Cinematography: Nicholas Musuraca

Direction Jacques Tourneur

Cast Robert Mitchum · Jane Greer · Kirk Douglas · Rhonda Fleming

Synopsis Out of the Past (1947) follows the tale of Jeff Markham, portrayed by Robert Mitchum, an ex-private investigator with a murky history. Seeking a clean slate, Jeff adopts a new identity, finds love, and takes on a modest role managing...

Direction Allen Reisner

Cast William Bendix · Martin Balsam · Darryl Hickman · Jesse White

Synopsis The Time Element (TV) (1958) is a television production that, while not the inaugural episode of Rod Serling's iconic series "The Twilight Zone," played a pivotal role in its inception. The narrative of this episode is marked by the unexpected...

Direction Jacques Tourneur

Cast Simone Simon · Kent Smith · Tom Conway · Jane Randolph

Synopsis Cat People (1942) introduces us to Irena Dubrovna, a Serbian fashion designer residing in New York City, who is both alluring and enigmatic. She finds love and marries Oliver Reed, an ordinary American man. However, their union faces challenges as...

Direction Fritz Lang

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · Paul Douglas · Robert Ryan · Marilyn Monroe

Synopsis Clash by Night (1952) follows the story of Mae Doyle (Barbara Stanwyck), who seeks refuge in her peaceful hometown, a quaint fishing village in Monterey, California. Upon her return, she forms a bond with a young woman (Marilyn Monroe) employed...

Direction Robert Siodmak

Cast Dorothy McGuire · George Brent · Kent Smith · Ethel Barrymore

Synopsis The Spiral Staircase (1945) follows the story of Helen, a young and beautiful mute woman who serves as a domestic worker for the elderly and ailing Mrs. Warren. The Warren mansion is also home to Mrs. Warren's two sons: the...

Direction Fritz Lang

Cast Anne Baxter · Richard Conte · Ann Sothern · Raymond Burr

Synopsis The Blue Gardenia (1953) follows the story of a telephone operator, played by Anne Baxter, who finds herself in a whirlwind of confusion and fear after a night of heavy drinking with a notorious artist, portrayed by Raymond Burr. After...

Direction John Brahm

Cast Laraine Day · Brian Aherne · Robert Mitchum · Gene Raymond

Synopsis The Locket (1946) unfolds a gripping narrative as a groom-to-be is confronted with a convoluted story on the eve of his wedding. This tale portrays his charming bride in a sinister and unstable light, casting a shadow over their impending...

Direction John Farrow

Cast Robert Mitchum · Faith Domergue · Claude Rains · Maureen O'Sullivan

Synopsis Where Danger Lives (1950) follows the story of a medical intern named Jeff who becomes entangled in a web of deceit and danger. After treating a suicidal patient, Margo, Jeff finds himself drawn to her, unaware that she is already...

Direction Rouben Mamoulian

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · William Holden · Adolphe Menjou · Lee J. Cobb

Synopsis Golden Boy (1939) follows the story of Joe Bonaparte, a young man torn between his father's wishes for him to pursue a musical career and his own dream of becoming a boxer. Joe convinces Tom Moody, a struggling manager, to...

Direction George Stevens

Cast Irene Dunne · Barbara Bel Geddes · Oskar Homolka · Ellen Corby

Synopsis I Remember Mama (1948) presents the narrative of a Norwegian immigrant family residing in San Francisco during the year 1910, with the family's matriarch, Mama, at the core of their daily life. The story revolves around Mama's meticulous management of...

Direction Irving Reis

Cast Cary Grant · Myrna Loy · Shirley Temple · Rudy Vallee

Synopsis The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) follows the story of a young girl named Susan Turner, who is infatuated with a charming and carefree artist, Richard Nugent. In a daring move, Susan sneaks into Richard's apartment to pose for him,...

Direction Harold Daniels

Cast Charles McGraw · Joan Dixon · Lowell Gilmore · Louis Jean Heydt

Synopsis Roadblock (1951) follows the story of an insurance investigator based in Los Angeles who finds himself drawn to a woman he initially suspects of being a con artist. As their relationship deepens, she reveals her lavish lifestyle, which he struggles...

Direction John Farrow

Cast Chester Morris · Lucille Ball · Wendy Barrie · John Carradine

Synopsis Five Came Back (1939) follows a group of survivors after their aircraft goes down in the dense South American wilderness. The passengers and crew, including an elderly pair, a gangster with a young companion, a bounty hunter escorting a criminal,...

Direction Dick Powell

Cast Stephen McNally · Alexis Smith · Jan Sterling · Keith Andes

Synopsis Split Second (1953) follows the notorious criminal Sam Hurley, dubbed the "Nation's No. 1 killer," who holds a deep disdain for heroes. After breaking out of prison with two accomplices, Hurley seizes a diverse group of captives and retreats to...

Direction Charles Vidor

Cast Charles Laughton · Jon Hall · Peggy Drake · Victor Francen

Synopsis The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) follows Chester Tuttle as he comes back to Tahiti after an extended period away, only to discover that the island and his family remain largely unchanged. His numerous relatives, especially his cunning Uncle Jonas, are...

Direction Gregory La Cava

Cast Mary Astor · Robert Ames · John Halliday · Edward Everett Horton

Synopsis Smart Woman (1931) presents a narrative where Mrs. Nancy Gibson is unfairly held responsible for her husband Donald's infidelity due to her decision to embark on a journey without him. In an attempt to provoke jealousy, she shifts her affections...

Direction Stephen Roberts

Cast Francis Lederer · Ginger Rogers · Arthur Hohl · Jimmy Butler

Direction Mark Robson

Cast Tom Conway · Jean Brooks · Isabel Jewell · Kim Hunter

Synopsis The Seventh Victim (1943) follows Mary Gibson (Kim Hunter) as she journeys to the bustling metropolis of New York City in pursuit of her vanished sister, Jacqueline (Jean Brooks). During her investigation, Mary uncovers Jacqueline's entanglement with a sinister Satanic...

Direction Ida Lupino

Cast Edmond O'Brien · Frank Lovejoy · William Talman · José Torvay

Synopsis The Hitch-Hiker (1953) follows two companions embarking on a fishing excursion who encounter a stranded driver, unaware that he is a deranged fugitive. This dangerous individual has already taken the lives of other helpful travelers in his desperate bid to...

Direction Robert Wise

Cast Robert Mitchum · Barbara Bel Geddes · Robert Preston · Walter Brennan

Synopsis Blood on the Moon (1948) follows the tale of a mysterious drifter who arrives in a small town to reunite with an old acquaintance, only to be mistaken for a hired gun. As the newcomer begins to grasp the illicit...