Movies from 1941

'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)

120 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Drama      

In 1934 Leslie Howard starred as Sir Percy Blakeney in "The Scarlet Pimpernel" an adaptation of Baroness Emmuska Orczy's story of an English aristocrat who under a secret identity helped French noblemen escape from a reign of...

49th Parallel (1941)

104 mins     Drama, Thriller, War      

"49th Parallel" on paper sounded good, a movie directed by Michael Powell whilst written by Emeric Pressburger always is a good sign as is the cast which includes Laurence Olivier and Eric Portman. On top of that a storyline ...

Along the Rio Grande (1941)

64 mins     Western      

For the most "Along the Rio Grande" is one of those typical old oaters where we have various cliches with the main one being the three ranch hands seeking justice against the crook who murdered their friend and boss. In typic...

Badlands of Dakota (1941)

74 mins     Western      

Yes "Badlands of Dakota" takes us to Deadwood and anyone who knows their western means we are in Calamity Jane territory with Frances Farmer delivering a pleasant performance as the tough talking cowgirl. But unfortunately "B...

Ball of Fire (1941)

111 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Movie Review - Ball of Fire (1941) Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers, S.Z. Sakall, Tully Marshall, Leonid Kinskey, Richard Haydn, Aubrey Mather, Allen Jenkins, Dana Andrews...

Blossoms in the Dust (1941)

99 mins     Biography, Drama, Romance      

Years ago I caught the end of a movie on TV, it was both a touching and powerful ending which makes me kick myself for not watching the whole movie. That movie was "Blossoms in the Dust" the story of Edna Gladney who not only...

Citizen Kane (1941)

119 mins     Drama, Mystery      

"Citizen Kane" is one of those movies which because of its high profile anyone who is serious about movies should watch. But it is also a movie which is hard to review when it is over 70 years since it came out because it is ...

Cottage to Let (1941)

90 mins     Comedy, Mystery, Thriller      

"Cottage to Let" is over 70s years old yet still is so entertaining with it's comedy thriller storyline which is more comedy than thriller, but that is not the most significant thing about "Cottage to Let". The most significa...

Dangerous Moonlight (1941)

94 mins     Drama, Romance, War      

Dangerous Moonlight: Anton Walbrook & Sally Gray star in this WWII propaganda movie made famous by the music the Warsaw Concerto...

The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)

92 mins     Comedy, Romance      

For the past few years there has been a show on UK TV called "Undercover Boss", if you couldn't guess it's about bosses of companies pretending to be just a normal worker to find out what things are like on the shop floor. No...

Dumbo (1941)

64 mins     Animation, Family, Musical      

"Dumbo" is one of those iconic Disney movies which even if you have never watched you will know so much about that you feel you must have watched it. That is the rather ironic situation I found myself in when I had an hour to...

Federal Fugitives (1941)

66 mins     Crime, Drama, Romance      

"Federal Fugitives" is now one of those movies which has extremely limited appeal and in truth the appeal is to those who are either fans of the actors or are movie buffs looking to either explore old movies or are trying to ...

Footlight Fever (1941)

69 mins     Comedy      

Whilst sequels certainly appear to be more prevalent these days they certainly are not a new idea and go back to the 1930s and 1940s and you will find a few. "Footlight Fever" is technically a sequel to "Curtain Call" as we h...

The Gay Falcon (1941)

67 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

It is said that RKO started making "The Falcon" movies because Leslie Charteris, author of "The Saint" stories, had become such a nuisance over their adaptation in to movies that they had enough. I don't know how much truth t...

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

94 mins     Comedy, Fantasy, Romance      

I first became aware of "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" back in around 2002, and like others I would imagine that they learnt about it because they saw Chris Rock's remake "Down to Earth". I also became a wear at the same time of War...

How Green Was My Valley (1941)

118 mins     Drama, Family      

It's over 70 years since John Ford made "How Green Was My Valley" and in doing so ended up causing controversy when it went on to win the Best Picture Oscar at the 1942 Academy Awards, beating Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane" in ...

The Lone Rider Ambushed (1941)

63 mins     Western      

"The Lone Rider Ambushed" is one of those old westerns which I bet entertained young audiences on its release back in 1941. Is there anything more enjoyable than watching a popular actor who plays a heroic character also play...

The Lone Rider Fights Back (1941)

64 mins     Western      

For those who are unaware The Lone Rider was a western hero who along with his bearded side kick Fuzzy starred in a series of westerns during the 1940s, although the character did appear in a couple of earlier and later movie...

The Lone Rider in Ghost Town (1941)

64 mins     Western      

Now there is a lot more going on in "The Lone Rider in Ghost Town" than just that and in truth it becomes one of the most convoluted westerns I have stumbled across when compared to other westerns from the era which ran to ro...

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)

95 mins     Comedy, Romance      

When is a Hitchcock movie not a Hitchcock movie? When it's "Mr. & Mrs. Smith". Persuaded by star Carole Lombard to direct her in a comedy Hitchcock did just that with this screwball comedy about marital mayhem and what a fun ...