Not Wanted
Not Wanted (1949) was the last film that Elmer Clifton contributed to. After a short period Clifton, a maestro at the “slave girl” exploitation shocker of the thirties, was taken… Read more »
Tag: 1940s
Conspirator
Arthur Hornblow Jr. produces this American-British co production with all the trappings of Hollywood prestige that he brought to his earlier screwball comedies. Hornblow Jr.’s films always tend to be… Read more »
Tomorrow Is Forever
`Woman, disturb me not now at the last,But let me hold my purpose till I die.Sit down again; mark me and understand,While I have power to speak. I charge you now,When… Read more »
Desert Fury
I first heard about this little gem of a film from watching Mark Rappaport’s Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997). Desert Fury (1947) is a queer, hard as nails melodrama… Read more »
Double Indemnity
A masterpiece in film is both a document of a culture unique to the time of its conception as well as a technical feat that provides continuing instruction and inspiration… Read more »
It’s A Wonderful Life
Frank Capra is arguably the quintessential American director of the thirties and forties. His films, particularly those he made with James Stewart, succeed in presenting a superficial environment reminiscent of… Read more »
Orson Welles’ Macbeth
“My purpose in making Macbeth was not to make a great film – and this is unusual, because I think that every film director, even when he is making nonsense,… Read more »
All My Sons
All My Sons (1948) is Edward G. Robinson’s movie. The story may be Arthur Miller’s, the script may be Chester Erskine’s, but this film belongs to Robinson. He brings his… Read more »
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) is one of a handful of films that defined the public’s notion of the MGM musical. The essential ingredients at work here can be… Read more »
That Hamilton Woman
Winston Churchill’s favorite film was That Hamilton Woman (1941). Directed by Alexander Korda, the film exhibits all of the Romantic militarism and blind nationalism one would expect from a film… Read more »
