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Subgenre Sampler

 
It's a Great FeelingIt's a Great Feeling (1949)
Dir. David Butler
Feat. Jack Carson, Dennis Morgan, Doris Day
Soft–edged Hollywood satire with Jack Carson, Denny Morgan and Doris Day on the path to success. Notable for its great array of show–biz…
Kenneth Anger's Magick Lantern Cycle Vol. 3Kenneth Anger's Magick Lantern Cycle Vol. 3 (1949-1965) Recommended
Dir. Kenneth Anger
Three more shorts from Mssr. Anger, including "Kustom Kar Kommando" (1965), "Puce Moments" (1949), and his most famous and controversial work,…
Kind Hearts and CoronetsKind Hearts and Coronets (1949) Recommended
Dir. Robert Hamer
Feat. Alec Guinness
Distinguished Ealing black comedy about a disaffected cast–off of an aristocratic family who murders his way through a series of dotty…
Ladies of the ChorusLadies of the Chorus (1949)
Dir. Phil Karlson
Feat. Marilyn Monroe
Modest musical burlesque has the distinction of giving Marilyn Monroe her first sizeable role.
Late SpringLate Spring (1949) Aro Favourite
Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
Feat. Setsuko Hara, Chishu Ryu
Ozu’s greatest film outside of the universally acclaimed TOKYO STORY magically distils the director’s reoccurring family concerns: that of a…
Letter to Three Wives, ALetter to Three Wives, A (1949)
Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern
Three women each hear from a friend that she is about to run off with one of their husbands. Replete with characteristically sharp dialogue from the…
Little WomenLittle Women (1949)
Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Elizabeth Taylor
Technicolour adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott novel about four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. The fourth of seven film…
Love HappyLove Happy (1949)
Dir. David Miller
Feat. Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Marilyn Monroe
Final Marx Bros. comedy, is a downbeat entry, with a brief scene with Marilyn Monroe.
Man from Colorado, TheMan from Colorado, The (1949)
Dir. Henry Levin
Feat. Glenn Ford, William Holden, Ellen Drew
Gritty technicolor psycho–drama set during the American Civil War starring Glenn Ford as a Union officer who becomes addicted to killing.
Man on the Eiffel Tower, TheMan on the Eiffel Tower, The (1949)
Dir. Burgess Meredith
Feat. Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith
Solid early outing for Inspector Maigret has Laughton in the iconic role pursuing a murderer against some splendid Parisian locales.

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