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Subgenre Sampler

 
Three SecretsThree Secrets (1950)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Eleanor Parker, Patricia Neal, Ruth Roman
Three women exchange handkerchiefs and spill their secrets while awaiting news of their children after a plane crashes. You may need the tissues…
Wagon Master, The (1950)
Dir. John Ford
Feat. Ben Johnson
Pioneering saga starring Ben Johnson. A personal favourite of its director.
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…
CaughtCaught (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…
ChampionChampion (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 FeelingIt'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. 3Kenneth Anger's Magick Lantern Cycle Vol. 3 (1949-1965) Recommended
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 HappyLove 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, TheMan 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 YoungMighty Joe Young (1949) Recommended
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…

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