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Rope (1948)

September 12, 2022by Eric Binford 18 Comments

Synopsis: Two young men (John Dall, The Corn is Green, and Farley Granger, They Live by Night) strangle to death an ex-classmate for no apparent reason and hide his body […]

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1948

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)

February 13, 2021by Eric Binford 10 Comments

Synopsis: In post-World War II England, a Canadian veteran (Burt Lancaster, Elmer Gantry) suffering from PTSD accidentally kills a man in a bar fight. The ex-soldier goes on the lam […]

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1948

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

January 15, 2021by Eric Binford 18 Comments

Synopsis: When her phone line gets crossed with another, a bedridden heiress, Leona Stevenson (Barbara Stanwyck, Stella Dallas), overhears a plot to murder an unnamed woman. Leona tries to alert […]

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1948

All My Sons (1948)

November 5, 2020by Eric Binford 5 Comments

Synopsis: A self-made businessman (Edward G. Robinson, Little Caesar), who was once accused of knowingly selling defective equipment to the government during WWII, suddenly realizes that past mistakes have come […]

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1948

Arch of Triumph (1948)

August 28, 2020by Eric Binford 12 Comments

Synopsis: The year is 1938. The place is Paris, France. An undocumented German physician (Charles Boyer, Algiers) comes to the aid of a penniless woman (Ingrid Bergman, Anastasia) roaming the […]

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1948

The Amazing Mr. X (1948)

May 6, 2017by Eric Binford 8 Comments

Synopsis: A wealthy widow, Christine Faber (Lynn Bari, Orchestra Wives), meets “The Amazing Alexis” (Turhan Bey, Arabian Nights), a psychic who claims to have the ability to see past and […]

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1948

Good Sam (1948)

December 28, 2016by Eric Binford 3 Comments

Synopsis: Gary Cooper (The Pride of the Yankees and High Noon) plays a good-hearted man whose efforts to help others annoy most people, his wife (Ann Sheridan, They Drive by Night […]

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1948

June Bride (1948)

June 7, 2016by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: Foreign correspondent Carey Jackson (Robert Montgomery, Night Must Fall), who is desperate for an assignment, agrees to write an article for Home Life, a popular women’s magazine. Jackson soon […]

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1948

Winter Meeting (1948)

May 17, 2016by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: A New England poetess, Susan Grieve (Bette Davis), falls in love with a troubled war hero, Slick Novak (Jim Davis, Jock Ewing in TV’s Dallas), only to discover that he […]

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1948

The Pirate (1948)

November 4, 2015by Eric Binford 4 Comments

Synopsis: In the Caribbean of the 1800s, Manuela (Judy Garland, The Wizard of Oz) prepares to marry the town’s mayor, Don Pedro (Walter Slezak, Sinbad The Sailor). She, however, dreams of […]

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1948

Rachel and the Stranger (1948)

December 19, 2014by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the late 19th century, a widower (William Holden, The Bridge on the River Kwai) realizes that he needs a woman to take care of his young son (Gary […]

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1948

Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)

June 12, 2014by Eric Binford 1 Comment

Synopsis: Phony mentalist John Triton (Edward G. Robinson, Little Caesar) develops true premonition during one of his acts. Haunted by visions of death and doom, Triton realizes that he’s unable […]

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1948

Oliver Twist (1948)

April 27, 2014by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: Oliver Twist (John Howard Davies, The Rocking Horse Winner) is an orphan who is “sold” to a funeral home where he is constantly mistreated. Tired of being abused, little […]

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