Humoresque 1946 N/R, 125 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Negulesco Cast: Joan Crawford, John Garfield, Oscar Levant, J. Carrol Naish, Craig Stevens, Paul Cavanagh, Nestor Paiva, Monte Blue, Fritz Leiber, Peggy Knudsen, Joan Chandler, Tom D'Andrea
Helen Wright (Joan Crawford) gives Paul Boray (John Garfield) financial help to further his career as a concert violinist in this film about Paul's devotion to his music, Helen's love for Paul, and her own devotion to alcohol.
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Rope 1948 N/R, 81 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Cedric Hardwicke, Joan Chandler, Douglas Dick, Constance Collier, Edith Evanson, Dick Hogan
After taking their idea from their old school teacher (James Stewart), two college men (John Dall and Farley Granger) kill a friend in order to stage the perfect crime. To top things off, the killers entertain their victim's friends and relatives at a dinner party during which they drop clues concerning the murder. Now, the school teacher becomes suspicious.
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The Street with No Name 1948 N/R, 91 min. Genre: Drama
Director: William Keighley Cast: Mark Stevens, Richard Widmark, Lloyd Nolan, Barbara Lawrence, Ed Begley, Donald Buka, Joseph Pevney, John McIntire, Walter Greaza, Howard Smith, Billy Mauch, Sam Edwards, Joan Chandler, Edmund Cobb, Joan Blair
FBI Agent Gene Cordell (Mark Stevens) goes undercover and infiltrates a gang led by Alec Stiles (Richard Widmark). But, Styles gets word of the mole activity and plots to get even. Remade in 1955 as "House of Bamboo."
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| 1. Humoresque (1946)
2. Rope (1948)
3. The Street with No Name (1948)
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