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All the King's Men
All the King's Men (1949) on 16 november 1949
, 1h49
Directed by Robert Rossen, Don Siegel, Sam Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Actors Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek, Mercedes McCambridge, Ralph Dumke
Rating73% 3.696413.696413.696413.696413.69641
The story of the rise of politician Willie Stark (Broderick Crawford) from a rural county seat to the governor's mansion is depicted in the film. He goes into politics, railing against the corruptly run county government, but loses his race for county treasurer, in the face of unfair obstacles placed by the local machine. Stark teaches himself law, and as a lawyer, continues to fight the local establishment, championing the local people and gaining popularity. He eventually rises to become a candidate for governor, narrowly losing his first race, then winning on his second attempt. Along the way he loses his innocence and becomes as corrupt as the politicians he once fought against. When his son becomes paralyzed following a drunk driving accident that kills a female passenger, Stark's world starts to unravel and he discovers that not everyone can be bought off.
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib (1949) on 18 november 1949
, 1h41
Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Politique, Political films, Films about marriage
Actors Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday, Tom Ewell, David Wayne, Jean Hagen
Rating73% 3.6976153.6976153.6976153.6976153.697615
Doris Attinger (Judy Holliday) follows her husband (Tom Ewell) with a gun one day after suspecting he is having an affair with another woman (Jean Hagen). In her rage, she fires at the couple multiple times. One of the bullets hits her husband in the shoulder.
Tell It to the Judge
Tell It to the Judge (1949) on 18 november 1949
, 1h27
Directed by Norman Foster
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Rosalind Russell, Robert Cummings, Gig Young, Marie McDonald, Harry Davenport, Fay Baker
Rating63% 3.194773.194773.194773.194773.19477
Appointed to be a federal judge, Marsha Meredith (Rosalind Russell) is questioned by a U.S. Senate committee, specifically about her divorce from lawyer Peter Webb (Robert Cummings).
Dear Wife
Dear Wife (1949) on 15 november 1949
, 1h28
Directed by Richard Haydn
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Joan Caulfield, William Holden, Harry von Zell, Billy De Wolfe, Mona Freeman, Edward Arnold
Rating63% 3.193153.193153.193153.193153.19315
Miriam Wilkins is a teenage girl going door-to-door, trying to get Bill Seacroft, her brother-in-law, elected to the state senate. However, Bill has no idea that Miriam is doing this, and he has no wish to become a senator. He is a middle-aged war veteran who works at a bank. He feels like a loser and is frustrated by having to live with his wife Ruth's family. Bill wants to be more independent and stand on his own two feet.
Hippety Hopper
Hippety Hopper (1949) on 19 november 1949
, 7minutes
Directed by Robert McKimson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Mel Blanc
Rating65% 3.282033.282033.282033.282033.28203
Une souris est sauvée du suicide par un bébé kangourou, qu'elle libère d'une caisse sur les quais. Son nouvel ami, qui ressemble à une "souris géante", l'aide ensuite à se venger du chat Sylvestre.
Fighting Man of the Plains
Fighting Man of the Plains (1949) on 16 november 1949
, 1h34
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Genres Action, Romance, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Victor Jory, Bill Williams, Dale Robertson, Jane Nigh, Douglas Kennedy
Rating63% 3.1913153.1913153.1913153.1913153.191315
Jim Dancer (Randolph Scott) is one of Quantrill's Raiders, staging attacks on Kansas on behalf of the fallen Confederacy in the years following the Civil War. He killed an unarmed man he wrongly holds responsible for his brother's death during an attack.
Johnny Holiday
Johnny Holiday (1949) on 18 november 1949
, 1h30
Directed by Willis Goldbeck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors William Bendix, Stanley Clements, Hoagy Carmichael, George Cisar
Rating71% 3.5883153.5883153.5883153.5883153.588315
This script must be run from the command line
Chinatown at Midnight
Chinatown at Midnight (1949) on 17 november 1949
, 1h7
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Hurd Hatfield, Jean Willes, Tom Powers, Ray Walker, Charles Russell, Jacqueline deWit
Rating58% 2.902722.902722.902722.902722.90272
The SF Police Department pursues a serial killer on the loose in San Francisco's Chinatown.
The Fallen Idol
The Fallen Idol (1949) on 15 november 1949
, 1h35
Directed by Carol Reed, Guy Hamilton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama
Actors Ralph Richardson, Bobby Henrey, Jack Hawkins, Michèle Morgan, Denis O'Dea, Sonia Dresdel
Rating75% 3.7949253.7949253.7949253.7949253.794925
The film is told through the naive eyes of a diplomat's young son, Phillipe, who idolises his father's butler, Baines. Baines has invented a heroic persona to keep the boy entertained, and often tells him stories of his exotic and daring adventures in Africa and elsewhere, stories such as putting down a native uprising single-handed, killing a man in self-defense, and so on.