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Can't Help SingingCan't Help Singing (1944)
Dir. Frank Ryan
Feat. Deanna Durbin, Robert Paige, Akim Tamiroff
Sugary sweet technicolour western musical based on the book "Girl of the Overland Trail" by Samuel J. and Curtis B. Warshawsky. Set during the…
Hail The Conquering HeroHail The Conquering Hero (1944) Recommended
Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, William Demarest
Crazed comedy from dir. Sturges, with Bracken starring as a WW2 soldier, who never actually saw any action because of his hay fever, but who upon…
Miracle of Morgan's Creek, TheMiracle of Morgan's Creek, The (1944) Recommended
Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, Diana Lynn
Madcap screwball comedy from genius writer–director Preston Sturges (THE LADY EVE), following a small–town girl from the Midwest (Betty…
Pin Up GirlPin Up Girl (1944)
Dir. H. Bruce Humberstone
Feat. Betty Grable, John Harvey, Martha Raye
Betty Grable, America's #1 pin–up during WWII, strikes a pose as a canteen girl who pretends to be broadway star in order to stay close to her…
Ghost on the Loose (1943)
Dir. William Beaudine
Feat. Bela Lugosi, Ava Gardner, Leo Gorcey
At the 'Ed Wood' end of the horror–comedy canon, this has Lugosi haunting the suburban house of some newlyweds. Also stars screen…
Heat's On, TheHeat's On, The (Tropicana) (1943)
Dir. Gregory Ratoff
Feat. Mae West
Famous Mae West flop, with the screen vamp playing a Broadway star torn between rival producers. Once the talk of the town, she wouldn't make another…
Heaven Can WaitHeaven Can Wait (1943)
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. Don Ameche, Gene Tierney, Charles Coburn
Amusing comic fantasy in which playboy Don Ameche recalls his life of sin for the devil, to find he wasn't such a bad guy after all.
My Learned FriendMy Learned Friend (1943)
Dir. Basil Dearden, Will Hay
Feat. Will Hay, Mervyn Johns
British comedy starring Will Hay as a lawyer on the run from a serial killer, whom he had previously defended and been unable to keep out of jail.…
Presenting Lily MarsPresenting Lily Mars (1943)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Judy Garland, Van Heflin, Fay Bainter
MGM Musical comedy starring Judy Garland in an early grown–up role as the titular small–town girl who heads to Broadway but struggles to…
Goose Steps Out, TheGoose Steps Out, The (1942)
Dir. Basil Dearden, Will Hay
Feat. Will Hay, Frank Pettingell, Charles Hawtrey
British war comedy with Hay as a bumbling teacher conveniently turns out to be the double of a German general. In the true spirit of wartime…

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