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    Phantom Lady 1944 POSTER

    Phantom Lady

    1944

    English

    7.2

    14

    90%

    72%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    falsely accused

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    framed for murder

    hat

    Mystery

    noir

    sociopath

    Robert Siodmak Robert Siodmak Director Ella Raines Ella Raines as Carol Richman Regis Toomey Regis Toomey as Detective Thomas Gomez Thomas Gomez as Inspector Burgess Samuel S. Hinds Samuel S. Hinds as Judge
    A devoted secretary embarks on a dangerous mission to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his wife.
    Battle Troop 1944 POSTER

    Battle Troop

    1944

    Japanese

    5.4

    3

    Action

    Drama

    War

    Kajirô Yamamoto Kajirô Yamamoto Director Masao Mishima Masao Mishima as Masayuki Mori Masayuki Mori as Akitake Kôno Akitake Kôno as Kôkichi Takada Kôkichi Takada as
    Three IJN flyers Mikami (Susumu Fujita), Kawakami (Masayuki Mori) and Murakami (Akitake Kono) are good friends, and they are all renowned for their torpedo techniques. Mikami is posted as a staff officer at a base on an island in the Pacific. Kawakami and Murakami later joins him as the base squardron is reinforced. The enemy task force approaches the island and all three of them attack the fleet, killing themselves in the process.
    Gypsy Wildcat 1944 POSTER

    Gypsy Wildcat

    1944

    English

    5.8

    3

    Action

    Drama

    gypsy

    pre-code

    Romance

    swashbuckler

    Roy William Neill Roy William Neill Director Douglass Dumbrille Douglass Dumbrille as Baron Tovar Maria Montez Maria Montez as Carla Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing as Fat Guard Nigel Bruce Nigel Bruce as High Sheriff
    In an unspecified Renaissance kingdom, no sooner has Anube's gypsy tribe encamped near Baron Tovar's village when Count Orso is found murdered. The wicked baron blames the gypsies and imprisons them all in his castle. Meanwhile, a mysterious stranger on a white horse has hidden the murder arrow and won the heart of gypsy belle Carla, to the discomfiture of her erstwhile fiancée Tonio. Baron Tovar is also fascinated by Carla...especially when he notices her heraldic pendant.
    The Great Moment 1944 POSTER

    The Great Moment

    1944

    English

    6.2

    2

    67%

    30%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    boston, massachusetts

    Comedy

    dentist

    Drama

    Preston Sturges Preston Sturges Director Louis Jean Heydt Louis Jean Heydt as Dr. Horace Wells Hank Worden Hank Worden as Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates Paul Newlan Paul Newlan as Policeman Edwin Maxwell Edwin Maxwell as Vice-President of Medical Society
    The biography of Dr. W.T. Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have anesthesia, in the form of ether, accepted by the public and the medical and dental establishment.
    Maisie Goes to Reno 1944 POSTER

    Maisie Goes to Reno

    1944

    English

    6.2

    1

    Action

    casino

    Comedy

    embezzlement

    heiress

    maisie ravier

    mistaken identity

    reno, nevada

    Romance

    Harry Beaumont Harry Beaumont Director Anthony Caruso Anthony Caruso as George - Blackjack Dealer Ava Gardner Ava Gardner as Gloria Fullerton Edward Earle Edward Earle as Hotel Desk Clerk Cliff Clark Cliff Clark as Police Captain
    A Brooklyn showgirl gets mixed up in a divorce between a soldier and his wife.
    The Pearl of Death 1944 POSTER

    The Pearl of Death

    1944

    English

    7.1

    9

    77%

    77%

    Action

    art gallery

    black and white

    Crime

    Drama

    Horror

    murder

    museum

    Mystery

    ocean liner

    series of murders

    Thriller

    Roy William Neill Roy William Neill Director Ian Wolfe Ian Wolfe as Amos Hodder Nigel Bruce Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson Evelyn Ankers Evelyn Ankers as Naomi Drake Colin Kenny Colin Kenny as Security Guard
    The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, is brought to London, thanks in part to Sherlock Holmes. But before long the jewel is stolen, due to an error on Holmes' part, and shortly thereafter, a series of horrible murders begin, the murderer leaving his victims with their spines snapped and surrounded by a mass of smashed china.
    The Scarlet Claw 1944 POSTER

    The Scarlet Claw

    1944

    English

    7.2

    11

    73%

    73%

    Action

    black and white

    Crime

    Film-Noir

    Horror

    murder investigation

    Mystery

    pre-unix

    sherlock holmes

    Thriller

    Roy William Neill Roy William Neill Director Nigel Bruce Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson Ian Wolfe Ian Wolfe as Drake Jack Kenny Jack Kenny as Villager in Pub Frank Austin Frank Austin as Villager in Pub with Dr. Watson
    When a woman is found dead with her throat torn out, the local villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.
    Gaslight 1944 POSTER

    Gaslight

    1944

    English

    7.8

    34

    89%

    90%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    horror

    manipulation

    Mystery

    psychological abuse

    psychological horror

    Romance

    scotland yard

    Thriller

    victorian england

    George Cukor George Cukor Director Joseph Cotten Joseph Cotten as Brian Cameron Angela Lansbury Angela Lansbury as Nancy Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman as Paula Alquist Terry Moore Terry Moore as Paula Alquist - Age 14
    A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
    Hail the Conquering Hero 1944 POSTER

    Hail the Conquering Hero

    1944

    English

    7.6

    4

    95%

    84%

    Comedy

    confession

    hero

    mother

    small town

    truth

    War

    world war ii

    Preston Sturges Preston Sturges Director Ella Raines Ella Raines as Libby Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Town Councilman Hal Taggart Hal Taggart as Townsman Eddie Bracken Eddie Bracken as Woodrow Truesmith
    Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wounded in battle with honorable discharge.
    On Approval 1944 POSTER

    On Approval

    1944

    English

    7.1

    6

    83%

    43%

    based on play or musical

    Comedy

    duke

    heiress

    Romance

    scotland

    victorian england

    wealthy widow

    Clive Brook Clive Brook Director Googie Withers Googie Withers as Helen Hale Mollie Munks Mollie Munks as Jeannie Elliott Mason Elliott Mason as Mrs. McCosh - the Housekeeper Roland Culver Roland Culver as Richard Halton
    Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away with her for a month to see if they are compatible, the fireworks begin.
    The Man in Half Moon Street 1944 POSTER

    The Man in Half Moon Street

    1944

    English

    6.0

    1

    Action

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    Horror

    mad scientist

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Ralph Murphy Ralph Murphy Director Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as Bobby Edward Fielding Edward Fielding as Col. Ashley Helen Walker Helen Walker as Eve Brandon Forrester Harvey Forrester Harvey as Harris--Cabby
    A British doctor and painter must kill for the glands he needs to stop the aging process.
    Enter Arsene Lupin 1944 POSTER

    Enter Arsene Lupin

    1944

    English

    6.1

    8

    Action

    arsene lupin

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    jewel thief

    Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Director Gale Sondergaard Gale Sondergaard as Bessie Seagrave Ella Raines Ella Raines as Stacie Kanares Lillian Bronson Lillian Bronson as Wheeler Cyril Delevanti Cyril Delevanti as Wine Expert
    A rich but naive young woman is in possession of some priceless jewels. She herself doesn't know it, but a gang of jewel thieves does.
    Aventure malgache 1944 POSTER

    Aventure malgache

    1944

    English

    5.3

    3

    Action

    resistance

    War

    Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock Director Paul Clarus Paul Clarus as Clarousse Jean Dattas Jean Dattas as Man behind Michel, reading a telegram Paul Bonifas Paul Bonifas as Michel - Chef de la Sureté Andre Frere Andre Frere as Pierrot
    Backstage before a performance, a French actor recalls his time in Madagascar during World War II, when he secretly ran a Resistance radio station under the watch of a collaborationist police chief. His story unfolds in flashback, revealing espionage, deception, and divided loyalties within the French ranks. Made for Britain’s Ministry of Information, this 1944 French-language propaganda short satirizes Vichy opportunism and wartime hypocrisy, and was shelved for decades before its release in 1993.
    The Princess and the Pirate 1944 POSTER

    The Princess and the Pirate

    1944

    English

    6.8

    9

    83%

    83%

    Action

    Adventure

    buried treasure

    Comedy

    pirate

    princess

    Romance

    ship

    swashbuckler

    treasure map

    David Butler David Butler Director Colin Kenny Colin Kenny as First Mate on the 'Mary Ann' Lillian Molieri Lillian Molieri as Goldwyn Girl Walter Slezak Walter Slezak as La Roche Bob Hope Bob Hope as Sylvester
    Princess Margaret is travelling incognito to elope with her true love instead of marrying the man her father has betrothed her to. On the high seas, her ship is attacked by pirates who know her identity and plan to kidnap her and hold her for a king's ransom.
    The Big Noise 1944 POSTER

    The Big Noise

    1944

    English

    6.3

    4

    56%

    56%

    Action

    Adventure

    bomb

    Comedy

    inventor

    janitor

    Romance

    War

    world war ii

    Malcolm St. Clair Malcolm St. Clair Director Arthur Space Arthur Space as Alva P. Hartley Robert Blake Robert Blake as Egbert Hartley Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing as Motor Policeman Ken Christy Ken Christy as Train Passenger
    During World War II Stan and Ollie find themselves as improbable bodyguards to an eccentric inventor and his strategically important new bomb.
    This Happy Breed 1944 POSTER

    This Happy Breed

    1944

    English

    7.3

    6

    100%

    78%

    Action

    cafe

    Comedy

    Drama

    family

    london, england

    strike

    twins

    war veteran

    David Lean David Lean Director Stanley Holloway Stanley Holloway as Bob Mitchell Celia Johnson Celia Johnson as Ethel Gibbons Robert Newton Robert Newton as Frank Gibbons Kay Walsh Kay Walsh as Queenie
    In 1919, Frank Gibbons returns home from army duty and moves into a middle-class row house in the suburbs, bringing with him wife Ethel, carping mother-in-law Mrs. Flint, sister-in-law Sylvia and three children. Years pass, with the daily routine of family infighting and reconciliation occasionally broken by a strike or a festival, and even another World War.
    Return of the Ape Man 1944 POSTER

    Return of the Ape Man

    1944

    English

    4.8

    2

    56%

    56%

    Action

    black and white

    b movie

    cavemen

    expedition

    Horror

    mad scientist

    murder

    Sci-Fi

    Phil Rosen Phil Rosen Director Mary Currier Mary Currier as Mrs. Hilda Gilmore Bela Lugosi Bela Lugosi as Prof. Dexter John Carradine John Carradine as Prof. John Gilmore Tod Andrews Tod Andrews as Steve Rogers
    The discovery of a perfectly preserved caveman prompts a mad scientist to attempt a daring brain transplant.
    Can't Help Singing 1944 POSTER

    Can't Help Singing

    1944

    English

    6.2

    2

    44%

    44%

    california

    Comedy

    covered wagon

    gold rush

    musical

    Musical

    Romance

    saloon

    Western

    Frank Ryan Frank Ryan Director Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Bath House Barber Michael Ansara Michael Ansara as California Caballero Thomas Gomez Thomas Gomez as Jake Carstairs Barbara Pepper Barbara Pepper as Saloon Girl
    With the California Gold Rush beginning, Senator Frost's singing daughter Caroline loves a young army officer; the Senator can't stand him, and has him sent to California. Headstrong Caroline follows him by train, riverboat, and covered wagon, gaining companions en route: a vagrant Russian prince and gambler Johnny Lawlor, who just might take her mind off the army.
    The Invisible Man's Revenge 1944 POSTER

    The Invisible Man's Revenge

    1944

    English

    5.7

    9

    40%

    21%

    Action

    arson

    blackmail

    Crime

    film noir

    Horror

    murder

    Mystery

    revenge

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    sequel

    Ford Beebe Ford Beebe Director Ian Wolfe Ian Wolfe as Feeney Evelyn Ankers Evelyn Ankers as Julie Herrick Jon Hall Jon Hall as Robert Griffin Lester Matthews Lester Matthews as Sir Jasper Herrick
    A fugitive, dangerous madman reaches an English village where he confronts his former partner who left him for dead in the jungle after their discovery of a diamond mine. When the former partner also claims to have since lost the mine and all its wealth, which he took all for himself, and though the partner is still living in a state of luxury , the madman takes up an offer from a crazed scientist to make him invisible, something the scientist has already done with experimental animals, so that he can take revenge.
    Western Approaches 1944 POSTER

    Western Approaches

    1944

    English

    7.0

    1

    Drama

    War

    Pat Jackson Pat Jackson Director H.S. Hills H.S. Hills as Gunner on Leander P.J. Pyecraft P.J. Pyecraft as Lifeboat Captain Chief Engineer Russell Chief Engineer Russell as Lifeboat Chief Engineer Bart Wadham Bart Wadham as Wireless Officer on Leander
    A World War II drama-documentary showing the struggles of Merchant Navy seamen following an attack by a U-Boat. Western Approaches is a vast area of ocean control covering thousands of square miles of the Atlantic. In these waters is set this single incident in the fiercest and longest sea battle in history. The players are not professional actors but serving officers and men of Allied Navies and Merchant Fleets. This film is dedicated to them and their comrades who made the Allied victory possible.
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