Syncopation (1942)
Syncopation (1942) Covering a quarter-century of American 'syncopated" music (Ragtime, Jazz, Swing, Blues, Boogie Woogie)from prior to WWI through prohibition, the stock-market crash, the depression and the outbreak of WWII. A romance between singer Kit Latimer, from New Orleans, and Johnny Sch
Seven Miles from Alcatraz (1942)
Seven Miles from Alcatraz 1942 After Pearl Harbor, convicts at Alcatraz prison live in fear of bomb attacks, driving Champ Larkin and his pal Jimbo to a desperate escape attempt which lands them on a tiny lighthouse island, where they take over The five inhabitants are stymied in their efforts to su
The Guilty (1947)
The Guilty 1947 Two guys, sharing an apartment, meet twin girls both Bonita Granville Ones sweet, the other a major piece of bad news The nice one is murdered and her boyfriend is accused of the crime The wrong man wrong victim plot strikes again
Youth Runs Wild (1944)
Youth Runs Wild 1944 During WWII, adults are either off fighting or busy in the factories, so juvenile delinquency becomes a major problem back home Dan Coates, a wounded soldier, finds this out as he returns and three young boys are promptly placed in the care of him and his wife by the court after
Song of the Open Road (1944)
Song of the Open Road 1944 Child film star Jane Powell, fed up with her every move being stage managed by her stage mother, runs away and joins the U S Crop Corps, a small army of young folks staying at youth hostels and picking crops while adult farmworkers are at war Totally clueless about the rea