Publisher's Synopsis
What makes a movie memorable? Has it won awards? Is it still constantly aired on television? Did it have an enormous influence in its day? Nearly 100 films of the 1940s are examined in detail, with complete cast, credit and background information. Pictures include "Casablanca", "Meet Me in St Louis", "Yankee Doodle Dandy", "All About Eve", "Cobra Woman", "Laura", "The Three Musketeers", "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn", "The Picture of Dorian Gray", "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein", "He Walked By Night", "Forever Amber", "The Paleface", etc.
