1940s
Sullivan's Travels (1941) Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Sullivan's Travels
director: Preston Sturges actor: Joel McCrea / Veronica Lake
other title: I dimenticati / Contrastes Humanos
Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang.
Rome, Open City (1945) Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData
Roma città aperta
director: Roberto Rossellini actor: Aldo Fabrizi / Marcello Pagliero
other title: Roma città aperta / Aaben By
In WWII-era Rome, underground resistance leader Manfredi attempts to evade the Gestapo by enlisting the help of Pina, the fiancée of a fellow member of the resistance, and Don Pietro, the priest due to oversee her marriage. But it’s not long before the Nazis and the local police find him.
The Lady Eve (1941) NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
The Lady Eve
director: Preston Sturges actor: Barbara Stanwyck / Henry Fonda
other title: Lady Eva / As Três Noites de Eva
It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich.
This Gun for Hire (1942) NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData
This Gun for Hire
director: Frank Tuttle actor: Veronica Lake / Robert Preston
other title: Il fuorilegge / Die Narbenhand
Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) NeoDB Douban TMDB
Shadow of a Doubt
director: Alfred Hitchcock actor: Teresa Wright / Joseph Cotten
other title: L'ombra del dubbio / I tvivlens skygge
Just when Charlie is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement in her small town in California, she receives wonderful news: Her uncle and namesake, Charlie, is coming to visit. However, as secrets about him come to the fore, her admiration turns into suspicion.
The 47 Ronin (1941) TMDB
元禄 忠臣蔵
director: Kenji Mizoguchi actor: Chōjūrō Kawarasaki / Kan'emon Nakamura
other title: I 47 ronin ribelli / 47 Ronin
In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Lord Asano to commit suppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Lord Kira. Lord Asano's vassals leave the land and his samurais become ronin and want to seek revenge against the dishonor of their Lord. But their leader Kuranosuke Oishi asks the Shogun to restore the Asano clan with his brother Daigaku Asano. One year later, the Shogun refuses his request and Oishi and forty-six ronin revenge their Lord.