Tag: 1942
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‘The Night Has Eyes’, directed by Leslie Arliss
Movie, 1942 A really quite effective, creepy, noirish psychological thriller, in which a house on the moors, presided over by a superbly grumpy distant and creepy main character, played by James Mason, isn’t quite what he seems. If the film lacks a little sophistication – both plot and the female characters stranded on the moor…
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‘The Glass Key,’ directed by Stuart Heisler
Movie, 1942 A somewhat curious political film noir, in which we start by closely examining and exploring the oafish movements of Paul Madvig and his support of a candidate in a city’s mayoral election, before switching to the sharper, smarter exploits of his assistant, Ed Beaumont. The change in gear is a little unsettling, as…
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“Went The Day Well,” directed by Alberto Cavalcanti
Movie, 1942 Ealing film about the effects on and efforts of a plucky set of English villagers in their attempts to repel a German occupation in the Second World War. The usual nose thumbing and triumphant underdog which works so well in the studio’s comedies just about translates, but it’s a strain which – without…
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"The Man Who Came to Dinner", directed by William Keighley
Movie, 1942 Cracking, irreverant farce with a glorious procession of hard dyed stereotypes, gags, plot twists and situations which are as cruel as they are ridiculous. Presiding within and directing this cacophony, or so he’d like to think is main character, the wonderfully over the top, snarling Sheridan Whiteside. A grotesque beaut. A film like…
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