1940s – rarefilmm | The Cave of Forgotten Films

FIRST COMES COURAGE (1943)

Jon W. — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:06:45 +0000

Nicole Larsen is detested by her countrymen because they suspect she is collaborating with the occupying Germans. In reality she is working for the Norwegian underground, risking her life passing secrets to the resistance fighters.

Director: Dorothy Arzner.
Writers: Lewis Meltzer & Melvin Levy (screenplay), George Sklar (adaptation), Elliott Arnold (novel “The Commandos”).
Stars: Merle Oberon, Brian Aherne, Carl Esmond, Isobel Elsom, Fritz Leiber, Erville Alderson, Erik Rolf, Reinhold Schünzel.
Cinematographer: Joseph Walker.
Composer: Ernst Toch.

Optional English subtitles are available for this film, to enable them click on the subtitles icon (to the left of the cogweel icon), and they will be turned on.

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MP4 | 2.55 GB | 956×720 | 29.970 FPS | 4000 kb/s | AAC 192 kb/s
Language: English, German | Subtitles: English (soft)

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MKV | 6.08 GB | 1920×1080 | 29.970 FPS | 10,000 kb/s | E-AC3 224 kb/s
Language: English, German | Subtitles: English (soft)

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THE GAY SENORITA (1945)

Jon W. — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:35:29 +0000

When Elena Sandoval returns from Mexico to her family’s ranch in California, she hopes to bring new ideas to modernize their business. Her plans, however, spark conflict with relatives who cling to tradition. Romance, rivalry, and cultural clashes unfold, leading to a spirited mix of comedy, music, and misunderstandings before harmony is restored.

Director: Arthur Dreifuss.
Writers: Edward Eliscu, J. Robert Bren.
Stars: Jinx Falkenburg, Jim Bannon, Steve Cochran, Corinna Mura, Lita Baron, Thurston Hall, Isabel Withers, Marguerita Sylva, The Trianas, Tico Tico.
Cinematographer: Burnett Guffey.

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MP4 | 655 MB | 640×480 | 30 FPS | 1212 kb/s | AAC 128 kb/s
Languages: English | Subtitles: None

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Many thanks to Jason for sending me a copy of this film.

JUNINATTEN (1940)

Jon W. — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 20:41:19 +0000

A woman, involved with a sailor, is shot by him after trying to leave him. She survives, but as a result of this incident the press portray her as a tramp. To escape the press, she moves from her small home town to the big city of Stockholm, where she attempts to rebuild her life.

Director: Per Lindberg. AKA June Night
Writers: Tora Nordström-Bonnier (novel), Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius (screenplay), Per Lindberg (uncredited).
Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Marianne Löfgren, Lill-Tollie Zellman, Marianne Aminoff, Olof Widgren, Gunnar Sjöberg, Gabriel Alw, Olof Winnerstrand, Sigurd Wallén, Hasse Ekman, Maritta Marke, Gudrun Brost, John Botvid, Karin Swanström, Carl Ström.
Cinematographer: Åke Dahlqvist.
Composers: Gunnar Johansson, Jules Sylvain.

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MP4 | 2.95 GB | 1480×1080 | 23.976 FPS | 4484 kb/s | AAC 256 kb/s
Language: Swedish | Subtitles: English (hard)

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SOFTSUBED VERSION:
MKV | 1.37 GB | 560×576 | 25 FPS | 1905 kb/s | AC3 384 kb/s
Language: Swedish | Subtitles: English (soft)

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Note: HD version only available with hardsubbs so I included a DVDRip with English softsubs which is also very good quality.

MEET THE STEWARTS (1942)

Jon W. — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 12:50:23 +0000

This lighthearted romantic comedy stars William Holden as working stiff Michael Stewart and Frances Dee as wealthy socialite Candace Goodwin. Falling in love with Michael, Candace agrees to marry him on his terms-namely, that they survive on his salary alone. Inevitably, Candace has trouble adjusting to her new lifestyle and yearns for the luxuries lavished upon her by her family. Meanwhile, Michael begins to suspect that Candace has been keeping company with men from her own social set.

Director: Alfred E. Green.
Writers: Karen DeWolf (screen play), Elizabeth Dunn (story).
Stars: William Holden, Frances Dee, Grant Mitchell, Marjorie Gateson, Anne Revere,Roger Clark, Danny Mummert, Ann Gillis, Margaret Hamilton, Don Beddoe, Mary Gordon, Edward Gargan, Tom Dugan.
Cinematographer: Henry Freulich.
Composer: Leo Shuken.

Optional English subtitles are available for this film, to enable them on the video player click on the cogwheel, click again on the last option (субтитры) and select between regular or SDH subtitles.

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MP4 | 2.18 GB | 960×720 | 23.976 FPS | 4000 kb/s | AAC 192 kb/s
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MKV | 7.82 GB | 1440×1080 | 23.976 FPS | 14,800 kb/s | E-AC3 224 kb/s
Language: English | Subtitles: English (soft)

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SKAZKA O GLUPOM MYSHONKE (1940)

Jon W. — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 09:43:33 +0000

Mother Mouse is singing to her baby. The can’t get him to sleep. A succession of other animals comes to try to help, and they all get increasingly frustrated until eventually they ask the cat. The cat seems helpful but may have other plans for the little mouse…

Director: Mikhail Tsekhanovskiy (as Mikhail Tsekhanovsky). AKA The Tale of the Silly Little Mouse
Writer: Mikhail Tsekhanovskiy (as Mikhail Tsekhanovsky).
Cinematographer: Vasili Shumyakin.
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich.

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MP4 | 309 MB | 584×574 | 24 FPS | 2690 kb/s | AAC 160 kb/s
Language: Russian | Subtitles: English (hard)

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SOURCE FILE:
MKV | 551 MB | 720×576 | 24 FPS | 4910 kb/s | AC3 192 kb/s
Language: Russian | Subtitles: English (soft)

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TULIPS SHALL GROW (1942)

Jon W. — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 07:10:23 +0000

A young boy and girl, dressed in costumes based on Dutch traditional clothes, find their idyllic, windmill-laden countryside is being over-run by unfeeling, unthinking mechanical men that lay waste to everything in their path. The cartoon (note the title) was a very thinly veiled propaganda film in support of the Netherlands resistance fighters during Nazi occupation in World War 2 (The film was completed when Nazi Germany had completely occupied the Netherlands).

Director: George Pal.
Writers: Cecil Beard (story) (uncredited), Jack Miller (story) (uncredited), George Pal (story).
Stars: Rex Ingram (narrator), Victor Jory (narrator).
Cinematographer: George Pal.
Composer: Eddison von Ottenfeld (uncredited).

1943 Academy Awards – Nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Cartoons.

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SEEING HANDS (1943)

Jon W. — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 18:16:34 +0000

Tells the story of Ben Helwig and his important contribution to the American war effort. Ben’s story starts in the Great Depression when he, a young teen, is separated from his parents leaving him for a better life at an institution as they search for work. A freak baseball accident at the home leads to Benny losing sight permanently in one eye, followed by losing sight permanently in the other eye. As Ben is despondent over his new life situation, his mother realizes that she has to do something to make him feel productive again, she turning to one of his old favorite pastimes of building model planes, with his hands, sensitive to his new situation, taking over as his eyes in they being able to “see” things through touch.

Director: Gunther von Fritsch.
Writer: Joe Ansen.
Stars: Pete Smith (narrator) (uncredited), Barbara Bedford (uncredited), William Bishop (uncredited), Robert Frazer (uncredited), Russell Gleason (uncredited), George ‘Spanky’ McFarland (uncredited).
Cinematographer: Lester White.
Composer: Max Terr (uncredited).

1944 Academy Awards – Nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.

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THIS THING CALLED LOVE (1940)

Jon W. — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 15:42:37 +0000

Two professional people marry, but the wife insists that they be celibate for the first three months, just to see if they are truly compatible. The husband tries various tricks to lure his wife into bed, but she trumps his every serve. Finally, when she is ready for love, he isn’t, having contracted a bad case of poison oak.

Director: Alexander Hall.
Writers: Edwin J. Burke (based upon the play by), George Seaton, Ken Englund & P.J. Wolfson (screenplay)
Stars: Rosalind Russell, Melvyn Douglas, Binnie Barnes, Allyn Joslyn, Gloria Dickson, Lee J. Cobb, Gloria Holden, Paul McGrath, Leona Maricle, Don Beddoe, Sig Arno, Rosina Galli.
Cinematographer: Joseph Walker.
Composer: Werner R. Heymann.

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A very difficult film to find in good quality, this copy is also not very good, the image is quite noisy but it has more detail than others I’ve seen and doesn’t have burned-in subtitles, not sure if TCM ever aired this one but if you have a better copy please contact me, I’d love to upgrade it. Thank you!