Choice for 1949

A Letter to Three Wives. A comedy with suspense, sassy opinions, some down-to-earth characters and introducing a new star, Paul Douglas (TIME, Jan. 17).

The Quiet One. A shoestring semi-documentary offering eloquent insight into juvenile delinquency through its story of an "incorrigible" boy (TIME, Jan. 31).

Quartet. Four Somerset Maugham short stories packaged into a witty commentary on British foibles (TIME, Feb. 21).

Devil in the Flesh. A penetrating French picture of adolescent love in wartime (TIME, March 21).

The Fallen Idol. A brilliant melodrama by Director Carol Reed and Scripter Graham Greene, with a natural performance by Child Actor Bobby Henrey (TIME, April 4).

Champion. A prizefight film that made reputations for Producer Stanley Kramer, Director Mark Robson and Actor Kirk Douglas (TIME, April 11).

The Window. A modest but expert little thriller about a tenement kid (Bobby Driscoll) stalked by murderers in a Manhattan brownstone jungle (TIME, May 23).

Lost Boundaries. A moving, semi-documentary story of a Negro family that passed for white (TIME, July 4).

Pinky. A sleek "Negro-problem" movie that put entertainment above propaganda but treated both with skill (TIME, Oct. 10).

The Heiress. Producer-Director William Wyler's sumptuously mounted film about a jilted wallflower's revenge; with Olivia de Havilland (TIME, Oct. 24).

All the King's Men. The rise & fall of a grass-roots demagogue, pictured in a blend of studio and documentary styles by Producer-Director-Scripter Robert Rossen (TIME, Dec. 5).

The Bicycle Thief. Italian Director Vittorio (Shoeshine) De Sica's tragic classic about a Roman worker and his small child buffeted by modern society (TIME, Dec. 12).

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