Retro Rewind: The 1940s

Blu-ray Disc - 2011

(1940) - Charlie Chaplin's first true sound film is a political satire in which he plays two roles. (1940) - Charlie Chaplin's first true sound film is a political satire in which he plays two roles. Show less

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Sergeant York

DVD - 2006

(1941) - This story of a WWI soldier was the highest grossing film of the year. (1941) - This story of a WWI soldier was the highest grossing film of the year. Show less

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Holiday Inn

DVD - 2006

(1942) - "White Christmas" garnered this classic film a best Original Song Oscar. This film is also controversial due to the use of blackface in a number. (1942) - "White Christmas" garnered this classic film a best Original Song Oscar. This film is also controversial due to the use of blackface in a number. Show less

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Casablanca

Blu-ray Disc - 2012

(1943) - Casablanca won the Academy Award for Best Picture and it (im)famous for a couple of catchphrases (one of which is often misquoted.) (1943) - Casablanca won the Academy Award for Best Picture and it (im)famous for a couple of catchphrases (one of which is often misquoted.) Show less

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Meet Me in St. Louis

DVD - 2004

(1944) - This Christmas musical featured the song "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and was the film set where Judy Garland met a certain Vincent Minelli (director and her future husband.) (1944) - This Christmas musical featured the song "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and was the film set where Judy Garland met a certain Vincent Minelli (director and her future husband.) Show less

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State Fair

DVD - 1999

(1945) - The middle of the three versions of this film, this is the one that won the Academy Award for Best Music (song). (1945) - The middle of the three versions of this film, this is the one that won the Academy Award for Best Music (song). Show less

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The Best Years of Our Lives

Blu-ray Disc - 2013

(1946) - This film about servicemen coming home after WWII won seven Academy Awards and was the highest grossing film of the year in the USA. (1946) - This film about servicemen coming home after WWII won seven Academy Awards and was the highest grossing film of the year in the USA. Show less

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Dark Passage

Blu-ray Disc - 2016

(1947) - A Bogart/Bacall film Noir set in San Francisco about a man wrongly convicted of his wife's murder who escapes from prison to find the real killer. (1947) - A Bogart/Bacall film Noir set in San Francisco about a man wrongly convicted of his wife's murder who escapes from prison to find the real killer. Show less

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Easter Parade

Blu-ray Disc - 2013

(1948) - This Fred Astaire/Judy Garland musical was a critical and commercial success. For a good reason. It's really really good. (1948) - This Fred Astaire/Judy Garland musical was a critical and commercial success. For a good reason. It's really really good. Show less

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The Fighting Kentuckian

DVD - 2001

(1949) - John Wayne plays a Kentucky militiaman returning home from the War of 1812. On the way home he encounters some French exiles, falls in love, and must foil a plot to steal land from his beloved. (1949) - John Wayne plays a Kentucky militiaman returning home from the War of 1812. On the way home he encounters some French exiles, falls in love, and must foil a plot to steal land from his beloved. Show less

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