Drama Movies
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, she…
The Hour Before the Dawn (1944)
A beautiful Austrian refugee in England–who is also a Nazi agent–marries a scholarly English pacifist. He lives near a secret military base she needs to get information about so she…
Gaslight (1944)
A newlywed fears she’s going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
Tampico (1944)
A story of of the captain of an oil tanker during World War II, Captain Bart Manson, who rescues Katherine Hall when her ship is sunk by a German U-boat.
The Negro Soldier (1944)
Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.
Uncertain Glory (1944)
In occupied France, a convicted thief and murderer escapes the guillotine when a bombing raid strikes the prison, but is quickly re-captured by the inspector of the Surete responsible for…
Buffalo Bill (1944)
Scout William F. Cody (Joel McCrea) marries a U.S. senator’s daughter (Maureen O’Hara), fights the Cheyenne and leads a Wild West show.
The Halfway House (1944)
A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrive at a mysterious Welsh country inn. There is a certain strangeness in the air as…
The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
Amy, the young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed, befriends her father’s late first wife and an aging, reclusive actress.
The Purple Heart (1944)
This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity,…
First in Line (1944)
A screen adaptation of the well-known novel by Roger Frison-Roche about the harsh lives of mountain guides and their families in the French Alps, near Chamonix and the French/Swiss/Italian borders……
In Our Time (1944)
It is early 1939 in Poland when Mrs. Bromley and Jennifer come to buy antiques for her business in London. Jennifer meets Count Stephen and they wine, dine and see…
Action in Arabia (1944)
Reporter Michael Gordon uncovers intrigue in Damascus, where the Allies and Nazis struggle for control of Arab sympathies.
Men on Her Mind (1944)
A famous singer reflects on her life, including her journey from being an orphan to her fame as a singer, as she tries to decide which of her three suitors…
The Impostor (1944)
The story concerns a condemned murderer named Clement (Jean Gabin), who is “liberated” when the Nazis bomb the French jail that holds him. During his escape, Clement comes across the…
Song of Russia (1944)
American conductor John Meredith and his manager, Hank Higgins, go to Russia shortly before the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. Meredith falls in love with beautiful Soviet pianist Nadya…
The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and of World War II and their eventual deaths in action…
None Shall Escape (1944)
Through flashbacks, the story of a Nazi war criminal is exposed.
Lifeboat (1944)
During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect…
Wing and a Prayer (1944)
An aircraft carrier is sent on a decoy mission around the Pacific, with orders to avoid combat, thus lulling Japanese alertness before the battle of Midway.
Going My Way (1944)
Youthful Father Chuck O’Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a run-down New York parish, O’Malley’s worldly…
A Guy Named Joe (1943)
A cocky Air Force pilot stationed in England during World War II falls for a daring female flier. After he’s killed on a mission, he is sent back to Earth…
Jane Eyre (1943)
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark,…
Lost Angel (1943)
Alpha’s been raised along scientific principles, and will make Mike Regan a great human interest story for his paper. But when his interview prompts Alpha to run away from the…
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
In 1858 Lourdes, France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of “a beautiful lady” in the city dump. She never claims it to be anything other than this,…
Gung Ho! (1943)
A true-life epic that revolves around an exclusive bataillon of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, “Carlson’s Raiders,” whose assignment is to take control of a South Pacific…
Klondike Kate (1943)
A young man in Alaska finds himself accused of murder, and must fight to clear his name.
Women in Bondage (1943)
Women in Bondage is a 1943 World War II film about conditions for women under Hitler’s regime. The plot involves two women imprisoned for speaking out against the government. It…
Madame Curie (1943)
Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concerning her abilities, but is eventually…
Vautrin the Thief (1943)
Lassie Come Home (1943)
Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling to remain apart from…
There’s Something About a Soldier (1943)
Five officer candidates fight to prove their mettle during training.
Old Acquaintance (1943)
Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.
Where Are Your Children? (1943)
Judy Wilson (Gale Storm), feeling neglected because both of her parents are working in defense plants, meets and falls in love with Danny Chester (Jackie Cooper), who enlists in the…
Secrets of a Ballerina (1943)
Cry ‘Havoc’ (1943)
The Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn’t what they expected. A motley crew, including a Southern belle, a waitress, and a stripper,…
The Demi-Paradise (1943)
Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking ships. Naïve about British people…