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The Paradine Case (1947)

September 6, 2022by Eric Binford 13 Comments

Synopsis: In London, England, a well-respected barrister, Anthony Keane (Gregory Peck, To Kill A Mockingbird), decides to represent a socialite, Mrs. Paradine (Alida Valli, The Third Man), who is accused […]

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1947

I Walk Alone (1947)

November 2, 2020by Eric Binford 5 Comments

Synopsis: Frankie Madison (Burt Lancaster, Elmer Gantry) has been released from jail after serving a long sentence for bootlegging. Frankie immediately contacts ex-partner Noll Hunter (Kirk Douglas, Lust for Life) […]

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1947

Brute Force (1947)

September 23, 2020by Eric Binford 8 Comments

Synopsis: In order to be with his sickly wife (Ann Blyth, Mildred Pierce), troubled convict Joe Collins (Burt Lancaster, The Killers) devises a daring jailbreak. However, the scheme goes awry […]

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1947

Desert Fury (1947)

September 22, 2020by Eric Binford 11 Comments

Synopsis: A shady businessman (John Hodiak, The Harvey Girls) and his sidekick (Wendell Corey, The File on Thelma Jordon) arrive in a small Arizona town on the same day a […]

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1947

The Web (1947)

April 19, 2020by Eric Binford 21 Comments

Synopsis: A small-time lawyer (Edmond O’Brien, D.O.A.) agrees to work as a bodyguard for a wealthy businessman (Vincent Price, House of Wax). As soon as he starts his new job, […]

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1947

Moss Rose (1947)

April 18, 2020by Eric Binford 15 Comments

Synopsis: In Victorian England, a cockney chorus girl (Peggy Cummins, Gun Crazy) decides to investigate the murder of a fellow dancer. The young woman discovers that her friend’s aristocratic lover […]

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1947

Out of the Past (1947)

January 21, 2019by Eric Binford 11 Comments

Synopsis: An ex-private detective (Robert Mitchum, Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison) with a shady past is now enjoying a quiet life in a small town, but old associates reappear and the […]

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1947

Sinbad the Sailor (1947)

April 30, 2018by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: In ancient Persia, legendary Middle Eastern adventurer Sinbad the Sailor (Douglas Fairbanks’s Jr., Gunga Din) recounts his search for the lost treasure of Alexander the Great to a group […]

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1947

Nightmare Alley (1947)

December 13, 2016by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: A traveling carnival employee, Stanton Carlisle (Tyrone Power, The Mark of Zorro), schemes his way into a mind-reading act created by the carnival’s mentalist, Zeena (Joan Blondell, Three on a […]

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