Drama Movies
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945)
A young boy tries to train Thunderhead, a beautiful white colt and the son of his beloved Flicka, to be a champion race horse.
Children of Paradise (1945)
In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by…
It’s a Pleasure (1945)
A star hockey player with the Wildcats is barred from Hockey for hitting a referee. Through the actions of Chris, Don is able to get a job with Buzz Fletcher’s…
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Posing for a portrait, Dorian Gray talks with Lord Henry Wotton, who says that men should pursue their sensual longings, but laments that only the young get to do so….
Hotel Berlin (1945)
An assortment of diverse characters gather at the Hotel Berlin in World War II Germany as the Third Reich falls.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa’s alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles:…
Objective Burma! (1945)
A group of men parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma with a dangerous and important mission: to locate and blow up a radar station. They accomplish this well enough, but when they…
Roughly Speaking (1945)
In the 1920s, enterprising Louise Randall is determined to succeed in a man’s world. Despite numerous setbacks, she always picks herself back up and moves forward again.
The Suspect (1945)
Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much,…
National Velvet (1945)
Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses…
Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945)
In the early part of this century, Maddelena a teenage Italian girl, is attacked whilst walking in the woods. The attack leaves her mentally scarred and our story flashes forward…
The Man in Half Moon Street (1945)
A British doctor and painter must kill for the glands he needs to stop the aging process.
A Song to Remember (1945)
Prof. Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood in Poland. The professor takes him to Paris, where he eventually comes under the wing…
Tonight and Every Night (1945)
An American girl falls for an RAF pilot while performing at a British music hall.
Mom and Dad (1945)
A teenage girl from a traditional family goes on a date with a pilot and ends up having sex with him. After the pilot dies in a plane crash, the…
I’ll Be Seeing You (1944)
Mary Marshall, serving a six year term for accidental manslaughter, is given a Christmas furlough from prison to visit her closest relatives, her uncle and his family in a small…
Music for Millions (1944)
Six-year-old “Mike” goes to live with her pregnant older sister, Babs, who plays string bass in José Iturbi’s orchestra. And the orchestra is rapidly turning completely female, what with the…
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as…
Murder My Sweet (1944)
After being hired to find an ex-con’s former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family up to the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair.
Henry V (1944)
In the midst of the Hundred Years’ War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.
Ivan the Terrible Part I (1944)
Set during the early part of his reign, Ivan faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people. Sergei Eisenstein’s final…
Enemy of Women (1944)
Playwright Joseph Goebbels turns Nazi propagandist and loses his girlfriend to another man.
Two Thousand Women (1944)
During the Second World War, three downed English airmen hide out with women’s internment camp in France.
The Woman in the Window (1944)
A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.
The Very Thought of You (1944)
Army sergeants Dave and “Fixit” spend a three-day pass in Pasadena, where they meet Janet and Cora, two young women who work in a parachute factory.
Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944)
Climbing to fame, Irish-American composer Ernest R. Ball romances a showgirl, who catches the eye of an underworld character.
Mrs. Parkington (1944)
In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner…
Laura (1944)
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating.
The Last Ride (1944)
A police lieutenant is determined to bust the gang of crooks selling defective automobile tires.
Torment (1944)
In the Meantime Darling (1944)
A young bride who comes from a rich family has a hard time adjusting to life in a boarding house with other soldiers and their wives. Her spoiled ways cause…
The Master Race (1944)
When allied troops liberate a small battle-scarred Belgium town in 1944 the American and British commanders do all they can to help the war-weary people back on their feet. There…
Strangers in the Night (1944)
In this Gothic tale, a returning WW2 vet goes looking for a small-town girl whom he knows only from letters. It’s the pretext for an off-beat treatment of sexual frustration…
The Impatient Years (1944)
Standing before a divorce court judge are Sergeant Andy Anderson and Janie Anderson asking him to dissolve their marriage. Janie’s father, William Smith, objects and the judge allows him to…
When Strangers Marry (1944)
A naive small-town girl comes to New York City to meet her husband, and discovers that he may be a murderer.
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.
They Came to a City (1944)
People from different walks of life mysteriously find themselves at the gate of an unknown city