Cinema: Current & Choice, Nov. 14, 1949

Passport to Pimlico. A small section of London takes hilarious advantage of its chance to secede from the Commonwealth (TIME, Oct. 31).

The Heiress. The story of a spinster’s revenge on her father and lover, sumptuously told by Producer-Director William Wyler; with Olivia de Havilland and Ralph Richardson (TIME, Oct. 24).

Ichabod and Mr. Toad. In parts of an uneven doubleheader, Walt Disney is at his inventive best; with Bing Crosby and Basil Rathbone on the soundtrack (TIME, Oct. 17).

Pinky. The best of the Negro-problem films, with Jeanne Grain (TIME, Oct. 10).

Task Force. The ups & downs, through the years, of U.S. naval aviation, with a factual core of spectacular Navy combat films and fictional trimmings involving Gary Cooper (TIME, Oct. 3).

Germany Year Zero. Roberto Rossellini’s grim, graphic story of a twelve-year-old boy among the human rubble of Germany’s occupation (TIME, Sept. 26).

White Heat. James Cagney’s spectacular comeback in a drama about a mother-dependent gangster (TIME, Sept. 19).

Jolson Sings Again. Zestful sequel to the film biography of mammy’s favorite son; with Larry Parks and Jolson’s voice (TIME, Sept. 5).

The Fallen Idol. Author Graham Greene and Director Carol Reed wring suspense from the story of a small boy (Bobby Henrey) in a world of adult intrigues; with Ralph Richardson and Michele Morgan (TIME, April 4).