Dark Passage 1947 N/R, 106 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Delmer Daves Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett, Agnes Moorehead, Tom D'Andrea, Clifton Young, Douglas Kennedy, Rory Mallinson, Houseley Stevenson, Richard Walsh
After being wrongly sent to prison for the murder of his wife, Vincent Parry (Humphrey Bogart) escapes, changes his identity through plastic surgery, and searches for the real killer. Clever direction. Bogart's face is not seen (except in bandages) for the first hour plus.
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Deception 1946 N/R, 111 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper Cast: Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, John Abbott, Benson Fong, Richard Walsh, Lois Austin, Alexander Pollard, Bess Flowers, Kenneth Hunter, Russell Arms, Patricia Barry, Gino Corrado, Clifton Young
Alexander (Claude Rains) is an orchestra leader who threatens the happiness of Christine (Bette Davis) when he tells her he is going to reveal facts about their earlier love affair to her jealous husband Karel (Paul Henreid).
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Johnny Belinda 1948 N/R, 102 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Negulesco Cast: Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford, Agnes Moorehead, Stephen McNally, Jan Sterling, Alan Napier, Monte Blue, Richard Walsh, Ian Wolfe
Jane Wyman received the Oscar for her portrayal of Belinda, a deaf-mute who is raped and becomes pregnant. After giving birth to her son, Johnny Belinda, she fights to keep him. The film received 11 other Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Lew Ayres), Supporting Actor (Charles Bickford), Supporting Actress (Agnes Moorehead), and Director.
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| 1. Dark Passage (1947)
2. Deception (1946)
3. Johnny Belinda (1948)
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