Tag Archives: 1940s

The Corpse Vanishes (1942)

“These young girls, whether dead or alive, are being used by Lorenz, in some manner, as human guinea-pigs, to sustain his wife in a youthful state!”   Director:  Wallace Fox Starring:  Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters, Elizabeth Russell, Tristram Coffin, Angelo … Continue reading

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The Ghost Train (1941)

“Whatever it is, it never starts out at Truro, and it never runs into St Anne’s. If it be a natural thing—where do it come from? Where do it go…?”   Director:  Walter Forde Starring:  Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Carole … Continue reading

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Knute Rockne All American (1940)

  Director:  Lloyd Bacon and William K. Howard (uncredited) Starring:  Pat O’Brien, Gale Page, Donald Crisp, Ronald Reagan, Albert Bassermann, Owen Davis Jr, John Qualen, John Sheffield Screenplay:  Robert Buckner       While we’re accustomed to Warner Bros. films … Continue reading

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Flesh And Fantasy (1943)

  “If that’s so…then we human beings are nothing but puppets of some force or other, which we cannot possibly escape…”   Director:  Julien Duvivier Starring:  Robert Benchley, Betty Field, Robert Cummings, Edgar G. Robinson, Thomas Mitchell, Charles Boyer, Barbara … Continue reading

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Cobra Woman (1944)

“Give me that cobra jewel!”   Director:  Robert Siodmak Starring:  Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu, Edgar Barrier, Mary Nash, Lois Collier, Lon Chaney Jr, Moroni Olsen, Samuel S. Hinds Screenplay:  Gene Lewis and Richard Brooks, based upon a story by … Continue reading

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The Mummy’s Curse (1944)

“Kharis, you shall rise again, to find your Princess Ananka. That is our vow to you…”   Director:  Leslie Goodwins Starring:  Lon Chaney Jr, Virginia Christine, Peter Coe, Dennis Moore, Kay Harding, Addison Richards, Martin Kosleck, Kurt Katch, Ann Codee, … Continue reading

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The Mummy’s Ghost (1944)

“Swear by the ancient Egyptian gods, that you will never rest until the Princess Ananka and Kharis have been returned to their rightful resting place, in these tombs…”   Director:  Reginald LeBorg Starring:  Lon Chaney Jr, John Carradine, Robert Lowery, … Continue reading

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The Mummy’s Tomb (1942)

“Kharis still lives! – lives for the moment he will carry death and destruction to all those who dared violate the tomb of Ananka!”   Director:  Harold Young Starring:  Dick Foran, John Hubbard, Turhan Bey, Lon Chaney Jr, Elyse Knox, … Continue reading

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The Mummy’s Hand (1940)

“The destiny of the priests of Karnak is fulfilled! Not one of you who tried to enter the tomb of Ananka will leave this valley alive…”   Director:  Christy Cabanne Starring:  Dick Foran, George Zucco, Wallace Ford, Peggy Moran, Cecil … Continue reading

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Without Love (1945)

  Director:  Harold S. Bucquet Starring:  Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Keenan Wynn, Lucille Ball, Carl Esmond, Felix Bressart, Patricia Morison, Gloria Grahame Screenplay:  Donald Ogden Stewart, based upon the play by Philip Barry       Without Love was the … Continue reading

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