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Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer, TheBachelor and the Bobby Soxer, The (1947)
Dir. Irving Reis
Feat. Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple
Playboy bachelor Cary Grant is ordered by Judge Myrna Loy to escort her teenage sister (Shirley Temple), so that the ‘bobby–soxer’ might…
I Know Where I'm Going!I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) Recommended
Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Feat. Dame Wendy Hiller, Roger Livesey, George Carney
A headstrong Wendy Hiller seeks marriage and wealth on the Scottish Hebrides, but is sidetracked by true romance. The powerful landscapes and lyrical…
Presenting Lily MarsPresenting Lily Mars (1943)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Judy Garland, Van Heflin, Fay Bainter
MGM Musical comedy starring Judy Garland in an early grown–up role as the titular small–town girl who heads to Broadway but struggles to…
Major and the Minor, TheMajor and the Minor, The (1942) Recommended
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson
Billy Wilder’s first film is a dexterous screwball gem: the delectable Ginger Rogers plays a spunky woman posing as a child so she can afford a…
Ball of FireBall of Fire (1941)
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Dana Andrews
Screwball comedy with Gary Cooper playing a professor working hard on a new encyclopedia with his colleagues, who meets a nightclub performer…
Bride Came C.O.D., TheBride Came C.O.D., The (1941)
Dir. William Keighley
Feat. James Cagney, Bette Davis, Stuart Erwin
Slapstick rom–com with Cagney as cash–strapped charter pilot who is hired to kidnap a tycoon's daughter to prevent her marrying a vapid…
Devil and Miss Jones, The (1941)
Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Charles Coburn, Jean Arthur
Tycoon Charles Coburn goes undercover to investigate union activities, and instead falls for shopgirl Jean Arthur. Well–regarded social comedy.
Mr. & Mrs. SmithMr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond
An interesting departure for Alfred Hitchcock, this airy screwball comedy follows a happily married couple in New York who are shocked to learn that…
Strawberry BlondeStrawberry Blonde (1941)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth
Winning 40's rom–com based on the play "One Sunday Afternoon" by James Hagan. Set in 1890's New York City, with James Cagney playing a…
Down Argentine WayDown 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…

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