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Best Film of the 1940's?

What do you think is the best film of the 1940's?

by Anonymousreply 18June 18, 2025 2:04 AM

There are so many great ones, honorable mention to Casablanca, Heaven Can Wait, and Black Narcissus

by Anonymousreply 1June 17, 2025 1:50 PM

No Citizen Kane or Magnificent Ambersons?

by Anonymousreply 2June 17, 2025 1:52 PM

Philadelphia Story

by Anonymousreply 3June 17, 2025 2:03 PM

A Date With Judy (1948)

by Anonymousreply 4June 17, 2025 2:09 PM

Anything Stanwyck

by Anonymousreply 5June 17, 2025 2:13 PM

Meet Me in St. Louis

by Anonymousreply 6June 17, 2025 2:14 PM

There's no one "Best," but let's add The Letter and The Best Years Of Our Lives.

by Anonymousreply 7June 17, 2025 2:16 PM

Only four of those are "queer-coded"! Do better, OP.

by Anonymousreply 8June 17, 2025 2:17 PM

No Mildred Pierce?

by Anonymousreply 9June 17, 2025 2:24 PM

“out of the past “, with the handsome robert mitchum (and rapist kirk douglas) is the best b& w noir of the 40s and deserves to make the list.

by Anonymousreply 10June 17, 2025 2:42 PM

The Third Man and The Heiress, both from 1949.

by Anonymousreply 11June 17, 2025 2:44 PM

Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

by Anonymousreply 12June 17, 2025 3:01 PM

So many good ones! It is hard to list just 10

by Anonymousreply 13June 17, 2025 4:04 PM

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)

Suspicion (1941) Hitchcock

The Lost Weekend (1945)

by Anonymousreply 14June 17, 2025 6:00 PM

Pinocchio (1940)

The Gangs All Here (1943)

by Anonymousreply 15June 18, 2025 12:57 AM

I never saw The Red Shoes. I never heard of The Red Shoes. I don't give a fuck about The Red Shoes.

by Anonymousreply 16June 18, 2025 1:09 AM

Now, Voyager

by Anonymousreply 17June 18, 2025 1:11 AM

I only watch movies made in 2020 or later

by Anonymousreply 18June 18, 2025 2:04 AM
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