40's Movies

Jason and Dan watch and commentate on the 1946 Fantasy / Holiday movie It's a wonderful life. This movie is in the Public Domain. Please Watch, like and Follow on Rumble and Odysee It's a Wonderful Life is about George Bailey, a man so overwhelmed by financial troubles and despair on Christmas Eve that he considers suicide, leading his guardian angel, Clarence, to show him a world where he was never born, revealing the profound positive impact he had on his community and loved ones, ultimately making him realize his life's true worth and inspiring him to embrace it. Live Streaming will be on Rumble and Odysee Search “Classic Movie Maniac” for both. If you would like to Support this work: Cash App: cash.app/$jamusunplugged PayPal: paypal.me/jamusunplugged

Jason reviews commentates on the 1940 Sci-Fi / Horror Movie The Devil Bat. This movie is in the Public Domain. Please Watch, like and Follow on Rumble and Odysee Dr. Paul Carruthers (Bela Lugosi) is frustrated because he thinks his employers, Mary Heath (Suzanne Kaaren) and Henry Morton (Guy Usher), have cheated him out of the company's profits. He decides to get revenge by altering bats to grow twice their normal size and training them to attack when they smell a perfume of his own making. He mixes the perfume into a lotion, which he offers as a gift to Mary and Henry. When they turn up dead, a newspaper reporter (Dave O'Brien) decides to investigate. Live Streaming will be on Rumble and Odysee Search “Classic Movie Maniac” for both. If you would like to Support this work: Cash App: cash.app/$jamusunplugged PayPal: paypal.me/jamusunplugged

Jason reviews commentates on the 1945 Action / Adventure movie Captain Kidd. This movie is in the Public Domain. Please Watch, like and Follow on Rumble and Odysee British pirate William Kidd (Charles Laughton) captures Adm. Blayne's (Randolph Scott) treasure ship and hides the bounty in a cave. Three years later, Kidd, posing as a sea captain, offers his services to the king as an escort ship. Seeking a social position, Kidd also negotiates for Blayne's title and lands, if he can prove Blayne was associated with piracy. On his mission, Kidd is unaware that Blayne's son, Adam (also Scott), is among the crew, determined to clear his father's name. Live Streaming will be on Rumble and Odysee Search “Classic Movie Maniac” for both. If you would like to Support this work: Cash App: cash.app/$jamusunplugged PayPal: paypal.me/jamusunplugged

Jason watches and commentates on the 1945 Drams movie The Southerner. This movie is in the Public Domain. Please Watch, like and Follow on Rumble and Odysee In this rural drama, Sam Tucker (Zachary Scott) is a Texan cotton picker who aspires to run his own farm and create a better life for his family, which includes two kids and the irritable Granny Tucker (Beulah Bondi). Aided by his beautiful wife, Nona (Betty Field), Tucker begins to work a neglected plot of land, but numerous difficulties arise, including bad weather and conflicts with jealous neighbors, making it hard for the Tuckers to get ahead. Live Streaming will be on Rumble and Odysee Search “Classic Movie Maniac” for both. If you would like to Support this work: Cash App: cash.app/$jamusunplugged PayPal: paypal.me/jamusunplugged

Jason watches and commentates on the 1949 Classic Family/Drama movie The Green Promise. This movie is in the Public Domain. Please Watch, like and Follow on Rumble and Odysee Mr. Matthews (Walter Brennan) is a farmer who is constantly being encouraged to update his work practices with newer technology. Staunchly dedicated to the time-honored methods that he knows, Matthews, a widower, raises his family in a similarly old-fashioned manner. Over time, his extremely stubborn ways begin to alienate his children, who are growing up whether he likes it or not. Eventually, he has to learn to loosen up and change with the times or risk pushing his kids away. Live Streaming will be on Rumble and Odysee Search “Classic Movie Maniac” for both. If you would like to Support this work: Cash App: cash.app/$jamusunplugged PayPal: paypal.me/jamusunplugged

Jason watches and commentates on the 1946 Classic Fantasy/Comedy movie Angel on my Shoulder . This movie is in the Public Domain. Please Watch, like and Follow on Rumble and Odysee When a gangster, Eddie Kagle, is murdered by his childhood friend and business partner, Smiley Williams, he's sent to hell. There he meets Nick, who tries to get him to return to the living to take over the body of Judge Frederick Parker (also Muni). Kagle agrees, enticed by the prospect of seeking revenge on Smiley. But Kagel's attempts to tarnish Parker's reputation backfire, and when he finally confronts Smiley, his frustration has peaked. Live Streaming will be on Rumble and Odysee Search “Classic Movie Maniac” for both. If you would like to Support this work: Cash App: cash.app/$jamusunplugged PayPal: paypal.me/jamusunplugged

Jason watches and commentates on the 1948 Classic Noir/Thriller/Crime movie He walked by Night . This movie is in the Public Domain. Please Watch, like and Follow on Rumble and Odysee Roy Morgan (Richard Basehart) is a burglar who listens in to radio police calls, allowing him to stay one step ahead of the cops. After Morgan kills a police officer, Sergeants Brennan (Scott Brady) and Jones (James Cardwell) have little success in putting the clues of the case together. But when Jones is wounded in a shoot-out with Morgan, Brennan employs all facets of detective work, including forensics and informants, to find the elusive and clever criminal. Live Streaming will be on Rumble and Odysee Search “Classic Movie Maniac” for both. If you would like to Support this work: Cash App: cash.app/$jamusunplugged PayPal: paypal.me/jamusunplugged

Jason watches and commentates on the 1945 Classic Fantasy/Drama/Horror movie Dead of night. This movie is in the Public Domain. Please Watch, like and Follow on Rumble and Odysee Architect Walter Craig (Mervyn Johns) goes to Pilgrim's Farm to see a potential client. When he arrives at the house, he gets the feeling that he has been there before. Once inside, he meets a group of people who seem oddly familiar. He tells them that he has dreamt about each one of them and begins to list events that occurred in the dream. Walter's revelations begin a conversation amongst the group, and each person admits to having experienced a strange, unexplainable event. Live Streaming will be on Rumble and Odysee Search “Classic Movie Maniac” for both. If you would like to Support this work: Cash App: cash.app/$jamusunplugged PayPal: paypal.me/jamusunplugged

Jason watches and commentates on the 1949 Classic thriller movie Too late for Tears. This movie is in the Public Domain. Please Watch and Subscribe and Follow on Rumble and Odysee When Jane and Alan Palmer stumble upon a bag of cash on a lonely highway, Alan plans on returning it to the rightful owner, but Jane has different plans altogether. Live Streaming will be on Rumble and Odysee Search “Classic Movie Maniac” for both. If you would like to Support this work: Cash App: cash.app/$jamusunplugged PayPal: paypal.me/jamusunplugged

Jason watches and commentates on the 1949 Classic thriller/suspense movie D.O.A.. This movie is in the Public Domain. Please Watch and Subscribe and Follow on Rumble and Odysee Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien) is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula (Pamela Britton), begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder. Review and Commentary by Jason [11.25.2025] Live Streaming will be on Rumble and Odysee Search “Classic Movie Maniac” for both. If you would like to Support this work: Cash App: cash.app/$jamusunplugged PayPal: paypal.me/jamusunplugged