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Blood and SandBlood and Sand (1941)
Dir. Rouben Mamoulian
Feat. Tyrone Power, Rita Hayworth
Steamy romantic tragedy with Tyrone Power as an accomplished but naive matador whose bull–ring heroics take a back–seat for brazen Rita…
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Marsha Hunt
Campaigner for orphans–rights Greer Garson frets and furrows her brow to perfection in this slick, high–minded weepie.
Devil and Miss Jones, The (1941)
Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Charles Coburn, Jean Arthur
Tycoon Charles Coburn goes undercover to investigate union activities, and instead falls for shopgirl Jean Arthur. Well–regarded social comedy.
Here Comes Mr. JordanHere Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) Recommended
Dir. Alexander Hall
Feat. Claude Rains
Memorable romantic fantasy in which a none–too–bright boxer is killed in a plane crash before arch–angel Claude Rains sends him…
High SierraHigh Sierra (1941)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino
Crucial role that steered Humphrey Bogart towards more sympathetic anti–heroes, here playing a prison escapee/gangster facing the end with Ida…
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
Dir. Bruce Humberstone
Feat. Betty Grable
Betty Grable tackles a dramatic role for this exciting whodunnit surrounding the murder of her sister. Quality film noir with a surprise twist in its…
Little Foxes, TheLittle Foxes, The (1941) Recommended
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall
Masterful period drama adapted from a stageplay by one the great directors. Bette Davis is in brilliant form as Regina, the scheming matron…
Woody Woodpecker and FriendsWoody Woodpecker and Friends (1941)
Classic cartoons from the Walter Lantz archive, featuring the iconic woodpecker and stablemates Chilly Willy, Andy Panda, Swing Symphonies and Oswald…
You'll Never Get RichYou'll Never Get Rich (1941)
Dir. Sidney Lanfield
Feat. Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, John Hubbard
Generally amusing showbiz comedy has Fred Astaire play a star Broadway dancer who helps his boss (Benchley) out of trouble with his wife over a…
Angels Over BroadwayAngels Over Broadway (1940)
Dir. Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes
Feat. Douglas Jr. Fairbanks, Rita Hayworth
Off–beat melodrama about three of life's failures who redeem themselves in one night's gambling in a New York cafe.

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