Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Going My Way (1944)- Dir. Leo McCarey
Feat. Bing Crosby - Oscar–sweeping musical favourite stars Bing Crosby as the singing priest, Father O'Malley, whose casual unorthodoxy casts an influential spell.
Great Moment, The (1944)- Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Joel McCrea, Betty Field, William Demarest… - An oddly serious drama for dir. Sturges, this biopic of WTG Morgan (who discovered the anaesthetic properties of ether in the 19th century), played…
Great Performances - Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis (1944-1959)- Feat. Miles Davis
- Rare archival footage of three jazz greats, comprising the following pieces: 'Jammin' the Blues' (1944) – 3 songs with Lester 'Prez' Young…
Hail The Conquering Hero (1944)
- 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…
Henry V (1944)- Dir. Laurence Olivier
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks - Brimming with zest, this Shakespeare adaption became an instant classic when released, featuring Laurence Olivier in full sail as the youthful…
House of Frankenstein (1944)- Dir. Erle C. Kenton
Feat. Boris Karloff, J. Carrol Naish, Lon Jr. Chaney… - Genuinely odd horror film in the Universal Studios stable, has scientist Karloff rolling out a monster freakshow of the 'classics', including…
Keys of the Kingdom, The (1944)- Dir. John M. Stahl
Feat. Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price… - Quietly powerful drama about a devout Catholic priest (played by a young Gregory Peck) who travels to China to establish a parish. Through…
Laura (1944)
- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Clifton Webb… - Classic noir with detective Dana Andrews assembling the pieces of the puzzle surrounding the mysterious death of glamourpuss Gene Tierney. Thriller…
Love Story (A Lady Surrenders) (1944)- Dir. Leslie Arliss
Feat. Margaret Lockwood, Stewart Granger, Patricia Roc… - Classy tearjerker with dying pianist Lockwood falling in love with blind pilot Granger. Treacly but satisfying with the two leads performances…
Meet Me in St Louis (1944)- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor… - In the year before the 1904 St Louis World's Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move…
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