1940 Movies

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Lists of Wide Release Films on Wikipedia from 1940

My Top Picks

  1. The Great Dictator (1940)

  2. Fantasia (1940)

  3. Pinocchio (1940)

  4. Dr Cyclops: I watched this in my early teens courtesy of late night TV recording. It brings back a lot of memories.

  5. Donald's Dog Laundry

  6. Mr. Duck Steps Out

Notable Mentions ("Surprise" Films)

  1. The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

  2. Gaslight


The Biggest Disappointments

  • One Million B.C.

  • My Little Chickadee


All the films I've seen from 1940

  1. Dr Cyclops

  2. Fantasia

  3. Gaslight

  4. Great Dictator, The

  5. Mummy's Hand, The

  6. My Little Chickadee

  7. One Million B.C.

  8. Pinocchio

  9. Thief of Bagdad, The

What's Left to See from 1940?

  1. 'Til We Meet Again

  2. Abe Lincoln in Illinois

  3. All This and Heaven Too

  4. Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

  5. Angels Over Broadway

  6. Anne of Windy Poplars

  7. Ape, The

  8. Arise

  9. Arizona

  10. Band Waggon

  11. Bank Dick, The

  12. Before I Hang

  13. Biscuit Eater, The

  14. Bismarck

  15. Black Friday

  16. Blue Bird, The

  17. Boom Town

  18. Boys from Syracuse, The

  19. Boys of the City

  20. Brigham Young

  21. British Intelligence

  22. Broadway Melody of 1940

  23. Brother Orchid

  24. Calling Philo Vance

  25. Castle on the Hudson

  26. Catacombs, The (Katakomby) – (Czechoslovakia)

  27. Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum *

  28. Charlie Chan in Panama *

  29. Christmas in July

  30. Chump at Oxford, A

  31. City for Conquest

  32. Confucius – (China)

  33. Contraband

  34. Convicted Woman

  35. Convoy

  36. Crimes at the Dark House

  37. Dance, Girl, Dance

  38. Dark Command

  39. Dark Eyes of London (aka The Human Monster) *

  40. Dead Man's Shoes

  41. Devil Bat, The

  42. Dispatch from Reuter's, A

  43. Doomed to Die

  44. Down Argentine Way

  45. Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

  46. Dívka v modrém – (Czechoslovakia)

  47. East Side Kids

  48. Edison, the Man

  49. Ergens in Nederland (Somewhere in the Netherlands) – (Netherlands)

  50. Escape

  51. Fatal Hour, The

  52. Flowing Gold

  53. Foreign Correspondent

  54. Four Sons

  55. Fox of Glenarvon, The

  56. French Without Tears

  57. Ghost Breakers, The

  58. Girl in the News

  59. Give Us Wings

  60. Go West

  61. Grapes of Wrath, The *

  62. Great McGinty, The

  63. Green Hell

  64. Here Is the Point (Ahí está el detalle) – (Mexico)

  65. His Girl Friday

  66. Hoots Mon!

  67. House Across the Bay, The

  68. House of the Seven Gables, The

  69. Howards of Virginia, The

  70. Hullabaloo

  71. I Love You Again

  72. I Take This Woman

  73. Invisible Man Returns, The *

  74. Invisible Woman, The

  75. It All Came True

  76. June Nights (Juninatten) – (Sweden)

  77. King of the White Elephant (Prajao Changpeuk) – (Thailand)

  78. Kitty Foyle

  79. Laddie

  80. Lady with Red Hair

  81. Letter, The

  82. Lillian Russell

  83. Little Men

  84. Long Voyage Home, The

  85. Maddalena, Zero for Conduct – (Italy)

  86. Man from Dakota, The

  87. Man Who Talked Too Much, The

  88. Man with Nine Lives, The *

  89. Marines Fly High, The

  90. Mark of Zorro, The

  91. Middle Watch, The

  92. Millionaires in Prison

  93. Minister's Girlfriends, The (Přítelkyně pana ministra) – (Czechoslovakia)

  94. Mortal Storm, The

  95. My Favorite Wife

  96. My Little Chickadee

  97. New Moon

  98. Night Train to Munich *

  99. North West Mounted Police

  100. Northwest Passage

  101. One Night in the Tropics

  102. Our Town

  103. Pastor Hall

  104. Philadelphia Story, The *

  105. Pride and Prejudice

  106. Primrose Path

  107. Proud Valley, The

  108. Queen of the Yukon

  109. Rebecca *

  110. Remember the Night

  111. Rhythm on the River

  112. Road to Singapore

  113. Saps at Sea

  114. Sea Hawk, The

  115. Seven Sinners

  116. Shop Around the Corner, The

  117. Siege of the Alcazar, The (L'Assedio dell'Alcazar) – (Italy)

  118. Sky Murder

  119. Son of Ingagi

  120. Son of Monte Cristo, The

  121. South of Suez

  122. Spring Parade

  123. Stars Look Down, The

  124. Stationmaster, The (Der postmeister) – (Germany)

  125. Strange Cargo

  126. Stranger on the Third Floor

  127. Strike Up the Band

  128. Swiss Family Robinson

  129. They Drive by Night

  130. They Knew What They Wanted

  131. Thief of Bagdad, The

  132. Tom Brown's School Days

  133. Too Many Girls

  134. Too Many Husbands

  135. Torrid Zone

  136. Turnabout

  137. Tørres Snørtevold – (Norway)

  138. Vigil in the Night

  139. Virginia City

  140. Waterloo Bridge

  141. Well-Digger's Daughter, The (La Fille du puisatier) – (France)

  142. Westerner, The

  143. Where's That Fire?

  144. Women in War

  145. You're Not So Tough

  146. Young People

  147. Young Tom Edison