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Bombsight Stolen (AKA Cottage to Let) (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 22, 2014
Bombsight Stolen (AKA “Cottage to Let) Directed by Anthony Asquith Written by Anatole de Grunwald and J.O.C. Orton adapted from the play by Geoffrey Kerr 1941/UK Gainsborough Pictures/Gaumont British Picture Corporation First viewing/Internet Archive I really enjoyed seeing the gatherin read more
The Ghost Train (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 21, 2014
The Ghost Train
Directed by Walter Forde
Written by Marriott Edgar, Val Guest, et al
1941/UK
Gainsborough Pictures
First viewing/Amazon Prime Instant Video I certainly didn’t do justice to this comic British thriller by watching it in pieces over a few nights on the old iPad but I proba read more
The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 20, 2014
The Shanghai Gesture
Directed by Josef von Sternberg
Written by Josef von Sternberg, Jules Furthman, and Geza Herczeg based on a play by John Colton
1941/USA
Arnold Pressburger Films
First viewing/Amazon Prime Instant Video I thought I had seen Josef von Sternberg’s weirdest film when I read more
Major Barbara (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 20, 2014
Major Barbara Directed by Gabriel Pascal Written by George Bernard Shaw 1941/UK Gabriel Pascal Productions First viewing/Netflix rental Rex Harrison and Wendy Hiller were born to play Shaw. Agnostic socialist Adolphus Cusins (Rex Harrison), a Greek scholar, is a flop at public speaking. He read more
All Through the Night (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 19, 2014
All Through the Night
Directed by Vincent Sherman
Written by Leonard Spigelglass, Edwin Gilbert, and Leo Rosten
1941/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing/Amazon Instant Video Alfred “Gloves” Donahue: Excuse me, Baby. What she means it’s about time someone knocked those heels back on thei read more
A Woman’s Face (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 18, 2014
A Woman’s Face
Directed by George Cukor
Written by Donald Ogden Stewart and Elliot Paul from a play by Francis de Croisset
1941/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Netflix rental This film was much different than I expected and I truly enjoyed it. The story is a remake of the 1938 film A Wom read more
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 17, 2014
Sun Valley Serenade Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone Written by Art Arthur, Robert Harari, Robert Ellis, and Helen Logan 1941/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/YouTube The story line of this one drove me crazy but I’d still have to recommend it if it were only for the &# read more
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 17, 2014
They Died with Their Boots On Directed by Raul Walsh Written by Wally Kline and Aeneas MacKenzie 1941/USA Warner Bros First viewing/Netflix rental Ned Sharp: Yeah? What’s that? George Armstrong Custer: You can take glory with you when it’s your time to go. Errol Flynn makes a con read more
Out of the Fog (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 16, 2014
Out of the Fog
Directed by Anatole Litvak
Written by Robert Rosson, Jerry Wald, and Richard Macauley from the play “Gentle People” by Irwin Shaw
1941/USA
Warner Bros
First viewing/Warner Archive DVD This proto-noir is a little stage-bound and heavy handed but I enjoyed it for the perform read more
The Great Lie (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 15, 2014
The Great Lie
Directed by Edmund Goulding
Written by Lenore J. Coffee based on a novel by Polan Banks
1941/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing/Netflix rental This is a competently made “woman’s picture” raised above the ordinary by the lively performance of Mary Astor. After a night of read more
El gendarme desconocido (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 14, 2014
El gendarme desconocido (“The Unknown Policeman”) Directed by Miguel M. Delgado Written by Miguel M. Delgado, José F. Elizondo, and Jaime Salvador 1941/Mexico Posa Films First viewing/Mill Creek Entertainment DVD This was my introduction to the famous Mexican comic. I don’t think read more
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 13, 2014
That Hamilton Woman (AKA “Lady Hamilton”) Directed by Alexander Korda Written by Walter Reisch and R.C. Sherriff 1941/UK Alexander Korda Films/London Films Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental The Streetgirl: And then? What happened after? Emma: There is no “then”. Ther read more
The 49th Parallel (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 12, 2014
The 49th Parallel (AKA “The Invaders”)
Directed by Michael Powell
Written by Emeric Pressburger and Rodney Ackland
1941/UK
Ortus Films
Repeat viewing/Streaming on Amazon Instant Video The stars took a cut in pay to appear in this exciting, if a bit heavy handed, anti-isolationist read more
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 11, 2014
Here Comes Mr. Jordan Directed by Alexander Hall Written by Sidney Buichman and Seton I. Miller from the play “Heaven Can Wait” by Harry Seagall 1941/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental Joe Pendleton: Nothing doing; I’m not gonna go through *that* read more
The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 11, 2014
The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (“Todake no kyodai”) Directed by Yasujirô Ozu Written by Yasujirô Ozu and Tadao Ikeda 1941/Japan Shôchiku Eiga First viewing/Streaming on Hulu Plus War seems very far away in Ozu’s 1941 film that presages his treatment of similar read more
Johnny Eager (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 10, 2014
Johnny Eager Directed by Mervyn LeRoy Written by James Edward Grant and John Lee Mahin 1941/USA Loew’s/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Warner Archive DVD Something about the title of this early film noir told me I might love this movie. I was so right. Spoiler alert: The plot is ful read more
Suspicion (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 10, 2014
Suspicion
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Samson Raphaelson, Joan Harrison and Alma Reville based on the novel Before the Fact by Frances Iles
1941/USA
RKO Radio Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth: Is whatever it is, painful? There’s something about this Hit read more
The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 9, 2014
The Strawberry Blonde
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Written by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein from a play by James Hagan
1941/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing/Amazon Instant Video This light romantic tale is a nostalgic look back at the Gay Nineties and its music. As the story begins, Biff Grimes read more
Meet John Doe (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 8, 2014
Meet John Doe
Directed by Frank Capra
Written by Robert Riskin based on a story by Richard Connell and Robert Presnell Sr.
1941/USA
Frank Capra Productions
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This was the last film Capra made before he joined the Army Signal Corps and the threat of war is never very far a read more
‘Pimpernel’ Smith (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 7, 2014
‘Pimpernel’ Smith (AKA “Mister V”)
Directed by Leslie Howard
Written by Anatole de Grunwald, A.G. MacDonald, et al
1941/UK
British National Films
First viewing/Amazon Prime Instant Video After England declared war on Germany, Leslie Howard devoted almost all his time t read more