Movies from 1944

The Black Parachute (1944)

85 mins     Adventure , Drama, War      

You really have to love watching movies or have a passion for old WWII movies to watch "The Black Parachute" and it isn't because it is bad. Nope this low budget war movie from back in 1944 is so generic that it is a difficul...

Brand of the Devil (1944)

57 mins     Western      

A quick run down of things you can find in many an hour long western from the 1940s. There will be the old rancher dealing with local trouble; the old rancher usually has an attractive daughter, grand daughter or niece. Then ...

Candlelight in Algeria (1944)

86 mins     Drama, War      

You need to be a fan of wartime noir to appreciate "Candlelight in Algeria", a snappy little drama about an American sculptress who finds herself involved in the dangerous world of wartime espionage. That is my conclusion aft...

Champagne Charlie (1944)

105 mins     Comedy, Drama, Musical      

Throughout my years I have occasionally heard someone referred to as a "Champagne Charlie" but never considered where the term originated. As such when I dug out Ealing Studio's "Champagne Charlie" I just thought this was goi...

Christmas Holiday (1944)

93 mins     Crime, Drama      

Movie Review - Christmas Holiday (1944) Deanna Durbin stars as the young wife of a gambler and murderer who ended up changing her name and running away due to his domineering mother...

Cover Girl (1944)

107 mins     Comedy, Musical, Romance      

"Cover Girl" can be summed up by making a few quick observations. The first of which is that as the star of the movie Rita Hayworth unfortunately doesn't have a great deal to do in this movie other than looking gorgeous from ...

Dark Waters (1944)

90 mins     Drama, Mystery      

I had great hopes for "Dark Waters" because it is a relatively early insanity movie, a sub genre which I enjoy but often find myself disappointed by because of the lack of originality. I was hoping coming early on there would...

Days of Glory (1944)

86 mins     Drama, Romance, War      

"Days of Glory" is about a group of guerrillas hiding out in the woods and battling the Nazi enemy. That doesn't sound in the least bit special as there were a variety of movies made about Guerillas fighting the Nazis, except...

Double Indemnity (1944)

107 mins     Crime, Drama      

The only people I know who speak with a descriptive flourish where they can embellish a detail by comparing it to something else are writers, not doctors, not milkmen and not insurance agents. So when at the start of "Double ...

Experiment Perilous (1944)

91 mins     Thriller      

In the same year which also saw "Gaslight", the 1944 remake of the 1940 British movie, "Experiment Perilous" was another movie about a woman basically being trapped and manipulated by a controlling, jealous husband. Now that ...

Farewell My Lovely (1944)

95 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

If you are a fan of "film noir" and Raymond Chandler stories then I am pretty sure "Farewell My Lovely" or "Murder, My Sweet" as it is also known will score highly, it is dark, convoluted, moody and pretty much what you could...

The Fighting Rats of Tobruk (1944)

68 mins     Action , Drama, War      

Movie Review - The Fighting Rats of Tobruk (1944) Grant Taylor, Peter Finch, Chips Rafferty, Pauline Garrick, Mary Gay...

The Fighting Seabees (1944)

100 mins     Action , Drama, War      

"The Fighting Seabees" maybe known for being a John Wayne movie but it is also one of those war movies which highlights the efforts of those who seem to be forgotten, in this case we are talking about the Seabees aka the Cons...

Gambler's Choice (1944)

66 mins     Crime, Drama      

The chances are that if you are going to watch "Gambler's Choice" you are a fan of old movies and as such there is a reasonable chance you will have already seen the likes of "Angels with Dirty Faces" and "Manhattan Melodrama...

Hotel Reserve (1944)

79 mins     Thriller      

It says something about how great Alfred Hitchcock was that you watch a film and wonder what he would have made of it. It is that thought which kept coming into my head whilst watching "Hotel Reserve" because it is a Hitchcoc...

Laura (1944)

88 mins     Crime, Thriller      

Maybe I was having an off day but when I watched "Laura" I wasn't as impressed as I had expected or maybe hoped to be. There is no denying that Otto Preminger has created a good movie, taking a murder mystery and turning it i...

Lifeboat (1944)

97 mins     Thriller      

Do you know what is interesting about Alfred Hitchcock's "Lifeboat"? It's not that it is a misunderstood propaganda movie, or that we have Hitchcock exploring telling a story from the confinement of one small location. Nope w...

Lumberjack (1944)

65 mins     Western      

I will jump right to the best thing about "Lumberjack" and that is a big brawl scene which comes half way as at times it feels like the supporting actors have been told to just let loose and there is chaos. The thing is other...

Marine Raiders (1944)

90 mins     Action , Drama, War      

"Marine Raiders" is what could be called a "business movie", not because it is about business but back in the early 1940s audiences enjoyed watching war movies and so it made good business sense to make movies such as this. B...

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

113 mins     Family, Musical, Romance      

"Meet Me in St. Louis" is one of those musicals which wins you over with its good nature, its innocence, its charm and of course its memorable musical numbers. And to be honest it's a good thing because like so many other mus...