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The Great McGinty (1940)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 2, 2014
The Great McGinty
Written and Directed by Preston Sturges
1940/USA
Paramount Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Catherine: Especially since you can’t rob the people anyway. .Skeeters: Sure. How was that? Catherine: What you rob, you spend, and what you spend goes back to the people. read more
The Westerner (1940)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 1, 2014
The Westerner Directed by William Wyler Written by Jo Swerling and Nevin Busch from the story by Stuart N. Lake 1940/USA The Samuel Goldwyn Company First viewing/Netflix rental I enjoyed this rather off-beat Western, chiefly due to its Oscar -winning performance by Walter Brennan. Wyler̵ read more
Pinocchio (1940) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 31, 2014
Pinocchio
Directed by Ben Sharpsteen, Hamilton Luske et al
Written by Ted Sears et al from the story by Carlo Collodi
1940/USA
Walt Disney Productions
#148 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I don’t think Disney’s second feature cartoon quite matches the first but it is go read more
Christmas in July (1940) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 30, 2014
Christmas in July
Written and Directed by Preston Sturges
1940/USA
Paramount Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Preston Sturges is a great favorite of mine but somehow this early effort leaves me less than wildly enthusiastic. Jimmy MacDonald (Dick Powell) and Betty Casey (Ellen Drew) are read more
The Sea Hawk (1940) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 8, 2014
The Sea Hawk Directed by Michael Curtiz Written by Howard Koch and Seton I. Miller 1940/USA Warner Bros. First viewing?/Netflix rental I thought this highly rated Errol Flynn adventure was only OK. Then again, I was distracted. In 15th Century England, dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe (Errol read more
Away across the sea
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 8, 2014
I’ll be away for the next three weeks. First my husband and I will visit his relatives in Gothenberg, Sweden and Helsinki, Finland and then we will take a river cruise through the Netherlands and Belgium, where, God willing, we will see tulips and windmills. I expect it will be freezing but read more
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 7, 2014
The Thief of Bagdad Directed by Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, and Tim Whelan Screenplay by Miles Malleson, Scenario by Lajos Biró, Story by Miklos Rosca 1940/UK London Film Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Why this hugely influential Technicolor special effects extravaganza does not qualif read more
Foreign Correspondent (1940) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 6, 2014
Foreign Correspondent Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Written by Charles Bennett, Joan Harrison, et al 1939/USA Walter Wanger Productions First viewing/Netflix rental Hitchcock’s other 1940 Academy Award nominee couldn’t be more different than Rebecca or more Hitchcockian. A newspape read more
And on to a new decade (1940)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 5, 2014
The Great Dictator – Chaplin as Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania and Jack Oakie as Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria As Hitler marched through Europe, Hollywood kept a smile resolutely plastered to its face. In industry news, 1940 saw the film debuts of Abbott and Costello, Woody Woodpecker, a read more
Balalaika (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 5, 2014
Balalaika Directed by Reinhold Schünzel Written by Charles Bennet, Jacques Deval et al 1939/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Warner Archive Collection DVD Well, I guess I needed to see this to find out that Ilona Massey is no Jeanette MacDonald. This musical is OK but not more. Lydia Pav read more
Swanee River (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 4, 2014
Swanee River Directed by Sidney Lanfield Written by John Taintor Foote and Philip Dunne 1939/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/20th Century Fox Cinema Archives DVD I didn’t have high expectations but I ended up enjoying this rather sentimental biopic. This is read more
Juarez (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 4, 2014
Juarez
Directed by William Dieterle
Written by John Huston, Aeneas MacKenzie, and Wolfgang Reinhardt
1939/USA
Warner Bros
First Viewing/Warner Archive Collection DVD Ponderous is the adjective that first comes to mind when describing this movie. This is a fictionalized account of the events t read more
First Love (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 3, 2014
First Love
Directed by Henry Koster
Written by Bruce Manning and Lionel Hauser
1939/USA
Universal Pictures
First viewing/Deanna Durbin Sweetheart Pack DVD I really enjoyed this modern take on the Cinderella fairy tale. Orphan Connie (Deanna Durbin) graduates from boarding school, where she wa read more
Made for Each Other (1939) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 2, 2014
Made for Each Other
Directed by John Cromwell
Written by Jo Swerling suggested by a story by Rose Franken
1939/USA
Selznick International Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental John Horace ‘Johnny’ Mason: A mouse! This starts out well and the two stars are superb as always but unfo read more
Allegheny Uprising (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 1, 2014
Allegheny Uprising Directed by William A. Seiter
Written by P.J. Wilson based on a factual story “The First Rebel” by Neil H. Swanson
1939/USA
RKO Radio Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental Janie MacDougall: I won’t! I’m not going to be a widow before I’m even a read more
Tower of London (1939) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 28, 2014
Tower of London
Directed by Rowland V. Lee
Written by Robert N. Lee
1939/USA
Universal Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental This fairly lame retelling of Richard III does not have nearly enough Karloff in it. Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Basil Rathbone), eliminates the heirs that stand betwe read more
Into the Wild (2007)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 27, 2014
Into the Wild
Directed by Sean Penn
Written by Sean Penn based on the book by Jon Krakauer
2007/USA
Paramount Vantage/Art Linson Productions/Into the Wild/River Road Entertainment
First viewing; Streaming on Netflix Watch Instantly
#1100 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2013 Combined List read more
Jamaica Inn (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 27, 2014
Jamaica Inn
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Sidney Gilliat, Joan Harrison, et al adapted from the novel by Daphne du Maurier
1939/UK
Mayflower Pictures Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental This movie was much better than what I expected – which, by reputation, was very littl read more
The Rains Came (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 26, 2014
The Rains Came
Directed by Clarence Brown
Written by Philip Dunne and Julian Josephson from a novel by Louis Bromfield
1939/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental Despite some over the top melodrama at the end, I enjoyed this disaster/romantic drama.. (The fictional) read more
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 26, 2014
The Man in the Iron Mask Directed by James Whale Written by George Bruce based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas pére 1939/USA Universal Pictures First Viewing/Streaming on Amazon Instant Video As swashbuckling costume drama goes, this one is OK. Louis XIII’s wife gives birth to identical twin read more