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1940s Movies
Classic 1940s movie reviews, movie articles and information. Movie reviews from classic movies from 1940 to 1949, the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948): Classic Movie Review
Sorry, Wrong Number. USA 1948, 89 minutes, black & white, Paramount Pictures. Director: Anatole Litvak. Written by Lucille Fletcher. Based on the radio play “Sorry, Wrong Number” by Fletcher. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Ann Richards, Wendell Corey, Harold Vermilyea, Ed…
Read more →Republic Treasures, Classics Coming to Blu-ray
Olive Digs Republic: Well, we’re happy to report that it didn’t take long for Olive to get to their newly acquired library of titles from Republic Pictures. The new releases include Cyrano De Bergerac (1950) with Jose Ferrer in an…
Read more →Blind Spot: Double Indemnity (1944)
Guest blogger Courtney Small writes about a movie he has a blind spot for, 1944’s Double Indemnity: Despite being heralded by many as one of the greatest directors of all time, the majority of the works by director Billy Wilder…
Read more →Two Smart People (1946): Movie Review
Two Smart People could just as easily have been titled Three Smart People. It’s a “road trip” film featuring a pair of con artists, Ace and Ricki (John Hodiak and Lucille Ball), as well as a genial police detective, Bob (Lloyd…
Read more →One Touch of Venus (1948): Classic Movie Review
Talkie of the Week: One Touch of Venus USA 1948, 82 minutes, black & white Universal Pictures Director: William A. Seiter Written by Harry Kurnitz & Frank Tashlin Based on the novel The Tinted Venus by F. Anstey Cast: Ava…
Read more →Angel and the Badman: Classic Movie review
Angel and the Badman (1947) is one of my very favorite John Wayne movies, one which I revisit on a regular basis. The movie is a simple tale about gunslinger Quirt Evans (Wayne) who is wounded and nursed back to health…
Read more →What’s the Best 1940s “Best Picture” Winner?
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Read more →Dolores Moran: Pin-Up Girl
In just over ten years, pin-up girl Dolores Moran made 14 films, working with James Stewart, James Cagney, Dick Powell, and Humphrey Bogart. 88 years ago today Dolores Moran was born. Head over to our Facebook page and wish…
Read more →State Fair (1945) A Guest Classic Movie Review
State Fair 1945 film classic Brief plot: The Frake family travels to the annual Iowa State Fair, entering their mincemeat, pickles, and prize hog Blue Boy into contests. The two children find romance at the fair, but it is uncertain if it will continue…
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