Movies from 1945

A Walk in the Sun (1945)

117 mins     Drama, War      

Despite focussing on a group of American soldiers as they land in Italy during the 1943 invasion with a mission to fortify a farm house "A Walk in the Sun" is a very different sort of war movie. It is different because whilst...

Along Came Jones (1945)

88 mins     Comedy, Romance, Western      

Along Came Jones (1945) Gary Cooper stars as a laid back cowboy who finds himself mistaken for an outlaw, whilst be used by the outlaw's gal, Cherry (Loretta Young)...

Along the Navajo Trail (1945)

66 mins     Western      

Well I've seen bad guys try to bully people off their land because of a planned railroad, because of a planned town and even because of issues over water rights but I can't remember seeing another western where they want land...

Anchors Aweigh (1945)

143 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

Gene Kelly dancing with Jerry of Tom & Jerry fame, that is what most people know "Anchors Aweigh" for and those who have seen it will also say it is like a prototype for the later musical "On the Town" as they share a similar...

Back to Bataan (1945)

95 mins     Drama, War      

"Back to Bataan" opens with a scene of prisoners of war being released from Cabanatuan, a flag waving scene of such volume that when watched now it is cringe worthy. I said when watched now as it is now almost 70 years since ...

Bells of Rosarita (1945)

68 mins     Western      

Normally when it comes to these older 1 hour westerns I find myself using words like usual and familiar to describe them but those words don't immediately come to mind after watching "Bells of Rosarita". The reason being is t...

Blithe Spirit (1945)

96 mins     Comedy, Fantasy      

"Blithe Spirit" is an enjoyable light hearted ghost movie, adapted from Noel Coward's play and directed by David Lean. And do you know how you can ruin the simple enjoyment which is "Blithe Spirit"? Read reviews from those wh...

The Body Snatcher (1945)

77 mins     Horror, Thriller      

For devotees of old horror movies I am sure that "The Body Snatcher" is a delight, a solid adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's short story with a cast of talented actors. But for those who are more general movie fans with ...

Brief Encounter (1945)

86 mins     Drama, Romance      

"Brief Encounter" is one of those movies which brings out the best and worst in people, those who fall in love with this 1940s romance will wax lyrical at its beauty and the use of Rachmaninoff's "Piano Concerto No.2.", but t...

China Sky (1945)

78 mins     Adventure , Drama, War      

As movies go there is very little to say about "China Sky" a rather ordinary movie with not a lot going for it. It's not that there is anything seriously wrong with it, yes Anthony Quinn cast as a Chinese man is poor casting ...

Cornered (1945)

102 mins     Drama      

It's amazing how different people can watch a movie and come out with opinions which might suggest that have all been watching completely different movies. Of course there is nothing wrong with that at all because if we all t...

Dakota (1945)

82 mins     Western      

By 1945 John Wayne was a big movie star having spent many a year working in the b-movies before finally getting his big break. But whilst John Wayne went on to be arguably the biggest movie star ever director Joseph Kane was ...

Doll Face (1945)

80 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

Sometimes you watch a movie which just is, which has nothing really noteworthy about it but at the same time when watched has nothing really offensive either. As I said it is just is and ends up the sort of movie which not lo...

The Enchanted Forest (1945)

78 mins     Drama, Family      

"The Enchanted Forest" was made by PRC (Producers Releasing Corporation) a small Hollywood studio which ran from 1939 to 1947 releasing 179 features with none of them costing more than $100,000. But whilst PRC may have been o...

Flame of the Barbary Coast (1945)

91 mins     Musical, Romance, Western      

Flame of the Barbary Coast (1945) John Wayne stars as Montana rancher Duke Fergus who ends up taking on crooked gambler Tito Morell in San Francisco...

Great Day (1945)

90 mins     Drama, War      

"Great Day" is a curious little movie released back in 1945 which at times tells a story about how women kept things going whilst the men were at war but also has a family drama surrounding the Ellis family as matriarch Liz d...

His Brother's Ghost (1945)

58 mins     Western      

It's not often that I say this about one of these quota quickie westerns but "His Brother's Ghost" is actually frustrating. Here we have a western with an entertaining idea of a dead rancher having a twin who masquerades as h...

The House on 92nd Street (1945)

88 mins     Crime, Drama      

To my surprise I found that there was a lot of love for "The House on 92nd Street" one of the first docu-dramas which took the true story of the FBI's investigation into Nazi Fifth Columnists in New York and made it into a mo...

I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)

91 mins     Drama, Romance      

On face value "I Know Where I'm Going!" is a relative obvious and simple movie, young woman on her way to be married finds herself in the company of another man when her journey is forced to grind to a halt. That idea has bee...

Johnny Angel (1945)

79 mins     Crime, Drama      

"Johnny Angel" starts of surprisingly good, we have the image of the abandoned boat in the fog and a few scenes later when Johnny searches the ship in dock there is great use of light and shadow to make for some great film-no...