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Subgenre Sampler

 
My Little ChickadeeMy Little Chickadee (1940)
Dir. Edward Cline
Feat. Mae West, W.C. Fields
Mae West and W.C. Fields profitably co–exist in this formula story of marital shenanigans in the Wild West, garlanded with lunatic gags, dirty…
North West Mounted PoliceNorth West Mounted Police (1940)
Dir. Cecil B. DeMille
Feat. Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Lon Jr. Chaney
Technicolour western set in 1885, with Gary Cooper playing a Texas Ranger who travels to Canada to arrest a fugitive who is inciting rebellion…
Northwest PassageNorthwest Passage (1940)
Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Walter Brennan
Rousing adventure yarn set during the French–Indian war with Tracy and team opening up trade routes and leading raids. Splendid Technicolour…
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…
Philadelphia Story, ThePhiladelphia Story, The (1940) Recommended
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 PrejudicePride and Prejudice (1940) Recommended
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.
RebeccaRebecca (1940) Recommended
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 NightRemember the Night (1940) Recommended
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),…
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.

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