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Subgenre Sampler
Fort Apache (1948)- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Shirley Temple - The first film of Ford's cavalry trilogy tells of a maverick martinet (Henry Fonda) at odds with his peers and the Injuns. Followed by SHE WORE A…
Jungle Jim (1948)- Dir. William Berke
Feat. Johnny Weissmuller - Johhny Weissmuller's follow–up role to Tarzan, as similiarly styled jungle adventurer, with companion chimpanzee.
Macbeth (1948)
- Dir. Orson Welles
Feat. Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Roddy McDowall - An expressionistic version of Shakespeare’s Scottish play, with Welles in the title role. Shot quickly and on the cheap, this is notoriously…
Portrait of Jennie (1948)- Dir. William Dieterle
Feat. Joseph Cotton, Jennifer Jones, Ethel Barrymore… - An exquisite flight of fantasy, in which starving–artist Joseph Cotton is visited upon by an otherworldly Jennifer Jones. Dazzling photography…
Rachel and the Stranger (1948)- Dir. Norman Foster
Feat. William Holden, Loretta Young, Robert Mitchum - Western 'rom–com' with husband William Holden and 'stranger' Robert Mitchum competing for the affections of Loretta Young ('Rachel') towards…
Three Musketeers, The (1948)- Dir. George Sidney
Feat. Gene Kelly, Lana Turner - An inventive and high–spirited version with duels presented like musical numbers.
Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer, The (1947)- Dir. Irving Reis
Feat. Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple… - Playboy bachelor Cary Grant is ordered by Judge Myrna Loy to escort her teenage sister (Shirley Temple), so that the ‘bobby–soxer’ might…
Body and Soul (1947)- Dir. Robert Rossen
Feat. John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, William Conrad… - Vital companion–piece to FORCE OF EVIL with John Garfield again lined up for the fall, as a naive, get–ahead young boxer whose propensity…
Brighton Rock (1947)- Dir. John Boulting
Feat. Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, William Hartnell - One of the coolest British crime flicks sees Richard Attenborough give an attention–grabbing portrayal of a delinquent gang leader who wants…
Dark Passage (1947)- Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall - Smokey Bogie and Bacall noir thriller in which his convicted murderer flees prison and changes his face to prove his innocence. The first third is…
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