Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
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…
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…
Ministry of Fear (1944)- Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond… - Fritz Lang's classic film noir focuses on a man who, upon being released from an insane asylum, unwittingly discovers a piece of microfilm intended…
Miracle of Morgan's Creek, The (1944)- Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, Diana Lynn… - Madcap screwball comedy from genius writer–director Preston Sturges (THE LADY EVE), following a small–town girl from the Midwest (Betty…
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