DOUBLE INDEMNITY Review: An insurance man is corrupted into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator’s suspicions. Director: Billy Wilder Actors: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck… Read more “Double Indemnity”
Category: 1940s
Whisky Galore!
WHISKY GALORE! Review: A group of Scottish Islanders run out of whisky. The people on the island try to collect the 50,000 cases of whisky which is on a stranded… Read more “Whisky Galore!”
A Matter of Life and Death
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH Review: A British wartime aviator cheats death. He must argue his life before a celestial court. Director: Michael Powell and Emeric… Read more “A Matter of Life and Death”
The Red Shoes
THE RED SHOES Review: A story of a young ballet dancer. Director: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Actors: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring and Moira Shearer Year: 1948… Read more “The Red Shoes”
It’s A Wonderful Life
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Review: George Bailey has everything he wants. A lovely wife and kids. He gets heavily in debt and gets really depressed. He gets… Read more “It’s A Wonderful Life”
‘I Know Where I’m Going!’
‘I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING!’ Review: Joan Webster is due to marry a wealthy middle-aged man in Scotland. While she is on her way up the weather… Read more “‘I Know Where I’m Going!’”
Great Expectations
GREAT EXPECTATIONS Review: Pip is a little orphaned boy. He gets to grow up to be a gentleman and gets help from a mysterious benefactor. Director: David… Read more “Great Expectations”
