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That Hamilton Woman (1941)- Dir. Alexander Korda
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh - Star–chemistry between Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh ignites this portrayal of the infamous romance between Lord Horatio Nelson and Emma…
Down Argentine Way (1940)- Dir. Irving Cummings
Feat. Carmen Miranda, Betty Grable, Don Ameche - A horse mad New Yorker falls for a wealthy Argentine rancher in this fluffy technicolor musical, but is hampered by the longstanding feud between…
Philadelphia Story, The (1940)
- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Stewart - A second marriage for a stuffy heiress is threatened by scandal. A witty, sparkling romantic farce with golden trio – Katharine Hepburn, Cary…
Pride and Prejudice (1940)- Dir. Robert Z. Leonard
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Greer Garson - Jane Austen's splendid comedy of manners is brought to the screen for the first time, with wit and subtlety firmly in tact.
Rebecca (1940)- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders - A masterful gothic romance about a nobleman's second wife who becomes haunted by the image of his beloved first. Hitchcock's first American film was…
Remember the Night (1940)- Dir. Mitchell Leisen
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi… - Preston Sturges scripted this forgotten yuletide gem, about an assistant D.A. (MacMurray) who, feeling sorry for a glamorous jewel thief (Stanwyck),…
Seven Sinners (1940)- Dir. Tay Garnett
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne, Albert Dekker… - Tropical romance ensues for Marlene Dietrich's quick–witted, sultry saloon singer whose bad behaviour washes her up at the Seven Sinners Cafe,…
Shop Around the Corner, The (1940)
- Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Frank Morgan… - One for the pantheon of romantic–comedy this, directed by the illustrious Ernst Lubitsch (of the famed 'Lubitsch touch') and excelling in its…
Waterloo Bridge (1940)- Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor - Vivien Leigh's follow–up performance to GONE WITH THE WIND is cited as her favourite. It's a sumptuous romantic tragedy about war–torn…
Eternally Yours (1939)- Dir. Tay Garnett
Feat. Loretta Young, David Niven, Broderick Crawford… - A woman leaves stability and a wealthy fiancée behind to travel the globe as a magician's assistant after she is swept off her feet. However 'The…
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