
Showing posts with label 1939. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1939. Show all posts

Socialite Judith Traherne (Bette Davis) lives a lavish but
emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and her
stable master (Humphrey Bogart) is secretly in love with her. Told she
has a brain tumor by her doctor, Frederick Steele (George Brent), Judith
becomes distraught. After she decides to have
surgery to remove the tumor, Judith realizes she is in love with Dr.
Steele, but more troubling medical news may sabotage her new
relationship, and her second chance at life.

Son of Frankenstein - 1939
Son of Frankenstein
Rating:👌
Baron
Wolf von Frankenstein (Basil Rathbone) is determined to prove the
legitimacy of his father's scientific work, thus rescuing the family
name from disgrace. With the help of Ygor (Bela Lugosi), a grave robber,
Wolf successfully reanimates the monster (Boris Karloff) his father
originally brought back from the dead. But when
several villagers are killed mysteriously, Wolf must find the culprit in
order to vindicate his creation, or face the possibility that he may be
responsible.

Gone with the Wind - 1939
Gone with the Wind
Rating:👍
Epic
Civil War drama focuses on the life of petulant southern belle Scarlett
O'Hara (Vivien Leigh). Starting with her idyllic on a sprawling
plantation, the film traces her survival through the tragic history of
the South during the Civil War and Reconstruction, and her tangled love
affairs with Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard) and Rhett Butler (Clark Gable).

The Wizard of Oz - 1939
The Wizard of Oz
Rating:👍
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - 1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Rating:👍
Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the
Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet
governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many
shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national
boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.

The Roaring Twenties - 1939
The Roaring Twenties
Rating:👌
After the WWI Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie’s partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.
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