Category Archives: 1940-1949

Holiday Affair (1949) Rated NR

Posted on March 16, 2017 by

A sales clerk romances the young widow who got him fired. Based on the story, Christmas Gift by John D. Weaver. Starring Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey. If you need to get into the holiday spirit, this is the … Continue reading →

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Christmas in July (1940) Rated NR

Posted on December 6, 2016 by

An office worker who enjoys entering contests to win prizes hopes that someday he’ll win enough to propose to his girl. When his office decides to pull a prank on him that he’s won $25,000, good things start happening, but … Continue reading →

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Remember the Night (1940) Rated TV-G

Posted on July 20, 2016 by

Lee Leander is caught shoplifting.  Her prosecutor decides not to take her case to trial until after the holidays. In the meantime, he bails her out of jail and takes her home to his family for Christmas. Starring  Barbara Stanwyck, Fred … Continue reading →

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Aimee’s Top 5 Christmas Movies

Posted on December 23, 2015 by

Elf (2003). Tonight, we celebrated our annual tradition of watching Elf together as a family.  For some reason, I loved it even more this year than in the years past.  I always laugh at the same things, because they never … Continue reading →

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Dishonored Lady (1947) Rated NR

Posted on July 2, 2015 by

Madeleine Damien is the fashion editor of a top magazine by day and a party girl at night. When her lifestyle brings her to the brink of a breakdown, her psychiatrist advises her to quit her job, move to a … Continue reading →

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For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) Rated UR

Posted on June 17, 2015 by

During the Spanish Civil War, an American allies with the Republicans to blow up an important bridge. Along the way he falls in love. Based on the novel For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway. Starring Gary Cooper, Ingrid … Continue reading →

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Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) Rated NR

Posted on June 4, 2015 by

The biography of Jerome Kern, the writer of many Broadway musicals. Starring June Allyson, Lucille Bremer, Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Van Johnson, Tony Martin, Robert Walker As the lover of many of Kern’s musical scores- most notably Show Boat-I had … Continue reading →

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Samson and Delilah (1949) Rated NR

Posted on March 26, 2015 by

Based on the biblical story of Samson and Delilah. Starring Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Russ Tamblyn This is one of the best bible stories set on film. It’s also very typical Cecil B. DeMille. The cinematography … Continue reading →

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Sun Valley Serenade (1941) Rated NR

Posted on February 17, 2014 by

A band leader sponsors a Norwegian refugee just as he’s taken a job at a ski resort. Starring Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller, Milton Berle, Joan Davis This film stars Sonja Henie, who was an Olympic champion in figure … Continue reading →

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The Bells of St. Mary (1945) Rated NR

Posted on January 3, 2014 by

A Father and  a Nun become friends and rivals in a big city Catholic School. Starring Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers This film is sugary sweet. My own cynicism has issues with this film. I’ll get into that later. … Continue reading →

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