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American films of 1940

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cinema of the
United States


1890s
1890 1891 1892 1893 1894
1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
1900s
1900 1901 1902 1903 1904
1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910s
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914
1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920s
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924
1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930s
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934
1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944
1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954
1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

A list of American films released in 1940.
Rebecca won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.





















Contents

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Title Director Cast Genre Studio/Notes
1940
20 Mule Team Richard Thorpe Wallace Beery, Leo Carillo, Marjorie Rambeau, Anne Baxter, Douglas Fowley, Noah Beery, Arthur Hohl Western
A Plumbing We Will Go Del Lord Three Stooges Comedy, short subject Columbia Pictures
Abe Lincoln in Illinois John Cromwell Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon Biography Abraham Lincoln
Adventures of Red Ryder William Witney, John English Western
All This and Heaven Too Anatole Litvak Drama Warner Bros.
The Ape William Nigh Boris Karloff Horror Monogram Pictures
The Bank Dick Edward F. Cline Comedy Universal Pictures
Beyond Tomorrow Edward Sutherland Comedy RKO Pictures
A Bill of Divorcement George Cukor Drama RKO Pictures
Black Friday Arthur Lubin Sci-Fi Universal Pictures
The Blue Bird Walter Lang Shirley Temple Fantasy 20th Century Fox
Boobs in Arms Jules White Three Stooges Comedy, short subject Columbia Pictures
Boom Town (film) Jack Conway Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert Action adventure MGM
Boys of the City Joseph H. Lewis Thriller Monogram Pictures
Brigham Young Henry Hathaway Western 20th Century Fox
Broadway Melody of 1940 Norman Taurog Musical MGM
Brother Orchid Lloyd Bacon Crime comedy
Busman's Honeymoon (film)

[edit] A Plumbing We Will Go

[edit] Boobs in Arms

[edit] C-E

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Christmas in July Preston Sturges Screwball comedy Paramount Pictures
Comrade X King Vidor Clark Gable Spy MGM
Cookoo Cavaliers Jules White Three Stooges Comedy, short subject Columbia Pictures
Dark Command Raoul Walsh Western Republic Pictures
The Devil Bat Jean Yarbrough Béla Lugosi, Suzanne Kaaren, Dave O'Brien Horror
Doomed to Die William Nigh Boris Karloff Thriller Monogram Pictures
Down Argentine Way Irving Cummings Musical 20th Century Fox
Dr. Cyclops Ernest B. Schoedsack Sci-Fi
Drums of Fu Manchu William Witney, John English Action adventure Republic Pictures
East Side Kids Robert F. Hill Comedy Monogram Pictures
Edison, the Man Clarence Brown Biography MGM
Elmer's Candid Camera Charles Jones Animated Warner Bros.

[edit] Cookoo Cavaliers

[edit] F-K

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Fantasia Animated Walt Disney
The Fatal Hour William Nigh Boris Karloff Thriller Monogram Pictures
Flame of Barbary Coast Joseph Kane John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut Western Republic Pictures
Foreign Correspondent Alfred Hitchcock United Artists
From Nurse to Worse Jules White Three Stooges Comedy, short subject Columbia Pictures
The Ghost Breakers George Marshall Horror comedy Paramount Pictures
Go West Edward N. Buzzell Marx Brothers Comedy MGM
The Grapes of Wrath (film) John Ford Western drama 20th Century Fox
The Great Dictator Charles Chaplin Political comedy United Artists -satirical criticization of Adolf Hitler
The Great McGinty Preston Sturges Comedy Paramount Pictures
Green Hell James Whale Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Bennett, George Sanders, Alan Hale, Vincent Price Adventure Universal Pictures
The Green Hornet (serial) Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor Adventure serial Universal Pictures
He Married His Wife Roy Del Ruth Comedy 20th Century Fox
Hired! Henry Jamison Handy Short
His Girl Friday Howard Hawks Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell Screwball comedy Columbia Pictures
The House Across the Bay Archie Mayo Crime drama United Artists
How High Is Up? Del Lord Three Stooges Comedy, short subject Columbia Pictures
The Howards of Virginia Frank Lloyd Period drama Columbia Pictures -Set in the American Revolution
Hullabaloo (film) Edwin L. Marin Musical comedy
I Love You Again W.S. Van Dyke Romantic comedy MGM
The Invisible Man Returns Joe May Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey Sci-Fi Universal Pictures
The Invisible Woman A. Edward Sutherland Sci-Fi comedy Universal Pictures
Island of Doomed Men Charles Barton Drama thriller Columbia Pictures
Junior G-Men Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor Action adventure serial Universal Pictures
King of the Royal Mounted (serial) William Witney, John English Action adventure serial Republic Pictures
Knock Knock (1940 cartoon) Walter Lantz (producer) Animated short Universal Studios
Kitty Foyle Sam Wood Drama RKO Pictures
Knute Rockne, All American Lloyd Bacon Bio Warner Bros. biopic of American football coach Knute Rockne

[edit] How High Is Up?

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Letter (1940 film) William Wyler Film noir Warner Bros.
Little Nellie Kelly Norman Taurog Musical comedy MGM
The Long Voyage Home John Ford War drama United Artists
The Magic Bullet Edward G. Robinson Biography Warner Bros.
The Man from Dakota Leslie Fenton Historical drama
The Mark of Zorro Rouben Mamoulian Swash-buckling 20th Century Fox
Melody Ranch Joseph Santley Western Republic Pictures
The Milky Way Rudolf Ising Animated short MGM
The Mortal Storm Frank Borzage Anti-Nazi war propaganda MGM
Mr. Duck Steps Out Jack King Animated short Walt Disney
The Mummy's Hand Christy Cabanne Horror Universal Pictures
My Favorite Wife Garson Kanin Screwball comedy RKO Pictures
My Little Chickadee Edward F. Cline Western comedy Universal Pictures
Mysterious Doctor Satan William Witney, John English Action adventure Republic Pictures
The New Moon Jack Conway Musical drama MGM
No Census, No Feeling Del Lord Three Stooges Comedy, short subject Columbia Pictures
Northwest Passage (film) King Vidor Adventure drama MGM
Nutty But Nice Jules White Three Stooges Comedy, short subject Columbia Pictures
Of Fox and Hounds Tex Avery Willoughby the Dog Animated short
One Million B.C. D.W. Griffith Fantasy United Artists
One Night in the Tropics A. Edward Sutherland Comedy Universal Pictures
Our Town Sam Wood Drama United Artists, Nominated for 6 Academy Awards
Patient Porky Bob Clampett Porky the Pig Animated short Looney Tunes Warner Bros.
The Philadelphia Story George Cukor Screwball comedy MGM
Pinocchio T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney Animated RKO Pictures produced by Walt Disney
Pride and Prejudice Robert Z. Leonard Comedy drama MGM
Primrose Path Gregory La Cava Drama
Private Affairs Albert S. Rogell Comedy
The Proud Valley Pen Tennyson Drama Ealing Studios
Puss Gets the Boot William Hanna,Joseph Barbera Animated short cartoon MGMTom and Jerry
Rebecca Alfred Hitchcock Lawrence Olivier,Joan Fontaine Psychological-thriller Selznick International Pictures Academy Award Best Picture
Remember the Night Mitchell Leisen Christmas Paramount Pictures
The Return of Frank James Fritz Lang Henry Fonda Western 20th Century Fox
Road to Singapore Victor Schertzinger Road musical comedy Paramount Pictures
Rockin' Thru the Rockies Jules White Three Stooges Comedy, short subject Columbia Pictures

[edit] Rockin' Thru the Rockies

[edit] S-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Sailor's Lady Allan Dwan Comedy
The Saint Takes Over Jack Hively Crime RKO Pictures
The Saint's Double Trouble Jack Hively Crime RKO Pictures
Santa Fe Trail (film) Michael Curtiz Romantic western Warner Bros.
Saps at Sea Gordon Douglas Laurel and Hardy Comedy United Artists
The Sea Hawk Michael Curtiz Swash-Buckler Warner Bros.
Second Chorus H.C. Potter Musical comedy Paramount Pictures
The Shop Around the Corner H.C. Potter Romantic comedy MGM
The Son of Monte Cristo Rowland V. Lee Action
Stranger on the Third Floor Boris Ingster Film noir RKO Pictures
Susan and God George Cukor Comedy drama MGM
Swiss Family Robinson Edward Ludwig Adventure RKO Pictures
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Barney Elliott Documentary reality Footage captured of collapsing bridge -preserved in US National Registry
That Gang of Mine Joseph H. Lewis Comedy Monogram Pictures
The Fighting 69th William Keighley War Warner Bros.
They Drive by Night Raoul Walsh Romantic drama Warner Bros.
They Knew What They Wanted Garson Kanin Romantic drama RKO Pictures
Tugboat Annie Sails Again Lewis Seiler Comedy
Vigil in the Night George Stevens Carole Lombard, Brian Aherne, and Anne Shirley Romantic drama RKO Pictures
Virginia City Michael Curtiz Western Warner Bros.
Waterloo Bridge Mervyn LeRoy Drama MGM
The Way of All Flesh Akim Tamiroff, Gladys George and William Henry Remake of 1927 film
The Westerner (film) William Wyler Western United Artists
A Wild Hare Fred Avery Animated short Warner Bros.
Winners of the West Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor Dick Foran and Anne Nagel Western serial Universal Pictures
Wyoming Wallace Beery Western
You Nazty Spy! Jules White Three Stooges Comedy, short subject Columbia Pictures
You Ought to Be in Pictures I. Freleng Looney Tunes Animated short Warner Bros.
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