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BattlegroundBattleground (1949)
Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban
A tough depiction of WW2 combat set among an American squad during the gruelling Battle of the Bulge, that stands as something of an early classic.…
Big Steal, TheBig Steal, The (w/ Illegal) (1949-1955)
Dir. Don Siegel, Lewis Allen
Feat. Robert Mitchum, William Bendix, Jane Greer
On the run after being framed for a payroll robbery, GI Robert Mitchum evades William Bendix, teaming up with Jane Greer enroute to Mexico. Exciting…
Black MagicBlack Magic (1949)
Dir. Gregory Ratoff
Feat. Orson Welles, Nancy Guild, Akim Tamiroff
Orson Welles excels an 18th century hypnotist, part Gypsy charlatan, part demonic master of the black arts, who uses his powers for revenge against…
Boys in Brown, TheBoys in Brown, The (1949)
Dir. Montgomery Tully
Feat. Jack Warner, Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde
Soft youth rebellion drama with Jack Warner as warden of a borstal struggling to keep his tempestuous young charges in line. Mostly of note for its…
CaughtCaught (1949)
Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Robert Ryan, Barbara Bel Geddes, James Mason
Noir–melodrama hybrid has half–mad millionaire Robert Ryan (a role based on Howard Hughes), wrapping Barbara Bel Geddes in the coils of a…
ChampionChampion (1949)
Dir. Mark Robson
Feat. Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas is sensational as a hot–blooded prize–fighter who winds up hurting himself after alienating the friends and family who aided…
Ealing Comedy Collection BoxsetEaling Comedy Collection Boxset (Passport to Pimlico, Whisky Galore!, The Lavender Hill Mob, School for Scoundrels, The Maggie) (1949-1960)
Five of Ealing Studios' most enduring – and endearing – comedies.
Eureka Stockade (Massacre Hill) (1949)
Dir. Harry Watt
Feat. Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert
Stirring account of the Victorian gold miners rebellion against British colonial authority in the 1850's and it's violent result. Ealing Studio's…
First Films of Samuel Fuller, TheFirst Films of Samuel Fuller, The (I Shot Jesse James, The Baron of Arizona, The Steel Helmet) (1949-1951)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. John Ireland, Vincent Price, Gene Evans
Sam Fuller's directorial debut is I Shot Jesse James (1949), the tale of Robert Ford (John Ireland), a member of the James gang who shot their leader…
Fountainhead, TheFountainhead, The (1949) Aro Favourite
Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Gary Cooper, Raymond Massey, Patricia Neal
A touchstone movie for architects, idealists, and geniuses of any profession modelled on the career of architectural wunderkind Frank Lloyd Wright.…

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