Classic 1940s movie reviews, movie articles and information. Movie reviews from classic movies from 1940 to 1949, the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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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You may not realize it, but 75 years ago today motion picture history was changed forever with the release of Casablanca. As time goes by the movie continues to captivate new generations of fans. And what’s not to love? The…
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For this week’s Create-A-Caption, we’ve taken an iconic still from the Humphrey Bogart detective classicThe Maltese Falcon and added our on comedic spin to it. We ask you to add your own in the comments below! It’s a nice gift…
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Just released to DVD and Blu-ray from Olive Films, Return of the Ape Man is Bela Lugosi‘s most interesting collaboration with Monogram Pictures — for whom he made several films in the early 1940s. Looking to prove their widely decried…
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The dark underbelly of life is explored in the film noir genre, and we’ve got five hard-boiled tales of suspense and grittiness that you may not have seen. So join us for this journey into the seedy and uncertain world…
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Universal Studios’ 1940 favorite The Wolf Man introduced audiences to Lon Chaney Jr.‘s tragic (and hirsute) monster. For this week’s Create-A-Caption, we’ve taken an image from the film and added our own funny caption. What can you come up with?…
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Based on a novel by Jay Dratler, 1948’s Pitfall is a captivating — if somewhat underrated — film noir gem that stars Dick Powell as a bored husband and insurance adjuster who becomes involved with beautiful model Lizabeth Scott, the…
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The Philadelphia Story is George Cukor’s sophisticated screwball gem, adapted from Philip Barry’s play set in Philadelphia’s tony Main Line suburbs, Katharine Hepburn re-creates her stage role as society girl Tracy Lord, whose upcoming second marriage is imperiled by the…
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