Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity 1944

8.10

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 double if the death is accidental.

1944

Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis 1944

7.00

Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family up to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

1944

The Three Caballeros

The Three Caballeros 1944

6.30

For Donald's birthday he receives a box with three gifts inside. The gifts, a movie projector, a pop-up book, and a pinata, each take Donald on wild adventures through Mexico and South America.

1944

Gaslight

Gaslight 1944

7.47

A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.

1944

House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein 1944

5.99

Deranged scientist, Gustav Niemann, escapes from prison and overtakes the director of a traveling chamber of horrors, soon reviving the infamous Count Dracula, the frozen Frankenstein Monster, and the Wolf Man.

1944

Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace 1944

7.60

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!

1944

Laura

Laura 1944

7.60

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

1944

The Pearl of Death

The Pearl of Death 1944

7.00

The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, is brought to London, thanks in part to Sherlock Holmes. But before long the jewel is stolen, due to an error on Holmes' part, and shortly thereafter, a series of horrible murders begin, the murderer leaving his victims with their spines snapped and surrounded by a mass of smashed china.

1944

Ossessione

Ossessione 1944

7.50

Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.

1944

The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse 1944

5.50

After being buried in quicksand for the past 25 years, Kharis is set free to roam the rural bayous of Louisiana, as is the soul of his beloved Princess Ananka, still housed in the body of Amina Mansouri, who seeks help and protection at a swamp draining project.

1944

Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet 1944

7.20

After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.

1944

The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home 1944

7.10

On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.

1944

The Curse of the Cat People

The Curse of the Cat People 1944

6.20

Amy, the young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed, befriends her father's late first wife and an aging, reclusive actress.

1944

The Uninvited

The Uninvited 1944

6.87

A brother and sister move into an old seaside house that has been abandoned for many years on the Cornwellian coast only to soon discover that it is haunted by the ghost of the mother of their neighbor's granddaughter, with whom the brother has fallen in love.

1944

Going My Way

Going My Way 1944

6.73

Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a run-down New York parish, O'Malley's worldly knowledge helps him connect with a gang of boys looking for direction, eventually winning over the aging, conventional Parish priest.

1944

Henry V

Henry V 1944

6.60

In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

1944

Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady 1944

7.00

A mystery woman is a murder suspect's only alibi for the night of his wife's death.

1944

The Monster Maker

The Monster Maker 1944

5.10

Mad scientist injects his enemies with acromegaly virus, causing them to become hideously deformed.

1944

How to Play Football

How to Play Football 1944

6.76

Taking all the places on both teams, Goofy demonstrates the game of football with varying results, having problems with the coach and the goal post.

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards 1944

6.80

An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

1944

The World in Your Home

The World in Your Home 1944

4.00

The World in Your Home is an NBC Television TV series which aired from December 22, 1944 to 1948, originally broadcast on WNBT, NBC's New York flagship, then broadcast on NBC-affiliate stations WRGB in New York's Capital District and WPTZ in Philadelphia starting shortly after its premiere. The program consisted of educational short films. Each episode was 15 minutes long, and is believed to be one of the first television programs in the history of the NBC Television network. The series aired after I Love to Eat with James Beard in 1946, and after Campus Hoopla in 1947. Little else is known about the series.

1944