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Crossfire (1947) starring Robert Young, Robert Mitchell, Robert Ryan, Sam Levene

Crossfire

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Crossfire (1947) starring Robert Young, Robert Mitchell, Robert Ryan, Sam Levene

Synopsis of Crossfire

Robert Young, Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan star in this noir classic, the first Hollywood film to confront anti-Semitism. When a police detective and an army sergeant investigate the murder of a Jewish man, their search leads to a soldier whose strong feelings of anti-Semitism became violent during a night of drinking.

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Framed

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Framed (1947) starring Glenn Ford, Janis Carter, Barry Sullivan

Synopsis of Framed

Glenn Ford is down and his luck, but stumbles into 10% of a silver mine after a driving accident in a small town.  He meets a lovely waitress and becomes her patsy in a scheme to defraud the local bank.  She murders her accomplice and blames him.  He’s is Framed for the murder.

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Long Night

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In A Long Night, a worker and a no-longer-very-young magician compete for the love of a young woman. The latter resorts to the most shameless lies to eliminate his rival, who kills him in a fit of rage. Then he locks himself in a hotel room, besieged by the police and recalls the whole story in flashback.

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Nightmare Alley

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Nightmare Alley (1947), starring Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray

Movie review of the classic film noir, Nightmare Alley, possibly Tyrone Power’s best role as a carny hustler who becomes a mentalist, then a spiritualist, then begins his downfall as guilt eats away at him

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Merton of the Movies

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Movie review of Merton of the Movies (1947), starring Red Skelton, Virginia O’Brien

Merton of the Movies is set in the silent movie era of Hollywood. Red Skelton plays the part of Gil Merton, a naive, movie-struck young man. He’s given a chance to be a star…. But he doesn’t realize it. A very funny, and sweet, Red Skelton movie co-starring Virginia O’Brien.

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