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Subgenre Sampler
Les Visiteurs Du Soir (1942)
- Dir. Marcel Carne
Feat. Arletty, Marie Dea, Fernand Ledoux… - Two of the Devil's henchmen are dispatched to a fairytale–like 15th century castle with an eye to corrupting its inhabitants, especially a pair…
Magnificent Ambersons, The (1942)- Dir. Orson Welles
Feat. Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Dolores Costello - Following up CITIZEN KANE, Orson Welles again drew a bead on the American rich, chronicling the dynastic squabbles of a…
Random Harvest (1942)- Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. Ronald Colman, Greer Garson - A shell–shocked WW1 officer marries and is contented until he remembers his past life in the aristocracy. Far–fetched but very enjoyable…
Penny Serenade (1941)- Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Cary Grant, Irene Dunne - Cary Grant and Irene Dunne adopt a infant, then lose it, in a brilliantly crafted tear–jerker.
Long Voyage Home, The (1940)- Dir. John Ford
Feat. John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter… - John Wayne is a Swedish sailor aboard a doom–ridden tramp steamer circa. WWII, in this portmanteau of four stories by Eugene O'Neill. An…
- Our Town (1940)
- Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Frank Craven, William Holden, Martha Scott - Affectionate study of small–town American life, set in New Hampshire over a twelve year period. Frank Craven narrates our tour of the community…
Jour Se Leve, Le (Daybreak) (1939)- Dir. Marcel Carne
Feat. Jean Gabin, Arletty - A renowned example of 'poetic realism', Jean Gabin gives another consummate performance as a doomed anti–hero. His tragic story is told in…
Good Earth, The (1938)- Dir. Sidney Franklin
Feat. Paul Muni, Luise Rainer - Pearl S. Buck's epic novel is given the proud, grand and serious treatment by Hollywood. The tale told is about greed and gain amongst Chinese…
Great Waltz, The (The Life of Johann Strauss) (1938)- Dir. Julien Duvivier
Feat. Fernand Gravey, Luise Rainer, Lionel Atwill - The lIfe story of Johann Strauss is given a rich if somewhat corny treatment in this otherwise well–mounted musical biopic.
- I Accuse (J'Accuse) (1938)
- Dir. Abel Gance
Feat. Victor Francen, Line Noro, Marie Lou - Dir. Gance’s own remake of his 1919 silent classic, in which a soldier traumatised by the slaughter of WWI attempts to prevent future…
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