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Lost Boundaries (1949) – drama film telling the story of Dr. Albert C. Johnston and his family, who passed for white while living in New England in the 1930s and 1940s [288] Loyola, the Soldier Saint (Spanish: El capitán de Loyola ) (1949) – Spanish biographical drama film portraying the life of Ignatius of Loyola [ 289 ]
This is an index of articles that features lists of films based on real-life events. As new entries are produced, they should be included to ensure the list remains current and complete. List of films based on actual events (before 1940)
Stanley and Livingstone (1939) – historical adventure film loosely based on the true story of Welsh reporter Sir Henry M. Stanley's quest to find Dr. David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary presumed lost in Africa, whom he finally met on November 10, 1871 [469]
These 79 best movies based on true stories prove that truth really can be stranger than fiction. ... In the 1940s, the Federal Department of Narcotics targeted the singer with an undercover sting ...
The story follows the government’s failed attempts to stop Holiday from performing her human rights-focused hit song, “Strange Fruit,” amid the war on drugs in the 1940s.
The Case of the Frightened Lady is a 1940 British, black-and-white, crime, drama, mystery thriller, directed by George King and starring Marius Goring as Lord Lebanon, Helen Haye as Lady Lebanon, Penelope Dudley Ward as Isla Crane, George Merritt as Detective Inspector Tanner, Ronald Shiner as Detective Sergeant Totty and Felix Aylmer as Dr Amersham. [1]
The Bat Whispers (1930) The Benson Murder Case (1930) The Bishop Murder Case (1930) The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930) The Black Camel (1931) Daughter of the Dragon (1931) The Maltese Falcon (1931) [2] Mary (1931) The Sleeping Cardinal (1931) The Speckled Band (1931) Arsène Lupin (1932) Doctor X (1932) The Death Kiss (1932) The Lodger (1932 ...
The Silent Passenger is a British black-and-white mystery film produced in 1935 at Ealing Studios, London. [1] It is based on an original story written by Dorothy L. Sayers specifically for the screen. Her amateur sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey, was portrayed as a somewhat eccentric comical aristocrat who solved murders. As of 2014, the film is ...