The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

From thirties dustbowl,
Farmers seek new life out west,
Son fights for new world.

The Big Sleep (1946)

Daughters in trouble,
Marlowe hired to keep an eye,
Then it gets involved!

Spellbound (1945)

Remember your dreams,
To work out who is crazy,
And who is guilty.

Rebecca (1940)

Ghostly Rebecca,
Haunting a second marriage,
Has everybody spooked.

Lifeboat (1944)

Survivors from sea,
Find enemy among them,
Can they punish crime?

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Sam Spade takes foul case,
Bird hunt by Fat, Thin and Broad,
Stuff dreams are made of.

Double Indemnity (1944)

An insurance man,
Schemes husband's death to win girl,
Forgets the fine print.

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

A small town banker,
Regrets a life never lived,
Finds wealth in his midst.

Gilda (1946)

In a gambling den,
Man keeps rolling for beauty,
Put the blame on Mame.

The Third Man (1949)

Job for a dead man,
Shadows reveal a racket,
Zither music plays.

The Ghost and Mrs Muir (1947)

An early widow,
Must wait until death,
For ghost of her dreams.

Casablanca (1942)

Lovers meet again
As time goes, war gets in way
There’s always Paris.

Citizen Kane (1941)

Tycoon buys the world,
But he can't afford his friends,
Laments lost childhood.