Criss Cross (1949)
Synopsis: A young man, Steve Thompson (Burt Lancaster, Atlantic City), returns to his hometown and quickly reconnects with his ex-wife (Yvonne De Carlo, Band of Angels), who (accidentally?) gets him […]
Category Archives: 1949
Edward, My Son (1949)
Synopsis: Opportunistic and unethical businessman Arnold Boult (Spencer Tracy, Bad Day at Black Rock) is obsessed with giving his son all the things he never had. Arnold’s behavior has devastating […]
Beyond the Forest (1949)
Synopsis: Bette Davis is Rosa Moline, a local physician’s wife who hates the monotony of her ordinary existence in a small Midwestern town. Rosa dreams of a gregarious life in […]
The Window (1949)
Synopsis: A young boy (Bobby Driscoll, So Dear to My Heart) watches his neighbors kill a man. Because he is a compulsive liar, the boy’s parents don’t believe me. When […]
Gigi (1949)
Synopsis: In the late 19th century Paris, France, a teenage girl (Daniélle Delorme, Pardon Mon Affaire) is being trained to be the mistress of a wealthy man. But the young […]
The Blue Lagoon (1949)
Synopsis: Two young cousins survive a shipwreck with the help of an old sailor. The castaways find a gorgeous island and the old man teaches the young kids survival techniques. […]
Tulsa (1949)
Synopsis: In 1920s, Tulsa, Oklahoma, a cattle rancher’s feisty daughter, played by Susan Hayward (I’ll Cry Tomorrow and I Want to Live!), unexpectedly enters the oil business and quickly becomes […]
The Crooked Way (1949)
Synopsis: A WWII veteran (John Payne, Kansas City Confidential) suffering from amnesia goes back to his hometown to see if a familiar setting will trigger any recollections. He then learns […]
The Passionate Friends (1949)
Synopsis: Mary Justin (Ann Todd, The Sound Barrier) is content with her marriage to rich financier Howard Justin (Claude Rains, Mr. Skeffington). Mary has everything that she ever wanted; money, stability […]
