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On the TownOn the Town (1949) Aro Favourite
Dir. Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly
Exuberant musical about three sailors enjoying a day's leave in New York is about as good as this stuff gets. The cast almost bounce off the screen.
OrpheusOrpheus (Orphee) (1949) Recommended
Dir. Jean Cocteau
Feat. Jean Marais, Maria Casares, Marie Dea
Cocteau's surrealist retelling of the classical tragedy stars Jean Marais as Orphee, the writer who retrieves his wife Eurydice from the dead. A…
Passionate Friends, ThePassionate Friends, The (1949) Recommended
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 PimlicoPassport 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!
QuartetQuartet (1949) Recommended
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 SpadesQueen of Spades (1949) Recommended
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, TheReckless Moment, The (1949) Aro Favourite
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 JimaSands 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, TheSecret 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 RibbonShe 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.

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