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Mildred PierceMildred Pierce (1945) Recommended
Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford won an Oscar for her career–defining role as a stoical housewife–turned–waitress who finds success in business, but…
Outlaw, TheOutlaw, The (1943)
Dir. Howard Hughes, Howard Hawks
Feat. Jack Buetel, Jane Russell, Thomas Mitchell
Off–beat retelling of the legend of Billy the Kid with Jane Russell's cleavage outraging the censors of the day. Now a tame curiosity.
LydiaLydia (Illusions) (1941)
Dir. Julien Duvivier
Feat. Merle Oberon, Joseph Cotton, Alan Marshall
Dreamy, melancholic melodrama follows the life and numerous loves of a society gal (Oberron) in New England over thirty odd years. Dir. Duvivier…
Destry Rides AgainDestry Rides Again (1939) Recommended
Dir. George Marshall
Feat. James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Una Merkel
James Stewart is once again a mild–mannered law–man while Marlene Dietrich makes her most sensational Hollywood turn as exotic saloon…
Nancy Drew...ReporterNancy Drew...Reporter (1939)
Dir. William Clemens
Feat. Bonita Granville
One of the very first screen adaptations of Edward Stratemeyer’s series of "Nancy Drew" mystery stories, Bonita Granville stars as the youthful…
Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, ThePrivate Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, The (1939)
Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Bette Davis, Errol Flynn
Bette Davis is perfectly cast as Queen Liz, opposite Errol Flynn. An enjoyable romp.
Women, TheWomen, The (1939)
Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell
They gossip! They bitch! They cackle! What does one expect with a cast of 135 women. Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell head the…
Bete Humaine, LaBete Humaine, La (1938) Recommended
Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Fernand Ledoux
Adaptation of Zola's romantic tragedy brims with tension and exults the presense of French icon Jean Gabin as a hot–headed train driver coaxed…
JezebelJezebel (1938) Recommended
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Bette Davis, Henry Fonda
A classic, Oscar–winning role for Bette Davis, as a southern belle who defies the arch conventions of 19th century New Orleans high society…
Sisters of the GionSisters of the Gion (1936)
Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
Feat. Isuzu Yamada, Yoko Umemura
An early feminist film from director Kenji Mizoguchi, focusing on two geisha sisters – one of whom enters into a codependent relationship with…

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