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Boys in Brown, TheBoys in Brown, The (1949)
Dir. Montgomery Tully
Feat. Jack Warner, Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde
Soft youth rebellion drama with Jack Warner as warden of a borstal struggling to keep his tempestuous young charges in line. Mostly of note for its…
Eureka Stockade (Massacre Hill) (1949)
Dir. Harry Watt
Feat. Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert
Stirring account of the Victorian gold miners rebellion against British colonial authority in the 1850's and it's violent result. Ealing Studio's…
First Films of Samuel Fuller, TheFirst Films of Samuel Fuller, The (I Shot Jesse James, The Baron of Arizona, The Steel Helmet) (1949-1951)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. John Ireland, Vincent Price, Gene Evans
Sam Fuller's directorial debut is I Shot Jesse James (1949), the tale of Robert Ford (John Ireland), a member of the James gang who shot their leader…
Fountainhead, TheFountainhead, The (1949) Aro Favourite
Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Gary Cooper, Raymond Massey, Patricia Neal
A touchstone movie for architects, idealists, and geniuses of any profession modelled on the career of architectural wunderkind Frank Lloyd Wright.…
Great Gatsby, TheGreat Gatsby, The (1949)
Dir. Elliott Nugent
Feat. Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Carey
The second adaptation of the literary classic has the miscast Alan Ladd as the mysterious Long Islander.
Heiress, TheHeiress, The (1949) Recommended
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson
A near perfect adaptation, this Henry James tale of a naive young girl, her abusive father and fortune–hunting suitor, is considered one of the…
History of Mr. Polly, TheHistory of Mr. Polly, The (1949)
Dir. Anthony Pelissier
Feat. John Mills, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins
Bracing comedy set in the Victorian era follows the various misfortunes of sensitive but ineffectual draper Mills as he sets out in search of…
Late SpringLate Spring (1949) Aro Favourite
Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
Feat. Setsuko Hara, Chishu Ryu
Ozu’s greatest film outside of the universally acclaimed TOKYO STORY magically distils the director’s reoccurring family concerns: that of a…
Letter to Three Wives, ALetter to Three Wives, A (1949)
Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern
Three women each hear from a friend that she is about to run off with one of their husbands. Replete with characteristically sharp dialogue from the…
Little WomenLittle Women (1949)
Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Elizabeth Taylor
Technicolour adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott novel about four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. The fourth of seven film…

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