Since You Went Away

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Summary: I love this movie
Review: This is without a doubt my all time favorite movie. It has everything you could possibly want in a movie. It's approximately 3 hours long, and worth every minute. Why this movie only won one oscar(best musical score) is beyond me. The winner of best picture for that year is also a great movie...Going My Way, but I think it's unfair that this movie didn't get more credit than it did. Why hasn't this come out on dvd yet? I recommend this movie to anyone who loves movies, especially movies to sit and watch as a family. There's some controversy throughout the film, but has a very happy ending. Simply the best. They really don't get as good as this.

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Summary: "Since you went away" is a must see
Review: This one of the best war pictures around. I have watched this movie again and again. The characters are great. If you like old war pictures such as In Harms way, Mrs Miniver etc., you will love this movie!

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Summary: America's Home Front
Review: What a pleasure for this Brit.to see how a typical American family coped with their men away helping to fight WW11.Claudette Colbert plays the mother(Anne Hilton) who's husband Timothy Hilton (who was in advertising) has joined up leaving her and two daughters (Shirley Temple and Jennifer Jones) to cope on their own.Although they have a black maid, money is tight.(I thought US advertising executives were paid a fortune!).To make ends meet Anne Hilton takes in a lodger - an irrascible retired colonel played by Monty Wooley.Love interest is provided by the appearance of the colonel's grandson (Robert Walker) who has bismirched the family name and been discharged from West Point military academy although he has signed up as a mere corporal in the US army.What is interesting is that Jennifer and Robert who married in 1939 had just broken up their real marriage (despite having 2 sons together)during filming yet had to play convincing love scenes together.That is acting!.The "villainess" is played by Agnes Moorhead (the black market queen) who was still playing baddies in the 1960's Batman tv series.Finally Joseph Cotton plays the love lorn "boyfriend" of Anne Hilton despite getting propositioned by two likely ladies during the film.A very fine performance from all concerned including all the supporting actors.It was a nice touch to have Anne Hilton learning to spot weld thus doing "her bit" for the US war effort and earning a few "bob" to boot.It was more effective not seeing Timothy Hilton - just impressions of him.If any of your viewers have seen the British TV series "Minder" you never see Arthur Daley's "'er indoors" but the imagination makes the absent character more powerful than could be portrayed by an actor in the flesh.

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Summary: One of Jennifers Best
Review: What a wonderful cast. With Jennifer and Joseph Cotten you can not go wrong. I love those two together.
Whether they are lovers or friends, the chemestry is there. I have all Jennifers movies. I only wish I could tell her she is still a beautiful woman. I had the chance to see her at the special Acadamy Awards years back. She can break your heart, make you cry and make you laugh. This is a wonderful movie. So sit back and enjoy. Cheryl

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Summary: DVD availability?
Review: Why hasn't Anchor Bay, who does such wonderful work with the old classics, released this evergreen classic on DVD? It certaily deserves it! Anchor Bay......?