CURRENT & CHOICE: Current & Choice, May 26, 1947

Monsieur Verdoux. Charlie Chaplin's satire about an unemployed family man who becomes a professional murderer (TIME, May 5).

Torment. A well-told Swedish melodrama about a schoolboy, a girl and a psychoneurotic teacher (TIME, April 28).

The Farmer's Daughter. Loretta Young, with Swedish accent, gives lessons in democracy to Political Bosses Joseph Gotten and Ethel Barrymore (TIME, April 7).

Odd Man Out. James Mason and the city of Belfast co-star in Carol Reed's brilliant, uneven allegorical melodrama about a fugitive killer and the people he meets (TIME, March 3).

...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!