Sullivan's Travels
(1941) [PG]

Described as "a beautifully trenchant satire" by the New York Times, this screwball classic from the golden age of Hollywood is the pinnacle of several comedy masterpieces directed by Preston Sturges in the early 1940s. Renowned as the finest movie-about-a-movie ever made, Sullivan's Travels...  More

The Glass Key
(1942) [PG]

What holds interest in THE GLASS KEY is not the convoluted plot full of red herrings (until the murderer is unmasked), but the performances of the three leads--Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd. Ladd and Lake have some good chemistry going here, especially in the scene where they first...  More

The Blue Dahlia
(1946) [PG]

When Johnny comes home from the navy he finds his wife Helen kissing her substitute boyfriend Eddie, the owner of the Blue Dahlia nightclub. Helen admits her drunkenness caused their son's death. He pulls a gun on her but decides she's not worth it. Later, Helen is found dead and Johnny is the...  More

This Gun for Hire
(1942) [M]

One of the most influential noir works of the 1940s, This Gun for Hire is based on the 1936 Graham Greene novel A Gun for Sale. W.R. Burnett and Albert Maltz’s screenplay focuses on the exploits of psychotic hitman Philip Raven (Alan Ladd). Double-crossed by nightclub owner Willard Gates...  More