Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda

Warner Bros.

September 14, 1948

Drama

DVD
C-

I thought the setting was more interesting than the characters.  Jean Negulesco directed.

Dark Passage

Dark Passage
Warner Bros.
September 27, 1947
Crime Drama, Romance
DVD
B-

Bogie & Bacall in a strange (e.g. ether-induced hallucination as Bogart's character gets plastic surgery!), at times even corny story that works almost despite itself, helped by San Francisco scenery and an able supporting cast.  Delmer Daves directed and based the screenplay on the David Goodis novel.

Caged (1950)

Caged (1950)
Warner Bros.
May 19, 1950
Crime Drama
DVD
D+

A women-in-prison flick, presumably shocking in its day, with "frank" discussion of pregnancy, drugs, and other matters.  As always, it's interesting to see Ellen Corby (here at 38) well before she was Grandma Walton.  John Cromwell directed.