An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.

The Phantom Speaks

1945

English

5.8

♡ 8

John English Director

Marion Martin as Betty Hanzel

Pierre Watkin as Charlie Davis

Eddie Parker as Cop in Park

Jonathan Hale as Owen McAllister

The spirit of an executed murderer enters the body of a physician, and forces him to do its bidding--namely, murder.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

English

8.0

♡ 18

94%

91%

Action

alcoholism

based on novel or book

Elia Kazan Director

Robert J. Anderson as Augie

William Smith as Boy

Mickey Kuhn as Boy at Christmas Tree Throw

Gloria Talbott as Teen-Age Girl in Classroom

In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.

The Bells of St. Mary's

1945

English

7.2

♡ 16

85%

Leo McCarey Director

John Smith as Choir Member

Minerva Urecal as Landlady

Ingrid Bergman as Sister Mary Benedict

Georgie Nokes as (uncredited)

Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.

House of Dracula

1945

English

5.7

♡ 15

56%

Erle C. Kenton Director

John Carradine as Dracula / Baron Latos

Martha O'Driscoll as Miliza Morelle

Jane Adams as Nina

Skelton Knaggs as Steinmuhl

A scientist working on cures for rare afflictions, such as a bone softening agent made from molds to allow him to correct the spinal deformity of his nurse, finds the physical causes of lycanthropy in wolf-man Larry Talbot and of vampirism in Count Dracula, but himself becomes afflicted with homicidal madness while exchanging blood with Dracula.

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

1945

Japanese

6.7

♡ 13

86%

Akira Kurosawa Director

Dekao Yokoo as Hidachibo

Akitake Kôno as Ise

Masayuki Mori as Kamei

Sôji Kiyokawa as Togashi's Messenger

A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

1945

Japanese

6.0

♡ 3

Akira Kurosawa Director

Ryûnosuke Tsukigata as Gennosuke Higaki

Akitake Kôno as Genzaburo Higaki

Seiji Miyaguchi as Kohei Tsuzaki

Masayuki Mori as Yoshima Dan

A few years after his breakthrough, Sanshiro resumes his path to judo mastery—testing his discipline against an American prizefighter and later facing vengeful karate brothers. As rival schools and public spectacle push him toward violence, he must reconcile strength with restraint and the true spirit of his art.

Conflict

1945

English

7.1

♡ 6

71%

Curtis Bernhardt Director

Sydney Greenstreet as Dr. Mark Hamilton

Alexis Smith as Evelyn Turner

Bess Flowers as Lodge Guest

Humphrey Bogart as Richard Mason

Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister.

Pursuit to Algiers

1945

English

6.7

♡ 8

60%

Roy William Neill Director

Nigel Bruce as Dr. John H. Watson

John Abbott as Jodri

Martin Kosleck as Mirko

Gordon Jackson as Steward

After the King of Rovenia has been assassinated, Holmes and Watson are engaged to escort his son to Europe via Algiers, aboard a transatlantic ocean liner which also carries a number of suspicious persons, any of whom may be involved in a plot to also assassinate him.

Brewster's Millions

1945

English

6.6

♡ 5

48%

Comedy

inheritance

inheritance challenge

millionaire

remake

Romance

Allan Dwan Director

Barbara Pepper as Cab Driver

Kenneth Gibson as Party Guest

Helen Walker as Peggy Gray

William Forrest as Yacht Captain

Monty Brewster is a pennyless, former U.S. Army soldier back from World War II Europe who learns that he has inherited $8 million from a distant relative. But there's a catch: he must spend $1 million of that money in less than two months before his 30th birthday in order to inherit the rest.

And Then There Were None

1945

English

7.3

♡ 9

100%

René Clair Director

Walter Huston as Dr. Edward G. Armstrong

Queenie Leonard as Ethel Rogers

Barry Fitzgerald as Judge Francis J. Quincannon

Richard Haydn as Thomas Rogers

Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island and while they are waiting for the mysterious host to appear, a recording levels serious accusations at each of the guests. Soon they start being murdered, one by one. As the survivors try to keep their wits, they reach a disturbing conclusion: one of them must be the killer.

Without Love

1945

English

6.6

♡ 6

83%

Harold S. Bucquet Director

George Chandler as Elevator Boy

Gloria Grahame as Flower Girl

Keenan Wynn as Quentin Ladd

Wally Boag as Soldier

In World War II Washington DC, scientist Pat Jamieson's assistant, Jamie Rowan, enters a loveless marriage with him. Struggles bring them closer together.

Story of G.I. Joe

1945

English

7.2

♡ 6

William A. Wellman Director

Nino Tempo as Begging Child

Bob Hope as Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program)

Robert Mitchum as Lt. Walker

Dorothy Coonan Wellman as Nurse Lt. Elizabeth 'Red' Murphy

War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins Company C, 18th Infantry as this American army unit fights its way across North Africa in World War II. He comes to know the soldiers and finds much human interest material for his readers back in the States. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.

Brief Encounter

1945

English

8.0

♡ 33

94%

husband wife relationship

David Lean Director

Trevor Howard as Dr. Alec Harvey

Joyce Carey as Myrtle Bagot

Noel Coward as Train Station Announcer

Alfie Bass as Waiter at the Royal

Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.

The Wicked Lady

1945

English

6.8

♡ 8

17th century

Adventure

based on novel or book

Leslie Arliss Director

James Mason as Captain Jerry Jackson

Martita Hunt as Cousin Agatha

Jean Kent as Jackson's Doxy

Michael Rennie as Kit Locksby

A married woman finds new thrills as a masked robber on the highways.

Dakota

1945

English

5.9

♡ 8

42%

Joseph Kane Director

Robert Blake as Little Boy

Tom London as Old-timer

William Haade as Roughneck in Saloon

Pierre Watkin as Wexton Geary

In 1871, professional gambler John Devlin elopes with Sandra "Sandy" Poli, daughter of Marko Poli, an immigrant who has risen to railroad tycoon. Sandy, knowing that the railroad is to be extended into Dakota, plans to use their $20,000 nest egg to buy land options to sell to the railroad at a profit. On the stage trip to Ft. Abercrombie, their fellow passengers are Jim Bender and Bigtree Collins, who practically own the town of Fargo and Devlin is aware that they are prepared to protect the little empire... trying to drive out the farmers by burning their property, destroying their wheat, and blaming the devastation on the Indians. Continuing their journey north on the river aboard the "River Bird', Sandy and John meet Captain Bounce, an irascible old seafarer. Two of Bendender's henchmen, Slagin and Carp, board the boat and relieve John of his $20,000 at gunpoint. Captain Bounce, chasing the robber's dinghy..

The Enchanted Cottage

1945

English

7.5

♡ 2

100%

83%

based on play or musical

A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend his honeymoon prior to his accident. The two develop a bond and agree to marry, more out of loneliness than love. The romantic spirit of the cottage, however, overtakes them. They soon begin to look beautiful to each other, but no one else.

State Fair

1945

English

7.0

♡ 11

83%

Walter Lang Director

Walter Baldwin as Farmer

Coleen Gray as Girl with Pappy

Robert Adler as Ring-Toss Spectator

Minerva Urecal as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf

During their annual visit to the Iowa State Fair, the Frake family enjoy many adventures. Proud patriarch Abel has high hopes for his champion swine Blueboy; and his wife Melissa enters the mincemeat and pickles contest...with hilarious results.

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Fallen Angel

The Phantom Speaks

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

The Bells of St. Mary's

House of Dracula

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

Conflict

Pursuit to Algiers

Brewster's Millions

And Then There Were None

Without Love

Story of G.I. Joe

Brief Encounter

The Wicked Lady

Dakota

The Enchanted Cottage

State Fair