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Subgenre Sampler
Little Foxes, The (1941)
- 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 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 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 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.
Brother Orchid (1940)- Dir. Lloyd Bacon
Feat. Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sothern… - Low–key but interesting star vehicle for Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart with the big guy playing a has–been gangster who joins a…
Norman McLaren - Selected Films (1940-1983)- Dir. Norman McLaren
- A selection of films from the influential Canadian animator, whose styles range from avant–garde abstraction to drawn cell–animation.…
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…
- Return of Frank James (1940)
- Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Jackie Cooper - Worthy sequel to JESSE JAMES with Henry Fonda reprising his role of Frank, now out to avenge the death of his brother.
- Road to Singapore (1940)
- Dir. Victor Schertzinger
Feat. Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour - The first of half a dozen 'Road to' films has Bing Crosby and Bob Hope as clowning, crooning rivals vying for the affections of Dorothy Lamour.
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…
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