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George Washington Slept Here (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 8, 2014
George Washington Slept Here Directed by William Keighley Written by Everett Freeman from the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart 1942/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Warner Archive DVD Moving Man: Yeah? I guess that’s what drove them to Valley Forge. This is another one of those wacky non read more
My Sister Eileen (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 7, 2014
My Sister Eileen Directed by Alexander Hall Written by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov from their play based on stories by Ruth McKenny 1942/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental This is a madcap “laugh a minute” comedy filled with kooky characters that chroni read more
For Me and My Gal (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 6, 2014
For Me and My Gal Directed by Busby Berkeley Written by Richard Sherman, Fred F. Finklehoff, and Sid Silvers; Story by Howard Emmett Rogers 1942/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental I don’t know how I missed this enjoyable musical until now. The action starts in 1916. Jo Hardi read more
The Black Swan (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 5, 2014
The Black Swan
Directed by Henry King
Written by Ben Hecht and Seton I. Miller from the novel by Raphael Sabatini
1942/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental The pictures I am posting do not do justice to the Technicolor glory that is this swashbuckler. When read more
Bambi (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 4, 2014
Bambi Directed by David Hand et al Written by Perce Pearce, Larry Morey et al from the story by Felix Salter 1942/USA Walt Disney Studios Repeat viewing/Netflix Rental Bambi’s Mother: Man was in the forest. What is it about the folks at Disney and separation anxiety? This beautifully read more
Woman of the Year (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 3, 2014
Woman of the Year Directed by George Stevens Written by Ring Lardner Jr. and Michael Kanin 1942/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental Tess Harding: I think it’s a wonderful name. This was the first of the nine pictures in which Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy were paired and read more
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 2, 2014
You Were Never Lovelier Directed by William Seiter Written by Michael Fessier, Ernest Pagano, and Delmer Davies from a story by Carlos Olivari and Sixto Pondal Rios 1942/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental Eduardo Acuña: I consider that a very fortunate coincidence, my dea read more
In This Our Life (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 1, 2014
In This Our Life Directed by John Huston Written by Howard Koch from a novel by Ellen Glasgow 1942/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Netflix rental John Huston directs a “woman’s picture?”? Yes, and it’s not bad. Stanley (Bette Davis) and Roy (Olivia de Havilland) Timber read more
Wake Island (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 30, 2014
Wake Island Directed by John Farrow Written by W. R. Burnett and Frank Butler 1942/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing/Universal Studios DVD Why, if Wake Island is the first “action” WWII movie, does it feel like such a cliche? Maybe this is where these cliches started? The read more
In Which We Serve (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 29, 2014
In Which We Serve Directed by Noel Coward and David Lean Written by Noel Coward 1942/UK Two Cities Films First viewing/Netflix rental This has been the best yet in my mini-festival of 1942 British films made to prepare the populace for hard times to come. In Which We Serve is a tribute to a read more
The Major and the Minor (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 28, 2014
The Major and the Minor Directed by Billy Wilder Written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder; suggested by a play by Edward Childs Carpenter; from a story by Fanny Kilbourne 1942/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental Susan Applegate: I vant to be alone. Billy Wilder’s directori read more
Holiday Inn (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 27, 2014
Holiday Inn
Directed by Mark Sandrich
Written by Claude Binyon and Edgar Rice from an idea by Irving Berlin
1942/USA
Paramount Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental Holiday Inn has a whole lot more going for it than “White Christmas”. Jim Hardy (Bing Crosby) and Ted Hanover (Fred Astaire read more
The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 26, 2014
The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (L’assassin habite… au 21)
Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
Written by Henri-Georges Clousot and Stanislas-Andre Steeman
1942/France
First viewing/Hulu Plus One part whodunit, one part black comedy, and one part film noir, this early effort by Mas read more
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 25, 2014
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Directed by William Keighley
Written by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein from the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
1942/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing/Netflix rental This is a wacky frenetic comedy something along the lines of Kaufman and Hart’s You Can read more
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 24, 2014
Mrs. Miniver
Directed by William Wyler
Written by Arthur Wimperis, George Froeschel, James Hilton and Claudine West from the book by Jan Struther
1942/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#164 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die And yet another 1942 film that tugs at the hear read more
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 23, 2014
The Talk of the Town
Directed by George Stevens
Written by Irwin Shaw and Sidney Buchman; adaptation by Dale Van Every from a story by Sidney Harmon
1942/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This is one of the few romantic comedies in which it is not obvious whom th read more
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 23, 2014
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Written by Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell
1942/UK
British National Films/The Archers
First viewing/Amazon Prime Instant Video This was the first film to carry the joint credit “Written, Produced and Directe read more
Kings Row (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 21, 2014
King’s Row Directed by Sam Wood Written by Casey Robinson from the novel by Henry Bellamann 1942/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Netflix rental Ronald Reagan is the best thing about this film. It’s another highly-rated drama that I wish I liked more that I do. The story takes plac read more
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 20, 2014
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Robert Buckner and Edmund Joseph
1942/USA
Warner Bros
Repeat viewing/Warner Home Video DVD
#163 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die James Cagney richly deserved his Oscar for this flag-waving musical biography. This is the Cohan read more
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Aug 19, 2014
The Palm Beach Story Written and Directed by Preston Sturges 1942/USA Paramount Pictures Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #159 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This may not be the best Preston Sturges but it is my favorite. Of course that means I love it more than words can say. Tom read more