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Abbott & Costello: The Naughty Nineties, The Time of Their LivesAbbott & Costello: The Naughty Nineties, The Time of Their Lives (1945-1946)
Dir. Jean Yarbrough, Charles Barton
Feat. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Alan Curtis
A double feature of slapstick shenanigans "Naughty Nineties": A captain is swindled out of his riverboat by a trio of gamblers and stage show…
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Dir. George Sidney
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly
Wartime tale of two sailors on leave in Hollywood. A milestone due to the combination of gene Kelly's live–action choreography coupled with…
And Then There Were NoneAnd Then There Were None (1945) Recommended
Dir. Rene Clair
Feat. Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward
The best film version of Agatha Christie's novel, that is literally a by–the–numbers whodunnit. A little dated, but you'll have fun…
Blithe SpiritBlithe Spirit (1945) Recommended
Dir. David Lean
Feat. Rex Harrison
Novelist Rex Harrison jestingly arranges a seance, and inadvertently conjures up the ghost of his first wife, who then wittily haunts his new…
Blood On the SunBlood On the Sun (1945)
Dir. Frank Lloyd
Feat. James Cagney, Sylvia Sidney, Porter Hall
Minor Cagney suspense vehicle is distinguished by its unusual setup: Cagney plays a newspaper man in 1920s Japan who uncovers a military plot for…
Body Snatcher, TheBody Snatcher, The (1945)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi
Quietly creepy Val Lewton production with Boris Karloff as a sinister grave robber who provides bodies for medical research and then blackmails the…
Caesar and CleopatraCaesar and Cleopatra (1945)
Dir. Gabriel Pascal
Feat. Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger, Claude Rains
The oft–told tale of the First Roman Emperor and the Queen of Egpyt, here adapted from George Bernard Shaw's play. Stagey filming is offset by…
Captain KiddCaptain Kidd (1945)
Dir. Rowland V Lee
Feat. Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton
Charles Laughton has a great time playing the 17th century English pirate, who swindles King William III. Rollicking production is a nicely comic…
Clock, TheClock, The (1945)
Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Judy Garland, Robert Walker, James Gleason
Judy Garland's first dramatic role (in which she did not sing) reunites her with director (and future husband) Vincente Minnelli from MEET ME IN ST.…
CorneredCornered (1945)
Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. Dick Powell, Walter Slezak, Morris Carnovsky
The director and star of MURDER, MY SWEET team up again for another noir–ish tale, this time with a wartime context. A Canadian WW2 veteran…

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