Movies released in 1948

The Ghost of Rashmon Hall

53/100

A doctor is summoned to an old dark house to rid it of evil spirits.

Mela

73/100

A convicted murderer is released from prison. His only possession is a broken figurine - the last token of his love. The tragic story of how he came to be incarcerated and the significance ... See full summary »

Adventures of Gallant Bess

52/100

Ted Daniels, a ranch hand working for a rodeo, captures a magnificent wild horse that he tames and trains. As Ted is recovering from an accident that happened during a rodeo, the rodeo ... See full summary »

Ragged Football

74/100

This is the story of a suburb in Buenos Aires, its neighborhood, and how they live together in poverty, conjoined by the games of the children, and the love and support of the grown ups.

Western Heritage

64/100

A forger has made a copy of a Spanish land grant and Arnold is after it. Arnold and his men attack, shoot the forger, and take the deed while Russ tries unsuccessfully to stop them. Arnold ... See full summary »

Les casse-pieds

67/100

A series of vignettes, in which Noel-Noel appears as the moderator, lecturer, commentator and leading actor, that examine the bores and pests of everyday life much like Pete Smith and ... See full summary »

Blazing Across the Pecos

65/100

The Durango Kid and Marshal Smiley Burnette complicate a corrupt mayor and his henchman's efforts to take over a town.

The Prince of Thieves

54/100

Man-Eater of Kumaon

65/100

A doctor hunts a vicious, man-eating tiger that terrorizes a native jungle village. In time the doctor experiences a personal change when he accepts their native customs and beliefs.

Close-Up

63/100

After his photo is accidentally taken, that someone will do everything in his power to get hold of the negative.

13 Lead Soldiers

63/100

Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond is called in to solve the murder of a man from whom two lead soldiers were stolen. Drummond learns that the two soldiers were part of a set of thirteen which... See full summary »

The Private Life of an Actor

71/100

Biography of Lucien Guitry, stage comedian, by his son, movie director, and a poetic reflection on the passionate love of both men for their chosen art forms.

La muerte camina en la lluvia

71/100

A murderer terrorizes a city by attacking on the streets on rainy days and always leaving a card with the name "S. López".

Lady at Midnight

64/100

A young couple struggles to raise their adopted daughter, but a mysterious murder reveals the child's unknown fortune and a greedy lawyer who is out to steal it.

Old Los Angeles

73/100

Old Los Angeles finds Bill Stockton leaving Missouri to join his brother Larry, and prospect for gold in California. Bill and his pal, Sam Bowie, arrive in the picturesque town of old Los ... See full summary »

The Angel with the Trumpet

75/100

A long time-span of Austrian history (from the late 19th century to the years after world war II) is reflected in the ups and downs of a family of piano-makers in Vienna.

Rusty Leads the Way

63/100

Thirteen-year-old Danny Mitchell befriends Penny Waters, a little blind girl who is shy who is shy and lonely...

The Girl from Manhattan

60/100

Tom Walker,former All-American fullback who gave up football to enter the ministry, returns to his old home town for his first assignment under the church Bishop , an old friend of his ... See full summary »

Dream Girl

64/100

A daydreaming young lady, until she meets her reality man.

Stage Struck

61/100

The police find the body of hostess Helen Howard (Wanda McKay), disposed of by petty racketeer Nick Mantee (Kane Richmond) after she was shot in his Bluejay night club by Benny Nordick (... See full summary »