RPD's Favorite Movies of the 1940s

1

Double Indemnity https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B7F3394B12 1944, 107 min.

Billy Wilder  •   Starring: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

3

The Maltese Falcon https://www.flickchart.com/movie/942DE5FFBC 1941, 100 min.

John Huston  •   Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Crime  •  Detective Film

5

Song of the South https://www.flickchart.com/movie/584D2FC2FB 1946, 94 min.

Harve Foster  •   Starring: Bobby Driscoll, James Baskett, Ruth Warwick

Animated Musical  •  Animation  •  Childhood Drama

7

Fantasia https://www.flickchart.com/movie/51260764B5 1940, 120 min.

James Algar  •   Starring: Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor

Animated Musical  •  Animation  •  Family

9

It's a Wonderful Life https://www.flickchart.com/movie/996337DF9D 1946, 130 min.

Frank Capra  •   Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore

Americana  •  Comedy Drama  •  Drama