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Subgenre Sampler
Bride 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.
Lady Eve, The (1941)
- Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn… - One of the greatest Hollywood screwball comedies ever, this begins with naïve zoologist Henry Fonda (“Snakes are my life”) falling in love with…
Lydia (Illusions) (1941)- Dir. Julien Duvivier
Feat. Merle Oberon, Joseph Cotton, Alan Marshall… - Dreamy, melancholic melodrama follows the life and numerous loves of a society gal (Oberron) in New England over thirty odd years. Dir. Duvivier…
- Moon Over Miami (1941)
- Dir. Walter Lang
Feat. Betty Grable, Don Ameche, Robert Cummings - One of Betty Grable's better musical outings, it's a bright and breezy story of two sisters who attempt to ensnare a pair of Miami millionaires when…
Mr. & 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…
Strawberry 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…
That Hamilton Woman (1941)- Dir. Alexander Korda
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh - Star–chemistry between Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh ignites this portrayal of the infamous romance between Lord Horatio Nelson and Emma…
Down Argentine Way (1940)- Dir. Irving Cummings
Feat. Carmen Miranda, Betty Grable, Don Ameche - A horse mad New Yorker falls for a wealthy Argentine rancher in this fluffy technicolor musical, but is hampered by the longstanding feud between…
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…
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