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House of DraculaHouse of Dracula (1945)
Dir. Erle C. Kenton
Feat. Lon Jr. Chaney, John Carradine, Onslow Stevens
Actually a sequel to HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, with a scientist attempting to rectify the monstrous villains of the Universal Studios horror movies.
I Know Where I'm Going!I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) Recommended
Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Feat. Dame Wendy Hiller, Roger Livesey, George Carney
A headstrong Wendy Hiller seeks marriage and wealth on the Scottish Hebrides, but is sidetracked by true romance. The powerful landscapes and lyrical…
I'll Be Seeing YouI'll Be Seeing You (1945)
Dir. William Dieterle
Feat. Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotton, Shirley Temple
Ginger Rogers picks up a rare dramatic role in this sincere, if at times clunky melodrama, playing a convict on Christmas leave who falls in love…
Isle of the DeadIsle of the Dead (1945)
Dir. Mark Robson
Feat. Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew
Boris Karloff stars in this Val Lewton "superstitious chiller" about a group of plague–ridden people quarantined on a tiny Greek…
Les Dames Du Bois De BoulogneLes Dames Du Bois De Boulogne (1945)
Dir. Robert Bresson
Feat. Maria Casares
Dir. Bresson and writer Jean Cocteau are strange bedfellows in this lush, stylish drama, well–removed from the director’s austere later…
Les Enfants Du ParadisLes Enfants Du Paradis (Children of Paradise) (1945) Aro Favourite
Dir. Marcel Carne
Feat. Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur
This resplendent evocation of nineteeth century Paris street theatre follows the love of mime Jean–Louis Barrault for the highly–strung…
Lost Weekend, TheLost Weekend, The (1945) Recommended
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Howard da Silva
Would–be novelist Ray Milland's personal frustrations bring on a three day drinking binge of desperate, terrifying proportions. Laced with a…
Mildred PierceMildred Pierce (1945) Recommended
Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford won an Oscar for her career–defining role as a stoical housewife–turned–waitress who finds success in business, but…
My Friend FlickaMy Friend Flicka (1945)
Dir. Harold Schuster
Feat. Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, Rita Johnson
Rancher lad Roddy McDowall is finally allowed a horse of his own, but chooses a wild, unmanageable colt, whose trust he only slowly, and painfully,…
Objective, BurmaObjective, Burma (1945)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Errol Flynn, James Brown
A swift, gritty WW2 actioner in which Errol Flynn heads a paratroop mission to disable a Japanese radar station against considerable odds.

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