Showing posts with label 1940s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1940s. Show all posts
Saturday, May 25, 2024

'The Lady and the Monster' has both good and bad

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The Lady and the Monster (1944) Starring: Vera Ralston, Richard Arlen, Erich von Stroheim, and Helen Vinson Director: George Sherman Rating:...
Monday, December 11, 2023

Musical Monday with Bing Crosby

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 Straight from 1942, we have Bing and a babe looking forward to Christmas!
Saturday, May 6, 2023

Back when training films were entertaining...

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... the Department of Defense produced a series of animated shorts starring Private Snafu, a character who did everything wrong so the enlis...
Saturday, February 25, 2023

They don't make 'em like this anymore!

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How to Get Killed in One Easy Lesson (1943) Starring: Stephen McNally, Barry Nelson, and an Anonymous Narrator Director: Anonymous Rating: S...
Monday, June 21, 2021

Meet Frances Carroll & The Coquettes

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On this Musical Monday, we bring you not just one song, but a full set along with with a floorshow! Check out the Girl Band 1940s-style, al...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021

I didn't love 'Love Happy'

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Love Happy (1949) Starring: Harpo Marx, Vera Ellen, Chico Marx, Ilona Massey, Groucho Marx, Paul Valentine, Melville Cooper, Raymond Burr, a...
Thursday, October 15, 2020

'House of Horror' contains both good and bad

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House of Horrors (1946) Starring: Martin Kosleck, Rondo Hatton, Virginia Grey, Robert Lowery, Bill, Goodwin, Alan Napier, and Joan Fulton Di...
Tuesday, October 6, 2020

'The Strange Case of Dr. Rx' is worth investigating

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The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942) Starring: Patric Knowles, Anne Gwynne, Mantan Moreland, Edmund McDonald, Shemp Howard, Samuel S. Hinds,...
Monday, March 9, 2020

Musical Monday with Cab Calloway

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Cab Calloway was a singer, dancer, songwriter, and band leader without whom we wouldn't have had any number of more recent pop stars...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

'The Vampire's Ghost' stumbles at the end

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The Vampire's Ghost (1945) Starring: John Abbott, Charles Gordon, Grant Withers, Peggy Stewart, Adele Mara, Roy Barcroft, Martin Wilkin...
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

'The Mad Ghoul' is worth knowing

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The Mad Ghoul (1943) Starring: George Zucco, David Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, Turhan Bey, and Robert Armstrong Director: James Hogan Rating: S...
Tuesday, October 22, 2019

'Return of the Ape Man' can be skipped

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Return of the Ape Man (1944) Starring: Bela Lugosi, John Carradine, Frank Moran, Teala Loring (as Judith Gibson), Michael Ames, and Mary Cu...
Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Lucille Ball is the lure for a serial killer

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Lured (aka "Personal Column") (1947) Starring: Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, George Sanders, George Zucco, Cedric Hardwicke, and ...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

'Little Giant' is a departure from A&C norm

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Little Giant (1946) Starring: Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Jacqueline deWit, Elena Verdugo, George Cleveland, Mary Gordon, and Pierre Watkins ...
Monday, April 1, 2019

Abbott & Costello are great in an otherwise mediocre movie

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In Society (aka "Abbott & Costello In Society") (1944) Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marion Hutton, Kirby Grant, and A...
Friday, January 4, 2019

'She-Wolf of London' is a disappointment

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She-Wolf of London (aka "The Curse of the Allenbys") (1946) Starring: June Lockhart, Don Porter, Jan Wiley, Sara Haden, and Denni...
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Sunday, December 30, 2018

Horror movie giants at their best

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The Body Snatcher (1945) Starring: Boris Karloff, Henry Daniell, Russell Wade, Bela Lugosi, and Edith Atwater Director: Robert Wise Ratin...
Saturday, December 29, 2018

'The Adventures of Tartu' are thrilling!

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The Adventures of Tartu (1943) Starring: Robert Donat, Valerie Hobson, Walter Rilla, Glynis Johns, Phyllis Morris, and Martin Miller Direc...
Friday, December 21, 2018

'Hit the Ice' has Bud & Lou at their finest

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Hit the Ice (1943) Starring: Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Ginny Sims, Patric Knowles, Sheldon Leonard, Elyse Knox, Mark Lawrence, Joe Sawyer, ...
Tuesday, December 11, 2018

A killer strikes in the one of Abbott & Costello's greatest films!

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Who Done It? (1942) Starring: Bud Costello, Lou Abbott, Mary Wickes, William Gargan, Patric Knowles, Louise Allbritton, and William Bendix ...