Movies of 1944
 
 







  
Passage to Marseille - Authentic Region 1 DVD from Warner Brothers starring Humphrey Bogart, Claude Rains, ...3 reviews

Warner Brothers

One of the best of the "patriotic" war time movies

+ The devil is in the other side!

Distributed in 1944, the movie reassembles many of the original cast from "Casablanca"- Bogart, Lorre, Greenstreet and Rains to produce a fascinating movie. The movie represents a microcosm of 1940 France. Each of the characters brings to life a France conflicted. Bogart plays Matrac a crusading ...
  
  











  



  
The Children Are Watching Us - Criterion Collection6 reviews
Emilio Cigoli, Luciano De Ambrosis

Criterion, 2006

' Children' is heart breaking and realistic.

+ deeply moving movie
+ moving masterpiece!
+ A forgotten classic worth discovering
+ A nice film
  
  











  



  
The Fighting Sullivans - Commemorative Edition61 reviews
John Alvin, Anne Baxter

Vci Video, 2005

the fighting sullivans

+ Great Movie
+ War propaganda ages very fast
+ The Fighting Sullivans
  
  











  



  
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek50 reviews
Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton

Paramount, 2005

One of the Funniest Films Ever Made!!

+ A Christmas Miracle
+ The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, ahead of it's time...
+ "The trouble with kids is they always figure they're smarter than their parents."
  
  











  



  
Sherlock Holmes in The Spider Woman8 reviews
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce

Mpi Home Video, 2003

The Most Entertaining In the Series

+ No one better than Basil
+ Elementary, my dear Watson!
+ Sherlock Holmes in The Spider Woman
+ Sherlock Holmes (1942)
  
  











  



  
Preston Sturges - The Filmmaker Collection (Sullivan's Travels/The Lady Eve/The Palm Beach Story/Hail the ...30 reviews
Preston Sturges, June Preston

Universal Studios, 2006

Sturges Collection Is Great Return to Last Century

+ Preston Sturgis
+ Preston Sturges - The Filmmaker Collection

One of the rappiest recommendations after my initial Sturges single film. Is an excellent collection of societal commentary as well as great humor, writing, and directing.
  
  











  



  
Fox Horror Classics Collection (The Lodger / Hangover Square / The Undying Monster)19 reviews
Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell

20th Century Fox, 2007

thoroughly entertaining

+ They don't make them like this anymore!
+ Three Gothic Masterpieces From Director John Brahm
+ Neglected gaslit noir
+ The Undying Monster created a life-long fan of classic Horror!
  
  











  



  
Pin-Up Girl17 reviews
Betty Grable, John Harvey

20th Century Fox, 2006

"We should have used our imaginations"

+ Art imitates life as Grable plays "The Pin Up Girl"
+ Finally, Grable on DVD!

Skewering her real life role of a pin up girl, this 1944 movie stars Betty Grable as Lorry Jones a pretty and feisty young girl who works for the USO and is heading for Washington DC. Aboard the train, a conversation with friend Kay (Dorothea Kent) reveals that the pair isn't headed for the USO, ...
  
  











  



  
The Boris Karloff Collection (Tower of London / The Black Castle / The Climax / The Strange Door / Night Key)19 reviews
Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff

Universal Studios, 2006

Karloff fans will love it!

+ The King Of Horror
+ Not horror nor horrible
+ Enjoy Karloff...but don't expect much from these far-from-horror programmers
+ Karloff's other great films.
  
  











  



  
Frankenstein - The Legacy Collection (Frankenstein / Bride of / Son of / Ghost of / House of)101 reviews
Colin Clive, Mae Clarke

Universal Studios, 2004

Frankenstein - The Legacy Collection

+ Excellent collection
+ frankenstein
+ The definative Frankenstein
+ Another Hard-Core Classic!!!
  
  











  



  
Jane Eyre82 reviews
Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine

20th Century Fox, 2007

Great classic movie!

+ Jane Eyre DVD
+ Jane Eyre - a classic
+ WELL, WELL, WELL...
+ Classic Favorite
  
  











  



  
Wing and a Prayer15 reviews
Don Ameche, Dana Andrews

20th Century Fox, 2002

Wing and a Prayer DVD

+ THE FLEET THAT CAME TO STAY!!
+ I wanted to see a good WWII Navy movie. This is it.

Difficult classic movie on DVD to find! Great price,fast Shipment, good communucation and the product arrived in good condition! What more could you want? Recommend this seller! Thanks! Kevin
  
  











  



  
Murder, My Sweet39 reviews
Dick Powell, Claire Trevor

RKO Radio Pictures, 2004

Murder, My Sweet

+ 'MY ATTITUDE DOESN'T SEEM TO IMPROVE'
+ Its About the Jade, [...]
+ Tracing a Missing Person
+ L.A. Wiseguy -
  
  











  



  
The Mummy - The Legacy Collection (The Mummy/Mummy's Hand/Mummy's Tomb/Mummy's Ghost/Mummy's Curse)48 reviews
Lon Chaney Jr., Peter Coe (III)

Universal Studios, 2004

The Mummy - The Legacy Collection

+ The Mummy - The Legacy Collection
+ Karloff,Tyler and Chaney-The Three Mummy's!

Great set of classic films!!! Brought back memories of watching these as a kid, and they are STILL scary! :-)
  
  











  



  
Sherlock Holmes in Pearl of Death9 reviews
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce

Mpi Home Video, 2003

A Lively Jewel in the Series

+ SHolmes Fan
+ ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!
+ A Pearl, A Creeper, and Evelyn Ankers
  
  











  



  
Henry V - Criterion Collection22 reviews
Laurence Olivier

Criterion, 1999

Sir Laurence Olivier. What Else Need Be Said?

+ Henry V (1944)
+ Unique
+ Consider this film in the context of when it was made.
  
  











  



  
The Way Ahead ( Uncut ) ( The Immortal Battalion ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Great Britain ]

Universal

Great Britain released, PAL/Region 2 DVD:it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Mono ),English ( Subtitles ),SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu,SYNOPSIS: The Immortal Battalion has a bit of a convoluted history. It started life as a training film, The New Lot, which ran 44 minutes. When Winston ...
  
  











  



  
Lifeboat (Special Edition)83 reviews
Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix

20th Century Fox, 2005

"Man Overboard!"

+ Tallulah rocks!
+ Good, but not Great
+ lifeboat
  
  











  



  
Purple Heart17 reviews
Dana Andrews, Richard Conte

20th Century Fox, 2007

A Must See for those who do not with to forget...

+ Dramatization of Fact

Although AMC has the gall to call it "racist propaganda" and portray the Japanese as vicious, Japanse veterans from WWII all tell the same story: how they were, themselves, beaten by their officers, and how they were taught that the Americans were lower than animals, and no cruelty was considered ...
  
  











  



  
To Have and Have Not (Keepcase)92 reviews
Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan

Warner Home Video, 2006

On My Must-Have List

+ To Have and Have Not
+ Bogart and Becall, Together for the first time...
+ To Have and Have Not
  
  











  






   



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