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The Fraeon Archive · The 1940s
19481950

1949

Shadows and rain — noir's decade, wartime cinema, and some of the most enduring stories ever put on film.

The films everyone saw

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The Third Man

In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.

3.9

The Third Man

1949

Little Women

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

3.7

Little Women

1949

Samson and Delilah

When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.

3.3

Samson and Delilah

1949

Stray Dog

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.

3.8

Stray Dog

1949

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.

3.5

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as the newfangled motor car. This desire for the very latest lands him in much trouble with the wrong crowd, and it is up to his friends, Mole, Rat and Badger to save him from himself. - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Retelling of Washington Irving's story set in a tiny New England town. Ichabod Crane, the new schoolmaster, falls for the town beauty, Katrina Van Tassel, and the town Bully Brom Bones decides that he is a little too successful and needs "convincing" that Katrina is not for him.

3.3

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

1949

Love Happy

The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.

2.9

Love Happy

1949

Late Spring

Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.

4.0

Late Spring

1949

White Heat

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

3.8

White Heat

1949

Mighty Joe Young

A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.

3.2

Mighty Joe Young

1949

House of Strangers

Ruthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of them take over the business but kick their father out. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that remains loyal.

3.5

House of Strangers

1949

Kind Hearts and Coronets

When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.

3.8

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949

All the King's Men

A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.

3.5

All the King's Men

1949

On the Town

Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.

3.5

On the Town

1949

The Heiress

In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance.

3.9

The Heiress

1949

Battleground

Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already seen one of their own, Roderigues, perish under enemy fire. The men try to rebuff another series of Nazi attacks, but what they really need is a change in the weather. Without clear skies, they'll never get the air support they need.

3.4

Battleground

1949

Blood of the Beasts

An early example of ultra-realism, this movie contrasts the quiet, bucolic life in the outskirts of Paris with the harsh, gory conditions inside the nearby slaughterhouses. Describes the fate of the animals and that of the workers in graphic detail.

3.8

Blood of the Beasts

1949

They Live by Night

An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.

3.4

They Live by Night

1949

What the critics kept

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Adam's Rib

A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.

3.6

Adam's Rib

1949

Hidden gems of 1949loved by the few who found them

The Black Sheep

The Trevino family tries to overcome the irresponsible behavior of Don Cruz, an erratic father with numerous defects that contrast with his son Silvano, a young kid man that is incapable of passing judgment on his own father.

3.9

The Black Sheep

1949

La Terra Trema

In rural Sicily, the fishermen live at the mercy of the greedy wholesalers. One family risks everything to buy their own boat and operate independently.

3.9

La Terra Trema

1949

The Silence of the Sea

In a small town in WWII France, a German officer is billeted in the house of an elderly man and his niece who resist the occupation by refusing to interact with him, even as he speaks to them candidly about his life and hopes for the future of France and Germany.

3.8

The Silence of the Sea

1949

Heavenly Puss

During yet another pursuit of Jerry, Tom ends up being killed when an upright piano slides down the stairs and slams into him. He meets a feline St. Peter at the gate of the Heavenly Express, but is initially turned away due to his constant torture. However, he will be allowed onto the train if he can have Jerry sign a letter of forgiveness within one hour. If not, it's Hell for Tom. Will he go up or down?

3.7

Heavenly Puss

1949

Bitter Rice

Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. She meets the voluptuous peasant rice worker, Silvana, and the soon-to-be-discharged soldier, Marco. Walter follows her to the rice fields, and the four characters become involved in a complex plot involving robbery, love, and murder.

3.7

Bitter Rice

1949

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Washington Irving's tale of Ichabod Crane and the headless horseman is brought to life, narrated by Bing Crosby.

3.7

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1949

The Quiet Duel

A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation. Back at his father’s clinic, he treats himself in secret and breaks off his engagement rather than risk his fiancée’s future, even as he confronts the irresponsible patient who infected him—testing his ethics, pride, and capacity for sacrifice.

3.7

The Quiet Duel

1949

The Set-Up

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

3.7

The Set-Up

1949

Thieves' Highway

Nick Garcos comes back from his tour of duty in World War II planning to settle down with his girlfriend, Polly Faber. He learns, however, that his father was recently beaten and burglarized by mob-connected trucker Mike Figlia, and Nick resolves to get even. He partners with prostitute Rica, and together they go after Mike, all the while getting pulled further into the local crime underworld.

3.6

Thieves' Highway

1949

A Letter to Three Wives

A letter is addressed to three wives from their 'best friend', announcing that she's running away with one of their husbands – but she doesn't specify which one.

3.6

A Letter to Three Wives

1949

Twelve O'Clock High

In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.

3.6

Twelve O'Clock High

1949

Fast and Furry-ous

This was the debut for Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. It was also their only cartoon made in the 1940s. It set the template for the series, in which Wile E. Coyote (here given the ersatz Latin name Carnivorous Vulgaris) tries to catch Roadrunner (Accelleratii Incredibus) through many traps, plans and products, although in this first cartoon not all of the products are yet made by the Acme Corporation.

3.6

Fast and Furry-ous

1949

Long-Haired Hare

Bugs Bunny vs. a famous opera singer at the Hollywood Bowl.

3.6

Long-Haired Hare

1949

Bad Luck Blackie

A kitten who is being tormented by a bulldog finds a savior in a black cat (from the "Black Cat Bad Luck Company") who merely has to cross the dog's path for something very unlucky to happen to the bully.

3.6

Bad Luck Blackie

1949

On the page

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Nineteen Eighty-Four

futurology · censorship

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

1949

Götter, Gräber und Gelehrte

Archaeology · Civilization

Götter, Gräber und Gelehrte

C. W. Ceram

1949

Crooked House

Mystery · Fiction

Crooked House

Agatha Christie

1949

Expedition Kon-Tiki

Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen (1947) · Ethnology

Expedition Kon-Tiki

Thor Heyerdahl

1949

Utopia

Utopias

Utopia

Thomas More

1949

Le Deuxième Sexe

Women · Sex

Le Deuxième Sexe

Simone de Beauvoir

1949

Brat Farrar

Condensed books · English language

Brat Farrar

Josephine Tey

1949

Enormous Room

Fiction, biographical · American fiction (fictional works by one author)

Enormous Room

E. E. Cummings

1949

El Aleph

Cuentos · Short stories

El Aleph

Jorge Luis Borges

1949

Authority and the Individual

Philosophy · Power (Social sciences)

Authority and the Individual

Bertrand Russell

1949

Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder

Amateur theater · Criticism and interpretation

Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder

Bertolt Brecht

1949

Farmer Giles of Ham

English Fantasy fiction · Fiction

Farmer Giles of Ham

J.R.R. Tolkien

1949

Hebrew Union College Annual

Religion · Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., o. t.

Hebrew Union College Annual

Hebrew Union College Press Staff

1949

Arabella

Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency · Social life and customs, fiction

Arabella

Georgette Heyer

1949

Le Mythe de l'éternel retour

Cosmologie · Cosmology

Le Mythe de l'éternel retour

Mircea Eliade

1949

The Intelligent Investor

Securities · Investments

The Intelligent Investor

Benjamin Graham

1949

Apologie pour l'histoire ou Métier d'historien

Historiography · Historians

Apologie pour l'histoire ou Métier d'historien

Marc Bloch

1949

Durchs wilde Kurdistan

Apache Indians · Western stories

Durchs wilde Kurdistan

Karl May

1949

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