Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Bob Hope Collector Box Set (Road to Singapore, Road to Zanzibar, Road to Morocco, Road to Utopia) (1940-1946)- Feat. Bob Hope
- Droll comedian Bob Hope's four "ROAD TO..." comedies.
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy… - The final of the loosely connected BROADWAY MELODY quartet is unusually plot–heavy, but still features glittery dance numbers and a lovely Cole…
Brother Orchid (1940)- Dir. Lloyd Bacon
Feat. Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sothern… - Low–key but interesting star vehicle for Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart with the big guy playing a has–been gangster who joins a…
Casper and Friends (TV Series) (1940)- Collection of classic episodes from the 40s and 50s originally appearing as part of the 'Harveytoon' show, following Casper the friendly ghost as he…
Christmas in July (1940)- Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Dick Powell, Ellen Drew, Raymond Walburn… - Dir. Sturges second film is a short, sweet and sharp satire on 'success', in which a gullible office clerk (Powell) is fooled by his colleagues into…
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…
Fighting 69th, The (1940)- Dir. William Keighley
Feat. James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent - James Cagney plays a loudmouthed braggart who alienates his comrades and officers, but the regimental chaplain (Pat O'Brien) has faith that he'll…
Flash Gordon Serial (Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe) (1940)- Dir. Ford Beebe
Feat. Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Charles Middleton - One of the early Flash Gordon serials, which enthralled audiences in the 1940s. Here Flash must battle Ming the Merciless who has unleashed the…
Foreign Correspondent (1940)- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Joel McCrea, Laraine Day - On the eve of WWII, journalist Joel McCrea gets involved in European espionage, some classic Hitchcock set–pieces (esp. the Dutch windmill…
Forty Thousand Horsemen (40,000 Horsemen) (1940)- Dir. Charles Chauvel
Feat. Chips Rafferty - This rollicking war romp depicts the deeds of the Australian Light Horse cavalry during WWI. Stars the archetypal Aussie bushman, Chips Rafferty.
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