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The Christmas Carol (1949)
A Christmas Carol was a 1949 syndicated, black and white television special narrated by Vincent Price.
The Fly’s Last Flight (1949)
Popeye is settling in for a nap in his hammock, but every sound in the city is disturbing him until he moves indoors. Even there, he’s plagued by houseflies. He…
East Side West Side (1949)
A vain businessman puts strains on his happy marriage to a rich, beautiful socialite by allowing himself to be seduced by a former girlfriend.
Twelve O’Clock High (1949)
In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a ‘hard luck’ bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle…
Samson and Delilah (1949)
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.
Madness of the Heart (1949)
A blind Englishwoman weds a French nobleman and moves into his family’s chateau, but she quickly realizes someone there wants her out of the way.
Bomba on Panther Island (1949)
In this second film in the Bomba, the Jungle Boy series, Bomba tracks a dangerous panther.
The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)
Jennifer Smith heads a “Consumer Reports”-type company and her reputation for honesty is her greatest asset. While out boating one day she encounters a secret prototype submarine piloted by Bill…
Toy Tinkers (1949)
When Donald Duck chops a Christmas tree, the inquisitive chipmunks Chip and Dale follow and see him decorate it with nuts and sweets. So they sneak in his home, determined…
Holiday Affair (1949)
Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, who’s actually a comparison shopper sent by another store. Steve lets her go, which gets him…
The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949)
A Dangerous Profession (1949)
A cop-turned-bail bondsman gets involved in a murder investigation involving a former flame.
The Reckless Moment (1949)
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter’s lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
On the Town (1949)
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
The Counterfeit Cat (1949)
A cat steals the headpiece of a dog to deceive the bulldog Spike and get a chance to eat the canary Spike is guarding.
Undertow (1949)
Undertow stars Scott Brady as a gambler just out of wartime military service. No longer interested in wagers and speculations, Brady wants only to open up a mountain vacation lodge….
La Terra Trema (1949)
The Spider and the Fly (1949)
“The Spider and the Fly is set in Paris during the cloud-cuckoo days before WW I. The storyline intertwines the destinies of three people. Guy Rolfe plays Phillipe de Ledocq,…
Boys in Brown (1949)
Jackie lives in poverty with his widowed mother. In a bid to escape poverty he gets involved in a robbery that sees him sentenced to three years in Borstal where…
The Rocking Horse Winner (1949)
A strange and tragic tale of a young boy who is able to predict race winners at the horse track by riding his own rocking horse to aid his parents…
Riders in the Sky (1949)
When asked about the Ghost Riders song he sings, Gene Autry tells this legend: Gene is about to resign as an investigator for the county attorney and go into the…
Port of New York (1949)
Two narcotics agents go after a gang of murderous drug dealers who use ships docking at the New York harbor to smuggle in their contraband.
Tension (1949)
Warren Quimby manages a drugstore while trying to keep his volatile wife, Claire, happy. However, when Claire leaves him for a liquor store salesman, Warren can no longer bear it….
Bagdad (1949)
An Arab sheik’s daughter (Maureen O’Hara) avenges his death, blamed on Hassan (Paul Christian) and his Black Riders.
The Great Lover (1949)
The French Surete and private eye Higgins are after a killer who uses innocent young Americans in a crooked gambling racket, and who sets sail on an ocean liner that…
A Run for Your Money (1949)
Two Welsh coal-mining brothers win a trip to London to claim a monetary prize. They are supposed to meet a newspaper reporter who will be their escort. Instead, the brothers…
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949)
The war lords of a potential enemy of the US has the spy ring, led by John Baroda, the Spy King and his aide Nitra, sabotaging the plans for a…
Intruder in the Dust (1949)
Rural Mississippi in the 1940s: Lucas Beauchamp, a local black man with a reputation of not kowtowing to whites, is found standing over the body of a dead white man,…
Call of the Forest (1949)
A prospector is looking for a lost gold mine and finds aid in his search through the efforts of his friend, Stormcloud, whom he has aided in the past. Stormcloud…
Adam’s Rib (1949)
A woman’s attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite…
Tell It to the Judge (1949)
Marsha Meredith, an attorney-at-law, is nominated for a federal judgeship, but her nomination is opposed by a ‘Good-Government’ group that thinks her divorce makes her unfit for the job. This…
All the King’s Men (1949)
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a…
Fighting Man of the Plains (1949)
Former bandit Jim Dancer becomes marshal of a Kansas town and cleans up the criminal element – with the help of his old pal, Jesse James.
Tough Assignment (1949)
A meddlesome reporter sporting a young bride takes on a gang of modern day cattle rustlers. Donald “Red” Barry plays Dan Reilly, a newspaper reporter just returned to LA with…
Jerks of All Trades (1949)
The Stooges are painters and paperhangers and completely wreck a hapless couples home.
The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
Horse trainer Shawn O’Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret’s brother, Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, Shawn takes…
Prince of Foxes (1949)
In 1500, Duke Cesare Borgia hopes to marry his sister to the heir apparent of Ferrara, which impedes his conquest of central Italy. On this delicate mission he sends Andrea…
Barbary Pirate (1949)
U.S. agent Major Tom Blake is sent to Tripoli to uncover who it is in Washington that is tipping off the pirates as to what’s being shipped where. A fast-moving…
Battleground (1949)
Members of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already…