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High Sierra (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 6, 2014
High Sierra
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Written by John Huston and W.R. Burnett based on a novel by W.R. Burnett
1941/USA
Warner Bros.
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#154 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Humphrey Bogart, while still a gangster, was given an opportunity to show his true range read more
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 5, 2014
The Devil and Miss Jones
Directed by Sam Wood
Written by Norman Krasna
1941/US
Frank Ross-Norman Krasna Inc.
First viewing/Olive Films DVD What a terrific movie! J.P. Merrick (Charles Coburn) is The Richest Man in the World. He is one of those people that thinks everyone else is an idiot and likes read more
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 4, 2014
How Green Was My Valley
Directed by John Ford
Written by Philip Dunne based on the novel by Richard Llewellyn
1941/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#155 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This is the film that famously trounced Citizen Kane at the 1942 read more
Citizen Kane (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 3, 2014
Citizen Kane
Directed by Orson Welles
Written by Orson Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz
1941/USA
RKO Radio Pictures
Repeat viewing/Warner Home Video Special Edition DVD
#150 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die What do you say about “The Greatest Movie Ever Made”? If you are reading read more
The Lady Eve (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 2, 2014
The Lady Eve
Written and Directed by Preston Sturges
1941/USA
Paramount Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#152 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die And Preston Sturges knocks a romantic comedy out of the park! Charles Pike (Henry Fonda), known to his friends as Hopsi, is the heir to a vas read more
Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 1, 2014
Sullivan’s Travels
Written and Directed by Preston Sturges
1941/USA
Paramount Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#156 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die LeBrand: But with a little sex in it. Hollywood made many good movies about making movies and this is one of the very best read more
The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 31, 2014
The Devil and Daniel Webster (AKA “All That Money Can Buy”) Directed by William Dieterle Written by Dan Totheroth and Steven Vincent Benet based on a story by Benet 1940/USA RKO Radio Pictures Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Mr. Scratch: Just a minute. I promised you money and all that mon read more
Animated Short Subjects of 1941
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 30, 2014
By some miracle I was able to find all the animated shorts nominated for Academy Awards online and decided to start off 1941 with some fun and light viewing. Lend a Paw
Directed by Clyde Geronimi
1941/USA
Walt Disney Productions
First viewing/YouTube Pluto rescues a tiny kitten who has been thrown i read more
Happy New Year, 1941!
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 29, 2014
The United States entered World War II, sharing the pain suffered by the rest of the world, with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and 1941 remained a bleak year for the Allies and humanity. Hollywood kept on truckin’. In industry news, Superman debuted in a series of seventeen Superman cart read more
The Mummy’s Hand (1940)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 28, 2014
The Mummy’s Hand Directed by Christy Cabanne Written by Griffin Jay and Maxwell Shane 1940/USA Universal Pictures First viewing/Amazon Instant Video The scares of the original are lost amid the “comic relief” aspects of this feeble remake/sequel. Many of the story elements read more
The Blue Bird (1940)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 25, 2014
The Blue Bird Directed by Walter Lang Written by Ernest Pascal and Walter Bullock based on the play by Maurice Maeterlinck 1940/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental Fox’s answer to The Wizard of Oz was a giant flop. I could easily see why. Mytyl (Shirley Tem read more
North West Mounted Police (1940)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 25, 2014
North West Mounted Police Directed by Cecil B. DeMille Written by Alan Le May, Jesse Lasky Jr., and C. Gardner Sullivan 1940/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing/YouTube Dusty Rivers: It will be when you get there. This is a workmanlike action/adventure movie but I felt it lacked thrills some read more
Comrade X (1940)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 24, 2014
Comrade X
Directed by King Vidor
Written by Ben Hecht, Charles Lederer, and Walter Reisch
1940/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Warner Archive DVD This is a pretty good screwball rip-off of Ninotchka though it bogs down a bit toward the end. McKinley B. Thomson (Clark Gable) is Comrade X read more
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 24, 2014
Santa Fe Trail Directed by Michael Curtiz Written by Robert Buckner 1940/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Netflix rental This is an OK Western with an excellent supporting performance by Raymond Massey. The main setting for the story is in “Bloody” Kansas just prior to the Civil Wa read more
Young People (1940)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 23, 2014
Young People
Directed by Allan Dwan
Written by Edwin Blum and Don Ettlinger
1940/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental Jack Oakie and Charlotte Greenwood make this a better than average Shirley Temple movie. Vaudeville troopers Joe and Kit Ballentine (Oakie a read more
Too Many Husbands (1940)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 23, 2014
Too Many Husbands
Directed by Wesley Ruggles
Written by Claude Binyon based on the play by W. Somerset Maugham
1940/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental This unsung screwball comedy started off so well … Bill Cardew (Fred MacMurray) and Henry Lowndes (Melvin Do read more
Down Argentine Way (1940)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 22, 2014
Down Argentine Way Directed by Irving Cummings Written by Darrell Ware, Karl Tunberg et al 1940/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/YouTube This is strictly for old-time musical comedy lovers but I’m one and I liked it a lot in spite of, or maybe because of, all its read more
The Proud Valley (1940)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 21, 2014
The Proud Valley (AKA “The Tunnel”) Directed by Pen Tennyson Written by Alfredda Brilliant, Louis Golding et al 1940/UK CAPAD/Ealing Studios First viewing/Streaming on Hulu Plus The story is only OK but the singing is glorious. David Goliath (Paul Robeson) was a merchant seaman read more
The Fight for Life (1940)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 20, 2014
The Fight for Life
Directed by Pare Lorentz
Written by Pare Lorentz based on work by Paul de Kruif
1940/USA
United States Film Service
First viewing/YouTube I learned a lot from this docudrama about the battle to improve survival of women in childbirth in the 40′s but the music drove me nuts. read more
Wolf of New York (1940)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 19, 2014
Wolf of New York
Directed by William G. McGann
Written by Gordon Kahn and Lionel Hauser; story by Leslie T. White and Arnold Belgard
1940/USA
Republic Pictures
First viewing/Streaming on Amazon Instant Video This is an entertaining “B” picture with some “A” list actors read more