Hollywood Canteen
Theatrical Release Date: 12/15/1944
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Delmer Daves
Actors: Jack Benny, Kitty Carlisle, Jack Carson, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Dane Clark
The Keys of the Kingdom
Theatrical Release Date: 12/15/1944
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John M. Stahl
Actors: Gregory Peck, Vincent Price, Thomas Mitchell, Roddy McDowall, Anne Revere, Rose Stradner
Plot: This film covers the life of a Catholic priest who is a missionary in
China. It covers the struggles and the triumphs during his many years
ministering to his congregation.
The Town Went Wild
Theatrical Release Date: 12/15/1944
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ralph Murphy
Actors: Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon, Edward Everett Horton, Tom Tully, Jill Browning, Minna Gombell
National Velvet
Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/1944
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Clarence Brown
Actors: Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor, Anne Revere, Angela Lansbury, Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
Plot: Mi Taylor, a wanderer, and former jockey, finds himself in a small English
town where he becomes involved with the Brown family. The youngest
daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and wins the spirited steed Pie
in a lottery. Encouraged by her family, she enlist the help of Taylor to
train the horse for England's Grand National, the premiere racing event in
the country.
Murder, My Sweet ( Farewell, My Lovely )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/09/1944
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Actors: Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley, Otto Kruger, Mike Mazurki, Douglas Walton
Plot: This adaptation of the Raymond Chandler novel 'Farewell, My Lovely', renamed for the American market to prevent filmgoers mistaking it for a musical (for which Powell was already famous) has private eye Philip Marlowe hired by Moose Malloy, a petty crook just out of prison after a seven year stretch, to look for his former girlfriend, Velma, who has not been seen for the last six years. The case is tougher than Marlowe expected as his initially promising enquiries lead to a complex web of deceit involving bribery, perjury and theft, and where no one's motivation is obvious, least of all Marlowe's.
Oath of Vengeance
Theatrical Release Date: 12/09/1944
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Western
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sam Newfield
Actors: Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Mady Lawrence, Jack Ingram, Charles King, Kermit Maynard
