Classic 1940s movie reviews, movie articles and information. Movie reviews from classic movies from 1940 to 1949, the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Funnyman Danny Kaye made his feature film debut as a hypochondriac who winds up a G.I. in Up in Arms. Guest writer Rick29 falls in for a closer look at the 1944 comedy/musical, which also stars Dinah Shore and Dana Andrews
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The Walt Disney crew worked for four years to animate Felix Salten’s 1923 kiddie lit classic, Bambi, A Life in the Woods, resulting in some of the studio’s most memorable characters and unforgettable moments. The beloved (and, at times, downright…
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Two years after it was originally published, Betty MacDonald’s down home memoir The Egg and I was transformed into a motion picture which hit theaters in May of 1947. In the film, Claudette Colbert stars as city-bred Manhattanite MacDonald, who…
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In 1948, Mr. Belvedere — the outrageous comedy character who debuted in the writing of Gwen Davenport — made his first cinematic appearance in the hilarious feature Sitting Pretty. The film chronicles what happens when lawyer Harry (Robert Young) and…
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As we mentioned earlier, today is Easter Sunday. So naturally we wanted to bring you the greatest song ever written about celebrating the holiday, Irving Berlin‘s timeless “Easter Parade.” With its origins dating back to 1917, and previously featured in…
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The spirited romantic comedy The Ghost and Mrs. Muir stars Gene Tierney as widow Lucy Muir, who moves into a haunted seashore house and, despite the warnings of her neighbors, shuns the attempts by sea captain spectre Daniel Gregg (Rex…
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These days, far too often do audiences take for granted the skill and planning that goes into making a fight sequence in a film seem believable. When done right, movie fight choreography can redefine the way that viewers respond to…
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In today’s guest post, Constance Metzinger examines a popular film locale of 1940s cinema – the English village. Films are by far the most marvelous means of personal escapism and during the 1940s, a time of war, anxiety, and sorrow,…
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In the 1940 musical comedy Too Many Girls, carefree college freshman Connie Casey (Lucille Ball) didn’t have the complete trust of her wealthy dad, so he put four of the campus jocks (Desi Arnaz, Richard Carlson, Eddie Bracken, Hal LeRoy)…
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A year before he forever changed cinema with Casablanca, director Michael Curtiz brought the Jack London classic The Sea Wolf to the big screen. Recently released on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive collection, the film examines what happens when an…
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