Port of Marseille, France, recently liberated from the German yoke. Caught as stowaways aboard a ship, Manon, a young woman who was accused of collaborating with the Nazis, and Robert, a freedom fighter who saved her from reprisals, tell the captain about the many challenges they have had to face in order to survive.

The Lady Gambles

1949

English

6.6

♡ 3

29%

Michael Gordon Director

John Indrisano as Bert

Peter Brocco as Horse Player

Don Beddoe as Mr. Dennis Sutherland

Harold Goodwin as Westerner

When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time while he is doing a story. Encouraged by the casino manager, she gets hooked on gambling, to the point where she "borrows" David's expense money to pursue her addiction. This finally breaks up their marriage, but David continues trying to help her.

Distant Journey

1949

Czech

7.3

♡ 4

Action

Drama

holocaust (shoah)

husband wife relationship

jewish ghetto

jew persecution

prague, czech republic

Thriller

War

world war ii

Alfréd Radok Director

Jirí Plachý as Abrahamovic

Zdenka Baldová as Hedvika Kaufmannová- Hana's mother

Rudolf Deyl as Jarda Noha - worker

Milos Kopecký as Prisoner building a gas chamber #1

Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš, a Christian man. When her family is sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, their romance turns into a struggle for survival.

The Kid from Cleveland

1949

English

5.6

♡ 2

Herbert Kline Director

Louis Jean Heydt as Carl Novak

Ann Doran as Emily Novak

Russ Tamblyn as Johnny Barrows

Lynn Bari as Katherine Jackson

Johnny Barrows, a young man heading toward a life of juvenile delinquency as his home life spirals out of control, sneaks into the 1948 World Series and seeks friendship by playing a sympathetic orphan. He finds stability and mentorship in sportscaster Mike Jackson and the Cleveland Indians, who try to set Johnny on the right path in this touching story for the whole family.

I Shot Jesse James

1949

English

6.8

♡ 6

78%

Samuel Fuller Director

John Roy as Barfly

John Ireland as Bob Ford

Frank Hagney as Livery Stableman

George Morrell as Play Spectator

Bob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend Cynthy. The guilt-stricken Ford soon finds himself greeted with derision and open mockery throughout town. He travels to Colorado to try his hand at prospecting in hopes that marriage with Cynthy is still in the cards.

Tokyo Joe

1949

English

6.3

♡ 7

40%

Stuart Heisler Director

Jerome Courtland as Danny

Humphrey Bogart as Joseph 'Joe' Barrett

Harold Goodwin as Maj. J.F.X. Loomis

Alexander Knox as Mark Landis

An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.

Not Wanted

1949

English

6.8

♡ 5

80%

Ida Lupino Director

Lawrence Dobkin as Assistant District Attorney

Gregg Barton as Patrolman

Patrick Whyte as Rev. Culbertson

Leo Penn as Steve Ryan

After a beautiful but unsophisticated girl is seduced by a worldly piano player and gives up her out-of-wedlock baby, her guilt compels her to kidnap another child.

The Queen of Spades

1949

English

7.1

♡ 5

96%

Thorold Dickinson Director

Anton Walbrook as Capt. Herman Suvorin

Anthony Dawson as Fyodor

Athene Seyler as Princess Ivashin

Edith Evans as The Old Countess Ranevskaya

An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a fanatic about cards, murders her for the secret, then finds himself haunted by the woman's spirit.

The Secret Garden

1949

English

7.5

♡ 7

75%

Fred M. Wilcox Director

Dean Stockwell as Colin Craven

Elsa Lanchester as Martha

Gladys Cooper as Mrs. Medlock

Norma Varden as Nurse

When Cholera takes the parents of Mary Lennox, she is shipped from India to England to live with her Uncle Craven. Mary changes the lives of those she encounters at her Uncle's remote estate.

Madame Bovary

1949

English

♡ 5

69%

Vincente Minnelli Director

Ellen Corby as Félicité

Gene Lockhart as J. Homais

John Abbott as Mayor Tuvache

Gladys Cooper as Mme. Dupuis

A frivolous country girl married to a naïve small-town doctor goes down the path of destruction when she grows tired of her limited social status.

Any Number Can Play

1949

English

6.9

♡ 3

14%

Mervyn LeRoy Director

Barbara Billingsley as Gambler

Darryl Hickman as Paul Enley Kyng

Wendell Corey as Robbin Elcott

Douglas Fowley as Smitty

When illegal casino owner Charley Kyng develops heart disease, he is advised by a doctor to spend more time with his family. However, he finds it difficult to keep his work separate from his life at home. His son, Paul, feels ashamed of Charley's career and gets into a fight at his prom because of it. Meanwhile, Charley's brother-in-law, Robbin, who works at the casino, begins fixing games due to his extreme gambling debts.

Hellfire

1949

English

6.6

♡ 4

96%

R.G. Springsteen Director

Forrest Tucker as Marshal Bucky McLean

Marie Windsor as Mary Carson / Doll Brown

Trevor Bardette as Wilson

Bill Elliott as Zeb Smith

Zeb Smith is a gambler with a larcenous streak, but when an itinerant preacher takes a bullet meant for him, Zeb vows to fulfill the preacher's mission of building a church. Frustrated in his attempts to get donations, Zeb attempts to capture fugitive Doll Brown in order to obtain the reward. But he finds that there's more to Doll than meets the eye. When his old friend Bucky McLean shows up gunning for Doll, Zeb sees a chance to redeem them all... one way or another.

The Set-Up

1949

English

7.8

♡ 8

85%

Robert Wise Director

Frank Richards as Bat - Program Vendor

John Indrisano as Corner Man

Darryl Hickman as Shanley

Phillip Pine as Souza

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

Mighty Joe Young

1949

English

7.0

♡ 9

91%

Ernest B. Schoedsack Director

Joyce Compton as Alice

Addison Richards as City Attorney

Terry Moore as Jill Young

Regis Toomey as John Young

A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.

My Foolish Heart

1949

English

6.8

♡ 5

49%

Action

Drama

Romance

Mark Robson Director

Phyllis Coates as College Girl on Phone

Todd Karns as Her escort

Kent Smith as Lew Wengler

Phillip Pine as Sgt. Lucey

After a long absence, Mary Jane visits her schoolfriend Eloise, and Eloise's daughter Ramona. Eloise drinks too much and is unhappily married to Lew Wengler. Eloise falls asleep and remembers her time with her true love, Walt Dreiser, at the beginning of the Second World War. She recalls the events that lead up to her split with Mary Jane, and how Lew married Eloise rather than Mary Jane.

My Dream Is Yours

1949

English

6.6

♡ 5

39%

Michael Curtiz Director

Jack Carson as Doug Blake

Sheldon Leonard as Fred Grimes

Doris Day as Martha Gibson

Joan Vohs as Party Guest

Conceited singer Garry Mitchell refuses to renew his radio contract, so agent Doug Blake decides to find a new personality to replace him. In New York, he finds Martha Gibson, a single mother with a great voice. He arranges for her to move to Hollywood, but then has a problem trying to sell her to the show's sponsor. Doug tries every trick he can think of to make Martha a star, and as the two work more closely, he falls in love with her. Complicating matters further, Martha meets and becomes attracted to Garry.

Champion

1949

English

7.3

♡ 4

94%

woman between two men

Mark Robson Director

Paul Dubov as Gangster

Marilyn Maxwell as Grace

Paul Stewart as Haley

Forbes Murray as Speaker at Benefit

An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.

Pluto's Surprise Package

1949

English

6.3

♡ 10

Charles A. Nichols Director

Vance Colvig Jr. as Pluto

James MacDonald as Pluto

Pluto tries to bring in the mail, which gets more difficult when a package sprouts legs and tries to go swimming. Between the wandering turtle and the wind blowing the other mail around, Pluto's got quite a task ahead. And it's not made easier when both the letters and the turtle go off a large cliff.

365 Nights

1949

Japanese

6.1

♡ 2

Action

Drama

Kon Ichikawa Director

Hideko Takamine as

Hisako Yamane as

Yûji Hori as

Ken Uehara as

A young man rents an apartment in Tokyo and discover it was built by his father. He falls in love with the daughter of the mistress of the house and decides to marry her. Only to discover that his father is is in debt and wants him to marry Ranko so that she may help his company by granting 1.5 million yen. Teruko decides to borrow money from a greedy bar owner who lends her money on certain conditions and photographs her without her consent. A love traingle forms between Koroku, Ranko, and Teruko. Things complicate when Koroku marries Teruko and Tsugawa threatens them for the money causing many twists and turns.

Holiday Affair

1949

English

7.2

♡ 9

68%

parent child relationship

Romance

Don Hartman Director

Wendell Corey as Carl Davis

Carl Sklover as Department Store Clerk

Jack Kelly as Drunk on Train

Paula Raymond as Girl at Drinking Fountain

Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, who's actually a comparison shopper sent by another store. Steve lets her go, which gets him fired. They spend the afternoon together, which doesn't sit well with Connie's steady suitor, Carl, when he finds out, but delights her young son Timmy, who quickly takes to Steve.

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The Lady Gambles

Distant Journey

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Not Wanted

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The Secret Garden

Madame Bovary

Any Number Can Play

Hellfire

The Set-Up

Mighty Joe Young

My Foolish Heart

My Dream Is Yours

Champion

Pluto's Surprise Package

365 Nights

Holiday Affair