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Twenty One DaysTwenty One Days (21 Days Together) (1940)
Dir. Basil Dean
Feat. Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Leslie Banks
Laurence Olivier plays a playboy embroiled in the death of an attractive model's blackmailer in this curious pre–war melodrama, from the…
Waterloo BridgeWaterloo Bridge (1940) Aro Favourite
Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor
Vivien Leigh's follow–up performance to GONE WITH THE WIND is cited as her favourite. It's a sumptuous romantic tragedy about war–torn…
Westerner, The (1940)
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan
Gary Cooper stars in accomplished Texan yarn concerning land disputes. Most impressive, though, is Walter Brennan in an Oscar–winning…
Another Thin ManAnother Thin Man (1939)
Dir. W.S. Van Dyke
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy, Otto Kruger
Nick and Nora, with newborn baby in tow, spend a weekend on Long Island, sleuthing out a shady character whose death threats lead to murder. Adapted…
At the CircusAt the Circus (1939)
Dir. Edward Buzzell
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
Ring–side high–jinx with the Marx Brothers, one of the high–lights being Groucho's rendition of 'Lydia the Tattoed lady'.
Beau GesteBeau Geste (1939) Recommended
Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston
Classic Hollywood gallantry with, Gary Cooper as the eldest of three brothers who run away to join the French Foreign Legion, only to clash bayonets…
Blind AlleyBlind Alley (1939)
Dir. Charles Vidor
Feat. Chester Morris, Ralph Bellamy
A gangster escapes from prison and takes a psychiatrist hostage in this home–invasion film noir.
Buck Rogers- Original Complete SeriesBuck Rogers- Original Complete Series (1939)
Feat. Henry Brandon, Jackie Moran, Jack Mulhall
Beloved classic series about a heroic pilot and his young passenger who crash–land on a mountaintop where a mysterious gas puts them into a…
Cat and the Canary, TheCat and the Canary, The (1939)
Dir. Elliott Nugent
Feat. Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard
Bob Hope lends his charm to this playful remake of 1927 expressionist silent film about siblings who inherit an uncle's fortune but must first prove…
Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection, TheComplete Sherlock Holmes Collection, The (1939-1946)
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce
Complete collection of all 14 SHERLOCK HOLMES films starring Basil Rathbone as the iconic detective and Nigel Bruce as his loyal sidekick Dr Watson.…

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