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My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 1, 2015
My Name Is Julia Ross Directed by Joseph H. Lewis Written by Muriel Roy Bolton from a novel by Anthony Gilbert 1945/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation First Viewing/YouTube This is an above-average “B” thriller with plenty of chills. Dame May Whitty is the standout. Julia Ross (Nina read more
Blithe Spirit (1945)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 31, 2014
Blithe Spirit
Directed by David Lean
Adapted for the screen by David Lean, Ronald Neame, and Anthony Havelock-Allen from a play by Noel Coward
1945/UK
Two Cities Films/Noel Coward-Cineguild
Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant I always feel like I should enjoy this more than I actually do. If Margaret R read more
They Were Expendable (1945)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 30, 2014
They Were Expendable Directed by John Ford Written by Frank Wead from the book by William L. White Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental This be the verse you ‘grave for me: / Here he lies where he long’d to be; / Home is the sailor, home from the sea, / And the hunte read more
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 29, 2014
A Walk in the Sun
Directed by Lewis Milestone
Written by Harry Brown and Robert Rossen
1945/USA
Lewis Milestone Productions
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Friedman: Everybody walks. Even monkeys. Lewis Milestone brought this rather stylized combat film as close to an anti-war picture as he read more
I Know Where I’m Going! (1945)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 27, 2014
I Know Where I’m Going!
Written and Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
1945/UK
The Archers
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#188 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Torquil MacNeil: Not poor, they just haven’t got money. I think that there is room in movies for clue read more
Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne (1945)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 26, 2014
Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne
Directed by Robert Bresson
Written by Robert Bresson; additional dialogue by Jean Cocteau; story by Denis Diderot
1945/France
Les Films Raoul Ploquin
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental I’ve seen this before but remembered exactly nothing about it even while I read more
Merry Christmas!
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 25, 2014
Happy Holidays and every good thing in 2015. The Christmas story according to Margaret O’Brien in Our Vines Have Tender Grapes. read more
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 25, 2014
The Body Snatcher
Directed by Robert Wise
Written by Philip MacDonald and “Carlos Keith” (Val Lewton) from a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson
1945/USA
RKO Radio Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental A Val Lewton Production lives up to its title! Also contains one of Boris read more
The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 24, 2014
The Bells of St. Mary’s
Directed by Leo McCarey
Written by Dudley Nichols from a story by Leo McCarey
1945/USA
Rainbow Productions
Repeat viewing/Netflix Instant I seem to be building up some Christmas-themed viewing without even trying. My favorite part of this movie is the first-gr read more
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 24, 2014
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes Directed by Roy Rowland Written by Dalton Trumbo from a book by George Victor Martin 1945/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Amazon Instant Video MGM gets a family-themed drama right! And you have not really heard the Christmas story until you hear Margaret O̵ read more
The Corn Is Green (1945)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 23, 2014
The Corn Is Green
Directed by Irving Rapper
Written by Frank Cavett and Casey Robinson from a play by Emlyn Williams
1945/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing/Netflix rental Bette Davis gives a solid, restrained performance as a teacher in a backward Welsh mining village who dreams of sending a gifted read more
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 22, 2014
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Directed by Albert Lewin
Written by Albert Lewin based on the novel by Oscar Wilde
1945/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Oscar Wilde’s novel gets the MGM treatment. Features the quintessential George Sanders performance and a very sweet bi read more
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 21, 2014
Christmas in Connecticut
Directed by Peter Godfrey
Written by Lionel Hauser and Adele Comandini from a story by Aileen Hamilton
1945/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing/Netflix rental Another film to add to the list for the holidays. I love Barbara Stanwyck in romantic comedies and she is very read more
Spellbound (1945)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 20, 2014
Spellbound
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Ben Hecht and Angus McPhail (adaptation) suggested by the novel “The House of Dr. Edwardes” by Francis Beeding
1945/USA
Selznick International Pictures/Vanguard Films
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#193 of 1001 Movies You Must See Befo read more
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 19, 2014
Leave Her to Heaven Directed by John M. Stahl Written by Jo Swerling based on a novel by Ben Ames Williams 1945/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Repeat viewing/YouTube Gene Tierney can be one scary lady while looking lovely in some very beautiful clothes. The rest of this techni read more
Scarlet Street (1945)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 18, 2014
Scarlet Street Directed by Fritz Lang Written by Dudley Nichols from the novel and play “La Chienne” by Georges de la Fouchardiére and André Mouézy-Éon 1945/USA Fritz Lang Productions/Diana Production Company Repeat viewing/YouTube No matter what The Book says, this is one read more
Brief Encounter (1945)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 17, 2014
Brief Encounter
Directed by David Lean
Written by Anthony Havelock-Allen, David Lean, and Ronald Neame from the play “Still Life” by Noel Coward (all uncredited)
1945/UK
Cineguild
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#191 of 1001 Film You Must See Before You Die I didn’t realiz read more
Children of Paradise (1945)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 16, 2014
Children of Paradise (Les enfants du paradis) Directed by Marcel Carné Written by Jacques Prévert 1945/France Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma Repeat viewing/Criterion Collection DVD #189 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This is one of those reviews that is very hard to write. I feel read more
Victory! – Time Marches on to 1945
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 14, 2014
The war is over! How could any movie’s pleasures possibly compare? They sure gave it the old college try though. And, at the conclusion of the war, the U.S. Government ended restrictions on the allocation of raw film stock, midnight curfews, and bans on outdoor lighting displays as well read more
The Canterville Ghost (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 14, 2014
The Canterville Ghost Directed by Jules Dassin Written by Edwin Blum from the story by Oscar Wilde 1944/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Amazon Instant Video A film with Charles Laughton and Margaret O’Brien can’t be too bad. This wartime fantasy was a tad too predictable read more