Since You Went Away
(1944) In an upperclass family, the father goes off to war. His wife (Claudette Colbert) and two daughters (Jennifer Jones and Shirley Temple) are left behind to cope....
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Jan
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Jan
The Odessa File
Favorite (1974) A German reporter in 1963 is determined to track down the murderous Nazi comandante of a concentration camp. ...
28
Jan
Ambush Bay
(1966) It is 1944, and a team of nine Marines fight their way through the lush Philippine jungle in order to retrieve critical information regarding MacArthur's return invasion. ...
28
Jan
The King’s Speech
Favorite (2010) This movie revolves around King George VI, his ascension to the throne just before WWII, and his life long struggle against stuttering....
27
Jan
The Dinner Party
Update: Most of this post has been updated, thanks to a new photograph I received in 2013. Please see “The Dealers” dine at Tattersall Restaurant, written on March 27, 2014....
27
Jan
The One That Got Away
(1957) British movie about the exploits of German fighter pilot Franz von Werra. ...
26
Jan
Bernt Balchen
Bernt Balchen (1899 - 1973) led a remarkable life. He was an Arctic explorer, then during World War II he established US airfields in Greenland. Then he continued to work with the US Airforce on many projects which also involved the OSS....
24
Jan
Come North With Me
(1958) An Autobiography was written by Bernt Balchen in 1958. Balchen was many things but would probably have wanted to be remembered as a great explorer. He was....
23
Jan
The Caine Mutiny
Favorite (1954) The officers assigned to an old destroyer-minesweeper come to believe that their new captain is unbalanced....
22
Jan
The Holcroft Covenant
(1985) Just before the end of the war a Nazi commits suicide after sending a fortune to a bank in Geneva. He will want his son forty years later to make amends for his misdeeds....