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Alimony
Alimony (1949) on 11 june 1949
, 1h10
Directed by Alfred Zeisler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Martha Vickers, John Beal, Hillary Brooke, Douglass Dumbrille, Blossom Rock, Leonid Kinskey
Rating54% 2.7343252.7343252.7343252.7343252.734325
Paul Klinger is on a desperate search for his lost daughter, Kate. He goes to see a man in New York, Dan Barker, a songwriter who knew Kate in the past when she lived in the city. Dan tells Paul that Kate changed her name to Kitty Travers, and then continues to tell the story of what he knows about "Kitty":
Colorado Territory
Colorado Territory (1949) on 11 june 1949
, 1h34
Directed by Raoul Walsh, Anthony Veiller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance, Western
Actors Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Dorothy Malone, Henry Hull, John Archer, James Mitchell
Rating71% 3.59353.59353.59353.59353.5935
Notorious outlaw Wes McQueen (Joel McCrea) is freed from jail and heads off to the Colorado Territory to meet the man who arranged the escape, his old friend Dave Rickard (Basil Ruysdael). Along the way, the stagecoach he is riding in is attacked by a gang of robbers. When the driver and guard are both killed, McQueen kills or drives off the remaining gunmen, earning the gratitude of the other passengers, dreamer Fred Winslow (Henry Hull) and his daughter Julie Ann (Dorothy Malone). Winslow has bought a ranch sight unseen and looks forward to making his fortune.
The Judge Steps Out
The Judge Steps Out (1947) on 11 june 1949
, 1h31
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Ann Sothern, George Tobias, Alexander Knox, Sharyn Moffett, Florence Bates, Frieda Inescort
Rating67% 3.388493.388493.388493.388493.38849
Circa late ‘40’s. Boston (and, it’s always winter there) Judge Thomas Bailey is bored with his job as a probate judge and appears to be just going through the motions as he decides in a case against a mother for custody of her child in favor of the child’s more conservative grandfather.
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948) on 11 june 1949
, 1h36
Directed by Basil Dearden
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Stewart Granger, Joan Greenwood, Peter C. Bull, Flora Robson, Françoise Rosay, Frederick Valk
Rating64% 3.241023.241023.241023.241023.24102
Sophie Dorothea (Joan Greenwood) seeks solace from dashing Count Philip Konigsmark (Stewart Granger) when her husband Prince George Louis (Peter Bull), later to become King George I of Great Britain, wants nothing to do with her. The lovers are brought down by a jealous Countess Platen (Flora Robson).
Hold That Baby!
Hold That Baby! (1949) on 6 june 1949
, 1h4
Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, David Gorcey, William Benedict, Benny Bartlett
Rating61% 3.095313.095313.095313.095313.09531
The boys are running a laundromat in the back room of Louie's Sweet Shop. A woman, Laura Andrews, comes in and leaves her baby in one of the laundry baskets and the boys find him. The discover that he is the heir to a fortune, and that his mother hid him so that her aunts couldn't steal the inheritance. After discovering the baby is missing, the aunts have Laura committed.
It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring (1949) on 10 june 1949
, 1h27
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comic science fiction
Themes Sports films, Comedy science fiction films, Baseball films, Children's films
Actors Ray Milland, Jean Peters, Paul Douglas, Ed Begley, Ted de Corsia, Ray Collins
Rating67% 3.3958053.3958053.3958053.3958053.395805
A college professor is working on a long-term scientific experiment when a baseball comes through the window, destroying all of his glassware and spilling the fluids that the flasks and test tubes contained. The pooled fluids combine to form the (fictitious) chemical "methylethylpropylbutyl," which then covers a large portion of the baseball. The professor soon discovers that the fluid, along with any object with which it makes contact, is repelled by wood (cf. Alexander Fleming's serendipitous discovery of penicillin).
Mouse Mazurka
Mouse Mazurka (1949) on 11 june 1949
, 8minutes
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Rating66% 3.324773.324773.324773.324773.32477
Dans les montagnes de Slobovie, Sylvester Cat et une souris se déplacent au rythme de la musique folklorique d'Europe de l'Est alors que ce dessin animé de chasse est propulsé vers un point culminant explosif.
King of the Rocket Men
King of the Rocket Men (1949) on 8 june 1949

Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Tristram "Tris" Coffin, Mae Clarke, Don Haggerty, House Peters, Jr., Tommy Steele, I. Stanford Jolley
Rating68% 3.438763.438763.438763.438763.43876
An evil genius of unknown identity, calling himself "Dr. Vulcan" (heard only as a voice and seen as a shadow on a brightly lit wall), plots to conquer the world, but first needs to eliminate, one by one, the members of the Science Associates, an organization of America's greatest scientists. After narrowly escaping an attempt on his life by Vulcan, one member of Science Associates, Dr. Millard (James Craven) goes into hiding and then outfits another member, Jeff King (Tristram Coffin) with an advanced, sonic-powered rocket backpack and jacket, a bullet-shaped, aerodynamic helmet, and raygun they had been working on together.
Lust for Gold
Lust for Gold (1949) on 10 june 1949
, 1h30
Directed by S. Sylvan Simon, George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Ida Lupino, Glenn Ford, Gig Young, William Prince, Edgar Buchanan, Will Geer
Rating67% 3.390673.390673.390673.390673.39067
In modern times, a newspaper reports that "noted explorer and writer" Floyd Buckley (Hayden Rorke) claims to have discovered the location of the lost gold mine. He is approached by Barry Storm (William Prince), who believes he has some claim to it, as the Dutchman was his grandfather. Buckley brushes him off, but when he heads into the Superstition Mountains, Storm secretly follows him.
Night Unto Night
Night Unto Night (1949) on 10 june 1949
, 1h24
Directed by Don Siegel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ronald Reagan, Viveca Lindfors, Broderick Crawford, Rosemary DeCamp, Osa Massen, Art Baker
Rating58% 2.901332.901332.901332.901332.90133
John Gaylord is in Florida, looking for a new place to live. Gaylord is a former scientist who now suffers from epilepsy, a fact he keeps hidden from Ann Gracie, a widow who rents him her house. Ann has introduced him to her friends C.L. and Thalia Shawn, a married couple who live nearby. Ann is upset because she believes she can still hear the voice of her late husband Bill, who was killed in the war. John has an epileptic seizure. A doctor tells him his condition is worsening. He and C.L., an artist, have discussions of whether there is life after death. Ann's sister Lisa develops a romantic interest in him, but John falls for Ann instead. As a hurricane threatens, John contemplates suicide.
Neptune's Daughter
Neptune's Daughter (1949) on 10 june 1949
, 1h35
Directed by Edward Buzzell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Musical films
Actors Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalbán, Betty Garrett, Keenan Wynn, Ted de Corsia
Rating62% 3.146183.146183.146183.146183.14618
Although she initially rejects an offer by Joe Backett to become his business partner at the Neptune swimming suit design company, aquatic ballet dancer Eve Barrett changes her mind when she considers the publicity potential of the job. One day, Joe learns that a South American polo team will be playing a big match in town, and he and Eve begin planning a swimming spectacle for the event. Eve tells her man-crazy sister and roommate Betty about the South American team, and Betty immediately seizes upon the idea of finding herself a date among the players. Meanwhile, Jose O'Rourke, the handsome playboy captain of the polo team, seeks relief for his injured arm from Jack Spratt, a bumbling masseur, who complains to Jose about his lack of success with women. During the massage, Jose gives Jack advice on how to attract women, stressing the importance of speaking to women in Spanish, which he calls the "language of love." Later, while looking for the famed South American team captain, Betty accidentally mistakes Jack for Jose. Jack does not reveal his identity to Betty and accepts her invitation to visit her at her house.