Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Passionate Friends, The (1949)
- Dir. David Lean
Feat. Ann Todd, Trevor Howard, Claude Rains - A wistful Ann Todd divides her loyalty between a secure, older husband (Rains) and a free–spirited toff (Howard) in this rich, unrequited…
Passport to Pimlico (1949)- Dir. Henry Cornelius
Feat. Stanley Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Margaret Rutherford - To avoid licensing laws, a district of London declares itself an independent kingdom. Sounds like a premise for a classic Ealing satire!
Quartet (1949)- Dir. Ken Annakin, Arthur Crabtree, Harold French
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Basil Radford, Honor Blackman - Four W Somerset Maugham stories are given exemplary treatment by the best of British, incl. Dirk Bogarde, Basil Radford and Honor Blackman. Unlike…
Queen of Spades (1949)- Dir. Thorold Dickinson
Feat. Anton Walbrook, Dame Edith Evans, Yvonne Mitchell… - Expressionistic ghost story in which an obsessive army officer in 18th Century Russia becomes convinced an elderly countess has gained the ability to…
Reckless Moment, The (1949)
- Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks… - Masterful suspenser in which concerned parent Joan Bennett covers up an apparent murder in order to protect her vulnerable daughter and…
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)- Dir. Allan Dwan
Feat. John Wayne - Popular WWII saga with John Wayne as a tough Sarg, spurring his troops on in the Pacific.
Secret Garden, The (1949)- Dir. Fred M. Wilcox
Feat. Margaret O'Brien, Herbert Marshall, Dean Stockwell… - Story about an orphan who discovers a secret garden at her Uncle's Victorian manor continues to fascinate young and old. Colour sequences give the…
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)- Dir. John Ford
Feat. John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar… - Cavalry officer John Wayne is about to retire on the eve of impending war with Indians. Followed by RIO GRANDE.
Shockproof (1949)- Dir. Douglas Sirk
Feat. Cornel Wilde - Written by Samuel Fuller. A parole officer falls in love with a beautiful parolee, and tries to keep her away from her gambling ex–boyfriend.…
Small Back Room, The (Hour of Glory, The) (1949)- Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Feat. David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawkins… - .
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