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Invisible Stripes (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 25, 2014
Invisible Stripes Directed by Lloyd Bacon Written by Warren Duff and Jonathan Finn based on the book by Warden Lewis E. Lawes 1939/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Netflix rental I thought this social drama was OK with a good cast. Cliff Taylor (George Raft) and Chuck Martin (Humphrey Bogart) read more
The Spy in Black (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 24, 2014
The Spy in Black (AKA “U-Boat 29″)
Directed by Michael Powell
Written by J. Storer Clousten, Emeric Pressburger, and Roland Pertwee
1939/UK
London Film Productions
First viewing/Streaming on Hulu Plus The performance of Conrad Veidt and some beautiful noirish camerawork under the directi read more
Babes in Arms (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 23, 2014
Babes in Arms
Directed by Busby Berkeley
Written by Jack McGowan and Kay Van Riper based on the play by Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart
1939/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Netflix rental
#140 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I love both movie musicals and Judy Garland but I couldn read more
The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 22, 2014
The Man They Could Not Hang
Directed by Nick Grinde
Written by Karl Brown, George Wallace Sayre, and Leslie T. White
1939/USA
Columbia Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental This is a good little “B” horror picture with a fine performance by Boris Karloff. Dr. Henryk Savaard (Karlo read more
Gulliver’s Travels (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 21, 2014
Gulliver’s Travels
Directed by Dave Fleischer
Written by Edmond Seward, Dan Gordon et al base on the immortal tale by Jonathan Swift
1939/USA
Fleischer Studios
First viewing/Netflix rental The creators of Popeye and Betty Boop are worthy competitors to Disney in the feature animated film depar read more
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 21, 2014
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Norman Reilly Raine and Aeneas MacKenzie based on the play by Maxwell Anderson
1939/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing/Netflix rental The quote, picture, and clip probably say more about the quality of this fictionalized cost read more
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 20, 2014
Nights of Cabiria (“Le Notti di Cabiria”)
Directed by Federico Fellini
Written by Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli and Pier Paolo Pasolini based on a novel by Maria Molinari
1957/Italy/France
Dino de Laurentis Cinematografica/ Les Films Marceau
Repeat viewing; Criterion Co read more
Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 20, 2014
Tarzan Finds a Son!
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Written by Cyril Hume based on the characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs
1939/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Netflix rental Tarzan: People! This is tolerable but a big step down from the previous film in the series, Tarzan and His Mat read more
Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 16, 2014
Intermezzo: A Love Story Directed by Gregory Ratoff Written by George O’Neill, Gösta Stevens and Gustaf Molander 1939/USA Selznick International Pictures Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This little melodrama of adulterous love introduced the utterly radiant Ingrid Bergman to America. Viol read more
Daybreak (Le jour se leve) (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 15, 2014
Daybreak (Le jour se leve) Directed by Marcel Carné Written by Jacques Viot and Jacques Prévert 1939/France Productions Sigma First viewing/Netflix rental #134 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This has many fantastic elements but the story didn’t hang together well for me on this fir read more
Golden Boy (1939) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 15, 2014
Golden Boy
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian
Written by Lewis Meltzer, Daniel Taradash, Sara Y. Mason and Victor Heerman from a play by Clifford Odets
1939/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental This is worth seeing if only for the very young William Holden and an amazing performa read more
Jesse James (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 14, 2014
Jesse James
Directed by Henry King
Written by Nunnally Johnson
1939/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental Jesse Woodson James: I ain’t aimin’ to do nuthin’. I’m doin’ it. I’m holdin’ up this train. Engineer: The whole read more
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 13, 2014
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Directed by H.C. Potter
Written by Richard Sherman, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Dorothy Yost
1939/USA
RKO Radio Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental Given my lukewarm reaction to some of the later Astaire-Rogers films, I was very pleasantly surprised with t read more
The Little Princess (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 11, 2014
The Little Princess Directed by Walter Lang Written by Ethel Hill and Walter Ferris based on the novel by Frances Hogson Burnett 1939/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Repeat viewing/Netflix rental [last lines] Sara Crewe: Your Majesty. My Dad. Shirley Temple Black died today. She read more
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 10, 2014
Drums Along the Mohawk
Directed by John Ford
Written by Lamar Trotti and Sonya Levien based on the novel by Walter D. Edmonds
1939/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Films Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental John Ford was on quite a roll in 1939. During the Revolutionary War, Gil Martin (Henry Fonda) ta read more
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 8, 2014
Each Dawn I Die
Directed by William Keighley
Written by Norman Reilly Raine and Warren Duff from the novel by Jerome Odlum
1939/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing; Netflix rental This is an OK prison film with the always enjoyable James Cagney in the lead. Crusading journalist Frank Ross (Cagney) is fra read more
Son of Frankenstein (1939) (1)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 7, 2014
Son of Frankenstein
Directed by Rowland V. Lee
Written by Wyllis Cooper
1939/USA
Universal Pictures
First viewing; Netflix rental This does not measure up to the greatness of the first two Universal Frankenstein films but is entertaining and features what may be Bela Lugosi’s very best read more
Lost in Translation (2003) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 6, 2014
Lost in Translation Directed by Sofia Coppola Written by Sofia Coppola 2003/USA Focus Features/Tohokashinsha Film Company Ltd./ American Zoetrope/Elemental Films Repeat viewing/Netflix Instant streaming #1060 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2013 combined list) IMDb users say 7.8/10; I sa read more
The Rules of the Game (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 5, 2014
The Rules of the Game (“La regle du jeu”) Directed by Jean Renoir Written by Jean Renoir and Carl Koch 1939/France Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF) Repeat viewing/Criterion Collection DVD #138 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Robert de la Cheyniest: Why’s that? Oc read more
Union Pacific (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 4, 2014
Union Pacific
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Written by Walter de Leon, C. Gardner Sullivan, Jesse Lasky et al
1939/USA
Paramount Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental As the Civil War draws to a close, Congress approves a transcontinental railroad. A corrupt banker decides to bet against the read more