Video: 'Laura' (trailer)
(Wednesday, October 11, 1944) — Laura, a film noir about a police detective who falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating, opened today at the Roxy in New York City.
Directed by Otto Preminger, the film starred Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price and Judith Anderson.
Video: 'Double Indemnity' (trailer)
(Wednesday, September 6, 1944) — Double Indemnity, a film noir about an insurance salesman who gets seduced into plotting a client’s death, opened today at the Paramount Theatre in New York City.
Directed by Billy Wilder, the film starred Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson.
Video: 'Arsenic and Old Lace' (trailer)
(Friday, September 1, 1944) — Arsenic and Old Lace, a dark comedy film about a young man who is about to be married and discovers the two aunts who raised him have been poisoning lonely old men, premiered today at the Strand in New York City.
Directed by Frank Capra, the film starred Cary Grant.
Video: 'Gaslight' (trailer)
(Thursday, May 4, 1944) — Gaslight, a mystery-thriller film about a newlywed who fears she’s going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion, opened today at the Capitol in New York City.
Directed by George Cukor, the film starred Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Dame May Whitty and Angela Lansbury.
Video: 'Going My Way' (trailer)
(Wednesday, May 3, 1944) — Going My Way, a musical comedy-drama film about a young priest who revitalizes a failing parish and brings new life to the elder priest, premiered tonight at the Paramount in New York City.
Directed by Leo McCarey, the film starred Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald and Risë Stevens.
Video: '1944 16th Academy Awards Oscars Jennifer Jones Jack Warner Paul Lukas Charles Coburn Katina Paxinou'
(Thursday, March 2, 1944, 8:00 p.m. PST) — Casablanca won three Oscars today, including Outstanding Motion Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 16th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Jennifer Jones (whose 25th birthday it was) received the Best Actress award for The Song of Bernadette while Paul Lukas won Best Actor for Watch on the Rhine. Continue reading ‘Casablanca’ wins Best Picture at 16th Academy Awards 70 years ago this hour (Mar 2 1944)
(Monday, February 7, 1944) — Bing Crosby and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra recorded “Swinging on a Star” today for Decca Records in Los Angeles. It would appear in the film Going My Way.
Video: 'The Miracle of Morgan's Creek' (trailer)
(Wednesday, January 5, 1944) — The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek, a screwball comedy film about a small-town girl who wakes up after an all-night send-off party for the troops to find herself married and pregnant but with no memory of her husband’s identity, premiered today in New York City. Continue reading ‘The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek’ premieres in New York City 70 years ago today (Jan 5 1944)
Video: 'Madame Curie' (trailer)
(Thursday, December 15, 1943) — Madame Curie, a biographical film that tells the story of Polish-French physicist Marie Curie, premiered today in Los Angeles. Continue reading ‘Madame Curie’ premieres in Los Angeles 70 years ago today (12/15/1943)
Video: 'Bing Crosby: "Sunday Monday or Always" 1943'
(Friday, July 2, 1943) — Bing Crosby recorded “Sunday, Monday or Always” today in Los Angeles for Decca Records. Made during a musician’s strike, Crosby recorded the song with the Ken Darby Singers vocal group background instead of an orchestra.
