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Subgenre Sampler
Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad (1949)- Dir. James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney
- Vastly underrated Disney animation with the odd–sounding combination of Washington Irving’s spooky “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and an…
Caught (1949)- Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Robert Ryan, Barbara Bel Geddes, James Mason - Noir–melodrama hybrid has half–mad millionaire Robert Ryan (a role based on Howard Hughes), wrapping Barbara Bel Geddes in the coils of a…
Champion (1949)- Dir. Mark Robson
Feat. Kirk Douglas - Kirk Douglas is sensational as a hot–blooded prize–fighter who winds up hurting himself after alienating the friends and family who aided…
It's a Great Feeling (1949)- Dir. David Butler
Feat. Jack Carson, Dennis Morgan, Doris Day… - Soft–edged Hollywood satire with Jack Carson, Denny Morgan and Doris Day on the path to success. Notable for its great array of show–biz…
Kenneth Anger's Magick Lantern Cycle Vol. 3 (1949-1965)
- Dir. Kenneth Anger
- Three more shorts from Mssr. Anger, including "Kustom Kar Kommando" (1965), "Puce Moments" (1949), and his most famous and controversial work,…
Love Happy (1949)- Dir. David Miller
Feat. Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Marilyn Monroe - Final Marx Bros. comedy, is a downbeat entry, with a brief scene with Marilyn Monroe.
Man on the Eiffel Tower, The (1949)- Dir. Burgess Meredith
Feat. Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith… - Solid early outing for Inspector Maigret has Laughton in the iconic role pursuing a murderer against some splendid Parisian locales.
Mighty Joe Young (1949)- Dir. Ernest B. Schoedsack
Feat. Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong… - Worthy successor to KING KONG, reunites many of the cast and crew, with a compellingly different slant on the 'Giant Ape' premise. Here, Armstrong…
My Friend Irma (1949)- Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin - Clown–prince Jerry Lewis first teamed with Dean Martin in this airheaded comedy based on a hit CBS radio–show.
Quartet (1949)- Dir. Ken Annakin, Arthur Crabtree, Harold French
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Basil Radford, Honor Blackman - Four W Somerset Maugham stories are given exemplary treatment by the best of British, incl. Dirk Bogarde, Basil Radford and Honor Blackman. Unlike…
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