Abe Lincoln in Illinois (MOD) 1940's

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (MOD) 1940'sAmong the most masterful matchups of actor and role in screen history is this stirring film of Robert E. Sherwood's beloved play taking a thoroughly human look at the early years of our 16th President, with all his frailties and strength of character. Best Actor Oscar nominee* Raymond Massey (who originated the role on stage) wonderfully plays the future Great Emancipator in a chronicle of his backwoods childhood through his first romance with Ann

fresh from his The Maltese Falcon success

whose tune Outlaw Blues has been stolen and recorded by a dirty-dealing rival

With a powerhouse cast

hero-worshipping little Clicli and the stalwart crew of supersub P-1 as they go up against evil electronic brains

Their escort is Gar Davis

The movie's other star attraction is actual World War II combat footage putting you in the middle of the chaos of a carrier deck strewn with flaming wrecks or the nail-biting tension of a ship's radar room

in his first collaboration with long-time cowriter I

They're more likely to carry a case full of Benjamins

this box-office hit is the sensual

Put your game face on and grab your broom for a game of Quidditch

the scheming and the desperation of men with nothing to lose - all the conventions of prison films to come were set with Ho11ywood's first major men-behind-bars picture

He's just a scrappy