1940

Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga song

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October 18, 2023October 19, 2023

Song lyrics to Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga (1940) by James V. Monaco, Charles Newman, as recorded by Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra, vocal by Helen O’Connell

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!

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.

Pinocchio

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March 10, 2023May 17, 2023

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.

Taking a Chance on Love

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March 8, 2023February 27, 2023

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.

Blondie Plays Cupid

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February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

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.

Edison the Man

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May 17, 2022June 7, 2022

Edison the Man (1940) starring Spencer Tracy, Rita Johnson

Edison the Man – A biography of Thomas Alva Edison, starring Spencer Tracy. It’s the story of Edison, starting as a young man, beginning his career, through the fight to bring electric lighting to New York City.

Rebecca

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April 12, 2022March 15, 2023

Rebecca (1940), starring Sir Lawrence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Synopsis of Rebecca

Rebecca – A British gentleman’s innocent bride grapples with intrusive reminders of his deceased wife.

The Ape

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January 22, 2022December 17, 2021

The Ape (1940) starring Boris Karloff

The Ape is an unusual horror film. It has a kindly doctor (Boris Karloff), who’s working on a cure for polio. So, that’s good, although his cure requires human spinal fluid. He has a strong affection for Frances Clifford, suffering from polio. The audience never finds out why, but that’s okay. Then, a circus gorilla escapes. A rather vicious gorilla, that’s terrorizes the townspeople. And it breaks into the doctor’s home!