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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…
Grapes of WrathGrapes of Wrath (1940) Recommended
Dir. John Ford
Feat. Henry Fonda, John Carradine
Henry Fonda stars in this masterful humanist film about a group of destitute Oklahoma farmers that trek to California in hope of a better life. One…
Howards Of Virginia, TheHowards Of Virginia, The (1940)
Dir. Frank Lloyd
Feat. Cary Grant, Martha Scott, Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Cary Grant rather bumbles through this melodrama set during the American Revolution, playing a rugged surveyor who marries aristocrat and royalist…
Letter, TheLetter, The (1940)
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson
Although not quite of the first rank, this sultry melodrama counts as one of Bette Davis' most interesting 1940s works. Set among the frustrated…
Little MenLittle Men (1940)
Dir. Norman Z. McLeod
Feat. Kay Francis, Jack Oakie, George Bancroft
Based on the inferior follow–up to Louisa May Alcott's hugely successful Little Women, we find Jo March and her husband operating the Plumfield…
Long Voyage Home, TheLong Voyage Home, The (1940)
Dir. John Ford
Feat. John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter
John Wayne is a Swedish sailor aboard a doom–ridden tramp steamer circa. WWII, in this portmanteau of four stories by Eugene O'Neill. An…
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…
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),…

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