Drama Movies
Little Women (1949)
Louisa May Alcott’s autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord Mass in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the civil war, the sisters: Jo, Meg,…
The Glass Mountain (1949)
An aspiring composer, in the British Air Force for WWII, is downed in Italy and rescued by an Italian girl. He returns home to his wife, inspired to write an…
The Red Pony (1949)
Peter Miles stars as Tom Tiflin, the little boy at the heart of this John Steinbeck story set in Salinas Valley. With his incompatible parents — the city-loving Fred and…
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up…
The Blue Lagoon (1949)
In the Victorian period, two British children survive a shipwreck in the South Pacific. After days afloat, they are marooned on a lush tropical island in the company of kindly…
Edward My Son (1949)
Following the death of his only son, a ruthless businessman reflects on his life, his unhappy marriage and his questionable parenting skills.
Forbidden (1949)
Set on Blackpool’s Golden Mile, Jim (Douglass Montgomery), a once promising scientist, sets up in business as a patent medicine man selling hair tonic at the fair with his ex-army…
Bad Boy (1949)
A lawman tries to find the source of a juvenile delinquent’s bad behavior.
Knock on Any Door (1949)
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
The Small Back Room (1949)
At the height of World War II, the Germans begin dropping a new type of booby-trapped bomb on England. Highly skilled but haunted bomb disposal officer Sammy Rice must overcome…
Caught (1949)
Wide-eyed and poor young Leonora weds an obsessive millionaire named Ohlrig, but the marriage is loveless. Even worse, Ohlrig seems to have manic, violent tendencies. Eventually, young Leonora escapes her…
Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)
During a whaling expedition in the late 1800’s, the aging Captain Bering Joy (Lionel Barrymore) and his new first mate, Dan Lunceford (Richard Widmark) engage in a battle of wills…
The Bribe (1949)
United States Federal agent Rigby travels to the Central American island Carlotta to investigate a stolen aircraft engines smuggling racket.
Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)
A factory worke quits his job to become a motorcycle racer.
Silent Dust (1949)
A wealthy blind man is determined to build a cricket pavilion as a memorial to his dead son, who was killed in battle in World War II. Not long before…
Eureka Stockade (1949)
In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government.
The Passionate Friends (1949)
A woman is torn between the love of her life, who is married to someone else, and her older husband.
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
A letter is addressed to three wives from their “best friend” Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands – but she does not say…
Train of Events (1949)
A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect them and how they deal with it.
A Woman’s Secret (1949)
A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works. Her worried but loyal piano player, Luke Jordan, helps to…
The Accused (1949)
A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.
Crows and Sparrows (1949)
Three Daughters (1949)
David Gottlieb, a longtime accountant at a New York firm run by Abe Zablinsky and his partner, is concerned about the future of his three daughters and worries that he…
Words and Music (1948)
Encomium to Larry Hart (1895-1943), seen through the fictive eyes of his song-writing partner, Richard Rodgers (1902-1979): from their first meeting, through lean years and their breakthrough, to their successes…
Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
Captain Ralls fights Dutch shipping magnate Mayrant Sidneye for the woman he loves, Angelique Desaix, and for a fortune in gold aboard the Red Witch.
Eva (1948)
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist.
Whiplash (1948)
An artist follows a woman from California to New York, where he boxes for her mobster husband.
Command Decision (1948)
High-ranking officers struggle with the decision to prioritize bombing German factories producing new jet fighters over the extremely high casualties the mission will cost.
Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948)
Four generations of a British family live through their experiences in the Crimean War, Boer War, WWI and WWII.
The Dark Past (1948)
A gang hold a family hostage in their own home. The leader of the escaped cons is bothered by a recurring dream that the doctor of the house may be…
Joan of Arc (1948)
In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen-year-old farm girl Joan of Arc claims to hear voices…
An Act of Murder (1948)
A man kills his terminally ill wife to prevent her further suffering.
The Storm Within (1948)
Germany Year Zero (1948)
Apostasy (1948)
So Dear to My Heart (1948)
The tale of Jeremiah Kincaid and his quest to raise his ‘champion’ lamb, Danny. Jeremiah’s dream of showing Danny at the Pike County Fair must overcome the obstinate objections of…
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole – only to find…