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Subgenre Sampler
Philadelphia Story, The (1940)
- 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…
Remember the Night (1940)- 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),…
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.
Torrid Zone (1940)- Dir. William Keighley
Feat. James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien - Caribbean–set adventure–comedy in which a fruit company executive (Pat O'Brien) has his plantation plagued by revolutionaries so he…
Another Thin Man (1939)- Dir. W.S. Van Dyke
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy, Otto Kruger… - Nick and Nora, with newborn baby in tow, spend a weekend on Long Island, sleuthing out a shady character whose death threats lead to murder. Adapted…
At the Circus (1939)- Dir. Edward Buzzell
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx - Ring–side high–jinx with the Marx Brothers, one of the high–lights being Groucho's rendition of 'Lydia the Tattoed lady'.
Cat and the Canary, The (1939)- Dir. Elliott Nugent
Feat. Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard - Bob Hope lends his charm to this playful remake of 1927 expressionist silent film about siblings who inherit an uncle's fortune but must first prove…
Divorce Of Lady X (1939)- Dir. Tim Whelan
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon, Ralph Richardson… - Sprightly Technicolor story has Olivier playing a barrister who falls in love with the woman he thinks his client will soon be divorcing.
Eternally Yours (1939)- Dir. Tay Garnett
Feat. Loretta Young, David Niven, Broderick Crawford… - A woman leaves stability and a wealthy fiancée behind to travel the globe as a magician's assistant after she is swept off her feet. However 'The…
Midnight (1939)- Dir. Mitchell Leisen
Feat. Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore… - Vintage romantic comedy, with a glamorous Claudette Colbert stranded in Paris and chased by two potential suitors: a modest taxi driver who's really…
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