My Reputation (1946)
[6] Barbara Stanwyck stars as a recently widowed woman who causes a stir in her social circle when she finds new love with an army major (George Brent). She's prepared to defy her friends and mother, but when her twelve…
Objective, Burma! (1945)
[7] Errol Flynn leads a special ops platoon who parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma during World War II. Their mission is to blow up an important radar station, then make their way to an abandoned runway for pickup. But when the…
Adam’s Rib (1949)
[9] Of the nine films which paired Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, Adam's Rib is often considered the best. Writers Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin were friends of the famous couple and wrote the film specifically for them. Kate insisted…
Edge of Darkness (1943)
[9] If you want to watch Errol Flynn fight the Nazis, this is your movie! Edge of Darkness is a great World War II drama told from the perspective of a small Norwegian fishing village under Nazi control. Flynn heads…
Under Capricorn (1949)
[3] In one of the lesser offerings from director Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Wilding plays a Brit visiting colonial Australia. To the dismay of his uncle (Cecil Parker), the new governor of the colony, Wilding's character gets caught up in the…
The Dark Past (1948)
[4] William Holden and Lee J. Cobb, who previously co-starred in Golden Boy, headline this snoozy bit of Freudian psychological propaganda. Holden plays an escaped convict who kills the warden before leading his getaway gang to a rural home where…
Man Hunt (1941)
[5] Fritz Lang (Metropolis, M) directs Walter Pidgeon as a big game hunter pursued by Nazis after attempting to kill Hitler in the lead-up to World War II. Man Hunt is a beautifully shot film featuring a terrific roster of…
The Bride Wore Boots (1946)
[6] Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Cummings (Saboteur, Dial M for Murder) star as a horse racer and an author who are married with two children despite the fact they have very little in common. Each lets jealousy get the better…
Remember the Night (1940)
[7] Before their classic pairing in 1944's noir classic Double Indemnity, Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray co-starred in this warm, Christmastime romance from director Mitchell Leisen (Death Takes a Holiday) and writer Preston Sturges (Sullivan's Travels). Stanwyck plays a shoplifter…
Silver River (1948)
[7] Errol Flynn reteams with his Edge of Darkness co-star Ann Sheridan for this western drama directed by the prolific Raoul Walsh (High Sierra, Montana). Flynn plays a wrongly disgraced Union officer who builds a gambling empire that puts Silver…