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The Four Feathers (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 28, 2014
The Four Feathers
Directed by Zoltan Korda
Written by A.E.W. Mason; screenplay by R. C. Sherriff
1939/UK
London Film Productions
First viewing/Streaming on Hulu Plus I was never able to suspend my disbelief, but as pure spectacle this film is great. Harry Faversham (John Clements) is the last read more
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 26, 2014
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Directed by Sam Wood
Written by R.C. Sherriff, Claudine West, and Eric Maschwitz based on the book by James Hilton
1939/UK
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental How in the heck did this classic miss the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die List? T read more
Beau Geste (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 25, 2014
Beau Geste
Directed by William Wellman
Written by Robert Carson based on a novel by Percival Christopher Wren
1939/USA
Paramount Pictures
First viewing/Netflix rental I just loved this mystery/adventure. Beau (Gary Cooper), Digby (Robert Preston), and John (Ray Milland) Geste are English orph read more
At the Circus (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 24, 2014
At the Circus
Directed by Edward Buzzell
Written by Irving Brecher
1939/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing//Warner Home Video DVD On her back is the battle of Waterloo/ Beside it the wreck of the Hesperus too/ and proudly above waves the red white and blue/ You can learn a lot from Lydia – read more
The Old Maid (1939) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 24, 2014
The Old Maid
Directed by Edmund Goulding
Written by Casey Robinson based on the stage play by Zoe Akins and the novel by Edith Wharton
1939/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing/Netflix rental It’s not a bad movie but this tear-jerker did not particularly move me. During the Civil War, Delia Lovell ( read more
Wuthering Heights (1939) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 23, 2014
Wuthering Heights Directed by William Wyler Written by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht based on the novel by Emily Brontë 1939/USA The Samuel Goldwyn Company First viewing/Warner Home Video DVD #131 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This is a beautiful looking film and Laurence Olivier beco read more
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 22, 2014
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Directed by Alfred L. Werker
Written by Edwin Blum and William A. Drake based on the play “Sherlock Holmes” by William Gillette
1939/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
First viewing/Netflix rental This is the second in the Rathbone-Bruce series read more
Young Mr. Lincoln
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 21, 2014
Young Mr. Lincoln
Directed by John Ford
Written by Lamar Trotti
1939/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental The grandeur of Ford’s vision of antebellum America is marred by the trite screenplay to my mind. This highly fictionalized account of Lincoln’s read more
Destry Rides Again (1939) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 21, 2014
Destry Rides Again
Directed by George Marshall
Written by Felix Jackson, Gertrude Purcell and Henry Myers
1939/USA
Universal Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#132 of 1001 Films You Must See Before You Die Tom Destry Jr.: You mean you haven’t been tryin’? This much-lampooned take on read more
Midnight (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 20, 2014
Midnight
Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Written by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett based on a story by Edwin Justis Mayer and Franz Schulz
1939/USA
Paramount Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental A sterling cast and the Wilder-Brackett script makes this light-hearted romp a treat. Eve Peabody read more
Only Angels Have Wings (1939) (3)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 20, 2014
Only Angels Have Wings
Directed by Howard Hawks
Written by Jules Furthman
1939/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#131 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This is another 1939 example of the Hollywood studio system at its height. Piano player Bonnie Lee read more
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 19, 2014
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Directed by Sidney Lanfield
Written by Ernest Pascal from the story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1939/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental Basil Rathbone is Sherlock Holmes. The story adheres fairly closely to Conan Doyle’ read more
What I Did on My Winter Vacation
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 18, 2014
I had a fine time birding in the Sacramento Valley. I saw - Thousands and thousands (and thousands) of this guy’s friends and family Snow Goose
Thousands of these beautiful birds: Tundra Swans Several of these Sandhill Crane I also learned how to distinguish this guy Common Goldeneye from th read more
Rebecca (1940) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 11, 2014
Rebecca
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Robert E. Sherwood et al based on the novel by Daphne Du Maurier
1940/USA
Selznick International Pictures
Repeat viewing; Netflix rental
#143 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
IMDb users say 8.3/10; I say 9/10 This, Hitchcock’s first Ame read more
Away again
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 11, 2014
I’m starting off on my annual trek up to Roseville to visit my birder friend and see the winter waterfowl. I almost certainly will be looking at something like this tomorrow: Flock of snow geese I’ll be back to pick up where I left off on January 18. read more
Of Mice and Men (1939) (2)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 10, 2014
Of Mice and Men
Directed by Lewis Milestone
Written by Eugene Solow based on the novel by John Steinbeck
1939/USA
Hal Roach Studios
First viewing/Netflix rental Candy: A week’s pay? Sure, but I worked weeks all my life. I don’t remember none of them weeks, but this – nearly read more
The Women (1939) (4)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 10, 2014
The Women
Directed by George Cukor
Anita Loos and Jane Murfin from the play by Claire Booth Luce
1939/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Loew’s Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental I’ve been looking forward to seeing this for some time. Although I enjoyed the bitchy one-liners, I was sur read more
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 9, 2014
The Wages of Fear (“Le salaire de la peur”) Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot Written by Henri-Georges Clouzot and Jérôme Géronimi based on the novel by Georges Arnaud 1953/France/Italy Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC)/Filmsonor/Vera Films/Fono Roma read more
Gone with the Wind (1939) (1)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 9, 2014
Gone with the Wind
Directed by Victor Fleming
Written by Sidney Howard from the novel by Margaret Mitchell
1939/USA
Selznick International Pictures in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#133 of 1001 Films You Must See Before You Die The best films are timeless read more
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jan 7, 2014
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Directed by William Dieterle
Written by Sonya Levien and Bruno Frank from the novel by Victor Hugo
1939/USA
RKO Radio Pictures
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Despite its many excellences, I find this film such a downer that it is hard for me to watch. In 15th Centur read more