Category Archives: 1943

Air Force (1943) Rated NR

Posted on June 13, 2022 by laurarachel4

The crew of a bomber arrives at Pearl Harbor after the attack on December 7th and is then sent to Manila. Starring John Ridgely, Gig Young, and Arthur Kennedy. This is a brilliant film that follows the bomber, Mary Ann, … Continue reading →

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Jane Eyre (1943) Rated NR

Posted on October 27, 2019 by laurarachel4

Orphaned Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester to care for his daughter. Based on the book by Charlotte Brontë.  Starring Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, and Margaret O’Brien. I rather enjoyed this version of Jane Eyre. It is not as … Continue reading →

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The Outlaw (1943) Rated NR

Posted on May 26, 2019 by laurarachel4

Western legends Pat Garrett, Doc Holliday, and Billy the Kid play against each other and vie for the attention of a woman. Starring Jack Buetel, Jane Russell, and Thomas Mitchell. This film is most notable for turning Jane Russell into … Continue reading →

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For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) Rated UR

Posted on June 17, 2015 by laurarachel4

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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The Song to Bernadette (1943) Rated G

Posted on December 21, 2013 by laurarachel4

In 1858 France, a teenage girl, Bernadette has a vision of a woman in the City dump. Based on the book by Franz Werfel. Starring Jennifer Jones, Charles Bickford, Vincent Price Franz Werfel’s book based on Bernadette’s life is fictional … Continue reading →

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Mr. Lucky (1943)

Posted on October 21, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated NR A gambler plans to swindle money from a charity program but falls in love with a society girl. Starring Cary Grant, Laraine Day, Charles Bickford This is a typically great film starring Cary Grant. He’s his regular suave … Continue reading →

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Thousands Cheer (1943)

Posted on July 18, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated NR Acrobat Eddie Marsh gets drafted into the Army but what he really wants is to join the Air Force. To get a transfer he devices a plan to get involved with his commanding officer’s daughter. I loved the story. … Continue reading →

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This is the Army (1943)

Posted on July 17, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated NR This is the Army was written by the famous composer Irving Berlin as a tribute to the wartime soldiers during WWII. Berlin first wrote a broadway show Yip Yip Yaphank during WWI which this film was based from. The movie includes … Continue reading →

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