Tag: 1940s
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Mr. Blanding’s Builds His Dream House 1948
1231st movie, 19th from the 1940s, 332nd on Prime Rating: 7/10 Distraction rating: 6/10 Plot armour rating: n/a We tend to call movies “Marc and Mek” movies, based on the regular archetypes found, especially in a lot of these early films. The Marc is being played out perfectly, and as always, Cary Grant. A man…
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Dressed to Kill 1946
1222nd movie, 18th from the 1940s, 331st on Prime Rating: 7/10 Distraction rating: 6/10 Plot armour rating: 4/10 Basil Rathbone is my second favourite, Sherlock, after Benedict Cumberbatch, but is much truer to the character. His Watson is a Dave and a complete tool, and the swipes he takes at him are fire. Sherlock is…