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Big Store, TheBig Store, The (1941)
Dir. Charles Riesner
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
Marx Bros. let loose in a department store.
Black Cat, TheBlack Cat, The (1941)
Dir. Albert S. Rogell
Feat. Basil Rathbone, F. Hugh Herbert, Broderick Crawford
A curious genre hybrid for the time, both haunted house movie and comedy (with the help of comedy actor Bob Hope), adapting the Edgar Allan Poe story…
Bride Came C.O.D., TheBride Came C.O.D., The (1941)
Dir. William Keighley
Feat. James Cagney, Bette Davis, Stuart Erwin
Slapstick rom–com with Cagney as cash–strapped charter pilot who is hired to kidnap a tycoon's daughter to prevent her marrying a vapid…
Devil and Miss Jones, The (1941)
Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Charles Coburn, Jean Arthur
Tycoon Charles Coburn goes undercover to investigate union activities, and instead falls for shopgirl Jean Arthur. Well–regarded social comedy.
Hellzapoppin'Hellzapoppin' (1941) Recommended
Dir. H.C. Potter
Feat. Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson
Batty and rambunctious comedy classic runs a gamut of slight gags and inspired slapstick lunacy, with wild pair Olsen and Johnson guiding the…
Laurel and Hardy Collection, TheLaurel and Hardy Collection, The (The Bullfighters; The Dancing Masters; Great Guns; A-Haunting We Will Go; The Big Noise; Jitterbugs) (1941-1945)
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
Six late–period comedy gems from Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, available to buy as a box–set or for rental as separate titles. Great…
Mr. & Mrs. SmithMr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond
An interesting departure for Alfred Hitchcock, this airy screwball comedy follows a happily married couple in New York who are shocked to learn that…
Road to Zanzibar (1941)
Dir. Victor Schertzinger
Feat. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour
The second in the 'Road to...' series sees the classic trio (Hope, Crosby and Lamour) down Africa–way in darkest Zanzibar.
Shadow of the Thin ManShadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Dir. W.S. Van Dyke
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy, Donna Reed
Yet another relaxing weekend for sweethearts Nick and Nora turns into a head–scratcher, as the crime–stopping couple divert from a day at…
Strawberry BlondeStrawberry Blonde (1941)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth
Winning 40's rom–com based on the play "One Sunday Afternoon" by James Hagan. Set in 1890's New York City, with James Cagney playing a…

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