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The Woman Who Dared (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 19, 2014
The Woman Who Dared (Le ciel est á vou) Directed by Jean Gremillion Written by Charles Spaak and Albert Valentin 1944/France Les Films Raoul Ploquin First viewing/Hulu Plus A certain aspect of this film really got on my nerves but it also has many other saving graces, principally some grea read more
National Velvet (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 18, 2014
National Velvet
Directed by Clarence Brown
Written by Theodore Reeves and Helen Deutsch from a novel by Enid Bagnold
1944/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental A quite enjoyable family entertainment about a girl who loves horses and a boy who helps make her dreams come true read more
The Children Are Watching Us (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 18, 2014
The Children Are Watching Us (“I bambini ci guardano”) Directed by Vittorio De Sica Written by Cesare Giulio Viola, Vittorio De Sica et al 1944/Italy Invicta Film/Scalera Film S.p.a. First viewing/Netflix rental Vittorio De Sica makes a sad and beautiful film about how parents can read more
Going My Way (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 17, 2014
Going My Way
Directed by Leo McCarey
Written by Frank Butler and Frank Cavett; story by Leo McCarey
1944/USA
Paramount Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental While certainly not the best picture of 1944 (my own award will almost certainly go to Double Indemnity), this is a very enjo read more
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 16, 2014
Ivan the Terrible, Part I (Ivan Groznyy) Directed by Sergei Eisenstein Written by Sergei Eisenstein 1944/USSR Mosfilm/TsOKS Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #171 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I have never quite been able to warm up to this gloriously shot but eccentrically acted classic read more
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 15, 2014
Hollywood Canteen
Directed by Delmer Daves
Written by Delmer Daves
1944/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing/Homefront Collection DVD Sydney Greenstreet: He didn’t trust us, Peter. Peter Lorre: No… and we are such gentle people! Another wartime variety musical brought to us by the same folk read more
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 14, 2014
Mr. Skeffington Directed by Vincent Sherman Written by Julius J. Epstein and Philip K. Epstein from a story by Elizabeth von Armin 1944/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Netflix rental Claude Rains rises far beyond his material and co-star in this melodrama. Fanny Trellis (Bette Davis) is the read more
The Woman in the Window (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 13, 2014
The Woman in the Window
Directed by Fritz Lang
Written by Nunnally Johnson from a novel by J.H. Wallis
1944/USA
Christie Corporation/International Pictures
Repeat viewing/TGG Direct DVD What idiot decided to colorize a great film noir? Stuffy, mild-mannered psychology professor Richard Wanley (E read more
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 12, 2014
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Written by Dalton Trumbo based on the book by Ted W. Lawson and Robert Consodine
1944/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Netflix rental Lt. Bob Gray: You know I don’t hate Japs yet. It’s a funny thing. I don’t like them, but read more
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 11, 2014
Arsenic and Old Lace Directed by Frank Capra Written by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein from the play by Joseph Kesselring 1944/USA Warner Bros. Repeat viewing/Netflix rental I hate to say it but Cary Grant is way too frenetic for my tastes in this wacky comedy. The supporting pla read more
The Most Beautiful (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 11, 2014
The Most Beautiful (Ichiban utsukushiku)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Written by Akira Kurosawa
1944/Japan
Toho Company
First viewing/Hulu Plus Kurosawa makes a propaganda movie with a 90% female cast. A factory making precision optics for the military relies on teams of female workers that read more
Bye Bye Birdies
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Nov 10, 2014
Despite a few days of non-stop rain, it was a good trip. The highlight of the birding portion was this gorgeous creature. Not my photo, but it could have been if my camera battery had not died, dammit! Altamira Oriole I managed to watch quite a few B movies and documentaries from 1944 on my iPad read more
Off to Big D
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 31, 2014
And that spells Dallas … We will visit my husband’s grandson who is an exchange student near there and then head down to near the border for the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival. It will be our second year. I look forward to getting reacquainted with these beauties: Green Jay Yester read more
Freaks (1932)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 30, 2014
Freaks
Directed by Tod Browning
Writers uncredited; suggested by a story by Clarence Aaron ‘Tod’ Robbins
1932/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant Video
#73 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
IMDb users say 8.0/10; I say 8.0/10 My second viewing and I a read more
Laura (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 30, 2014
Laura
Directed by Otto Preminger
Written by Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Elizabeth Reinhardt from a novel by Vera Caspary
1944/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Repeat viewing/Amazon Prime Instant Video
#176 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Once you suspend your read more
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 28, 2014
Meet Me in St. Louis
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Written by Irving Brecher and Fred F. Finklehoff from the book by Sally Benson
1944/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Repeat viewing/Warner Home Video Special Edition DVD
#177 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die A musical lover’s musica read more
Lifeboat (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 27, 2014
Lifeboat
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
By John Steinbeck, Screenplay by Jo Swerling
1944/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental John Kovac: [referring to Willie] Neither can a snake help being a rattlesnake if he’s born a rattlesnake! That don’t read more
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 27, 2014
Hail the Conquering Hero
Written and directed by Preston Sturges
1944/USA
Paramount Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Bugsy: You got no idea! Eddie Bracken manages to salvage a shred of his dignity in another madcap wartime comedy from writer-director Sturges. Woodrow Lafayette Pershin read more
Gaslight (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 26, 2014
Gaslight
Directed by George Cukor
Written by John Van Druten, Walter Reisch, and John H. Balderston from the play “Angel Street” by Patrick Hamilton
1944/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#179 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die A gorgeously mounted thriller read more
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 25, 2014
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek Written and Directed by Preston Sturges 1944/USA Paramount Pictures Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant Video Trudy Kockenlocker: Oh, phooey! Preston Sturges, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways … Dippy teenager Trudy Kockenlocker (Betty Hutton) is read more