Tag Archives: 1940s

The Ghost Train (1941)

Posted on March 5, 2021 by lyzmadness

“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)

Posted on May 23, 2019 by lyzmadness

  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)

Posted on August 31, 2018 by lyzmadness

  “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)

Posted on April 20, 2018 by lyzmadness

“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)

Posted on December 23, 2017 by lyzmadness

“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)

Posted on December 18, 2017 by lyzmadness

“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)

Posted on December 17, 2017 by lyzmadness

“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)

Posted on December 16, 2017 by lyzmadness

“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)

Posted on June 12, 2016 by lyzmadness

  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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Kid Glove Killer (1942)

Posted on June 9, 2016 by lyzmadness

  Director:  Fred Zinnemann Starring:  Van Heflin, Marsha Hunt, Lee Bowman, Samuel S. Hinds, Cliff Clark, Eddie Quillan, John Litel, Nella Walker, Catherine Lewis Screenplay:  John C. Higgins and Allen Rivkin       Stories built around the role of … Continue reading →

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