211. Went the Day Well?
Year of Release: 1944
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
Actors: Leslie Banks, C.V. France, Valerie Taylor, Marie Lohr, Basil Sydney, David Farrar
212. The Fugitive
Year of Release: 1947
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Ford
Actors: Henry Fonda, Dolores del Rio, Pedro Armendáriz, J. Carrol Naish, Leo Carrillo, Ward Bond
213. I Was a Male War Bride
Year of Release: 1949
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Howard Hawks
Actors: Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan, Marion Marshall, Randy Stuart, Bill Neff
Plot: Love blooms even in a warzone, so when Captain Henri Rochard, a French officer marries American Lieutenant Catherine Gates, she wants to take her husband home when her unit is recalled to the U.S. Provisions and protocols are in place for soldiers to take spouses home to America, but they don't account for possible reversals in gender roles. Thus ensues a hilarious mess, as "Mrs. Gates" battles red tape and unconventional accomodations in order to remain with his wife.
214. Little Women
Year of Release: 1949
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Family
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Actors: June Allyson, Elizabeth Taylor, Janet Leigh, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor
Plot: Based on the autobiographical story by Louisa May Alcott - while their
father is serving in the civil war, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth - raised
by their outspoken mother - experience life, love and finding out where
they belong in the world.
215. You'll Never Get Rich
Year of Release: 1941
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Actors: Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Robert Benchley, John Hubbard, Osa Massen, Frieda Inescort
216. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Year of Release: 1943
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Roy William Neill
Actors: Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Patric Knowles, Maria Ouspenskaya, Ilona Massey, Dennis Hoey
Plot: Larry Talbot aka The Wolfman, is in the care of Dr. Manning - but knows
his condition cannot be cured my modern medicine. Instead, after escaping
the asylum, an old gypsy points him to the only man who can help: Dr.
Frankenstein. But the doctor is nowhere to be found - his daughter, who
send him to the ruins of the former castle - but is not abandoned as
Frankenstein's monster is still around.
217. The Palm Beach Story
Year of Release: 1942
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Romance/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Preston Sturges
Actors: Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallee, Sig Arno, Robert Warwick
Plot: An inventor/architect thinks he has the next big design - but getting the idea off the ground has cost him most of his money and put a strain on his marriage. Facing eviction, his wife bumps into an older, wealthy businessman who offers her $700 to get out of their current debt. When she tells this to her husband, he doesn't believe her - leading her to leave for Palm Beach and a divorce. But her ultimate plan is to land her own multi-millionaire, in order to solve all their problems.
218. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Year of Release: 1947
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Director: Irving Reis
Actors: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple, Rudy Vallee, Ray Collins, Harry Davenport
Plot: Teenaged Susan Turner has a sever crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent and sneaks into his apartment in order to model for him. When Turner's sister discovers her actions, she threatens Nugent with jail and he agrees to play along with the relationship until her crush abates and the antics lead to slapstick results.
219. Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Year of Release: 1949
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Busby Berkeley
Actors: Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Esther Williams, Betty Garrett, Edward Arnold, Jules Munshin
220. A Letter to Three Wives
Year of Release: 1949
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Actors: Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Kirk Douglas, Paul Douglas, Barbara Lawrence
Plot: Addie Ross has just delivered a letter to her three married friends: she has run off with one of their husbands - but they won't find out who until later that night.
