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The Bishop's Wife

1947

The Bishop's Wife

1947
7
An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his family and of why he became a churchman in the first place. Enter Dudley, an angel sent to help him. Dudley does help everyone he meets, but not necessarily in the way they would have preferred. With the exception of Henry, everyone loves him, but Henry begins to believe that Dudley is there to replace him, both at work and in his family's affections, as Christmas approaches.
Desire Me

1947

Desire Me

1947
5.7
A war widow falls in love with the man who informed her of her husband's death.
Miracle on 34th Street

1947

Miracle on 34th Street

1947
7.4
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

1947

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

1947
7.5
A young British widow rents a seaside cottage and soon becomes haunted by the ghost of its former owner.
Boomerang!

1947

Boomerang!

1947
7
When a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner in a quiet Connecticut town, the citizens are horrified and demand action from the police. All of the witnesses identify John Waldron, a nervous out-of-towner, as the killer. District Attorney Henry Harvey is then put on the case and faces political opposition in his attempt to prove Waldron's innocence.
The Yearling

1946

The Yearling

1946
6.5
Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?
The Razor's Edge

1946

The Razor's Edge

1946
6.9
An adventurous young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the process. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at nothing to get him back, even though she is already married.
My Darling Clementine

1946

My Darling Clementine

1946
7.4
Three brothers stop off for a night in the town of Tombstone. The next morning they find one of their brothers dead and their cattle stolen. They decide to take revenge on the culprits.
Gilda

1946

Gilda

1946
7.5
A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.
Mildred Pierce

1945

Mildred Pierce

1945
7.6
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
Rhapsody in Blue

1945

Rhapsody in Blue

1945
6.4
Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.
Back to Bataan

1945

Back to Bataan

1945
6.1
An Army colonel leads a guerrilla campaign against the Japanese in the Philippines.
Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944
7
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family up to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944
6.6
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.
Laura

1944

Laura

1944
7.6
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
Wilson

1944

Wilson

1944
5.5
The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton to run for Governor of New Jersey, and his subsequent ascent to the Presidency of the United States. During his terms in office, Wilson must deal with the death of his first wife, the onslaught of German hostilities leading to American involvement in the Great War, and his own country's reticence to join the League of Nations. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2006.
Lifeboat

1944

Lifeboat

1944
7.3
During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.
A Guy Named Joe

1943

A Guy Named Joe

1943
6.5
A cocky Air Force pilot stationed in England during World War II falls for a daring female flier. After he's killed on a mission, he is sent back to Earth by heavenly General with a new assignment.
The Song of Bernadette

1943

The Song of Bernadette

1943
7
In 1858 Lourdes, France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the city dump. She never claims it to be anything other than this, but the townspeople all assume it to be the Virgin Mary. The pompous government officials think she is nuts, and do their best to suppress the girl and her followers, and the church wants nothing to do with the whole matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the the town, and transforms their lives.
Guadalcanal Diary

1943

Guadalcanal Diary

1943
5.6
Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.