I don't think I've even seen anything outside of Hollywood for that year

World War 2 really devastating half of the world

Check out Ornamental Hairpin. Surprisingly delicate and like the only classic I've seen this year that's not Hollywood.

You too @Fella

Good god, Mother of dust, what do we have itt

Primordial dust zone

Raoul Walsh

Idk I'm usually a Walsh and Flynn fan but They Died With Their Boots On felt like a slog yesterday

What are #14 and #21?

The 47 Ronin and The Tyrannical Father, a Portuguese comedy

To be fair, it seems that the war is raging on still. Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia annexed. Battle of Crete and occupation of France. Eastern Front is the battle of attrition. Japan annexed rest of southeast asia.

And... the day which we live in infamy was like that

Interesting to see French cinema being shadowed by the Germans during the occupation. There are some bastions of countries still producing films during that time like Sweden, Finland, Portugal, Argentina, Mexico, etc

yeah im trying to figure out how Czech and France were still making film after getting invaded

Stormy Waters was great btw thanks for finding that. Apparently it was disritbited under a German production company but Gabin also fought Nazis in North Africa. must have been a tight timeline between them finishing SW and him f***ing off to the States to make a film with Lang and then coming back to fight.

idk how they're dealing with strict legislation and letting Goebbels review french and german movies or by proxy.

here's some reads
guides.loc.gov/french-and-francophone-film/movements-and-genres/realism-and-war-years
eurochannel.com/en/French-Cinema-During-Nazi-Occupation.html

updated with imgur link..

more like Preston Sturges

and Barbara Stanwyck

didnt just crush Lady Eve but Meet John Doe and Ball Of Fire as well

and Walter Huston with All That Money Can Buy, Swamp Water and Shanghai Gesture

even had a cameo in Maltese Falcon

had a few more things to watch but f*** it

What will you do?

Fleischer Bros

director oty probably Sturges for Lady Eve and Sullivans Travels

actor oty probably Gary Cooper for Meet John Doe, Ball Of Fire and Sergeant York. hm Bogart for Maltese Falcon and High Sierra.

actress oty Barbara Stanwyck easily

rookie oty obviously Orson hm John Huston

mvp Walter Brennan as always

great year minus the lack of diversity due to the war