Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
My Brother's Keeper (1948)- Dir. Alfred Roome
Feat. Jack Warner, Jane Hylton, David Tomlinson… - Rickety chase film from Gainsborough Pictures with two prisoners chained together making a dash for freedom.
Naked City, The (1948)- Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart… - Classic crime thriller has its eye on a young woman's murder in the 'naked city' of New York, and the two veteran cops in charge of tracking down her…
Oliver Twist (1948)
- Dir. David Lean
Feat. Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh… - Astonishing version of the Dicken's classic, notable for great atmosphere and Alec Guinness.
Paleface, The (1948)- Dir. Norman Z. McLeod
Feat. Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Robert Armstrong… - One of Bob Hope's most popular comedies is a western spoof in which he stars as a hapless dentist who through a series of misfortunes winds up…
Paradine Case, The (1948)- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Gregory Peck, Alida Valli, Ann Todd - Lawyer Gregory Peck falls in love with the 'wrong woman', in this case Alida Valli, a client charged with murdering her blind husband. In classic…
Pirate, The (1948)- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Judy Garland, Vincente Minnelli, Gene Kelly - Real–life partnership Judy Garland and Vincente Minelli reteam for a fine musical that also boasts Gene Kelly's footwork and Cole Porter's…
Portrait of Jennie (1948)- Dir. William Dieterle
Feat. Joseph Cotton, Jennifer Jones, Ethel Barrymore… - An exquisite flight of fantasy, in which starving–artist Joseph Cotton is visited upon by an otherworldly Jennifer Jones. Dazzling photography…
Rachel and the Stranger (1948)- Dir. Norman Foster
Feat. William Holden, Loretta Young, Robert Mitchum - Western 'rom–com' with husband William Holden and 'stranger' Robert Mitchum competing for the affections of Loretta Young ('Rachel') towards…
Red River (1948)- Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru - Another contender for the best of the west. John Wayne is in prime mode as a tyrannical rancher whose adopted son is determined to prove his…
Red Shoes, The (1948)
- Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Feat. Anton Walbrook, Moira Shearer, Marius Goring… - Beloved dance classic is a strikingly realised story of a young ballerina who, in an echo of the Hans Christian Andersen story, becomes torn between…
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