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Subgenre Sampler
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…
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)- Dir. H.C. Potter
Feat. Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas - Reliably entertaining comedy has newlywed city slickers Cary Grant and Myrna Loy attempt to live in the quiet countryside.
My Brother's Keeper (1948)- Dir. Alfred Roome
Feat. Jack Warner, Jane Hylton, David Tomlinson… - Rickety chase film from Gainsborough Pictures with two prisoners chained together making a dash for freedom.
Naked City, The (1948)- Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart… - Classic crime thriller has its eye on a young woman's murder in the 'naked city' of New York, and the two veteran cops in charge of tracking down her…
Oliver Twist (1948)- Dir. David Lean
Feat. Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh… - Astonishing version of the Dicken's classic, notable for great atmosphere and Alec Guinness.
Paleface, The (1948)- Dir. Norman Z. McLeod
Feat. Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Robert Armstrong… - One of Bob Hope's most popular comedies is a western spoof in which he stars as a hapless dentist who through a series of misfortunes winds up…
Paradine Case, The (1948)- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Gregory Peck, Alida Valli, Ann Todd - Lawyer Gregory Peck falls in love with the 'wrong woman', in this case Alida Valli, a client charged with murdering her blind husband. In classic…
Pirate, The (1948)- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Judy Garland, Vincente Minnelli, Gene Kelly - Real–life partnership Judy Garland and Vincente Minelli reteam for a fine musical that also boasts Gene Kelly's footwork and Cole Porter's…
Port of Call (1948)- Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Nine-Christine Jönsson, Bengt Eklund - In this early Bergman film, a young woman is driven to the brink of suicide by her experiences in a reformatory school. After she is rescued by a…
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…
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