1940s

An obsessed cop tracks an elusive serial killer who strangles his victims on rainy nights.Read More »

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They said it couldn’t be done, but they did it: Kathleen Winsor’s “notorious”, bestselling bodice-ripper Forever Amber actually made it to the screen in 1947 with full censorial approval. Of course, it was necessary to tone down the more erotic passages of Winsor’s novel, but the end result pleased fans of the book and bluenosed nonfans alike. A last-minute replacement for British import Peggy Cummins, Linda Darnell steps into the role of 17th century blonde bed-hopper Amber as though she’d been born to play it. Read More »

Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him as her student back in 1916 and his relation to Dan Hopkins, the man she married and lost.Read More »

Architect Walter Craig (Mervyn Johns) senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality. The guests at the country house encourage him to stay as they take turns telling supernatural tales.Read More »

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The Joad clan, introduced to the world in John Steinbeck’s iconic novel, is looking for a better life in California. After their drought-ridden farm is seized by the bank, the family — led by just-paroled son Tom — loads up a truck and heads West. On the road, beset by hardships, the Joads meet dozens of other families making the same trek and holding onto the same dream. Once in California, however, the Joads soon realize that the promised land isn’t quite what they hoped.Read More »

A passerby witnesses a murder through the windows of a passing train, then tries to track down the killer.Read More »

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A femme fatale named Elsa catches the eye of Irish sailor Michael O’Hara when he joins a bizarre yachting cruise with Elsa’s husband; but O’Hara soon finds himself implicated in a murder, despite his innocence.Read More »

A 1948 non-fiction documentary about the lives of street cleaners in Rome. N.U. stands for Nettezza Urbana, an Italian municipal cleaning service.Read More »

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Not only the first Norwegian noir but the first Norwegian film directed by a woman, Edith Carlmar’s dark, simmering psychological drama centers on the torrid relationship that develops between a hunky young mechanic (Claus Wiese) and an older, wealthy socialite (sensational femme fatale Bjørg Riiser-Larsen), who leaves her husband to be with him. As their lusty affair turns destructive, jealousy and imbalances of class and power send them spiraling toward tragedy.Read More »