John Philliber

Double Indemnity (1944)

A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy. Against a backdrop of distinctly Californian settings, the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect the insurance, which pays ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Fred MacMurray  •  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Edward G. Robinson  •  Porter Hall

A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy. Against a backdrop of distinctly Californian settings, the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect the insurance, which pays ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Fred MacMurray  •  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Edward G. Robinson  •  Porter Hall

It Happened Tomorrow (1944)

A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his new girlfriend is part of a phony clairvoyant act.  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Clair
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Linda Darnell  •  Jack Oakie  •  Edgar Kennedy

A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his new girlfriend is part of a phony clairvoyant act.  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Clair
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Linda Darnell  •  Jack Oakie  •  Edgar Kennedy

The Impostor (1944)

The story concerns a condemned murderer named Clement (Jean Gabin), who is "liberated" when the Nazis bomb the French jail that holds him. During his escape, Clement comes across the body of a French soldier; he steals the dead man's uniform and identification ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Duvivier
CAST:  Jean Gabin  •  Ellen Drew  •  Richard Whorf  •  Dennis Moore

The story concerns a condemned murderer named Clement (Jean Gabin), who is "liberated" when the Nazis bomb the French jail that holds him. During his escape, Clement comes across the body of a French soldier; he steals the dead man's uniform and identification ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Duvivier
CAST:  Jean Gabin  •  Ellen Drew  •  Richard Whorf  •  Dennis Moore

Summer Storm (1944)

It's a tale of power and passions when a Russian siren, who wants the finer things in life, sinks her hooks into a judge, a decadent aristocrat and an estate superintendent, with surprising results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Sirk
CAST:  Linda Darnell  •  George Sanders  •  Anna Lee  •  Hugo Haas

It's a tale of power and passions when a Russian siren, who wants the finer things in life, sinks her hooks into a judge, a decadent aristocrat and an estate superintendent, with surprising results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Sirk
CAST:  Linda Darnell  •  George Sanders  •  Anna Lee  •  Hugo Haas

Ladies of Washington (1944)

The new boarder at a Washington, D.C. rooming house for women likes the fast life, but her recreational activities lead to her involvement in murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis King
CAST:  Trudy Marshall  •  Ronald Graham  •  Anthony Quinn  •  Sheila Ryan

The new boarder at a Washington, D.C. rooming house for women likes the fast life, but her recreational activities lead to her involvement in murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis King
CAST:  Trudy Marshall  •  Ronald Graham  •  Anthony Quinn  •  Sheila Ryan

3 Is a Family (1944)

Based on a play by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, "3 Is a Family" is a 1940s farce. Charlie Ruggles plays a hubby whose bungled business schemes force his wife, Fay Bainter, to enter the workplace. The couple's daughter, Marjorie Reynolds, shows up with her twin babies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Ludwig
CAST:  Marjorie Reynolds  •  Charles Ruggles  •  Fay Bainter  •  Helen Broderick

Based on a play by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, "3 Is a Family" is a 1940s farce. Charlie Ruggles plays a hubby whose bungled business schemes force his wife, Fay Bainter, to enter the workplace. The couple's daughter, Marjorie Reynolds, shows up with her twin babies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Ludwig
CAST:  Marjorie Reynolds  •  Charles Ruggles  •  Fay Bainter  •  Helen Broderick

Gentle Annie (1944)

The Goss family live on a farm they call the dust bowl where the wind blows during the day and the coyotes howl at night. When the train is robbed, everyone thinks that Cotton and Violet were the ones that did the job, but no one has any proof. US Marshal Lloyd ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Marton
CAST:  James Craig  •  Donna Reed  •  Harry Morgan  •  Marjorie Main

The Goss family live on a farm they call the dust bowl where the wind blows during the day and the coyotes howl at night. When the train is robbed, everyone thinks that Cotton and Violet were the ones that did the job, but no one has any proof. US Marshal Lloyd ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Marton
CAST:  James Craig  •  Donna Reed  •  Harry Morgan  •  Marjorie Main

A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)

A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her city suitors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Jean Arthur  •  Phil Silvers  •  Charles Winninger

A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her city suitors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Jean Arthur  •  Phil Silvers  •  Charles Winninger