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    That Wonderful Urge 1948 POSTER

    That Wonderful Urge

    1948

    English

    6.5

    2

    Comedy

    heiress

    newspaper reporter

    remake

    Romance

    screwball comedy

    Robert B. Sinclair Robert B. Sinclair Director Norman Leavitt Norman Leavitt as Farley Grocery Clerk Gene Lockhart Gene Lockhart as Judge Parker Forbes Murray Forbes Murray as Mr. Vickers Robert Foulk Robert Foulk as Workman
    When an heiress finds out that the friendly young man she's met at Sun Valley is really an investigative reporter, she ruins his career by falsely claiming they're married.
    I Remember Mama 1948 POSTER

    I Remember Mama

    1948

    English

    7.8

    2

    100%

    84%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    based on play or musical

    Drama

    Family

    immigrant

    love

    poverty

    san francisco, california

    George Stevens George Stevens Director Ellen Corby Ellen Corby as Aunt Trina Halvorsen Tommy Ivo Tommy Ivo as Cousin Arne Barbara Bel Geddes Barbara Bel Geddes as Katrin Hanson Oskar Homolka Oskar Homolka as Uncle Chris
    Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who reads great literature to the family every evening. Through financial crises, illnesses and the small triumphs of everyday life, Marta maintains her optimism and sense of humor, traits she passes on to her aspiring-author daughter, Katrin.
    Rope 1948 POSTER

    Rope

    1948

    English

    7.9

    96

    93%

    90%

    Action

    banquet

    based on play or musical

    Crime

    Drama

    footlocker

    Mystery

    philosophy

    rope

    strangle

    Thriller

    Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock Director Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock as Man Walking in Street After Opening Credits Constance Collier Constance Collier as Mrs. Atwater Farley Granger Farley Granger as Phillip James Stewart James Stewart as Rupert Cadell
    Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.
    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1948 POSTER

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948

    English

    8.2

    65

    100%

    93%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    dead mule

    Drama

    gold

    gold rush

    greed

    mexico

    Western

    John Huston John Huston Director Manuel Dondé Manuel Dondé as El Jefe Barton MacLane Barton MacLane as McCormick Robert Blake Robert Blake as Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets Martin Garralaga Martin Garralaga as Railroad Conductor
    Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.
    Boarding House Blues 1948 POSTER

    Boarding House Blues

    1948

    English

    5.9

    4

    Musical

    Josh Binney Josh Binney Director Moms Mabley Moms Mabley as Moms Harold Cromer Harold Cromer as Moofty Emory Richardson Emory Richardson as Simon Johnny Lee Johnny Lee as Stanley
    In order to save their home, tenants of a boarding house put on a show.
    The Outsider 1948 POSTER

    The Outsider

    1948

    English

    6.8

    4

    Drama

    public school

    Roy Boulting Roy Boulting Director Oscar Quitak Oscar Quitak as David Tracey Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough as Jack Read - The Boy James Kenney James Kenney as Pupil Timothy Bateson Timothy Bateson as Ronald Lacey
    A working-class boy wins a scholarship to a public school, as part of a post-World War Two experiment in bringing boys of different social classes together.
    State of the Union 1948 POSTER

    State of the Union

    1948

    English

    7.2

    8

    80%

    78%

    Comedy

    Drama

    infidelity

    journalist

    love triangle

    newspaper

    usa president

    washington dc, usa

    Frank Capra Frank Capra Director Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Buck Swenson Arthur O'Connell Arthur O'Connell as First Reporter Margaret Hamilton Margaret Hamilton as Norah Pierre Watkin Pierre Watkin as Sen. Lauterback
    An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.
    A Foreign Affair 1948 POSTER

    A Foreign Affair

    1948

    English

    7.3

    22

    100%

    78%

    Action

    berlin, germany

    black and white

    black market

    Comedy

    Drama

    moral ambiguity

    nazi

    politician

    Romance

    Billy Wilder Billy Wilder Director Edward Van Sloan Edward Van Sloan as German Frank Fenton Frank Fenton as Major Mathews Norman Leavitt Norman Leavitt as NCO Henry Kulky Henry Kulky as Russian Soldier at Marketplace
    In occupied Berlin, a US Army Captain is torn between an ex-Nazi cafe singer and the US Congresswoman investigating her.
    Rachel and the Stranger 1948 POSTER

    Rachel and the Stranger

    1948

    English

    7.0

    8

    67%

    64%

    Action

    Adventure

    bride

    Comedy

    Drama

    frontier western

    indentured servant

    passing stranger

    Romance

    Western

    widowed farmer

    woman between two men

    Norman Foster Norman Foster Director William Holden William Holden as Big Davey Walter Baldwin Walter Baldwin as Gallus Robert Mitchum Robert Mitchum as Jim Frank Ferguson Frank Ferguson as Mr. Green
    A widowed farmer takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of a passing stranger threatens their burgeoning relationship.
    Casbah 1948 POSTER

    Casbah

    1948

    English

    6.0

    4

    algiers, algeria

    casbah

    Crime

    Drama

    jewel thief

    Musical

    remake

    Romance

    John Berry John Berry Director Eartha Kitt Eartha Kitt as Katherine Dunham Group Dancer Thomas Gomez Thomas Gomez as Louvain Peter Lorre Peter Lorre as Slimane Hans Schumm Hans Schumm as Willem
    Pepe Le Moko leads a gang of jewel thieves in the Casbah of Algiers, where he has exiled himself to escape imprisonment in his native France.
    Germany Year Zero 1948 POSTER

    Germany Year Zero

    1948

    Italian

    7.8

    13

    96%

    86%

    Action

    berlin, germany

    child

    Drama

    foreign

    History

    kids

    nazi

    post war

    War

    Roberto Rossellini Roberto Rossellini Director Alexandra Manys Alexandra Manys as Amica di Eva Christl Merker Christl Merker as Christl Gaby Raak Gaby Raak as La donna di generale Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler as Self
    In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.
    The Fallen Idol 1948 POSTER

    The Fallen Idol

    1948

    English

    7.6

    14

    100%

    88%

    Action

    butler

    child

    Drama

    embassy

    Film-Noir

    Mystery

    suspicion

    Thriller

    witness

    zoo

    Carol Reed Carol Reed Director Geoffrey Keen Geoffrey Keen as Detective Davis Denis O'Dea Denis O'Dea as Inspector Crowe Michèle Morgan Michèle Morgan as Julie Robert Cawdron Robert Cawdron as Policeman
    Phillipe, the son of an ambassador in London, idolizes Baines, his father's butler, a kind of hero in the eyes of the child, whose perception changes when he accidentally discovers the secret that Baines keeps and witnesses the consequences that adults' lies can cause.
    A Hen in the Wind 1948 POSTER

    A Hen in the Wind

    1948

    Japanese

    7.4

    8

    Drama

    guilt

    post world war ii

    Yasujirô Ozu Yasujirô Ozu Director Kôji Mitsui Kôji Mitsui as Hideo Chishû Ryû Chishû Ryû as Kazuichiro Satake Reiko Minakami Reiko Minakami as Orie Noma Shûji Sano Shûji Sano as Shuichi Amamiya
    Tokiko is a mother patiently waiting for her husband's return from the war when her 4-year old son becomes ill. She takes him to the doctor for treatment but has no way of paying. She resorts to prostitution. One month later her husband returns from WWII to find his desperate wife, who tells him the truth. Together they must deal with the consequences.
    I, Jane Doe 1948 POSTER

    I, Jane Doe

    1948

    English

    6.7

    4

    courtroom

    Drama

    murder

    polygamy

    War

    John H. Auer John H. Auer Director Gene Lockhart Gene Lockhart as Arnold Matson Cliff Clark Cliff Clark as City Editor Ruth Hussey Ruth Hussey as Eve Meredith Curtis John Litel John Litel as Horton
    While stationed in France during World War II, an American fighter pilot marries a French girl but leaves her behind when he returns to the U.S. The French woman follows him to America only to discover he’s already married to a successful lawyer.
    The Red Shoes 1948 POSTER

    The Red Shoes

    1948

    English

    8.1

    50

    98%

    91%

    Action

    composer

    dance

    dance performance

    Drama

    london, england

    Music

    Musical

    music lover

    new love

    Romance

    Michael Powell Michael Powell Director Leslie Phillips Leslie Phillips as Audience member Peter Bayliss Peter Bayliss as Evans - Lord Oldham's Chauffeur Robert Helpmann Robert Helpmann as Ivan Boleslawsky Austin Trevor Austin Trevor as Prof. Palmer
    In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster. Eventually Vicky, under great emotional stress, must choose to pursue either her art or her romance, a decision that carries serious consequences.
    A Date with Judy 1948 POSTER

    A Date with Judy

    1948

    English

    6.5

    5

    57%

    51%

    Comedy

    musical

    Musical

    Romance

    Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe Director Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor as Carol Pringle Jane Powell Jane Powell as Judy Foster George Ford George Ford as Nightclub Patron Scotty Beckett Scotty Beckett as Ogden 'Oogie' Pringle Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan as 'Pop' Sam Scully
    Best friends Judy and Carol compete for the affection of an older man during their high school dance. As Carol tries to rekindle Judy's relationship with Carol's bumbling brother, Oogie, Judy suspects that her father is having an affair with a beautiful dance instructor. The two girls team up to expose Judy's father -- who is only taking innocent dance lessons.
    Call Northside 777 1948 POSTER

    Call Northside 777

    1948

    English

    7.4

    12

    81%

    74%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    chicago, illinois

    corruption

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    photographic evidence

    police corruption

    Henry Hathaway Henry Hathaway Director Thelma Ritter Thelma Ritter as Captain's Secretary Richard Conte Richard Conte as Frank Wiecek Addison Richards Addison Richards as John Albertson Robert Adler Robert Adler as Taxicab Driver
    In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.
    Corridor of Mirrors 1948 POSTER

    Corridor of Mirrors

    1948

    English

    6.4

    4

    86%

    40%

    Action

    artist

    british noir

    convicted murderer

    Drama

    mirror

    Mystery

    painting

    Terence Young Terence Young Director Christopher Lee Christopher Lee as Charles Alan Wheatley Alan Wheatley as Edgar Orsen Lois Maxwell Lois Maxwell as Lois Eric Portman Eric Portman as Paul Mangin
    A man falls in love with a beautiful young woman and begins to suspect that he may have also loved her in a previous life.
    Drunken Angel 1948 POSTER

    Drunken Angel

    1948

    Japanese

    7.6

    21

    94%

    89%

    Action

    alcoholic

    Crime

    doctor

    Drama

    gangster

    japan

    Romance

    Thriller

    tuberculosis

    yakuza

    Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa Director Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Matsunaga Reizaburô Yamamoto Reizaburô Yamamoto as Okada Eitarô Shindô Eitarô Shindô as Takahama Senkichi Ômura Senkichi Ômura as Yakuza Follower
    In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s ruthless former boss returns and drags him back toward the swampy underworld he can’t escape.
    Oliver Twist 1948 POSTER

    Oliver Twist

    1948

    English

    7.8

    19

    100%

    84%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    charles dickens

    child abuse

    Drama

    orphan

    pickpocket

    victorian england

    David Lean David Lean Director Michael Ripper Michael Ripper as Barney Robert Newton Robert Newton as Bill Sykes Diana Dors Diana Dors as Charlotte Kathleen Harrison Kathleen Harrison as Mrs Sowerberry
    When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.
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