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…
Going My Way (1944)
[8] Jaded or cynical viewers may want to skip this movie, but anyone looking for a feel-good comedy/drama from a simpler time may enjoy director Leo McCarey's Going My Way. Crooner Bing Crosby stars as Father Chuck O'Malley, a young…
The Invisible Man’s Revenge (1944)
[3] Universal's Invisible Man franchise takes its steepest drop in entertainment value with the fourth film in the series, The Invisible Man's Revenge. Jon Hall, who also starred in The Invisible Agent, plays a different character with no connection to…
The Great Man’s Lady (1941)
[6] Barbara Stanwyck stars as a 100-year-old woman who recalls her frontier pioneering days to a young biographer (K.T. Stevens) inquiring about her late husband, Ethan Hoyt (Joel McCrea), the man who founded the city they live in and for…