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Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 11, 2014

Here Comes Mr. Jordan  Directed by Alexander Hall Written by Sidney Buichman and Seton I. Miller from the play “Heaven Can Wait” by Harry Seagall 1941/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental   Joe Pendleton: Nothing doing; I’m not gonna go through *that* read more

The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 11, 2014

The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (“Todake no kyodai”) Directed by Yasujirô Ozu Written by Yasujirô Ozu and Tadao Ikeda 1941/Japan Shôchiku Eiga First viewing/Streaming on Hulu Plus   War seems very far away in Ozu’s 1941 film that presages his treatment of similar read more

Johnny Eager (1941)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 10, 2014

Johnny Eager Directed by Mervyn LeRoy Written by James Edward Grant and John Lee Mahin 1941/USA Loew’s/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Warner Archive DVD   Something about the title of this early film noir told me I might love this movie.  I was so right. Spoiler alert:  The plot is ful read more

Suspicion (1941)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 10, 2014

Suspicion Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Written by Samson Raphaelson, Joan Harrison and Alma Reville based on the novel Before the Fact by Frances Iles 1941/USA RKO Radio Pictures Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: Is whatever it is, painful? There’s something about this Hit read more

The Strawberry Blonde (1941)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 9, 2014

The Strawberry Blonde  Directed by Raoul Walsh Written by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein from a play by James Hagan 1941/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Amazon Instant Video This light romantic tale is a nostalgic look back at the Gay Nineties and its music. As the story begins, Biff Grimes read more

Meet John Doe (1941)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 8, 2014

Meet John Doe Directed by Frank Capra Written by Robert Riskin based on a story by Richard Connell and Robert Presnell Sr. 1941/USA Frank Capra Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This was the last film Capra made before he joined the Army Signal Corps and the threat of war is never very far a read more

‘Pimpernel’ Smith (1941)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 7, 2014

‘Pimpernel’ Smith (AKA “Mister V”) Directed by Leslie Howard Written by Anatole de Grunwald, A.G. MacDonald, et al 1941/UK British National Films First viewing/Amazon Prime Instant Video   After England declared war on Germany, Leslie Howard devoted almost all his time t read more

High Sierra (1941)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 6, 2014

High Sierra Directed by Raoul Walsh Written by John Huston and W.R. Burnett based on a novel by W.R. Burnett 1941/USA Warner Bros. Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #154 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Humphrey Bogart, while still a gangster, was given an opportunity to show his true range read more

The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 5, 2014

The Devil and Miss Jones Directed by Sam Wood Written by Norman Krasna 1941/US Frank Ross-Norman Krasna Inc. First viewing/Olive Films DVD What a terrific movie! J.P. Merrick (Charles Coburn) is The Richest Man in the World.  He is one of those people that thinks everyone else is an idiot and likes read more

How Green Was My Valley (1941)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 4, 2014

How Green Was My Valley Directed by John Ford Written by Philip Dunne based on the novel by Richard Llewellyn 1941/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #155 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This is the film that famously trounced Citizen Kane at the 1942 read more

Citizen Kane (1941)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 3, 2014

Citizen Kane Directed by Orson Welles Written by Orson Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz 1941/USA RKO Radio Pictures Repeat viewing/Warner Home Video Special Edition DVD #150 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die What do you say about “The Greatest Movie Ever Made”? If you are reading read more

The Lady Eve (1941)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 2, 2014

The Lady Eve Written and Directed by Preston Sturges 1941/USA Paramount Pictures Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #152 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die And Preston Sturges knocks a romantic comedy out of the park! Charles Pike (Henry Fonda), known to his friends as Hopsi, is the heir to a vas read more

Sullivan’s Travels (1941)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 1, 2014

Sullivan’s Travels Written and Directed by Preston Sturges 1941/USA Paramount Pictures Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #156 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die   LeBrand: But with a little sex in it. Hollywood made many good movies about making movies and this is one of the very best read more

The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 31, 2014

The Devil and Daniel Webster (AKA “All That Money Can Buy”) Directed by William Dieterle Written by Dan Totheroth and Steven Vincent Benet based on a story by Benet 1940/USA RKO Radio Pictures Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Mr. Scratch: Just a minute. I promised you money and all that mon read more

Animated Short Subjects of 1941

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 30, 2014

By some miracle I was able to find all the animated shorts nominated for Academy Awards online and decided to start off 1941 with some fun and light viewing. Lend a Paw Directed by Clyde Geronimi 1941/USA Walt Disney Productions First viewing/YouTube Pluto rescues a tiny kitten who has been thrown i read more

Happy New Year, 1941!

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 29, 2014

The United States entered World War II, sharing the pain suffered by the rest of the world, with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and 1941 remained a bleak year for the Allies and humanity. Hollywood kept on truckin’. In industry news, Superman debuted in a series of seventeen Superman cart read more

Classic Films in Focus: MOON OVER MIAMI (1941)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 4, 2014

Walter Lang’s musical comedy is another of the frothy, fun Technicolor amusements produced by Fox during the early 1940s, with the usual assortment of studio players and plenty of eye candy in the form of pretty girls, glamorous costumes, and lively dance sequences. This one actually has more read more

Classic Films in Focus: MOON OVER MIAMI (1941)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 4, 2014

Walter Lang’s musical comedy is another of the frothy, fun Technicolor amusements produced by Fox during the early 1940s, with the usual assortment of studio players and plenty of eye candy in the form of pretty girls, glamorous costumes, and lively dance sequences. This one actually has more read more

Adorável Vagabundo / Meet John Doe (1941)

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on May 1, 2014

Adorável Vagabundo / Meet John Doe (1941) Os créditos rolam com uma trilha sonora composta de músicas muito populares, conhecidas pelo público da época e também por quem tem costume de ver filmes antigos. O filme começa com a troca da placa do jornal “The Bulletin”. São apagadas read more

Ouro do Céu / Pot o’Gold (1941)

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Apr 6, 2014

Ouro do Céu / Pot o’Gold (1941) This is my contribution for the James Stewart Blogathon, hosted by Rick at The Classic Film & TV Cafe.  James Stewart é sem dúvida um dos atores mais adoráveis da história do cinema. No período antes da Segunda Guerra, então, ele estava read more
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