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Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesAli Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
Dir. Arthur Lubin
Feat. Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Leif Erickson
Adventure film based on 'The Book of One Thousand and One Nights' about a boy prince who takes revenge on the Mongol invaders who murdered his father…
Arsenic and Old LaceArsenic and Old Lace (1944) Recommended
Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Cary Grant, Peter Lorre, Raymond Massey
Renowned black farce features a frenzied Cary Grant trying to convince his two elderly aunts that their habit of poisoning lonely old men, out of…
Bells of St. Mary'sBells of St. Mary's (1944)
Dir. Leo McCarey
Feat. Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman
Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman team up for a musical comedy as a gentle priest and a prim nun who slug out their differences. 8 Oscar nominations.
Buffalo BillBuffalo Bill (1944)
Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. Joel McCrea, Maureen O'Hara, Linda Darnell
Fictionalized story of one of the most colorful figures of the American Old West, William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, from his days as an army scout to his…
Can't Help SingingCan't Help Singing (1944)
Dir. Frank Ryan
Feat. Deanna Durbin, Robert Paige, Akim Tamiroff
Sugary sweet technicolour western musical based on the book "Girl of the Overland Trail" by Samuel J. and Curtis B. Warshawsky. Set during the…
Canterbury Tale, ACanterbury Tale, A (1944) Recommended
Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Feat. Eric Porter, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price
A typically uncategorisable Powell/Pressburger movie, that draws on British eccentricities to flesh out its simple story about three wartime…
Champagne CharlieChampagne Charlie (1944)
Dir. Alberto Cavalcanti
Feat. Stanley Holloway, Jean Kent
Ealing musical drama following the fortunes of an ambitious entertainer trying to make it big in grimy late 19th century London. This often…
Christmas HolidayChristmas Holiday (1944)
Dir. Robert Siodmak
Feat. Deanna Durbin, Gene Kelly
Considered one of the bleakest Film Noirs of the 1940s, casting musical star Deanna Durbin in a rare serious role as a woman who marries an…
Cover GirlCover Girl (1944)
Dir. Charles Vidor
Feat. Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Phil Silvers
Sheer energy and razzamatazz compensate for the rampant cliches of this Rita Hayworth/Gene Kelly dance–musical, set in the world of magazine…
Curse of the Cat PeopleCurse of the Cat People (1944)
Dir. Gunther V Fritsch, Robert Wise
Feat. Simone Simon
Sequel of worth to the original Val Lewton psychological chiller, again with the feline Simone Simon, here haunting the imagination of a small girl…

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