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Academy Award Nominated Movies
1940 Rebecca
starring: Laurence Olivier, Jon
Fontaine, George Sanders, Gladys Cooper, Nigel Bruce
plot – The story of a man who remarries after his wife died. The memory of the first wife affects many in the house.
I LOVE this movie. The characters have a lot of depth and the mystery was very
suspenseful. Of course, the film
does have a great name!!
1941 Suspicion
starring: Joan Fontaine, Cary Grant,
Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce, Dame May Whitty
plot – An Alfred Hitchcock winner
filled with drama and suspense. Fontaine begins to think her husband (Grant)
is out to kill her.
This was a scary movie as only Hitchcock can create. I love the
way Hitchcock creates the fear in the view, without the blood, guts, and gore
of today’s movies. The new
filmmakers should rewatch these old movies and learn from them.
1928 The
Racket
starring: Thomas Meighan, Louis
Wolheim, Marie Prevost, Pat Collins
plot – A SILENT MOVIE (painful for me)
A bootlegger and a policeman become major rivals. Unfortunately the quality of the movie had deteriorated a lot and the
crackling and blurry picture didn’t help.
I wish I could say it was good, but it was painful for all 90
minutes. If I were alive in 1928, I probably would have loved it. I did love the music that played
throughout the entire thing, however.
1929 Alibi
starring: Chester Morris, Harry
Stubbs, May Busch, Eleanor Griffith
plot – A cop is killed and a
prohibition gangster ‘s alibi is a cop’s daughter
This was much better than The Racket. The characters actually spoke, and I thought the storyline was good.
1932 One
Hour with you
starring: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette
McDonald, Genevieve Tobin, Charles Ruggles, Roland Young
plot – A couple go through a difficult
time when the wife’s best friend
comes on to her husband. A stab in the back type of friend!!!
This was a cute movie.
I really enjoyed it! Even though the topic is pretty heavy, the movie was pretty light and happy.
1939 Goodbye
Mr. Chips
starring: Robert Donat, Greer Garson,
Terry Kiburn, John Mills
plot – The story centers around
Brookfield, a boys school. The story shares the interactions between the headmaster, Mr. Chips, his life,
family, and the boys at the school. Garson plays his extremely
supportive wife who loves life and supports and
loves her husband.
This was a fabulous film!!
This is definitely a “teacher movie.”
The humor that was displayed by Mr. Chips related to my
interactions with my students.
This is one to own.
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