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When Strangers Marry (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 13, 2014
When Strangers Marry (AKA “Betrayed”) Directed by William Castle Written by Philip Yordan and Dennis J. Cooper; story by George Moskov 1944/USA King Brothers Productions First viewing/for rent on YouTube What a nifty little B noir from poverty row! The King Brothers got their hands read more
The Great Moment (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 12, 2014
The Great Moment Directed by Preston Sturges Written by Preston Sturges based on a book by René Fülöp-Miller 1944/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental A worthy try, but my beloved Preston Sturges doesn’t quite hit the mark with this biography. This is the story of dentist read more
Mrs. Parkington (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 11, 2014
Mrs. Parkington
Directed by Tay Garnett
Written by Robert Thoeren and Polly James from a novel by Louis Bromfield
1944/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/iTunes rental Major Augustus Parkington: Life was too simple without you. Despite some good MGM production values, I had a hard time caring read more
The Climax (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 10, 2014
The Climax Directed by George Waggner Written by Curt Siodmak and Lynn Starling from a play by Edward Locke 1944/USA Universal Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental Angela: Marcellina’s! In 1944 as now, a sequel seemed to be the quickest shortcut to success. Universal must have thou read more
Passage to Marseille (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 9, 2014
Passage to Marseille
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Casey Robinson and Jack Moffitt from a novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall
1944/USA
Warner Bros
First viewing/iTunes rental Jean Matrac: [Flatly] No. Warner Brothers attempts to recapture the success of Casablanca with this st read more
The Way Ahead (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 9, 2014
The Way Ahead (AKA The Immortal Battallon)
Directed by Carol Reed
Written by Peter Ustinov and Eric Ambler based on an original story by Ambler
1944/UK
Two Cities Films
First viewing/YouTube Pvt. Herbert Davenport: Oh really? Who? Pvt. Ted Brewer: Bleedin’ Guy Fawkes. Sometimes as I work my read more
What Goes On In Vegas …
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 3, 2014
… stays in Vegas. But my life is an open book. The family is gathering for a combination Thanksgiving/Christmas celebration. I will be back on December 8 to continue plugging my way through 1944. read more
Tall in the Saddle (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 3, 2014
Tall in the Saddle Directed by Edwin L. Marin Written by Michael Hogan and Paul Fix; original story by Gordon Ray Young 1944/USA RKO Radio Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental This is quite OK as Westerns go, though somebody should have modulated Ella Raines just a tad. Her shrillness did no read more
Together Again (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 2, 2014
Together Again
Directed by Charles Vidor
Written by Virginia Van Upp and F. Hugh Herman; story by Stanley Russell and Herbert Biberman
1944/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation
First viewing/Netflix Rental This mostly preposterous romantic comedy is held together by the charm of the performances. An read more
Summer Storm (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Dec 1, 2014
Summer Storm
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Written by Rowland Leigh, Douglas Sirk, and Robert Thoeren from the novel “The Shooting Party” by Anton Chekhov
1944/USA
Angelus Productions/Nero Films
First viewing/Netflix rental Amazingly, the filmmakers decided to promote Linda Darnell as the read more
Star Wars (1977)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 29, 2014
Star Wars
Directed by George Lucas
Written by George Lucas
1977/USA
Lucasfilm/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#642 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This made for great family Thanksgiving Day viewing. As the story opens, Princess Leah (Carrie Fisher) read more
Yojimbo (1961)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 27, 2014
Yojimbo Directed by Akira Kurosawa Written by Akira Kurosawa and Ryûsô Kikushima 1961/Japan Kurosawa Production Company/Toho Company Repeat viewing/Criterion Collection DVD This is certainly the most fun film Kurasawa ever made. For all the violence, it just makes me smile. A ronin (maste read more
Torment (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 26, 2014
Torment (Hets) Directed by Alf Sjöberg Written by Ingmar Bergman 1944/Sweden Svensk Filmindustri First viewing/Hulu Plus Torment is a reminder that Ingmar Bergman was as great a screenwriter as he was a director. This is his very first time out and it’s impressive. Certainly not read more
The Lodger (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 25, 2014
The Lodger Directed by John Brahm Written by Barré Lyndon from the novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes 1944/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental Slade: You can! And it’s a problem then… There’s no doubt about the culprit in this remake of the source mat read more
The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 24, 2014
The Curse of the Cat People
Directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise
Written by DeWitt Bodeen
1944/USA
RKO Radio Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental The bigwigs at RKO decided The Curse of the Cat People would be a dandy title for the sequel to 1942’s hit Cat People. Once a read more
The Suspect (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 23, 2014
The Suspect Directed by Robert Siodmak Written by Bertram Millhauser; adaptation by Arthur T. Horman from a novel by James Roland 1944/USA Universal Pictures First viewing/YouTube Philip Marshall: It’s much better that you shouldn’t, Cora. It might frighten you. Director Robert Siodm read more
Cover Girl (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 22, 2014
Cover Girl
Directed by Charles Vidor
Written by Virginia Van Upp, Marion Parsonnet, and Paul Gangelin from a story by Erwin S. Gelsey
1944/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental With this cast, Cover Girl should have been a much better musical. Rusty Parker (Rita Hayworth) read more
This Happy Breed (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 21, 2014
This Happy Breed
Directed by David Lean
Written by Anthony Havlock Allen, David Lean, and Ronald Neame from a play by Noel Coward
1944/UK
Noel Coward-Cineguild/Two Cities Films
First viewing/Amazon Instant Video This is the episodic story of two neighboring middle-class London families bet read more
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 20, 2014
It Happened Tomorrow Directed by René Clair Written by Dudley Nichols and René Clair from multiple sources 1944/USA Arnold Pressburger Films First viewing/Netflix rental I was sold on this movie before I watched it by its cast list. How can you really go wrong with Dick Powell, Linda Darn read more
Henry V (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 19, 2014
Henry V
Directed by Laurence Olivier
Written by William Shakespeare
1944/UK
Two Cities Films
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#180 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Laurence Olivier’s debut as a director made Shakespeare as stirring and accessible as it would have been on stage and th read more