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Subgenre Sampler

 
Way to the Stars, The (1945)
Dir. Anthony Asquith
Feat. John Mills, Michael Redgrave, Douglas Montgomery
An RAF airfield in WWII is the setting of this unassuming war–drama, set around the lives of the ‘flyers’ and the ground–crew. Given…
An American RomanceAn American Romance (1944)
Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Brian Donlevy, Ann Richards, Walter Abel
Ambitious technicolour drama from director King Vidor about a European immigrant to the USA, who builds his fortune in the automobile industry, and…
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…
Fighting Sullivans, The (1944)
Dir. Lloyd Bacon
Feat. Anne Baxter, Edward Ryan
Early telling of the true story that inspired SAVING PRIVATE RYAN about five brothers who served in WWII (in reality, at Guadacanal).
Great Moment, TheGreat 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…
Keys of the Kingdom, TheKeys 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…
Love StoryLove 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…
Mr. SkeffingtonMr. Skeffington (1944)
Dir. Vincent Sherman
Feat. Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Walter Abel
Unrepentant weepie of epic length with Bette Davis as a NYC 'society girl' who snags a devoted and rich Jewish husband (Rains). But after a tangle…
Passage to Marseille (1944)
Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre
Distinguished by the use of flashbacks within flashbacks, this WW2 propaganda piece re–unites the director with CASABLANCA alumnae.
Since You Went AwaySince You Went Away (1944)
Dir. John Cromwell, Andre De Toth
Feat. Joseph Cotton, Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones
While husband Joseph Cotton is away at WWII, Claudette Colbert must hold home and family together. A lengthy dose of home–front stoicism, that…

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