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Meet John Doe (1941) and The Woman Who Made Him
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 27, 2021
“You don’t have to die to keep the John Doe ideal alive. Someone already died for that once. The first John Doe. And he’s kept that ideal alive for nearly 2,000 years.” – Barbara Stanwyck as Ann Mitchell In their final collaboration, Capra and Riskin draw on the same c read more
YouTube Noir — Noirvember Day 2: Ladies in Retirement (1941)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 2, 2020
Today’s YouTube pick for Noirvember is a film I saw for the first time just a couple of days ago: Ladies in Retirement (1941). I’d heard of it before, but I never knew anything about it except that it starred Ida Lupino. Had it not been for a virtual classic film Meetup group I belong to, I’d read more
REMAKE AVENUE: The Guardsman, 1931 and The Chocolate Soldier, 1941
Caftan Woman Posted by on Sep 9, 2020
Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt
The Guardsman, 1924
New York's Theatre Guild, the post-WWI iteration of the Washington Square Players was looking for a boost to their box office in 1924 to accompany and add to their lustre as the home of theatrical integrity and innovation. The Board's Theresa Helburn read more
Ziegfeld Girl (1941): See It For The Stars
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 17, 2020
Thank you HOLLYWOOD GENES for having me in the Ziegfeld Blogathon! Few would claim Ziegfeld Girl to be anything close to a landmark masterpiece, but it’s got star power in spades thanks to MGMs robust lineup during the war years and that alone, followed up with a few spunky numbers, backstage read more
Musical Monday: Time Out for Rhythm (1941)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Apr 20, 2020
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Time Out for Rhythm (1941) read more
FAVOURITE MOVIES: I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
Caftan Woman Posted by on Feb 17, 2020
I first saw I Wake Up Screaming in my teen years thanks to TV Ontario's Saturday Night at the Movies. I have vivid memories of my reaction to the story, the characters, and its glorious shadows. I was enthralled and wondered if there were more movies like it.
The screenplay is by Dwight Taylo read more
Musical Monday: Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Dec 16, 2019
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Tall, Dark and Handsome read more
Musical Monday: The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Oct 21, 2019
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: The Chocolate Soldier – read more
On DVD: Judith Anderson is Lady Scarface (1941)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 23, 2019
Lady Scarface (1941) is entertaining, but it doesn’t live up to the promise of its title and star. Now available on DVD from Warner Archive, I went into this crime thriller expecting Judith Anderson to dominate the action as the titular criminal. This was not the case, and it was hard not to p read more
COMEDY GOLD #17: The horse from The Lady Eve (1941)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jul 20, 2019
COMEDY GOLD #17: The horse from The Lady Eve (1941)
On July 20, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Just when you thought Preston Sturges’ iconic screwball comedy The Lady Eve (1941) couldn’t get any better, in comes the horse that somehow managed read more
THE JOAN BENNETT BLOGATHON: Man Hunt (1941)
Caftan Woman Posted by on Jul 19, 2019
Crystal of In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood is hosting a blogathon salute to Joan Bennett running from July 19th - 21st. Click HERE to enjoy the contributions.
The history of humankind is in our fight against evil. In our Industrial and Technological ages, i read more
The Sea Wolf (1941)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jun 4, 2019
“Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven” – John Milton in Paradise Lost Though some noir film layered in London fog is probably up for contention, otherwise, there’s arguably no movie murkier than this atmospheric sea-faring delight from Michael Curtiz. But what puts i read more
Um Rosto de Mulher (1941) / A Woman's Face (1941)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on May 12, 2019
Um Rosto de Mulher (1941) / A Woman's Face (1941) Durante a Era de Ouro dos estúdios, sempre que um artista tinha liberdade para interpretar um personagem diferente do que estava acostumado – em geral depois de muita insistência e luta – o resultado era quase sempre maravilhoso. read more
MEN OF BOYS TOWN (1941)
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Apr 22, 2019
The sequel remains pretty much as it is today: repeat box office receipts with the same formula. That itself is passable in the day of the studio system when film output to fill the theaters with product was required. Sometimes it works as in BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) and sometimes it doesn&# read more
Blood and Sand (1941)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 17, 2019
There’s little doubt Blood and Sand was a follow up to The Mark of Zorro (1940) meant to capitalize on the lucrative romantic pairing of devilishly handsome heartthrob Tyrone Power and winsome ingenue Linda Darnell. But what it sets out to do, it achieves through an ability to capture us read more
CHEERS FOR MISS BISHOP (1941)
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Mar 12, 2019
Hollywood loved to make films about doctors, nurses, lawyers, scientists, truck drivers, electric linemen, oil riggers; and, of course, teachers. The noble occupation of teaching makes one think of the various narratives: GOODBYE MISTER CHIPS (1939), TOM BROWN’S SCHOOL DAYS (1940) and read more
Lady Scarface (1941)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Mar 6, 2019
US / 66 minutes / bw / RKO Dir: Frank Woodruff Pr: Cliff Reid Scr: Arnaud D’Usseau, Richard Collins Cine: Nicholas Musuraca Cast: Dennis O’Keefe, Judith Anderson, Frances Neal, Mildred Coles, Eric Blore, Marc Lawrence, Damian O’Flynn, Andrew Tombes, Marion Martin, Rand Brooks, Arthur Shields, read more
COMEDY GOLD #11: The conga from Ball of Fire (1941)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jan 16, 2019
COMEDY GOLD #11: The conga from Ball of Fire (1941)
On January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Ball of Fire (dir. Howard Hawks, 1941) seems to be one of those movies that everybody loves. And why wouldn’t it be? It’s sweet read more
Shadow of The Thin Man (1941)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 1, 2019
Little Nick Charles Jr. is growing up and his loving daddy, in lieu of fairy tales, reads to his son about the horse races. Some things never change. Despite an unfortunate stereotyped-laden portrayal provided by Louise Beavers, the picture quickly settles into another enjoyable jaunt. In fact, it& read more
book: The Invisible Worm (1941) by Margaret Millar
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Dec 18, 2018
Margaret Millar’s first published novel — and the opening salvo of her three-novel Paul Prye series — is a traditional mystery of the Agatha Christie/Ngaio Marsh variety, set in what’s to all intents and purposes a country house whose guests form a neatly constrained group o read more