paul Cavanagh", "extract": "The Verdict is a 1946 American film noir mystery drama directed by Don Siegel and written by Peter Milne, loosely based on Israel Zangwill's 1892 novel The Big Bow Mystery. It stars Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre in one of their nine film pairings, as well as Joan Lorring and George Coulouris. T" }, { "title": "The Virginian", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy", "extract": "The Virginian is a 1946 American Western film directed by Stuart Gilmore and starring Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy, Sonny Tufts, and Barbara Britton. Based on the 1902 Owen Wister novel of the same name, the film was adapted from the popular 1904 theatrical play Wister had collaborated on with playwri" }, { "title": "Wake Up and Dream", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama, Fantasy, Musical", "cast": "John Payne, June Haver", "extract": "Wake Up and Dream is a 1946 Technicolor musical fantasy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Elick Moll, and starring June Haver and John Payne. The flm was released by 20th Century Fox and was based on the novel The Enchanted Voyage by Robert Nathan.The Enchanted Voyage was the working title an" }, { "title": "The Walls Came Tumbling Down", "year": 1946, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Lee Bowman, Marguerite Chapman", "extract": "The Walls Came Tumbling Down is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Lee Bowman, Marguerite Chapman, Edgar Buchanan and George Macready." }, { "title": "The Well-Groomed Bride", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Olivia de Havilland, Ray Milland", "extract": "The Well Groomed Bride is a 1946 American romantic comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Olivia de Havilland, Ray Milland, and Sonny Tufts. Written by Claude Binyon and Robert Russell, the film is about a man and a woman who fight over the last bottle of champagne left in San Francisc" }, { "title": "West of the Alamo", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Ray Whitley", "extract": "West of the Alamo is a 1946 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and written by Louise Rousseau. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Lee \"Lasses\" White, Ray Whitley, Jack Ingram, Iris Lancaster and Early Cantrell. The film was released on April 20, 1946, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Whistle Stop", "year": 1946, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "George Raft, Ava Gardner", "extract": "Whistle Stop is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring George Raft, Ava Gardner, Victor McLaglen, and Tom Conway. The screenplay was written by Philip Yordan, based on a novel by Maritta M. Wolff." }, { "title": "White Tie and Tails", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Dan Duryea, Ella Raines", "extract": "White Tie and Tails is a 1946 American black-and-white comedy drama film directed by Charles Barton and starring Dan Duryea, Ella Raines, William Bendix, and Frank Jenks. The film tagline is \"Clothes Don't Make the Man ... a Gentleman!\" The film is based on Rufus King's serial novel Double Murder pu" }, { "title": "The Wife of Monte Cristo", "year": 1946, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "John Loder, Lenore Aubert", "extract": "The Wife of Monte Cristo is a 1946 American adventure film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring John Loder and Lenore Aubert." }, { "title": "Wife Wanted", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy, Crime", "cast": "Kay Francis, Paul Cavanagh, Veda Ann Borg", "extract": "Wife Wanted is a 1946 American crime film directed by Phil Karlson, and starring Kay Francis, Paul Cavanagh, and Robert Shayne. The film's screenplay was written by Caryl Coleman and Sidney Sutherland, based on the novel Wife Wanted by Robert E. Callahan." }, { "title": "Wild Beauty", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western, Action", "cast": "Don Porter, Lois Collier, Jacqueline deWit", "extract": "Wild Beauty is a 1946 American action film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Adele Buffington. The film stars Don Porter, Lois Collier, Jacqueline deWit, Robert Wilcox, George Cleveland, Dick Curtis and Robert 'Buzz' Henry. The film was released on August 9, 1946, by Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Wild West", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Flash, Roscoe Ates", "extract": "" }, { "title": "Winter Wonderland", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lynne Roberts, Charles Drake, Eric Blore", "extract": "Winter Wonderland is a 1946 American drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus, and written by Peter Goldbaum, David Chandler, Arthur Marx, and Gertrude Purcell. The film stars Lynne Roberts, Charles Drake, Roman Bohnen, Eric Blore, Elinor Donahue, and Renee Godfrey. The film was released on May 12, 19" }, { "title": "Without Reservations", "year": 1946, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Claudette Colbert, John Wayne", "extract": "Without Reservations is a 1946 RKO Radio Pictures American comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claudette Colbert, John Wayne and Don DeFore. The film was adapted by Andrew Solt from the novel Thanks, God! I'll Take It From Here by Jane Allen and Mae Livingston." }, { "title": "The Yearling", "year": 1946, "genres": "Family, Drama, Western", "cast": "Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman Jr.", "extract": "The Yearling is a 1946 American Family Western film directed by Clarence Brown, produced by Sidney Franklin, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). The screenplay by Paul Osborn and John Lee Mahin (uncredited) was adapted from Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's 1938 novel of the same name. The film star" }, { "title": "Young Widow", "year": 1946, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jane Russell, Louis Hayward, Faith Domergue, Marie Wilson", "extract": "Young Widow is a 1946 drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Jane Russell and Louis Hayward. It focuses on Joan Kenwood, a young journalist who cannot get over her husband's death in World War II. Kenwood is reminded in large ways and small of her late husband during every one of her ass" }, { "title": "Chick Carter, Detective", "year": 1946, "genres": "", "cast": "Lyle Talbot, Julie Gibson", "extract": "Chick Carter, Detective is a 1946 Columbia film serial. Columbia could not afford the rights to produce a Nick Carter serial so they made Chick Carter, Detective about his son instead. This was based on the radio series Chick Carter, Boy Detective. A Nick Carter series was being made by MGM." }, { "title": "The Crimson Ghost", "year": 1946, "genres": "", "cast": "Charles Quigley, Linda Stirling", "extract": "The Crimson Ghost is a 1946 American film serial directed by Fred C. Brannon and William Witney. Produced by Republic Pictures and written by Albert DeMond, Basil Dickey, Jesse Duffy, and Sol Shor, it was the last serial directed by Witney. It is divided into twelve chapters and stars Charles Quigle" }, { "title": "Daughter of Don Q", "year": 1946, "genres": "", "cast": "Lorna Gray, Kirk Alyn", "extract": "Daughter of Don Q (1946) is a Republic Movie serial. It combines elements of the B-Western genre with contemporary crime films, especially the popular \"land grab\" plot in which the villain attempts to steal apparently worthless land from the heroine because he secretly knows it is worth a fortune. I" }, { "title": "Hop Harrigan", "year": 1946, "genres": "", "cast": "Jennifer Holt, William Bakewell", "extract": "Hop Harrigan (1946) is a Columbia film serial, based on the Hop Harrigan comic books by DC Comics. The serial comprised 15 two-reel chapters with Derwin Abrahams as the director, and Sam Katzman, the producer. Columbia Pictures was one of the last Hollywood studios to continue in postwar years with " }, { "title": "King of the Forest Rangers", "year": 1946, "genres": "", "cast": "Larry Thompson", "extract": "King of the Forest Rangers (1946) is a Republic film serial." }, { "title": "Lost City of the Jungle", "year": 1946, "genres": "", "cast": "Russell Hayden, Jane Adams", "extract": "Lost City of the Jungle is a 1946 Universal movie serial." }, { "title": "The Mysterious Mr. M", "year": 1946, "genres": "", "cast": "Richard Martin, Pamela Blake", "extract": "The Mysterious Mr. M is a 1946 Universal Pictures movie serial, the 137th and last serial produced by Universal." }, { "title": "The Phantom Rider", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Kent", "extract": "The Phantom Rider is a 1946 American Western film serial from Republic Pictures starring Robert Kent and Peggy Stewart. It was later re-released under the new title Ghost Riders of the West." }, { "title": "The Scarlet Horseman", "year": 1946, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Peter Cookson, Paul Guilfoyle", "extract": "The Scarlet Horseman is a 1946 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures. It is directed by Lewis D. Collins and Ray Taylor. Paul Guilfoyle plays Jim Bannion, secret identity of The Scarlet Horseman, with Janet Shaw as Elise, his love interest. Virginia Christine plays the villainess, Mat" }, { "title": "Baby Bottleneck", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Looney Tunes", "extract": "Baby Bottleneck is a 1946 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett and written by Warren Foster. The cartoon was released on March 16, 1946, and stars Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. Tweety makes a cameo appearance in the film." }, { "title": "Baseball Bugs", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Looney Tunes", "extract": "Baseball Bugs is a 1946 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on February 2, 1946, and stars Bugs Bunny." }, { "title": "Beer Barrel Polecats", "year": 1946, "genres": "Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Beer Barrel Polecats is a 1946 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 88th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "A Bird in the Head", "year": 1946, "genres": "Short, War", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "A Bird in the Head is a 1946 short subject directed by Edward Bernds starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 89th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Book Revue", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "", "extract": "Book Revue is a 1946 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The cartoon was released on January 5, 1946, and features Daffy Duck." }, { "title": "Bunker Hill Bunny", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Bunker Hill Bunny is a 1950 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce. The short was released on September 23, 1950 and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam as a Hessian mercenary in the American Revolution." }, { "title": "The Cat Concerto", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "The Cat Concerto is a 1947 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 29th Tom and Jerry short, released to theatres on April 26, 1947. It was produced by Fred Quimby and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, with musical supervision by Scott Bradley, and animation by Kenneth Muse, Ed Bar" }, { "title": "G. I. Wanna Home", "year": 1946, "genres": "Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "G.I. Wanna Home is a 1946 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 94th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Hair-Raising Hare", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Hair-Raising Hare is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, released on May 25, 1946. It was directed by Chuck Jones and written by Tedd Pierce. It stars Bugs Bunny and features the first appearance of Chuck Jones' orange monster character \"Gossamer\"." }, { "title": "Hare Remover", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Hare Remover is a Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, released in 1946. The film was the second Bugs Bunny cartoon to be directed by Frank Tashlin, the first being The Unruly Hare (1945). It was also the last short Tashlin directed before leaving Warner Bros. in 1944 to direc" }, { "title": "Kitty Kornered", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "", "extract": "Kitty Kornered is a 1946 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon, directed by Robert Clampett. The short was released on June 8, 1946, and stars Porky Pig and Sylvester." }, { "title": "The Milky Waif", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Monkey Businessmen", "year": 1946, "genres": "Short, War", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Monkey Businessmen is a 1946 short subject directed by Edward Bernds starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 92nd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Quentin Quail", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "", "extract": "Quentin Quail is a 1946 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on March 2, 1946." }, { "title": "Racketeer Rabbit", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Racketeer Rabbit is a 1946 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on September 14, 1946, and features Bugs Bunny." }, { "title": "Rhapsody Rabbit", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated, Comedy, Short", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Rhapsody Rabbit is a 1946 American animated comedy short film in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Friz Freleng and featuring Bugs Bunny. The short was originally released to theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures on November 9, 1946. This short is a follow-up of sorts to Freleng's 1941 Academy Awa" }, { "title": "Rhythm and Weep", "year": 1946, "genres": "Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Rhythm and Weep is a 1946 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 95th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Solid Serenade", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "Solid Serenade is a 1946 one-reel animated cartoon and is the 26th Tom and Jerry short, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on August 31, 1946 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. It was produced by Fred Quimby, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and the musical supervision was by Scott B" }, { "title": "Special Delivery", "year": 1946, "genres": "Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Special Delivery is a short 1946 propaganda film produced by the United States Army Air Forces about Operation Crossroads, when Bikini atoll was, in 1946, evacuated to be the subject of two atomic bomb tests on a large assembled fleet." }, { "title": "Springtime for Thomas", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "A Tale of Two Cities", "year": 1946, "genres": "Documentary", "cast": "", "extract": "A Tale of Two Cities is a 1946 propaganda/documentary film about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, produced by the Army-Navy Screen Magazine." }, { "title": "That Justice Be Done", "year": 1946, "genres": "", "cast": "", "extract": "That Justice Be Done was a one-reel American propaganda film directed by George Stevens and made in 1945 by the Office of War Information for the US Chief of Counsel at Nuremberg and the War Crimes Office of the Judge Advocate General's Corps." }, { "title": "Three Little Pirates", "year": 1946, "genres": "Short, War", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Three Little Pirates is a 1946 short subject directed by Edward Bernds starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 96th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Three Loan Wolves", "year": 1946, "genres": "Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Three Loan Wolves is a 1946 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 93rd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "The Three Troubledoers", "year": 1946, "genres": "Short, War", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "The Three Troubledoers is a 1946 short subject directed by Edward Bernds starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 91st entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959" }, { "title": "Trap Happy", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Uncivil War Birds", "year": 1946, "genres": "Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Uncivil War Birds is a 1946 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 90th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Walky Talky Hawky", "year": 1946, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "", "extract": "Walky Talky Hawky is a 1946 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies theatrical short directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on August 31, 1946, and features Henery Hawk and Foghorn Leghorn. This is the first appearance of both Foghorn Leghorn and the Barnyard Dawg." }, { "title": "13 Rue Madeleine", "year": 1947, "genres": "Thriller, Spy, War", "cast": "James Cagney, Richard Conte, Annabella", "extract": "13 Rue Madeleine is a 1947 American World War II spy film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring James Cagney, Annabella, Richard Conte and Frank Latimore. Allied volunteers are trained as spies in the leadup to the invasion of Europe, but one of them is a German double agent." }, { "title": "Adventure Island", "year": 1947, "genres": "Adventure, Action", "cast": "Rhonda Fleming, Rory Calhoun", "extract": "Adventure Island is a 1947 American South Seas action/adventure film shot in Cinecolor and directed by Sam Newfield for Paramount Pictures' Pine-Thomas Productions. This marked one of the few times in which Newfield worked for a major studio. The film stars Rory Calhoun and Rhonda Fleming." }, { "title": "The Adventures of Don Coyote", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western, Comedy", "cast": "Richard Martin, Frances Rafferty", "extract": "The Adventures of Don Coyote is a 1947 American Western comedy film in Cinecolor. It is directed by Reginald Le Borg and written by Robert Creighton Williams and Harold Tarshis. The film stars Richard Martin, Frances Rafferty, Val Carlo, Benny Bartlett, Marc Cramer and Frank Fenton. The film was rel" }, { "title": "Along the Oregon Trail", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Monte Hale, Lorna Gray", "extract": "Along the Oregon Trail is a 1947 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Monte Hale, Lorna Gray, Clayton Moore, Roy Barcroft, Max Terhune and Will Wright. The film was released on August 30, 1947, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Always Together", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joyce Reynolds, Robert Hutton", "extract": "Always Together is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Frederick de Cordova and written by I. A. L. Diamond, Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron. The film stars Robert Hutton, Joyce Reynolds, Cecil Kellaway, Ernest Truex, Don McGuire and Ransom M. Sherman. The film was released by Warner Bros. on Dec" }, { "title": "Angel and the Badman", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "John Wayne, Gail Russell", "extract": "Angel and the Badman is a 1947 American Western film written and directed by James Edward Grant and starring John Wayne, Gail Russell, Harry Carey and Bruce Cabot. The film is about an injured gunfighter who is nursed back to health by a young Quaker woman and her family whose way of life influences" }, { "title": "Apache Rose", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans", "extract": "Apache Rose is a 1947 American Trucolor Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers. It was the first Roy Rogers Western shot in the process though most copies on DVD are in monochrome." }, { "title": "The Arnelo Affair", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "John Hodiak, Frances Gifford", "extract": "The Arnelo Affair is a 1947 American film noir starring John Hodiak, George Murphy, Frances Gifford, and Dean Stockwell, and co-written and directed by Arch Oboler." }, { "title": "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Drama, Romance", "cast": "Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, Myrna Loy", "extract": "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer is a 1947 American screwball romantic comedy-drama film directed by Irving Reis and written by Sidney Sheldon. The film stars Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Shirley Temple in a story about a teenager's crush on an older man." }, { "title": "Backlash", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Jean Rogers, Richard Travis", "extract": "Backlash is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Eugene Forde. The drama features Jean Rogers, Larry J. Blake, John Eldredge and Richard Travis." }, { "title": "Bandits of Dark Canyon", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Bob Steele", "extract": "Bandits of Dark Canyon is a 1947 American Western film directed by Philip Ford, written by Robert Creighton Williams, starring Allan Lane and released on December 15 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Banjo", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Sharyn Moffett, Walter Reed", "extract": "Banjo is a 1947 drama film directed by Richard Fleischer." }, { "title": "Beat the Band", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Frances Langford", "extract": "Beat the Band is a 1947 American musical film directed by John H. Auer and written by Lawrence Kimble, Clarence Kimble and Arthur A. Ross. The film stars Frances Langford, Ralph Edwards, Phillip Terry, Gene Krupa and June Clayworth. The film was released on February 19, 1947, by RKO Pictures." }, { "title": "The Beginning or the End", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Brian Donlevy, Hume Cronyn, Beverly Tyler", "extract": "The Beginning or the End is a 1947 American docudrama film about the development of the atomic bomb in World War II, directed by Norman Taurog, starring Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, and Tom Drake, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film dramatizes the creation of the atomic bomb in the Manhat" }, { "title": "Bells of San Angelo", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans", "extract": " Bells of San Angelo is a 1947 American Trucolor Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers. The first Roy Rogers film shot in Trucolor, this modern day Western mixes half a dozen songs with mystery, international smuggling of silver, violence, a pack of dogs and comedy relief " }, { "title": "Bells of San Fernando", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western, Adventure, Romance", "cast": "Gloria Warren, Donald Woods", "extract": "Bells of San Fernando is a 1947 American romantic adventure film directed by Terry O. Morse. Duncan Renaldo co-wrote the screenplay and was an associate producer of the film." }, { "title": "The Big Fix", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Sheila Ryan, Regis Toomey", "extract": "The Big Fix is a 1947 American crime drama film starring James Brown, Sheila Ryan, Noreen Nash, and Regis Toomey. Directed by James Flood, the story concerns the efforts of a crooked gambling ring to fix college basketball games. This film was the final production of Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Big Town", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke", "extract": "Big Town is a 1947 American crime film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Daniel Mainwaring and Maxwell Shane. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Robert Lowery, Veda Ann Borg, Byron Barr and Charles Arnt. The first in a series of four films based on the long-running radio program" }, { "title": "Big Town After Dark", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke", "extract": "Big Town After Dark is a 1947 American crime drama film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Whitman Chambers. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Richard Travis, Ann Gillis, Vince Barnett, Joe Sawyer and Robert Kent. It was released on December 12, 1947 by Paramount Pictures.The fi" }, { "title": "The Bishop's Wife", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Cary Grant, David Niven, Loretta Young", "extract": "The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 American romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven. The plot is about an angel who helps a bishop with his problems. The film was adapted by Leonardo Bercovici and Robert E. Sherwood from the 1928 novel of the sa" }, { "title": "Black Gold", "year": 1947, "genres": "Adventure, Drama, Western", "cast": "Anthony Quinn, Katherine DeMille", "extract": "Black Gold is a 1947 American drama western film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Anthony Quinn, Katherine DeMille and Raymond Hatton. It was the first Monogram Pictures film released under the Allied Artists banner and had the highest budget in Monogram's history at the time. It was also the f" }, { "title": "Black Hills", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Shirley Patterson", "extract": "Black Hills is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Eddie Dean, Shirley Patterson, and Roscoe Ates. It was shot at the Iverson Ranch. It was part of a series of fifteen B westerns produced by PRC featuring Dean and Ates." }, { "title": "Blackmail", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Ricardo Cortez, Adele Mara", "extract": "Blackmail is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by Lesley Selander and starring William Marshall, Adele Mara and Ricardo Cortez. The lead character is based on a pulp magazine hero Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective." }, { "title": "Blaze of Noon", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Adventure", "cast": "Anne Baxter, William Holden, Sonny Tufts", "extract": "Blaze of Noon is a 1947 aviation adventure film directed by John Farrow and based on writer and aviator Ernest K. Gann's best-selling novel Blaze of Noon (1946), a story about early air mail operations. The screenplay was from well-known writer and aviator Frank \"Spig\" Wead and Arthur Sheekman and s" }, { "title": "Blind Spot", "year": 1947, "genres": "Suspense, Mystery, Noir, Thriller", "cast": "Chester Morris, Constance Dowling", "extract": " Blind Spot is a 1947 American mystery thriller film noir directed by Robert Gordon and starring Chester Morris, Constance Dowling, and Steven Geray." }, { "title": "Blonde Savage", "year": 1947, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Leif Erickson, Gale Sherwood, Veda Ann Borg", "extract": "Blonde Savage is a 1947 American adventure film directed by Steve Sekely and written by Gordon Bache. The film stars Leif Erickson, Gale Sherwood, Veda Ann Borg, Douglass Dumbrille, Frank Jenks, and Matt Willis. It was released on November 22, 1947 by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "Blondie's Anniversary", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake", "extract": "Blondie's Anniversary is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, and Larry Simms. It is the twenty-second of the 28 Blondie films." }, { "title": "Blondie's Big Moment", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake", "extract": "Blondie's Big Moment is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, and Marjorie Ann Mutchie. It is the 19th of the 28 Blondie films." }, { "title": "Blondie's Holiday", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake", "extract": "Blondie's Holiday is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and starring Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake. The film is based on the comic strip of the same name. The screenplay was written by Chic Young and Connie Lee." }, { "title": "Blondie in the Dough", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake", "extract": "Blondie in the Dough is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, and Marjorie Ann Mutchie. It is 21st of the 28 Blondie films." }, { "title": "Body and Soul", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Drama, Sports", "cast": "John Garfield, Lilli Palmer", "extract": "Body and Soul is a 1947 American film noir sports drama directed by Robert Rossen and starring John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere, and William Conrad. The screenplay by Abraham Polonsky is partly based on the 1939 film Golden Boy. With cinematography by James Wong Howe, the film " }, { "title": "Boomerang", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Crime, Documentary", "cast": "Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt", "extract": "Boomerang! is a 1947 American crime semidocumentary film based on the true story of a vagrant accused of murder who is found not guilty through the efforts of the prosecutor. It stars Dana Andrews, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, Arthur Kennedy and Jane Wyatt, with voiceovers by Reed Hadley." }, { "title": "Border Feud", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Lash LaRue, Al St. John", "extract": "Border Feud is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Patricia Harper. The film stars Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Ian Keith, Gloria Marlen, Kenneth Farrell, Ed Cassidy, Bob Duncan, Casey MacGregor and Buster Slaven. The film was released on May 10, 1947, by Producers Releasi" }, { "title": "Born to Kill", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor", "extract": "Born to Kill is a 1947 American film noir co-starring Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor and Walter Slezak, with Esther Howard, Elisha Cook Jr., and Audrey Long in supporting roles. Directed by Robert Wise for RKO Pictures, the feature was the first film noir production by Wise, whose later films in th" }, { "title": "Born to Speed", "year": 1947, "genres": "Action", "cast": "Johnny Sands, Vivian Austin, Don Castle", "extract": "Born to Speed is a 1947 American action film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Crane Wilbur, Scott Darling and Robert B. Churchill. The film stars Johnny Sands, Vivian Austin, Don Castle, Frank Orth, Geraldine Wall and Joe Haworth. It was released on January 12, 1947 by Producers Releasing C" }, { "title": "Bowery Buckaroos", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Julie Gibson", "extract": "Bowery Buckaroos is a 1947 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the eighth film in the series and the last Bowery Boys film that Bobby Jordan appeared in." }, { "title": "The Brasher Doubloon", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Noir", "cast": "George Montgomery, Nancy Guild", "extract": "The Brasher Doubloon is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by John Brahm and starring George Montgomery and Nancy Guild. It is based on the 1942 novel The High Window by Raymond Chandler." }, { "title": "Brute Force", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn", "extract": "Brute Force is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Jules Dassin, from a screenplay by Richard Brooks with cinematography by William H. Daniels. It stars Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford and Yvonne De Carlo." }, { "title": "Buck Privates Come Home", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Abbott and Costello", "extract": "Buck Privates Come Home is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring the team of Abbott and Costello. It was released by Universal-International and is a sequel to their earlier film Buck Privates (1941)." }, { "title": "Buckaroo from Powder River", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Eve Miller", "extract": "Buckaroo from Powder River is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Charles Starrett, Eve Miller, Forrest Taylor, Paul Campbell and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on October 14, 1947, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Buffalo Bill Rides Again", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Buffalo Bill Rides Again is a 1947 American Western film starring Richard Arlen. It was also known as Return of Buffalo Bill." }, { "title": "Bulldog Drummond at Bay", "year": 1947, "genres": "Mystery, Adventure, Crime", "cast": "Ron Randell, Anita Louise", "extract": "Bulldog Drummond at Bay is a 1947 American adventure crime mystery film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Ron Randell for the first time as the British sleuth and adventurer Bulldog Drummond. The cast also includes Anita Louise, Patrick O'Moore and Terry Kilburn." }, { "title": "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back", "year": 1947, "genres": "Thriller, Adventure, Crime, Mystery", "cast": "Ron Randell, Gloria Henry", "extract": "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back is a 1947 American adventure crime mystery film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Ron Randell, Gloria Henry and Patrick O'Moore. The film is loosely based on the H. C. McNeile novel Knock-Out." }, { "title": "The Burning Cross", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Virginia Patton, John Doucette", "extract": "The Burning Cross is a 1947 American drama film directed by Walter Colmes. It was written by Aubrey Wisberg and released by Screen Guild Productions." }, { "title": "Bury Me Dead", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Cathy O'Donnell, June Lockhart, Hugh Beaumont", "extract": "Bury Me Dead is a 1947 American film noir directed by Bernard Vorhaus. The drama features Cathy O'Donnell, June Lockhart, Hugh Beaumont and Mark Daniels." }, { "title": "Bush Pilot", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Rochelle Hudson, Jack La Rue", "extract": "Bush Pilot is a 1947 Canadian-American film directed by Sterling Campbell. The film, produced by Campbell's Dominion Productions, was noted for being one of the first full-length feature films outside Quebec in which a Canadian production company held the primary role." }, { "title": "Calcutta", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Alan Ladd, Gail Russell, June Duprez", "extract": "Calcutta is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by John Farrow, and written and produced by Seton I. Miller. The drama features Alan Ladd, Gail Russell and William Bendix." }, { "title": "Calendar Girl", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Musical, Romance", "cast": "Jane Frazee, Gail Patrick", "extract": "Calendar Girl is a 1947 American musical-romance film directed by Allan Dwan. The film is also known as Star Dust and Sweet Music. The movie was written by Lee Loeb, Mary Loos, and Richard Sale, with a cast featuring Jane Frazee, William Marshall, Gail Patrick, Kenny Baker and Victor McLaglen." }, { "title": "California", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Barbara Stanwyck, Ray Milland", "extract": "California is a 1947 American Western film directed by John Farrow and featuring Ray Milland, Barbara Stanwyck and Barry Fitzgerald. Stanwyck's singing voice was dubbed by Kay St. Germaine." }, { "title": "Captain from Castile", "year": 1947, "genres": "Historical, Adventure", "cast": "Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero", "extract": "Captain from Castile is a 1947 historical adventure film. It was released by 20th Century-Fox. Directed by Henry King, the Technicolor film stars Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, and Cesar Romero. Shot on location in Michoacán, Mexico, the film includes scenes of the Parícutin volcano, which was then erup" }, { "title": "Carnegie Hall", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical, Drama", "cast": "Marsha Hunt, William Prince", "extract": "Carnegie Hall is a 1947 American musical drama film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Marsha Hunt and William Prince. The film was produced by Federal Films and released by United Artists." }, { "title": "Carnival in Costa Rica", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Vera-Ellen, Dick Haymes, Cesar Romero", "extract": "Carnival in Costa Rica is a 1947 American musical film directed by Gregory Ratoff and written by Samuel Hoffenstein, John Larkin, and Elizabeth Reinhardt. It was released in Technicolor by Twentieth Century-Fox. Dick Haymes, Vera-Ellen, Cesar Romero, and Celeste Holm starred as two pairs of lovers w" }, { "title": "Cass Timberlane", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner", "extract": "Cass Timberlane is a 1947 romantic drama film starring Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner and Zachary Scott and directed by George Sidney. It was based on the 1945 novel Cass Timberlane: A Novel of Husbands and Wives by Sinclair Lewis, which was Lewis' nineteenth novel and one of his last." }, { "title": "Cheyenne", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jane Wyman, Dennis Morgan", "extract": "Cheyenne is a 1947 American western film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyman, Janis Paige and Bruce Bennett. It was produced and released by Hollywood major Warner Bros." }, { "title": "Cheyenne Takes Over", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Nancy Gates", "extract": "Cheyenne Takes Over is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Arthur E. Orloff. The film stars Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Nancy Gates, George Chesebro, Lee Morgan and John Merton. The film was released on December 17, 1947, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "The Chinese Ring", "year": 1947, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Roland Winters, Warren Douglas", "extract": "The Chinese Ring is a 1947 American film directed by William Beaudine." }, { "title": "Christmas Eve", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "George Raft, Randolph Scott, Joan Blondell", "extract": "Christmas Eve is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Edwin L. Marin. It is based on the story by Laurence Stallings and Richard H. Landau and stars George Raft, George Brent and Randolph Scott. An independent production by Benedict Bogeaus it was distributed by United Artists. It was rereleased " }, { "title": "Cigarette Girl", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Leslie Brooks, Jimmy Lloyd, Ludwig Donath", "extract": "Cigarette Girl is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by Gunther von Fritsch to a story by Edward Huebsch and screenplay by Henry K. Moritz. The film stars Leslie Brooks, Jimmy Lloyd, Joan Barton, and Ludwig Donath. Music was provided by Russ Morgan and his orchestra. The film was described" }, { "title": "Code of the Saddle", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Kay Morley", "extract": "Code of the Saddle is a 1947 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Eliot Gibbons. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Riley Hill, Kay Morley, William Bailey and Zon Murray. The film was released on June 28, 1947, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Code of the West", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Steve Brodie, James Warren", "extract": "Code of the West is a 1947 American Western film directed by William Berke and starring James Warren, Debra Alden, Steve Brodie and Robert Clarke. Written by Norman Houston, it is based on the novel of the same name by Zane Grey." }, { "title": "Copacabana", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda", "extract": "Copacabana is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green starring Carmen Miranda and Groucho Marx." }, { "title": "The Corpse Came C.O.D.", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Mystery", "cast": "George Brent, Joan Blondell", "extract": "The Corpse Came C.O.D. is a 1947 American comedy-mystery film directed by Henry Levin, produced by Samuel Bischoff and starring George Brent and Joan Blondell. The comedic mystery is notable for featuring cameos by Hollywood gossip columnists appearing as themselves: Harrison Carroll, Jimmy Fidler, " }, { "title": "The Crime Doctor's Gamble", "year": 1947, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Warner Baxter, Micheline Cheirel", "extract": "The Crime Doctor's Gamble is a 1947 American mystery film directed by William Castle and starring Warner Baxter, Micheline Cheirel and Roger Dann. It is part of the Crime Doctor series of films made by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Crimson Key", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Mystery", "cast": "Kent Taylor, Doris Dowling", "extract": "The Crimson Key is a 1947 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Irving Elman, starring Kent Taylor, Doris Dowling and Dennis Hoey. It was released on July 2 by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Crossfire", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan", "extract": "Crossfire is a 1947 American film noir drama film starring Robert Young, Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan which deals with the theme of anti-Semitism, as did that year's Academy Award for Best Picture winner, Gentleman's Agreement. The film was directed by Edward Dmytryk and the screenplay was written" }, { "title": "Cry Wolf", "year": 1947, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Barbara Stanwyck", "extract": "Cry Wolf is a 1947 American mystery film directed by Peter Godfrey and featuring Errol Flynn and Barbara Stanwyck, based on the novel of the same name by Marjorie Carleton." }, { "title": "Curley", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Frances Rafferty, Billy Gray", "extract": "Curley is a 1947 American comedy film produced by Hal Roach and Robert F. McGowan as a re-imagining of their Our Gang series. The film was one of Roach's \"streamlined\" features of the 1940s, running 53 minutes and was designed as a b-movie. Like most of Roach's latter-day output, Curley was shot in " }, { "title": "Cynthia", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Elizabeth Taylor, Mary Astor", "extract": "Cynthia is a 1947 American comedy-drama film starring Mary Astor, Elizabeth Taylor, and George Murphy. The film is based on the 1945 play The Rich, Full Life by Viña Delmar and was adapted by screenwriters Harold Buchman and Charles Kaufman." }, { "title": "Daisy Kenyon", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Joan Crawford, Henry Fonda", "extract": "Daisy Kenyon is a 1947 American romantic-drama film by 20th Century Fox starring Joan Crawford, Henry Fonda, and Dana Andrews in a story about a post-World War II romantic triangle. The screenplay by David Hertz was based upon a 1945 novel of the same name by Elizabeth Janeway. The film was directed" }, { "title": "Danger Street", "year": 1947, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Jane Withers, Robert Lowery, Elaine Riley", "extract": "Danger Street is a 1947 American mystery film directed by Lew Landers and written by Winston Miller, Kae Salkow and Maxwell Shane. The film stars Jane Withers, Robert Lowery, Bill Edwards, Elaine Riley, Audrey Young and Lyle Talbot. It was released on June 20, 1947 by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Dangerous Venture", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde", "extract": "Dangerous Venture is a 1947 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Doris Schroeder. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Fritz Leiber, Douglas Evans and Harry Cording. The film was released on May 23, 1947, by United Artists." }, { "title": "Dangerous Years", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Billy Halop, Ann E. Todd", "extract": "Dangerous Years is a 1947 American drama film produced by Sol M. Wurtzel, directed by Arthur Pierson, starring Billy Halop and Ann E. Todd. Marilyn Monroe makes her first onscreen appearance as Evie, the waitress in the restaurant scenes." }, { "title": "Dark Delusion", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lionel Barrymore, James Craig", "extract": "Dark Delusion is a 1947 American drama film directed by Willis Goldbeck and starring James Craig, Lionel Barrymore, and Lucille Bremer. Produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the last film in the Dr. Kildare film series which stretched back to 1937." }, { "title": "Dark Passage", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Mystery, Thriller", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall", "extract": "Dark Passage is a 1947 American mystery thriller film directed by Delmer Daves and starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. The film is based on the 1946 novel of the same title by David Goodis. It was the third of four films real-life couple Bacall and Bogart made together." }, { "title": "Dead Reckoning", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott", "extract": "Dead Reckoning is a 1947 American film noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott and featuring Morris Carnovsky. The picture was directed by John Cromwell and written by Steve Fisher and Oliver H.P. Garrett based on a story by Gerald Drayson Adams and Sidney Biddell, adapted by Allen Rivkin." }, { "title": "Dear Ruth", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Joan Caulfield, William Holden, Mona Freeman", "extract": "Dear Ruth is a 1947 American romantic comedy film starring Joan Caulfield, William Holden, Mona Freeman, Billy de Wolfe and Edward Arnold. It was based on the 1944 Broadway play of the same name by Norman Krasna." }, { "title": "Deep Valley", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ida Lupino, Dane Clark, Fay Bainter", "extract": "Deep Valley is a 1947 drama starring Ida Lupino and Dane Clark, directed by Jean Negulesco and produced and released by Warner Bros. A young woman lives unhappily with her embittered parents in an isolated rural home until an escaped convict changes her dreary existence. It was based on the novel of" }, { "title": "Desert Fury", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "John Hodiak, Lizabeth Scott, Burt Lancaster", "extract": "Desert Fury is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by Lewis Allen, and starring John Hodiak, Lizabeth Scott and Burt Lancaster." }, { "title": "Desire Me", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Greer Garson, Robert Mitchum", "extract": "Desire Me is a 1947 American drama film starring Robert Mitchum and Greer Garson. It had a troubled production that included numerous directors and rewrites, and was ultimately released without a credited director." }, { "title": "Desperate", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Noir, Suspense", "cast": "Steve Brodie, Audrey Long, Raymond Burr", "extract": "Desperate is a 1947 suspense film noir directed by Anthony Mann and featuring Steve Brodie, Audrey Long, Raymond Burr, Douglas Fowley, William Challee and Jason Robards." }, { "title": "Devil Ship", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Richard Lane, Louise Campbell", "extract": "Devil Ship is a 1947 American crime film directed by Lew Landers and starring Richard Lane, Louise Campbell and William Bishop. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Devil Thumbs a Ride", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Lawrence Tierney, Ted North, Betty Lawford", "extract": "The Devil Thumbs a Ride is a 1947 film noir directed by Felix E. Feist and featuring Lawrence Tierney and Ted North." }, { "title": "The Devil on Wheels", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Darryl Hickman, Terry Moore", "extract": "The Devil On Wheels is a 1947 American drama film directed by Crane Wilbur and starring Darryl Hickman." }, { "title": "Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome", "year": 1947, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, Boris Karloff", "extract": "Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome is a 1947 thriller film starring Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, and Anne Gwynne. The film is the fourth and final installment of the Dick Tracy film series released by RKO Radio Pictures." }, { "title": "Dick Tracy's Dilemma", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime, Action", "cast": "Ralph Byrd, Kay Christopher, Jack Lambert", "extract": "Dick Tracy's Dilemma, released in the United Kingdom as Mark of the Claw, is a 1947 American action film based on the 1930s comic-strip character of the same name created by Chester Gould. Ralph Byrd stars as Dick Tracy, reprising the role after Republic Pictures's 1937 Dick Tracy serial and its thr" }, { "title": "Dishonored Lady", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Hedy Lamarr, Dennis O'Keefe, John Loder", "extract": "Dishonored Lady is a 1947 American crime film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Hedy Lamarr, Dennis O'Keefe and John Loder. It is based on the 1930 play Dishonored Lady by Edward Sheldon and Margaret Ayer Barnes. Lamarr and Loder were married when they made the film, but they divorced later " }, { "title": "A Double Life", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Ronald Colman, Signe Hasso, Shelley Winters", "extract": "A Double Life is a 1947 American film noir which tells the story of an actor whose mind becomes affected by the character he portrays. It stars Ronald Colman and Signe Hasso. It is directed by George Cukor, with screenplay by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. Ronald Colman won the Academy Award for Best" }, { "title": "Down to Earth", "year": 1947, "genres": "Fantasy, Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks", "extract": "Down to Earth is a 1947 musical comedy film starring Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks, and Marc Platt, and directed by Alexander Hall. The film is a sequel to the 1941 film Here Comes Mr. Jordan, also directed by Hall. While Edward Everett Horton and James Gleason reprised their roles from the earlier fil" }, { "title": "Dragnet", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Henry Wilcoxon, Mary Brian, Virginia Dale", "extract": "Dragnet is a 1947 American crime film directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Henry Wilcoxon, Mary Brian, Douglass Dumbrille, Virginia Dale, Don C. Harvey, and Ralph Dunn. The screenplay was written by Barbara Worth and Harry Essex. The original music score was composed by Irving Gertz." }, { "title": "Dreams That Money Can Buy", "year": 1947, "genres": "", "cast": "Jack Bittner", "extract": "Dreams That Money Can Buy is a 1947 experimental feature color film written, produced, and directed by surrealist artist and dada film-theorist Hans Richter." }, { "title": "Driftwood", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ruth Warrick, Walter Brennan, Dean Jagger", "extract": "Driftwood is a 1947 American drama film produced and directed by Allan Dwan and starring Ruth Warrick, Walter Brennan, Dean Jagger and Charlotte Greenwood. The movie also features Natalie Wood as a little orphan girl who adopts a collie. It was produced by Republic Pictures, the largest Hollywood co" }, { "title": "Easy Come, Easy Go", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Barry Fitzgerald, Diana Lynn, Sonny Tufts", "extract": "Easy Come, Easy Go is a 1947 American comedy film directed by John Farrow and starring Barry Fitzgerald, Diana Lynn and Sonny Tufts. It was produced and distributed by Hollywood studio Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "The Egg and I", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Fred MacMurray, Claudette Colbert", "extract": "The Egg and I is a 1947 American romantic comedy film directed by Chester Erskine, who co-wrote the screenplay with Fred F. Finklehoffe, based on the book of the same name by Betty MacDonald and starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray, with Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride as Ma and Pa Kettle." }, { "title": "Escape Me Never", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino", "extract": "Escape Me Never is a 1947 American melodrama film directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker, and Gig Young." }, { "title": "The Exile", "year": 1947, "genres": "Adventure, Romance", "cast": "Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maria Montez, Rita Corday", "extract": "The Exile (1947) is an adventure romantic film directed by Max Ophüls, and produced, written by, and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. French actress Rita Corday played the romantic interest. According to Robert Osborne, the primary host of Turner Classic Movies, María Montez had a stipulation in her c" }, { "title": "Exposed", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Adele Mara, Lorna Gray", "extract": "Exposed is a 1947 American crime film directed by George Blair and written by Royal K. Cole and Charles Moran. The film stars Adele Mara, Mark Roberts, Lorna Gray, Robert Armstrong, William Haade and Bob Steele. The film was released on September 8, 1947, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Fabulous Dorseys", "year": 1947, "genres": "Biography, Musical", "cast": "Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey", "extract": "The Fabulous Dorseys is a 1947 musical biopic which tells the story of the brothers Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, from their boyhood in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania through their rise, their breakup, and their personal reunion. The film was also released under the alternate title The Fighting Dorseys." }, { "title": "The Fabulous Joe", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Walter Abel, Marie Wilson, Margot Grahame", "extract": "The Fabulous Joe is a 1947 American comedy film in the Hal Roach's Streamliners series. It was directed by Harve Foster and written by Arnold Belgard and Jack Jevne. The film stars Walter Abel, Margot Grahame, Marie Wilson, Donald Meek, Sheldon Leonard and Howard Petrie. It was released on October 7" }, { "title": "The Fabulous Texan", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Catherine McLeod", "extract": "The Fabulous Texan is a 1947 American Western film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Lawrence Hazard and Horace McCoy. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, John Carroll, Catherine McLeod, Albert Dekker, Andy Devine and Patricia Knight. The film was released on November 9, 1947, by Republic Pictu" }, { "title": "Fall Guy", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Crime, Noir", "cast": "Leo Penn, Teala Loring", "extract": "Fall Guy is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Reginald Le Borg. The drama features Leo Penn, Robert Armstrong and Teala Loring. The film is based on Cornell Woolrich's short story, \"Cocaine.\"" }, { "title": "The Farmer's Daughter", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten", "extract": "The Farmer's Daughter is a 1947 American comedy film that tells the story of a farmgirl who ends up working as a maid for a Congressman and his politically powerful mother. It stars Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, and Charles Bickford, and was adapted by Allen Rivkin and Laura Kerr fr" }, { "title": "Fear in the Night", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Crime, Noir", "cast": "DeForest Kelley, Paul Kelly", "extract": "Fear in the Night is an American 1947 film noir crime film directed by Maxwell Shane, starring Paul Kelly and DeForest Kelley. It is based on the Cornell Woolrich story \"And So to Death\". Woolrich is credited under pen name William Irish. The film was remade by the same director in 1956 with the tit" }, { "title": "Fiesta", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Musical", "cast": "Esther Williams, Ricardo Montalbán", "extract": "Fiesta is an American Technicolor musical-drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1947, starring Esther Williams, Ricardo Montalbán, Mary Astor and Cyd Charisse. The film was directed by Richard Thorpe and written by George Bruce and Lester Cole." }, { "title": "The Fighting Vigilantes", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Lash LaRue, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "The Fighting Vigilantes is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Robert B. Churchill. The film stars Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Jennifer Holt, George Chesebro, Lee Morgan, Marshall Reed, Carl Mathews and Russell Arms. The film was released on November 15, 1947, by Producer" }, { "title": "The Flame", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Robert Paige, Blanche Yurka, Broderick Crawford", "extract": "The Flame is a 1947 American film noir crime film produced and directed by John H. Auer and starring John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Robert Paige and Broderick Crawford." }, { "title": "Flashing Guns", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Flashing Guns is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Frank H. Young. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Riley Hill, Jan Bryant, Douglas Evans and James Logan. The film was released on July 16, 1947, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Fool's Gold", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Jane Randolph", "extract": "Fool's Gold is a 1947 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Doris Schroeder. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Robert Emmett Keane and Jane Randolph. The film was released on January 31, 1947, by United Artists. This is the 56th film of the 66 in the" }, { "title": "For the Love of Rusty", "year": 1947, "genres": "Family, Drama", "cast": "Tom Powers, Ann Doran", "extract": "For the Love of Rusty is a 1947 drama film directed by John Sturges. It was the third of the \"Rusty\" film series involving the adventures of German Shepherd Rusty and his human companions - young Danny Mitchell and his pals. This film details Danny's friendship with an eccentric and itinerant \"veter" }, { "title": "Forever Amber", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Adventure, Romance", "cast": "Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, George Sanders", "extract": "Forever Amber is a 1947 American adventure drama romance film starring Linda Darnell and Cornel Wilde. It was based on the book of the same title by Kathleen Winsor. It also starred Richard Greene, George Sanders, Glenn Langan, Richard Haydn, and Jessica Tandy." }, { "title": "For You I Die", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Cathy Downs, Paul Langton", "extract": "For You I Die is a 1947 American film noir directed by John Reinhardt and starring Cathy Downs, Paul Langton, Mischa Auer and Roman Bohnen." }, { "title": "The Foxes of Harrow", "year": 1947, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Rex Harrison, Maureen O'Hara", "extract": "The Foxes of Harrow is a 1947 American adventure film directed by John M. Stahl. The film stars Rex Harrison, Maureen O'Hara, and Richard Haydn. It is based on the novel of the same name by Frank Yerby." }, { "title": "Framed", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Glenn Ford, Janis Carter, Barry Sullivan", "extract": "Framed is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Richard Wallace and starring Glenn Ford. The movie is generally praised by critics as an effective crime thriller despite its low budget." }, { "title": "The Fugitive", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Henry Fonda, Dolores del Río, Pedro Armendáriz", "extract": "The Fugitive is a 1947 drama film starring Henry Fonda and directed by John Ford, based on the 1940 novel The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene. The film was shot on location in Mexico." }, { "title": "Fun and Fancy Free", "year": 1947, "genres": "Animated, Fantasy, Musical", "cast": "Edgar Bergen, Dinah Shore", "extract": "Fun and Fancy Free is a 1947 American animated musical fantasy package film produced by Walt Disney and released on September 27, 1947 by RKO Radio Pictures. It is the ninth Disney animated feature film and the fourth of the package films that the studio produced in the 1940s to save money during Wo" }, { "title": "Fun on a Weekend", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Eddie Bracken, Priscilla Lane, Tom Conway", "extract": "Fun on a Weekend is a 1947 American comedy film written and directed by Andrew L. Stone. The film stars Eddie Bracken, Priscilla Lane, Tom Conway, Allen Jenkins, Arthur Treacher, Clarence Kolb and Fritz Feld. The film was released on May 15, 1947, by United Artists." }, { "title": "The Gangster", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Barry Sullivan, Belita", "extract": "The Gangster is a 1947 American crime film noir starring Barry Sullivan, Belita, Joan Lorring and Akim Tamiroff. It was directed by Gordon Wiles, with a screenplay by Daniel Fuchs, based on his novel Low Company (1937)." }, { "title": "Gas House Kids Go West", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Emory Parnell, Vince Barnett", "extract": "Gas House Kids Go West is a 1947 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine. A sequel to the 1946 film Gas House Kids, which had starred former Dead End Kids leader Billy Halop, this new film emphasized comedy and recast the gang with Our Gang alumni Carl \"Alfalfa\" Switzer and Tommy Bond, Eas" }, { "title": "Gas House Kids in Hollywood", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Crime, Horror, Science Fiction, War", "cast": "Carl Switzer, Benny Bartlett", "extract": "The Gas House Kids \"in Hollywood\" is a 1947 American comedy, horror, science fiction, crime film directed by Edward Cahn and starring Carl \"Alfalfa\" Switzer, Benny Bartlett, Rudy Wissler and Tommy Bond. It was the third and last in the series of Gas House Kids films, about a group of unruly boys fro" }, { "title": "Gentleman's Agreement", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Gregory Peck, John Garfield, Dorothy McGuire, Celeste Holm, Jane Wyatt", "extract": "Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 American drama film based on Laura Z. Hobson's best-selling 1947 novel of the same title. It concerns a journalist who poses as a Jew to research an exposé on the widespread anti-Semitism in New York City and the affluent communities of New Canaan and Darien, Connecti" }, { "title": "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Fantasy, Romance", "cast": "Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison", "extract": "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is a 1947 American romantic fantasy film starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and is based on a 1945 novel written by Josephine Leslie under the pseudonym of R.A. Dick. In 1945, 20th Century Fox bought the film rights to the novel, " }, { "title": "The Ghost Goes Wild", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Anne Gwynne, James Ellison", "extract": "The Ghost Goes Wild is a 1947 American comedy film directed by George Blair and written by Randall Faye. The film stars James Ellison, Anne Gwynne, Edward Everett Horton, Ruth Donnelly, Stephanie Bachelor and Grant Withers. It was released on March 8, 1947 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Ghost Town Renegades", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Lash LaRue, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Ghost Town Renegades is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Patricia Harper. The film stars Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Jennifer Holt, Jack Ingram, Terry Frost and Steve Clark. The film was released on July 26, 1947, by Eagle-Lion Films." }, { "title": "Golden Earrings", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Spy, Romance", "cast": "Ray Milland, Marlene Dietrich", "extract": "Golden Earrings is a 1947 romantic spy film made by Paramount Pictures and starring Ray Milland and Marlene Dietrich. It was directed by Mitchell Leisen and produced by Harry Tugend from a screenplay by Frank Butler, Helen Deutsch and Abraham Polonsky, based on a novel by Jolán Földes. The music sco" }, { "title": "Good News", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Mel Tormé", "extract": "Good News is a 1947 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film based on the 1927 stage production of the same name. It starred June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Mel Tormé, and Joan McCracken. The screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green was directed by Charles Walters in Technicolor." }, { "title": "Green Dolphin Street", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Disaster, Historical", "cast": "Lana Turner, Van Heflin, Donna Reed", "extract": "Green Dolphin Street is a 1947 historical drama disaster film starring Lana Turner, Van Heflin, and Donna Reed, directed by Victor Saville, and produced by Carey Wilson. Based on the 1944 novel Green Dolphin Street by Elizabeth Goudge, it was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer." }, { "title": "The Guilt of Janet Ames", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Rosalind Russell, Melvyn Douglas", "extract": "The Guilt of Janet Ames is a 1947 American sentimental film noir directed by Henry Levin, based on a story by Lenore Coffee, and starring Rosalind Russell and Melvyn Douglas." }, { "title": "The Guilty", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Bonita Granville, Don Castle, Regis Toomey", "extract": "The Guilty is a 1947 film noir directed by John Reinhardt, based on Cornell Woolrich's short story \"Two Men in a Furnished Room\". The film was produced by oil millionaire Jack Wrather, the husband of lead actress Bonita Granville." }, { "title": "Gunfighters", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton", "extract": "Gunfighters is a 1947 American Western film directed by George Waggner and starring Randolph Scott and Barbara Britton. Based on the novel Twin Sombreros by Zane Grey and with a screenplay by The Searchers author Alan Le May, the film is about a gunfighter who lays down his guns after being forced t" }, { "title": "Gun Talk", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Christine McIntyre", "extract": "Gun Talk is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Christine McIntyre, Douglas Evans, Geneva Gray and Wheaton Chambers. The film was released on December 20, 1947, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Hard Boiled Mahoney", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Teala Loring", "extract": "Hard Boiled Mahoney is a 1947 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the sixth film in the series." }, { "title": "Heading for Heaven", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Stuart Erwin, Glenda Farrell", "extract": "Heading for Heaven is a 1947 American comedy film starring Stuart Erwin and Glenda Farrell. The film was directed by Lewis D. Collins and is based on the 1929 play For the Sake of the Family by Charles Webb and Daniel Brown. Made by Pathe Industries for release by the Producers Releasing Corporation" }, { "title": "Heartaches", "year": 1947, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Sheila Ryan, Edward Norris", "extract": "Heartaches is a 1947 American crime film directed by Basil Wrangell and written by George Bricker. The film stars Sheila Ryan, Edward Norris, Chill Wills, Kenneth Farrell, James Seay, Frank Orth, Chili Williams and Lash LaRue. The film was released on June 28, 1947, by Producers Releasing Corporatio" }, { "title": "Heaven Only Knows", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western, Fantasy", "cast": "Robert Cummings, Brian Donlevy, Marjorie Reynolds", "extract": "Heaven Only Knows is a 1947 American Western fantasy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Robert Cummings, Brian Donlevy and Marjorie Reynolds. Produced by German émigré Seymour Nebenzal's Nero Films, it was distributed by United Artists." }, { "title": "Her Husband's Affairs", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Lucille Ball, Franchot Tone, Edward Everett Horton", "extract": "Her Husband's Affairs is a 1947 American romantic comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Lucille Ball and Franchot Tone." }, { "title": "Hi-De-Ho", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical, Drama", "cast": "Cab Calloway, Jeni Le Gon", "extract": "Hi De Ho is a 1947 American musical race film directed by Josh Binney. Distributed by All American Entertainment, the film stars an all African American cast, led by Cab Calloway. It first showed at the Squire Theatre in New York, and would be shown in the more than 500 African-American theaters in " }, { "title": "High Barbaree", "year": 1947, "genres": "War, Drama", "cast": "Van Johnson, June Allyson", "extract": "High Barbaree is a 1947 American drama war film directed by Jack Conway. It stars Van Johnson and June Allyson, in the third of their six screen pairings. The screenplay based on the novel High Barbaree (1945) by authors Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall." }, { "title": "High Conquest", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Anna Lee, Gilbert Roland, Warren Douglas", "extract": "High Conquest is a 1947 American drama film directed by Irving Allen and starring Anna Lee, Gilbert Roland, and Warren Douglas. It was adapted from the 1941 book of the same title by James Ramsey Ullman. It was distributed by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "High Tide", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Lee Tracy, Julie Bishop", "extract": "High Tide is a 1947 American film noir directed by John Reinhardt. The film features Lee Tracy, Don Castle and Julie Bishop." }, { "title": "High Wall", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Noir", "cast": "Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter", "extract": "High Wall is a 1947 American film noir starring Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter and Herbert Marshall. It was directed by Curtis Bernhardt from a screenplay by Sydney Boehm and Lester Cole, based on a play by Alan R. Clark and Bradbury Foote." }, { "title": "Hit Parade of 1947", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Eddie Albert, Constance Moore", "extract": "Hit Parade of 1947 is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Mary Loos. The film stars Eddie Albert, Constance Moore, Joan Edwards, Gil Lamb, Bill Goodwin and William Frawley. The film was released on March 22, 1947, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Hollywood Barn Dance", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Ernest Tubb, Helen Boyce", "extract": "Hollywood Barn Dance is a 1947 American film starring Ernest Tubb. It was based on the CBS radio program of the same name, which was originally hosted by Cottonseed Clark, which, in turn, was a \"replacement\" for Gene Autry's Melody Ranch radio show, aired while the famed singing cowboy was serving i" }, { "title": "Homesteaders of Paradise Valley", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Martha Wentworth", "extract": "Homesteaders of Paradise Valley is a 1947 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Allan Lane as Red Ryder, Bobby Blake and Martha Wentworth. The film was released on April 1, 1947, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Homestretch", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara", "extract": "The Homestretch is a 1947 American drama film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and written by Wanda Tuchock. The film stars Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara, Glenn Langan, Helen Walker, James Gleason, Henry Stephenson and Margaret Bannerman. The film was released on May 4, 1947, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Honeymoon", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Shirley Temple, Franchot Tone, Guy Madison", "extract": "Honeymoon is a 1947 comedy film directed by William Keighley, starring Shirley Temple, Guy Madison and Franchot Tone." }, { "title": "Hoppy's Holiday", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde", "extract": "Hoppy's Holiday is a 1947 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by J. Benton Cheney, Bennett Cohen and Ande Lamb. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Mary Ware, Andrew Tombes and Leonard Penn. The film was released on July 18, 1947, by United Artists." }, { "title": "The Hucksters", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Clark Gable, Deborah Kerr", "extract": "The Hucksters is a 1947 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film directed by Jack Conway starring Clark Gable and Deborah Kerr, her debut in an American film. The supporting cast includes Sydney Greenstreet, Adolphe Menjou, Ava Gardner, Keenan Wynn, and Edward Arnold. The movie is based on the novel The Hucksters b" }, { "title": "I Cover Big Town", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Hillary Brooke, Phillip Reed", "extract": "I Cover Big Town is a 1947 American drama film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Maxwell Shane. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Robert Lowery, Robert Shayne, Mona Barrie and Vince Barnett. It was released on February 27, 1947 by Paramount Pictures and was the second in the Bi" }, { "title": "If Winter Comes", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Walter Pidgeon, Deborah Kerr, Angela Lansbury", "extract": "If Winter Comes is a 1947 drama film released by MGM. The movie was directed by Victor Saville and based on the 1921 novel by A.S.M. Hutchinson. The film tells the story of an English textbook writer who takes in a pregnant girl. The novel had previously been made into the 1923 film If Winter Comes." }, { "title": "I'll Be Yours", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Deanna Durbin, Tom Drake, William Bendix, Adolphe Menjou", "extract": "I'll Be Yours is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Deanna Durbin. Based on the play A jó tündér by Ferenc Molnár, the film is about a small-town girl who tells a fib to a wealthy businessman, which then creates complications. The play had earlier been ada" }, { "title": "The Imperfect Lady", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ray Milland, Teresa Wright", "extract": "The Imperfect Lady is a 1947 American drama film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Ray Milland, Teresa Wright and Cedric Hardwicke, filmed in 1945 and not released until 1947. In the late Victorian Britain an aristocratic politician falls in love with a showgirl. The film is also known by the alt" }, { "title": "Intrigue", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Crime, Noir", "cast": "George Raft, Helena Carter", "extract": "Intrigue is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring George Raft, June Havoc and Helena Carter. Intrigue was intended to be the first of a number of films Raft made, with producer Sam Bischoff, for his own production company, Star Films. It was one of several movi" }, { "title": "The Invisible Wall", "year": 1947, "genres": "Suspense, Noir", "cast": "Virginia Christine, Don Castle", "extract": "The Invisible Wall is a 1947 American film noir directed by Eugene Forde starring Don Castle, Virginia Christine and Richard Gaines." }, { "title": "It Had to Be You", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Ginger Rogers, Cornel Wilde", "extract": "It Had to Be You is a 1947 American comedy romance film directed by Don Hartman and Rudolph Maté and starring Ginger Rogers and Cornel Wilde." }, { "title": "It Happened in Brooklyn", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Musical, Romance", "cast": "Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante", "extract": "It Happened in Brooklyn is a 1947 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical romantic comedy film directed by Richard Whorf and starring Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Peter Lawford and Jimmy Durante, and featuring Gloria Grahame and Marcy McGuire. It Happened in Brooklyn was Sinatra's third film for Metro-Goldwy" }, { "title": "It Happened on 5th Avenue", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles", "extract": "It Happened on 5th Avenue is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Victor Moore, Ann Harding, Don DeFore, Charles Ruggles and Gale Storm. Herbert Clyde Lewis and Frederick Stephani were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story, losing to Valentine Davies for another" }, { "title": "It's a Joke, Son!", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Kenny Delmar, Una Merkel, June Lockhart", "extract": "It's a Joke, Son! is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff featuring radio comedian Kenny Delmar as Senator Beauregard Claghorn, the inspiration for the cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn. The film was the first American production for Eagle-Lion Films and although it was produced " }, { "title": "Ivy", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Joan Fontaine, Richard Ney", "extract": "Ivy is a 1947 American crime film directed by Sam Wood and written by Charles Bennett, based on the 1927 novel The Story of Ivy by Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes. The drama features Joan Fontaine, Patric Knowles, Herbert Marshall and Richard Ney. The film was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festiva" }, { "title": "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "June Haver, Mark Stevens", "extract": "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now is a 1947 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring June Haver and Mark Stevens. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now is a biographical film about Joseph E. Howard, the \"writer\" of the popular song of the same title." }, { "title": "Jewels of Brandenburg", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Richard Travis, Micheline Cheirel", "extract": "Jewels of Brandenburg is a 1947 American crime film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Irving Cummings Jr. and Robert G. North. The film stars Richard Travis, Micheline Cheirel, Leonard Strong, Carol Thurston, Lewis Russell and Louis Mercier. The film was released on May 27, 1947, by 20th Centu" }, { "title": "Jiggs and Maggie in Society", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime, Comedy", "cast": "Joe Yule, Renie Riano, Wanda McKay", "extract": "Jiggs and Maggie in Society is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Joe Yule, Renie Riano and Tim Ryan. The film is part of the Jiggs and Maggie series, the first sequel to the 1946 film Bringing Up Father." }, { "title": "Joe Palooka in the Knockout", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Joe Kirkwood Jr., Leon Errol, Trudy Marshall", "extract": "Joe Palooka in the Knockout is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Reginald Le Borg. It was the third part of the Joe Palooka series from Monogram Pictures starring Joe Kirkwood, Jr. as the boxer and Leon Errol as his manager. The film also featured Elyse Knox, Marc Lawrence and Trudy Marshall" }, { "title": "Johnny O'Clock", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Crime, War", "cast": "Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, Lee J. Cobb", "extract": "Johnny O'Clock is a 1947 American film noir crime film starring Dick Powell and Evelyn Keyes, and directed by Robert Rossen." }, { "title": "Jungle Flight", "year": 1947, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Ann Savage, Barton MacLane", "extract": "Jungle Flight is a 1947 American adventure film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Whitman Chambers. The film stars Robert Lowery, Ann Savage, Barton MacLane, Douglas Fowley, Robert Kent and Curt Bois. The film was released on August 22, 1947, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Keeper of the Bees", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Gloria Henry, Jane Darwell", "extract": "Keeper of the Bees is a 1947 American drama film directed by John Sturges. It was based on the novel by the same name, written by Gene Stratton Porter. The film was shot over three weeks. Keeper of the Bees (1947) is the third film adaption of the novel The Keeper of the Bees. There have been two pr" }, { "title": "Key Witness", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Noir", "cast": "Trudy Marshall, John Beal", "extract": "Key Witness is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring John Beal, Trudy Marshall and Jimmy Lloyd." }, { "title": "Killer at Large", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western, Crime", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Charles Evans", "extract": "Killer at Large is a 1947 American crime film directed by William Beaudine and starring Robert Lowery, Anabel Shaw and Charles Evans." }, { "title": "Killer Dill", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime, Comedy", "cast": "Stuart Erwin, Anne Gwynne, Mike Mazurki", "extract": "Killer Dill is a 1947 American film comedy directed by Lewis D. Collins set in 1931 during the Prohibition Era." }, { "title": "Killer McCoy", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Mickey Rooney, Brian Donlevy, Ann Blyth", "extract": "Killer McCoy is a 1947 American drama film about a boxer starring Mickey Rooney. It is a remake of The Crowd Roars (1938). The picture was directed by Roy Rowland with a supporting cast featuring Brian Donlevy, Ann Blyth, James Dunn, Tom Tully, and Sam Levene." }, { "title": "Kilroy Was Here", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jackie Cooper, Jackie Coogan, Wanda McKay", "extract": "Kilroy Was Here is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Phil Karlson and written by Dick Irving Hyland. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Jackie Coogan, Wanda McKay, Frank Jenks, Norman Phillips Jr. and Rand Brooks. The film was released on July 19, 1947, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Kiss of Death", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Richard Widmark", "extract": "Kiss of Death is a 1947 American film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and written by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer from a story by Eleazar Lipsky. The story revolves around an ex-con played by Victor Mature and his former partner-in-crime, Tommy Udo. The movie also starred Brian Donlevy and introduc" }, { "title": "King of the Bandits", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gilbert Roland, Angela Greene", "extract": "King of the Bandits is a 1947 American Western film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Gilbert Roland, Angela Greene, and Chris-Pin Martin, and was released on November 8, 1947." }, { "title": "King of the Wild Horses", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Preston Foster, Gail Patrick", "extract": "King of the Wild Horses is a 1947 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Preston Foster, Gail Patrick and Billy Sheffield. Although the film shares its title with earlier films released in 1933 and 1924, it is not a remake." }, { "title": "Ladies' Man", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Eddie Bracken, Cass Daley, Virginia Field", "extract": "Ladies' Man is a 1947 American comedy film directed by William D. Russell and written by Edmund Beloin, Jack Rose and Lewis Meltzer. The film stars Eddie Bracken, Cass Daley, Virginia Welles, Spike Jones, Johnny Coy and Virginia Field. The film was released on February 7, 1947, by Paramount Pictures" }, { "title": "The Lady from Shanghai", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles", "extract": "The Lady from Shanghai is a 1947 American film noir directed by Orson Welles (uncredited) and starring Welles, his estranged wife Rita Hayworth, and Everett Sloane. It is based on the novel If I Die Before I Wake by Sherwood King." }, { "title": "Lady in the Lake", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter", "extract": "Lady in the Lake is a 1947 American film noir starring Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, Leon Ames and Jayne Meadows. An adaptation of the 1943 Raymond Chandler murder mystery The Lady in the Lake, the picture was also Montgomery's directorial debut, and last in either capaci" }, { "title": "Land of the Lawless", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Land of the Lawless is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Christine McIntyre, Tris Coffin, June Harrison, and Marshall Reed. The film was released on April 26, 1947, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Last Days of Boot Hill", "year": 1947, "genres": "Action, Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Paul Campbell", "extract": "Last Days of Boot Hill is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Charles Starrett, Virginia Hunter, Paul Campbell, Mary Newton and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on November 20, 1947, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Last Frontier Uprising", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Monte Hale, Lorna Gray", "extract": "Last Frontier Uprising is a 1947 Western film directed by Lesley Selander for Republic Pictures and starring Monte Hale and Adrian Booth." }, { "title": "Last of the Redmen", "year": 1947, "genres": "Action, Adventure, Western", "cast": "Jon Hall, Michael O'Shea", "extract": "Last of the Redskins is a 1947 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Joh Hall and Michael O'Shea. The film was shot in Vitacolor but released in Cinecolor." }, { "title": "The Last Round-Up", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Champion", "extract": "The Last Round-Up is a 1947 American Western film directed by John English and starring Gene Autry and Champion." }, { "title": "The Late George Apley", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Ronald Colman", "extract": "The Late George Apley is a 1947 American comedy romance film about a stuffy, upper-class Bostonian who is forced to adjust to a changing world. It starred Ronald Colman in the title role and was based on John P. Marquand's novel of the same name and the subsequent play by Marquand and George S. Kauf" }, { "title": "The Law Comes to Gunsight", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Reno Browne", "extract": "The Law Comes to Gunsight is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton and Reno Browne." }, { "title": "Law of the Canyon", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Nancy Saunders", "extract": "Law of the Canyon is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Eileen Gary. The film stars Charles Starrett, Nancy Saunders, Robert 'Buzz' Henry, Texas Jim Lewis and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on April 24, 1947, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Law of the Lash", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Lee Roberts", "extract": "Law of the Lash is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor. The screenplay concerns a U.S. marshal who attempts to clean up a town that has been taken over by crooks. It was the first lead role of Lash LaRue who had previously appeared in three of PRC's Eddie Dean Cinecolor Westerns, and" }, { "title": "Life with Father", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor", "extract": "Life with Father is a 1947 Technicolor American comedy film adapted from the 1939 play of the same name, which was inspired by the autobiography of stockbroker and The New Yorker essayist Clarence Day." }, { "title": "Lighthouse", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Don Castle, June Lang, Marion Martin", "extract": "" }, { "title": "A Likely Story", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Barbara Hale, Bill Williams, Sam Levene", "extract": "A Likely Story is a 1947 film directed by H. C. Potter. It starred real-life husband and wife Bill Williams and Barbara Hale. It is also known as A Fascinating Nuisance and Never Say Die." }, { "title": "Linda, Be Good", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Elyse Knox, Marie Wilson", "extract": "Linda, Be Good is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Elyse Knox, John Hubbard and Marie Wilson. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lewis H. Creber." }, { "title": "Little Miss Broadway", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Jean Porter, John Shelton", "extract": "Little Miss Broadway is a 1947 American musical film starring Jean Porter and directed by Arthur Dreifuss. Dreifuss also co wrote the screenplay." }, { "title": "Living in a Big Way", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Gene Kelly, Marie McDonald, Charles Winninger", "extract": "Living in a Big Way (1947) is an American musical comedy film starring Gene Kelly and Marie McDonald as a couple who marry during World War II after only knowing each other a short time. This was director Gregory La Cava's final film." }, { "title": "Louisiana", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jimmie Davis, Margaret Lindsay", "extract": "Louisiana is a 1947 American drama film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Jimmie Davis, Margaret Lindsay and John Gallaudet. Davis, a singer and Governor of Louisiana, came to Karlson, wanting to be in movies and Monogram Pictures agreed to finance one based on his life. Karlson says the film he" }, { "title": "The Lone Hand Texan", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "The Lone Hand Texan is a 1947 American Western musical film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Charles Starrett, Mustard, Gravy, Smiley Burnette, John Cason, and George Chesebro. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on March 6, 1947." }, { "title": "The Lone Wolf in London", "year": 1947, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Gerald Mohr, Nancy Saunders", "extract": "The Lone Wolf in London is a 1947 American crime film directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Gerald Mohr, Nancy Saunders and Eric Blore. The picture features the fictional Scotland Yard detective the Lone Wolf who travels to London, and solves the mystery of some missing jewels. It was the penulti" }, { "title": "The Lone Wolf in Mexico", "year": 1947, "genres": "Mystery, Adventure", "cast": "Gerald Mohr, Jacqueline deWit", "extract": "The Lone Wolf in Mexico is a 1947 American black-and-white mystery-adventure film directed by D. Ross Lederman for Columbia Pictures. It features Gerald Mohr as the title character, detective Lone Wolf. Chronologically the third-to-last Lone Wolf film in Columbia's theatrical series, it was followed" }, { "title": "The Long Night", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Crime, Drama", "cast": "Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes", "extract": "The Long Night is a 1947 American film noir crime-drama directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by RKO Pictures. It is a remake of Le jour se lève (1939) by Marcel Carné. The drama stars Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price and Ann Dvorak. The title of the original French film is an idiom " }, { "title": "Lost Honeymoon", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Franchot Tone, Ann Richards", "extract": "Lost Honeymoon is a 1947 American screwball comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Franchot Tone, Ann Richards and Tom Conway. The working title of the film was Amy Comes Across." }, { "title": "The Lost Moment", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Drama, Horror, Thriller", "cast": "Susan Hayward, Robert Cummings", "extract": "The Lost Moment is a 1947 melodramatic psychological thriller film with elements of horror directed by Martin Gabel and starring Robert Cummings, Susan Hayward and Agnes Moorehead." }, { "title": "Love and Learn", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jack Carson, Martha Vickers", "extract": "Love and Learn is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Frederick de Cordova and written by Eugene Conrad, I. A. L. Diamond and Francis Swann. It stars Jack Carson, Robert Hutton, Martha Vickers, Janis Paige and Otto Kruger. The film was released by Warner Bros. on May 2, 1947." }, { "title": "Love from a Stranger", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Historical, Noir", "cast": "John Hodiak, Sylvia Sidney", "extract": "Love from a Stranger is a 1947 American historical film noir directed by Richard Whorf and starring John Hodiak and Sylvia Sidney. The film is also known as A Stranger Walked In in the United Kingdom. It is based on the play of the same title by Frank Vosper, inspired by a short story by Agatha Chri" }, { "title": "Lured", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, Boris Karloff", "extract": "Lured is a 1947 film noir directed by Douglas Sirk and starring George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, and Boris Karloff. The film is a remake of 1939 French film Pièges directed by Robert Siodmak, which was titled Personal Column in the United States; Personal Column was also the title of th" }, { "title": "The Macomber Affair", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Gregory Peck, Joan Bennett, Robert Preston", "extract": "The Macomber Affair is a 1947 film directed by Zoltan Korda and distributed by United Artists. Set in British East Africa, its plot concerns a fatal love triangle involving a frustrated wife, a weak husband, and the professional hunter who comes between them. It stars Gregory Peck, Joan Bennett, and" }, { "title": "Magic Town", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "James Stewart, Jane Wyman", "extract": "Magic Town is a 1947 comedy film directed by William A. Wellman and starring James Stewart and Jane Wyman. The picture is one of the first films about the then-new practice of public opinion polling. The film was inspired by the Middletown studies. It is also known as The Magic City." }, { "title": "The Man I Love", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Ida Lupino, Robert Alda", "extract": "The Man I Love is a 1947 American film noir melodrama directed by Raoul Walsh, based on the novel Night Shift by Maritta M. Wolff, and starring Ida Lupino, Robert Alda and Bruce Bennett. The title is taken from the George and Ira Gershwin song \"The Man I Love\", which is prominently featured." }, { "title": "The Marauders", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde", "extract": "The Marauders is a 1947 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Charles Belden. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Ian Wolfe, Dorinda Clifton and Mary Newton. The film was released on July 1, 1947 by United Artists. The on-screen title is King of the Ra" }, { "title": "Marshal of Cripple Creek", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Martha Wentworth, Trevor Bardette", "extract": "Marshal of Cripple Creek is a 1947 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Allan Lane, Robert Blake, Martha Wentworth, Trevor Bardette, Tom London and Roy Barcroft. The film was released on August 15, 1947, by Republ" }, { "title": "Merton of the Movies", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Red Skelton, Virginia O'Brien, Gloria Grahame", "extract": "Merton of the Movies is a 1947 American comedy film, based on the 1922 novel of the same name written by Harry Leon Wilson, and the play of the same name written by George S. Kaufmann and Marc Connelly, which opened on Broadway in 1922. It was previously adapted as a 1924 silent film and as the 1932" }, { "title": "The Michigan Kid", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jon Hall, Victor McLaglen, Rita Johnson, Andy Devine", "extract": "The Michigan Kid is a 1947 American Cinecolor Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Jon Hall, Victor McLaglen, Rita Johnson, and Andy Devine." }, { "title": "The Mighty McGurk", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Action, Adventure, Sports", "cast": "Wallace Beery, Dean Stockwell, Edward Arnold", "extract": "The Mighty McGurk is a 1947 American sports, drama, action, adventure, melodrama film starring Wallace Beery as a boozing ex-boxer brawling as a bouncer in a Bowery saloon." }, { "title": "The Millerson Case", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Warner Baxter, Nancy Saunders", "extract": "The Millerson Case is a 1947 drama directed by George Archainbaud, starring Warner Baxter, Nancy Saunders and Clem Bevans. In the 8th film of Columbia's Crime Doctor series, Dr. Robert Ordway is vacationing in the Blue Ridge Mountains district of West Virginia when a Typhoid fever epidemic breaks ou" }, { "title": "Millie's Daughter", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Gladys George, Paul Campbell", "extract": "Millie's Daughter is a 1947 American drama film directed by Sidney Salkow, from a screenplay by Edward Huebsch, based on the novel of the same name by Donald Henderson Clarke. The film stars Gladys George, Gay Nelson, and Paul Campbell, and was released on March 20, 1947." }, { "title": "Miracle on 34th Street", "year": 1947, "genres": "Romance, Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood", "extract": "Miracle on 34th Street is a 1947 American Christmas comedy-drama film released by 20th Century Fox, written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story by Valentine Davies. It stars Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, and Edmund Gwenn. The story takes place between Thanksgiving Day and " }, { "title": "Monsieur Verdoux", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Charles Chaplin, Martha Raye, William Frawley", "extract": "Monsieur Verdoux is a 1947 American black comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, who plays a bigamist wife killer inspired by serial killer Henri Désiré Landru. The supporting cast includes Martha Raye, William Frawley, and Marilyn Nash." }, { "title": "Moss Rose", "year": 1947, "genres": "Thriller, Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Peggy Cummins, Victor Mature, Ethel Barrymore", "extract": "Moss Rose is a 1947 American film noir mystery film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Peggy Cummins, Victor Mature and Ethel Barrymore. It is an adaptation of the 1934 novel Moss Rose by Marjorie Bowen based on a real-life Victorian murder case." }, { "title": "Mother Wore Tights", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Mona Freeman", "extract": "Mother Wore Tights is a 1947 Technicolor musical film starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey as married vaudeville performers, directed by Walter Lang." }, { "title": "Mourning Becomes Electra", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave", "extract": "Mourning Becomes Electra is a 1947 American drama film by Dudley Nichols adapted from the 1931 Eugene O'Neill play Mourning Becomes Electra. The film stars Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave, Raymond Massey, Katina Paxinou, Leo Genn and Kirk Douglas." }, { "title": "Mr. District Attorney", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Dennis O'Keefe, Adolphe Menjou, Marguerite Chapman", "extract": "Mr. District Attorney is a 1947 American crime film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Adolphe Menjou and Marguerite Chapman. The film was based on the long-running and popular radio series Mr. District Attorney created by Phillips Lord." }, { "title": "My Brother Talks to Horses", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Butch Jenkins, Peter Lawford", "extract": "My Brother Talks to Horses is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Jackie \"Butch\" Jenkins, Peter Lawford, and Beverly Tyler." }, { "title": "My Favorite Brunette", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Noir, Satire, Romance", "cast": "Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre", "extract": "My Favorite Brunette is a 1947 American romantic comedy film and film noir parody, directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose, the film is about a baby photographer on death row in San Quentin State Prison who tells reporters his histo" }, { "title": "My Wild Irish Rose", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Dennis Morgan, Arlene Dahl, Andrea King", "extract": "My Wild Irish Rose is a 1947 film directed by David Butler. It stars Dennis Morgan and Arlene Dahl. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1948." }, { "title": "New Orleans", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical, Romance", "cast": "Arturo de Córdova, Dorothy Patrick, Marjorie Lord", "extract": "New Orleans is a 1947 American musical romance film starring Arturo de Córdova and Dorothy Patrick, and directed by Arthur Lubin. Though it features a rather conventional plot, the film is noteworthy both for casting jazz legends Billie Holiday as a singing maid romantically involved with bandleader" }, { "title": "News Hounds", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Christine McIntyre", "extract": "News Hounds is a 1947 film directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the seventh film in the series." }, { "title": "Nightmare Alley", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray", "extract": "Nightmare Alley is a 1947 American film noir directed by Edmund Goulding from a screenplay by Jules Furthman. Based on William Lindsay Gresham's 1946 novel of the same name, it stars Tyrone Power, with Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray, and Helen Walker in supporting roles. Power, wishing to expand beyond " }, { "title": "Nora Prentiss", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Ann Sheridan, Kent Smith, Robert Alda", "extract": "Nora Prentiss is a 1947 American film noir drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Ann Sheridan, Kent Smith, Bruce Bennett, and Robert Alda. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The cinematography is by James Wong Howe and the music was composed by Franz Waxman. The film's set" }, { "title": "Northwest Outpost", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical, Western", "cast": "Nelson Eddy, Ilona Massey", "extract": "Northwest Outpost is a 1947 American Musical Western film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Nelson Eddy and Ilona Massey. The film was Eddy's last, and is an operetta film like his previous starring roles. He was persuaded to make it by Republic Pictures because Rudolf Friml was writing the score." }, { "title": "On the Old Spanish Trail", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Tito Guízar", "extract": "On the Old Spanish Trail is a 1947 American Trucolor Western film starring Roy Rogers and directed by William Witney." }, { "title": "Oregon Trail Scouts", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Martha Wentworth", "extract": "Oregon Trail Scouts is a 1947 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Allan Lane, Robert Blake, Martha Wentworth, Roy Barcroft, Emmett Lynn and Edmund Cobb. The film was released on May 5, 1947, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Other Love", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Drama, Romance", "cast": "Barbara Stanwyck, David Niven, Richard Conte", "extract": "The Other Love is a 1947 American film noir drama romance film directed by Andre DeToth and starring Barbara Stanwyck, David Niven, and Richard Conte. Written by Ladislas Fodor and Harry Brown based on the story \"Beyond\" by Erich Maria Remarque, the film is about a concert pianist who is sent to a s" }, { "title": "Out of the Blue", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Virginia Mayo, Ann Dvorak", "extract": "Out of the Blue is a 1947 American screwball comedy film based on the short story by Vera Caspary who also co-wrote the screenplay. It stars George Brent, Virginia Mayo, Turhan Bey, Ann Dvorak and Carole Landis. It was directed by Leigh Jason." }, { "title": "Out of the Past", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Steve Brodie", "extract": "Out of the Past is a 1947 film noir directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. The film was adapted by Daniel Mainwaring from his 1946 novel Build My Gallows High, with uncredited revisions by Frank Fenton and James M. Cain." }, { "title": "Over the Santa Fe Trail", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ken Curtis, Jennifer Holt, Guy Kibbee", "extract": "Over the Santa Fe Trail is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Louise Rousseau. The film stars Ken Curtis, Jennifer Holt, Guy Kibbee, Guinn \"Big Boy\" Williams, Noel Neill and Holmes Herbert. The film was released on February 13, 1947, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Paradine Case", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Gregory Peck, Charles Laughton, Alida Valli, Ann Todd, Ethel Barrymore", "extract": "The Paradine Case is a 1947 American film noir courtroom drama film, set in England, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O. Selznick. The screenplay was written by Selznick and an uncredited Ben Hecht, from an adaptation by Alma Reville and James Bridie of the 1933 novel of the same t" }, { "title": "The Perfect Marriage", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Loretta Young, David Niven, Virginia Field", "extract": "The Perfect Marriage is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Lewis Allen and written by Leonard Spigelgass. The film stars Loretta Young, David Niven, Eddie Albert, Charlie Ruggles, Virginia Field, and Rita Johnson. The film was released on February 24, 1947, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "The Perils of Pauline", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Betty Hutton, John Lund", "extract": "The Perils of Pauline is a 1947 American Technicolor film directed by George Marshall and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is a fictionalized Hollywood account of silent film star Pearl White's rise to fame, starring Betty Hutton as White." }, { "title": "Philo Vance's Gamble", "year": 1947, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Alan Curtis, Vivian Austin, Tala Birell", "extract": "Philo Vance's Gamble is a 1947 American mystery film directed by Basil Wrangell and starring Alan Curtis, Vivian Austin and Tala Birell. It was the first of three films featuring the detective Philo Vance made by the Producers Releasing Corporation, as part of a loose series of Vance films stretchin" }, { "title": "Philo Vance Returns", "year": 1947, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "William Wright, Vivian Austin, Ramsay Ames", "extract": "Philo Vance Returns is a 1947 American mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring William Wright, Vivian Austin and Leon Belasco. It is one of a series of films featuring private detective Philo Vance." }, { "title": "Philo Vance's Secret Mission", "year": 1947, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Alan Curtis, Sheila Ryan, Tala Birell", "extract": "Philo Vance's Secret Mission is a 1947 American mystery film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Alan Curtis, Sheila Ryan and Tala Birell. It was part of a series of films featuring the detective Philo Vance made during the 1930s and 1940s." }, { "title": "The Pilgrim Lady", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Crime", "cast": "Lynne Roberts, Warren Douglas, Alan Mowbray, Veda Ann Borg", "extract": "The Pilgrim Lady is a 1947 American comedy crime film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Lynne Roberts, Warren Douglas and Alan Mowbray." }, { "title": "Pioneer Justice", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Lash LaRue, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Pioneer Justice is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Lash La Rue, Al St. John, and Jennifer Holt. The film was released by Producers Releasing Corporation on June 28, 1947. The film was shot at the Iverson Movie Ranch." }, { "title": "Pirates of Monterey", "year": 1947, "genres": "Adventure, Western", "cast": "Maria Montez, Rod Cameron, Gilbert Roland", "extract": "Pirates of Monterey is a 1947 American Technicolor Western film directed by Alfred L. Werker starring Maria Montez and Rod Cameron. It was the last movie she made for Universal." }, { "title": "Possessed", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, Raymond Massey", "extract": "Possessed is a 1947 American psychological drama directed by Curtis Bernhardt, starring Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, and Raymond Massey in a tale about an unstable woman's obsession with her ex-lover. The screenplay by Ranald MacDougall and Silvia Richards was based upon a story by Rita Weiman." }, { "title": "The Prairie", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Lenore Aubert, Alan Baxter", "extract": "The Prairie is a 1947 American Western film based on the novel The Prairie by James Fenimore Cooper." }, { "title": "Prairie Express", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Virginia Belmont", "extract": "Prairie Express is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Anthony Coldeway and J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Virginia Belmont, Marshall Reed, William Ruhl and Robert Winkler. The film was released on October 25, 1947, by Monogram" }, { "title": "Prairie Raiders", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Nancy Saunders", "extract": "Prairie Raiders is a 1947 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Ed Earl Repp. The film stars Charles Starrett, Nancy Saunders, Mark Roberts, Ozie Waters and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on May 29, 1947, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Pretender", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Crime, Drama", "cast": "Albert Dekker, Catherine Craig", "extract": "The Pretender is a 1947 crime drama film noir directed by W. Lee Wilder starring Albert Dekker, Catherine Craig, Charles Drake and Alan Carney." }, { "title": "The Private Affairs of Bel Ami", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Ann Dvorak", "extract": "The Private Affairs of Bel Ami is a 1947 American drama film directed by Albert Lewin. The film stars George Sanders as a ruthless cad who uses women to rise in Parisian society, co-starring Angela Lansbury and Ann Dvorak. It is based on the 1885 Guy de Maupassant novel Bel Ami. The film had a 1946 " }, { "title": "Pursued", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright", "extract": "Pursued is a 1947 American Western film directed by Raoul Walsh with cinematography by James Wong Howe, written by Niven Busch, and starring Theresa Wright and Robert Mitchum. The supporting cast features Judith Anderson, Dean Jagger, Alan Hale Sr., and Harry Carey Jr. The music is by Max Steiner an" }, { "title": "Queen of the Amazons", "year": 1947, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Patricia Morison", "extract": "Queen of the Amazons is a 1946 adventure film produced and directed by Edward Finney and featuring Robert Lowery, Patricia Morison and J. Edward Bromberg." }, { "title": "Raiders of the South", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Evelyn Brent", "extract": "Raiders of the South is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Evelyn Brent, Raymond Hatton, Reno Browne, Marshall Reed and John Hamilton. The film was released on January 18, 1947, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Railroaded!", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "John Ireland, Hugh Beaumont", "extract": "Railroaded! is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Anthony Mann starring John Ireland, Sheila Ryan, Hugh Beaumont and Jane Randolph." }, { "title": "Rainbow Over the Rockies", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Dennis Moore", "extract": "Rainbow Over the Rockies is a 1947 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Lee White, Dennis Moore, Pat Starling, Jack Baxley and Budd Buster. The film was released on February 8, 1947 by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Ramrod", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Donald Crisp", "extract": "Ramrod is a 1947 American Western film directed by Andre DeToth and starring Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Preston Foster and Don DeFore. This cowboy drama from Hungarian director DeToth was the first of several films based on the stories of Western author Luke Short. DeToth's first Western is often c" }, { "title": "Range Beyond the Blue", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Helen Mowery", "extract": "Range Beyond the Blue is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Patricia Harper. The film stars Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates,Helen Mowery, Bob Duncan, Ted Adams and Billy Hammond. The film was released on March 17, 1947, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "The Red House", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Thriller", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Judith Anderson", "extract": "The Red House is a 1947 American thriller film directed by Delmer Daves, and starring Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Judith Anderson, Rory Calhoun, Allene Roberts, and Julie London. Its plot follows a young woman raised by a brother and sister who are concealing a secret involving an abandoned" }, { "title": "The Red Stallion", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Western", "cast": "Robert Paige, Noreen Nash", "extract": "The Red Stallion is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander shot in Cinecolor. It is about a young boy who trains his beloved pet horse to be a racehorse in order to save his grandmother's farm from foreclosure." }, { "title": "Repeat Performance", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Louis Hayward, Joan Leslie", "extract": "Repeat Performance is a 1947 American film noir starring Louis Hayward and Joan Leslie. The film was released by Eagle-Lion Films, directed by Alfred L. Werker, and produced by Aubrey Schenck." }, { "title": "Return of the Lash", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Lash LaRue, Al St. John", "extract": "Return of the Lash is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Mary Maynard, Buster Slaven, George Chesebro and Lee Morgan. The film was released on October 11, 1947, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "The Return of Rin Tin Tin", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Donald Woods, Claudia Drake", "extract": "The Return of Rin Tin Tin is a 1947 American drama film directed by Max Nosseck and written by Jack DeWitt. The film stars Rin Tin Tin III, Donald Woods, Robert Blake, Claudia Drake, Steve Pendleton and Earle Hodgins. The film was released on November 1, 1947, by Eagle-Lion Films." }, { "title": "Ride the Pink Horse", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Robert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix", "extract": "Ride the Pink Horse is a 1947 film noir crime film produced by Universal Studios. It was directed by Robert Montgomery, who also stars in it, from a screenplay by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer, which was based on the 1946 novel of the same title by Dorothy B. Hughes. Thomas Gomez was nominated for a" }, { "title": "Riders of the Lone Star", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "Riders of the Lone Star is a 1947 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Charles Starrett, Virginia Hunter, Curly Williams and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on August 14, 1947, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Ridin' Down the Trail", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Douglas Fowley", "extract": "Ridin' Down the Trail is a 1947 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Bennett Cohen. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Douglas Fowley, John James, Douglas Aylesworth and Beverly Jons. The film was released on October 4, 1947, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Riding the California Trail", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gilbert Roland, Teala Loring", "extract": "Riding the California Trail is a 1947 American Western film directed by William Nigh and written by Clarence Upson Young. The film stars Gilbert Roland as the Cisco Kid, Martin Garralaga, Frank Yaconelli, Teala Loring, Inez Cooper and Ted Hecht. The film was released on January 11, 1947, by Monogram" }, { "title": "Riffraff", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Pat O'Brien, Walter Slezak", "extract": "Riff-Raff is a 1947 black-and-white film starring Pat O'Brien, Anne Jeffreys and Walter Slezak. It was directed by Ted Tetzlaff, who later directed The Window (1949) and worked as a cinematographer for over 100 films, including Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (1946). The music was composed by Roy Webb " }, { "title": "Road to the Big House", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "John Shelton, Ann Doran", "extract": "Road to the Big House is a 1947 American crime drama film directed by Walter Colmes. It was based on a script by Aubrey Wisberg." }, { "title": "Road to Rio", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour", "extract": "Road to Rio is a 1947 American semimusical comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose, the film is about two inept vaudevillians who stow away on a Brazilian-bound ocean liner and foil a plot by a sinister h" }, { "title": "Robin Hood of Monterey", "year": 1947, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Gilbert Roland, Evelyn Brent", "extract": "Robin Hood of Monterey is a 1947 American adventure film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Gilbert Roland, Chris-Pin Martin and Evelyn Brent. The film was part of the long-running Cisco Kid series produced by Monogram Pictures. The Cisco Kid travels to Monterey, California, where he clears th" }, { "title": "Robin Hood of Texas", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts, Adele Mara", "extract": "Robin Hood of Texas is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by John K. Butler and Earle Snell. The film stars Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts, Sterling Holloway, Adele Mara, James Cardwell, and John Kellogg. The film was released on July 15, 1947, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Romance of Rosy Ridge", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, Janet Leigh", "extract": "The Romance of Rosy Ridge is a 1947 American Western film directed by Roy Rowland, about a rural community bitterly divided during the aftermath of the American Civil War. It stars Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, and Janet Leigh in her film debut. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by MacK" }, { "title": "Roses Are Red", "year": 1947, "genres": "Suspense, Crime, Drama, Noir", "cast": "Peggy Knudsen, Don Castle", "extract": "Roses Are Red is a 1947 American film noir crime drama film directed by James Tinling, featuring film stars Don Castle and Peggy Knudsen." }, { "title": "Rose of Santa Rosa", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Patricia Barry, Eduardo Noriega", "extract": "Rose of Santa Rosa is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Patricia Barry, Eduardo Noriega, Fortunio Bonanova, Eduardo Ciannelli, Ann Codee, Rosita Marstini and Douglas Fowley. The film was released on December 25, 1947, by Columbia Picture" }, { "title": "Rustlers of Devil's Canyon", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Rustlers of Devil's Canyon is a 1947 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Allan Lane, Robert Blake, Martha Wentworth, Peggy Stewart, Arthur Space and Emmett Lynn. The film was released on July 1, 1947, by Republic" }, { "title": "Saddle Pals", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts", "extract": "Saddle Pals is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Robert Creighton Williams and Jerry Sackheim. The film stars Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts, Sterling Holloway, Irving Bacon, Damian O'Flynn and Charles Arnt. The film was released on June 6, 1947, by Republic Pictures" }, { "title": "Sarge Goes to College", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Freddie Stewart, June Preisser, Frankie Darro", "extract": "Sarge Goes to College is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by Will Jason and starring Freddie Stewart, June Preisser and Frankie Darro. It was produced and distributed by Monogram Pictures as part of The Teen Agers series." }, { "title": "Scared to Death", "year": 1947, "genres": "Horror, Thriller", "cast": "Bela Lugosi, George Zucco, Molly Lamont", "extract": "Scared to Death is a 1947 thriller Gothic film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Bela Lugosi. The picture was filmed in Cinecolor. The film is historically important as the only color film in which Bela Lugosi has a starring role. Lionel Atwill was originally slated to appear in the film, but" }, { "title": "The Sea of Grass", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Melvyn Douglas", "extract": "The Sea of Grass is a 1947 American Western film set in the American Southwest. It was directed by Elia Kazan and based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Conrad Richter. The film stars Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Melvyn Douglas." }, { "title": "Second Chance", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Kent Taylor, Louise Currie, Dennis Hoey", "extract": "Second Chance is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by James Tinling and written by Arnold Belgard. The film stars Kent Taylor, Louise Currie, Dennis Hoey, Larry J. Blake, Ann Doran and John Eldredge. The film was released on July 18, 1947, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo", "extract": "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a 1947 Technicolor comedy film, loosely based on the 1939 short story of the same name by James Thurber. The film stars Danny Kaye as a young daydreaming proofreader for a magazine publishing firm and Virginia Mayo as the girl of his dreams. The film was adapted fo" }, { "title": "The Senator Was Indiscreet", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "William Powell, Ella Raines", "extract": "The Senator Was Indiscreet is a 1947 comedy film, the only movie directed by playwright, theatrical director/producer, humorist, and drama critic George S. Kaufman. Produced by Universal Pictures it starred William Powell as a dim-witted U.S. senator who decides to run for president, with Ella Raine" }, { "title": "Seven Keys to Baldpate", "year": 1947, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Phillip Terry, Jacqueline White", "extract": "Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1947 film directed by Lew Landers and starring Phillip Terry. It is the sixth film based on the popular 1913 play of the same name." }, { "title": "Seven Were Saved", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Richard Denning, Catherine Craig", "extract": "Seven Were Saved is a 1947 American film directed by William H. Pine and starring Richard Denning, Catherine Craig and Russell Hayden. The film's opening title says: \"This film is dedicated to the men of the AAF Air-sea rescue service, who risk their lives daily that others may live.\" Seven Were Sav" }, { "title": "Shadow Valley", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "" }, { "title": "The Shocking Miss Pilgrim", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, Anne Revere", "extract": "The Shocking Miss Pilgrim is a 1947 American musical comedy film in Technicolor written and directed by George Seaton and starring Betty Grable and Dick Haymes." }, { "title": "Shoot to Kill", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Robert Kent, Luana Walters", "extract": "Shoot to Kill, also known as Police Reporter, is a 1947 American film noir directed by William Berke and starring Robert Kent, Luana Walters, Edmund MacDonald and Russell Wade." }, { "title": "The Sin of Harold Diddlebock", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Silent", "cast": "Harold Lloyd, Rudy Vallee", "extract": "The Sin of Harold Diddlebock is a 1947 comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring the silent film comic icon Harold Lloyd, and featuring a supporting cast including female protagonist Frances Ramsden, Jimmy Conlin, Raymond Walburn, Rudy Vallee, Arline Judge, Edgar Kennedy, Frankli" }, { "title": "Sinbad the Sailor", "year": 1947, "genres": "Fantasy", "cast": "Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maureen O'Hara", "extract": "Sinbad the Sailor is a 1947 American Technicolor fantasy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Anthony Quinn, and Mike Mazurki. It tells the tale of the \"eighth\" voyage of Sinbad, wherein he discovers the lost treasure of Alexander the G" }, { "title": "Singapore", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Crime, Romance", "cast": "Fred MacMurray, Ava Gardner, Roland Culver", "extract": "Singapore is a 1947 American film noir crime romance film directed by John Brahm and starring Fred MacMurray and Ava Gardner. The film was remade as Istanbul (1957) with the location moved to Turkey, and Errol Flynn and Cornell Borchers in the starring roles." }, { "title": "Six-Gun Serenade", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Kay Morley", "extract": "Six-Gun Serenade is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ford Beebe and written by Bennett Cohen. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Lee \"Lasses\" White, Kay Morley, Jimmy Martin, Steve Clark and Pierce Lyden. The film was released on April 15, 1947, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Slave Girl", "year": 1947, "genres": "Adventure, Comedy", "cast": "Yvonne De Carlo, George Brent, Broderick Crawford", "extract": "Slave Girl is a 1947 American Technicolor adventure comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Yvonne De Carlo and George Brent." }, { "title": "Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "Susan Hayward, Eddie Albert", "extract": "Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman, also called A Woman Destroyed, is a 1947 American drama film with elements of film noir that tells the story of a rising nightclub singer who marries another singer and becomes an alcoholic after sacrificing her career for him." }, { "title": "Smoky River Serenade", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ruth Terry, Paul Campbell", "extract": "Smoky River Serenade is a 1947 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Paul Campbell, Ruth Terry, Guinn \"Big Boy\" Williams, Virginia Hunter, Carolina Cotton and Cottonseed Clark. The film was released on August 21, 1947, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Something in the Wind", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Deanna Durbin, Donald O'Connor", "extract": "Something in the Wind is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Deanna Durbin, Donald O'Connor, and John Dall." }, { "title": "The Son of Rusty", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Tom Powers, Ann Doran", "extract": "The Son of Rusty is a 1947 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring Ted Donaldson, Stephen Dunne and Ann Doran. It was part of Columbia Pictures' eight-film Rusty series about a boy and his valiant German Shepherd." }, { "title": "Song of Love", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Biography", "cast": "Katharine Hepburn, Paul Henreid, Robert Walker", "extract": "Song of Love is a 1947 biopic starring Katharine Hepburn, Paul Henreid, Robert Walker, and Leo G. Carroll, directed by Clarence Brown and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay was co-authored by Ivan Tors, Irma von Cube, Allen Vincent, and Robert Ardrey, based on a play by Bernard Schubert" }, { "title": "Song of Scheherazade", "year": 1947, "genres": "Fantasy, Musical", "cast": "Yvonne De Carlo, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Eve Arden", "extract": "Song of Scheherazade is a 1947 American musical film directed by Walter Reisch. It tells the story of an imaginary episode in the life of the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, in 1865, when he was a young naval officer on shore leave in Morocco. It also features Yvonne De Carlo as a Spanish " }, { "title": "Song of the Wasteland", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Mike Ragan", "extract": "Song of the Wasteland is a 1947 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Lee White, Dottye Brown, Henry Hall, John James and Mike Ragan. The film was released on May 31, 1947, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Song of the Thin Man", "year": 1947, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "William Powell, Myrna Loy, Patricia Morison", "extract": "Song of the Thin Man is a 1947 murder mystery-comedy directed by Edward Buzzell. The sixth and final film in MGM's Thin Man series, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, characters created by Dashiell Hammett. Nick Jr. is played by Dean Stockwell. Phillip Reed, Keenan Wynn," }, { "title": "South of the Chisholm Trail", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Nancy Saunders", "extract": "South of the Chisholm Trail is a 1947 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Michael Simmons. The film stars Charles Starrett, Nancy Saunders, Hank Newman and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on January 30, 1947, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Spirit of West Point", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Felix Blanchard, Glenn Davis, Anne Nagel", "extract": "The Spirit of West Point is a 1947 American drama film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Tom Reed. The film stars Doc Blanchard, Glenn Davis, Robert Shayne, Anne Nagel, Alan Hale Jr., George O'Hanlon, Michael Browne and Tanis Chandler. The film was released on October 4, 1947, by Film Classics" }, { "title": "Spoilers of the North", "year": 1947, "genres": "Action", "cast": "Paul Kelly, Lorna Gray, Evelyn Ankers", "extract": "Spoilers of the North is a 1947 American film directed by Richard Sale and starring Paul Kelly, Lorna Gray, and Evelyn Ankers." }, { "title": "Sport of Kings", "year": 1947, "genres": "Sports, Drama", "cast": "Paul Campbell, Gloria Henry", "extract": "Sport of Kings is a 1947 American sports drama film directed by Robert Gordon and starring Paul Campbell, Gloria Henry and Harry Davenport. The film's sets were designed by the art director Charles Clague. Two young brothers move to Kentucky after inheriting their father's farm." }, { "title": "Springtime in the Sierras", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Jane Frazee", "extract": "Springtime in the Sierras is a 1947 American Trucolor Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers, Trigger, Jane Frazee and Andy Devine." }, { "title": "Stage to Mesa City", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Lash LaRue, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Stage to Mesa City is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Lash La Rue, Al St. John, Jennifer Holt, George Chesebro, Buster Slaven, and Marshall Reed. The film was released by Producers Releasing Corporation on September 13, 1947." }, { "title": "Stallion Road", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Western", "cast": "Ronald Reagan, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott", "extract": "Stallion Road is a 1947 American Drama Western film directed by James V. Kern, written by Stephen Longstreet, and starring Ronald Reagan, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott, Peggy Knudsen, Patti Brady and Harry Davenport. It was released by Warner Bros. on April 12, 1947." }, { "title": "Stepchild", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Brenda Joyce, Donald Woods, Vivian Austin", "extract": "Stepchild is a 1947 American drama film directed by James Flood and starring Brenda Joyce, Donald Woods and Vivian Austin." }, { "title": "Stork Bites Man", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jackie Cooper, Meg Randall", "extract": "Stork Bites Man is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Cy Endfield. it was the last of five short features from Comet Productions, a company owned by Mary Pickford, her husband Charles \"Buddy\" Rogers and former Columbia executive Ralph Cohn." }, { "title": "The Stranger from Ponca City", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "The Stranger from Ponca City is a 1947 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Ed Earl Repp. The film stars Charles Starrett, Virginia Hunter, Texas Jim Lewis and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on July 3, 1947, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Suddenly, It's Spring", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Paulette Goddard, Fred MacMurray", "extract": "Suddenly, It's Spring is a 1947 comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen. It stars Paulette Goddard and Fred MacMurray." }, { "title": "Sweet Genevieve", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jean Porter, Jimmy Lydon", "extract": "Sweet Genevieve is a 1947 comedy film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Jean Porter and Jimmy Lydon. It was produced by Sam Katzman." }, { "title": "Swing the Western Way", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jack Leonard, Thurston Hall", "extract": "Swing the Western Way is a 1947 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Jack Leonard, Mary Dugan, Thurston Hall, Regina Wallace, Tris Coffin and Sam Flint. The film was released on June 26, 1947, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Tarzan and the Huntress", "year": 1947, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Johnny Weissmuller, Patricia Morison", "extract": "Tarzan and the Huntress is a 1947 American adventure film starring Johnny Weissmuller in his eleventh outing as Tarzan. Brenda Joyce makes the third of five appearances as Jane and Johnny Sheffield marks his eighth and final appearance as Boy. Patricia Morison and Barton MacLane co-star. The film wa" }, { "title": "T-Men", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Documentary", "cast": "Dennis O'Keefe, Wallace Ford", "extract": "T-Men is a 1947 semidocumentary and police procedural style film noir about United States Treasury agents. The film was directed by Anthony Mann and shot by noted noir cameraman John Alton. The production features Dennis O'Keefe, Mary Meade, Alfred Ryder, Wallace Ford, June Lockhart and Charles McGr" }, { "title": "That Hagen Girl", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Ronald Reagan, Shirley Temple", "extract": "That Hagen Girl is a 1947 American drama film directed by Peter Godfrey. The screenplay by Charles Hoffman was based on the novel by Edith Kneipple Roberts. The film focuses on small-town teenaged girl Mary Hagen, whom gossips believe is the illegitimate daughter of former resident and lawyer Tom Ba" }, { "title": "That's My Gal", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lynne Roberts, Don Barry", "extract": "That's My Gal is a 1947 American comedy film directed by George Blair, written by Joseph Hoffman, and starring Lynne Roberts, Don \"Red\" Barry, Pinky Lee, Frank Jenks, Edward Gargan and Judy Clark. It was released on May 15, 1947, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "That's My Man", "year": 1947, "genres": "Romance, Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Don Ameche, Catherine McLeod", "extract": "That's My Man is a 1947 American drama film directed by Frank Borzage, written by Steve Fisher and Bradley King, and starring Don Ameche, Catherine McLeod, Roscoe Karns, John Ridgely, Kitty Irish and Joe Frisco. It was released on June 1, 1947, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "That Way with Women", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Dane Clark, Martha Vickers", "extract": "That Way with Women is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Frederick de Cordova, written by Leo Townsend and Francis Swann, and starring Dane Clark, Martha Vickers, Sydney Greenstreet, Alan Hale, Sr., Craig Stevens and Barbara Brown. It was released by Warner Bros. on March 29, 1947." }, { "title": "They Won't Believe Me", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Susan Hayward, Robert Young, Jane Greer", "extract": "They Won't Believe Me is a 1947 black-and-white film noir directed by Irving Pichel and starring Robert Young, Susan Hayward and Jane Greer. It was produced by Alfred Hitchcock's longtime assistant and collaborator, Joan Harrison." }, { "title": "The Thirteenth Hour", "year": 1947, "genres": "Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Richard Dix, Karen Morley", "extract": "The Thirteenth Hour is a 1947 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by William Clemens, the production features Richard Dix, Karen Morley and John Kellogg. It is the seventh of Columbia Pictures' eight \"Whistler\" films produced in the 1940s. This was the last of " }, { "title": "This Time for Keeps", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Musical, Romance", "cast": "Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante", "extract": "This Time for Keeps is a 1947 American romantic musical film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante, Johnnie Johnston and opera singer Lauritz Melchior. Produced by MGM, it is about a soldier, returning home from war, who does not wish to work for his father's opera c" }, { "title": "Three on a Ticket", "year": 1947, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Hugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker", "extract": "Three on a Ticket is a 1947 American crime film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. It is based on the 1942 novel The Corpse Came Calling by Brett Halliday. The film stars Hugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker, Paul Bryar, Ralph Dunn, Louise Currie, Gavin Gordon, Charles Quigley and Douglas F" }, { "title": "Thunder in the Valley", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Western", "cast": "Lon McCallister, Peggy Ann Garner, Edmund Gwenn", "extract": "Thunder in the Valley, sometimes known as Bob, Son of Battle, is a 1947 American Drama Western film directed by Louis King and starring Lon McCallister, Peggy Ann Garner and Edmund Gwenn. It is based on the 1898 novel Owd Bob by Alfred Ollivant." }, { "title": "Thunder Mountain", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Martha Hyer", "extract": "Thunder Mountain is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Tim Holt and Martha Hyer. It was the first of Holt's 29 post war Western star vehicles and the first in a series of Zane Grey adaptations he made for RKO. It was also the first film of his written by Norman Houston" }, { "title": "Time Out of Mind", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Phyllis Calvert, Robert Hutton", "extract": "Time Out of Mind is a 1947 American film noir drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Phyllis Calvert, Robert Hutton and Ella Raines. The film was made by Universal Pictures on a large budget of $1,674,500, but the film was not a commercial success. The British actress Calvert was a major" }, { "title": "Too Many Winners", "year": 1947, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Hugh Beaumont, Trudy Marshall", "extract": "Too Many Winners is a 1947 American crime film directed by William Beaudine and starring Hugh Beaumont, Trudy Marshall and Ralph Dunn." }, { "title": "Trail of the Mounties", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Russell Hayden, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Trail of the Mounties, also known as Law of the Mounties, is a 1947 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Russell Hayden, Jennifer Holt, and Emmett Lynn." }, { "title": "Trail Street", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan", "extract": "Trail Street is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan, Anne Jeffreys and George \"Gabby\" Hayes. Based on the novel Golden Horizons by William Corcoran, and a screenplay by Norman Houston and Gene Lewis, the film is about the legendary Bat Master" }, { "title": "Trail to San Antone", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Trail to San Antone is a 1947 American Western film directed by John English, written by Jack Natteford and Luci Ford, and starring Gene Autry, Peggy Stewart, Sterling Holloway, William \"Bill\" Henry, Johnny Duncan and Tris Coffin. It was released on January 25, 1947, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Trailing Danger", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Peggy Wynne", "extract": "Trailing Danger is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Peggy Wynne, Marshall Reed, Patrick Desmond and Steve Darrell. The film was released on March 29, 1947, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "The Trespasser", "year": 1947, "genres": "Action", "cast": "Dale Evans, Warren Douglas, Adele Mara", "extract": "The Trespasser is a 1947 American action film directed by George Blair, written by Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan and Jerome Gruskin, and starring Dale Evans, Warren Douglas, Janet Martin, Douglas Fowley, Adele Mara and Gregory Gaye. It was released on July 3, 1947, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Trouble with Women", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Brian Donlevy", "extract": "The Trouble with Women is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Brian Donlevy. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was produced in 1945 but was held back from release for two years." }, { "title": "Twilight on the Rio Grande", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Adele Mara", "extract": "Twilight on the Rio Grande is a 1947 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald, written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan, and starring Gene Autry, Sterling Holloway, Adele Mara, Bob Steele, Charles Evans and Martin Garralaga. It was released on April 1, 1947, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Two Blondes and a Redhead", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Jean Porter, Jimmy Lloyd, June Preisser", "extract": "Two Blondes and a Redhead is a 1947 American musical film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Jean Porter." }, { "title": "The Two Mrs. Carrolls", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Mystery", "cast": "Barbara Stanwyck, Humphrey Bogart, Alexis Smith", "extract": "The Two Mrs. Carrolls is a 1947 American mystery film directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, and Alexis Smith. It was produced by Mark Hellinger from a screenplay by Thomas Job, based on the 1935 play by Martin Vale." }, { "title": "Tycoon", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "John Wayne, Laraine Day, Cedric Hardwicke", "extract": "Tycoon is a 1947 American Technicolor romance film directed by Richard Wallace and starring John Wayne. It is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by C.E. Scoggins." }, { "title": "Unconquered", "year": 1947, "genres": "Adventure, Historical", "cast": "Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Howard Da Silva", "extract": "Unconquered is a 1947 American historical epic adventure film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard. The supporting cast features Boris Karloff, Cecil Kellaway, Ward Bond, Howard da Silva, Katherine DeMille, C. Aubrey Smith and Mike Mazurki. Released" }, { "title": "Under Colorado Skies", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Monte Hale, Lorna Gray", "extract": "Under Colorado Skies is a 1947 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen, written by Louise Rousseau, and starring Monte Hale, Lorna Gray, Paul Hurst, William Haade, John Alvin and LeRoy Mason. It was released on December 15, 1947, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Under the Tonto Rim", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Nan Leslie", "extract": "Under the Tonto Rim is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Tim Holt, Nan Leslie, and Richard Martin. Written by Norman Houston and based on the novel Under the Tonto Rim by Zane Grey, the film is about a gang of outlaws who rob a stagecoach and kill one of the drivers. " }, { "title": "Undercover Maisie", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ann Sothern, Barry Nelson", "extract": "Undercover Maisie is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Ann Sothern, Barry Nelson, and Mark Daniels. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the final film of the ten film Maisie series starring Ann Sothern as ex-showgirl Maisie Ravier. In this series entry, Maisie R" }, { "title": "Unexpected Guest", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Una O'Connor", "extract": "Unexpected Guest is a 1947 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and starring William Boyd. The film is a serial Western and part of the Hopalong Cassidy series. It is the 57th entry in a series of 66 films." }, { "title": "The Unfaithful", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Mystery", "cast": "Ann Sheridan, Lew Ayres", "extract": "The Unfaithful is a 1947 murder mystery starring Ann Sheridan, Lew Ayres and Zachary Scott, and directed by Vincent Sherman. Regarded by some as a film noir, the picture is based on the W. Somerset Maugham-penned 1927 play and William Wyler-directed 1940 film The Letter, which was reworked and turne" }, { "title": "The Unfinished Dance", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical, Drama", "cast": "Cyd Charisse, Margaret O'Brien, Danny Thomas", "extract": "The Unfinished Dance is a 1947 drama film directed by Henry Koster, starring Margaret O'Brien and Cyd Charisse. The story centers around the members of a ballet company, and is a remake of the 1937 French film Ballerina, based on a short story by Paul Morand. It won two awards at the 1948 Locarno In" }, { "title": "The Unsuspected", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Claude Rains, Audrey Totter", "extract": "The Unsuspected is a 1947 American mystery film noir directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Claude Rains, Audrey Totter, Ted North, Constance Bennett, Joan Caulfield, and Hurd Hatfield. The film was based on a novel by Charlotte Armstrong. The screenplay was co-written by Bess Meredyth, who was mar" }, { "title": "Untamed Fury", "year": 1947, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Steve Pendleton, Mikel Conrad", "extract": "Untamed Fury is a 1947 American film." }, { "title": "Vacation Days", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Musical, Western", "cast": "Freddie Stewart, June Preisser, Frankie Darro", "extract": "Vacation Days is a 1947 American Western musical film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Freddie Stewart, June Preisser, and Frankie Darro. It is part of The Teen Agers series." }, { "title": "Valley of Fear", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Christine McIntyre", "extract": "Valley of Fear is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Christine McIntyre, Tris Coffin, Ed Cassidy and Eddie Parker. The film was released on February 15, 1947, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Variety Girl", "year": 1947, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Mary Hatcher, Olga San Juan, Various cameos", "extract": "Variety Girl is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Mary Hatcher, Olga San Juan, DeForest Kelley, Frank Ferguson, Glenn Tryon, Nella Walker, Torben Meyer, Jack Norton, and William Demarest. It was produced by Paramount Pictures. Numerous Paramount contract pl" }, { "title": "The Velvet Touch", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Rosalind Russell, Claire Trevor", "extract": "The Velvet Touch is a 1948 American film noir drama directed by Jack Gage and starring Rosalind Russell, Leon Ames, Leo Genn and Claire Trevor." }, { "title": "Vigilantes of Boomtown", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Vigilantes of Boomtown is a 1947 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen, written by Earle Snell, and starring Allan Lane, Robert Blake, Martha Wentworth, Roscoe Karns, Roy Barcroft and Peggy Stewart. It was released on February 15, 1947, by Republic Pictures" }, { "title": "The Vigilantes Return", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jon Hall, Margaret Lindsay", "extract": "The Vigilantes Return is a 1947 Western film directed by Ray Taylor. Produced by Universal Pictures in Cinecolor, it was shot in Iverson Ranch in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California." }, { "title": "Violence", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Noir", "cast": "Nancy Coleman, Michael O'Shea", "extract": "Violence is a 1947 American drama film noir directed by Jack Bernhard and starring Nancy Coleman, Michael O'Shea and Sheldon Leonard." }, { "title": "The Voice of the Turtle", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Ronald Reagan, Eleanor Parker, Eve Arden", "extract": "The Voice of the Turtle is a 1947 American romantic comedy film directed by Irving Rapper and starring Ronald Reagan, Eleanor Parker, Eve Arden, and Wayne Morris. It was based on the long-running 1943 stage play The Voice of the Turtle by John Van Druten. In the 1950s, it was re-released and shown o" }, { "title": "The Web", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Vincent Price, Edmond O'Brien", "extract": "The Web is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by Michael Gordon and starring Ella Raines, Edmond O'Brien, William Bendix and Vincent Price." }, { "title": "Web of Danger", "year": 1947, "genres": "Crime, Action", "cast": "Adele Mara, Bill Kennedy", "extract": "Web of Danger is a 1947 American action film directed by Philip Ford, written by David Lang and Milton Raison, and starring Adele Mara, Bill Kennedy, Damian O'Flynn, Richard Loo, Victor Sen Yung and Roy Barcroft. It was released on June 10, 1947, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Welcome Stranger", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield", "extract": "Welcome Stranger is a 1947 film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, and Joan Caulfield. It was filmed in Hollywood with location shots at Munz Lakes during March to May 1946. Elliott Nugent appeared in one scene as a doctor sent to examine Barry Fitzgerald and that" }, { "title": "West of Dodge City", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Nancy Saunders", "extract": "West of Dodge City is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Bert Horswell. The film stars Charles Starrett, Nancy Saunders, Mustard, Gravy and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on March 27, 1947, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "West to Glory", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates", "extract": "West to Glory is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Elmer Clifton and Robert B. Churchill. The film stars Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Dolores Castle, Gregg Barton, Jimmy Martin, Zon Murray, Alex Montoya, Harry J. Vejar, Casey MacGregor and Billy Hammond. The film was rel" }, { "title": "When a Girl's Beautiful", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Adele Jergens, Marc Platt, Patricia Barry", "extract": "When a Girl's Beautiful is a 1947 musical comedy directed by Frank McDonald from a script by Brenda Weisberg. Actress Joi Lansing made her film debut on this film." }, { "title": "Where There's Life", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Thriller", "cast": "Bob Hope, Signe Hasso, William Bendix, George Coulouris", "extract": "Where There's Life is a 1947 American thriller comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield. The film's title derives from a line in Don Quixote as a play on the name of its star, Bob Hope. Also in the cast are Signe Hasso, William Bendix, and George Coulouris." }, { "title": "Whispering City", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Paul Lukas, Helmut Dantine", "extract": "Whispering City is a 1947 black-and-white film noir directed by Fedor Ozep and starring Paul Lukas, Mary Anderson, and Helmut Dantine. It was filmed on location in Quebec City and Montmorency Falls, Quebec, Canada in both English and French." }, { "title": "Wild Country", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates", "extract": "Wild Country is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor." }, { "title": "The Wild Frontier", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Jack Holt", "extract": "The Wild Frontier is a 1947 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Albert DeMond. The film stars Allan Lane, Jack Holt, Eddy Waller, Pierre Watkin, John James and Roy Barcroft. The film was released on October 1, 1947, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Wild Harvest", "year": 1947, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Alan Ladd, Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston", "extract": "Wild Harvest is a 1947 film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Alan Ladd and Dorothy Lamour." }, { "title": "Wild Horse Mesa", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Nan Leslie", "extract": "Wild Horse Mesa is a 1947 American Western film directed by Wallace Grissell and starring Tim Holt, Nan Leslie, and Richard Martin. It was written by Norman Houston, based on the novel of the same name by Zane Grey." }, { "title": "The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Western", "cast": "Bud Abbott, Lou Costello", "extract": "The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap is a 1947 black-and-white comedy Western film directed by Charles Barton and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It was released on October 8 and distributed by Universal-International." }, { "title": "The Woman on the Beach", "year": 1947, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Joan Bennett, Robert Ryan, Charles Bickford", "extract": "The Woman on the Beach is a 1947 film noir directed by Jean Renoir and starring Joan Bennett, Robert Ryan and Charles Bickford. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film is a love triangle drama about Scott, a conflicted U.S. Coast Guard officer (Ryan), and his pursuit of Peggy, a married woma" }, { "title": "Wyoming", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Vera Ralston", "extract": "Wyoming is a 1947 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Wild Bill Elliott, Vera Ralston and John Carroll. It was produced by Republic Pictures. While Republic specialized in lower-budget second features, it also released more prestigious films such as this in an attempt to compe" }, { "title": "Yankee Fakir", "year": 1947, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Douglas Fowley, Joan Woodbury", "extract": "Yankee Fakir is a 1947 American mystery film directed and produced by W. Lee Wilder and written by Richard S. Conway. The film stars Douglas Fowley, Joan Woodbury, Clem Bevans, Ransom M. Sherman, Frank Reicher and Marc Lawrence. The film was released on April 1, 1947, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Thunderbolt", "year": 1947, "genres": "War, Documentary", "cast": "James Stewart", "extract": "Thunderbolt is a 1947 film directed by William Wyler and John Sturges which documented the American aerial operations of Operation Strangle in World War II, when flyers of the Twelfth Air Force based on Corsica successfully impeded Axis supply lines to the Gustav Line and Anzio beachhead. The film w" }, { "title": "The Black Widow", "year": 1947, "genres": "Teen", "cast": "Bruce Edwards", "extract": "The Black Widow (1947) is a thirteen-chapter Republic serial film." }, { "title": "Brick Bradford", "year": 1947, "genres": "", "cast": "", "extract": "Brick Bradford (1947) was the 35th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It was based on the comic strip Brick Bradford, which was created by Clarence Gray and William Ritt." }, { "title": "Jesse James Rides Again", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Clayton Moore", "extract": "Jesse James Rides Again is a 1947 American Republic Western film serial." }, { "title": "Son of Zorro", "year": 1947, "genres": "Western", "cast": "George Turner, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Son of Zorro is a 1947 American Western film serial from Republic Pictures. It was the 43rd of the 66 serials produced by that studio. The serial was directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon. George Turner starred as a descendant of the original Zorro in 1860s United States." }, { "title": "The Vigilante", "year": 1947, "genres": "Action, Western", "cast": "Ralph Byrd", "extract": "The Vigilante is a 1947 American Western film serial directed by Wallace Fox. The 33rd serial released by Columbia Pictures, it was based on the comic book cowboy Vigilante, who first appeared in Action Comics, published by DC Comics. It stars Ralph Byrd, well known for his central role in the Dick " }, { "title": "Cat Fishin'", "year": 1947, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Don't Be a Sucker", "year": 1947, "genres": "Short, War", "cast": "", "extract": "Don't Be a Sucker is a short film produced by the United States Department of War released in 1943, and adapted as a slightly shorter version in 1947. It has anti-racist and anti-fascist themes, and was made to educate viewers about prejudice and discrimination. The film was also made to make the ca" }, { "title": "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse", "year": 1947, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Easter Yeggs", "year": 1947, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Easter Yeggs is a 1947 Looney Tunes theatrical animated short. The cartoon was released on June 28, 1947, and features Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. The title is a play on \"Easter eggs\" and on \"yegg\", a slang term for a burglar or safecracker." }, { "title": "Fireworks", "year": 1947, "genres": "Erotic", "cast": "", "extract": "Fireworks (1947) is a homoerotic experimental film by Kenneth Anger. Filmed in his parents' home in Beverly Hills, California, over a long weekend while they were away, the film stars Anger and explicitly explores themes of homosexuality and sadomasochism. It is the earliest of his works to survive." }, { "title": "Half-Wits Holiday", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Half-Wits Holiday is a 1947 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. It is the 97th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Hold That Lion!", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Hold That Lion! is a 1947 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 100th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "The Invisible Mouse", "year": 1947, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "King-Size Canary", "year": 1947, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "King-Size Canary is an animated cartoon short that debuted in movie theaters in 1947. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Tex Avery. The canary in this short was a primary inspiration for the design of Maurice, a character from The Wacky World of Tex Avery." }, { "title": "Motion Painting No. 1", "year": 1947, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Motion Painting No. 1 (1947) is a short animated film in which film artist Oskar Fischinger put images in motion to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg Concerto no. 3, BWV 1048." }, { "title": "A Mouse in the House", "year": 1947, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Part Time Pal", "year": 1947, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "A Pest in the House", "year": 1947, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "A Pest in the House is a Merrie Melodies animated short film released on August 2, 1947. It is directed by Chuck Jones and stars the characters of Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd." }, { "title": "Salt Water Tabby", "year": 1947, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Scent-imental Over You", "year": 1947, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "", "extract": "Scent-imental over You is a 1947 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on March 8, 1947, and stars Pepé Le Pew." }, { "title": "Sing a Song of Six Pants", "year": 1947, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Sing a Song of Six Pants is a 1947 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 102nd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Slick Hare", "year": 1947, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Slick Hare is a 1947 Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng. The film was released on November 1, 1947, and features Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. It parodies the Mocambo nightclub in Los Angeles—in the cartoon referred to as \"The Mocrumbo\". Mel Blanc voices Bugs, Arthur Q. Bryan voices Elme" }, { "title": "Tubby the Tuba", "year": 1947, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Tubby the Tuba is a 1947 American animated short film from Paramount Pictures, directed by George Pal as part of his Puppetoons series. It was based on the original song by Paul Tripp and George Kleinsinger. The film features narration by Victor Jory." }, { "title": "Tweetie Pie", "year": 1947, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "", "extract": "Tweetie Pie is a 1947 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on May 3, 1947, and stars Tweety with Sylvester the Cat, who is called \"Thomas\" in this cartoon." }, { "title": "13 Lead Soldiers", "year": 1948, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Tom Conway, Maria Palmer, Helen Westcott", "extract": "13 Lead Soldiers is a 1948 American mystery film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Tom Conway as Capt. Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond." }, { "title": "3 Godfathers", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "John Wayne, Harry Carey Jr., Pedro Armendáriz, Mae Marsh", "extract": "3 Godfathers is a 1948 American Western film directed by John Ford and filmed primarily in Death Valley, California. The screenplay, written by Frank S. Nugent and Laurence Stallings, is based on the 1913 novelette The Three Godfathers by Peter B. Kyne. The story is something of a retelling of the s" }, { "title": "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Horror", "cast": "Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange", "extract": "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is a 1948 American horror comedy film directed by Charles Barton. The film features Count Dracula who has become partners with Dr. Sandra Mornay, as Dracula requires a \"simple, pliable\" brain to reactivate Frankenstein's monster. Dracula discovers that the \"idea" }, { "title": "An Act of Murder", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge", "extract": "An Act of Murder is a 1948 American film noir directed by Michael Gordon and starring Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge, and Geraldine Brooks. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival." }, { "title": "Act of Violence", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor", "extract": "Act of Violence is a 1949 American film noir starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan and featuring Janet Leigh, Mary Astor and Phyllis Thaxter." }, { "title": "Adventures in Silverado", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Bishop, Gloria Henry, Edgar Buchanan", "extract": "Adventures in Silverado is a 1948 American Western film directed by Phil Karlson and written by Kenneth Gamet, Tom Kilpatrick and Jo Pagano. The film stars William Bishop, Gloria Henry, Edgar Buchanan, Forrest Tucker, Edgar Barrier and Irving Bacon. The film was released on March 25, 1948, by Columb" }, { "title": "Adventures of Don Juan", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure, Romance", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors", "extract": "Adventures of Don Juan is a 1948 American Technicolor swashbuckling adventure romance film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Errol Flynn and Viveca Lindfors, with Robert Douglas, Alan Hale, Ann Rutherford, and Robert Warwick. Also in the cast are Barbara Bates, Raymond Burr, and Mary Stuart. " }, { "title": "Adventures of Gallant Bess", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Cameron Mitchell, Audrey Long", "extract": "Adventures of Gallant Bess is a 1948 American contemporary Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Cameron Mitchell, Audrey Long, Fuzzy Knight, James Millican, and John Harmon. It was filmed in Cinecolor. It has no connection to the 1947 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Gallant Bess, though public" }, { "title": "Albuquerque", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, George \"Gabby\" Hayes", "extract": "Albuquerque is a 1948 American Cinecolor Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, George \"Gabby\" Hayes, and Lon Chaney, Jr. Based on the novel Dead Freight for Piute by Luke Short, with a screenplay by Gene Lewis and Clarence Upson Young, the film is about a" }, { "title": "Alias a Gentleman", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Wallace Beery, Dorothy Patrick", "extract": "Alias a Gentleman is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Wallace Beery. The supporting cast includes Dorothy Patrick, Tom Drake, Gladys George and Sheldon Leonard." }, { "title": "All My Sons", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Suspense", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Burt Lancaster", "extract": "All My Sons is a 1948 suspense post-WWII drama directed by Irving Reis, based on Arthur Miller's 1946 play of the same name, and starring Edward G. Robinson and Burt Lancaster. The supporting cast features Louisa Horton, Mady Christians, Howard Duff, Arlene Francis, and Harry Morgan." }, { "title": "The Amazing Mr. X", "year": 1948, "genres": "Thriller, Horror, Noir", "cast": "Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell", "extract": "The Amazing Mr. X, also known as The Spiritualist, is a 1948 American horror thriller film noir directed by Bernard Vorhaus with cinematography by John Alton. The film tells the story of a phony spiritualist racket. The film is prominently featured in Alton's book on cinematography Painting with Lig" }, { "title": "Angel in Exile", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Western", "cast": "John Carroll, Adele Mara", "extract": "Angel in Exile is a 1948 American Western film directed by Allan Dwan and Philip Ford and written by Charles Larson. The film stars John Carroll, Adele Mara, Thomas Gomez, Barton MacLane, Alfonso Bedoya and Grant Withers. The film was released on September 3, 1948, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Angel on the Amazon", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "George Brent, Vera Ralston, Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett", "extract": "Angel on the Amazon, also known as Drums Along the Amazon, is a 1948 American adventure film directed by John H. Auer and starring George Brent, Vera Ralston, Brian Aherne and Constance Bennett." }, { "title": "Angels' Alley", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Rosemary LaPlanche", "extract": "Angels' Alley is a 1948 comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring The Bowery Boys. It is the ninth film in the series and the first one without Bobby Jordan." }, { "title": "Another Part of the Forest", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Fredric March, Florence Eldridge", "extract": "Another Part of the Forest is a 1948 American drama film directed by Michael Gordon and starring Fredric March. The screenplay by Vladimir Pozner is based on the 1946 play of the same name by Lillian Hellman, which was a prequel to her 1939 drama The Little Foxes." }, { "title": "Apartment for Peggy", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Jeanne Crain, William Holden", "extract": "Apartment for Peggy is a 1948 American comedy-drama film directed by George Seaton and starring Jeanne Crain, William Holden, and Edmund Gwenn. The plot is about a depressed professor whose spirits are lifted when he rents part of his home to a young couple. It was based on the novelette An Apartmen" }, { "title": "Appointment with Murder", "year": 1948, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "John Calvert, Catherine Craig", "extract": "Appointment with Murder is a 1948 American crime film directed by Jack Bernhard and starring John Calvert, Catherine Craig and Jack Reitzen. The film is one of three made by the low-budget Film Classics company featuring Calvert as The Falcon who had previously been played by George Sanders and Tom " }, { "title": "April Showers", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Ann Sothern, Jack Carson", "extract": "April Showers is a 1948 American musical film directed by James V. Kern and written by Peter Milne. The film stars Jack Carson, Ann Sothern, Robert Alda, S. Z. Sakall, Robert Ellis and Richard Rober. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 27, 1948." }, { "title": "Arch of Triumph", "year": 1948, "genres": "War, Drama, Romance", "cast": "Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Charles Laughton", "extract": "Arch of Triumph is a 1948 American romantic war drama film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, and Charles Laughton. It is based on the 1945 novel Arch of Triumph by Erich Maria Remarque, which he wrote during his nine-year exile in the United States." }, { "title": "Are You with It?", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Donald O'Connor, Olga San Juan", "extract": "Are You with It? is a 1948 American musical comedy film directed by Jack Hively. The plot is about a young insurance man who quits his job to join a traveling carnival. The film is based on the 1945 Broadway musical of the same name and the 1941 novel Slightly Perfect by George Malcolm-Smith. The fi" }, { "title": "The Argyle Secrets", "year": 1948, "genres": "Mystery, Noir, Thriller", "cast": "William Gargan, Marjorie Lord", "extract": "The Argyle Secrets is a 1948 American film noir mystery thriller written and directed by Cy Endfield and starring William Gargan and Marjorie Lord. It was based on a half-hour radio play by Endfield, originally heard on CBS's Suspense. The film was made for the micro-budget of $100,000 and shot in e" }, { "title": "The Arizona Ranger", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Jack Holt, Nan Leslie", "extract": "The Arizona Ranger is a 1948 American Western film directed by John Rawlins and starring Tim Holt and his father Jack." }, { "title": "The Arkansas Swing", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Western", "cast": "Gloria Henry, June Vincent", "extract": "The Arkansas Swing is a 1948 American comedy western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Gloria Henry, Stuart Hart, June Vincent, Elinor Donahue, Dorothy Porter and Douglas Fowley. The film was released on July 29, 1948, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Arthur Takes Over", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lois Collier, Richard Crane", "extract": "Arthur Takes Over is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and written by Mauri Grashin. The film stars Lois Collier, Richard Crane, Skip Homeier, Ann E. Todd and Jerome Cowan. The film was released on April 7, 1948, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Assigned to Danger", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Gene Raymond, Noreen Nash", "extract": "Assigned to Danger is a 1948 American crime film noir directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Gene Raymond, Noreen Nash and Robert Bice. The film's sets designed by the art director Edward L. Ilou. It was distributed by Eagle-Lion Films." }, { "title": "B.F.'s Daughter", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Charles Coburn", "extract": "B.F.'s Daughter is a 1948 drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Van Heflin. It was adapted from John P. Marquand's 1946 novel of the same name, about a prominent couple whose marital tensions come to a boiling point during World War II. The book was controversial" }, { "title": "The Babe Ruth Story", "year": 1948, "genres": "Biography", "cast": "William Bendix, Claire Trevor, Charles Bickford", "extract": "The Babe Ruth Story is a 1948 biographical film of Babe Ruth, the famed New York Yankees slugger. It stars William Bendix as the ballplayer and Claire Trevor as his wife Claire Merritt Hodgson. Critics faulted the film's heavy-handedness and direction, and it is said by many to be one of the worst f" }, { "title": "Back Trail", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Mildred Coles", "extract": "Back Trail is a 1948 American Western film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, and Mildred Coles, and was released on July 18, 1948." }, { "title": "Behind Locked Doors", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Lucille Bremer, Richard Carlson", "extract": "Behind Locked Doors is a 1948 film noir directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Lucille Bremer, Richard Carlson and Tor Johnson. At the behest of a pretty reporter, an amorously forward private detective goes undercover as a patient in a private sanitarium in search of a judge hiding out from the p" }, { "title": "Belle Starr's Daughter", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "George Montgomery, Ruth Roman", "extract": "Belle Starr's Daughter is a 1948 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring George Montgomery, Rod Cameron and Ruth Roman." }, { "title": "Berlin Express", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "Merle Oberon, Robert Ryan, Paul Lukas", "extract": "Berlin Express is a 1948 American drama film starring Robert Ryan, Merle Oberon and Paul Lukas, and directed by Jacques Tourneur." }, { "title": "Best Man Wins", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Historical", "cast": "Anna Lee, Edgar Buchanan", "extract": "Best Man Wins is a 1948 American historical drama film directed by John Sturges and starring Edgar Buchanan, Anna Lee and Robert Shayne. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It it based on the story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain." }, { "title": "Beyond Glory", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Donna Reed, Alan Ladd", "extract": "Beyond Glory is a 1948 American drama film directed by John Farrow and starring Alan Ladd and Donna Reed. Written by William Wister Haines, Jonathan Latimer, and Charles Marquis Warren, the film is about a former soldier who thinks he may have caused the death of his commanding officer in Tunisia. A" }, { "title": "Big City", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Robert Preston, George Murphy, Danny Thomas", "extract": "Big City is a 1948 film." }, { "title": "The Big Clock", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Charles Laughton, Ray Milland", "extract": "The Big Clock is a 1948 American film noir directed by John Farrow and adapted by novelist-screenwriter Jonathan Latimer from the 1946 novel of the same title by Kenneth Fearing." }, { "title": "The Big Punch", "year": 1948, "genres": "Sports, Drama", "cast": "Gordon MacRae, Lois Maxwell, Wayne Morris", "extract": "The Big Punch is an American drama boxing film released in 1948. The film was directed by Sherry Shourds, produced by Saul Elkins and stars Gordon MacRae, Lois Maxwell, Wayne Morris, Mary Stuart and Eddie Dunn. It is considered to be a film noir and was MacRae's film debut after having signed a five" }, { "title": "Big Town Scandal", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Hillary Brooke, Phillip Reed", "extract": "Big Town Scandal is a 1948 American crime film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Milton Raison. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Stanley Clements, Darryl Hickman, Carl Switzer and Roland Dupree. It was released on May 27, 1948 by Paramount Pictures. The film was the fourth and" }, { "title": "The Black Arrow", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Louis Hayward, Janet Blair, George Macready", "extract": "The Black Arrow is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Louis Hayward and Janet Blair. It is an adaptation of the 1888 novel of the same title by Robert Louis Stevenson." }, { "title": "Black Bart", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dan Duryea, Yvonne De Carlo", "extract": "Black Bart is a 1948 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea as the real-life cowboy bandit Charles Bolles, and Jeffrey Lynn. It was distributed by Universal-International and produced by Leonard Goldstein. It was shot in Technicolor and was also kno" }, { "title": "Black Eagle", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Bishop, Virginia Patton, Gordon Jones, James Bell", "extract": "Black Eagle is a 1948 American Western film directed by Robert Gordon and starring William Bishop, Virginia Patton, Gordon Jones and James Bell. It is based on the 1909 short story, The Passing of Black Eagle by O. Henry." }, { "title": "Blazing Across the Pecos", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Patricia Barry", "extract": "Blazing Across the Pecos is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Charles Starrett, Patricia Barry, Paul Campbell, Charles C. Wilson, Thomas E. Jackson, Red Arnall and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on July 1, 1948, by Columbia Pic" }, { "title": "Blonde Ice", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Robert Paige, Leslie Brooks", "extract": "Blonde Ice is a 1948 crime film noir starring Leslie Brooks, Robert Paige, and Michael Whalen. Based on the 1938 novel Once Too Often by Elwyn Whitman Chambers, the B picture was directed by Jack Bernhard, with music by Irving Gertz." }, { "title": "Blondie's Reward", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake", "extract": "Blondie's Reward is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, and Marjorie Ann Mutchie. It is the twenty-third of the 28 Blondie films." }, { "title": "Blondie's Secret", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake", "extract": "Blondie's Secret is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, and Marjorie Ann Mutchie. It is the twenty-fourth of the 28 Blondie films." }, { "title": "Blood on the Moon", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Mitchum, Robert Preston, Barbara Bel Geddes", "extract": "Blood on the Moon is a 1948 RKO black-and-white \"psychological\" Western film noir starring Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Preston and Walter Brennan. Directed by Robert Wise, the cinematography is by Nicholas Musuraca. The movie was shot in California as well as some of the more scenic s" }, { "title": "Bodyguard", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Lawrence Tierney, Priscilla Lane", "extract": "Bodyguard is a 1948 American film noir directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Fred Niblo Jr.and Harry Essex. It is based on a story written by George W. George and Robert Altman. The drama features Lawrence Tierney and, in her final screen appearance, Priscilla Lane." }, { "title": "The Bold Frontiersman", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Eddy Waller", "extract": "The Bold Frontiersman is a 1948 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft, John Alvin, Francis McDonald and Fred Graham. The film was released on April 15, 1948, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Borrowed Trouble", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde", "extract": "Borrowed Trouble is a 1948 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Charles Belden. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Helen Chapman, Anne O'Neal, John Parrish and Cliff Clark. The film was released on July 23, 1948, by United Artists." }, { "title": "The Boy with Green Hair", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Drama, Fantasy", "cast": "Dean Stockwell, Pat O'Brien, Barbara Hale", "extract": "The Boy with Green Hair is a 1948 American fantasy-drama film in Technicolor directed by Joseph Losey in his feature film directorial debut. It stars Dean Stockwell as Peter, a young war orphan who is subject to ridicule after his hair mysteriously turns green, and is based on the 1946 short story o" }, { "title": "The Bride Goes Wild", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "June Allyson, Van Johnson", "extract": "The Bride Goes Wild is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog." }, { "title": "Bungalow 13", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Tom Conway, Margaret Hamilton", "extract": "Bungalow 13 is a 1948 American crime drama film starring Tom Conway." }, { "title": "Caged Fury", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Richard Denning, Sheila Ryan, Mary Beth Hughes", "extract": "Caged Fury is a 1948 American drama film directed by William Berke and written by David Lang. The film stars Richard Denning, Sheila Ryan, Mary Beth Hughes, Buster Crabbe and Frank Wilcox. The film was released on March 5, 1948 by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "California Firebrand", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Monte Hale, Lorna Gray, Paul Hurst", "extract": "California Firebrand is a 1948 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by J. Benton Cheney, John K. Butler and Royal K. Cole. The film stars Monte Hale, Lorna Gray, Paul Hurst, Alice Tyrrell, Tristram Coffin and LeRoy Mason. The film was released on April 1, 1948 by Republic Pictur" }, { "title": "Call Northside 777", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "James Stewart, Richard Conte", "extract": "Call Northside 777 is a 1948 reality-based newspaper drama directed by Henry Hathaway. The film parallels the true story of a Chicago reporter who proved that a man jailed for murder was wrongly convicted 11 years before. James Stewart stars as the persistent journalist and Richard Conte plays the i" }, { "title": "Campus Honeymoon", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lee and Lyn Wilde, Adele Mara", "extract": "Campus Honeymoon is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Richard Sale, written by Jerome Gruskin and Richard Sale, and starring Lyn Wilde, Lee Wilde, Adele Mara, Richard Crane, Hal Hackett and Wilson Wood. It was released on February 1, 1948 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Campus Sleuth", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Freddie Stewart, June Preisser, Noel Neill", "extract": "Campus Sleuth is a 1948 American film, part of The Teen Agers series." }, { "title": "Canon City", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Scott Brady, Jeff Corey", "extract": "Canon City is a 1948 American film noir crime film written and directed by Crane Wilbur. The drama features Scott Brady, Jeff Corey, and Whit Bissell, along with prison warden Roy Best playing himself. The film takes its name from Canon City, Colorado." }, { "title": "Carson City Raiders", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Eddy Waller", "extract": "Carson City Raiders is a 1948 American Western film directed by Yakima Canutt and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Frank Reicher, Beverly Jons, Harold Landon and Steve Darrell." }, { "title": "Casbah", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure, Crime, Musical, Noir", "cast": "Yvonne de Carlo, Tony Martin", "extract": "Casbah is a 1948 American film noir crime musical film directed by John Berry starring Yvonne De Carlo, Tony Martin, Peter Lorre, and Märta Torén. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song \"For Every Man There's a Woman\"." }, { "title": "The Challenge", "year": 1948, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Tom Conway, June Vincent", "extract": "The Challenge is a 1948 American film starring Tom Conway as Bulldog Drummond." }, { "title": "The Checkered Coat", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Tom Conway, Noreen Nash", "extract": "The Checkered Coat is a 1948 American drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by John C. Higgins. The film stars Tom Conway, Noreen Nash, Hurd Hatfield, James Seay, Garry Owen and Marten Lamont. The film was released on July 16, 1948 by 20th Century-Fox." }, { "title": "Check Your Guns", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Nancy Gates", "extract": "Check Your Guns is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor. It stars Eddie Dean and Nancy Gates." }, { "title": "Close-Up", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Alan Baxter, Virginia Gilmore", "extract": "Close Up is a 1948 American film noir directed by Jack Donohue from a screenplay by John Bright. It stars Alan Baxter, Virginia Gilmore and Richard Kollmar." }, { "title": "The Cobra Strikes", "year": 1948, "genres": "Thriller, Mystery", "cast": "Sheila Ryan, Richard Fraser, Leslie Brooks", "extract": "The Cobra Strikes is a 1948 American mystery film directed by Charles Reisner and starring Sheila Ryan, Richard Fraser, and Leslie Brooks. In the UK, it was released as Crime Without Clues." }, { "title": "Command Decision", "year": 1948, "genres": "War", "cast": "Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson", "extract": "Command Decision is a 1949 war film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson, and Brian Donlevy, and directed by Sam Wood, based on the 1948 stage play of the same name written by William Wister Haines, which he based on his best-selling 1947 novel. The scree" }, { "title": "Coroner Creek", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Randolph Scott, Marguerite Chapman", "extract": "Coroner Creek is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Randolph Scott and Marguerite Chapman. It was based on the novel of the same name by Luke Short." }, { "title": "The Counterfeiters", "year": 1948, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Doris Merrick, Hugh Beaumont", "extract": "The Counterfeiters is a 1948 American crime film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton and Barbara Worth. The film stars John Sutton, Doris Merrick, Hugh Beaumont, Lon Chaney, Jr., George O'Hanlon and Robert Kent. The film was released on May 28, 1948, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "The Countess of Monte Cristo", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Sonja Henie, Olga San Juan", "extract": "The Countess of Monte Cristo is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Fred de Cordova and starring Sonja Henie, Olga San Juan and Dorothy Hart. The film was distributed by Universal Pictures. It was Henie's last dramatic feature film." }, { "title": "Courtin' Trouble", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Virginia Belmont", "extract": "Courtin' Trouble is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ford Beebe and written by Ronald Davidson. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Virginia Belmont, Leonard Penn, Marshall Reed and Steve Clark. The film was released on November 21, 1948, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Cowboy Cavalier", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor", "extract": "Cowboy Cavalier is a 1948 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Ronald Davidson and J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Jan Bryant, Douglas Evans, Claire Whitney and William Ruhl. The film was released on July 11, 1948, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "The Creeper", "year": 1948, "genres": "Horror", "cast": "Eduardo Ciannelli, Onslow Stevens, June Vincent", "extract": "The Creeper is a 1948 American horror film directed by Jean Yarbrough. The film stars Onslow Stevens who plays a mad doctor whose serum turns a man into a catlike killer." }, { "title": "Crossed Trails", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Lynne Carver", "extract": "Crossed Trails is a 1948 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Adele Buffington. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Lynne Carver, Douglas Evans, Kathy Frye and Zon Murray. The film was released on April 11, 1948 by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Cry of the City", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Victor Mature, Richard Conte", "extract": "Cry of the City is a 1948 American film noir starring Victor Mature, Richard Conte, and Shelley Winters. Directed by Robert Siodmak, it is based on the novel by Henry Edward Helseth, The Chair for Martin Rome. The screenwriter Ben Hecht worked on the film's script, but is not credited. The film was " }, { "title": "Daredevils of the Clouds", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Robert Livingston, Mae Clarke", "extract": "Daredevils of the Clouds is a 1948 American drama film directed by George Blair and produced by Republic Pictures. The film stars Robert Livingston, Mae Clarke and James Cardwell. Daredevils of the Clouds depicts bush pilot flying in northern Canada." }, { "title": "The Dark Past", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Thriller", "cast": "William Holden, Nina Foch, Lee J. Cobb", "extract": "The Dark Past is a 1948 American film noir psychological thriller film starring William Holden, Nina Foch, and Lee J. Cobb. Directed by Rudolph Maté, the Columbia Pictures release is a remake of Blind Alley (1939), also released by Columbia, and based on a play by American dramatist James Warwick." }, { "title": "A Date with Judy", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Wallace Beery, Jane Powell, Elizabeth Taylor", "extract": "A Date with Judy is a 1948 American comedy musical film starring Wallace Beery, Jane Powell, and Elizabeth Taylor. Directed by Richard Thorpe, the film was based on the radio series of the same name." }, { "title": "The Dead Don't Dream", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Andy Clyde", "extract": "The Dead Don't Dream is a 1948 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Francis Rosenwald. The picture stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Mary Ware, John Parrish and Leonard Penn, and was released in 1948 by United Artists." }, { "title": "Dead Man's Gold", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Lash La Rue, Al St. John, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Dead Man's Gold is a 1948 American Western film starring Lash LaRue and Al \"Fuzzy\" St. John, the first of his Westerns for producer Ron Ormond." }, { "title": "Deadline", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Sunset Carson, Lee Roberts", "extract": "Deadline is a 1948 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and starring Sunset Carson, Al Terry and Pat Starling." }, { "title": "The Decision of Christopher Blake", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Alexis Smith, Cecil Kellaway, John Hoyt, Robert Douglas", "extract": "The Decision of Christopher Blake is a 1948 American drama film based upon the Moss Hart play. It was adapted by Ranald MacDougall and directed by Peter Godfrey. The film stars Alexis Smith, Robert Douglas, Cecil Kellaway, Ted Donaldson, John Hoyt and Harry Davenport and was released by Warner Bros." }, { "title": "Deep Waters", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jean Peters, Dana Andrews", "extract": "Deep Waters is a 1948 drama film directed by Henry King. The film is based on the 1946 novel Spoonhandle written by Ruth Moore and was nominated for a 1949 Oscar for Best Special Effects, but lost to Portrait of Jennie." }, { "title": "The Denver Kid", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Eddy Waller", "extract": "The Denver Kid is a 1948 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, William \"Bill\" Henry, Douglas Fowley, Rory Mallinson and George Lloyd. The film was released on October 1, 1948, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Desperadoes of Dodge City", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Mildred Coles", "extract": "Desperadoes of Dodge City is a 1948 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Mildred Coles, Roy Barcroft, Tristram Coffin and William Phipps. The film was released on September 15, 1948, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Devil's Cargo", "year": 1948, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "John Calvert, Rochelle Hudson", "extract": "Devil's Cargo is a 1948 American film directed by John F. Link Sr." }, { "title": "Disaster", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Richard Denning, Trudy Marshall", "extract": "Disaster is a 1948 American drama film directed by William H. Pine and written by Thomas Ahearn. The film stars Richard Denning, Trudy Marshall, Damian O'Flynn, Will Wright, James Millican and Jack Lambert. The film was released on December 3, 1948, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Docks of New Orleans", "year": 1948, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Roland Winters, Virginia Dale", "extract": "Docks of New Orleans is a 1948 American mystery film directed by Derwin Abrahams and starring Roland Winters, Virginia Dale and Mantan Moreland. It featured Winters in his second appearance as Charlie Chan, having replaced Sidney Toler in the role." }, { "title": "Dream Girl", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Betty Hutton, Patric Knowles, Virginia Field", "extract": "Dream Girl is a 1948 comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen, adapted from the 1945 play of the same name written by Elmer Rice. It stars Betty Hutton and Macdonald Carey." }, { "title": "The Dude Goes West", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western, Comedy", "cast": "Eddie Albert, Gale Storm", "extract": "The Dude Goes West is a 1948 American comedy western film starring Eddie Albert and Gale Storm. It was directed by Kurt Neumann and released by Monogram Pictures. The film was originally known as Tombstone." }, { "title": "Easter Parade", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Ann Miller, Peter Lawford", "extract": "Easter Parade is a 1948 American Technicolor musical film starring Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford, and Ann Miller. The film contains some of Astaire's and Garland's best-known songs, including \"Easter Parade\", \"Steppin' Out with My Baby\", and \"We're a Couple of Swells\", all by Irving Berl" }, { "title": "El Dorado Pass", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Elena Verdugo", "extract": "El Dorado Pass is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Elena Verdugo, Steve Darrell, Rory Mallinson and Ted Mapes. The film was released on October 14, 1948, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Embraceable You", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Dane Clark, Geraldine Brooks", "extract": "Embraceable You is a 1948 romantic drama film starring Dane Clark and Geraldine Brooks, and directed by Felix Jacoves." }, { "title": "The Emperor Waltz", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Bing Crosby, Joan Fontaine", "extract": "The Emperor Waltz is a 1948 American musical film directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine. Written by Wilder and Charles Brackett, the film is about a brash American gramophone salesman in Austria at the turn of the twentieth century who tries to convince Emperor Franz J" }, { "title": "The Enchanted Valley", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Alan Curtis, Anne Gwynne", "extract": "The Enchanted Valley is a 1948 American drama film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Alan Curtis, Anne Gwynne, Charley Grapewin, Donn Gift, Joseph Crehan, Lash LaRue and Joe Devlin. The film was released on March 24, 1948, by Eagle-Lion Films." }, { "title": "Enchantment", "year": 1948, "genres": "Romance, Drama", "cast": "David Niven, Teresa Wright", "extract": "Enchantment is a 1948 romantic drama film starring David Niven and Teresa Wright, directed by Irving Reis, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and based on the 1945 novel A Fugue in Time by Rumer Godden." }, { "title": "Escape", "year": 1948, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Rex Harrison, Peggy Cummins", "extract": "Escape is a 1948 British-American thriller film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. It follows a Royal Air Force World War II veteran who goes to prison and then escapes and meets a woman who persuades him to surrender. The screenplay by Philip Dunne was based on the 1926 play Escape by John Galsworth" }, { "title": "Every Girl Should Be Married", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Cary Grant, Betsy Drake", "extract": "Every Girl Should Be Married is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Don Hartman and starring Cary Grant, Betsy Drake and Franchot Tone. Grant and Drake married a year after the film's release." }, { "title": "Eyes of Texas", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts", "extract": "Eyes of Texas is a 1948 American Western film shot in Trucolor directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "False Paradise", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Elaine Riley", "extract": " False Paradise is a 1948 American Western film starring William Boyd as western character Hopalong Cassidy. This fi;m was the sixty-fifth of sixty-six Hopalong Cassidy movies and was the 11th of 12 Hopalong Cassidy Westerns produced by William Boyd for United Artists release." }, { "title": "The Far Frontier", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Clayton Moore, Gail Davis", "extract": " The Far Frontier is a 1948 American Western film starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "The Feathered Serpent", "year": 1948, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Roland Winters, Keye Luke", "extract": "The Feathered Serpent is a 1948 mystery film, the fifth of six in which Roland Winters portrayed Charlie Chan. It is the only Chan film which featured both Keye Luke and Victor Sen Yung together. Luke had been cast in the later Warner Oland Chan films while Yung appeared primarily in the Sidney Tole" }, { "title": "Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Donald O'Connor, Penny Edwards", "extract": "Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' is a 1948 American musical comedy film directed by George Sherman and starring Donald O'Connor. Also featured are Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride,, with Penny Edwards as the perky love interest. It was produced and distributed by Universal Studios." }, { "title": "Fighter Squadron", "year": 1948, "genres": "War", "cast": "Edmond O'Brien, Robert Stack", "extract": "Fighter Squadron is a 1948 American World War II aviation war film in Technicolor from Warner Bros., produced by Seton I. Miller, directed by Raoul Walsh, that stars Edmond O'Brien, Robert Stack, and John Rodney." }, { "title": "Fighting Back", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jean Rogers, Paul Langton", "extract": "Fighting Back is a 1948 American drama film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and written by John Stone. The film stars Paul Langton, Jean Rogers, Gary Gray, Joe Sawyer, Morris Ankrum and John Kellogg. The film was released on July 30, 1948, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Fighting Father Dunne", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Biography", "cast": "Pat O'Brien, Una O'Connor", "extract": "Fighting Father Dunne is a 1948 American biographical film about the life of Father Peter Dunne, and the creation of his News Boys Home in St. Louis, Missouri. Directed by Ted Tetzlaff, the screenplay was written by Martin Rackin and Frank Davis, based on an original story by William Rankin. The fil" }, { "title": "Fighting Mustang", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Sunset Carson, Lee Roberts", "extract": "Fighting Mustang is a 1948 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and written by Rita Ross. The film stars Sunset Carson, Al Terry, Pat Starling, Felice Richmond, Polly McKay and William Val. The film was released on February 20, 1948, by Astor Pictures." }, { "title": "The Fighting Ranger", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "The Fighting Ranger is a 1948 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Ronald Davidson. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Christine Larson, Marshall Reed, Eddie Parker and Charlie Hughes. The film was released on August 15, 1948 by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Force of Evil", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "John Garfield, Beatrice Pearson", "extract": "Force of Evil is a 1948 American crime film noir starring John Garfield and directed by Abraham Polonsky. It was adapted by Polonsky and Ira Wolfert from Wolfert's novel Tucker's People. Polonsky had been a screenwriter for the boxing film Body and Soul (1947), in which Garfield had also played the " }, { "title": "A Foreign Affair", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Drama, Romance", "cast": "Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich", "extract": "A Foreign Affair is a 1948 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, and John Lund. The screenplay by Wilder, Charles Brackett, and Richard L. Breen is based on a story by David Shaw adapted by Robert Harari." }, { "title": "For the Love of Mary", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien", "extract": "For the Love of Mary is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Frederick de Cordova and starring Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, Don Taylor, and Jeffrey Lynn. Written by Oscar Brodney, the film is about a young woman who takes a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and soon rece" }, { "title": "Fort Apache", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "John Wayne, Henry Fonda", "extract": "Fort Apache is a 1948 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Henry Fonda. The film was the first of the director's \"Cavalry Trilogy\" and was followed by She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and Rio Grande (1950), both also starring Wayne. The screenplay was inspired by Ja" }, { "title": "Four Faces West", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Joel McCrea, Frances Dee, Charles Bickford", "extract": "Four Faces West is a 1948 American Western film starring Joel McCrea, his real-life wife Frances Dee, and Charles Bickford. It is based on the novel Pasó por aquí by Eugene Manlove Rhodes. Its plot concerns a down-on-his-luck cowboy who robs a bank. For its genre the film is unusual in that not a si" }, { "title": "French Leave", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jackie Cooper, Renee Godfrey", "extract": "French Leave is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Jackie Cooper, Jackie Coogan and Renee Godfrey. It is the sequel to the 1947 film Kilroy Was Here and is sometimes known by the alternative title of Kilroy on Deck." }, { "title": "Frontier Agent", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Reno Browne", "extract": "Frontier Agent is a 1948 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Reno Browne, Kenneth MacDonald, Dennis Moore and Riley Hill. The film was released on May 16, 1948 by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Frontier Revenge", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Lash La Rue, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Frontier Revenge is a 1948 American Western film written and directed by Ray Taylor and starring Lash LaRue and Al \"Fuzzy\" St. John. The film is a remake of Ray Taylor's Panamint's Bad Man (1938). Filmed at the Corriganville Movie Ranch, the film is neither set on a frontier nor is any revenge depic" }, { "title": "The Fuller Brush Man", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Red Skelton, Janet Blair, Hillary Brooke, Adele Jergens", "extract": "The Fuller Brush Man is a 1948 American comedy film starring Red Skelton as a door-to-door salesman for the Fuller Brush Company who becomes a murder suspect." }, { "title": "Fury at Furnace Creek", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Victor Mature, Coleen Gray", "extract": " Fury at Furnace Creek is a 1948 American Western film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Victor Mature, Coleen Gray, Glenn Langan, and Reginald Gardiner." }, { "title": "The Gallant Blade", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Larry Parks, Marguerite Chapman", "extract": "The Gallant Blade is a 1948 American Cinecolor adventure film directed by Henry Levin and starring Larry Parks as a peasant hero of France in the 17th century after the Thirty Years' War." }, { "title": "The Gallant Legion", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Lorna Gray", "extract": "The Gallant Legion is a 1948 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Gerald Drayson Adams. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Lorna Gray, Joseph Schildkraut, Bruce Cabot, Andy Devine and Jack Holt. The film was released on May 24, 1948, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Gay Intruders", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "John Emery, Tamara Geva", "extract": "The Gay Intruders is a 1948 comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and released by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "The Gay Ranchero", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Jane Frazee", "extract": " The Gay Ranchero is a 1948 American Western film starring Roy Rogers. It was filmed in Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks, California." }, { "title": "The Gentleman from Nowhere", "year": 1948, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Warner Baxter, Fay Baker", "extract": "The Gentleman from Nowhere is a 1948 American crime-drama film directed by William Castle." }, { "title": "The Girl from Manhattan", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Dorothy Lamour, George Montgomery, Charles Laughton", "extract": "The Girl from Manhattan is a 1948 American comedy drama film directed by Alfred E. Green, starring Dorothy Lamour, George Montgomery, and Charles Laughton." }, { "title": "Give My Regards to Broadway", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Dan Dailey, Fay Bainter", "extract": "Give My Regards to Broadway is a 1948 American musical film starring Dan Dailey and directed by Lloyd Bacon." }, { "title": "Glamour Girl", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Gene Krupa, Virginia Grey", "extract": "Glamour Girl is a 1948 musical film starring Gene Krupa." }, { "title": "The Golden Eye", "year": 1948, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Roland Winters, Wanda McKay", "extract": "The Golden Eye is a 1948 American film directed by William Beaudine and starring Roland Winters in his fourth appearance as Charlie Chan. The film is also known as Charlie Chan in Texas and Charlie Chan in the Golden Eye." }, { "title": "Good Sam", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Drama, Romance", "cast": "Gary Cooper, Ann Sheridan, Edmund Lowe", "extract": "Good Sam is a 1948 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Gary Cooper as a Good Samaritan who is helpful to others at the expense of his own family. The film was directed by Leo McCarey and produced by McCarey's production company, Rainbow Productions. It received mixed reviews, with critics a" }, { "title": "Grand Canyon Trail", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Jane Frazee", "extract": " Grand Canyon Trail is a 1948 American Western film starring Roy Rogers combining Western action with Three Stooges-style slapstick. Robert Livingston plays the head villain and James Finlayson plays the sheriff. The Republic Pictures film was shot in Trucolor, but only black and white prints survi" }, { "title": "Green Grass of Wyoming", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Peggy Cummins, Charles Coburn", "extract": "Green Grass of Wyoming is a 1948 American Western film directed by Louis King, and starring Peggy Cummins, Charles Coburn and Robert Arthur." }, { "title": "The Green Promise", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Marguerite Chapman, Walter Brennan", "extract": "The Green Promise is a 1948 American film directed by William D. Russell. The film was co-produced by Houston oilman Glenn McCarthy and leading man Robert Paige to display the concept and meaning of the 4-H Club and highlight farming issues such as soil erosion, government programs, and individual e" }, { "title": "Gunning for Justice", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Gunning for Justice is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Max Terhune, Evelyn Finley, I. Stanford Jolley and House Peters Jr. The film was released on November 7, 1948 by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Guns of Hate", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Nan Leslie", "extract": "Guns of Hate is a 1948 Western film directed by Lesley Selander featuring RKO's Western stars Tim Holt, with Nan Leslie and Richard Martin." }, { "title": "Gun Smugglers", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Martha Hyer", "extract": "Gun Smugglers is a 1948 American Western directed by Frank McDonald. The film is a Tim Holt B Western wherein Holt serves as a scout for the army in search of some smuggled gattling guns." }, { "title": "Half Past Midnight", "year": 1948, "genres": "Mystery, Comedy", "cast": "Peggy Knudsen, Kent Taylor", "extract": "Half Past Midnight is a 1948 American comedy murder mystery film. It was William F. Claxton's first directed feature after eight years as a film editor." }, { "title": "Harpoon", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "John Bromfield, James Cardwell", "extract": "Harpoon is a 1948 American adventure film directed and produced by Ewing Scott, and starring John Bromfield in his first film role. Although described by some sources as a \"documentary,\" it is a fictional feature film shot on location in Alaska." }, { "title": "The Hawk of Powder River", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "The Hawk of Powder River is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor." }, { "title": "Hazard", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Paulette Goddard", "extract": "Hazard is a 1948 American comedy drama film starring Paulette Goddard and Macdonald Carey, and directed by George Marshall." }, { "title": "Heart of Virginia", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Sports", "cast": "Janet Martin, Robert Lowery", "extract": "Heart of Virginia is a 1948 American sports drama film directed by R. G. Springsteen and starring Janet Martin, Robert Lowery and Frankie Darro. Believing that he is responsible for the death of a fellow rider, a jockey develops a fear of the racetrack." }, { "title": "Here Comes Trouble", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joe Sawyer, William Tracy, Joan Woodbury", "extract": "Here Comes Trouble is a 1948 American comedy film in the Hal Roach's Streamliners series. It was produced and directed by Fred Guiol and written by George Carleton Brown and Edward E. Seabrook. The film stars William Tracy, Joe Sawyer, Emory Parnell, Betty Compson and Joan Woodbury. It was released " }, { "title": "He Walked by Night", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Richard Basehart, Jack Webb", "extract": "He Walked by Night is a 1948 American police procedural film noir directed by Alfred L. Werker and an uncredited Anthony Mann. The film, shot in semidocumentary tone, is loosely based on the real-life actions of Erwin \"Machine-Gun\" Walker, a former Glendale, California police department employee and" }, { "title": "Hidden Danger", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "Hidden Danger is a 1948 American western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton and Max Terhune. It was a second feature, distributed by Monogram Pictures which specialized in low-budget westerns and crime films. It was partly shot on location in Santa Clarita, Ca" }, { "title": "Highway 13", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Pamela Blake", "extract": "Highway 13 is a 1948 American film directed by William Berke and starring Robert Lowery. Lowery had just made Shep Comes Home for financier Robert L. Lippert." }, { "title": "Hills of Home", "year": 1948, "genres": "Family, Drama", "cast": "Edmund Gwenn, Janet Leigh", "extract": "Hills of Home is a 1948 Technicolor drama film, the fourth in a series of seven MGM Lassie films. It starred Edmund Gwenn, Donald Crisp, and Tom Drake." }, { "title": "Hollow Triumph", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett", "extract": "Hollow Triumph is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Steve Sekely starring Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett and Leslie Brooks. It was released by Eagle-Lion Films, based on the 1946 novel of the same title written by Murray Forbes. The film's sets designed by the art director Edward L. Ilou." }, { "title": "Homecoming", "year": 1948, "genres": "Romance, Drama", "cast": "Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Anne Baxter", "extract": "Homecoming is a 1948 romantic drama starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner. It was the third of their four films together, and like two of the others, was about a couple caught up in World War II." }, { "title": "Homicide for Three", "year": 1948, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Audrey Long, Grant Withers", "extract": "Homicide for Three is a 1948 American crime film directed by George Blair and written by Bradbury Foote and Albert DeMond. The film stars Warren Douglas, Audrey Long, Grant Withers, Lloyd Corrigan, Stephanie Bachelor and George Lynn. The film was released on December 8, 1948 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Hunted", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Preston Foster, Belita", "extract": "The Hunted is a 1948 American film noir crime film starring Preston Foster, Belita, Pierre Watkin and Edna Holland. It was directed by Jack Bernhard." }, { "title": "I, Jane Doe", "year": 1948, "genres": "Suspense, Drama, War", "cast": "Vera Ralston, Ruth Hussey", "extract": "I, Jane Doe is a 1948 American drama war film directed by John H. Auer and written by Lawrence Kimble and Decla Dunning. The film stars Ruth Hussey, John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Gene Lockhart, John Howard and Benay Venuta." }, { "title": "I Love Trouble", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Franchot Tone, Janet Blair, Janis Carter, Adele Jergens, Glenda Farrell", "extract": "I Love Trouble is a 1948 American film noir crime film written by Roy Huggins from his first novel The Double Take, directed by S. Sylvan Simon, and starring Franchot Tone as Stuart Bailey. The character of Stuart Bailey was later portrayed by Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. in the television series 77 Sunset " }, { "title": "I Remember Mama", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes", "extract": "I Remember Mama is a 1948 American drama film directed by George Stevens from a screenplay by DeWitt Bodeen, whose work was adapted from John Van Druten's stage play. Druten, in turn, had based his play on Kathryn Forbes' novel Mama's Bank Account, which was originally published by Harcourt Brace in" }, { "title": "I Surrender Dear", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Gloria Jean, David Street", "extract": "I Surrender Dear is a 1948 American musical film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Gloria Jean." }, { "title": "I Walk Alone", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas", "extract": "I Walk Alone is a 1947 film noir directed by Byron Haskin and starring Burt Lancaster and Lizabeth Scott, with a supporting cast featuring Wendell Corey and Kirk Douglas." }, { "title": "I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Don Castle, Elyse Knox", "extract": "I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes is a 1948 American film noir directed by William Nigh, starring Don Castle and Elyse Knox. It was based on a novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich with a screenplay by fellow pulp writer Steve Fisher." }, { "title": "If You Knew Susie", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Eddie Cantor, Joan Davis", "extract": "If You Knew Susie is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas and written by Warren Wilson, Oscar Brodney, Bud Pearson and Lester A. White. The film was produced by, and starred, Eddie Cantor in his final starring role in a feature film. The film also stars Joan Davis, Allyn Joslyn, Ch" }, { "title": "In This Corner", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Sports", "cast": "Scott Brady, Anabel Shaw", "extract": "In This Corner is a 1948 American sports drama film directed by Charles Reisner and starring Scott Brady, Anabel Shaw and James Millican." }, { "title": "Incident", "year": 1948, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Jane Frazee, Joyce Compton", "extract": "Incident is a 1948 American film noir directed by William Beaudine and featuring Warren Douglas, Jane Frazee and Robert Osterloh." }, { "title": "Indian Agent", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Nan Leslie", "extract": "Indian Agent is a 1948 Western film starring Tim Holt as a cowboy trying to convince Indians not to go on the warpath due to the activities of a corrupt Indian agent." }, { "title": "Inner Sanctum", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Charles Russell, Mary Beth Hughes", "extract": "Inner Sanctum is a 1948 American film noir directed by Lew Landers based on the Simon & Schuster book series of the same name and the Inner Sanctum Mystery radio series. A previous film series of the show had been produced by Universal Pictures until 1945. It is the first and only film of M.R.S. pro" }, { "title": "An Innocent Affair", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll", "extract": "An Innocent Affair is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Lou Breslow and Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll, Charles \"Buddy\" Rogers, Rita Johnson, Louise Allbritton and Alan Mowbray. It was released on October 15, 1948 by United Artists. " }, { "title": "The Inside Story", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Marsha Hunt, William Lundigan, Charles Winninger", "extract": "The Inside Story is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Mary Loos and Richard Sale. The film stars Marsha Hunt, William Lundigan, Charles Winninger, Gail Patrick, Gene Lockhart and Florence Bates. The film was released on March 14, 1948 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Iron Curtain", "year": 1948, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, June Havoc", "extract": "The Iron Curtain is a 1948 American thriller film starring Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney, directed by William A. Wellman. The film was based on the memoirs of Igor Gouzenko. Principal photography was done on location in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by Charles G. Clarke. The film was later re-released as " }, { "title": "Isn't It Romantic?", "year": 1948, "genres": "Romance, Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Veronica Lake, Billy De Wolfe, Pearl Bailey", "extract": "Isn't It Romantic? is a 1948 American comedy musical film from Paramount Pictures, directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Veronica Lake and Billy De Wolfe. Supporting actors included Mona Freeman, Richard Webb and Pearl Bailey. Although it takes its title from a 1932 song by Richard Rodgers and L" }, { "title": "Jiggs and Maggie in Court", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joe Yule, Renie Riano", "extract": "Jiggs and Maggie in Court is a 1948 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Joe Yule, Renie Riano and George McManus. It was the second of a series of four films featuring Yule and Riano as the title characters, in a spin-off from the 1946 film Bringing Up Father." }, { "title": "Jinx Money", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall", "extract": "Jinx Money is a 1948 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the tenth film in the series and the first one to include Bennie Bartlett as part of the team." }, { "title": "Joan of Arc", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ingrid Bergman, José Ferrer", "extract": "Joan of Arc is a 1948 American hagiographic epic film directed by Victor Fleming, and starring Ingrid Bergman as the eponymous French religious icon and war heroine. It was produced by Walter Wanger and is based on Maxwell Anderson's successful Broadway play Joan of Lorraine, which also starred Berg" }, { "title": "Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad", "year": 1948, "genres": "Sports, Comedy", "cast": "Joe Kirkwood Jr., Leon Errol, Elyse Knox", "extract": "Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood, Jr. and Elyse Knox. It was part of the Joe Palooka series, produced and distributed by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Joe Palooka in Winner Take All", "year": 1948, "genres": "Sports", "cast": "Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox", "extract": "Joe Palooka in Winner Take All is a 1948 American film in the Joe Palooka series. It was directed by Reginald Le Borg." }, { "title": "Johnny Belinda", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Agnes Moorehead", "extract": "Johnny Belinda is a 1948 American drama film, directed by Jean Negulesco, based on the 1940 Broadway stage hit of the same name by Elmer Blaney Harris. The play was adapted for the screen by writers Allen Vincent and Irma von Cube." }, { "title": "Julia Misbehaves", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Peter Lawford, Elizabeth Taylor", "extract": "Julia Misbehaves is a 1948 American romantic comedy film starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon as a married couple who are separated by the man's snobbish family. They meet again many years later, when the daughter whom the man has raised, played by Elizabeth Taylor, invites her mother to her wed" }, { "title": "June Bride", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Bette Davis, Robert Montgomery", "extract": "June Bride is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Bretaigne Windust. The screenplay, which was based on the unproduced play Feature for June by Eileen Tighe and Graeme Lorimer, was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Comedy. The film starred Bette Davis and" }, { "title": "Jungle Goddess", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure, Action, Crime", "cast": "George Reeves, Wanda McKay", "extract": "Jungle Goddess is a 1948 American action/adventure crime film starring George Reeves, Ralph Byrd, and Wanda McKay. Directed by Lewis D. Collins, the film was based on an idea by producer William Stephens." }, { "title": "Jungle Jim", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Johnny Weissmuller, Virginia Grey", "extract": "Jungle Jim is a 1948 American adventure film directed by William Berke and starring Johnny Weissmuller. It is based on Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim comic strip and was distributed by Columbia Pictures. It is the first picture in the Jungle Jim series that consists of 16 films originally released betwee" }, { "title": "Jungle Patrol", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure, Drama", "cast": "Kristine Miller, Arthur Franz", "extract": "Jungle Patrol is a 1948 American drama film directed by Joseph M. Newman and written by Francis Swann and Robertson White. The film stars Kristine Miller, Arthur Franz, Ross Ford, Tommy Noonan, Gene Reynolds and Richard Jaeckel. The film was released on September 24, 1948, by 20th Century Fox. Jungl" }, { "title": "Key Largo", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Crime, Drama", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Edward G. Robinson, Lionel Barrymore, Claire Trevor", "extract": "Key Largo is a 1948 American film noir crime drama directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson and Lauren Bacall. The supporting cast features Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor. The film was adapted by Richard Brooks and Huston from Maxwell Anderson's 1939 play of the s" }, { "title": "Kidnapped", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Roddy McDowall, Sue England", "extract": "Kidnapped is a 1948 drama directed by William Beaudine, starring Roddy McDowall, Sue England, and Dan O'Herlihy based on the 1886 novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. The former child star McDowall plays David Balfour in the story about a young man cheated out of his birthright by his w" }, { "title": "King of the Gamblers", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Janet Martin, Stephanie Bachelor", "extract": "King of the Gamblers is a 1948 American crime film directed by George Blair and starring Janet Martin, William Wright and Thurston Hall." }, { "title": "Kiss the Blood Off My Hands", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Thriller", "cast": "Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster", "extract": "Kiss the Blood Off My Hands is a 1948 American noir-thriller film directed by Norman Foster. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Gerald Butler, it stars Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster and Robert Newton. The film faced minor opposition from fundamentalist groups in the United States an" }, { "title": "The Kissing Bandit", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Western", "cast": "Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson", "extract": "The Kissing Bandit is a 1948 American comedy musical western film directed by László Benedek. It stars Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson, with J. Carrol Naish in a supporting role, and Ricardo Montalbán, Ann Miller, and Cyd Charisse in cameo roles." }, { "title": "Lady at Midnight", "year": 1948, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Richard Denning, Frances Rafferty", "extract": "Lady at Midnight is a 1948 American mystery film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Richard Denning, Frances Rafferty, and Claudia Drake." }, { "title": "Larceny", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea, Shelley Winters", "extract": "Larceny is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by George Sherman starring John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea, and Shelley Winters." }, { "title": "Last of the Wild Horses", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "James Ellison, Mary Beth Hughes", "extract": "Last of the Wild Horses is a 1948 American Western film directed by Robert L. Lippert and starring James Ellison, Mary Beth Hughes and Jane Frazee." }, { "title": "Leather Gloves", "year": 1948, "genres": "Sports, Drama, Noir, Sport", "cast": "Cameron Mitchell, Virginia Grey, Jane Nigh", "extract": "Leather Gloves is a 1948 American film noir drama sport film directed by Richard Quine and William Asher and starring Cameron Mitchell and Virginia Grey. It is also known as Loser takes all and Winner Takes Nothing." }, { "title": "Let's Live Again", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Hillary Brooke, Diana Douglas", "extract": "Let's Live Again is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and written by Rodney Carlisle and Robert Smiley. The film stars John Emery, Hillary Brooke, Taylor Holmes, Diana Douglas, James Millican and Charles D. Brown. The film was released on February 27, 1948, by 20th Century Fox" }, { "title": "Let's Live a Little", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Hedy Lamarr, Robert Cummings", "extract": "Let's Live a Little is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Hedy Lamarr and Robert Cummings. Written by Howard Irving Young, Edmund L. Hartmann, Albert J. Cohen, and Jack Harvey, the film is about an overworked advertising executive who is being pursued roman" }, { "title": "Letter from an Unknown Woman", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan", "extract": "Letter from an Unknown Woman is a 1948 American drama romance film released by Universal-International and directed by Max Ophüls. It was based on the novella of the same name by Stefan Zweig. The film stars Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians, and Marcel Journet (actor)." }, { "title": "Lightnin' in the Forest", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lynne Roberts, Warren Douglas, Lorna Gray", "extract": "Lightnin' in the Forest is a 1948 American comedy film directed by George Blair and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Lynne Roberts, Don \"Red\" Barry, Warren Douglas, Lorna Gray, Lucien Littlefield and Claire Du Brey. The film was released on March 25, 1948 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Loaded Pistols", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Barbara Britton", "extract": "Loaded Pistols is a 1948 American Western film directed by John English and starring Gene Autry, Barbara Britton, and Chill Wills. Written by Dwight Cummins and Dorothy Yost, the film is about a cowboy who protects a young man wrongly accused of murder, while trying to find the real badguys." }, { "title": "The Loves of Carmen", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Adventure, Romance", "cast": "Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford", "extract": "The Loves of Carmen is a 1948 American adventure drama romance film directed by Charles Vidor. The film stars Rita Hayworth as the gypsy Carmen and Glenn Ford as her doomed lover Don José." }, { "title": "The Luck of the Irish", "year": 1948, "genres": "Fantasy, Comedy", "cast": "Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Lee J. Cobb", "extract": "The Luck of the Irish is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Henry Koster, and starring Tyrone Power and Anne Baxter. The film was based on the 1948 novel There Was a Little Man by Guy Pearce Jones and Constance Bridges Jones." }, { "title": "Lulu Belle", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Musical, Romance", "cast": "Dorothy Lamour, George Montgomery", "extract": "Lulu Belle is a 1948 American drama musical romance film directed by Leslie Fenton and starring Dorothy Lamour. The film was an adaption of a sensational 1926 hit play by Charles MacArthur and Edward Sheldon, about a mulatto songstress, a \"man-trap\" who bewitched powerful men in New Orleans. This co" }, { "title": "Luxury Liner", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Musical, Romance", "cast": "Jane Powell, George Brent", "extract": "Luxury Liner is a 1948 romantic musical comedy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Technicolor. It was directed by Richard Whorf, and written by Richard Connell, Gladys Lehman and Karl Kamb (uncredited). It was originally titled Maiden Voyage." }, { "title": "Macbeth", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Historical", "cast": "Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy", "extract": "Macbeth is a 1948 American historical drama directed by Orson Welles. A film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, it tells the story of the Scottish general who becomes the King of Scotland through treachery and murder. The film stars Welles in the lead role and Jeanette Nol" }, { "title": "Madonna of the Desert", "year": 1948, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Lynne Roberts, Don Castle", "extract": "Madonna of the Desert is a 1948 American crime film directed by George Blair and written by Albert DeMond. The film stars Lynne Roberts, Don \"Red\" Barry, Don Castle, Sheldon Leonard, Paul Hurst and Roy Barcroft. The film was released on February 23, 1948 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Main Street Kid", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Al Pearce, Alan Mowbray, Adele Mara", "extract": "The Main Street Kid is a 1948 American comedy film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Jerry Sackheim and John K. Butler. The film stars Al Pearce, Janet Martin, Alan Mowbray, Adele Mara, Arlene Harris and Emil Rameau. The film was released on January 1, 1948 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Man from Colorado", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Glenn Ford, William Holden", "extract": "The Man from Colorado is a 1948 American Western film directed by Henry Levin, produced by Jules Schermer for Columbia Pictures, and starring Glenn Ford as a Union officer who becomes addicted to killing during the American Civil War, William Holden as his best friend, and Ellen Drew as their common" }, { "title": "The Man from Texas", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "James Craig, Lynn Bari", "extract": "The Man from Texas is a 1948 American Western film starring James Craig and Lynn Bari. The film was directed by Leigh Jason, with Earl Robinson serving as the film composer. It is credited as being based on the 1938 play and novel Missouri Legend by Elizabeth Beall Ginty that was based on Jesse Jame" }, { "title": "Man-Eater of Kumaon", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Wendell Corey, Sabu, Joy Page", "extract": "Man-Eater of Kumaon is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Byron Haskin and starring Sabu, Wendell Corey and Joanne Page. The film was made after the success of the Jim Corbett book Man-Eaters of Kumaon, published in 1944." }, { "title": "Mark of the Lash", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Lash La Rue, Al St. John", "extract": "Mark of the Lash is a 1948 American Western film starring Lash LaRue and Al \"Fuzzy\" St. John and directed by Ray Taylor. Produced and co-written by Ron Ormond, the film was shot at the Jack Ingram Movie Ranch." }, { "title": "Marshal of Amarillo", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Mildred Coles", "extract": "Marshal of Amarillo is a 1948 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Mildred Coles, Clayton Moore, Roy Barcroft and Trevor Bardette. The film was released on July 15, 1948 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Mary Lou", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Glenda Farrell", "extract": "Mary Lou is a 1948 American musical film starring Robert Lowery. The film featured Lynn Sousa, granddaughter of John Philip Sousa." }, { "title": "The Mating of Millie", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Evelyn Keyes, Glenn Ford", "extract": "The Mating of Millie is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Henry Levin and starring Glenn Ford and Evelyn Keyes." }, { "title": "Melody Time", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Live Action, Musical", "cast": "Buddy Clark", "extract": "Melody Time is a 1948 American live-action/animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney. The tenth Disney animated feature film, it was released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on May 27, 1948. Made up of seven segments set to popular music and folk music, the film is, like Make Mine Mu" }, { "title": "Mexican Hayride", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Abbott and Costello", "extract": "Mexican Hayride is a 1948 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. The film is based on Cole Porter's Broadway musical Mexican Hayride starring Bobby Clark. No songs from the stage musical were used in the film." }, { "title": "Michael O'Halloran", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Allene Roberts, Scotty Beckett", "extract": "Michael O'Halloran is a 1948 American drama film directed by John Rawlins and starring Scotty Beckett, Allene Roberts and Tommy Cook. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Gene Stratton-Porter. It was distributed by Monogram Pictures. The film's art direction was by Lucius O. Croxton." }, { "title": "Mickey", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Irene Hervey, Hattie McDaniel", "extract": "Mickey is a 1948 American coming-of-age comedy drama film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Lois Butler, Bill Goodwin, Skip Homeier and Academy Award-winning actress Hattie McDaniel. The film was based on the novel Clementine by Peggy Goodin and was filmed in Cinecolor. The film's sets were desi" }, { "title": "Million Dollar Weekend", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Osa Massen, Gene Raymond", "extract": "Million Dollar Weekend is a 1948 American film noir directed by, and starring, Gene Raymond, based on his original story." }, { "title": "Miracle in Harlem", "year": 1948, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Sheila Guyse", "extract": "Miracle in Harlem is a 1948 American film directed by Jack Kemp and starred an all African American cast." }, { "title": "The Miracle of the Bells", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Alida Valli, Fred MacMurray, Frank Sinatra", "extract": "The Miracle of the Bells is a 1948 American drama film produced by RKO. It stars Fred MacMurray, Alida Valli, Frank Sinatra, and Lee J. Cobb. Directed by Irving Pichel, with a script by Quentin Reynolds and Ben Hecht." }, { "title": "Miraculous Journey", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Rory Calhoun, Virginia Grey", "extract": "Miraculous Journey is a 1948 film about seven airplane passengers who find themselves stranded in an African jungle after their plane crashes. It was directed by Sam Newfield, under the pseudonym of Peter Stewart. The film stars Rory Calhoun and Virginia Grey." }, { "title": "Miss Tatlock's Millions", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "John Lund, Wanda Hendrix, Barry Fitzgerald", "extract": "Miss Tatlock's Millions is an American screwball comedy film directed by Richard Haydn in 1948." }, { "title": "Money Madness", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Mystery", "cast": "Hugh Beaumont, Frances Rafferty", "extract": "Money Madness is a 1948 film noir mystery film directed by Sam Newfield starring Hugh Beaumont and Frances Rafferty." }, { "title": "Moonrise", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Gail Russell, Dane Clark", "extract": "Moonrise is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Borzage starring Dane Clark, Gail Russell and Ethel Barrymore. It is based on the 1946 novel of the same name by Theodore Strauss. The plot concerns the son of a man who was hanged for murder, leading to his own bullying and subseque" }, { "title": "Music Man", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Freddie Stewart, June Preisser, Noel Neill", "extract": "Music Man is a 1948 American film directed by Will Jason." }, { "title": "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Cary Grant, Myrna Loy", "extract": "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House is a 1948 American comedy film directed by H. C. Potter and starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Melvyn Douglas. Written and produced by the team of Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, it was an adaptation of Eric Hodgins's popular 1946 novel illustrated by Shrek! aut" }, { "title": "Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Fantasy, Romance", "cast": "William Powell, Ann Blyth, Andrea King", "extract": "Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid is a 1948 American romantic fantasy film directed by Irving Pichel starring William Powell and Ann Blyth in the title roles. The film was based on the 1945 novel Peabody's Mermaid by Guy and Constance Jones. Sequences were shot at the Weeki Wachee Springs in Florida; Blyt" }, { "title": "Mr. Reckless", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Adventure", "cast": "William Eythe, Barbara Britton", "extract": "Mr. Reckless is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Frank McDonald." }, { "title": "My Dear Secretary", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Laraine Day, Kirk Douglas", "extract": "My Dear Secretary is a 1948 American comedy film written and directed by Charles Martin (1910-1983) and starring Laraine Day, Kirk Douglas, Keenan Wynn, and Helen Walker. The supporting cast features Rudy Valee, Alan Mowbray and Irene Ryan." }, { "title": "My Dog Rusty", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "John Litel, Ann Doran", "extract": "My Dog Rusty is a 1948 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring Ted Donaldson, John Litel and Ann Doran. It was part of the eight-film Rusty series of films produced by Columbia Pictures, about a boy and his valiant German Shepherd." }, { "title": "My Girl Tisa", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lilli Palmer, Sam Wanamaker", "extract": "My Girl Tisa is a 1948 film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Lilli Palmer and Sam Wanamaker. It is based on the play Ever the Beginning by Lucille S. Prumbs and Sara B. Smith." }, { "title": "Mystery in Mexico", "year": 1948, "genres": "Thriller, Crime", "cast": "William Lundigan, Jacqueline White, Ricardo Cortez", "extract": "Mystery in Mexico is a 1948 crime thriller directed by Robert Wise. It stars William Lundigan, Jacqueline White and Ricardo Cortez. The film centers around the search for an insurance investigator who went to Mexico to check on some valuable jewelry. The film was shot on location in Mexico City and " }, { "title": "The Naked City", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff", "extract": "The Naked City is a 1948 American film noir produced by Mark Hellinger, directed by Jules Dassin, written by Albert Maltz and Malvin Wald, and starring Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart and Don Taylor. The film, shot almost entirely on location in New York City, depicts the police investig" }, { "title": "Night Has a Thousand Eyes", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Horror", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Gail Russell", "extract": "Night Has a Thousand Eyes is a 1948 American horror film directed by John Farrow and starring Edward G. Robinson, Gail Russell and John Lund. The screenplay was written by Barré Lyndon and Jonathan Latimer. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich, originally published und" }, { "title": "Night Song", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Dana Andrews, Merle Oberon", "extract": "Night Song is a 1948 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and starring Dana Andrews, Merle Oberon and Ethel Barrymore." }, { "title": "Night Time in Nevada", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Adele Mara", "extract": " Night Time in Nevada is a 1948 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "Night Wind", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Charles Russell, Virginia Christine", "extract": "" }, { "title": "No Minor Vices", "year": 1948, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Dana Andrews, Lilli Palmer, Louis Jourdan", "extract": "No Minor Vices is a 1948 American black-and-white comedy film written by Arnold Manoff and directed by Lewis Milestone with Robert Aldrich as 1st assistant director. Created for David Loew's Enterprise Productions, it was the first of three films distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after parting ways" }, { "title": "The Noose Hangs High", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Abbott and Costello", "extract": "The Noose Hangs High is a 1948 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. The film is a remake of the Universal Pictures film For Love or Money (1939)." }, { "title": "Northwest Stampede", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Joan Leslie, James Craig, Jack Oakie", "extract": "Northwest Stampede is a 1948 American contemporary Northwestern film produced and directed by Albert S. Rogell. It stars Joan Leslie and James Craig. The film was shot in Cinecolor in Alberta and features the Calgary Stampede. Joan Leslie had been suspended by Warner Bros. and it was the second of t" }, { "title": "Oklahoma Badlands", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Eddy Waller", "extract": "Oklahoma Badlands is a 1948 American Western film directed by Yakima Canutt and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Mildred Coles, Roy Barcroft, Gene Roth and Earle Hodgins. The film was released on February 22, 1948 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Oklahoma Blues", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Virginia Belmont", "extract": "" }, { "title": "Old Los Angeles", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Catherine McLeod", "extract": "Old Los Angeles is a 1948 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Gerald Drayson Adams and Clements Ripley. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, John Carroll, Catherine McLeod, Joseph Schildkraut, Andy Devine and Estelita Rodriguez." }, { "title": "On an Island with You", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Musical, Romance", "cast": "Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalbán", "extract": "On an Island with You is a 1948 musical Technicolor romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe. It stars Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalbán, Cyd Charisse, Kathryn Beaumont and Jimmy Durante." }, { "title": "One Sunday Afternoon", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Dennis Morgan, Janis Paige", "extract": "One Sunday Afternoon is a 1948 musical film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Dennis Morgan and Janis Paige." }, { "title": "One Touch of Venus", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Musical, Romance", "cast": "Robert Walker, Ava Gardner", "extract": "One Touch of Venus is a 1948 American black-and-white romantic musical comedy film directed by William A. Seiter starring Robert Walker, Ava Gardner, Dick Haymes, and Eve Arden. released by Universal-International, and based on the 1943 Broadway musical of the same name, book written by S. J. Perelm" }, { "title": "On Our Merry Way", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith", "extract": "On Our Merry Way is a 1948 American comedy film produced by Benedict Bogeaus and Burgess Meredith and released by United Artists. At the time of its release, King Vidor and Leslie Fenton were credited with its direction, although the DVD lists John Huston and George Stevens, who assisted with one of" }, { "title": "Open Secret", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "John Ireland, Jane Randolph", "extract": "Open Secret is a 1948 American film noir directed by John Reinhardt, starring John Ireland and Jane Randolph." }, { "title": "Out of the Storm", "year": 1948, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Jimmy Lydon, Lois Collier", "extract": "Out of the Storm is a 1948 American crime film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Lois Collier, Marc Lawrence, Richard Travis, Robert Emmett Keane and Helen Wallace. The film was released on September 11, 1948 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Outlaw Brand", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Kay Morley", "extract": "Outlaw Brand is a 1948 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Kay Morley, Christine Larson, Tom Chatterton and Leonard Penn. The film was released on October 24, 1948 by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Overland Trails", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Virginia Belmont", "extract": "Overland Trails is a 1948 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Adele Buffington. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Virginia Belmont, Bill Kennedy, Virginia Carroll and Mike Ragan. The film was released on January 31, 1948 by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "The Paleface", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Western", "cast": "Bob Hope, Jane Russell", "extract": "The Paleface is a 1948 American Comedy Western film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bob Hope as \"Painless Potter\" and Jane Russell as Calamity Jane. In the movie, Hope sings the song \"Buttons and Bows\". The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year." }, { "title": "Panhandle", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Rod Cameron, Cathy Downs", "extract": "Panhandle is a 1948 Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Rod Cameron. This Western marked the writing and producing debuts of Blake Edwards and John C. Champion. Champion later reworked the story as the 1966 Audie Murphy western, The Texican. The team of Edwards, Champion, Selander," }, { "title": "Parole, Inc.", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Michael O'Shea, Turhan Bey, Evelyn Ankers", "extract": "Parole, Inc. is a 1948 American film noir film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Michael O'Shea, Turhan Bey, Evelyn Ankers and Virginia Lee." }, { "title": "Partners of the Sunset", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor", "extract": "Partners of the Sunset is a 1948 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Christine Larson, Steve Darrell, Marshall Reed and Jay Kirby. The film was released on May 6, 1948 by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Perilous Waters", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Don Castle, Audrey Long, Peggy Knudsen", "extract": "Perilous Waters is a 1948 American drama film directed by Jack Bernhard and written by Richard Wormser and Francis Rosenwald. The film stars Don Castle, Audrey Long, Peggy Knudsen, Samuel S. Hinds, Gloria Holden and John Miljan. The film was released on February 14, 1948 by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Phantom Valley", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "Phantom Valley is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Charles Starrett, Virginia Hunter, Ozie Waters and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on February 19, 1948, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Pirate", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Gene Kelly, Judy Garland", "extract": "The Pirate is a 1948 American musical film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. With songs by Cole Porter, it stars Judy Garland and Gene Kelly with costars Walter Slezak, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen, The Nicholas Brothers, and George Zucco." }, { "title": "Pitfall", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott", "extract": "Pitfall is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by André de Toth. The film is based on the novel The Pitfall by Jay Dratler and stars Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, and Jane Wyatt, and features Raymond Burr." }, { "title": "The Plunderers", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Rod Cameron, Ilona Massey", "extract": "The Plunderers is a 1948 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Gerald Geraghty and Gerald Drayson Adams. The film stars Rod Cameron, Ilona Massey, Lorna Gray, Forrest Tucker, George Cleveland and Grant Withers. The film was released on October 31, 1948, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Port Said", "year": 1948, "genres": "Thriller", "cast": "Gloria Henry, Steven Geray", "extract": "Port Said is a 1948 American thriller film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Gloria Henry, William Bishop and Steven Geray." }, { "title": "Portrait of Jennie", "year": 1948, "genres": "Romance, Fantasy", "cast": "Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten", "extract": "Portrait of Jennie is a 1948 American fantasy film based on the 1940 novella by Robert Nathan. The film was directed by William Dieterle and produced by David O. Selznick. It stars Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. At the 21st Academy Awards, it won an Oscar for Best Special Effects. Joseph H. Augus" }, { "title": "The Prince of Thieves", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Patricia Morison, Jon Hall", "extract": "The Prince of Thieves is a 1948 American adventure film nominally inspired by Alexandre Dumas' 1872 novel Le Prince des voleurs. Produced by Sam Katzman for Columbia Pictures and starring Jon Hall as Robin Hood with stuntwork by Jock Mahoney, the film was shot in the Cinecolor process that features " }, { "title": "Quick on the Trigger", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Lyle Talbot", "extract": "Quick on the Trigger is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Lyle Talbot, Helen Parrish, George Eldredge and Ted Adams. The film was released on December 2, 1948, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Race Street", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "George Raft, Marilyn Maxwell, William Bendix", "extract": "Race Street is a 1948 American crime film noir directed by Edwin L. Marin. The drama features George Raft, William Bendix and Marilyn Maxwell. It was one of several collaborations between Raft and Marin." }, { "title": "Rachel and the Stranger", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Holden, Loretta Young", "extract": "Rachel and the Stranger is a 1948 American Western film starring Loretta Young, William Holden, and Robert Mitchum. The Norman Foster-directed film was one of the few to address the role of women in the pioneer west, as well as portray early America's indentured servant trade. It was based on the Ho" }, { "title": "Racing Luck", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Comedy, Romance, Sport", "cast": "Gloria Henry, Stanley Clements, Paula Raymond", "extract": "Racing Luck is a 1948 American comedy romance sport film directed by William Berke and starring Gloria Henry." }, { "title": "Range Renegades", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Range Renegades is a 1948 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Ronald Davidson and William Lively. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Jennifer Holt, Riley Hill, Dennis Moore and John James. The film was released on June 6, 1948 by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "The Rangers Ride", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Virginia Belmont", "extract": "The Rangers Ride is a 1948 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Basil Dickey. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Virginia Belmont, Riley Hill, Marshall Reed and Steve Clark. The film was released on April 26, 1948 by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Raw Deal", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha Hunt", "extract": "Raw Deal is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Anthony Mann and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor and Marsha Hunt. It was shot by cinematographer John Alton with sets designed by the art director Edward L. Ilou. An independent production by Edward Small, it was distributed by Eagl" }, { "title": "Red River", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan, Joanne Dru, John Ireland", "extract": "Red River is a 1948 American Western film, directed and produced by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift. It gives a fictional account of the first cattle drive from Texas to Kansas along the Chisholm Trail. The dramatic tension stems from a growing feud over the management of t" }, { "title": "Relentless", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Young, Marguerite Chapman", "extract": "Relentless is a 1948 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Robert Young and Marguerite Chapman in the main roles." }, { "title": "Renegades of Sonora", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Eddy Waller", "extract": "Renegades of Sonora is a 1948 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by M. Coates Webster. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft, Frank Fenton, Mauritz Hugo and George J. Lewis. The film was released on November 24, 1948 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Return of the Bad Men", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan", "extract": "Return of the Bad Men, also known as Return of the Badmen, is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan and Anne Jeffreys. A loose sequel to the 1946 film Badman's Territory, it was followed by Best of the Badmen (1951). Written by the husband-and-" }, { "title": "The Return of October", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Glenn Ford, Terry Moore", "extract": "The Return of October is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring Glenn Ford and Terry Moore." }, { "title": "The Return of the Whistler", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Mystery", "cast": "Lenore Aubert, Dick Lane", "extract": "The Return of the Whistler is a 1948 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by D. Ross Lederman, the production features Michael Duane, Lenore Aubert, and Dick Lane. This is the eighth and final entry in Columbia Pictures' \"Whistler\" series, produced in the 1940s." }, { "title": "The Return of Wildfire", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Patricia Morison, Mary Beth Hughes", "extract": "The Return of Wildfire, also known as Black Stallion, is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor (director) and starring Richard Arlen." }, { "title": "River Lady", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea", "extract": "River Lady is a 1948 American lumberjack Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Yvonne De Carlo and Dan Duryea. It was filmed on the Universal Studios Backlot." }, { "title": "Road House", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde", "extract": "Road House is a 1948 American film noir drama film directed by Jean Negulesco, with cinematography by Joseph LaShelle. The picture features Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm and Richard Widmark." }, { "title": "Rocky", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Roddy McDowall, Gale Sherwood", "extract": "Rocky is a 1948 American drama film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Roddy McDowall, Edgar Barrier and Gale Sherwood. It was produced and distributed by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Rogues' Regiment", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Action", "cast": "Dick Powell, Märta Torén, Vincent Price", "extract": "Rogues' Regiment is a 1948 film noir action film directed by Robert Florey and starring Dick Powell, Märta Torén, and Vincent Price. It is the first American feature film to be set in the First Indochina War." }, { "title": "Romance on the High Seas", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Doris Day", "extract": "Romance on the High Seas is a 1948 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starred Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Don DeFore and Doris Day in her film debut. Busby Berkeley was the choreographer. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, for Original Song for \"It's Magi" }, { "title": "Rope", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Crime, Thriller", "cast": "James Stewart, Farley Granger, John Dall", "extract": "Rope is a 1948 American psychological crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the 1929 play of the same name by Patrick Hamilton. The film was adapted by Hume Cronyn with a screenplay by Arthur Laurents." }, { "title": "Rusty Leads the Way", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "John Litel, Ann Doran", "extract": "Rusty Leads the Way is a 1948 American drama film directed by Will Jason and starring Ted Donaldson, Sharyn Moffett and John Litel. It is part of the Rusty film series." }, { "title": "Ruthless", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Zachary Scott, Martha Vickers", "extract": "Ruthless is a 1948 American drama film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer starring Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet and Louis Hayward." }, { "title": "Saigon", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake", "extract": "Saigon is a 1948 American crime film directed by Leslie Fenton starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. In their fourth and final film together. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and was one of the last films Veronica Lake made under her contract with the studio. Ladd and Lake made four films to" }, { "title": "The Sainted Sisters", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Veronica Lake, Joan Caulfield, George Reeves", "extract": "The Sainted Sisters is a 1948 American comedy film starring Veronica Lake and co-starring Joan Caulfield, Barry Fitzgerald, George Reeves, William Demarest and Beulah Bondi. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures and is notable for being the last film Veronica Lake made under her contract wi" }, { "title": "The Saxon Charm", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "Robert Montgomery, Susan Hayward", "extract": "The Saxon Charm is a 1948 American film noir drama film written and directed by Claude Binyon based on the novel of the same name by Frederic Wakeman Sr. and starring Robert Montgomery, Susan Hayward, John Payne and Audrey Totter." }, { "title": "Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Drama, Romance", "cast": "June Haver, Lon McCallister", "extract": "Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! is a 1948 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by F. Hugh Herbert, based on the novel of the same name by George Agnew Chamberlain. Released by 20th Century Fox, the film stars June Haver, Lon McCallister, and Walter Brennan. Marilyn Monroe has a bit part " }, { "title": "Sealed Verdict", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Adventure, War", "cast": "Ray Milland, Florence Marly, Broderick Crawford", "extract": "Sealed Verdict is a 1948 American adventure drama war film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Ray Milland and Florence Marly." }, { "title": "The Search", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Montgomery Clift, Aline MacMahon", "extract": "The Search is a 1948 American film directed by Fred Zinnemann that tells the story of a young Auschwitz survivor and his mother who search for each other across post-World War II Europe. It stars Montgomery Clift, Ivan Jandl, Jarmila Novotná and Aline MacMahon." }, { "title": "Secret Beyond the Door", "year": 1948, "genres": "Thriller, Noir", "cast": "Joan Bennett, Michael Redgrave", "extract": "Secret Beyond the Door is a 1947 American film noir psychological thriller and a modern updating of the Bluebeard fairytale, directed by Fritz Lang, produced by Lang's Diana Productions, and released by Universal Pictures. The film stars Joan Bennett and was produced by her husband Walter Wanger. Th" }, { "title": "Secret Service Investigator", "year": 1948, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Lloyd Bridges, Lynne Roberts", "extract": "Secret Service Investigator is a 1948 American crime film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Lynne Roberts, Lloyd Bridges, George Zucco, June Storey, Trevor Bardette and John Kellogg. The film was released on May 31, 1948 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Shaggy", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Brenda Joyce, Robert Shayne", "extract": "Shaggy is a 1948 American drama film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey, written by Maxwell Shane and filmed in Cinecolor. The film stars Brenda Joyce, Georgie Nokes, Robert Shayne, Jody Gilbert, Ralph Sanford and Alex Frazer. The film was released on June 11, 1948 by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "Shanghai Chest", "year": 1948, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Roland Winters, Mantan Moreland", "extract": "Shanghai Chest is a 1948 American film directed by William Beaudine and featuring Roland Winters in his third appearance as Charlie Chan." }, { "title": "Shed No Tears", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "June Vincent, Wallace Ford", "extract": "Shed No Tears is a 1948 American film noir directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Wallace Ford and June Vincent." }, { "title": "Shep Comes Home", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Margia Dean", "extract": "Shep Comes Home is a 1948 American film written and directed by Ford Beebe for Lippert Pictures. It was a sequel to My Dog Shep (1946)." }, { "title": "The Sheriff of Medicine Bow", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton", "extract": "The Sheriff of Medicine Bow is a 1948 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Max Terhune, Evelyn Finley, Bill Kennedy and George J. Lewis. The film was released on October 3, 1948, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "The Sign of the Ram", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Susan Peters, Alexander Knox", "extract": "The Sign of the Ram is a 1948 American film noir directed by John Sturges and screenplay by Charles Bennett, based on a novel written by Margaret Ferguson. The drama features Susan Peters, Alexander Knox and Phyllis Thaxter. It also featured Ron Randell. The film's title alludes to people born under" }, { "title": "Silent Conflict", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Virginia Belmont", "extract": "Silent Conflict is a 1948 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Charles Belden. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Virginia Belmont, Earle Hodgins and James Harrison. It was released on March 19, 1948, by United Artists." }, { "title": "Silver River", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Thomas Mitchell", "extract": "Silver River is a 1948 Western film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan. The film is based on a Stephen Longstreet story that was turned into a novel." }, { "title": "Silver Trails", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor", "extract": "Silver Trails is a 1948 American Western film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, and Christine Larson, and was released on August 28, 1948. The film starred Whip Wilson, who later went on to have a career as a famous Western film star." }, { "title": "Singin' Spurs", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical, Western", "cast": "Kirby Grant, Patricia Barry, Lee Patrick", "extract": "Singin' Spurs is a 1948 American Western musical film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Kirby Grant, Patricia Barry, Lee Patrick, Jay Silverheels, Dick Elliott and William Wilkerson. The film was released on September 23, 1948, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Sinister Journey", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Elaine Riley", "extract": "Sinister Journey is a 1948 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Doris Schroeder. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Elaine Riley, John Kellogg and Don Haggerty. The film was released on June 11, 1948, by United Artists." }, { "title": "Sitting Pretty", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara", "extract": "Sitting Pretty is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang from a screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert, adapted from the novel Belvedere by Gwen Davenport. The film stars Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara, and Clifton Webb, about a family who hires the mysterious Lynn Belvedere to babysit their rowdy" }, { "title": "Six-Gun Law", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Nancy Saunders", "extract": "Six-Gun Law is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Charles Starrett, Nancy Saunders, Paul Campbell, Hugh Prosser, Curly Clements and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on January 9, 1948, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Sixteen Fathoms Deep", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Lloyd Bridges, Lon Chaney Jr.", "extract": "Sixteen Fathoms Deep is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Irving Allen and starring Lloyd Bridges, Lon Chaney Jr. and Arthur Lake. It was a remake of the 1934 film of the same title in which Chaney had also starred." }, { "title": "Sleep, My Love", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, Robert Cummings", "extract": "Sleep, My Love is a 1948 American noir film directed by Douglas Sirk. It features Claudette Colbert, Robert Cummings and Don Ameche." }, { "title": "Slippy McGee", "year": 1948, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Dale Evans", "extract": "Slippy McGee is a 1948 American crime film directed by Albert H. Kelley, written by Jerome Gruskin and Norman S. Hall, and starring Don \"Red\" Barry, Dale Evans, Tom Brown, Harry Cheshire, James Seay and Murray Alper. It was released on January 15, 1948 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Smart Girls Don't Talk", "year": 1948, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Virginia Mayo, Bruce Bennett", "extract": "Smart Girls Don't Talk is a 1948 crime film directed by Richard L. Bare and starring Virginia Mayo and Bruce Bennett." }, { "title": "Smart Politics", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "June Preisser, Frankie Darro, Noel Neill", "extract": "Smart Politics is a 1948 American film directed by Will Jason and starring Freddie Stewart and June Preisser. It is part of The Teen Agers series made by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Smart Woman", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Constance Bennett, Brian Aherne", "extract": "Smart Woman is a 1948 romantic drama film directed by Edward A. Blatt and starring Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett, and Barry Sullivan." }, { "title": "Smoky Mountain Melody", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical, Western", "cast": "Roy Acuff, Russell Arms", "extract": "Smoky Mountain Melody is a 1948 American musical Western film directed by Ray Nazarro, and starring Roy Acuff, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Russell Arms, Sybil Merritt, Tommy Ivo, and Jason Robards Sr. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on December 16, 1948." }, { "title": "Smugglers' Cove", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Amelita Ward", "extract": "Smuggler's Cove is a 1948 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on October 10, 1948 by Monogram Pictures and is the eleventh film in the series." }, { "title": "The Snake Pit", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Olivia de Havilland, Leo Genn", "extract": "The Snake Pit is a 1948 American psychological drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Beulah Bondi, and Lee Patrick. Based on Mary Jane Ward's 1946 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, the film recounts the tale of a wom" }, { "title": "So Evil My Love", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Thriller", "cast": "Ray Milland, Geraldine Fitzgerald", "extract": "So Evil My Love is a 1948 British and American Gothic psychological thriller film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Ray Milland, Ann Todd and Geraldine Fitzgerald." }, { "title": "So This Is New York", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Henry Morgan, Rudy Vallee, Virginia Grey", "extract": "So This Is New York is a 1948 satirical movie comedy starring acerbic radio and television comedian Henry Morgan and directed by Richard Fleischer. The cynically sophisticated screenplay was written by Carl Foreman and Herbert Baker from the 1920 novel The Big Town by Ring Lardner. Foreman was black" }, { "title": "Sofia", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Thriller", "cast": "Patricia Morison, Sigrid Gurie", "extract": "Sofia is a 1948 American thriller film directed by John Reinhardt and starring Gene Raymond, Sigrid Gurie and Patricia Morison. It is an early Cold War thriller set partly in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The film was shot on location in Mexico and at the Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City Made in Ci" }, { "title": "Son of God's Country", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Monte Hale, Pamela Blake", "extract": "Son of God's Country is a 1948 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Paul Gangelin and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Monte Hale, Pamela Blake, Paul Hurst, James Nolan, Jay Kirby and Steve Darrell. The film was released on September 15, 1948, by Republic Pictu" }, { "title": "A Song Is Born", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical, War", "cast": "Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman", "extract": "A Song Is Born, starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo, is a 1948 Technicolor musical film remake of Howard Hawks' 1941 movie Ball of Fire with Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. This version was also directed by Hawks, based on the story \"From A to Z\" by Billy Wilder and Thomas Monroe, adapted by Har" }, { "title": "Song of the Drifter", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Mildred Coles", "extract": "Song of the Drifter is a 1948 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Frank H. Young. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Mildred Coles, William Ruhl, Marshall Reed and Patsy Moran. The film was released on January 17, 1948, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Song of Idaho", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Kirby Grant, June Vincent", "extract": "Song of Idaho is a 1948 American Western musical film directed by Ray Nazarro. It was released by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Song of My Heart", "year": 1948, "genres": "Biography, Drama, Historical", "cast": "Audrey Long, Cedric Hardwicke", "extract": "Song of My Heart is a 1948 American historical drama film directed by Benjamin Glazer and starring Frank Sundström, Audrey Long and Cedric Hardwicke. It is a highly fictionalised biopic of the nineteenth century Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It was distributed by Allied Artists." }, { "title": "Sons of Adventure", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Lynne Roberts, Russell Hayden", "extract": "Sons of Adventure is a 1948 American Western film directed by Yakima Canutt, written by Franklin Adreon and Sol Shor, and starring Lynne Roberts, Russell Hayden, Gordon Jones, Grant Withers, George Chandler and Roy Barcroft. It was released on September 1, 1948 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Sorry, Wrong Number", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Thriller", "cast": "Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster", "extract": "Sorry, Wrong Number is a 1948 American thriller film noir directed by Anatole Litvak, from a screenplay by Lucille Fletcher, based on her 1943 radio play of the same name. The film stars Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster. It follows a bedridden woman, who overhears the plot of murder. While on the" }, { "title": "A Southern Yankee", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Western, War", "cast": "Red Skelton, Arlene Dahl", "extract": "A Southern Yankee is a 1948 American comedy western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Red Skelton, Brian Donlevy and Arlene Dahl." }, { "title": "Speed to Spare", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Richard Arlen, Jean Rogers", "extract": "Speed to Spare is a 1948 American drama film directed by William Berke, written by Milton Raison, and starring Richard Arlen, Jean Rogers, Richard Travis, Roscoe Karns, Nanette Parks and Pat Phelan. It was released on May 14, 1948, by Paramount Pictures. It is unrelated to the same-titled auto-racin" }, { "title": "Stage Struck", "year": 1948, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Conrad Nagel, Kane Richmond", "extract": "Stage Struck is a 1948 American crime film directed by William Nigh and starring Kane Richmond, Audrey Long and Conrad Nagel." }, { "title": "State of the Union", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn", "extract": "State of the Union is a 1948 drama film directed by Frank Capra about a man’s desire to run for the nomination as the Republican candidate for President, and the machinations of those around him. The New York Times described it as \"a slick piece of screen satire...sharper in its knife-edged slicing " }, { "title": "Station West", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Dick Powell, Jane Greer", "extract": "Station West is a 1948 American Western black-and-white film directed by Sidney Lanfield and based on a Western novel by Luke Short. Burl Ives plays a small role and sings the following songs on the soundtrack: \"A Stranger in Town,\" \"The Sun's Shining Warm,\" and \"A Man Can't Grow Old.\"" }, { "title": "Strange Gamble", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Boyd, Elaine Riley", "extract": "Strange Gamble is a 1948 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud, written by Doris Schroeder, Bennett Cohen and Ande Lamb, and starring William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Elaine Riley, James Craven and Robert Williams. It was released on October 8, 1948, by United Artists." }, { "title": "The Strange Mrs. Crane", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Marjorie Lord, Robert Shayne", "extract": "The Strange Mrs. Crane is a 1948 American film noir directed by Sam Newfield for Eagle-Lion Films." }, { "title": "The Strawberry Roan", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Gloria Henry", "extract": "The Strawberry Roan is a 1948 American Western film directed by John English and starring Gene Autry." }, { "title": "Street Corner", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Johnny Duncan, Eddie Gribbon", "extract": "Street Corner is a 1948 American exploitation film directed by Albert H. Kelley, produced by Wilshire Pictures, and featuring Johnny Duncan, Eddie Gribbon, and Marcia Mae Jones. It was released on DVD in 2003 by Something Weird Video." }, { "title": "The Street with No Name", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Mark Stevens, Richard Widmark, Lloyd Nolan", "extract": "The Street with No Name is a 1948 film noir directed by William Keighley. A follow-up to The House on 92nd Street (1945), it tells the story of an undercover FBI agent, Gene Cordell, who infiltrates a deadly crime gang. Cordell's superior, FBI Inspector George A. Briggs, also appears in The House on" }, { "title": "Strike It Rich", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Rod Cameron, Bonita Granville", "extract": "Strike It Rich is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Rod Cameron, Bonita Granville and Don Castle." }, { "title": "Summer Holiday", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Mickey Rooney, Gloria DeHaven", "extract": "Summer Holiday is a 1948 American musical-comedy film, directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Mickey Rooney and Gloria DeHaven. The picture is based on the play Ah, Wilderness! (1933) by Eugene O'Neill, which had been filmed under that name by MGM in 1935 with Rooney in a much smaller role, as th" }, { "title": "Sundown in Santa Fe", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Eddy Waller", "extract": "Sundown in Santa Fe is a 1948 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen, written by Norman S. Hall, and starring Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft, Trevor Bardette, Jean Dean and Russell Simpson. It was released on November 5, 1948 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Sunset Carson Rides Again", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Sunset Carson, Dan White", "extract": "Sunset Carson Rides Again is a 1948 American Western film produced and directed by Oliver Drake and shot on his own ranch. Filmed in 1947 in Kodachrome on 16mm film, the film was the first of Drake's Yucca Pictures Corporation to star Sunset Carson. The film was released by Astor Pictures Corporatio" }, { "title": "Sword of the Avenger", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Sigrid Gurie", "extract": "Sword of the Avenger is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Ramon del Gado, Sigrid Gurie, and Ralph Morgan." }, { "title": "The Swordsman", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Larry Parks, Ellen Drew", "extract": "The Swordsman is a 1948 American swashbuckler film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring Larry Parks, Ellen Drew and George Macready. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Tap Roots", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "Van Heflin, Susan Hayward", "extract": "Tap Roots is a 1948 Technicolor Western war film set during the American Civil War. It is very loosely based on the true life story of Newton Knight, a farm owner who attempted to secede Jones County from Mississippi." }, { "title": "Tarzan and the Mermaids", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Linda Christian, Andrea Palma", "extract": "Tarzan and the Mermaids is a 1948 adventure film based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Directed by Robert Florey, it was the last of twelve Tarzan films to star Johnny Weissmuller in the title role. It was also the first Tarzan film since 1939 not to feature the character Bo" }, { "title": "The Tender Years", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Joe E. Brown, Noreen Nash", "extract": "The Tender Years is a 1948 American drama film directed by Harold D. Schuster, written by Arnold Belgard, Abem Finkel and Jack Jungmeyer, and starring Joe E. Brown, Richard Lyon, Noreen Nash, Charles Drake, Josephine Hutchinson and James Millican. It was released on January 3, 1948, by 20th Century " }, { "title": "Tenth Avenue Angel", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Margaret O'Brien, Angela Lansbury", "extract": "Tenth Avenue Angel is a 1948 American film directed by Roy Rowland and starring Margaret O'Brien, Angela Lansbury, and George Murphy. It chronicles the life and family of Flavia Mills in the late 1930s. Filming took place 11 March–15 May 1946, with retakes in April 1947. However, the film was not re" }, { "title": "Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven", "year": 1948, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Diana Lynn, Guy Madison", "extract": "Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven is a 1948 American black-and-white romantic comedy film directed by William Castle and starring Guy Madison, Diana Lynn, James Dunn, and Florence Bates. A reporter in Dallas, Texas, goes to New York with the dream of becoming a playwright. En route, he picks up a hitchhiker " }, { "title": "That Lady in Ermine", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Betty Grable, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.", "extract": "That Lady in Ermine is a 1948 American Technicolor musical film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The screenplay by Samson Raphaelson is based on the 1919 operetta Die Frau im Hermelin by Rudolph Schanzer and Ernst Welisch." }, { "title": "That Wonderful Urge", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney", "extract": "That Wonderful Urge is a 1948 20th Century Fox screwball comedy film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney. It is a remake of Love Is News (1937), which stars Power and Loretta Young." }, { "title": "They Live by Night", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger", "extract": "They Live by Night is a 1948 American film noir directed by Nicholas Ray, in his directorial debut, and starring Cathy O'Donnell and Farley Granger. Based on Edward Anderson's Depression-era novel Thieves Like Us, the film follows a young convict on the run who falls in love with a woman and attempt" }, { "title": "Three Daring Daughters", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Jeanette MacDonald, Jane Powell", "extract": "Three Daring Daughters is a 1948 musical Technicolor film directed by Fred M. Wilcox and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay was written by Albert Mannheimer, Frederick Kohner, Sonya Levien and John Meehan." }, { "title": "The Three Musketeers", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Gene Kelly, Van Heflin, Lana Turner, June Allyson, Angela Lansbury", "extract": "The Three Musketeers is a 1948 film directed by George Sidney, written by Robert Ardrey, and starring Gene Kelly and Lana Turner. It is a Technicolor adventure film adaptation of the classic 1844 novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas." }, { "title": "Thunder in the Pines", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western, War", "cast": "George Reeves, Ralph Byrd", "extract": "Thunder in the Pines is a 1948 American Western film directed by Robert Edwards and starring George Reeves and Ralph Byrd. The film was shot in sepia tone. It was executive produced by Robert L. Lippert." }, { "title": "Thunderhoof", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Preston Foster, Mary Stuart", "extract": "Thunderhoof is a 1948 American Western film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Preston Foster, Mary Stuart and William Bishop. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Holscher." }, { "title": "The Tioga Kid", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "The Tioga Kid is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Ed Earl Repp. The film stars Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Jennifer Holt, Dennis Moore, Lee Bennett and William Fawcett. The film was released on June 17, 1948, by Eagle-Lion Films." }, { "title": "The Timber Trail", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Monte Hale, Lynne Roberts", "extract": "The Timber Trail is a 1948 American Western film directed by Philip Ford, written by Robert Creighton Williams, and starring Monte Hale, Lynne Roberts, James Burke, Roy Barcroft, Francis Ford, and Robert Emmett Keane. It was released on June 15, 1948, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Time of Your Life", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "James Cagney, William Bendix, Wayne Morris, Jeanne Cagney", "extract": "The Time of Your Life is a 1948 American comedy drama film directed by H. C. Potter and starring James Cagney, William Bendix, Wayne Morris and Jeanne Cagney. A Cagney Production, The Time of Your Life was produced by Cagney's brother William and adapted by Nathaniel Curtis from the 1939 William Sar" }, { "title": "To the Ends of the Earth", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Dick Powell, Signe Hasso", "extract": "To the Ends of the Earth is a 1948 American crime film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Dick Powell and Signe Hasso." }, { "title": "To the Victor", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Dennis Morgan, Viveca Lindfors", "extract": "To the Victor is a 1948 drama film directed by Delmer Daves and starring Dennis Morgan and Viveca Lindfors. The plot concerns an American black-marketeer who falls in love with a Nazi collaborator's wife in post-World War II Paris." }, { "title": "Tornado Range", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Jennifer Holt", "extract": "Tornado Range is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by William Lively. The film stars Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Jennifer Holt, George Chesebro, Buster Slaven and Marshall Reed. The film was released on February 21, 1948, by Eagle-Lion Films." }, { "title": "Trail to Laredo", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "Trail to Laredo is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Charles Starrett, Jim Bannon, Virginia Maxey, Tommy Ivo, Hugh Prosser and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on August 12, 1948, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Train to Alcatraz", "year": 1948, "genres": "Action", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Janet Martin", "extract": "Train to Alcatraz is a 1948 American prison film directed by Philip Ford and starring Don Barry, Janet Martin, William Phipps, Roy Barcroft, and June Storey." }, { "title": "Trapped by Boston Blackie", "year": 1948, "genres": "Mystery, Crime, Drama", "cast": "Charles Marion, June Vincent", "extract": "Trapped by Boston Blackie is a 1948 American crime drama directed by Seymour Friedman. It is the thirteenth of fourteen Columbia Pictures films starring Chester Morris as reformed crook Boston Blackie, and the final film with George E. Stone as \"The Runt\"." }, { "title": "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett", "extract": "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a 1948 American Western film written and directed by John Huston. It is an adaptation of B. Traven's 1927 novel of the same name, set in 1925, and follows two downtrodden men who join forces with a grizzled old prospector\n(Walter Huston, the director's father), in" }, { "title": "Triggerman", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Virginia Carroll", "extract": "Triggerman is a 1948 American Western film written by Howard Bretherton, from a screenplay by Ronald Davidson. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown and Raymond Hatton." }, { "title": "Triple Threat", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Sport", "cast": "Gloria Henry, Mary Stuart", "extract": "Triple Threat is a 1948 American drama sport film directed by Jean Yarbrough, produced by Sam Katzman, and starring Gloria Henry." }, { "title": "Trouble Makers", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Helen Parrish", "extract": "Trouble Makers is a 1948 comedy film directed by Reginald LeBorg and starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released in 1948 by Monogram Pictures, although the exact release date is uncertain, although two possible released dates are mentioned in different books, December 10, 1948 and December 26, 1" }, { "title": "Trouble Preferred", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Thriller", "cast": "Peggy Knudsen, Lynne Roberts", "extract": "Trouble Preferred is a 1948 American thriller film directed by James Tinling, written by Arnold Belgard, and starring Peggy Knudsen, Lynne Roberts, Charles Russell, Paul Langton, Marcia Mae Jones and Mary Bear. It was released on December 31, 1948, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Two Guys from Texas", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Musical, Western", "cast": "Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson", "extract": "Two Guys from Texas is a 1948 American comedy musical western film directed by David Butler, and starring Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson and Dorothy Malone. The film was written by Allen Boretz and I.A.L. Diamond, produced by Alex Gottlieb, and released by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 4, 1948. Thi" }, { "title": "Under California Stars", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Jane Frazee", "extract": " Under California Stars is a 1948 American Trucolor Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers, Jane Frazee and Andy Devine. The film was shot in Trucolor. After returning from Hollywood after his tenth anniversary in films to his ranch, Rogers tackles a gang who kidnap his hor" }, { "title": "Unfaithfully Yours", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Rudy Vallée, Barbara Lawrence", "extract": "Unfaithfully Yours is a 1948 American screwball black comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, and starring Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Rudy Vallée and Barbara Lawrence. The film is about a jealous symphony conductor who imagines three different ways to deal with the supposed infidelity" }, { "title": "Unknown Island", "year": 1948, "genres": "Science Fiction, Adventure", "cast": "Virginia Grey, Richard Denning", "extract": "Unknown Island is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Jack Bernhard and starring Virginia Grey, Phillip Reed and Richard Denning. Shot in Cinecolor it was released by Film Classics and in Britain by General Film Distributors." }, { "title": "The Untamed Breed", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Sonny Tufts, Barbara Britton", "extract": " The Untamed Breed is a 1948 American Western film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Sonny Tufts, Barbara Britton and George 'Gabby' Hayes." }, { "title": "Up in Central Park", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Deanna Durbin, Dick Haymes, Vincent Price", "extract": "Up in Central Park is a 1948 American musical comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Deanna Durbin, Dick Haymes and Vincent Price. Based on the play Up in Central Park by Herbert Fields with a screenplay by Karl Tunberg, the film is about a newspaper reporter and the daughter of an i" }, { "title": "The Valiant Hombre", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo", "extract": "The Valiant Hombre is a 1948 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox, written by Adele Buffington, and starring Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, John Litel, Barbara Billingsley, John James and Stanley Andrews. It was released on December 15, 1948, by United Artists." }, { "title": "The Velvet Touch", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Rosalind Russell, Leo Genn, Claire Trevor", "extract": "The Velvet Touch is a 1948 American film noir drama directed by Jack Gage and starring Rosalind Russell, Leon Ames, Leo Genn and Claire Trevor." }, { "title": "The Vicious Circle", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Conrad Nagel, Fritz Kortner", "extract": "The Vicious Circle is a 1948 American drama film directed by W. Lee Wilder and based on the play The Burning Bush by Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg. The film is also known as The Woman in Brown." }, { "title": "Wake of the Red Witch", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure, War", "cast": "John Wayne, Gail Russell", "extract": "Wake of the Red Witch is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Edward Ludwig, produced by Edmund Grainger and starring John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young, Adele Mara and Luther Adler. It is based upon the 1946 novel of the same name written by Garland Roark. The film is one of the few A-level " }, { "title": "Walk a Crooked Mile", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Crime, War", "cast": "Dennis O'Keefe, Louis Hayward", "extract": "Walk a Crooked Mile is a 1948 America anti-communist, Cold War film noir crime film, directed by Gordon Douglas, starring Dennis O'Keefe and Louis Hayward." }, { "title": "Wallflower", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joyce Reynolds, Janis Paige", "extract": "Wallflower is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Frederick de Cordova, written by Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron adapted from the play of the same name by Reginald Denham and Mary Orr, and starring Robert Hutton, Joyce Reynolds, Janis Paige, Edward Arnold, Barbara Brown and Jerome Cowan. It was" }, { "title": "The Walls of Jericho", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Cornel Wilde, Anne Baxter, Kirk Douglas", "extract": "The Walls of Jericho is a 1948 American drama film directed by John M. Stahl, written by Lamar Trotti, and starring Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, Anne Baxter, Kirk Douglas, Ann Dvorak, Colleen Townsend and Marjorie Rambeau. The picture was released by 20th Century Fox on August 4, 1948." }, { "title": "Waterfront at Midnight", "year": 1948, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Mary Beth Hughes, William Gargan", "extract": "Waterfront at Midnight is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by William Berke, written by Bernard Girard and starring William Gargan, Mary Beth Hughes, Richard Travis, Richard Crane, Cheryl Walker and Horace McMahon. It was released on June 25, 1948 by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "West of Sonora", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "West of Sonora is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Charles Starrett, Steve Darrell, George Chesebro, Anita Castle and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on March 25, 1948, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Western Heritage", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Lois Andrews", "extract": "Western Heritage is a 1948 American Western film directed by Wallace Grissell. The film is a Tim Holt B Western about land robbers and forgers in the southwest." }, { "title": "The Westward Trail", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates", "extract": "The Westward Trail is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Robert Alan Miller. The film stars Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Phyllis Planchard, Eileene Hardin, Steve Drake and Bob Duncan. The film was released on March 13, 1948, by Producers Releasing Corporation." }, { "title": "When My Baby Smiles at Me", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Jack Oakie, June Havoc", "extract": "When My Baby Smiles at Me is a 1948 musical film directed by Walter Lang and starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey. Released by 20th Century Fox, it is the third film based on the popular 1927 Broadway play Burlesque, the others being The Dance of Life (1929) and Swing High, Swing Low (1937). When My" }, { "title": "Whiplash", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western, Noir", "cast": "Dane Clark, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden", "extract": "Whiplash is a 1948 American film noir directed by Lewis Seiler and written by Kenneth Earl, Harriet Frank Jr., Maurice Geraghty and Gordon Kahn. The film stars Dane Clark, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott and Eve Arden." }, { "title": "Whirlwind Raiders", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Nancy Saunders", "extract": "Whirlwind Raiders is a 1948 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Charles Starrett, Don Reynolds, Nancy Saunders, Fred F. Sears, Doye O'Dell and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on May 13, 1948, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Whispering Smith", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Alan Ladd, Robert Preston, Brenda Marshall", "extract": "Whispering Smith is a 1948 American Western film directed by Leslie Fenton and starring Alan Ladd as a railroad detective assigned to stop a gang of train robbers. The supporting cast includes Robert Preston, Brenda Marshall and Donald Crisp." }, { "title": "Who Killed Doc Robbin", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Larry Casey, Virginia Grey", "extract": "Who Killed Doc Robbin is a 1948 film directed by Bernard Carr and starring Larry Olsen, Billy Gray, and Renee Beard. It was produced by Hal Roach and Robert F. McGowan as a reimagining of their Our Gang series." }, { "title": "The Winner's Circle", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jean Willes, Morgan Farley", "extract": "The Winner's Circle is a 1948 American drama film directed by Felix E. Feist and written by Howard J. Green and Leonard Praskins. The film stars Jean Willes, Morgan Farley, Johnny Longden, Robert S. Howard, William Gould and John Beradino. It was released on June 8, 1948 by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Winter Meeting", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Bette Davis, Janis Paige", "extract": "Winter Meeting is a 1948 American drama film directed by Bretaigne Windust and starring Bette Davis and Jim Davis. The screenplay, based on the novel of the same name by Grace Zaring Stone, was written by Catherine Turney." }, { "title": "A Woman's Vengeance", "year": 1948, "genres": "Noir, Drama, Mystery", "cast": "Charles Boyer, Ann Blyth, Jessica Tandy", "extract": "A Woman's Vengeance is a 1948 American film noir drama mystery film directed by Zoltán Korda and starring Charles Boyer, Ann Blyth, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke, Rachel Kempson, and Mildred Natwick. The screenplay by Aldous Huxley was based on his 1922 short story \"The Gioconda Smile\". The film w" }, { "title": "The Woman from Tangier", "year": 1948, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Adele Jergens, Stephen Dunne", "extract": "The Woman from Tangier is a 1948 American crime film directed by Harold Daniels and starring Adele Jergens, Stephen Dunne and Ian MacDonald. It was one of a number of Hollywood films set in Tangier during the International Zone era. The film's art direction was by Walter Holscher." }, { "title": "The Woman in White", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker, Sydney Greenstreet", "extract": "The Woman in White is a 1948 drama film directed by Peter Godfrey which stars Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker, Sydney Greenstreet, and Gig Young. The screenplay is based on Wilkie Collins' 1860 novel The Woman in White." }, { "title": "Women in the Night", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Tala Birell, Bernadene Hayes", "extract": "Women in the Night is a 1948 American film directed by William Rowland shot in Mexico. The film is also known as When Men Are Beasts. The film depicts activities of German and Japanese who wish revenge on the Allies with a cosmic ray weapon." }, { "title": "Words and Music", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical, Biography", "cast": "Mickey Rooney, Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, June Allyson, Gene Kelly", "extract": "Words and Music is a 1948 American biographical musical film loosely based on the creative partnership of the composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart. The film stars Mickey Rooney as Hart and Tom Drake as Rodgers, along with Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, Ann Sothern and numerous musical star" }, { "title": "The Wreck of the Hesperus", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Patricia Barry, Willard Parker", "extract": "The Wreck of the Hesperus is a 1948 American adventure film directed by John Hoffman and starring Willard Parker, Edgar Buchanan and Patricia Barry. It was produced by silent film actor Wallace MacDonald in association with Columbia Pictures, which also distributed the film. It is preserved in the L" }, { "title": "Yellow Sky", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gregory Peck, Richard Widmark, Anne Baxter", "extract": "Yellow Sky is a 1948 American Western film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Widmark, and Anne Baxter. The story is believed to be loosely adapted from William Shakespeare's The Tempest. The screenplay concerns a band of reprobate outlaws who flee after a bank robbery" }, { "title": "You Gotta Stay Happy", "year": 1948, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Joan Fontaine, James Stewart, Eddie Albert", "extract": "You Gotta Stay Happy is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by H.C. Potter and starring Joan Fontaine, James Stewart and Eddie Albert. It was distributed by Universal-International and produced by Karl Tunberg. The film was written by Karl Tunberg and Robert Carson and was released on Nove" }, { "title": "You Were Meant for Me", "year": 1948, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Dan Dailey, Jeanne Crain", "extract": "You Were Meant for Me is a 1948 musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Dan Dailey and Jeanne Crain as a bandleader and his wife. It was released by 20th Century Fox. The film includes performances of \"You Were Meant for Me\", \"I'll Get By \", and \"Ain't Misbehavin'\"." }, { "title": "Louisiana Story", "year": 1948, "genres": "Documentary, Drama", "cast": "", "extract": "Louisiana Story is a 1948 American black-and-white drama film directed by Robert J. Flaherty. Although it has historically been represented as a documentary film, the events and characters depicted are fictional and the film was commissioned by the Standard Oil Company to promote its drilling ventur" }, { "title": "Test Tube Babies", "year": 1948, "genres": "", "cast": "", "extract": "Test Tube Babies, also known as Blessed Are They, Sins of Love and The Pill, is a 1948 exploitation film directed by W. Merle Connell and produced by George Weiss. It is a narrative about artificial insemination with scenes of nudity and sexual promiscuity included. One scene shows the male lead cha" }, { "title": "Adventures of Frank and Jesse James", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Clayton Moore, Noel Neill", "extract": "Adventures of Frank and Jesse James is a 1948 Republic film serial directed by Fred C. Brannon and Yakima Canutt and starring Clayton Moore, Steve Darrell, Noel Neill, George J. Lewis, John Crawford, and Sam Flint." }, { "title": "Congo Bill", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Don McGuire, Cleo Moore", "extract": "Congo Bill (1948) is a Columbia movie serial based on the DC Comics character Congo Bill, later named Congorilla." }, { "title": "Dangers of the Canadian Mounted", "year": 1948, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Jim Bannon", "extract": "Dangers of the Canadian Mounted is a 1948 Northern Republic film serial." }, { "title": "G-Men Never Forget", "year": 1948, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Clayton Moore", "extract": "G-Men Never Forget is a 1948 Republic movie serial. The serial was condensed into a feature film in 1966 and re-released under the title Code 645." }, { "title": "Superman", "year": 1948, "genres": "", "cast": "Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill", "extract": "Superman is a 1948 15-part Columbia Pictures film serial based on the comic book character Superman. It stars an uncredited Kirk Alyn and Noel Neill as Lois Lane. Like Batman (1943), it is notable as the first live-action appearance of Superman on film, and for the longevity of its distribution. The" }, { "title": "Tex Granger", "year": 1948, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Robert Kellard", "extract": "Tex Granger is a 1948 American Western film serial featuring the title character as a masked cowboy referred to as The Midnight Rider of the Plains in the serial's subtitle. It was based on a character from the comic Calling All Boys while the plot was taken from The Last Frontier (1926), which was " }, { "title": "A-Lad-In His Lamp", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "A-Lad-In His Lamp is a 1948 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon. The short stars Bugs Bunny, and features the Genie and Caliph Hassan Pfeffer, who is after Bugs and the genie in his lamp. The voices of Bugs Bunny and Caliph Hassan Pfeffer are voiced by Mel Blanc, and the voice of the genie is played b" }, { "title": "Bill and Coo", "year": 1948, "genres": "", "cast": "", "extract": "Bill and Coo is a 1948 film directed by Dean Riesner, filmed in Trucolor, and conceived to showcase George Burton's trained birds." }, { "title": "Bob and Sally", "year": 1948, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "", "extract": "Bob and Sally is 1948 American drama film produced by J. G. Sanford at Universal Studios and directed by Erle C. Kenton. Director of photography was Ellis Carter and the original screenplay was written by Mary C. Palmer." }, { "title": "Buccaneer Bunny", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Buccaneer Bunny is a 1948 Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on May 8, 1948, and features Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam." }, { "title": "Bugs Bunny Rides Again", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Bugs Bunny Rides Again is a 1948 Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on June 12, 1948, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam." }, { "title": "The Chicken of Tomorrow", "year": 1948, "genres": "Short, Documentary", "cast": "Lowell Thomas", "extract": "The Chicken of Tomorrow is a 1948 documentary short film about advances in chicken farming. This mini-documentary was narrated by Lowell Thomas and is in the public domain. The film was sponsored by Texaco." }, { "title": "A Feather in His Hare", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short, War", "cast": "", "extract": "A Feather in His Hare is a 1948 produced Warner Brothers Looney Tunes animated short, directed by Chuck Jones. It was originally released on February 7, 1948. The title is yet another pun on \"hair\"." }, { "title": "Fiddlers Three", "year": 1948, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Fiddlers Three is a 1948 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 107th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Gorilla My Dreams", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Looney Tunes", "extract": "Gorilla My Dreams is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical animated short directed by Robert McKimson and written by Warren Foster. The short was released on January 3, 1948, and stars Bugs Bunny." }, { "title": "Haredevil Hare", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Looney Tunes", "extract": "Haredevil Hare is a 1948 Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. It stars Bugs Bunny and it is the debut for Marvin the Martian — although he is unnamed in this film—along with his Martian dog, K-9. Marvin's nasal voice for this first film is different from the later one he is most known for. " }, { "title": "Hatch Up Your Troubles", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Hop, Look and Listen", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Looney Tunes", "extract": "Hop, Look and Listen is a 1948 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on April 17, 1948, and stars Sylvester and Hippety Hopper, in the latter's first appearance." }, { "title": "Hot Cross Bunny", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Hot Cross Bunny is a 1948 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies theatrical animated short. The short was released on August 21, 1948, and features Bugs Bunny. The title is a play on the nursery rhyme Hot Cross Buns as well as a punny allusion to the basic plot premise." }, { "title": "I Taw a Putty Tat", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "I Taw a Putty Tat is a 1948 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. \nThe short was released on April 1, 1948, and stars Tweety and Sylvester." }, { "title": "Kitty Foiled", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Mouse Cleaning", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Mouse Cleaning is a 1948 one-reel animated cartoon and the 38th Tom and Jerry short. The title is a play on \"house cleaning\". It was produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on December 11, 1948, by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer and again on February 17, 1956. It was animated by Ray Patterson, Irven S" }, { "title": "My Bunny Lies Over The Sea", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "My Bunny Lies over the Sea is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, released on December 4, 1948. This theatrical cartoon was directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. Mel Blanc played both Bugs Bunny and the Scotsman." }, { "title": "Old Rockin' Chair Tom", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Polka-Dot Puss", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Professor Tom", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Scaredy Cat", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "Scaredy Cat is a 1948 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on December 18, 1948 and stars Porky Pig and Sylvester the Cat. The cartoon is notable in that it marks the first time the name \"Sylvester\" is used for the popular feline character. In previous" }, { "title": "Tea for Two Hundred", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Donald Duck", "extract": "Tea for Two Hundred is a 1948 American animated short film directed by Jack Hannah. Part of the Donald Duck film series, the film was produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures on December 24, 1948. The cartoon stars a picnicking Donald Duck who" }, { "title": "The Truce Hurts", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Three for Breakfast", "year": 1948, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Donald Duck", "extract": "Three for Breakfast is a 1948 American animated short film directed by Jack Hannah. Part of the Donald Duck film series, the film was produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures on November 5, 1948." }, { "title": "Abandoned", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Dennis O'Keefe, Gale Storm, Jeff Chandler", "extract": "Abandoned is a 1949 American crime film noir directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Gale Storm and Jeff Chandler." }, { "title": "Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, Horror", "cast": "Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff", "extract": "Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff is a 1949 horror comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Abbott and Costello and Boris Karloff." }, { "title": "The Accused", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "Loretta Young, Robert Cummings, Wendell Corey", "extract": "The Accused is a 1949 American film noir drama film directed by William Dieterle and written by Ketti Frings, based on Be Still, My Love, a 1947 novel written by June Truesdell. The film stars Loretta Young and Robert Cummings." }, { "title": "Across the Rio Grande", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Reno Browne", "extract": "Across the Rio Grande is a 1949 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and starring Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, and Reno Browne. It was released on May 15, 1949." }, { "title": "Act of Violence", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor", "extract": "Act of Violence is a 1949 American film noir starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan and featuring Janet Leigh, Mary Astor and Phyllis Thaxter." }, { "title": "Adam's Rib", "year": 1949, "genres": "Romance, Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, David Wayne, Tom Ewell, Jean Hagen", "extract": "Adam's Rib is a 1949 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. It stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who come to oppose each other in court. Judy Holliday co-stars as the third lead in her second " }, { "title": "Adventure in Baltimore", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Shirley Temple, Robert Young", "extract": "Adventure in Baltimore is a 1949 American drama film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Robert Young and Shirley Temple. Dinah Sheldon is a student at an exclusive girls' school who starts campaigning for women's rights. Her minister father and her boyfriend Tom Wade do not approve." }, { "title": "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad", "year": 1949, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bing Crosby, Eric Blore, Basil Rathbone", "extract": "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad is a 1949 American animated anthology film produced by Walt Disney Productions, released by RKO Radio Pictures and directed by Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney and James Algar with Ben Sharpsteen as production supervisor. The 11th animated film in the Disney Animati" }, { "title": "Africa Screams", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, Adventure", "cast": "Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Clyde Beatty, Frank Buck", "extract": "Africa Screams is a 1949 American adventure comedy film starring Abbott and Costello and directed by Charles Barton that parodies the safari genre. The title is a play on the title of the 1930 documentary Africa Speaks! The supporting cast features Clyde Beatty, Frank Buck, Hillary Brooke, Max Baer," }, { "title": "Air Hostess", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Gloria Henry, Audrey Long", "extract": "Air Hostess is a 1949 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring Gloria Henry, Ross Ford and Audrey Long." }, { "title": "Alias the Champ", "year": 1949, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Audrey Long, Gorgeous George", "extract": "Alias the Champ is a 1949 American crime film directed by George Blair and written by Albert DeMond. The film stars Robert Rockwell, Barbra Fuller, Audrey Long, James Nolan, John Harmon, Sammy Menacker and Joseph Crehan. The film was released on October 15, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Alias Nick Beal", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Ray Milland, Audrey Totter, Thomas Mitchell", "extract": "Alias Nick Beal is a 1949 American film noir mystery film retelling of the Faust myth directed by John Farrow and starring Ray Milland, Audrey Totter and Thomas Mitchell. The picture is also known as Dark Circle, Strange Temptation and Alias Nicky Beal." }, { "title": "Alimony", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Martha Vickers, John Beal, Hillary Brooke", "extract": "Alimony is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Martha Vickers." }, { "title": "All the King's Men", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Broderick Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek", "extract": "All the King's Men is a 1949 American drama written, produced, and directed by Robert Rossen. It is based on the 1946 Robert Penn Warren novel of the same name. The film stars Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, and Joanne Dru. The plot focuses on the rise and fall of the ambitio" }, { "title": "Always Leave Them Laughing", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, Drama, Musical", "cast": "Milton Berle, Virginia Mayo, Bert Lahr", "extract": "Always Leave Them Laughing is a 1949 musical comedy-drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Milton Berle and Virginia Mayo." }, { "title": "And Baby Makes Three", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Barbara Hale, Robert Young", "extract": "And Baby Makes Three is a 1949 American romantic comedy film directed by Henry Levin and starring Robert Young and Barbara Hale." }, { "title": "Angels in Disguise", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall", "extract": "Angels in Disguise is a 1949 comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on September 11, 1949, by Monogram Pictures and is the fifteenth film in the series." }, { "title": "Anna Lucasta", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "Paulette Goddard, William Bishop, John Ireland, Oskar Homolka, Broderick Crawford", "extract": "Anna Lucasta is a 1949 American film noir drama film directed by Irving Rapper and starring Paulette Goddard, William Bishop, John Ireland, Oscar Homolka, and Broderick Crawford." }, { "title": "Any Number Can Play", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Clark Gable, Alexis Smith, Wendell Corey, Mary Astor", "extract": "Any Number Can Play is a 1949 drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy. It is based on Edward Harris Heth's novel of the same name. It stars Clark Gable and Alexis Smith." }, { "title": "Arctic Manhunt", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Mikel Conrad, Carol Thurston", "extract": "Arctic Manhunt is a 1949 American adventure film directed by Ewing Scott and starring Mikel Conrad, Carol Thurston and Wally Cassell." }, { "title": "Arson, Inc.", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Anne Gwynne", "extract": "Arson, Inc. is a 1949 American film noir directed by William Berke. It is also known as Firebug Squad and Three Alarm Fire." }, { "title": "Bad Boy", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Audie Murphy, Jane Wyatt", "extract": "Bad Boy is a 1949 American drama film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Audie Murphy, Lloyd Nolan and Jane Wyatt. It was Murphy's first leading role. It was distributed by the independent studio Allied Artists." }, { "title": "Bad Men of Tombstone", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Broderick Crawford, Barry Sullivan", "extract": "Bad Men of Tombstone is a 1949 American Western film from King Brothers Productions. It was co-written by Philip Yordan and stars Barry Sullivan and Broderick Crawford. King Brothers announced plans for a sequel, The Marshall of Tombstone but it was never made." }, { "title": "Bagdad", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Maureen O'Hara, Paul Christian, Vincent Price", "extract": "Bagdad is a 1949 Technicolor adventure film directed by Charles Lamont starring Maureen O'Hara, Paul Hubschmid, and Vincent Price." }, { "title": "Bandit King of Texas", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Helene Stanley", "extract": "Bandit King of Texas is a 1949 American Western film directed by Fred C. Brannon and written by Olive Cooper. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Helene Stanley, James Nolan, Harry Lauter and Robert Bice. The film was released on August 29, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Bandits of El Dorado", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Clayton Moore", "extract": "Bandits of El Dorado is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Charles Starrett, George J. Lewis, Fred F. Sears, John Dehner, Clayton Moore and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on October 20, 1949, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Barbary Pirate", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Donald Woods, Trudy Marshall, Lenore Aubert", "extract": "Barbary Pirate is a 1949 American adventure film directed by Lew Landers and starring Donald Woods and Trudy Marshall." }, { "title": "The Barkleys of Broadway", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Billie Burke", "extract": "The Barkleys of Broadway is a 1949 American Technicolor musical comedy film from the Arthur Freed unit at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that reunited Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers after ten years apart. Directed by Charles Walters, the screenplay is by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Sidney Sheldon, the song" }, { "title": "Battleground", "year": 1949, "genres": "War", "cast": "Van Johnson, Ricardo Montalbán, George Murphy", "extract": "Battleground is a 1949 American war film that follows a company in the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division as they cope with the siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, in World War II. It stars Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalbán, and George Murphy, features Ja" }, { "title": "The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Betty Grable, Cesar Romero, Rudy Vallée", "extract": "The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend is a 1949 romantic comedy Western film starring Betty Grable and featuring Cesar Romero and Rudy Vallee. It was directed by Preston Sturges and written by him based on a story by Earl Felton." }, { "title": "Beyond the Forest", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Bette Davis, Joseph Cotten, Ruth Roman", "extract": "Beyond the Forest is a 1949 American film noir directed by King Vidor, and featuring Bette Davis, Joseph Cotten, David Brian, and Ruth Roman. The screenplay is written by Lenore Coffee based on a novel by Stuart Engstrand." }, { "title": "The Big Cat", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure, Action", "cast": "Lon McCallister, Peggy Ann Garner, Preston Foster", "extract": "The Big Cat is a 1949 American outdoor action film in Technicolor directed by Phil Karlson. The cast included Lon McCallister, Peggy Ann Garner, Preston Foster, Forrest Tucker, Skip Homeier, and Gene Reynolds." }, { "title": "Big Jack", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Western", "cast": "Wallace Beery, Richard Conte", "extract": "Big Jack is a 1949 American Western film starring Wallace Beery, Richard Conte and Marjorie Main. The movie was directed by Richard Thorpe, and the screenplay was written by Gene Fowler and Otto Eis from the novel by Robert Thoeren. The picture is a comedy-drama, set on the American frontier in the " }, { "title": "The Big Sombrero", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Elena Verdugo", "extract": "The Big Sombrero is a 1949 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Gene Autry and Champion. Written by Olive Cooper, the film is about a singing cowboy hired as foreman of the Big Sombrero ranch by a man working against the interests of the ranch's absentee owner and workers." }, { "title": "The Big Steal", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer", "extract": "The Big Steal is a 1949 American black-and-white film noir reteaming Out of the Past stars Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer. The film was directed by Don Siegel, based on the short story \"The Road to Carmichael's\" by Richard Wormser." }, { "title": "The Big Wheel", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, War, Sport", "cast": "Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell", "extract": "The Big Wheel is a 1949 American drama sport film directed by Edward Ludwig starring Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Mary Hatcher and Michael O'Shea. It includes the final screen appearance of Hattie McDaniel." }, { "title": "Black Magic", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Orson Welles, Nancy Guild", "extract": "Black Magic is a 1949 film adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's novel Joseph Balsamo. It was directed by Gregory Ratoff. Set in the 18th century, the film stars Orson Welles in the lead role as Joseph Balsamo, a hypnotist, magician, and charlatan who also goes by the alias of Count Cagliostro, and Nancy " }, { "title": "Black Midnight", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roddy McDowall, Damian O'Flynn, Lyn Thomas", "extract": "\n\n\nBlack Midnight is a 1949 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Roddy McDowall, Damian O'Flynn, and Lyn Thomas." }, { "title": "The Blazing Trail", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Marjorie Stapp", "extract": "The Blazing Trail, known in the United Kingdom as The Forged Will, is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Charles Starrett." }, { "title": "The Blonde Bandit", "year": 1949, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Dorothy Patrick, Gerald Mohr", "extract": "The Blonde Bandit is a 1949 American crime film directed by Harry Keller and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Gerald Mohr, Dorothy Patrick, Robert Rockwell, Charles Cane, Larry J. Blake and Argentina Brunetti. The film was released on December 22, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Blondie's Big Deal", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake", "extract": "Blondie's Big Deal is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Ann Mutchie. It is the twenty-fifth of the 28 Blondie films." }, { "title": "Blondie Hits the Jackpot", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake", "extract": "Blondie Hits the Jackpot is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, and Marjorie Ann Mutchie. It is the 26th of the 28 Blondie films." }, { "title": "Bodyhold", "year": 1949, "genres": "Action, Crime, Noir, Sport", "cast": "Willard Parker, Lola Albright, Hillary Brooke", "extract": "Bodyhold is a 1949 American crime film noir sport film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Willard Parker, Lola Albright, and Hillary Brooke." }, { "title": "Bomba, the Jungle Boy", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Johnny Sheffield, Peggy Ann Garner", "extract": "Bomba, the Jungle Boy is a 1949 American adventure film directed by Ford Beebe. It was the first in a 12-film series featuring Bomba, a sort of teenage Tarzan, played by Johnny Sheffield, who as a child had played \"Boy\" in several previous Tarzan films." }, { "title": "Bomba on Panther Island", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Johnny Sheffield, Allene Roberts", "extract": "Bomba on Panther Island is a 1949 American adventure film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Johnny Sheffield. It is the second in the 12-film Bomba series following Bomba the Jungle Boy (1949)." }, { "title": "Border Incident", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ricardo Montalbán, Howard Da Silva", "extract": "Border Incident is a 1949 film noir featuring Ricardo Montalbán, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva. Directed by Anthony Mann, the MGM production was written by John C. Higgins and George Zuckerman. The film was shot by cinematographer John Alton, who used shadows and lighting effects to involve an audi" }, { "title": "Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture", "year": 1949, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Chester Morris, Maylia Fong", "extract": "Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture is a 1949 mystery film directed by Seymour Friedman, starring Chester Morris. This was the last of Columbia's 14 Boston Blackie pictures (1941–49). Richard Lane, as long-suffering Inspector Farraday, was the only other character who appeared in all of the Boston Blac" }, { "title": "Brand of Fear", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Gail Davis", "extract": "Brand of Fear is a 1949 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and written by Basil Dickey. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Tom London, Gail Davis, Marshall Reed and William Ruhl. The film was released on July 10, 1949, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "The Bribe", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent Price", "extract": "The Bribe is a 1949 American film noir directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Marguerite Roberts, based on a story written by Frederick Nebel. The drama features Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, and Vincent Price." }, { "title": "Bride for Sale", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Claudette Colbert, Robert Young", "extract": "Bride for Sale is a 1949 American romantic comedy film distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, directed by William D. Russell, and starring Claudette Colbert, Robert Young and George Brent. The music score is by Frederick Hollander." }, { "title": "Bride of Vengeance", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Adventure", "cast": "Paulette Goddard, John Lund", "extract": "Bride of Vengeance is a 1949 adventure film set in the Italian Renaissance era, directed by Mitchell Leisen." }, { "title": "Brimstone", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Rod Cameron, Walter Brennan, Lorna Gray", "extract": "Brimstone is a 1949 American Trucolor Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Thames Williamson. The film stars Rod Cameron, Lorna Gray, Walter Brennan, Forrest Tucker, Jack Holt and Jim Davis. The film was released on August 15, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Brothers in the Saddle", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Richard Martin", "extract": "Brothers in the Saddle is a 1949 Western film directed by Lesley Selander. Virginia Cox makes her film debut." }, { "title": "Calamity Jane and Sam Bass", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Yvonne De Carlo, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart", "extract": "Calamity Jane and Sam Bass is a 1949 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Yvonne de Carlo, Howard Duff and Dorothy Hart." }, { "title": "Canadian Pacific", "year": 1949, "genres": "Historical, Western", "cast": "Randolph Scott, Jane Wyatt, J. Carrol Naish", "extract": "Canadian Pacific is a 1949 American historical Western film, directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Randolph Scott and Jane Wyatt. Filmed in Cinecolor on location in the Canadian Rockies in Banff National Park, Morley Indian Reserve in Alberta, and Yoho National Park in British Columbia, it is a s" }, { "title": "Caught", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "James Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes", "extract": "Caught is a 1949 American film noir directed by Max Ophüls, and starring James Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes and Robert Ryan. Caught was based on a novel by Libbie Block." }, { "title": "Challenge of the Range", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Paula Raymond", "extract": "Challenge of the Range is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Ed Earl Repp. The film stars Charles Starrett, Paula Raymond, Billy Halop, Steve Darrell, Henry Hall, Robert Filmer and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on February 3, 1949, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Challenge to Lassie", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Donald Crisp, Edmund Gwenn, Geraldine Brook, Reginald Owen", "extract": "Challenge to Lassie is an American drama directed by Richard Thorpe in Technicolor and released October 31, 1949, by MGM Studios. It was the fifth feature film starring the original Lassie, a collie named Pal, and the fourth and final Lassie film starring Donald Crisp." }, { "title": "Champion", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Drama, Short, Sport", "cast": "Kirk Douglas, Arthur Kennedy, Marilyn Maxwell", "extract": "Champion is a 1949 American drama film noir sport film directed by Mark Robson with a screenplay written by Carl Foreman based on a short story by Ring Lardner, and starring Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell and Arthur Kennedy. The picture recounts the struggles of boxer \"Midge\" Kelly fighting his own d" }, { "title": "Chicago Deadline", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Alan Ladd, Donna Reed, June Havoc", "extract": "Chicago Deadline is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Alan Ladd and Donna Reed." }, { "title": "Chicken Every Sunday", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Dan Dailey, Celeste Holm, Colleen Townsend", "extract": "Chicken Every Sunday is a 1949 American comedy film directed by George Seaton. The screenplay by Seaton and Valentine Davies is based on the 1944 play of the same title by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein, which was based on the memoir by Rosemary Taylor." }, { "title": "Chinatown at Midnight", "year": 1949, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Noir", "cast": "Hurd Hatfield, Jean Willes", "extract": "Chinatown at Midnight is a 1949 film noir crime film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Hurd Hatfield." }, { "title": "City Across the River", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter, Sue England, Jeff Corey, Barbara Whiting", "extract": "City Across the River is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Maxwell Shane and starring Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter, Sue England, Barbara Whiting, Luis Van Rooten and Jeff Corey. The screenplay is based on the novel The Amboy Dukes by Irving Shulman." }, { "title": "The Clay Pigeon", "year": 1949, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Noir", "cast": "Barbara Hale, Bill Williams", "extract": "The Clay Pigeon is a 1949 American film noir directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Carl Foreman, based on a true story. The drama features Bill Williams and Barbara Hale, a real-life husband and wife." }, { "title": "C-Man", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Dean Jagger, John Carradine", "extract": "C-Man is a 1949 American film noir directed by Joseph Lerner featuring Dean Jagger, John Carradine, Lottie Elwen and Rene Paul. Gail Kubik based his Pulitzer Prize winning Symphony Concertante on his score for C-Man." }, { "title": "Colorado Territory", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western, Noir", "cast": "Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo", "extract": "Colorado Territory is a 1949 American Western \nfilm noir directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, and Dorothy Malone. Written by Edmund H. North and John Twist, and based on the novel High Sierra by W.R. Burnett, the film is about an outlaw who is sprung from jail to help pul" }, { "title": "Come to the Stable", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Comedy", "cast": "Loretta Young, Celeste Holm, Hugh Marlowe", "extract": "Come to the Stable is a 1949 American comedy drama film that tells the story of two French religious sisters who come to a small New England town and involve the townsfolk in helping them to build a children's hospital. It stars Loretta Young, Celeste Holm, Hugh Marlowe, Elsa Lanchester, Thomas Gome" }, { "title": "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Cedric Hardwicke, William Bendix", "extract": "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is a 1949 American comedy musical film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and William Bendix." }, { "title": "Cover Up", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Mystery", "cast": "William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe", "extract": "Cover Up is a 1949 American film noir mystery film directed by Alfred E. Green starring Dennis O'Keefe, William Bendix and Barbara Britton. O'Keefe also co-wrote the screenplay, credited as Jonathan Rix. The murder mystery takes place during the Christmas season." }, { "title": "The Cowboy and the Indians", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Sheila Ryan", "extract": "The Cowboy and the Indians is a 1949 American Western film directed by John English and written by Dwight Cummins and Dorothy Yost. The film stars Gene Autry, Sheila Ryan, Frank Richards, Hank Patterson, Jay Silverheels and Claudia Drake. The film was released on September 15, 1949, by Columbia Pict" }, { "title": "The Crime Doctor's Diary", "year": 1949, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Warner Baxter, Lois Maxwell", "extract": "The Crime Doctor's Diary is a 1949 American mystery film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Warner Baxter, Stephen Dunne and Lois Maxwell. It is the last of the Crime Doctor series of films made by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Criss Cross", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo", "extract": "Criss Cross is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo and Dan Duryea, from Don Tracy's novel of the same name. This black-and-white film was shot partly on location in the Bunker Hill section of Los Angeles. The film was written b" }, { "title": "The Crooked Way", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "John Payne, Ellen Drew, Sonny Tufts", "extract": "The Crooked Way is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Robert Florey and starring John Payne, Sonny Tufts and Ellen Drew. The film, with a similar plot to another film noir Somewhere in the Night, was shot by cameraman John Alton." }, { "title": "Dancing in the Dark", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "William Powell, Betsy Drake", "extract": "Dancing In the Dark is a 1949 Technicolor musical comedy film directed by Irving Reis, starring William Powell and Mark Stevens. Betsy Drake's singing voice was dubbed by Bonnie Lou Williams." }, { "title": "A Dangerous Profession", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, War", "cast": "George Raft, Ella Raines, Pat O'Brien", "extract": "A Dangerous Profession is a 1949 American film noir directed by Ted Tetzlaff, written by Warren Duff and Martin Rackin, and starring George Raft, Ella Raines, and Pat O'Brien. The supporting cast features Jim Backus." }, { "title": "The Daring Caballero", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo", "extract": "The Valiant Hombre is a 1949 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Betty Burbridge. The film stars Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Kippee Valez, Charles Halton, Pedro de Cordoba and Stephen Chase. The film was released on June 14, 1949, by United Artists." }, { "title": "Daughter of the Jungle", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Lois Hall, Sheldon Leonard", "extract": "Daughter of the Jungle is a 1949 American adventure film directed by George Blair and written by William Lively. The film stars Lois Hall, James Cardwell, William Wright, and Sheldon Leonard, with James Nolan, and Jim Bannon. The film was released on February 8, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Daughter of the West", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Martha Vickers, Phillip Reed, Donald Woods", "extract": "Daughter of the West is a 1949 American Western film directed by Harold Daniels and starring Martha Vickers, Phillip Reed and Donald Woods." }, { "title": "Dear Wife", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "William Holden, Joan Caulfield", "extract": "Dear Wife is a 1949 comedy film starring Joan Caulfield and William Holden. It is the sequel to Dear Ruth, which was based on the Broadway play of the same name by Norman Krasna." }, { "title": "Death Valley Gunfighter", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Gail Davis", "extract": "Death Valley Gunfighter is a 1949 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, James Nolan, Gail Davis, William \"Bill\" Henry, Harry Harvey, Sr. and Mauritz Hugo. The film was released on March 29, 1949, by Repub" }, { "title": "Desert Vigilante", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Peggy Stewart", "extract": "Desert Vigilante is a 1949 American Western film directed by Fred F. Sears and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Charles Starrett, Peggy Stewart, Tris Coffin, Mary Newton, George Chesebro and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on April 9, 1949, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Devil's Henchman", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Warner Baxter, Mary Beth Hughes", "extract": "The Devil's Henchman is a 1949 movie featuring Warner Baxter, Mary Beth Hughes, Mike Mazurki, and Regis Toomey. The film was written by Eric Taylor and directed by Seymour Friedman." }, { "title": "The Doctor and the Girl", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Glenn Ford, Gloria DeHaven", "extract": "The Doctor and the Girl is a 1949 American drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Glenn Ford, Charles Coburn, Gloria DeHaven and Janet Leigh that was inspired by the French novel Corps et Âmes by Maxence van der Meersch." }, { "title": "The Doolins of Oklahoma", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Randolph Scott, George Macready, Louise Allbritton", "extract": "The Doolins of Oklahoma is a 1949 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, George Macready and Louise Allbritton. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Down Dakota Way", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans", "extract": " Down Dakota Way is a 1949 American Trucolor Western film directed by William Witney starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "Down to the Sea in Ships", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure, Drama", "cast": "Richard Widmark, Lionel Barrymore", "extract": "Down to the Sea in Ships is a 1949 American seafaring drama film directed by Henry Hathaway, starring Richard Widmark and Lionel Barrymore. The supporting cast includes Dean Stockwell, Cecil Kellaway, Gene Lockhart, and John McIntire. There is no connection between this picture and the silent film b" }, { "title": "Duke of Chicago", "year": 1949, "genres": "Sports", "cast": "Audrey Long, Grant Withers", "extract": "Duke of Chicago is a 1949 film released in the United States by Republic Pictures and starring Tom Brown, Audrey Long and DeForest Kelley. Directed by George Blair, the film portrays a retired boxer, Jimmy Brody (Brown), who leaves his boxing career for his fiancée but is lured back into a one-off f" }, { "title": "Dynamite", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "William Gargan, Richard Crane", "extract": "Dynamite is a 1949 American film noir drama film directed by William H. Pine and written by Milton Raison. The film stars William Gargan, Virginia Welles, Richard Crane, Irving Bacon, Mary Newton and Frank Ferguson. The film was released on January 18, 1949, by Paramount Pictures." }, { "title": "East Side, West Side", "year": 1949, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason, Van Heflin, Ava Gardner", "extract": "East Side, West Side is a 1949 American melodrama crime film, starring Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason, Van Heflin, and Ava Gardner. Based on the 1947 novel of the same title, written by Marcia Davenport, screenplay by Isobel Lennart, produced by Voldemar Vetluguin, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, and distr" }, { "title": "Easy Living", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Victor Mature, Lucille Ball, Lizabeth Scott", "extract": "Easy Living is a 1949 American drama film directed by Jacques Tourneur, starring Victor Mature, Lucille Ball and Lizabeth Scott. The film features the real-life Los Angeles Rams football team." }, { "title": "Edward, My Son", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Spencer Tracy, Deborah Kerr, Ian Hunter", "extract": "Edward, My Son is a 1949 British drama film directed by George Cukor for MGM-British Studios that stars Spencer Tracy and Deborah Kerr. The screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart is based on the 1947 play of the same title by Noel Langley and Robert Morley." }, { "title": "El Paso", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "John Payne, Gail Russell, Sterling Hayden", "extract": "El Paso is a 1949 American Western film directed by Lewis R. Foster and starring John Payne, Gail Russell and Sterling Hayden." }, { "title": "Everybody Does It", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Paul Douglas, Linda Darnell, Celeste Holm", "extract": "Everybody Does It is a 1949 comedy film starring Paul Douglas, Linda Darnell and Celeste Holm.\nIn the film, a businessman's wife tries to become an opera star, failing miserably due to her lack of talent. When it turns out that her totally untrained husband is found to have a marvelous singing voice" }, { "title": "Family Honeymoon", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray", "extract": "Family Honeymoon is a 1949 domestic comedy film made by Universal International, directed by Claude Binyon, and written by Dane Lussier, based on the novel by Homer Croy. It was shot in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona." }, { "title": "The Fan", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Madeleine Carroll, Jeanne Crain, Richard Greene, George Sanders", "extract": "The Fan is a 1949 American drama film directed by Otto Preminger, starring Jeanne Crain, Madeleine Carroll, George Sanders, and Richard Greene. The screenplay by Dorothy Parker, Walter Reisch, and Ross Evans is based on the 1892 play Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde. The play had been filmed sev" }, { "title": "Father Was a Fullback", "year": 1949, "genres": "Family", "cast": "Fred MacMurray, Maureen O'Hara, Rudy Vallée", "extract": "Father Was a Fullback is a 1949 black-and-white film from 20th Century Fox based on a comedy by Clifford Goldsmith. The film is about a college American football star and his woes. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, and Betty Lynn." }, { "title": "Feudin' Rhythm", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western, Musical, War", "cast": "Eddy Arnold, Gloria Henry, Kirby Grant", "extract": "Feudin' Rhythm is a 1949 American Western film directed by Edward Bernds and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Eddy Arnold, Gloria Henry, Kirby Grant, Isabel Randolph, Tommy Ivo, Fuzzy Knight and Carolina Cotton. The film was released on November 3, 1949, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Fighting Fools", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Lyle Talbot", "extract": "Fighting Fools is a 1949 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on April 17, 1949 by Monogram Pictures and is the thirteenth film in the series." }, { "title": "The Fighting Kentuckian", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western, Adventure", "cast": "John Wayne, Oliver Hardy, Vera Ralston", "extract": "The Fighting Kentuckian is a 1949 American Adventure Western film written and directed by George Waggner and starring John Wayne, who also produced the film. The supporting cast featured Vera Ralston; Philip Dorn; Oliver Hardy portraying Wayne's portly sidekick; Marie Windsor; John Howard; Hugo Haas" }, { "title": "Fighting Man of the Plains", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Randolph Scott, Jane Nigh", "extract": "Fighting Man of the Plains is a 1949 American Western film directed by Edwin L. Marin. It stars Randolph Scott, Bill Williams, Victor Jory and Jane Nigh. Dale Robertson had his first credited role, playing Jesse James." }, { "title": "The Fighting O'Flynn", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Helena Carter", "extract": "The Fighting O'Flynn is a 1949 American adventure film directed by Arthur Pierson. The film's screenplay by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is based on the novel of the same name by Justin Huntly McCarthy. Fairbanks stars, along with Helena Carter." }, { "title": "The Fighting Redhead", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jim Bannon", "extract": " The Fighting Redhead is a 1949 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jim Bannon as Red Ryder in the final film of the series. The film was shot at the Iverson Movie Ranch." }, { "title": "Flame of Youth", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Barbra Fuller, Danny Sue Nolan", "extract": "Flame of Youth is a 1949 American drama film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Robert Libott and Frank Burt. The film stars Barbra Fuller, Ray McDonald, Danny Sue Nolan, Tony Barrett, Carol Brannon and Anita Carrell. The film was released on September 22, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Flaming Fury", "year": 1949, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "George Cooper, Roy Roberts", "extract": "Flaming Fury is a 1949 American crime film directed by George Blair and written by John K. Butler. The film stars George Cooper, Roy Roberts, Billy Wayne, Peter Brocco, David Wolfe and Paul Marion. The film was released on July 28, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Flamingo Road", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet", "extract": "Flamingo Road is a 1949 American film noir drama directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet and David Brian. The screenplay by Robert Wilder was based on a 1946 play written by Wilder and his wife, Sally, which was based on Robert Wilder's 1942 novel of " }, { "title": "Flaxy Martin", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Virginia Mayo, Dorothy Malone, Zachary Scott", "extract": "Flaxy Martin is a 1949 film noir starring Zachary Scott and Virginia Mayo, and featuring Elisha Cook Jr., Dorothy Malone, and Douglas Kennedy. The crime thriller was directed by Richard L. Bare based on a story written by David Lang." }, { "title": "Follow Me Quietly", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Documentary, Noir", "cast": "William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick", "extract": "Follow Me Quietly is a 1949 semidocumentary film noir / police procedural film directed by Richard Fleischer. The drama features William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick, Jeff Corey, and others." }, { "title": "The Forbidden Street", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Maureen O'Hara, Dana Andrews", "extract": "The Forbidden Street is a 1949 British melodrama film directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Dana Andrews, Maureen O'Hara, Sybil Thorndike, Fay Compton and A. E. Matthews. Set in Victorian London, it tells the story of a wealthy young woman who marries a poor drunken artist and struggles to make en" }, { "title": "Forgotten Women", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Elyse Knox, Edward Norris", "extract": "Forgotten Women is a 1949 American drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Elyse Knox, Edward Norris and Robert Shayne. The film follows the lives and romantic entanglements of three women who frequent a bar." }, { "title": "The Fountainhead", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey", "extract": "The Fountainhead is a 1949 American black-and-white drama film produced by Henry Blanke, directed by King Vidor, and starring Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Robert Douglas and Kent Smith. The film is based on the bestselling 1943 novel of the same name by Ayn Rand, who also wrote the sc" }, { "title": "Free for All", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Robert Cummings, Ann Blyth", "extract": "Free for All is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Robert Cummings, Ann Blyth and Percy Kilbride." }, { "title": "Frontier Investigator", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Gail Davis", "extract": "Frontier Investigator is a 1949 American Western film directed by Fred C. Brannon and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft, Gail Davis, Robert Emmett Keane and Clayton Moore. The film was released on May 2, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Gal Who Took the West", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Yvonne De Carlo, Scott Brady", "extract": "The Gal Who Took the West is a 1949 American Western film directed by Frederick de Cordova starring Yvonne De Carlo, Charles Coburn, Scott Brady and John Russell. It was nominated for an award by the Writers Guild of America 1950." }, { "title": "The Gay Amigo", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Duncan Renaldo, Armida", "extract": " The Gay Amigo is a 1949 American Western film starring Duncan Renaldo in the lead role of The Cisco Kid. This film was one entry in a series of Cisco Kid B Westerns produced by Philip N. Krasne. Ziv Television Programs later advanced money to Krasne in order to purchase the television rights for t" }, { "title": "The Girl from Jones Beach", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ronald Reagan, Virginia Mayo, Eddie Bracken", "extract": "The Girl from Jones Beach is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by I. A. L. Diamond. It stars Ronald Reagan, Virginia Mayo, Eddie Bracken, Dona Drake, Henry Travers and Lois Wilson. The film was released by Warner Bros. on July 16, 1949." }, { "title": "The Golden Stallion", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans", "extract": "The Golden Stallion is a 1949 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Estelita Rodriguez. The film was part of the long-running series of Roy Rogers films produced by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Great Dan Patch", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Dennis O'Keefe, Gail Russell, Ruth Warrick", "extract": "The Great Dan Patch is a 1949 American film directed by Joseph M. Newman about the pacing horse Dan Patch. The film is also known as Ride a Reckless Mile, and Dan Patch." }, { "title": "The Great Gatsby", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Alan Ladd, Ruth Hussey, Betty Field", "extract": "The Great Gatsby is a 1949 American drama film directed by Elliott Nugent, and produced by Richard Maibaum, from a screenplay by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume. It is based on the 1925 novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The music score was by Robert Emmett Dolan, and the cinematography b" }, { "title": "The Great Lover", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming", "extract": "The Great Lover is a 1949 comedy film starring Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming, and Roland Young. In the film, a scout leader takes his troop on an ocean cruise, pursues a beautiful duchess and is stalked by a murderer. It is also known as Easy Does It and My Favourite Redhead." }, { "title": "The Great Sinner", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Melvyn Douglas", "extract": "The Great Sinner is a 1949 American film noir drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. Based on the 1866 short novel The Gambler written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, the film stars Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Frank Morgan, Ethel Barrymore, Walter Huston, Agnes Moorehead and Melvyn Douglas." }, { "title": "Gun Law Justice", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Jane Adams", "extract": "Gun Law Justice is a 1949 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Basil Dickey. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Poni Adams, Lee Phelps, John James and I. Stanford Jolley. The film was released on March 13, 1949, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Gun Runner", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Noel Neill", "extract": "Gun Runner is a 1949 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Noel Neill, Mae Clarke, Kenne Duncan and Marshall Reed. The film was released on January 30, 1949, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "The Hasty Heart", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, Richard Todd", "extract": "The Hasty Heart is a 1949 war drama film, an Anglo-American co-production starring Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, and Richard Todd and directed by Vincent Sherman. The film is based on the 1945 play of the same name by John Patrick." }, { "title": "The Heiress", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson", "extract": "The Heiress is a 1949 American romantic drama film directed and produced by William Wyler, from a screenplay written by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, adapted from their 1947 stage play of the same title, which was itself adapted from Henry James' 1880 novel Washington Square. The film stars Olivia de Hav" }, { "title": "Hellfire", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wild Bill Elliott, Marie Windsor, Forrest Tucker", "extract": "Hellfire is a 1949 American Trucolor Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen starring Wild Bill Elliott, Marie Windsor, Forrest Tucker and Jim Davis" }, { "title": "Hideout", "year": 1949, "genres": "Suspense, Thriller", "cast": "Lloyd Bridges, Lorna Gray", "extract": "Hideout is a 1949 American thriller film directed by Philip Ford and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Lloyd Bridges, Lorna Gray, Ray Collins, Sheila Ryan, Chick Chandler and Jeff Corey. The film was released on March 8, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Hold That Baby!", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall", "extract": "Hold That Baby! is a 1949 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on June 26, 1949 by Monogram Pictures and is the fourteenth film in the series." }, { "title": "Holiday Affair", "year": 1949, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh", "extract": "Holiday Affair is a 1949 romantic comedy film directed and produced by Don Hartman and starring Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh. It was based on the story Christmas Gift by John D. Weaver, which was also the film's working title. The film allowed Mitchum to briefly depart from his typical roles in fi" }, { "title": "Holiday in Havana", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Desi Arnaz, Mary Hatcher, Ann Doran", "extract": "Holiday in Havana is a 1949 American musical comedy directed by Jean Yarbrough, and starring Desi Arnaz, Mary Hatcher and Ann Doran. The film is about a Cuban hotel busboy (Arnaz) who dreams of becoming a composer. According to author Mary Beltrán, in his portrayal of Carlos Estrada, Arnaz \"establis" }, { "title": "Home in San Antone", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Roy Acuff, Lyn Thomas", "extract": "Home in San Antone is a 1949 American Western musical film directed by Ray Nazarro, and starring Roy Acuff, The Smoky Mountain Boys, The Modernaires, Doye O'Dell, Lyn Thomas, and Bill Edwards. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on April 15, 1949." }, { "title": "Home of the Brave", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Jeff Corey, Lloyd Bridges", "extract": "Home of the Brave is a 1949 war film based on a 1946 play by Arthur Laurents. It was directed by Mark Robson, and stars Douglas Dick, Jeff Corey, Lloyd Bridges, Frank Lovejoy, James Edwards, and Steve Brodie. The original play featured the protagonist being Jewish, rather than black. The National Bo" }, { "title": "Homicide", "year": 1949, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Robert Douglas, Helen Westcott", "extract": "Homicide is a 1949 American crime drama film directed by Felix Jacoves and written by William Sackheim. The film stars Robert Douglas, Helen Westcott, Robert Alda, Monte Blue, Warren Douglas and John Harmon. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 2, 1949." }, { "title": "Horsemen of the Sierras", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "Horsemen of the Sierras is a 1949 American Western film directed by Fred F. Sears and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, T. Texas Tyler, Lois Hall, Tommy Ivo and John Dehner. The film was released on November 22, 1949, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The House Across the Street", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Wayne Morris, Janis Paige", "extract": "The House Across the Street is a 1949 American comedy/newspaper film directed by Richard L. Bare and written by Russell S. Hughes. The film stars Wayne Morris, Janis Paige, Bruce Bennett, Alan Hale, Sr., James Mitchell and Barbara Bates. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 10, 1949. T" }, { "title": "House of Strangers", "year": 1949, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Noir", "cast": "Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.", "extract": "House of Strangers is a 1949 American film noir directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, and Richard Conte. The screenplay by Philip Yordan and Mankiewicz is the first of three film versions of Jerome Weidman's novel I'll Never Go There Any More, the others be" }, { "title": "I Cheated the Law", "year": 1949, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Tom Conway, Barbara Billingsley", "extract": "I Cheated the Law is a 1949 American crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Richard G. Hubler. The film stars Tom Conway, Steve Brodie, Robert Osterloh, Barbara Billingsley, Russell Hicks and James Seay. The film was released on March 4, 1949, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "I Married a Communist", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Laraine Day, Robert Ryan, John Agar", "extract": "The Woman on Pier 13 is a 1949 American film noir drama directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Laraine Day, Robert Ryan, and John Agar. It previewed in Los Angeles and San Francisco in 1949 under the title I Married a Communist but, owing to poor polling among preview audiences, this was dropped " }, { "title": "I Shot Jesse James", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Preston Foster, John Ireland", "extract": "I Shot Jesse James is a 1949 American Western film starring Reed Hadley as Jesse James and John Ireland as Bob Ford. Directed by Samuel Fuller in his debut behind the camera, it portrays the murder of Jesse James by Robert Ford and Robert Ford's life afterwards. The story is built around a fictional" }, { "title": "I Was a Male War Bride", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan", "extract": "I Was a Male War Bride is a 1949 comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary Grant and Ann Sheridan." }, { "title": "Illegal Entry", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Märta Torén, Howard Duff", "extract": "Illegal Entry is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Frederick De Cordova and starring Howard Duff, Märta Torén and George Brent. The film and its treatment of illegal entry and unlawful residence in the United States is introduced by Watson B. Miller, the commissioner of the Immigratio" }, { "title": "Impact", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn", "extract": "Impact is a 1949 American film noir drama film directed by Arthur Lubin, starring Brian Donlevy and Ella Raines. Filmed entirely in California, the film included scenes filmed in Sausalito, and at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf and other locations around the city. Impact was based on a story by f" }, { "title": "In the Good Old Summertime", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Judy Garland, Van Johnson, Buster Keaton", "extract": "In the Good Old Summertime is a 1949 American Technicolor musical film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. It stars Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S.Z. Sakall, Spring Byington, Clinton Sundberg, and Buster Keaton in his first featured film role at MGM since 1933." }, { "title": "The Inspector General", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates", "extract": "The Inspector General is a 1949 American Technicolor musical comedy film, suggested by the play by Nikolai Gogol. It stars Danny Kaye and was directed by Henry Koster. The film also stars Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, and Elsa Lanchester. Original music and lyrics are by the associate producer Sylvi" }, { "title": "Intruder in the Dust", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "David Brian, Claude Jarman Jr.", "extract": "Intruder in the Dust is a 1949 crime drama film produced and directed by Clarence Brown and starring David Brian, Claude Jarman Jr. and Juano Hernandez. The film is based on the 1948 novel Intruder in the Dust by William Faulkner." }, { "title": "It Happens Every Spring", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ray Milland, Jean Peters, Paul Douglas", "extract": "It Happens Every Spring is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Ray Milland, Jean Peters and Paul Douglas." }, { "title": "It's a Great Feeling", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, Musical, Satire", "cast": "Doris Day, Jack Carson, Dennis Morgan", "extract": "It's a Great Feeling is a 1949 American Technicolor musical comedy film starring Doris Day, Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan in a parody of what goes on behind the scenes in Hollywood movie making. The screenplay by Jack Rose and Mel Shavelson was based upon a story by I. A. L. Diamond. The film was di" }, { "title": "Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Joe Yule, Renie Riano", "extract": "Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters is a 1949 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Joe Yule, Renie Riano and George McManus. It was the third of four films in the Jiggs and Maggie film series, spun off from Bringing Up Father (1946). The series follows the adventures of a f" }, { "title": "Jigsaw", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime, Drama", "cast": "Franchot Tone, Jean Wallace", "extract": "Jigsaw is a 1949 American film noir crime drama directed by Fletcher Markle starring Franchot Tone, Jean Wallace and Marc Lawrence. The feature was produced by the Danziger Brothers, Edward J. Danziger and Harry Lee Danziger, from a screenplay by Vincent McConnor and Fletcher Markle, based on a stor" }, { "title": "Joe Palooka in the Big Fight", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood, Lina Romay", "extract": "Joe Palooka in the Big Fight is a 1949 comedy film directed by Cy Endfield, based on the comic strip by Ham Fisher. It is an entry in Monogram's Joe Palooka series." }, { "title": "Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood, Elyse Knox", "extract": "Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch is a 1949 American film directed by Reginald Le Borg. It was one in the series of Joe Palooka films for Monogram starring Leon Errol." }, { "title": "John Loves Mary", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ronald Reagan, Jack Carson, Wayne Morris, Patricia Neal", "extract": "John Loves Mary is a 1949 comedy film directed by David Butler and written by Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron. The film stars Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal and Jack Carson. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 19, 1949. It's based on a Broadway play of the same name written by Norman Kras" }, { "title": "Johnny Allegro", "year": 1949, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "George Raft, George Macready, Nina Foch", "extract": "Johnny Allegro is a 1949 American film noir directed by Ted Tetzlaff and starring George Raft. An ex-gangster (Raft), temporarily working as a federal agent, runs afoul of a counterfeiting crime lord (Macready) who enjoys hunting. It was one of several thrillers Raft made in the late 1940s." }, { "title": "Johnny Holiday", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "William Bendix, Hoagy Carmichael", "extract": "Johnny Holiday is a 1949 American crime film directed by Willis Goldbeck and written by Jack Andrews, Willis Goldbeck, and Frederick Stephani. The film stars William Bendix, Stanley Clements, Hoagy Carmichael, Allen Martin Jr., Greta Granstedt, and Herbert Newcomb. The film was released on November " }, { "title": "Johnny Stool Pigeon", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Shelley Winters, Howard Duff, Dan Duryea", "extract": "Johnny Stool Pigeon is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by William Castle and starring Howard Duff, Shelley Winters and Dan Duryea." }, { "title": "Jolson Sings Again", "year": 1949, "genres": "Biography, Musical", "cast": "Larry Parks, Barbara Hale", "extract": "Jolson Sings Again is a 1949 American musical biographical film directed by Henry Levin, and the sequel to The Jolson Story (1946), both of which cover the life of singer Al Jolson. It was the highest-grossing film of 1949 and received three Oscar nominations at the 22nd Academy Awards." }, { "title": "The Judge", "year": 1949, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "Milburn Stone, Katherine DeMille", "extract": "The Judge is a 1949 American crime film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Milburn Stone, Katherine DeMille and Paul Guilfoyle." }, { "title": "The Judge Steps Out", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Ann Sothern, Alexander Knox", "extract": "The Judge Steps Out is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Boris Ingster and written by Ingster and Alexander Knox. The film stars Knox and Ann Sothern, along with George Tobias, Sharyn Moffett, Florence Bates, Frieda Inescort and Myrna Dell. The film was completed in March 1947, but its America" }, { "title": "Kazan", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western, Drama", "cast": "Stephen Dunne, Lois Maxwell", "extract": "Kazan is a 1949 American drama western film directed by Will Jason and starring Stephen Dunne, Lois Maxwell and Joe Sawyer. It is based on a novel by James Oliver Curwood which had previously been made into a 1921 silent film of the same title." }, { "title": "The Kid from Cleveland", "year": 1949, "genres": "Sports, Drama", "cast": "George Brent, Lynn Bari", "extract": "The Kid from Cleveland is a 1949 sports drama film starring George Brent, Lynn Bari and Russ Tamblyn, directed by Herbert Kline, and released by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "King of the Rocket Men", "year": 1949, "genres": "", "cast": "Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, Don Haggerty", "extract": "King of the Rocket Men is a 1949 12-chapter movie serial from Republic Pictures, produced by Franklin Adreon, directed Fred C. Brannon, that stars Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, Don Haggerty, House Peters, Jr., James Craven, and I. Stanford Jolley." }, { "title": "A Kiss for Corliss", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, War", "cast": "Shirley Temple, David Niven", "extract": "A Kiss for Corliss is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Richard Wallace, written by Howard Dimsdale, and starring David Niven and Shirley Temple. The film, which was the last for both Wallace and Temple, was released on November 25, 1949, by United Artists. It is a sequel to the 1945 film Kiss" }, { "title": "A Kiss in the Dark", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jane Wyman, David Niven", "extract": "A Kiss in the Dark is a 1949 comedy film directed by Delmer Daves, starring David Niven and Jane Wyman, and featuring Wayne Morris, Victor Moore, Broderick Crawford, and Maria Ouspenskaya. The plot revolves around a pianist who purchases, solely as a hands-off investment, an apartment house full of " }, { "title": "Knock on Any Door", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, John Derek, George Macready", "extract": "Knock on Any Door is a 1949 American courtroom trial film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart. The picture gave actor John Derek his breakthrough role, and was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by Willard Motley." }, { "title": "Ladies of the Chorus", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical, Romance", "cast": "Adele Jergens, Marilyn Monroe", "extract": "Ladies of the Chorus is a 1948 American musical romance film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Adele Jergens, Marilyn Monroe and Rand Brooks. The screenplay, written by Harry Sauber and Joseph Carole, was based on a story by Sauber." }, { "title": "The Lady Gambles", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston", "extract": "The Lady Gambles is a 1949 American film noir drama film directed by Michael Gordon and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston and Stephen McNally." }, { "title": "The Lady Takes a Sailor", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Jane Wyman, Dennis Morgan", "extract": "The Lady Takes a Sailor is a 1949 comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Jane Wyman, Eve Arden and Dennis Morgan." }, { "title": "Laramie", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett", "extract": "Laramie is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Charles Starrett, Fred F. Sears, Tommy Ivo, Elton Britt and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on May 19, 1949, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "The Last Bandit", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Bill Elliott, Lorna Gray", "extract": "The Last Bandit is a 1949 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Bill Elliott, Lorna Gray and Forrest Tucker. It was a remake by Republic Pictures of the 1941 film The Great Train Robbery with a larger budget and using the studio's Trucolor process. The film was remade again in 1" }, { "title": "Law of the Barbary Coast", "year": 1949, "genres": "Crime, Historical, Western", "cast": "Gloria Henry, Adele Jergens", "extract": "Law of the Barbary Coast is a 1949 American historical crime western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Gloria Henry, Stephen Dunne and Adele Jergens." }, { "title": "Law of the Golden West", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Monte Hale, Gail Davis", "extract": "Law of the Golden West is a 1949 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Gail Davis, Roy Barcroft, John Holland and Scott Elliott. The film was released on May 23, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Law of the West", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Max Terhune", "extract": "Law of the West is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Max Terhune, Bill Kennedy, Jack Ingram, Riley Hill and Eddie Parker. The film was released on February 20, 1949, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Lawless Code", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Ellen Hall", "extract": "Lawless Code is a 1949 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and written by Basil Dickey. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Ellen Hall, Tris Coffin, Riley Hill and Kenne Duncan. The film was released on December 4, 1949, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "A Letter to Three Wives", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Jeanne Crain, Paul Douglas, Kirk Douglas", "extract": "A Letter to Three Wives is a 1949 American romantic comedy-drama which tells the story of a woman who mails a letter to three women, telling them she has left town with the husband of one of them, but not saying which one. It stars Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Paul Douglas, Kirk Douglas" }, { "title": "The Life of Riley", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "William Bendix, Rosemary DeCamp", "extract": "The Life of Riley is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Irving Brecher and starring William Bendix, Rosemary DeCamp and James Gleason. It was based on the popular radio show of the same title." }, { "title": "Little Women", "year": 1949, "genres": "Family, Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret O'Brien, June Allyson, Mary Astor, Janet Leigh", "extract": "Little Women is a 1949 American comedy-drama film with script and music taken directly from the earlier 1933 Hepburn version. Based on Louisa May Alcott's 1868–69 two-volume novel of the same name, it was filmed in Technicolor and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay was written by Sally Benson," }, { "title": "The Lone Wolf and His Lady", "year": 1949, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Ron Randell, June Vincent", "extract": "The Lone Wolf and His Lady (1949) is the 15th and final Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures, directed by John Hoffman and written by Edward Dein and Michael Stuart Boylan." }, { "title": "Look for the Silver Lining", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical, Biography", "cast": "June Haver, Ray Bolger", "extract": "Look for the Silver Lining is a 1949 American biographical musical film directed by David Butler and written by Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron and Marian Spitzer. A biography of Broadway singer-dancer Marilyn Miller, it stars June Haver and Ray Bolger. It was nominated for an Academy Award for best sco" }, { "title": "Lost Boundaries", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Beatrice Pearson, Mel Ferrer", "extract": "Lost Boundaries is a 1949 American film starring Beatrice Pearson, Mel Ferrer, and Susan Douglas Rubeš. Directed by Alfred L. Werker, it is based on William Lindsay White's story of the same title, a nonfiction account of Dr. Albert C. Johnston and his family, who passed for white while living in Ne" }, { "title": "The Lost Tribe", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Johnny Weissmuller, Elena Verdugo", "extract": "The Lost Tribe (1949) is the second Jungle Jim film produced by Columbia Pictures. The film features Johnny Weissmuller in his second performance as the adventurer Jungle Jim, co-starring Myrna Dell and Elena Verdugo, along with Joseph Vitale and George J. Lewis as the film's antagonists. It was dir" }, { "title": "The Lovable Cheat", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, Historical", "cast": "Charles Ruggles, Peggy Ann Garner, Richard Ney", "extract": "The Lovable Cheat is a 1949 American historical comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Charles Ruggles, Peggy Ann Garner and Richard Ney. It is based on the 1848 play Mercadet Le Faiseur by Honoré de Balzac. It was the final film of the veteran Austrian director Oswald, who had fled int" }, { "title": "Love Happy", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Marx Brothers, Vera-Ellen, Ilona Massey, Marion Hutton, Raymond Burr", "extract": "Love Happy is a 1949 American musical comedy film, released by United Artists, directed by David Miller and starring the Marx Brothers in their 13th and final feature film, as well as a memorable walk-on by a relatively unknown Marilyn Monroe." }, { "title": "The Lucky Stiff", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, Crime", "cast": "Dorothy Lamour, Claire Trevor", "extract": "The Lucky Stiff is a 1949 American comedy crime film directed by Lewis R. Foster, starring Dorothy Lamour, Brian Donlevy, and Claire Trevor. The film is based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Craig Rice." }, { "title": "Lust for Gold", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Glenn Ford, Ida Lupino, Gig Young", "extract": "Lust for Gold is a 1949 American Western film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Ida Lupino and Glenn Ford. The film is about the legendary Lost Dutchman gold mine, starring Ford as the \"Dutchman\" and Lupino as the woman he loves. The historical events are seen through a framing device set in " }, { "title": "Ma and Pa Kettle", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride", "extract": "Ma and Pa Kettle is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont. It is the sequel to the 1947 film version of Betty MacDonald's semi-fictional memoir The Egg and I and the first official installment of Universal-International's Ma and Pa Kettle series starring Marjorie Main and Percy Kilb" }, { "title": "Madame Bovary", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Jennifer Jones, James Mason, Van Heflin", "extract": "Madame Bovary is a 1949 American romantic drama, a film adaptation of the classic 1857 novel of the same name by Gustave Flaubert. It stars Jennifer Jones, James Mason, Van Heflin, Louis Jourdan, Alf Kjellin, Gene Lockhart, Frank Allenby and Gladys Cooper." }, { "title": "Make Believe Ballroom", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance", "cast": "Ruth Warrick, Ron Randell", "extract": "Make Believe Ballroom is a 1949 American musical romantic comedy directed by Joseph Santley and produced by Ted Richmond. It was loosely based on a radio program of the same name by Martin Block and Al Jarvis. The film starred Jerome Courtland, Ruth Warrick, Ron Randell, Virginia Welles, and Jarvis." }, { "title": "Make Mine Laughs", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Ray Bolger, Joan Davis, Dennis Day", "extract": "Make Mine Laughs is a 1949 film directed by Richard Fleischer. The film was a compilation of comic scenes and musical numbers from older and newer RKO Studios films." }, { "title": "Malaya", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, War", "cast": "Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Sydney Greenstreet", "extract": "Malaya is a 1949 American war film set in colonial Malaya during World War II directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Spencer Tracy, James Stewart and Valentina Cortese. The supporting cast features Sydney Greenstreet, John Hodiak, and Lionel Barrymore, with Richard Loo and Gilbert Roland. It was pr" }, { "title": "The Man on the Eiffel Tower", "year": 1949, "genres": "Mystery, Noir", "cast": "Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone", "extract": "The Man on the Eiffel Tower is a 1950 American Ansco Color film noir mystery film directed by Burgess Meredith and starring Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Meredith, and Robert Hutton. It is based on the 1931 novel La Tête d'un homme by Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his detective Jules M" }, { "title": "Manhandled", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Dorothy Lamour, Dan Duryea, Sterling Hayden", "extract": "Manhandled is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Lewis R. Foster and starring Dorothy Lamour, Sterling Hayden and Dan Duryea. It is based on the 1945 novel The Man Who Stole a Dream by L. S. Goldsmith." }, { "title": "Manhattan Angel", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Gloria Jean, Patricia Barry", "extract": "Manhattan Angel is a 1949 American comedy musical film starring Gloria Jean." }, { "title": "Mary Ryan, Detective", "year": 1949, "genres": "Crime, Drama", "cast": "Marsha Hunt, John Litel, June Vincent", "extract": "Mary Ryan, Detective is a 1949 American crime drama, directed by Abby Berlin, which stars Marsha Hunt, John Litel, and June Vincent." }, { "title": "Masked Raiders", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Marjorie Lord", "extract": "Masked Raiders is a 1949 American Western film." }, { "title": "Massacre River", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Guy Madison, Rory Calhoun, Carole Mathews", "extract": "Massacre River is a 1949 American western film directed by John Rawlins and starring Rory Calhoun, Guy Madison and Carole Mathews. The film's sets were designed by Lucius O. Croxton. It was distributed by Allied Artists." }, { "title": "Master Minds", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall", "extract": "Master Minds is a 1949 comedy film by Monogram Pictures. It is the sixteenth film in The Bowery Boys series." }, { "title": "Mighty Joe Young", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure, Fantasy", "cast": "Terry Moore, Robert Armstrong, Ben Johnson", "extract": "Mighty Joe Young is a 1949 American black and white fantasy film distributed by RKO Radio Pictures and produced by the same creative team responsible for King Kong (1933). Produced by Merian C. Cooper, who wrote the story, and Ruth Rose, who wrote the screenplay, the film was directed by Ernest B. S" }, { "title": "Miss Grant Takes Richmond", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lucille Ball, William Holden", "extract": "Miss Grant Takes Richmond is a 1949 comedy film starring Lucille Ball and William Holden, directed by Lloyd Bacon and released by Columbia Pictures. It was released under the title Innocence is Bliss in the UK." }, { "title": "Miss Mink of 1949", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Lois Collier, Barbara Brown", "extract": "Miss Mink of 1949 is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Glenn Tryon and written by Arnold Belgard. It stars Jimmy Lydon, Lois Collier, Richard Lane, Barbara Brown, Paul Guilfoyle and June Storey. The film was released on February 11, 1949, by 20th Century Fox." }, { "title": "Mother Is a Freshman", "year": 1949, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Loretta Young, Van Johnson, Rudy Vallée", "extract": "Mother Is a Freshman is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Loretta Young and Van Johnson." }, { "title": "Mr. Belvedere Goes to College", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Clifton Webb, Shirley Temple", "extract": "Mr. Belvedere Goes to College is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent. The screenplay written by Mary Loos, Mary C. McCall, Jr., and Richard Sale was based on characters created by Gwen Davenport. It follows on from Sitting Pretty (1948), and had a sequel, Mr. Belvedere Rings the B" }, { "title": "Mr. Soft Touch", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes", "extract": "Mr. Soft Touch is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Gordon Douglas and Henry Levin and starring Glenn Ford and Evelyn Keyes. The film is also known as House of Settlement." }, { "title": "Mrs. Mike", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes", "extract": "Mrs. Mike is a 1949 American drama film directed by Louis King and written by DeWitt Bodeen and Alfred Lewis Levitt. The film stars Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, J. M. Kerrigan, Angela Clarke, Will Wright and Nan Boardman. The film was released on December 23, 1949, by United Artists." }, { "title": "The Mutineers", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Jon Hall, George Reeves", "extract": "The Mutineers is a 1949 American adventure film starring Adele Jergens, George Reeves and Jon Hall." }, { "title": "My Dream Is Yours", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Doris Day, Jack Carson, Eve Arden", "extract": "My Dream Is Yours is a 1949 Technicolor musical romantic comedy film starring Jack Carson, Doris Day, and Lee Bowman." }, { "title": "My Foolish Heart", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Susan Hayward, Dana Andrews", "extract": "My Foolish Heart is a 1949 American romantic drama film directed by Mark Robson, starring Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward. It relates the story of a woman's reflections on the bad turns her life has taken." }, { "title": "My Friend Irma", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis", "extract": "My Friend Irma is a 1949 American comedy film directed by George Marshall. It was the motion picture debut of the comedy team Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. The film was released on August 16, 1949, by Paramount, and is based upon the CBS radio series My Friend Irma that first aired in 1947." }, { "title": "My Own True Love", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Phyllis Calvert, Melvyn Douglas, Wanda Hendrix", "extract": "My Own True Love is a 1949 American drama film directed by Compton Bennett and written by Arthur Kober, Josef Mischel and Theodore Strauss. The film stars Phyllis Calvert, Melvyn Douglas, Wanda Hendrix, Philip Friend, Binnie Barnes and Alan Napier. The film was released on February 2, 1949, by Param" }, { "title": "The Mysterious Desperado", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Movita Castaneda", "extract": "The Mysterious Desperado is a 1949 American Western film. The Los Angeles Times reported that \"Tim Holt Westerns have attained a good standard which is adequately maintained\" in the film." }, { "title": "Navajo Trail Raiders", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Eddy Waller", "extract": "Navajo Trail Raiders is a 1949 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by M. Coates Webster. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Robert Emmett Keane, Barbara Bestar, Harold Landon and Dick Curtis. The film was released on October 15, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Neptune's Daughter", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical, Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalbán", "extract": "Neptune's Daughter is a 1949 Technicolor musical romantic comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalbán, Betty Garrett, Keenan Wynn, Xavier Cugat and Mel Blanc. It was directed by Edward Buzzell, and features the debut of the Academy Award–winni" }, { "title": "Never Fear", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Sally Forrest, Hugh O'Brian", "extract": "Never Fear, also known as The Young Lovers, is a 1950 American drama film directed and co-written by Ida Lupino, and produced by Lupino and Collier Young. It stars Sally Forrest, Keefe Brasselle, and Hugh O'Brian." }, { "title": "Night Unto Night", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Ronald Reagan, Viveca Lindfors, Broderick Crawford", "extract": "Night unto Night is a 1949 American drama film directed by Don Siegel and written by Kathryn Scola. It is based on the 1944 novel by Philip Wylie. The film stars Ronald Reagan, Viveca Lindfors, Broderick Crawford, Rosemary DeCamp, Osa Massen and Art Baker. The film was released by Warner Bros. on Ju" }, { "title": "Not Wanted", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Sally Forrest, Keefe Brasselle, Leo Penn", "extract": "Not Wanted is a 1949 American drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and an un-credited Ida Lupino and starring Sally Forrest, Keefe Brasselle and Leo Penn." }, { "title": "Oh, You Beautiful Doll", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Mark Stevens, June Haver, Gale Robbins", "extract": "Oh, You Beautiful Doll is a 1949 musical film directed by John M. Stahl, starring the musical queen June Haver and Mark Stevens. Co-stars included S.Z. Sakall, Charlotte Greenwood, and Gale Robbins." }, { "title": "Once More, My Darling", "year": 1949, "genres": "Romance, Comedy", "cast": "Robert Montgomery, Ann Blyth", "extract": "Once More, My Darling is a 1949 American comedy film directed by and starring Robert Montgomery and Ann Blyth. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording." }, { "title": "One Last Fling", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy", "cast": "Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott", "extract": "One Last Fling is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Richard Flournoy and William Sackheim. The film stars Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott, Douglas Kennedy, Ann Doran, Ransom M. Sherman and Veda Ann Borg. The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 30, 1949." }, { "title": "On the Town", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical", "cast": "Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller, Betty Garrett", "extract": "On the Town is a 1949 American Technicolor musical film with music by Leonard Bernstein and Roger Edens and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It is an adaptation of the Broadway stage musical of the same name produced in 1944, although many changes in script and score were made from " }, { "title": "Outcasts of the Trail", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Monte Hale, Jeff Donnell", "extract": "Outcasts of the Trail is a 1949 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Olive Cooper. The film stars Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Jeff Donnell, Roy Barcroft, John Gallaudet and Milton Parsons. The film was released on June 8, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Outpost in Morocco", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure, Action", "cast": "George Raft, Marie Windsor", "extract": "Outpost in Morocco is a 1949 American action adventure film directed by Robert Florey, starring George Raft and Marie Windsor. Paul Gerard (Raft), a Moroccan Spahi officer and his French Foreign Legion garrison, holds off attacks from the native tribes of the Emir of Bel-Rashad, the father of Cara (" }, { "title": "Pinky", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters", "extract": "Pinky is a 1949 American drama film directed by Elia Kazan and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. The screenplay was adapted by Philip Dunne and Dudley Nichols based on Cid Ricketts Sumner's 1946 novel Quality. It stars Jeanne Crain as the title character, a young light-skinned black woman who passes for" }, { "title": "Pioneer Marshal", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Nan Leslie", "extract": "Pioneer Marshal is a 1949 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Nan Leslie, Roy Barcroft, Damian O'Flynn and Myron Healey. The film was released as a Fawcett Movie Comic#1 on November 24, 1949, by Republic Pictu" }, { "title": "The Pirates of Capri", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Louis Hayward, Binnie Barnes, Mariella Lotti", "extract": "The Pirates of Capri, released in the United Kingdom as The Masked Pirate, is a 1949 Italian/American international co-production swashbuckler film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer starring Louis Hayward. It was filmed on location in Italy." }, { "title": "Post Office Investigator", "year": 1949, "genres": "Mystery, Crime", "cast": "Audrey Long, Warren Douglas", "extract": "Post Office Investigator is a 1949 black and white American crime film about the theft of postage stamps, directed by George Blair, and starring Audrey Long, Warren Douglas and Jeff Donnell. Allmovie called it a \"diligent Republic programmer.\"" }, { "title": "Port of New York", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Scott Brady, K. T. Stevens, Yul Brynner", "extract": "Port of New York is a 1949 American film noir/crime film directed by László Benedek with cinematography by George E. Diskant and shot in semidocumentary style. The film is notable for being Yul Brynner's first film appearance. The film, which is very similar to T-Men (1947), was shot on location in " }, { "title": "Powder River Rustlers", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Eddy Waller", "extract": "Powder River Rustlers is a 1949 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Richard Wormser. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Gerry Ganzer, Roy Barcroft, Francis McDonald and Cliff Clark. The film was November 25, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Prince of Foxes", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Tyrone Power, Orson Welles", "extract": "Prince of Foxes is a 1949 film adapted from Samuel Shellabarger's novel Prince of Foxes. The movie starred Tyrone Power as Orsini and Orson Welles as Cesare Borgia. It was nominated for two Oscars during the 22nd Academy Awards: Best Black and White Cinematography and Best Costume Design, Black and " }, { "title": "Prince of the Plains", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Monte Hale, Paul Hurst", "extract": "Prince of the Plains is a 1949 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Louise Rousseau and Albert DeMond. The film stars Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Shirley Davis, Roy Barcroft, Rory Mallinson and Harry Lauter. The film was released on April 8, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Prison Warden", "year": 1949, "genres": "Crime, Noir", "cast": "Warner Baxter, Anna Lee", "extract": "Prison Warden is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Warner Baxter, Anna Lee and Harlan Warde." }, { "title": "Range Justice", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Max Terhune", "extract": "Range Justice is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Ronald Davidson. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Max Terhune, Tris Coffin, Riley Hill, Sarah Padden and Eddie Parker. The film was released on July 16, 1949, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Ranger of Cherokee Strip", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Monte Hale, Paul Hurst", "extract": "Ranger of Cherokee Strip is a 1949 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Alix Talton, Roy Barcroft, Douglas Kennedy and George Meeker. The film was released on November 4, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Reckless Moment", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks", "extract": "The Reckless Moment is a 1949 American film noir melodrama directed by Max Ophüls, produced by Walter Wanger, and released by Columbia Pictures with Burnett Guffey as cinematographer. It starred James Mason and Joan Bennett. The film is based on The Blank Wall (1947), a novel written by Elisabeth Sa" }, { "title": "Red Canyon", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Ann Blyth, Howard Duff, George Brent", "extract": "Red Canyon is a 1949 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Ann Blyth, Howard Duff and George Brent. It was based on the novel Wildfire by Zane Grey." }, { "title": "The Red Danube", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Peter Lawford, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury", "extract": "The Red Danube is a 1949 American drama film directed by George Sidney and starring Walter Pidgeon. The film is set during Operation Keelhaul and was based on the 1947 novel Vespers in Vienna by Bruce Marshall." }, { "title": "Red, Hot and Blue", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Betty Hutton, Victor Mature, William Demarest", "extract": "Red, Hot and Blue is a 1949 American musical comedy film starring Betty Hutton as an actress who gets mixed up with gangsters and murder. Frank Loesser wrote the songs and plays a key role." }, { "title": "Red Light", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "George Raft, Virginia Mayo, Raymond Burr", "extract": "Red Light is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed and produced by Roy Del Ruth, starring George Raft and Virginia Mayo, and based on the story \"This Guy Gideon\" by Don \"Red\" Barry, featuring strong religious overtones." }, { "title": "The Red Menace", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Drama", "cast": "Robert Rockwell, Betty Lou Gerson", "extract": "The Red Menace is a 1949 anti-communist film noir drama film directed by R. G. Springsteen starring Robert Rockwell and Hannelore Axman." }, { "title": "The Red Pony", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Western", "cast": "Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum", "extract": "The Red Pony is a 1949 American rural drama film in Technicolor based on John Steinbeck's 1937 novella of the same name. Steinbeck also wrote the screenplay for this film." }, { "title": "Red Rock Outlaw", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western, Musical", "cast": "Lee \"Lasses\" White, Reno Browne", "extract": "Red Rock Outlaw is a 1949 American musical Western film directed by Elmer Clifton." }, { "title": "Red Stallion in the Rockies", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Western", "cast": "Jean Heather, Arthur Franz", "extract": "Red Stallion in the Rockies is a 1949 American Cinecolor Western film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Arthur Franz" }, { "title": "Reign of Terror", "year": 1949, "genres": "Suspense, Spy, Thriller", "cast": "Robert Cummings, Arlene Dahl", "extract": "Reign of Terror is a 1949 American spy thriller film directed by Anthony Mann and starring Robert Cummings, Richard Basehart and Arlene Dahl. The film is set during the French Revolution. Plotters seek to bring down Maximilien Robespierre and end his bloodthirsty Reign of Terror." }, { "title": "Renegades of the Sage", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette", "extract": "Renegades of the Sage is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Leslie Banning, Trevor Bardette, Douglas Fowley and Jock Mahoney. The film was released on November 24, 1949, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Ride, Ryder, Ride!", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jim Bannon, Don Reynolds, Emmett Lynn", "extract": "Ride, Ryder, Ride! is a 1949 American Cinecolor Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jim Bannon, Don Reynolds and Emmett Lynn. It is based on the Red Ryder series by Fred Harman, one of four films made by Eagle-Lion Films featuring the character." }, { "title": "Riders in the Sky", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Gloria Henry", "extract": "Riders in the Sky is a 1949 American Western film directed by John English and starring and co-produced by Gene Autry; featuring Gloria Henry, and Pat Buttram. Based on the song by Stan Jones, the film is about a murder, of which rancher Ralph Lawson is accused, and Gene Autry attempting to clear hi" }, { "title": "Riders of the Range", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Jacqueline White", "extract": "Riders of the Range is a 1949 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander." }, { "title": "Riders of the Whistling Pines", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Patricia Barry", "extract": "Riders of the Whistling Pines is a 1949 American Western film directed by John English and starring Gene Autry, Patricia Barry, and Jimmy Lloyd. Written by Jack Townley, the film is about a gang of outlaws who are destroying the timberland and who frame a singing cowboy on a cattle-poisoning charge," }, { "title": "Rimfire", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Mary Beth Hughes, James Millican", "extract": "Rimfire is a 1949 American Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason. It is a noir Western." }, { "title": "Rim of the Canyon", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Thurston Hall", "extract": "Rim of the Canyon is a 1949 American Western film directed by John English and starring and co-produced by Gene Autry; featuring Nan Leslie, and Thurston Hall. Based on the short story Phantom .45's Talk Loud by Joseph Chadwick, the film is about a horse stolen by escaped convicts and the cowboy who" }, { "title": "Ringside", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Drama, Sport", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Tom Brown, Sheila Ryan", "extract": "Ringside is a 1949 American film noir drama sport film directed by Frank McDonald for Lippert Pictures from a story by Daniel B. Ullman, adapted by Ron Ormond." }, { "title": "Roaring Westward", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jimmy Wakely, Lois Hall", "extract": "Roaring Westward is a 1949 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and written by Ronald Davidson. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Dennis Moore, Lois Hall, Jack Ingram and Claire Whitney. The film was released on September 15, 1949, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Roll, Thunder, Roll!", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Jim Bannon, Don Reynolds, Emmett Lynn", "extract": "Roll, Thunder, Roll! is a 1949 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jim Bannon, Don Reynolds and Emmett Lynn. It was shot in Cinecolor. It is based on the Red Ryder series by Fred Harman, one of four films made by Eagle-Lion Films featuring the character." }, { "title": "Rope of Sand", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure, Noir, Suspense", "cast": "Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains", "extract": "Rope of Sand is a 1949 adventure-suspense film noir directed by William Dieterle, produced by Hal Wallis, and starring Burt Lancaster and three stars from Wallis's Casablanca - Paul Henreid, Claude Rains and Peter Lorre. The film introduces Corinne Calvet and features Sam Jaffe, John Bromfield, and " }, { "title": "Roseanna McCoy", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Farley Granger, Joan Evans", "extract": "Roseanna McCoy is a 1949 American drama film directed by Irving Reis. The screenplay by John Collier, based on the 1947 novel of the same title by Alberta Hannum, is a romanticized and semi-fictionalized account of the Hatfield–McCoy feud. The film stars Farley Granger and Joan Evans." }, { "title": "Rose of the Yukon", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western, Adventure", "cast": "Myrna Dell, Steve Brodie", "extract": "Rose of the Yukon is a 1949 American adventure film directed by George Blair and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Steve Brodie, Myrna Dell, William Wright, Emory Parnell, Jonathan Hale and Benny Baker. The film was released on January 5, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Roughshod", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gloria Grahame, Robert Sterling", "extract": "Roughshod is a 1949 black-and-white Western film starring Gloria Grahame and Robert Sterling and directed by Mark Robson." }, { "title": "Rustlers", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Martha Hyer", "extract": "Rustlers is a 1949 American Western directed by Lesley Selander. The film is a Tim Holt B Western about a group of Arizona ranchers intent on stopping a gang of cattle rustlers." }, { "title": "Rusty's Birthday", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "John Litel, Ann Doran", "extract": "Rusty's Birthday is a black-and-white American juvenile drama, released by Columbia Pictures in November 1949. Structured as an hour-long second feature, it is the final entry in the eight-film low-budget series which centers on the bond between the German Shepherd dog Rusty and the boy Danny Mitche" }, { "title": "Rusty Saves a Life", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "John Litel, Ann Doran", "extract": "Rusty Saves a Life is a 1949 American drama film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Ted Donaldson, Gloria Henry and Ann Doran. It was part of the Rusty series of films produced by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Samson and Delilah", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, Angela Lansbury", "extract": "Samson and Delilah is a 1949 American romantic biblical drama film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and released by Paramount Pictures. It depicts the biblical story of Samson, a strongman whose secret lies in his uncut hair, and his love for Delilah, the woman who seduces him, discovers hi" }, { "title": "San Antone Ambush", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Monte Hale, Paul Hurst", "extract": "San Antone Ambush is a 1949 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Monte Hale, Bette Daniels, Paul Hurst, Roy Barcroft, James Cardwell, and Trevor Bardette. The film was released on October 7, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Sand", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Coleen Gray, Mark Stevens", "extract": "Sand is a 1949 American Western film directed by Louis King and starring Mark Stevens and Coleen Gray. It was nominated at the 22nd Academy Awards for Best Cinematography (color)-which Charles G. Clarke was nominated for." }, { "title": "Sands of Iwo Jima", "year": 1949, "genres": "War", "cast": "John Wayne, John Agar, Forrest Tucker", "extract": "Sands of Iwo Jima is a 1949 war film starring John Wayne that follows a group of United States Marines from training to the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. The film, which also features John Agar, Adele Mara and Forrest Tucker, was written by Harry Brown and James Edward Grant, and directed " }, { "title": "Satan's Cradle", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Duncan Renaldo, Ann Savage", "extract": "Satan's Cradle is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ford Beebe and written by J. Benton Cheney, and starring Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Ann Savage, Douglas Fowley and Byron Foulger. It was released on October 7, 1949, by United Artists." }, { "title": "Scene of the Crime", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl", "extract": "Scene of the Crime is a 1949 film noir directed by Roy Rowland, starring Van Johnson, and featuring Gloria DeHaven, Arlene Dahl, and Tom Drake. The film's screenplay, by Charles Schnee, is based on a non-fiction article by John Bartlow Martin, \"Smashing the Bookie Gang Marauders\". It was the only pr" }, { "title": "Search for Danger", "year": 1949, "genres": "Crime", "cast": "John Calvert, Albert Dekker", "extract": "Search for Danger is a 1949 American crime film directed by Jack Bernhard and starring John Calvert, Albert Dekker and Myrna Dell. The film was the last of three made by the low-budget Film Classics company featuring Calvert as The Falcon who had previously been played by George Sanders and Tom Conw" }, { "title": "The Secret Garden", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Margaret O'Brien, Dean Stockwell", "extract": "The Secret Garden is a 1949 American drama film. It is the second screen adaptation of the classic 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The first was a silent version released in 1919. The screenplay by Robert Ardrey was directed by Fred M. Wilcox. It centers on a young orphan who is thrust into t" }, { "title": "The Secret of St. Ives", "year": 1949, "genres": "Historical, Adventure", "cast": "Richard Ney, Vanessa Brown", "extract": "The Secret of St. Ives is a 1949 American historical adventure film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Richard Ney, Vanessa Brown and Henry Daniell. It is adapted from the 1897 novel St. Ives by Robert Louis Stevenson. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the film's plot follows a French officer who is " }, { "title": "The Set-Up", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Sports, Drama", "cast": "Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter", "extract": "The Set-Up is a 1949 American film noir boxing drama directed by Robert Wise and starring Robert Ryan and Audrey Totter. The screenplay was adapted by Art Cohn from a 1928 narrative poem of the same name by Joseph Moncure March. The Set-Up was the last film Wise made for RKO, and he named it his fav" }, { "title": "Shamrock Hill", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Peggy Ryan, Trudy Marshall", "extract": "Shamrock Hill is a 1949 American musical comedy film directed by Arthur Dreifuss, starring Peggy Ryan, Ray McDonald and Trudy Marshall." }, { "title": "She Shoulda Said No!", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Lila Leeds, Lyle Talbot", "extract": "She Shoulda Said No! is a 1949 exploitation film that follows in the spirit of morality tales such as the 1936 films Reefer Madness and Marihuana. Directed by Sam Newfield and starring Lila Leeds, it was originally produced to capitalize on the arrest of Leeds and Robert Mitchum on a charge of marij" }, { "title": "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "John Wayne, Joanne Dru, Ben Johnson", "extract": "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is a 1949 American Technicolor Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. It is the second film in Ford's \"Cavalry Trilogy\", along with Fort Apache (1948) and Rio Grande (1950). With a budget of $1.6 million, the film was one of the most expensive Westerns m" }, { "title": "Sheriff of Wichita", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Lyn Wilde", "extract": "Sheriff of Wichita is a 1949 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft, Lyn Wilde, Clayton Moore and Gene Roth. The film was released on January 22, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Shockproof", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knight", "extract": "Shockproof is a 1949 American crime film noir directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Patricia Knight and Cornel Wilde. Wilde and Knight were husband and wife during filming. They divorced in 1951." }, { "title": "Siren of Atlantis", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure, Fantasy", "cast": "Maria Montez, Jean-Pierre Aumont", "extract": "Siren of Atlantis, also known as Atlantis the Lost Continent, is a 1949 American black-and-white fantasy-adventure film, distributed by United Artists, that stars Maria Montez and her husband Jean Pierre Aumont. It was the first feature she made after leaving Universal Pictures." }, { "title": "Sky Dragon", "year": 1949, "genres": "Mystery", "cast": "Roland Winters, Noel Neill", "extract": "Sky Dragon is a 1949 American mystery film, the sixth in which Roland Winters portrayed Charlie Chan. Directed by Lesley Selander, it is the last Chan film in the long-running series that originated in 1930 with Fox Film Corporation production of Charlie Chan Carries On, starring Warner Oland." }, { "title": "Slattery's Hurricane", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Veronica Lake", "extract": "Slattery's Hurricane is a 1949 American drama film directed by Andre DeToth and starring Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell and Veronica Lake. It is based on a story submitted by Herman Wouk, who also coauthored the screenplay and published a novel of the film in 1956." }, { "title": "Slightly French", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, Musical", "cast": "Dorothy Lamour, Don Ameche", "extract": "Slightly French is a 1949 American musical comedy film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Dorothy Lamour, Don Ameche and Janis Carter. The screenplay concerns a Hollywood director who recruits an American singer." }, { "title": "So Dear to My Heart", "year": 1949, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Burl Ives, Beulah Bondi, Harry Carey", "extract": "So Dear to My Heart is a 1948 American film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Its world premiere was in Chicago, Illinois, on November 29, 1948. Like 1946's Song of the South, the film combines animation and live action. It is based on the 1943 Sterling North book Midnight " }, { "title": "Song of India", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Sabu, Turhan Bey, Gail Russell", "extract": "Song of India is a 1949 American adventure film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Sabu, Gail Russell and Turhan Bey." }, { "title": "Song of Surrender", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Wanda Hendrix, Claude Rains", "extract": "Song of Surrender is a 1949 drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Wanda Hendrix and Claude Rains." }, { "title": "Sons of New Mexico", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Gene Autry, Gail Davis", "extract": "Sons of New Mexico is a 1949 American Western film directed by John English and written by Paul Gangelin. The film stars Gene Autry, Gail Davis, Robert Armstrong, Dick Jones, Frankie Darro and Irving Bacon. The film was released on December 20, 1949, by Columbia Pictures." }, { "title": "Sorrowful Jones", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, Drama", "cast": "Bob Hope, Lucille Ball", "extract": "Sorrowful Jones, also known as Damon Runyon's Sorrowful Jones, is a 1949 American comedy-drama film directed by Sidney Lanfield. The film stars Lucille Ball and Bob Hope." }, { "title": "South of Death Valley", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Charles Starrett, Gail Davis", "extract": "South of Death Valley is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Charles Starrett, Gail Davis, Fred F. Sears, Lee Roberts, Richard Emory, Clayton Moore, Smiley Burnette and Tommy Duncan. The film was released on August 8, 1949, by Columbia Pict" }, { "title": "South of Rio", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Monte Hale, Kay Christopher", "extract": "South of Rio is a 1949 American Western film directed by Philip Ford, written by Norman S. Hall, and starring Monte Hale, Kay Christopher, Paul Hurst, Roy Barcroft, Douglas Kennedy and Don Haggerty. It was released on July 27, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "South of St. Louis", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Joel McCrea, Zachary Scott, Victor Jory", "extract": "South of St Louis is a 1949 American Technicolor Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joel McCrea, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott and Dorothy Malone. It chronicles the friendship between three ranchers after their ranch is destroyed by raiders led by the infamous Luke Cottrell. The film wa" }, { "title": "Special Agent", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "William Eythe, Kasey Rogers, Carole Mathews", "extract": "Special Agent is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by William C. Thomas and starring William Eythe. The storyline is loosely based on the DeAutremont Brothers' 1923 train robbery." }, { "title": "Square Dance Jubilee", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical, Western", "cast": "Don \"Red\" Barry, Mary Beth Hughes, Wally Vernon", "extract": "Square Dance Jubilee is a 1949 American Western musical film directed by Paul Landres starring Don \"Red\" Barry, Mary Beth Hughes and Wally Vernon." }, { "title": "Stagecoach Kid", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Jeff Donnell", "extract": "Stagecoach Kid is a 1949 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Tim Holt, Jeff Donnell and Richard Martin. It was one of a number of B-Westerns Holt made for RKO." }, { "title": "Stampede", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Rod Cameron, Gale Storm, Johnny Mack Brown, Don Castle", "extract": "Stampede is a 1949 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Rod Cameron, Gale Storm, Johnny Mack Brown and Don Castle." }, { "title": "State Department: File 649", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Virginia Bruce, William Lundigan", "extract": "State Department: File 649 is a 1949 film noir Cinecolor American film directed by Sam Newfield." }, { "title": "Strange Bargain", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Martha Scott, Jeffrey Lynn", "extract": "Strange Bargain is a 1949 American crime film noir directed by Will Price and starring Martha Scott, Jeffrey Lynn and Harry Morgan." }, { "title": "The Stratton Story", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Biography", "cast": "James Stewart, June Allyson", "extract": "The Stratton Story is a 1949 American biographical film directed by Sam Wood that tells the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1934 to 1938. The film is the first of three to pair stars Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson, followed by " }, { "title": "Streets of Laredo", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "William Holden, William Bendix, Macdonald Carey, Mona Freeman", "extract": "Streets of Laredo is a 1949 American Western film directed by Leslie Fenton and starring William Holden, Macdonald Carey and William Bendix as three outlaws who rescue a young girl, played by Mona Freeman. When they become separated, two reluctantly become Texas Rangers, while the third continues on" }, { "title": "Streets of San Francisco", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Crime", "cast": "Robert Armstrong, Mae Clarke", "extract": "Streets of San Francisco is a 1949 American crime film directed by George Blair, written by John K. Butler and starring Robert Armstrong, Mae Clarke, Gary Gray, Wally Cassell, Richard Benedict and John Harmon. It was released on April 15, 1949 by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "The Story of Molly X", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "June Havoc, John Russell, Dorothy Hart", "extract": "The Story of Molly X is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Crane Wilbur and starring June Havoc, John Russell and Dorothy Hart. The screenplay concerns a woman who tries to reform after being sent to prison, but faces obstacles." }, { "title": "The Story of Seabiscuit", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald", "extract": "The Story of Seabiscuit is a 1949 American drama film directed by David Butler and starring Shirley Temple and Barry Fitzgerald in a semi-fictionalized account of racehorse Seabiscuit, the top money winner up to the 1940s. The screenplay was written by John Taintor Foote, uses the actual racehorse n" }, { "title": "The Sun Comes Up", "year": 1949, "genres": "Family", "cast": "Jeanette MacDonald, Claude Jarman Jr.", "extract": "The Sun Comes Up is a 1949 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Technicolor picture with Lassie. Jeanette MacDonald had been off the screen for five years until her return in Three Daring Daughters (1948), but The Sun Comes Up was to be her last. In it, she had to share the screen not with an up-and-coming younger a" }, { "title": "Susanna Pass", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Roy Rogers, Dale Evans", "extract": " Susanna Pass is a 1949 Republic Pictures Trucolor American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers." }, { "title": "Sword in the Desert", "year": 1949, "genres": "War", "cast": "Dana Andrews, Märta Torén", "extract": "Sword in the Desert is a 1949 American war film directed by George Sherman. It was the first American film to deal with the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine and marked the first significant feature film role for Jeff Chandler." }, { "title": "Take Me Out to the Ball Game", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical, Sports", "cast": "Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly", "extract": "Take Me Out to the Ball Game is a 1949 Technicolor musical film produced in the Arthur Freed unit of MGM. It stars Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly, Betty Garrett, Edward Arnold and Jules Munshin, and was directed by Busby Berkeley. The title and nominal theme is taken from the unofficial " }, { "title": "Take One False Step", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Shelley Winters, William Powell", "extract": "Take One False Step is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Chester Erskine and starring William Powell and Shelley Winters." }, { "title": "Tarzan's Magic Fountain", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure", "cast": "Lex Barker, Brenda Joyce, Evelyn Ankers", "extract": "Tarzan's Magic Fountain is a 1949 Tarzan film directed by Lee Sholem and starring Lex Barker as Tarzan and Brenda Joyce as his companion Jane. The film also features Albert Dekker and Evelyn Ankers. It was co-written by Curt Siodmak." }, { "title": "Task Force", "year": 1949, "genres": "War", "cast": "Gary Cooper, Jane Wyatt, Walter Brennan", "extract": "Task Force is a 1949 war film filmed in black-and-white with some Technicolor sequences about the development of U.S. aircraft carriers from USS Langley (CV-1) to USS Franklin (CV-13). Although Robert Montgomery was originally considered for the leading role, the film stars Gary Cooper, Jane Wyatt, " }, { "title": "Tell It to the Judge", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Rosalind Russell, Robert Cummings", "extract": "Tell It to the Judge is a 1949 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Foster and starring Rosalind Russell as a divorcee who tries to get back her ex-husband, played by Robert Cummings." }, { "title": "Tension", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Barry Sullivan, Cyd Charisse", "extract": "Tension is a 1949 American crime film noir directed by John Berry, and written by Allen Rivkin, based on a story written by John D. Klorer. It stars Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse and Barry Sullivan." }, { "title": "That Forsyte Woman", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Romance", "cast": "Errol Flynn, Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon", "extract": "That Forsyte Woman is a 1949 romance film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Greer Garson, Errol Flynn, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Young and Janet Leigh. It is an adaptation of the 1906 novel The Man of Property, the first book in The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy." }, { "title": "That Midnight Kiss", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical, Romance", "cast": "Kathryn Grayson, Mario Lanza, José Iturbi", "extract": "That Midnight Kiss is a 1949 Technicolor American musical romance film also starring Mario Lanza and Kathryn Grayson. Among the supporting cast were Ethel Barrymore, conductor/pianist Jose Iturbi, Keenan Wynn, J. Carrol Naish, and Jules Munshin. The commercially popular film was directed by Norman T" }, { "title": "There's a Girl in My Heart", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Lee Bowman, Elyse Knox, Gloria Jean", "extract": "There's a Girl in My Heart is a 1949 American musical comedy film directed by Arthur Dreifuss, starring Lee Bowman, Elyse Knox, and Gloria Jean. It was made by Allied Artists with many former contract stars from Universal." }, { "title": "They Live by Night", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell, Howard Da Silva", "extract": "They Live by Night is a 1948 American film noir directed by Nicholas Ray, in his directorial debut, and starring Cathy O'Donnell and Farley Granger. Based on Edward Anderson's Depression-era novel Thieves Like Us, the film follows a young convict on the run who falls in love with a woman and attempt" }, { "title": "Thieves' Highway", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb", "extract": "Thieves' Highway is a 1949 film noir directed by Jules Dassin. The screenplay was written by A. I. Bezzerides, based on his novel Thieves' Market. The film was released on DVD as part of the Criterion Collection in 2005." }, { "title": "The Threat", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Michael O'Shea, Virginia Grey", "extract": "The Threat is a 1949 American film noir starring Michael O'Shea, Virginia Grey and Charles McGraw, and directed by Felix E. Feist." }, { "title": "Top o' the Morning", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, Romance", "cast": "Bing Crosby, Ann Blyth, Barry Fitzgerald", "extract": "Top o' the Morning is a 1949 American romantic comedy film directed by David Miller and starring Bing Crosby, Ann Blyth, and Barry Fitzgerald. Written by Edmund Beloin and Richard L. Breen, the film is about a singing insurance investigator who comes to Ireland to recover the stolen Blarney Stone—an" }, { "title": "Tokyo Joe", "year": 1949, "genres": "War, Crime, Noir", "cast": "Humphrey Bogart, Sessue Hayakawa", "extract": "Tokyo Joe is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Humphrey Bogart. This was Heisler's first of two features starring Bogart, the other was Chain Lightning that also wrapped in 1949 but was held up in release until 1950." }, { "title": "Too Late for Tears", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Lizabeth Scott, Dan Duryea, Don DeFore", "extract": "Too Late for Tears is a 1949 film noir directed by Byron Haskin and starring Lizabeth Scott, Arthur Kennedy, Dan Duryea, and Don DeFore. It concerns a ruthless femme fatale's murderous attempt to hold on to a suitcase containing US$60,000 that does not belong to her. The screenplay was written by Ro" }, { "title": "Tough Assignment", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Don Barry, Marjorie Steele", "extract": "Tough Assignment is a 1949 American crime film directed by William Beaudine and starring Don Barry, Marjorie Steele and Steve Brodie. It is regarded as a film noir." }, { "title": "Trail of the Yukon", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Kirby Grant, Suzanne Dalbert", "extract": "Trail of the Yukon is a 1949 American Northern film directed by William Beaudine and starring Kirby Grant, Suzanne Dalbert and Bill Edwards. It was based on a novel by James Oliver Curwood about a North-West Mounted Police officer and his faithful German Shepherd dog Chinook. It is part of the North" }, { "title": "Trails End", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Max Terhune", "extract": "Trails End is a 1949 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Max Terhune and Kay Morley." }, { "title": "Trapped", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Lloyd Bridges, John Hoyt", "extract": "Trapped is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, and John Hoyt. It was written by George Zuckerman and Earl Felton." }, { "title": "Treasure of Monte Cristo", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Glenn Langan, Adele Jergens", "extract": "Treasure of Monte Cristo is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by William Berke and starring Glenn Langan, Adele Jergens and Steve Brodie." }, { "title": "Tucson", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Jimmy Lydon, Penny Edwards", "extract": "Tucson is a 1949 American drama film directed by William F. Claxton, written by Arnold Belgard and starring Jimmy Lydon, Penny Edwards, Deanna Wayne, Charles Russell, Joe Sawyer and Walter Sande. It was released on April 27, 1949 by 20th Century-Fox." }, { "title": "Tulsa", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Action, War, Western", "cast": "Susan Hayward, Robert Preston", "extract": "Tulsa is a 1949 American Western action film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Susan Hayward and Robert Preston, and featured Lloyd Gough, Chill Wills, and Ed Begley in one of his earliest film roles, billed as Edward Begley." }, { "title": "Tuna Clipper", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Roddy McDowall, Elena Verdugo", "extract": "Tuna Clipper is a 1949 American drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Roddy McDowall, Elena Verdugo and Roland Winters. It was one of a series of films McDowall made for Monogram." }, { "title": "Twelve O'Clock High", "year": 1949, "genres": "War", "cast": "Gregory Peck, Gary Merrill, Dean Jagger", "extract": "Twelve O'Clock High is a 1949 American war film about aircrews in the United States Army's Eighth Air Force, who flew daylight bombing missions against Germany and Occupied France during the early days of American involvement in World War II. The climax includes a thinly disguised version of the Bla" }, { "title": "The Undercover Man", "year": 1949, "genres": "Crime, Drama, Noir", "cast": "Glenn Ford, Nina Foch, James Whitmore", "extract": "The Undercover Man is a 1949 American crime film noir directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring Glenn Ford, Nina Foch and James Whitmore." }, { "title": "Undertow", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir, Crime", "cast": "Scott Brady, John Russell, Dorothy Hart, Peggy Dow", "extract": "Undertow is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by William Castle and starring Scott Brady, John Russell, Dorothy Hart and Peggy Dow. It is the story of an ex-con, a former Chicago mobster, who is accused of the murder of a high-ranking Chicago boss. The movie marks the second film to feat" }, { "title": "The Walking Hills", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Randolph Scott, Ella Raines", "extract": "The Walking Hills is a 1949 American Western film directed by John Sturges and starring Randolph Scott and Ella Raines. The film's plot has film noir elements in its story of a search for an old treasure by nine men including a detective tracking a fugitive, several others who have things to hide, a" }, { "title": "We Were Strangers", "year": 1949, "genres": "Adventure, Drama", "cast": "Jennifer Jones, John Garfield, Pedro Armendáriz", "extract": "We Were Strangers is a 1949 American adventure drama film directed by John Huston and starring Jennifer Jones and John Garfield. Set in 1933, the film concerns a group of revolutionaries attempting to overthrow the Cuban government of Gerardo Machado. The story is based loosely on an episode in Robe" }, { "title": "West of El Dorado", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Max Terhune, Reno Browne", "extract": "West of El Dorado is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Adele Buffington. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Max Terhune, Reno Browne, Teddy Infuhr, Milburn Morante and Terry Frost. The film was released on June 5, 1949, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "Western Renegades", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Johnny Mack Brown, Max Terhune", "extract": "Western Renegades is a 1949 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Adele Buffington. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Max Terhune, Poni Adams, Hugh Prosser, Riley Hill and Marshall Reed. The film was released on October 9, 1949, by Monogram Pictures." }, { "title": "White Heat", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Steve Cochran", "extract": "White Heat is a 1949 American film noir directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly and Steve Cochran." }, { "title": "Wicked City", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama", "cast": "Maria Montez, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Lilli Palmer", "extract": "Wicked City is a 1949 French-American drama film directed by François Villiers and starring the husband-and-wife team of Jean-Pierre Aumont and Maria Montez. It was Montez's first film in Europe." }, { "title": "The Window", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Bobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale", "extract": "The Window is a 1949 American black-and-white film noir, based on the short story \"The Boy Cried Murder\" by Cornell Woolrich, about a lying boy who suspects that his neighbors are killers. The film, a critical success that was shot on location in New York City, was produced by Frederic Ullman Jr. fo" }, { "title": "Without Honor", "year": 1949, "genres": "Drama, Noir", "cast": "Laraine Day, Dane Clark, Franchot Tone", "extract": "Without Honor is a 1949 film noir directed by Irving Pichel and starring Bruce Bennett, Laraine Day, Dane Clark, Agnes Moorehead, and Franchot Tone." }, { "title": "The Wolf Hunters", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Kirby Grant, Jan Clayton", "extract": "The Wolf Hunters is a 1949 American Northern film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Kirby Grant, Jan Clayton and Edward Norris. It was based on the novel of the same title by James Oliver Curwood, which had previously been adapted in 1926 as The Wolf Hunters and in 1934 as The Trail Beyond st" }, { "title": "A Woman's Secret", "year": 1949, "genres": "Noir", "cast": "Maureen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame", "extract": "A Woman's Secret is a 1949 film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Maureen O'Hara, Gloria Grahame and Melvyn Douglas. The film was based on the novel Mortgage on Life by Vicki Baum." }, { "title": "The Wyoming Bandit", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Allan Lane, Eddy Waller", "extract": "The Wyoming Bandit is a 1949 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by M. Coates Webster. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Trevor Bardette, Victor Kilian, Rand Brooks and William Haade. The film was released on July 15, 1949, by Republic Pictures." }, { "title": "Yes Sir, That's My Baby", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Donald O'Connor, Gloria DeHaven", "extract": "Yes Sir, That's My Baby is a 1949 American musical comedy film directed by George Sherman and starring Donald O'Connor and Gloria DeHaven." }, { "title": "The Younger Brothers", "year": 1949, "genres": "Western", "cast": "Wayne Morris, Bruce Bennett, Janis Paige", "extract": "The Younger Brothers is a 1949 American Western film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Wayne Morris, Bruce Bennett, Janis Paige." }, { "title": "You're My Everything", "year": 1949, "genres": "Musical, Comedy", "cast": "Dan Dailey, Anne Baxter, Anne Revere", "extract": "You're My Everything is a 1949 American comedy musical film directed by Walter Lang and starring Dan Dailey and Anne Baxter." }, { "title": "Adventures of Sir Galahad", "year": 1949, "genres": "", "cast": "George Reeves, Lois Hall", "extract": "Adventures of Sir Galahad is the 41st serial released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures. Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, it stars George Reeves, Nelson Leigh, William Fawcett, Hugh Prosser, and Lois Hall. It was based on Arthurian legend, one of the very few serials of the time with a period setting t" }, { "title": "Batman and Robin", "year": 1949, "genres": "", "cast": "Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan, Jane Adams", "extract": "New Adventures of Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder, also known as simply Batman and Robin, is a 15-chapter serial released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1943 serial Batman, although with different actors. Robert Lowery played Batman, while Johnny Duncan played Robin. Supporting" }, { "title": "Bruce Gentry – Daredevil of the Skies", "year": 1949, "genres": "", "cast": "Tom Neal, Judy Clark", "extract": "Bruce Gentry – Daredevil of the Skies (1949) is a 15-episode Columbia Pictures movie serial based on the Bruce Gentry comic strip created by Ray Bailey. It features the first cinematic appearance of a flying saucer, as the secret weapon of the villainous Recorder." }, { "title": "Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc", "year": 1949, "genres": "", "cast": "Kirk Alyn, Rosemary LaPlanche", "extract": "Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (1949) is a 12-episode black-and-white film serial produced by Republic Pictures during July 1948 and released in January 1949, an original screenplay written collaboratively by Royal K. Cole, Basil Dickey, William Lively and Sol Shor as a crime story with element" }, { "title": "Ghost of Zorro", "year": 1949, "genres": "", "cast": "Clayton Moore, Pamela Blake", "extract": "Ghost of Zorro is a 1949 Republic Movie serial. It uses substantial stock footage from earlier serials, including Son of Zorro and Daredevils of the West. This film was shot in Chatsworth, Los Angeles." }, { "title": "King of the Rocket Men", "year": 1949, "genres": "", "cast": "Tris Coffin, Mae Clarke", "extract": "King of the Rocket Men is a 1949 12-chapter movie serial from Republic Pictures, produced by Franklin Adreon, directed Fred C. Brannon, that stars Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, Don Haggerty, House Peters, Jr., James Craven, and I. Stanford Jolley." }, { "title": "Radar Patrol vs. Spy King", "year": 1949, "genres": "Spy", "cast": "Kirk Alyn", "extract": "Radar Patrol vs. Spy King is a 1949 12-chapter black-and-white spy film serial produced and distributed by Republic Pictures from an original, commissioned screenplay collaboratively written by Royal K. Cole, William Lively and Sol Shor. Kirk Alyn played the lead." }, { "title": "Awful Orphan", "year": 1949, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "", "extract": "Awful Orphan is a 1949 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. It is a sequel to the 1947 Looney Tunes short Little Orphan Airedale." }, { "title": "The Cat and the Mermouse", "year": 1949, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Dating Do's and Don'ts", "year": 1949, "genres": "", "cast": "", "extract": "Dating Do's and Don'ts is a 1949 instructional film designed for American high schools, to teach adolescents basic dating skills, produced by Coronet Instructional Films and directed by Gilbert Altschul with the assistance of Reuben Hill, Research Professor of Family Life at the University of North " }, { "title": "Dunked in the Deep", "year": 1949, "genres": "Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Dunked in the Deep is a 1949 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 119th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "For Scent-imental Reasons", "year": 1949, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "", "extract": "For Scent-imental Reasons is a 1949 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The short was released on November 12, 1949, and stars Pepé Le Pew and Penelope Pussycat." }, { "title": "Frigid Hare", "year": 1949, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Frigid Hare is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies short, released on October 8, 1949. It is directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese, and features Bugs Bunny. The title can be seen as a simple play on \"frigid air\" and/or on the refrigerator brand called \"Frigidaire\"." }, { "title": "High Diving Hare", "year": 1949, "genres": "Animated, Short, War", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "High Diving Hare is a 1948-produced Warner Brothers Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. Released to theaters on April 30, 1949, the short is an expansion of a gag from Stage Door Cartoon, which was also directed by Friz Freleng, and co-stars Elmer Fudd. High D" }, { "title": "Malice in the Palace", "year": 1949, "genres": "Comedy, Short", "cast": "The Three Stooges", "extract": "Malice in the Palace is a 1949 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 117th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959." }, { "title": "Jerry's Diary", "year": 1949, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "Jerry's Diary is a 1949 one-reel animated cartoon that is the 45th Tom and Jerry short released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, produced by Fred Quimby, scored by Scott Bradley, and animated by Kenneth Muse and Ed Barge. It is the first of several compilation To" }, { "title": "Long-Haired Hare", "year": 1949, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Long-Haired Hare is a 1949 American animated short film directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. It was produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures as part of the Looney Tunes series, and was the 60th short to feature Bugs Bunny. In addition to including" }, { "title": "Love That Pup", "year": 1949, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Mississippi Hare", "year": 1949, "genres": "Animated, Short", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Mississippi Hare is a 1949 Looney Tunes cartoon short directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The short was released on February 26, 1949, and features Bugs Bunny." }, { "title": "Porky in Wackyland", "year": 1949, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Porky Pig", "extract": "Porky in Wackyland is a 1938 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short film, directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on September 24, 1938, and stars Porky Pig venturing out to find the last do-do bird, which he finds in Wackyland, a land that makes no sense located in Darkest Africa." }, { "title": "Rabbit Hood", "year": 1949, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Rabbit Hood is a 1949 Merrie Melodies cartoon released on December 24, 1949. The entry was directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese, and features Bugs Bunny." }, { "title": "Rebel Rabbit", "year": 1949, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Rebel Rabbit is a 1949 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short. The cartoon was released on April 9, 1949, and features Bugs Bunny." }, { "title": "Technicolor for Industrial Films", "year": 1949, "genres": "", "cast": "", "extract": "Technicolor for Industrial Films (1949) is a sponsored film about how Technicolor can be used in industrial films. The film features footage of various objects in Technicolor, showing how it can be used in filmmaking. One scene shows a bunch of everyday goods, first being shown in black-and-white, t" }, { "title": "Tennis Chumps", "year": 1949, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Tom and Jerry", "extract": "\n\n\n\nThis is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the Tom and Jerry series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon." }, { "title": "Which Is Witch", "year": 1949, "genres": "Animated", "cast": "Bugs Bunny", "extract": "Which Is Witch is a Looney Tunes cartoon released by Warner Bros. in 1949, directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce. The cartoon was released on December 3, 1949, and features Bugs Bunny." } ], "meta": { "title": "Wikipedia Movies: 1940s - Free Download", "description": "4,519 films from the 1940s sourced from Wikipedia, with title, year, genres, cast, and a short synopsis. Contains 4519 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.", "seo_title": "Wikipedia Movies: 1940s | ListBase", "seo_description": "Download Wikipedia Movies: 1940s — 4519 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.", "key_takeaways": [ "Contains 4519 records / 5 fields", "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats", "Data sourced from: https://github.com/prust/wikipedia-movie-data" ] } }