Mildred Pierce (1945)
Mildred Pierce begins with the murder of Monte Beragon in a beach house. Suspect Mildred Pierce is interrogated by police for the killing of her second husband.
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The Lost Weekend (1945)
The Lost Weekend movie storyline. Rather than join his brother Wick on a weekend outing to the country, talented New York aspiring novel writer Don Birnam – a chronic alcoholic.
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Laura (1944)
Laura movie storyline. NYPD detective Mark McPherson is investigating the murder of a beautiful and highly successful advertising executive, Laura Hunt.
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The Killers (1946)
The Killers movie storyline. Two hitmen, Max and Al, come to a small town, Brentwood, New Jersey, to kill Pete Lund, known as “The Swede”.
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How Green Was My Valley (1941)
How Green Was My Valley movie storyline. A compelling, classic, heart-wrenching drama of a Welsh coal-mining family over a fifty-year period, adapted from a story by Richard Llewellyn.
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Brief Encounter (1945)
Brief Encounter movie storyline. Laura Jesson and Dr. Alec Harvey spend each Thursday in Milford – Laura running her shopping and catching a movie picture and Alec doing rounds at the hospital.
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Adam’s Rib (1949)
Adam’s Rib is about bout husband-and-wife lawyers who take opposite sides of a court case, from a forward-looking screenplay with snappy dialogue by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin.
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Red River (1948)
Red River is a Western film directed by Howard Hawks, giving a fictional account of the first cattle drive from Texas to Kansas along the Chisholm Trail.
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Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca storyline. On holiday in Monte Carlo, the wealthy widower Maxim de Winter meets a young woman who is working as a lady’s companion to Mrs. Van Hopper.
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The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Philadelphia Story movie storyline. Philadelphia socialites Tracy Lord and C.K. Dexter Haven married impulsively, with their marriage and subsequent divorce being equally passionate.
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