1940s movie suggestions!
Added 2025-05-20 21:27:54 +0000 UTCEvery week, there will be a post asking for movie suggestions from a different decade!
Only 1 movie suggestion per person, if you suggest two, both will be disqualified. Similarly to previous posts, please ❤ every comment that contains a movie that you want to vote for.
For these posts, the top 4 movies will be put on a poll on YouTube (YT only allows a maximum of 4 options). I will determine the top 4 comments the following Tuesday when the next post is up.
I ask that you please limit the runtime of the movies to 3h (I've seen that there are some movies that are longer, and I am not up for that monumental task quite yet).
For this post, please suggest movies that were released between 1940-1949 inclusively. Any genre goes!
Next Tuesday, there will be a post for 1950s, the Tuesday after that for 1960s, etc. The poll for the decade will be up on YouTube the following Tuesday evening or Wednesday at the latest.
I feel like there's a better way to do this kind of suggestion/voting, but I'm not too sure what that is. I'm open for suggestions!
Comments
You didn't miss it I didn't do one yet, I didn't think there would be enough movies to be recommended 😅 I need to think of a different way to do these first though
Verowak
2025-05-22 15:38:52 +0000 UTCDid I miss a poll for the 1930's or did you not do one?
JAKH
2025-05-22 15:14:54 +0000 UTCGaslight (1944)
Joe M
2025-05-22 00:56:14 +0000 UTC"Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" (1944) *True Story* based on a book of the same name written by one of the survivors of the 1942 Doolittle Raid. Surviving Doolittle Raiders served as technical advisors for the movie.
JAKH
2025-05-21 22:24:31 +0000 UTCMost movies made in the 1960s or earlier are not on streaming services in Canada. I usually have to rent them, search amazon for a copy, or look at my library.
Verowak
2025-05-21 16:20:11 +0000 UTCYeah, this is why I need to find a different way of doing this. I was worried about that, but the last time I did a post like this, there were no repeated movies, so I thought it would be fine haha. I'm always proven wrong 🤣
Verowak
2025-05-21 16:18:59 +0000 UTCOn the Town (1949) Three sailors wreaking havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind, 24 hour leave, in New York City! - starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Betty Garrett
fire12wife
2025-05-21 12:06:25 +0000 UTCsince my suggestion has very little chance of winning 🙂 and that's okay with me... but then I can make the point that gamers can easily see the exploits (some gamer types). For example if the same movie has 4 repeated entries with 4 votes each one... You cannot tell if a total of 4 people like the movie or 7 people or 16 people or 20 people. These are the min to max number of possible votes for the same movie. Why gamers? If a gamer picks up loot, let's say a new sword with different stats, the good gamer tries to figure out how the stats combine to decide the best one. Also if farming gems that you get as reward from quests, it stands to reason that more quests equal more gems or votes.
Mannygogou
2025-05-21 12:05:36 +0000 UTCAnchors Aweigh (1945) A pair of sailors, on leave, try to help a movie extra become a singing star! - starring Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, and Gene Kelly.
fire12wife
2025-05-21 12:01:50 +0000 UTCEven the cat's in on it!
thebeefmaster
2025-05-21 11:36:30 +0000 UTCI was told that this is a good movie. I said "Listen, the last man that said that to me was Archie Leach just a week before he cut his throat."
thebeefmaster
2025-05-21 11:33:39 +0000 UTCWhen you're slapped, you'll take it and like it.
thebeefmaster
2025-05-21 11:29:11 +0000 UTCMy mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I thank you.
thebeefmaster
2025-05-21 11:24:15 +0000 UTCThe stuff dreams are made of.
thebeefmaster
2025-05-21 11:19:45 +0000 UTCWhat a riotous romp!
thebeefmaster
2025-05-21 11:16:29 +0000 UTCAmazing movie
thebeefmaster
2025-05-21 11:15:33 +0000 UTCOh, what a great film. I voted for The Maltese Falcon, so I can't add my vote here, but Barbara Stanwyck is one of my all time favorite actresses.
David Martin
2025-05-21 09:00:35 +0000 UTCThe Third Man (1949)
Satan inside
2025-05-21 06:43:34 +0000 UTC"The Great Dictator" (1940) Charlie Chaplins best and most important movie. A timeless classic...🤩
silverarrow06
2025-05-21 04:11:17 +0000 UTCHis Girl Friday (1940)
thebeefmaster
2025-05-21 03:57:43 +0000 UTCArsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Octoburn
2025-05-21 03:07:57 +0000 UTCThe Maltese Falcon
Raiford Hodges
2025-05-21 02:50:51 +0000 UTCMrs Miniver
John Zelinka
2025-05-21 01:32:58 +0000 UTCwell its actually 1930 but Howard Hughes "hells angels" its great
Cason
2025-05-21 01:28:07 +0000 UTCwe should also guess which will win the YT poll 😁 actually It's A Wonderful Life would be best bet but you've done that one already...
Mannygogou
2025-05-21 00:56:10 +0000 UTCThe Lady Eve (1941)... one of my favorites.
Mannygogou
2025-05-21 00:49:42 +0000 UTCThe Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) This is hard. There are so many great choices, it's hard to narrow it down to one. Normally, I'd go with either Rebecca (1940) (Alfred Hitchcock's only movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture) or Spellbound (1945) (Alfred Hitchcock + Salvidor Dali = one wild movie) but I can't choose either of those movies because both of them are hard to find on streaming services.
Chris Gronau
2025-05-21 00:39:57 +0000 UTCWhich version? The Big Sleep (1946) is a great choice, but it comes in two (very) different cuts, commonly referred to as the Pre-Release and Theatrical cuts. To make the Theatrical release, they cut 20 minutes from the Pre-Release and added 22 minutes of new footage. So, while they have similar run-times (114 minutes vs. 116 minutes), they're quite a bit different....
Chris Gronau
2025-05-21 00:39:08 +0000 UTCYankee Doodle Dandy..
Mike McLaughlin
2025-05-20 23:55:23 +0000 UTCThe Maltese Falcon (1941)
Middohio
2025-05-20 23:12:40 +0000 UTCChoosing a movie to have an excuse to watch it makes perfect sense! That's what I would do too haha
Verowak
2025-05-20 22:36:44 +0000 UTCI honestly didn't know how many 1930s movies would be recommended 😅
Verowak
2025-05-20 22:36:04 +0000 UTCNotorious, Carey Grant, Ingrid Bergman, directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Mikeljoe
2025-05-20 22:33:55 +0000 UTCYou watched my favorite when I won the Marble race, so I must add Citizen Kane (1941)
Cliff Adams
2025-05-20 22:33:15 +0000 UTCHis Girl Friday (1940), Comedy/Romance, Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell
SaRahRahWA
2025-05-20 22:26:05 +0000 UTCCitizen Kane (1941)
John Danziger
2025-05-20 22:05:02 +0000 UTCSince you've already done "Casablanca" (1942), I'll second Scott Melton's suggestion, "The Big Sleep" (1946). But if I get another choice because I agreed with Scott, there's "Key Largo" (1948). Again with Bogey and Bacall. But also with Edward G. Robinson, Lionel Barrymore, and Claire Trevor (who won an Oscar for her role).
Miles E Coburn
2025-05-20 22:00:32 +0000 UTCThis is tough because I have a massive blind spot when it comes to older movies, so this is more of a “which classic 40s movie do I want an excuse to finally watch” poll… So with that said I’m gonna go with David Lean’s ‘Brief Encounter’ (1945) … because it was apparently a major inspiration for Todd Haynes when he made one of my favourite films, 2015’s Carol.
Razor Bikini
2025-05-20 21:56:34 +0000 UTCArsenic and Old Lace, it is my mother’s favorite movie and it is actually pretty funny. It is a screwball comedy. CHARGE!!
MrDannySteele
2025-05-20 21:50:49 +0000 UTCDavid Lean's drama/romance/mystery GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1946) is not to be missed.
AuntVes
2025-05-20 21:45:23 +0000 UTCRope (1948)
Urfhil
2025-05-20 21:40:17 +0000 UTCStarting with the 40s excludes 'Bringing Up Baby' (1938) 😭 Well, then how about 'Gilda' (1946)?
FermatSim
2025-05-20 21:35:19 +0000 UTCThe Big Sleep! 1946. Bogart & Bacall. Screenplay by William Faulkner. Classic 'noir' with the snappiest writing.
scott melton
2025-05-20 21:35:12 +0000 UTCRope (1948)
Chris Bergbower
2025-05-20 21:33:24 +0000 UTCLaura (1944)
Dean J
2025-05-20 21:30:06 +0000 UTC
