Memorable Hitchcock's thriller starring Ingrid Bergman as a daughter of a Nazi traitor, who becomes a spy for the Americans in Buenos Aires.
April 16, 1970
Notorious (1946) ****
Memorable Hitchcock's thriller starring Ingrid Bergman as a daughter of a Nazi traitor, who becomes a spy for the Americans in Buenos Aires.
La Belle et la Bête (1946) ****
Jean Cocteau's best film, a haunting adaptation of the famous fairy tale.
La Bataille du rail (1946) ***
Story of the French resistance among railway workers during the Nazi occupation.
Diary Of A Chambermaid (1946) ***
Not nearly as good as the 1964's French version directed by Luis Bunuel, but still very compelling.
The Killers (1946) ***
Ava Gardner stars in this classic film noir, adapted from Ernest Hemingway's short story.
No Regrets For Our Youth (1946) ***
The Spiral Staircase (1946) ***
An excellent psychological thriller starring Dorothy McGuire as mute girl threatened by a killer.
The Stranger (1946) ***
Conventional thriller about a Nazi war criminal hiding in the United States. Orson Welles reputedly made this picture to prove that he could direct a "normal film". As is, "The Stranger" pretty much obliterates the famed "auteur theory".
Shock (1946) *
A young woman goes into a post-traumatic shock after witnessing a murder. Coincidentally, the murderer (Vincent Price) then becomes her doctor and tries to kill her. This movie has one of the worst endings ever - a total sizzle.
Terror By Night (1946) ***
A Matter Of Life And Death (1946) ****
A British pilot (David Niven) jumps from his burning airplane without a parachute. He miraculously survives, or does he ? One of several films from 1940's that deal with matters of life and death (others include 1941's "Here Comes Mr Jordan" and "All The Money Can Buy", 1943's "Heaven Can Wait" and "A Guy Named Joe", as well as 1946's "It's A Wonderful Life"). A perfect example of a pure "fantastic" film - one that manages to maintain a fragile balance between its uncanny and supernatural elements. Aka "Stairway To Heaven".
Road To Utopia (1946) ****
Bing Crosby and Bob Hope are looking for gold in Alaska. Robert Benchley appears occasionally, making self-reflexive comments. Many jokes have a distinctly brechtian flavor. Songs:"Good-time Charley" *
"It's Anybody's Spring" *
"Personality" **
"Welcome To My Dream" *
"Put It There Pal" *
"Would You" *
"Welcome To My Dream" (reprise) *
Blue Skies (1946) ***
Weak narrative merely serves to support an impressive variety of songs and dance numbers, which include:
"A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody" **
"I've Got My Captain Working For Me Now" *
"You'd Be Surprised" *
"All By Myself" *
"Serenade To An Old-Fashioned Girl" **
"Puttin' On The Ritz" ***
"I'll See You In C-U-B-A" *
"A Couple Of Song And Dance Men" **
"You Keep Coming Back Like A Song" *
"Blue Skies" **
"Everybody Step" *
"How Deep Is The Ocean ?" *
"Getting Nowhere"
"Heat Wave" *
"A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody" **
"I've Got My Captain Working For Me Now" *
"You'd Be Surprised" *
"All By Myself" *
"Serenade To An Old-Fashioned Girl" **
"Puttin' On The Ritz" ***
"I'll See You In C-U-B-A" *
"A Couple Of Song And Dance Men" **
"You Keep Coming Back Like A Song" *
"Blue Skies" **
"Everybody Step" *
"How Deep Is The Ocean ?" *
"Getting Nowhere"
"Heat Wave" *
Cluny Brown (1946) ***
Jennifer Jones gives a great performance in this Ernst Lubitsch comedy about a plumber's niece who falls in love with a political refugee in pre-World War II England.
The Harvey Girls (1946) ***
"In The Valley" *
"On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe" ***
"The Train Must Be Fed" *
"Oh You Kid" *
"It's A Great Big World" **
"The Wild Wild West" *
"Wait And See" *
"Swing Your Partner Round And Round" **
The Jolson Story (1946) ***
"Let Me Sing And I'M Happy" *
"On The Banks Of The Wabash" *
"Eli Eli"
"Ave Maria" *
"When You Were Sweet Sixteen"
"By The Light Of The Silvery Moon" *
"Blue Bell" *
"Ma Blushin' Rosie" *
"I Want A Girl Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad" *
"Mammy" ***
"I'M Sitting On Top Of The World" ***
"You Made Me Love You" ***
"Swanee" ***
"Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye" ***
"The Spaniard Who Blighted My Life" **
"April Showers" **
"California, Here I Come" ***
"Liza" **
"There's Rainbow Round My Shoulder"
"A Latin From Manhattan" ***
"About A Quarter To Nine" ***
"The Anniversary Song" **
"Waiting For The Robert E.Lee" **
"Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody" **
"April Showers" (reprise) **
Make Mine Music (1946) ***
One of several sequels to "Fantasia" produced by Walt Disney in 1940's. It consists of 10 segments ranging in quality from superb to abysmal. The first two episodes concern a bunch a barefooted hillbillies in the Ozarks and a pair of flamingoes in a Louisiana bayou. Both are highly forgettable. Things really pick up with the terrific third segment about dancing teenagers. Great jazz music and the innovative, very self-reflexive style of animation contribute heavily to its success. The next three segments consist of a screwy baseball cartoon sandwiched between two soulful ballads. The seventh segment, an adaptation of Prokofiev's "Peter And The Wolf" is as memorable as the following episode, a jazzy, semi-abstract cartoon with music by Benny Goodman. Next comes a romantic love story about two hats, followed by the last and greatest segment - a superb, incredibly innovative story about a singing whale, hunted by an impressario, who believes that the animal swallowed three opera singers! The episode takes full advantage of the impressive vocal talents of Nelson Eddy.
"The Martins And The Coys" (J.Kinney) **
"Blue Bayou" (S.Armstrong) *
"All The Cats Join In" (J.Kinney) ****
"Without You" (R.Cormack) **
"Casey At The Bat" (C.Geronimi) ***
"Two Silhouettes" (R.Cormack) **
"Peter And The Wolf" (C.Geronimi) ****
"After You've Gone" (J.Kinney) ****
"Johnny Fedora And Alice Bluebonnet" (J.Kinney) ***
"The Whale Who Wanted To Sing At The Met" (Geronimi-Luske) *****
Night And Day (1946) ***
The life of Cole Porter is the subject of this musical film. Cary Grant's performance is very weak, but Cole Porter's music more than compensates for that shortcoming. Often derided as "Night and Not Gay" for completely ignoring Porter's homosexuality. Songs include:
"I'M In Love Again" *
"In The Still Of The Night" *
"An Old-Fashioned Garden" *
"You've Got That Thing" *
"Let's Do It" **
"You Do Something To Me" **
"I'M Unlucky At Gambling" *
"Miss Otis Regrets" *
"What's Become Of Sally" *
"What Is This Thing Called Love ?" *
"I've Got You Under My Skin" **
"Rosalie" *
"Night And Day" **
"Just One Of Those Things" *
"You're The Top" **
"I Get A Kick Out Of You" *
"Easy To Love" *
"My Heart Belongs To Daddy" **
"Begin The Beguine" **
"Night And Day" (reprise) *
"I'M In Love Again" *
"In The Still Of The Night" *
"An Old-Fashioned Garden" *
"You've Got That Thing" *
"Let's Do It" **
"You Do Something To Me" **
"I'M Unlucky At Gambling" *
"Miss Otis Regrets" *
"What's Become Of Sally" *
"What Is This Thing Called Love ?" *
"I've Got You Under My Skin" **
"Rosalie" *
"Night And Day" **
"Just One Of Those Things" *
"You're The Top" **
"I Get A Kick Out Of You" *
"Easy To Love" *
"My Heart Belongs To Daddy" **
"Begin The Beguine" **
"Night And Day" (reprise) *
A Night in Casablanca (1946) ***
Great gags in this underrated Marx Brothers’ comedy - Harpo holding a wall, the dance floor sequence, the suitcase-packing scene, and many others. This was the last film in which the brothers appear as a team.
Three Little Girls In Blue (1946) ***
A remake of "Moon Over Miami", with different songs and weaker cast. A farmer's daughter (June Haver replacing Betty Grable), helped by her two sisters, tries to find a rich husband in a resort town (Atlantic City instead of Miami). She meets a ideal candidate, but falls in love with his poorer friend instead. Celeste Holm (her debut) steals the movie as the rich guy's sister. In any other film, she would be a villainess, but since this is a musical, she's actually very sympatetic. Musical numbers include:
"Three Little Girls In Blue" **
"On The Boardwalk In Atlantic City" **
"Oh My Love" *
"I Like Mike" *
"Somewhere In The Night" *
"If You Can't Get A Girl In The Summertime" *
"You Make Me Feel So Young" **
"Always A Lady" **
"Three Little Girls In Blue" **
"On The Boardwalk In Atlantic City" **
"Oh My Love" *
"I Like Mike" *
"Somewhere In The Night" *
"If You Can't Get A Girl In The Summertime" *
"You Make Me Feel So Young" **
"Always A Lady" **
Till The Clouds Roll By (1946) ***
The film opens with a 15-minute stage performance of "Show Boat", featuring Kathryn Grayson as Magnolia (she would reprise that role in the 1951's film version). The rest of the movie tells the life story of composer Jerome Kern, played by Robert Walker. Musical numbers:
"Cotton Blossom" **
"Make Believe" **
"Life Upon The Wicked Stage" **
"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" *
"Ol' Man River" **
"Kalua" *
"How D'You Like To Spoon With Me ?" **
"They Didn't Believe Me" **
"Till The Clouds Roll By" **
"Leave It To Jane" *
"Cleopatterer" *
"Look For The Silver Lining" **
"Who ?" *
"Sunny" *
"Who ?" (reprise) **
"One More Dance" *
"I Won't Dance" **
"She Didn't Say Yes"
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" *
"The Last Time I Saw Paris" *
"The Land Where The Good Songs Go" *
"Yesterdays"
"Long Ago And Far Away" *
"A Fine Romance" *
"All The Things You Are" *
"Why Was I Born ?"
"Ol' Man River" (reprise) *
"Cotton Blossom" **
"Make Believe" **
"Life Upon The Wicked Stage" **
"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" *
"Ol' Man River" **
"Kalua" *
"How D'You Like To Spoon With Me ?" **
"They Didn't Believe Me" **
"Till The Clouds Roll By" **
"Leave It To Jane" *
"Cleopatterer" *
"Look For The Silver Lining" **
"Who ?" *
"Sunny" *
"Who ?" (reprise) **
"One More Dance" *
"I Won't Dance" **
"She Didn't Say Yes"
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" *
"The Last Time I Saw Paris" *
"The Land Where The Good Songs Go" *
"Yesterdays"
"Long Ago And Far Away" *
"A Fine Romance" *
"All The Things You Are" *
"Why Was I Born ?"
"Ol' Man River" (reprise) *
To Each His Own (1946) ***
Quintessential soap opera about an unmarried woman forced to give up her baby. Sometimes manipulative and contrived, but saved by Olivia de Havilland's Oscar-winning performance and a truly beautiful ending.
The Captive Heart (1946) **
The film constrasts the lives of British POWs in Germany with the lives of their families back home. **
Paisan (1946) **
Allied campaign in Italy is illustrated in six episodes, set in Sicily, Naples, Rome, Florence, a mountain monastery and the Po Valley.
The Blue Dahlia (1946) *
Boring film noir about a war veteran suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife. Completely devoid of any dramatic tension or suspense.
The Great Piggybank Robbery (1946) *****
Book Revue (1946) *****
The Cat Concerto (1946) ****
Squatter's Rights (1946) ****
Kitty Kornered (1946) ****
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Daffy Doodles (1946) ***
Daffy is a criminal that draws moustaches on everyone. Porky is a cop trying to catch him.
Rhapsody Rabbit (1946) ***
Basically a remake of Tom & Jerry's “The Cat Concerto”, with Bugs Bunny replacing Tom as a concert pianist interrupted by a mouse.
Wet Paint (1946) ***
A series of amusing confrontations between car painter Donald and an obstinate bird.
Walky Talky Hawky (1946) ***
Together In The Weather (1946) ***
Judy tries to seduce Punchy by wearing sexy outfits. Later, he saves her from a burning house.
The Talking Magpies (1946) ***
Heckle and Jeckle film debut about the couple of identical magpies making life miserable for their gentle neighbor.
Baby Bottleneck (1946) ***
All about the new Baby Boom, storks and speedy deliveries. Zany farce from Robert Clampett.
Musical Moments From Chopin (1946) ***
Hare Remover (1946) ***
Elmer Fudd is a crazy scientist (aren't they all ?) and he needs Bugs as a guinea pig for his devilish experiments.
Northwest Hounded Police (1946) ***
Wolf escapes from prison and finds refuge in Canada. Mountie Droopy "volunteers" to catch him. Frantic tempo and a familiar running gag (Droopy appearing out of nowhere).
Hair-Raising Hare (1946) ***
Bugs Bunny tries to escape from an evil scientist and his hairy monster.
Who's Cookin' Who ? (1946) ***
Some gags are lifted from "Pantry Panic", but otherwise it's a very amusing Woody Woodpecker cartoon about hunger.
Roughly Squeaking (1946) ***
Two mice convince a cat that he is really a lion and that a dog is really an antelope.
Jasper In A Jam (1946) ***
There is plenty of good jazz music in this plotless Puppetoon produced by George Pal and directed by D. Goldstone.
Henpecked Hoboes (1946) ***
Pretty funny Tex Avery's cartoon about two hoboes chasing after a chicken.
In Dutch (1946) ***
A Pluto cartoon set in Holland, where a leaking dam threatens to flood an entire town. The best gags involve Pluto trying to attract attention by wrecking havoc in town.
John Henry And The Inky Poo (1946) ***
Lonesome Lenny (1946) **
A stupid dog named Lenny and Screwy Squirrel in a parody of "Of Mice And Men".
Pluto's Kid Brother (1946) **
Pluto's younger brother gets in all kinds of troubles, chasing after hens, fighting with cats and helping Butch to rob a butcher shop.
Lighthouse Keeping (1946) **
Lighthouse keeper Donald is fighting with a pelican. Some gags are quite ingenious, but others are terribly repetitive.
Donald's Double Trouble (1946) **
Donald is disturbed by Daisy's complaints about his lack of manners, so he hires a dashing look-alike, full of sophistication and refinement, to impress (and deceive) his girlfriend. Daisy falls in love with the imposter and Donald quickly regrets his careless stratagem. Some gags are repetitive.
Cheese Burglar (1946) **
A cat and a dog are the best of pals. A hungry mouse tries to drive a wedge between them. Familiar situation, but many funny gags.
Bath Day (1946) **
This film requires a suspension of disbelief: a huge mouse (Minnie) taking care of a cute little kitten (Figaro). Laws of nature aside, this little farce about Figaro fighting a mean alley cat is quite below Disney's standards.
Bargain Counter Attack (1946) **
Little Lulu wrecks havoc in a toy store. Her favorite pranks include fishing with a vacuum cleaner, skiing on beds and causing huge floods.
The Fair Weather Fiends (1946) **
An inferior remake of "Pantry Panic", except it's set on a desert island.
Fair And Worm-er (1946) *
A worm is chased by a bird which is chased by a cat which is chased by a dog which is chased by a dog-catcher which is chased by... well you get the idea.
In The Navy (1946) *
Full title: "Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu in the Navy". The only Snafu cartoon produced by MGM. Directed by George Gordon.
Frank Duck Brings 'Em Back Alive (1946) *
The cartoon begins with wildman Goofy meeting Donald, who tries to capture him alive for a zoo or a circus. The inevitable chase is fairly monotonous - the cartoon lacks invention and style.
The Goal Rush (1946) *
The bouncing-ball songs are celebrating the Army and the Navy, but the cartoon is about football.
Chick And Double Chick (1946) *
Little Lulu's father asks her to protect an incubator from a hungry cat.
Knight For A Day (1946) *
Mediocre cartoon about medieval knights. It's narrated like a contemporary sporting event.
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