111. Act of Violence
Year of Release: 1948
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Actors: Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor, Phyllis Thaxter, Berry Kroeger
Plot: War veteran Frank Enley seems to be a happily married small-town citizen until he realises Joe Parkson is in town. It seems Parkson is out for revenge because of something that happened in a German POW camp, and when a frightened Enley suddenly leaves for a convention in L.A., Parkson is close behind.
112. Pinky
Year of Release: 1949
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Elia Kazan
Actors: Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, Nina Mae McKinney, William Lundigan, Basil Ruysdael
113. Woman of the Year
Year of Release: 1942
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: George Stevens
Actors: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter, Reginald Owen, Minor Watson, William Bendix
Plot: A pair of rival reporters find themselves drawn together - and eventually
marry - but things aren't perfect - especially as Tess, one of the most
recognizable feminists in the country - begins to neglect the
relationship.
114. Johnny Belinda
Year of Release: 1948
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jean Negulesco
Actors: Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford, Agnes Moorehead, Stephen McNally, Jan Sterling
Plot: A small-town doctor helps a deaf mute farm girl learn to communicate.
115. Mrs. Miniver
Year of Release: 1942
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Romance/War
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: William Wyler
Actors: Greer Garson, Teresa Wright, Walter Pidgeon, Richard Ney, Dame May Whitty, Henry Wilcoxon
Plot: A middle class family experiences the beginning of World War II as they
are invaded by the enemy.
116. Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Year of Release: 1940
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Cromwell
Actors: Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon, Mary Howard, Minor Watson, Howard Da Silva
117. The Farmer's Daughter
Year of Release: 1947
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: H.C. Potter
Actors: Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, Charles Bickford, Rose Hobart, Rhys Williams
118. Word, The ( Ordet )
Year of Release: 1943
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Gustaf Molander
Actors: Henrik Malberg, Emil Hass Christensen, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Cay Kristiansen
Plot: Shot in Denmark during the Nazi occupation, the story concerns a family dealing with a son who believes he is Jesus.
119. The Thief of Bagdad
Year of Release: 1940
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Family
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell
Actors: Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin, Rex Ingram, Miles Malleson
Plot: The evil Grand Vizier Jaffar has successfully ousted Prince Ahmad from his rightful throne of Bagdad and cast him in the dungeon. But the prince meets up with Abu, the greatest thief in the city, and the two make a daring escape, go on many adventures all leading up to the prince taking back his throne, and the princess he loves.
120. Song of the South
Year of Release: 1946
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson
Actors: Ruth Warrick, Bobby Driscoll, James Baskett, Hattie McDaniel, Luana Patten, Lucile Watson
Plot: During the southern reconstruction, A young boy’s father goes on a trip
for a period of time leaving the boy and his mother on a large
plantation. only the stories told by the kindly Uncle Remus and a pet
dog are there to try and fill the hole were his father once was.
The stories that Uncle Remus tells are of a cast of characters including
Br’er Rabbit, Br’er Bear and Br’er Fox. Br’er Bear and Br’er Fox are
constantly trying to capture Br’er Rabbit, but Br’er Rabbit always gets
away and learns a lesson along the way.
Soon the boy’s mother who is also trying to cope with her husbands
leaving try’s to take both the dog and the stories away from him. It’s
up to the boy and Uncle Remus that the stories can helpful rather then
harmful.
