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1940s in film
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1940s in film
Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s. The great actor
Humphrey Bogart
made his most memorable films in this decade.
Frank Capra
's masterpiece
It's a Wonderful Life
and
Orson Welles
's masterpiece
Citizen Kane
were released. The
film noir
genre was at its height.
Alfred Hitchcock
made his American debut with the film
Rebecca
, and made many classics throughout the 40s. The most successful film of the decade was
Samuel Goldwyn
's
The Best Years of Our Lives
, the film was directed by
William Wyler
and starred
Fredric March
,
Myrna Loy
,
Dana Andrews
,
Teresa Wright
,
Virginia Mayo
, and
Harold Russell
. The film won nine Academy Awards.
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