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The Harvey Girls (1946)
Judy Garland plays a mail-order bride in the 1890's traveling west to meet her new husband when she get aquainted with some gals who also are traveling west to new jobs as waitresses in "The Harvey Girls." She soon decides to join them, with romantic comedy [..]
Behind Green Lights (1946)
"Behind Green Lights" is a film noir crime drama about a police investigation into the murder of a man whose dead body was brazenly left in a car in front of a police station. The big mystery must be unraveled from there, capably directed by Otto Brower. [..]
She-Wolf of London (1946)
"She-Wolf of London" is an old-fashioned horror movie about a young woman who believes she may be the werewolf that has been murdering people around her neighborhood in London. Director Jean Yarbrough ("The Over-the-Hill Gang" 1969) evenly directed this film from a good screenplay by George [..]
The Strange Woman (1946)
"The Strange Woman" is a B-movie melodrama thriller film about a sociopathic woman reeking havoc in the lives of those around her. She is completely out of control due to childhood abuse she experienced from her father. Director Edgar G. Ulmer ("Isle [..]
I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
"I See a Dark Stranger" is a comedic spy thriller about an Irish woman who seeks to join the IRA to defend Ireland against England, but soon gets involved in espionage with a Nazi German spy seeking to undermine the United Kingdom. Director Frank Launder [..]
The Stranger (1946)
In 1946, Orson Welles directed and starred in an excellent dramatic picture called "The Stranger." This is the story of a U. S. government agent tracking a high-ranking Nazi fugitive to a town in Connecticut. Outstanding directing by Welles and a lucid screenplay by [..]
Easy to Wed (1946)
Esther Williams and Van Johnson were so successful in 1945's "Thrill of a Romance" that MGM paired them in a second picture called "Easy to Wed." This winsome musical comedy was expertly directed by Edward Buzzell ("Honolulu" 1939) from a screenplay penned by Dorothy Kingsley, an [..]
Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
"Ziegfeld Follies" of 1946 was a collection of musical numbers and comedy skits, the final entry into this genre. ("The Ziegfeld Follies" 1936 was the first.) Vincent Minnelli ("Meet Me in St. Louis" 1944) was the primary director of five, including George Sidney, Robert Lewis, Roy Del Ruth, [..]
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
"The Postman Always Rings Twice" is a film noir drama about a cafe owner who runs into trouble when he hires a drifter to work in his restaurant, who immediately begins having an affair with his young wife. Things get even worse when they plot to [..]
The Yearling (1946)
"The Yearling" is a heart-warming story about a boy who adopts a young deer as a pet. This family drama has very high production values and earned eight Academy Award nominations, with three wins - Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography (Arthur Arling, Charles Rosher, Leonard Smith), and [..]