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His Girl Friday, starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart

His Girl Friday

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In His Gal Friday, an unscrupulous newspaper editor (Cary Grant) uses every dirty trick in the book to stop his ace reporter/ex-wife (Rosalind Russell) from remarrying and moving to Albany. Directed by Howard Hawks.

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The Man I Married (1940) starring Joan Bennett, Francis Lederer, Lloyd Nolan, Anna Sten

The Man I Married

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The Man I Married – in 1938, a young American woman travels with her German husband on a vacation to Europe, where the Nazi party is firmly in control. And slowly, step by step, her German husband is seduced by its allure …

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The Green Hornet (1940) starring Gordon Jones, Keye Luke

The Green Hornet Serial

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The Green Hornet (1940) starring Gordon Jones, Keye Luke

The 1940 movie serial of The Green Hornet, the crime fighter whom the law wrongly thinks is a criminal – and uses that to his advantage!

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All This and Heaven Too (1940) starring Bette Davis, Charles Boyer

All This and Heaven Too

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All This and Heaven Too (1940) starring Bette Davis, Charles Boyer

Synopsis of All This and Heaven Too

All This and Heaven Too: In 1840’s France, a governess falls in love with a duke. This leads to disaster for her when the wife dies, and she becomes a suspect. In addition, the death turns out to have major political impact for the entire country.

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Pinocchio (1940) starring Dickie Jones, Christian Rub

Pinocchio

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Buy from Amazon The classic tale of Pinocchio, the puppet carved by Gepetto who wants to be a real boy. And with the help of the Blue Fairy and Jiminy Cricket, he just may … If he can learn to stop lying, and make the right choices.

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Song lyrics to Taking a Chance on Love (1940) written by Vernon Duke with lyrics by John La Touche and Ted Fetter

Taking a Chance on Love

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Song lyrics to Taking a Chance on Love (1940) written by Vernon Duke with lyrics by John La Touche and Ted Fetter

Taking a Chance on Love” is a popular song from the 1940 Broadway musical Cabin in the Sky. It was introduced by Ethel Waters playing the role of Petunia Jackson both on Broadway and later in the 1943 MGM musical Cabin in the Sky.

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Blondie Plays Cupid (1940) starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake

Blondie Plays Cupid

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Blondie Plays Cupid (1940) starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake

In Blondie Plays Cupid, the Bumsteads are off to visit relatives in the country when Blondie runs into Charlie and Millie, an eloping couple needing her help.

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