List of American films of 1940


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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
20 Mule Team Richard Thorpe Wallace Beery, Leo Carillo, Marjorie Rambeau, Anne Baxter Western
A Plumbing We Will Go Del Lord Three Stooges Comedy Short Columbia
Abe Lincoln in Illinois John Cromwell Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon Bio-pic Abraham Lincoln
Adventures of Red Ryder William Witney, John English Western
All This and Heaven Too Anatole Litvak Bette Davis, Charles Boyer Drama Warner Bros.
The Ape William Nigh Boris Karloff Horror Monogram
The Bank Dick Edward F. Cline W.C. Fields Comedy Universal
Beyond Tomorrow Edward Sutherland Harry Carey Comedy RKO
A Bill of Divorcement George Cukor John Barrymore, Katharine Hepburn Drama RKO
Black Friday Arthur Lubin Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi Sci-Fi Universal
The Blue Bird Walter Lang Shirley Temple Fantasy Fox
Boobs in Arms Jules White Three Stooges Comedy Short Columbia
Boom Town Jack Conway Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert Action Adventure MGM
Boys of the City Joseph H. Lewis Leo Gorcey Thriller Monogram
Brigham Young Henry Hathaway Tyrone Power Western Fox
Broadway Melody of 1940 Norman Taurog Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy Musical MGM
Brother Orchid Lloyd Bacon Edward G. Robinson Crime Comedy
Busman's Honeymoon

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Christmas in July Preston Sturges Dick Powell, Ellen Drew Screwball comedy Paramount Pictures
Comrade X King Vidor Clark Gable Spy MGM
Congo Maisie H. C. Potter Ann Sothern, John Carroll, Rita Johnson Comedy Mystery MGM
Cookoo Cavaliers Jules White Three Stooges Comedy Short Columbia Pictures
Dark Command Raoul Walsh John Wayne Drama Republic Pictures
The Devil Bat Jean Yarbrough Béla Lugosi Horror
Doomed to Die William Nigh Boris Karloff Thriller Monogram Pictures
Down Argentine Way Irving Cummings Betty Grable, Don Ameche Musical 20th Century Fox
Dr. Cyclops Ernest B. Schoedsack Sci-Fi
Drums of Fu Manchu William Witney, John English Action Adventure Republic Pictures
The Earl of Chicago Richard Thorpe Robert Montgomery, Edward Arnold, Reginald Owen, Edmund Gwenn Drama MGM
East Side Kids Robert F. Hill Comedy Monogram Pictures
Edison, the Man Clarence Brown Spencer Tracy Bio-pic MGM
Elmer's Candid Camera Charles Jones Animated Warner Bros.

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 Western Republic Pictures
Foreign Correspondent Alfred Hitchcock Joel McCrea Thriller United Artists
From Nurse to Worse Jules White Three Stooges Comedy Short Columbia Pictures
The Ghost Breakers George Marshall Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard Horror Comedy Paramount Pictures
Go West Edward Buzzell Marx Brothers Comedy MGM
The Grapes of Wrath John Ford Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell Drama 20th Century Fox
The Great Dictator Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin Comedy Satirical criticization of Adolf Hitler
The Great McGinty Preston Sturges Brian Donlevy, Akim Tamiroff Comedy Paramount Pictures
Green Hell James Whale Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Bennett Adventure Universal Pictures
The Green Hornet Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor Adventure Serial Universal Pictures
He Married His Wife Roy Del Ruth Joel McCrea, Nancy Kelly Comedy 20th Century Fox
Hired! Henry Jamison Handy Short
His Girl Friday Howard Hawks Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell Screwball comedy Remake of The Front Page
The House Across the Bay Archie Mayo George Raft, Walter Pidgeon Crime Drama United Artists
How High Is Up? Del Lord Three Stooges Comedy Short Columbia Pictures
The Howards of Virginia Frank Lloyd Cary Grant Period Drama Set in the American Revolution
Hullabaloo Edwin L. Marin Frank Morgan, Virginia Grey Musical Comedy
I Love You Again W.S. Van Dyke William Powell, Myrna Loy Romantic comedy MGM
I Take This Woman W. S. Van Dyke Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, Laraine Day Drama MGM
The Invisible Man Returns Joe May Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey Sci-Fi Universal Pictures
The Invisible Woman A. Edward Sutherland John Barrymore Sci-fi Comedy Universal Pictures
Island of Doomed Men Charles Barton Peter Lorre Thriller Columbia Pictures
Junior G-Men Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor Action Adventure Serial Universal Pictures
King of the Royal Mounted William Witney, John English Action Adventure Serial Republic Pictures
Knock Knock Walter Lantz (producer) Animated Short Universal Studios
Kitty Foyle Sam Wood Ginger Rogers Drama RKO Pictures
Knute Rockne, All American Lloyd Bacon Pat O'Brien, Ronald Reagan Bio-pic Story of football coach Knute Rockne

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Letter William Wyler Bette Davis Film noir Warner Bros.
Little Nellie Kelly Norman Taurog Judy Garland Musical Comedy MGM
The Long Voyage Home John Ford John Wayne, Barry Fitzgerald War Drama United Artists
The Magic Bullet Edward G. Robinson Bio-pic Warner Bros.
The Man from Dakota Leslie Fenton Wallace Beery, Dolores del Río Historical Drama MGM
The Mark of Zorro Rouben Mamoulian Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell Adventure 20th Century Fox
Melody Ranch Joseph Santley Gene Autry Western Republic Pictures
The Milky Way Rudolf Ising Animated Short MGM
Mexican Spitfire Leslie Goodwins Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol Comedy RKO Radio Pictures
The Mortal Storm Frank Borzage James Stewart, Robert Young Propaganda MGM
Mr. Duck Steps Out Jack King Animated Short Walt Disney
The Mummy's Hand Christy Cabanne Dick Foran Horror Universal Pictures
My Favorite Wife Garson Kanin Cary Grant, Irene Dunne Screwball comedy RKO Pictures
My Little Chickadee Edward F. Cline W.C. Fields Comedy Universal Pictures
Mysterious Doctor Satan William Witney, John English Action Adventure Republic Pictures
New Moon Jack Conway Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy Musical Drama MGM
No Census, No Feeling Del Lord Three Stooges Comedy Short Columbia Pictures
Northwest Passage King Vidor Spencer Tracy, Robert Young Adventure Drama MGM
Nutty But Nice Jules White Three Stooges Comedy Short 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 Abbott and Costello Comedy Universal Pictures
Our Town Sam Wood William Holden 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 Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant Screwball comedy MGM
Pinocchio T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney Animated RKO Pictures produced by Walt Disney
Pride and Prejudice Robert Z. Leonard Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier Comedy Drama MGM
Primrose Path Gregory La Cava Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea Comedy
Private Affairs Albert S. Rogell Nancy Kelly Comedy
The Proud Valley Pen Tennyson Paul Robeson Drama Ealing Studios
Puss Gets the Boot Hanna Barbera Animated Short MGMTom and Jerry
Rebecca Alfred Hitchcock Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine Psychological thriller Academy Award for Best Picture
Remember the Night Mitchell Leisen Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray Romantic Drama Paramount Pictures
The Return of Frank James Fritz Lang Henry Fonda Western 20th Century Fox
Road to Singapore Victor Schertzinger Bob Hope, Bing Crosby Musical comedy Paramount Pictures
Rockin' Thru the Rockies Jules White Three Stooges Comedy Short Columbia Pictures

S-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Sailor's Lady Allan Dwan Nancy Kelly, Jon Hall Comedy
The Saint Takes Over Jack Hively George Sanders Crime RKO Pictures
The Saint's Double Trouble Jack Hively George Sanders Crime RKO Pictures
Santa Fe Trail Michael Curtiz Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland Romantic Western Warner Bros.
Saps at Sea Gordon Douglas Laurel and Hardy Comedy United Artists
The Sea Hawk Michael Curtiz Errol Flynn Adventure Warner Bros.
Second Chorus H.C. Potter Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard Musical Comedy Paramount Pictures
The Shop Around the Corner H.C. Potter James Stewart, Carole Lombard Romantic comedy MGM
The Son of Monte Cristo Rowland V. Lee Joan Bennett, George Sanders Adventure
Stranger on the Third Floor Boris Ingster Peter Lorre Film noir RKO Pictures
Susan and God George Cukor Joan Crawford, Fredric March Dramatic comedy MGM
Swiss Family Robinson Edward Ludwig Thomas Mitchell, Tim Holt Adventure RKO Pictures
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse (Galloping Gertie) Barney Elliott Newsreel Footage preserved in US National Registry
That Gang of Mine Joseph H. Lewis Leo Gorcey Comedy Monogram Pictures
The Fighting 69th William Keighley James Cagney, Pat O'Brien War Warner Bros.
They Drive by Night Raoul Walsh George Raft, Humphrey Bogart Drama Warner Bros.
They Knew What They Wanted Garson Kanin Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton Drama RKO Pictures
Tugboat Annie Sails Again Lewis Seiler Comedy
Vigil in the Night George Stevens Carole Lombard, Brian Aherne Romantic Drama RKO Pictures
Virginia City Michael Curtiz Errol Flynn, Randolph Scott Western Warner Bros.
Waterloo Bridge Mervyn LeRoy Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor Drama MGM
The Way of All Flesh Akim Tamiroff, Gladys George Remake of 1927 film
The Westerner William Wyler Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan Western United Artists
A Wild Hare Fred Avery Animated Short Warner Bros.
Winners of the West Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor Dick Foran, Anne Nagel Western Serial Universal Pictures
Wyoming Richard Thorpe Wallace Beery Western
You Nazty Spy! Jules White Three Stooges Comedy Short Columbia Pictures
You Ought to Be in Pictures I. Freleng Looney Tunes Animated Short Warner Bros.

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