Tag Archives: 1948

Force of Evil (1948)

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Abraham Polonsky Writers: Abraham Polonsky and Ira Wolfert (Based on the novel “Tucker’s People” by Ira Wolfert)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1948, abraham polonsky, adaptation, art seid, beatrice pearson, bob roberts, brothers, crime, criminal, david raksin, drama, film noir, FORCE OF EVIL, gambling, gangster, George barnes, ira wolfert, john garfield, lawyer, lottery, manhattan, murder, new york, new york city, noir, numbers, nyc, thriller, tucker's people | Leave a comment

The Fallen Idol (1948)

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Carol Reed Writer: Graham Greene (Based on the short story “The Basement Room” by Graham Greene)

Posted in Drama, Mystery | Tagged 1948, accident, basement, bobby henrey, butler, carol reed, death, drama, england, fallen idol, foreign embassy, graham greene, jack hawkins, lesley storm, london, michele morgan, murder, mystery, ralph richardson, room, the basement room, the fallen idol, uk, william templeton | Leave a comment

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Charles T. Barton Writers: Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo, & John Grant

Posted in Comedy, Horror, Review | Tagged 1948, abbott & costello, abbott and costello, abbott and costello meet frankenstein, bela lugosi, bram stoker, bud abbott, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, charles barton, charles t. barton, dracula, frederic I. rinaldo, full moon, glenn strange, invisible man, john grant, lawrence talbot, lon chaney, lon chaney jr., lou costello, mary shelley, monster, robert lees, vampire, vincent price, wolfman | Leave a comment

The Naked City (1948)

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jules Dassin Writers: Albert Maltz & Malvin Wald (Story by Malvin Wald)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Review | Tagged 1948, albert maltz, apartment, barry fitzgerald, cop, crime, criterion collection, detective, diamond, don taylor, dorothy hart, drama, film noir, frank conroy, homicide, howard duff, investigation, jewlery, jules dassin, malvin wald, mark hellinger, model, murder, murdered, naked city, new york, new york city, noir, nyc, police, ted de corsia, the naked city | Leave a comment

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Vittorio De Sica Writers: Cesare Zavattini, Suso D’Amico, Vittorio De Sica, Oreste Biancoli, Adolfo Franci, & Gerardo Guerrieri (Based on a novel by Luigi Bartolini) Very good! Simple but effective. Surprised at the amount of credited writers. Pee Wee’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Foreign, Uncategorized | Tagged 1948, art house, bicycle, bicycle thieves, criterion collection, father and son, foreign, italian, ladri di biciclette, poor, post war, rome, thief, vittorio de sica | Leave a comment