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Manhandled (1949) – Crime Film Noir

Manhandled (1949) Manhandled is a 1949 crime film noir directed by Lewis R. Foster and starring Dorothy Lamour, Sterling Hayden[…]

Second Chorus (1940) When perennial college students Danny O’Neill and Hank Taylor are forced to make it on their own,[…]

The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945) Film: The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945) Studio: Rainbow Productions Director: Leo McCarey Writer:[…]

The Bank Dick (1940) Egbert Sousé leads an ordinary life but is about to have an extraordinary day. Henpecked at home[…]

20 Mule Team (1940) In Death Valley, the Desert Borax Co. is on the verge of failure as borax deposits[…]

A Widow On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul[…]

All Round Bad Guy Quirt Evans, an all round bad guy, is nursed back to health and sought after by[…]

Storyline In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing[…]

A Double Life 1947 Storyline Highly regarded theater actor Anthony John (Ronald Colman) has a violent temper, which leads his[…]

Christmas Eve 1947 Christmas Eve is a 1947 United Artists comedy film directed by Edwin L. Marin. It is based[…]

Road House 1948 Road House is a 1948 film noir drama directed by Jean Negulesco, with cinematography by Joseph LaShelle.[…]

The Homestretch 1947 Storyline A Boston socialite (Maureen O’Hara) and a Maryland gambler (Cornel Wilde) have a rocky marriage and[…]

Borrowed Trouble 1948 Storyline Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) saves a kidnapped schoolmarm (Helen Chapman) opposed to a saloon near school.

Bedelia 1946 Storyline A greedy woman (Margaret Lockwood) poisons her first three husbands, but the fourth one (Ian Hunter) catches[…]

Brother Orchid (1940) Storyline Brother Orchid is a 1940 American crime/comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Edward G.[…]