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    The Tarnished Angels 1957 POSTER

    The Tarnished Angels

    1957

    English

    7.1

    10

    100%

    69%

    Action

    Adventure

    airplane

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    love triangle

    mardi gras

    new orleans, louisiana

    pilot

    Romance

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Jack Lomas Jack Lomas as Frantic Man at Flying Show Robert J. Wilke Robert J. Wilke as Hank Jack Carson Jack Carson as Jiggs William Schallert William Schallert as Ted Baker
    In the 1930s, once-great World War I pilot Roger Shumann performs as a daredevil barnstorming pilot at aerial stunt shows while his wife, LaVerne, works as a parachutist. When newspaper reporter Burke Devlin arrives to do a story on the Shumanns’ act, he quickly falls in love with the beautiful--and neglected--LaVerne.
    Magnificent Obsession 1954 POSTER

    Magnificent Obsession

    1954

    English

    7.0

    8

    88%

    72%

    Action

    blindness

    Drama

    melodrama

    redemption

    regret

    rich man

    Romance

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Jack Kelly Jack Kelly as First Mechanic Ron Nyman Ron Nyman as Gateman Agnes Moorehead Agnes Moorehead as Nancy Ashford Gregg Palmer Gregg Palmer as Tom Masterson
    Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, dies waiting for the life-saving device. Merrick then tries to right his wrongs with the doctor’s widow, Helen, falling in love with her in the process.
    Captain Lightfoot 1955 POSTER

    Captain Lightfoot

    1955

    English

    6.1

    7

    33%

    33%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    History

    rebel

    rescue

    Romance

    turncoat

    War

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Barbara Rush Barbara Rush as Aga Doherty Jeff Morrow Jeff Morrow as John Doherty, aka Capt. Thunderbolt Kathleen Ryan Kathleen Ryan as Lady Anne More Sheila Brennan Sheila Brennan as Waitress
    In 1815, Michael Martin, member of an Irish revolutionary society, turns highwayman to support it, and soon becomes an outlaw. In Dublin, he meets famous rebel "Captain Thunderbolt" and becomes his second-in-command, under the name "Lightfoot."
    Lured 1947 POSTER

    Lured

    1947

    English

    7.0

    11

    100%

    72%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    fashion designer

    Film-Noir

    london, england

    Music

    Mystery

    poetry

    Romance

    scotland yard

    serial killer

    Thriller

    undercover

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Ethelreda Leopold Ethelreda Leopold as Blonde Nightclub Singer George Ford George Ford as Concertgoer Robert Coote Robert Coote as Detective Alan Mowbray Alan Mowbray as Lyle Maxwell
    Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses personal ads to find his victims. Temple hatches a plan to catch the killer using Sandra as bait, and Sandra agrees to help.
    Shockproof 1949 POSTER

    Shockproof

    1949

    English

    6.5

    7

    82%

    48%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    ex-boyfriend

    fake identity

    Film-Noir

    italian american

    noir

    release from prison

    Romance

    suicide

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Cornel Wilde Cornel Wilde as Griff Marat Patricia Knight Patricia Knight as Jenny Marsh Frank Ferguson Frank Ferguson as Logan Cliff Clark Cliff Clark as Mac - Police Lieutenant
    Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye of her parole officer, Griff Marat, who helps her secure a job caring for his ailing mother.
    A Scandal in Paris 1946 POSTER

    A Scandal in Paris

    1946

    English

    6.5

    11

    75%

    61%

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    Crime

    dancer

    jealousy

    paris, france

    prison

    prisoner

    Romance

    vidocq

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Skelton Knaggs Skelton Knaggs as Cousin Pierre Barbara Bates Barbara Bates as Girl by Pool Alma Kruger Alma Kruger as Marquise De Pierremont Gene Lockhart Gene Lockhart as Prefect of Police Richet
    A smooth-talking French thief wangles his way into an important position as prefect of police.
    Never Say Goodbye 1956 POSTER

    Never Say Goodbye

    1956

    English

    6.1

    11

    36%

    36%

    1950s

    Action

    Drama

    love triangle

    new york city

    old films

    old movies

    Romance

    screwball comedy

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Edward Earle Edward Earle as Colonel Washburn Howard Wendell Howard Wendell as Harry Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Restaurant Patron Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood as Will
    In present-day U.S., Dr. Michael Parker, a prominent surgeon, unexpectedly runs into his German-born wife whom he thought was dead. Victor, an artist and his "dead" wife's now boyfriend, berates Dr. Parker for "killing" her. The bulk of the story flashes back to Austria during World War II as we learn how Dr. Parker met and married his wife, and the one mistake that may have cost him his family.
    La Habanera 1937 POSTER

    La Habanera

    1937

    German

    6.0

    2

    32%

    32%

    Drama

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Paul Bildt Paul Bildt as Dr. Pardway Franz Stein Franz Stein as Falk Werner Scharf Werner Scharf as José Garcia Hernandez Werner Kepich Werner Kepich as Polizist
    While vacationing in Puerto Rico, a young Swedish woman falls in love with and marries a powerful local landowner. Ten years later, their marriage has turned sour; meanwhile, two Swedish doctors have arrived on the island to investigate a mysterious fever.
    To New Shores 1937 POSTER

    To New Shores

    1937

    German

    6.7

    2

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Curd Jürgens Curd Jürgens as Bobby Wells' Freund Herbert Hübner Herbert Hübner as Casino-Direktor Franz Stein Franz Stein as Puritaner Gustav Püttjer Gustav Püttjer as Volk nach Glorias Verurteilung
    A 19th-century London cabaret singer is deported to prison in Australia. Her crime? Taking the blame when her lover bounces checks.
    Sleep, My Love 1948 POSTER

    Sleep, My Love

    1948

    English

    6.8

    5

    64%

    64%

    Action

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    memory loss

    Mystery

    noir

    Romance

    Thriller

    train ride

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Murray Alper Murray Alper as Drunk Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing as Hannigan Keye Luke Keye Luke as Jimmie Lin Don Ameche Don Ameche as Richard W. Courtland
    A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.
    Taza, Son of Cochise 1954 POSTER

    Taza, Son of Cochise

    1954

    English

    5.6

    4

    25%

    25%

    Action

    apache nation

    arizona territory

    cochise

    Drama

    fort

    Romance

    War

    Western

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Gregg Palmer Gregg Palmer as Capt. Burnett Barbara Rush Barbara Rush as Oona Hugh O'Brian Hugh O'Brian as Settler Killed by Indians Dan White Dan White as Tiswin Charlie
    Three years after the end of the Apache wars, peacemaking chief Cochise dies. His elder son Taza shares his ideas, but brother Naiche yearns for war...and for Taza's betrothed, Oona. Naiche loses no time in starting trouble which, thanks to a bigoted cavalry officer, ends with the proud Chiricahua Apaches on a reservation, where they are soon joined by the captured renegade Geronimo, who is all it takes to light the firecracker's fuse...
    Thunder on the Hill 1951 POSTER

    Thunder on the Hill

    1951

    English

    6.8

    7

    83%

    60%

    Action

    convent (nunnery)

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    mother superior

    Mystery

    Romance

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director John Abbott John Abbott as Abel Harmer Gladys Cooper Gladys Cooper as Mother Superior Norma Varden Norma Varden as Pierce Michael Pate Michael Pate as Willie
    Sister Mary presides over a convent where a convicted murderess, who is being escorted to Death Row, is stranded by bad weather. She is slowly becoming convinced that Valerie is innocent so Sister Mary sets about to clear the girl and bring the real killer to justice.
    There's Always Tomorrow 1956 POSTER

    There's Always Tomorrow

    1956

    English

    7.4

    4

    88%

    83%

    ballet class

    Drama

    electric train

    horseback riding

    old flame

    pre-unix

    Romance

    toy factory

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Joan Bennett Joan Bennett as Marion Groves Helen Kleeb Helen Kleeb as Miss Walker Mack Williams Mack Williams as Norma's Hotel Clerk William Reynolds William Reynolds as Vinnie Groves
    When a toy manufacturer feels ignored and unappreciated by his wife and children, he begins to rekindle a past love when a former employee comes back into his life.
    Interlude 1957 POSTER

    Interlude

    1957

    English

    6.1

    2

    67%

    67%

    Action

    Drama

    germany

    love triangle

    pre-code

    Romance

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Paul Cavanagh Paul Cavanagh as Dr. Ashley June Allyson June Allyson as Helen Banning Jane Wyatt Jane Wyatt as Prue Stubbins Marianne Koch Marianne Koch as Reni Fischer
    A young woman touring Germany is caught between a married symphony conductor and a doctor from back home.
    All I Desire 1953 POSTER

    All I Desire

    1953

    English

    7.0

    12

    100%

    75%

    1910s

    abandonment

    Action

    Drama

    Romance

    small town

    vaudeville

    wisconsin

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Dayton Lummis Dayton Lummis as Col. Underwood Brett Halsey Brett Halsey as John Lexington in Play Margaret Bert Margaret Bert as Mrs. Pellix Richard Long Richard Long as Russ Underwood
    In 1910, a stage actress re-visits her husband and children she deserted ten years ago.
    The Girl from the Marsh Croft 1935 POSTER

    The Girl from the Marsh Croft

    1935

    German

    6.9

    1

    Action

    Drama

    remake

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Ilse Trautschold Ilse Trautschold as Theodor Loos Theodor Loos as Richter Klaus Pohl Klaus Pohl as Schöffe Franz Stein Franz Stein as Vater Christmann
    A farm boy betrothed to a socialite falls in love with his maid - an impoverished girl from the marsh.
    The Final Chord 1936 POSTER

    The Final Chord

    1936

    German

    6.7

    1

    Drama

    Music

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Ilse Trautschold Ilse Trautschold as Kurt Meisel Kurt Meisel as Baron Salviany Theodor Loos Theodor Loos as Professor Obereit Erich Ponto Erich Ponto as Vorsitzender des Schwurgerichts
    After her husband dies, a German woman who gave up her infant for adoption to emigrate to America returns to Germany, discovering that her child is being raised by a married orchestra conductor.
    Battle Hymn 1957 POSTER

    Battle Hymn

    1957

    English

    6.3

    6

    22%

    22%

    Action

    angel

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    War

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Carleton Young Carleton Young as Maj. Harrison Martha Hyer Martha Hyer as Mary Hess Paul Sorensen Paul Sorensen as Sentry Dan Duryea Dan Duryea as Sgt. Herman
    Dean Hess, who entered the ministry to atone for bombing a German orphanage, decides he’s a failure at preaching. Rejoined to train pilots early in the Korean War, he finds Korean orphans raiding the airbase garbage. With a pretty Korean teacher, he sets up an orphanage for them and others.
    Imitation of Life 1959 POSTER

    Imitation of Life

    1959

    English

    7.8

    13

    82%

    91%

    Action

    Drama

    family

    motherhood

    passing for white

    Romance

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Robert Alda Robert Alda as Allen Loomis Juanita Moore Juanita Moore as Annie Johnson Forbes Murray Forbes Murray as Bit Part Myrna Fahey Myrna Fahey as Iris Dawn
    In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
    A Time to Love and a Time to Die 1958 POSTER

    A Time to Love and a Time to Die

    1958

    English

    7.6

    6

    75%

    75%

    Action

    Drama

    Romance

    War

    war crimes

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Don DeFore Don DeFore as Boettcher Jock Mahoney Jock Mahoney as Immerman Keenan Wynn Keenan Wynn as Reuter Paul Frees Paul Frees as Several Characters
    A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II.
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