Film Trailers World: 1948

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August 31, 2015

The Time of Your Life (1948) Trailer

The Time of Your Life

You'll love these wonderful characters!

The Time of Your Life is a 1948 film starring James Cagney adapted from the 1939 William Saroyan play of the same title.

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A wide variety of persons come into Nick's Pacific Street Saloon, some to ask for work and others just to pass the time.

February 27, 2015

The Boy with Green Hair (1948) Trailer

The Boy with Green Hair

Please don't tell why his hair turned green!

The Boy with Green Hair is a 1948 American comedy-drama film directed by Joseph Losey.

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This parable looks at public reaction when the hair of an American war orphan mysteriously turns green. Peter Frye(Dean Stockwell)is a war orphan whose parents were killed in an air raid.He wakes up one morning to find his hair has turned green. He meets with bitter prejudice and hatred from his fellow citizens, yet continues to express a belief that came to him in a vision: all wars must stop. An interesting parable and social commentary, with a fine performance by Stockwell as the alienated youth.

January 04, 2015

The Paleface (1948) Trailer

The Paleface

Like Merry Xmas and Happy New Year...They belong together!

The Paleface is a 1948 Technicolor comedy Western directed by Norman Z. McLeod, starring Bob Hope as "Painless Potter" and Jane Russell as Calamity Jane.

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Someone is selling guns to the Indians and in order to find the culprit Calamity Jane and a secret agent go undercover posing as man and wife. When the agent is killed Jane recruits a new husband -- none other than innocent dupe "Painless" Peter Potter, a totally inept dentist and confirmed coward who's main goal is to leave the barbaric west far behind. When their wagon train is attacked by the Indians it's Jane's sharpshooting that saves the day, but she gives the credit to Potter making him an instant hero to the townspeople and instant target to both the Indians and the gunrunners.Written by A.L.Beneteau <albl@inforamp.net>

November 11, 2014

Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948) Scene

Saraband for Dead Lovers

A Romance that rocked the Thrones of Kings.

Saraband for Dead Lovers (released in the United States. as Saraband) is a 1948 British historical drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Stewart Granger and Joan Greenwood.

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A young woman marries Prince George but it's far from a love match. Then she falls for a Swedish Count.

The Babe Ruth Story (1948) Trailer

The Babe Ruth Story

America's most beloved guy!..... His life! His times! His triumphs!

The Babe Ruth Story is a 1948 baseball film biography of Babe Ruth, the famed

New York Yankees slugger.

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The famed slugger is played by Bendix, who resembles Ruth slightly in looks and not at all in baseball ability. The film traces the "life and times" of Ruth, including his famous "called shot" in the 1932 World Series.

Joan of Arc (1948)

Joan of Arc

A cast of thousands

Joan of Arc is a 1948 American epic historical drama film directed by Victor Fleming, and starring Ingrid Bergman as the French religious icon and war heroine.

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In the Fifteenth Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen years old farm girl Joan of Arc claims to hear voices from Heaven asking her to lead God's Army against Orleans and crowning the weak Dauphin Charles VII as King of France. Joan gathers the people with her faith, forms an army and conquerors Orleans. When her army is ready to attack Paris, the corrupt Charles sells his country to England and dismiss the army. Joan is arrested, sold to the Burgundians England and submitted to a shameful political trial in Rouen castle.Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Words and Music (1948) Trailer

Words and Music

M*G*M presents a spectacular musical, packed with the beloved hits of the famed song-writing team of Rodgers and Hart; their own story, with all the adventure, romance, high life of the Great White Way.