The Voice of the Turtle. Margaret Sullavan and Elliott Nugent in a winning comedy of sergeant meets girl, woos girl, wows girl (TIME, Dec. 20).
Winged Victory. Moss Hart’s large-scale, warmhearted tribute to the Air Forces (TIME, Nov. 29).
Othello. Shakespeare brought vibrantly to life, with Paul Robeson eloquent as the Moor (TIME, Nov. 1).
Oklahoma! Mint-fresh, clover-sweet folk musical with charming, un-Broadwayish dancing and gay Richard Rodgers tunes (TIME, April 12).
Arsenic and Old Lace. Hilarious horror yarn about two sweet old ladies who flavor their wine with a wee drop of poison (TIME, Jan. 20, 1941).
Life with Father. Gay saga of a peppery paterfamilias during Manhattan’s brownstone age (TIME, Nov. 20, 1939).
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