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Subgenre Sampler

 
Night in Casablanca, A Night in Casablanca, A (1946)
Dir. Archie Mayo
Feat. The Marx Brothers
The Marx Brothers bring their revered and anarchic energy to this "post–war spoof of wartime intrigue" set in the Hotel Casablanca. Though it…
NotoriousNotorious (1946) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant
Sexy, suspenseful romantic thriller with Ingrid Bergman at her most radiant as an American spy who unwittingly falls in love with her contact, Cary…
Overlanders, TheOverlanders, The (1946)
Dir. Harry Watt
Feat. Chips Rafferty, Daphne Campbell
A rather odd blend of high adventurism, wartime propaganda, and agricultural instruction, this Ealing production recounts the true story of a…
PaisaPaisa (1946) Recommended
Dir. Roberto Rossellini
Feat. Carmela Sazio, Robert Van Loon, Benjamin Emmanuel
Six short films focusing on the minor victories and losses of ordinary folk during WW2. Pioneering the now–familiar use of documentary footage,…
PaniquePanique (1946) Recommended
Dir. Julien Duvivier
Feat. Michel Simon, Viviane Romance
Exemplary French noir based on the novel Les Fiançailles de M. Hire by Georges Simenon, the source of the Patrice Leconte film, MONSIEUR HIRE…
Pink String And Sealing WaxPink String And Sealing Wax (1946)
Dir. Robert Hamer
Feat. Mervyn Johns, Googie Withers, Gordon Jackson
Brit film noir set in a dark and dirty Brighton sees a scheming landlady (Withers) befriend a young chemist's assistant in order to obtain poison to…
Postman Always Rings TwicePostman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Dir. Tay Garnett
Feat. John Garfield, Lana Turner
Steamy film noir with John Garfield and Lana Turner as doomed, murderous lovers.
Purple Monster Strikes, ThePurple Monster Strikes, The (1946)
Dir. Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon
Feat. Dennis Moore, Roy Barcroft, Linda Stirling
Charmingly hokey serial with a shape–shifting martian out to steal our best scientific secrets setting the stage for an alien invasion.
Razor's Edge, TheRazor's Edge, The (1946)
Dir. Edmund Goulding
Feat. Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, Anne Baxter
Engrossing adaptation of Somerset Maugham's philosophical novel about an affluent war veteran's worldly search for spiritual fulfillment.
Road to UtopiaRoad to Utopia (1946)
Dir. Hal Walker
Feat. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour
The final and perhaps wackiest of the "Road to...' series, this time in the Klondike goldrush. Many goofy gags and a few cliches too.

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