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Ziegfeld GirlZiegfeld Girl (1941)
Dir. Robert Z. Leonard
Feat. James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr…
A star–sudded MGM musical melodrama featuring musical numbers staged by Busby Berkeley, highlighted by "You Stepped Out of a Dream". Set in the…
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.
ArizonaArizona (1940)
Dir. Wesley Ruggles
Feat. Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren William
Epic frontier Western set in Tuscon, Arizona in early 1860's, where an independent, tough–as–nails pioneer woman aspires to be a cattle…
Bank Dick, TheBank Dick, The (1940) Recommended
Dir. Edward Cline
Feat. W.C. Fields, Una Merkel, Cora Witherspoon
W.C. Fields last great outburst of lunatic humour, playing a not–particularly–interested–in–the–job bank–guard,…
Best of Abbott and Costello, The - Volume 1Best of Abbott and Costello, The - Volume 1 (One Night in the Tropics, Buck Privates, In the Navy, Hold that Ghost, Keep 'Em Flying, Ride 'Em Cowboy, Who Done It?, Pardon My Sarong) (1940-1942)
Dir. A. Edward Sutherland, Arthur Lubin, Erle C. Kenton
Feat. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
The first eight movie comedies with duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in their patented roles. After careers in variety, silent films and radio, they…
Broadway Melody of 1940Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy…
The final of the loosely connected BROADWAY MELODY quartet is unusually plot–heavy, but still features glittery dance numbers and a lovely Cole…
Brother OrchidBrother 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…
Christmas in JulyChristmas in July (1940)
Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Dick Powell, Ellen Drew, Raymond Walburn…
Dir. Sturges second film is a short, sweet and sharp satire on 'success', in which a gullible office clerk (Powell) is fooled by his colleagues into…
Down Argentine WayDown 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…
Fighting 69th, TheFighting 69th, The (1940)
Dir. William Keighley
Feat. James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent
James Cagney plays a loudmouthed braggart who alienates his comrades and officers, but the regimental chaplain (Pat O'Brien) has faith that he'll…

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