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The Corsican Brothers (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 29, 2014
The Corsican Brothers Directed by Gregory Ratoff Written by George Bruce and Howard Eastabrook based on the novel by Alexander Dumas pére 1941/USA Edward Small Productions First viewing/Amazon Prime Instant Video I thought this was a very well-done swashbuckler. The Countess Franchi gives bir read more
Blood and Sand (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 28, 2014
Blood and Sand Directed by Rouben Mamoulian Written by Jo Swerling based on a novel by Vicente Basco Ibañez 1941/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental The technicolor and the spectacle are grand but I couldn’t get caught up in the story. Juan (Tyrone read more
The 47 Ronin (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 25, 2014
The 47 Ronin (“Genroku Chûshingura”) Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi Written by Kenichiro Hara, Seika Mayama, and Yoshikata Yoda 1941/Japan IMA Productions/Shôchiku Eiga First viewing/Streaming on Hulu Plus The Japanese Ministry of Information commissioned this film as propaganda read more
The Spell of Amy Nugent (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 25, 2014
The Spell of Amy Nugent (AKA “Spellbound” and “Passing Clouds”)
Directed by John Harlow
Written by Miles Malleson and Hugh Benson based on the play “Necromancer” by Robert Benson
1941/UK
Pyramid Amalgamated Pictures
First viewing/Amazon Instant Video Accord read more
Penny Serenade (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 24, 2014
Penny Serenade
Directed by George Stevens
Written by Martha Cheavens and Morrie Ryskind
1941/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation
First viewing/Netflix rental With every picture I see directed by George Stevens, I admire his work more. The story is told in flashback as Julie Adams (Irene Dunne) listens read more
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 23, 2014
I Wake Up Screaming
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Written by Dwight Taylor from a novel by Steve Fisher
1941/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Larry Evans: No, but the rest of it isn’t on the menu. Vicky Lynn: You couldn’t afford it if it read more
Blues in the Night (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 23, 2014
Blues in the Night Directed by Anatole Litvak Written by Robert Rossen from the play Hot Nocturne by Edwin Gilbert 1941/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Netflix rental A musical film noir? And in 1941 already? A white band playing blues? Well, partly. “Jigger” Pine (Richard Whorf) read more
Bombsight Stolen (AKA Cottage to Let) (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 22, 2014
Bombsight Stolen (AKA “Cottage to Let) Directed by Anthony Asquith Written by Anatole de Grunwald and J.O.C. Orton adapted from the play by Geoffrey Kerr 1941/UK Gainsborough Pictures/Gaumont British Picture Corporation First viewing/Internet Archive I really enjoyed seeing the gatherin read more
The Ghost Train (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 21, 2014
The Ghost Train
Directed by Walter Forde
Written by Marriott Edgar, Val Guest, et al
1941/UK
Gainsborough Pictures
First viewing/Amazon Prime Instant Video I certainly didn’t do justice to this comic British thriller by watching it in pieces over a few nights on the old iPad but I proba read more
The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 20, 2014
The Shanghai Gesture
Directed by Josef von Sternberg
Written by Josef von Sternberg, Jules Furthman, and Geza Herczeg based on a play by John Colton
1941/USA
Arnold Pressburger Films
First viewing/Amazon Prime Instant Video I thought I had seen Josef von Sternberg’s weirdest film when I read more
Major Barbara (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 20, 2014
Major Barbara Directed by Gabriel Pascal Written by George Bernard Shaw 1941/UK Gabriel Pascal Productions First viewing/Netflix rental Rex Harrison and Wendy Hiller were born to play Shaw. Agnostic socialist Adolphus Cusins (Rex Harrison), a Greek scholar, is a flop at public speaking. He read more
All Through the Night (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 19, 2014
All Through the Night
Directed by Vincent Sherman
Written by Leonard Spigelglass, Edwin Gilbert, and Leo Rosten
1941/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing/Amazon Instant Video Alfred “Gloves” Donahue: Excuse me, Baby. What she means it’s about time someone knocked those heels back on thei read more
A Woman’s Face (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 18, 2014
A Woman’s Face
Directed by George Cukor
Written by Donald Ogden Stewart and Elliot Paul from a play by Francis de Croisset
1941/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Netflix rental This film was much different than I expected and I truly enjoyed it. The story is a remake of the 1938 film A Wom read more
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 17, 2014
Sun Valley Serenade Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone Written by Art Arthur, Robert Harari, Robert Ellis, and Helen Logan 1941/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/YouTube The story line of this one drove me crazy but I’d still have to recommend it if it were only for the &# read more
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 17, 2014
They Died with Their Boots On Directed by Raul Walsh Written by Wally Kline and Aeneas MacKenzie 1941/USA Warner Bros First viewing/Netflix rental Ned Sharp: Yeah? What’s that? George Armstrong Custer: You can take glory with you when it’s your time to go. Errol Flynn makes a con read more
Out of the Fog (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 16, 2014
Out of the Fog
Directed by Anatole Litvak
Written by Robert Rosson, Jerry Wald, and Richard Macauley from the play “Gentle People” by Irwin Shaw
1941/USA
Warner Bros
First viewing/Warner Archive DVD This proto-noir is a little stage-bound and heavy handed but I enjoyed it for the perform read more
The Great Lie (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 15, 2014
The Great Lie
Directed by Edmund Goulding
Written by Lenore J. Coffee based on a novel by Polan Banks
1941/USA
Warner Bros.
First viewing/Netflix rental This is a competently made “woman’s picture” raised above the ordinary by the lively performance of Mary Astor. After a night of read more
El gendarme desconocido (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 14, 2014
El gendarme desconocido (“The Unknown Policeman”) Directed by Miguel M. Delgado Written by Miguel M. Delgado, José F. Elizondo, and Jaime Salvador 1941/Mexico Posa Films First viewing/Mill Creek Entertainment DVD This was my introduction to the famous Mexican comic. I don’t think read more
Happy Birthday, Basil Rathbone! (June 13, 1892) ~ The Mad Doctor (1941)
Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on Jun 13, 2014
Happy Birthday, Basil Rathbone! (June 13, 1892) ~ The Mad Doctor (1941)
6/13/2014
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Well, it's both Basil Rathbone's b-day AND Friday the 13th, so I thought I'd pick a spooky-type pict read more
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Jun 13, 2014
That Hamilton Woman (AKA “Lady Hamilton”) Directed by Alexander Korda Written by Walter Reisch and R.C. Sherriff 1941/UK Alexander Korda Films/London Films Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental The Streetgirl: And then? What happened after? Emma: There is no “then”. Ther read more