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    Dance, Girl, Dance 1940 POSTER

    Dance, Girl, Dance

    1940

    English

    6.8

    2

    83%

    64%

    Action

    car accident

    Comedy

    dancer

    dancing

    Drama

    female friendship

    Music

    playboy

    romantic rivalry

    Roy Del Ruth Roy Del Ruth Director Virginia Field Virginia Field as Elinor Harris Marjorie Woodworth Marjorie Woodworth as Jane Maureen O'Hara Maureen O'Hara as Judy O'Brien Sidney Blackmer Sidney Blackmer as Puss in Boots
    Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When the company disbands, Bubbles gives Judy a thankless job as her stooge. The two eventually clash when both fall for the same man.
    The Long Voyage Home 1940 POSTER

    The Long Voyage Home

    1940

    English

    6.9

    11

    100%

    70%

    Action

    combat

    Drama

    freighter

    machine gun

    War

    John Ford John Ford Director Barry Fitzgerald Barry Fitzgerald as Cocky J.M. Kerrigan J.M. Kerrigan as Crimp Thomas Mitchell Thomas Mitchell as Driscoll Mildred Natwick Mildred Natwick as Freda
    The crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World War II. Adapted from four Eugene O'Neill one-act plays.
    Three Faces West 1940 POSTER

    Three Faces West

    1940

    English

    6.1

    4

    33%

    33%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    dust bowl

    oregon, usa

    Romance

    surgeon

    War

    Bernard Vorhaus Bernard Vorhaus Director Sonny Bupp Sonny Bupp as Billy Welles Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette as Clem Higgins Mary Field Mary Field as Mrs. Stebbins Hank Patterson Hank Patterson as Pool Player
    Viennese surgeon Dr. Braun and his daughter Leni come to a small town in North Dakota as refugees from Hitler. When the winds of the Dust Bowl threaten the town, John Phillips leads the townsfolk in moving to greener pastures in Oregon. He falls for Leni, but she is betrothed to the man who helped her and her father escape from the Third Reich. She must decide between the two men.
    Island of Doomed Men 1940 POSTER

    Island of Doomed Men

    1940

    English

    5.8

    7

    Crime

    doom

    doomed man

    Drama

    prison

    remote island

    Thriller

    undercover agent

    wrongful imprisonment

    Charles Barton Charles Barton Director Don Beddoe Don Beddoe as Brand Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette as District Attorney Addison Richards Addison Richards as Jackson Peter Lorre Peter Lorre as Stephen Danel
    An undercover agent wrongly punished for murder is paroled to a remote tropical island with a diamond mine slave labor run by a sadistic foreigner.
    Seven Sinners 1940 POSTER

    Seven Sinners

    1940

    English

    6.5

    2

    80%

    42%

    Comedy

    Drama

    femme fatale

    Romance

    Tay Garnett Tay Garnett Director Oskar Homolka Oskar Homolka as Antro Richard Carle Richard Carle as District Officer William Bakewell William Bakewell as Ensign Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as 'Junior' - Antro's Henchman
    Banished from various U.S. protectorates in the Pacific, a saloon entertainer uses her femme-fatale charms to woo politicians, navy personnel, gangsters, riff-raff, judges and a ship's doctor in order to achieve her aims.
    The Devil Bat 1940 POSTER

    The Devil Bat

    1940

    English

    5.4

    9

    bat

    Horror

    mad scientist

    murder

    reporter

    revenge

    Sci-Fi

    Jean Yarbrough Jean Yarbrough Director Bela Lugosi Bela Lugosi as Dr. Paul Carruthers Guy Usher Guy Usher as Henry Morton Suzanne Kaaren Suzanne Kaaren as Mary Heath Yolande Donlan Yolande Donlan as Maxine
    Dr. Paul Carruthers is frustrated because he thinks his employers, Mary Heath and Henry Morton, have cheated him out of the company's profits. He decides to get revenge by altering bats to grow twice their normal size and training them to attack when they smell a perfume of his own making. He mixes the perfume into a lotion, which he offers as a gift to Mary and Henry. When they turn up dead, a newspaper reporter decides to investigate.
    Pastor Hall 1940 POSTER

    Pastor Hall

    1940

    English

    7.2

    1

    Action

    Drama

    world war ii

    Roy Boulting Roy Boulting Director Nova Pilbeam Nova Pilbeam as Christine Hall Marius Goring Marius Goring as Fritz Gerte Seymour Hicks Seymour Hicks as General von Grotjahn Wilfrid Lawson Wilfrid Lawson as Pastor Frederick Hall
    The village of Altdorf has to come to terms with Chancellor Hitler and the arrival of a platoon of Stormtroopers. The Stormtroopers go about teaching and enforcing "The New Order", but Pastor Hall, a kind and gentle man, won't be cowed. Some villagers join the Nazi party avidly, and some just go along with things, hoping for a quiet life, but Pastor Hall takes his convictions to the pulpit.
    The Great Dictator 1940 POSTER

    The Great Dictator

    1940

    English

    152

    92%

    95%

    Action

    amnesia

    Comedy

    dictator

    Drama

    hairdresser

    nazi

    propaganda

    War

    world war i

    Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin Director Carter DeHaven Carter DeHaven as Bacterian Ambassador Ethelreda Leopold Ethelreda Leopold as Blonde Secretary Paulette Goddard Paulette Goddard as Hannah Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin as Hynkel - Dictator of Tomania / A Jewish Barber
    Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
    The Tunnel 1940 POSTER

    The Tunnel

    1940

    English

    6.6

    3

    coal mining

    Drama

    mining town

    Music

    wales

    Pen Tennyson Pen Tennyson Director Edward Lexy Edward Lexy as Commissionaire George Spence George Spence as Miner Leslie Phillips Leslie Phillips as Minor Role Ben Williams Ben Williams as Will Morgan
    In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice when a pit disaster threatens.
    Night Train to Munich 1940 POSTER

    Night Train to Munich

    1940

    English

    7.2

    4

    89%

    72%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    concentration camp prisoner

    Drama

    inventor

    london, england

    munich, germany

    prague, czech republic

    Romance

    Thriller

    War

    Carol Reed Carol Reed Director Austin Trevor Austin Trevor as Capt. Prada Basil Radford Basil Radford as Charters Roland Culver Roland Culver as Roberts Howard Marion-Crawford Howard Marion-Crawford as SS Officer Checking Passes
    Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to put his knowledge at the service of the Nazi war machine, in order to carry out their evil plans of destruction, will stop at nothing to capture him.
    Stranger on the Third Floor 1940 POSTER

    Stranger on the Third Floor

    1940

    English

    6.8

    6

    86%

    63%

    Action

    b movie

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Music

    Mystery

    noir

    Romance

    Thriller

    wrongful conviction

    Boris Ingster Boris Ingster Director Harry C. Bradley Harry C. Bradley as Court Clerk Elisha Cook Jr. Elisha Cook Jr. as Joe Briggs Cliff Clark Cliff Clark as Martin Peter Lorre Peter Lorre as The Stranger
    Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.
    The Ghost Breakers 1940 POSTER

    The Ghost Breakers

    1940

    English

    7.0

    6

    88%

    77%

    Comedy

    Crime

    haunted house

    Horror

    house

    inheritance

    mansion

    Music

    Mystery

    Romance

    stowaway

    zombie

    George Marshall George Marshall Director Paul Newlan Paul Newlan as Baggage Handler Douglas Kennedy Douglas Kennedy as Intern Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan as Martin Paulette Goddard Paulette Goddard as Mary Carter
    After intrepid working girl Mary Carter becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located off the Cuban coast, a stranger phones warning her to stay away from the castle. Undaunted, Mary sets sail for Cuba with a stowaway in her trunk—wise-cracking Larry Lawrence, a radio announcer who helps Mary get to the bottom of the voodoo magic, zombies and ghosts that supposedly curse the spooky estate.
    Second Chorus 1940 POSTER

    Second Chorus

    1940

    English

    5.7

    11

    32%

    32%

    Action

    college

    Comedy

    dance

    dancing

    musical

    Musical

    Romance

    romantic rivalry

    singing

    H.C. Potter H.C. Potter Director Mary Stewart Mary Stewart as Dancer / Singer Paulette Goddard Paulette Goddard as Ellen Miller Bobby Barber Bobby Barber as Room Service Waiter Lillian Lawrence Lillian Lawrence as Spinster
    Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpeters with the Perennials, a college band, and both men are still attending college by failing their exams seven years in a row. In the midst of a performance, Danny spies Ellen Miller who ends up being made band manager. Both men compete for her affections while trying to get the other one fired.
    Road to Singapore 1940 POSTER

    Road to Singapore

    1940

    English

    6.6

    2

    100%

    68%

    buddy comedy

    Comedy

    musical

    Musical

    road movie

    Romance

    singapore

    Victor Schertzinger Victor Schertzinger Director Bob Hope Bob Hope as Ace Lannigan Monte Blue Monte Blue as High Priest Pierre Watkin Pierre Watkin as Morgan Wycott Harry C. Bradley Harry C. Bradley as Secretary
    Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore – until they meet a beautiful dancer.
    Virginia City 1940 POSTER

    Virginia City

    1940

    English

    6.8

    3

    58%

    58%

    escape

    prison

    stagecoach

    Western

    Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz Director Errol Flynn Errol Flynn as Kerry Bradford William Hopper William Hopper as Lieutenant Reporting Murrell's Attack Douglass Dumbrille Douglass Dumbrille as Maj. Drewery Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette as Union Fanatic with Knife
    Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers. A Confederate sympathizer and a Mexican bandit, each with their own stake in the loot, stand in his way.
    The Thief of Bagdad 1940 POSTER

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1940

    English

    7.4

    28

    100%

    81%

    Action

    Adventure

    Family

    Fantasy

    flying horse

    giant spider

    love at first sight

    princess

    Romance

    sultan

    wretch

    Zoltan Korda Zoltan Korda Director Conrad Veidt Conrad Veidt as Jaffar Glynis Johns Glynis Johns as Princess' Maid Frederick Burtwell Frederick Burtwell as Undetermined Role Leslie Phillips Leslie Phillips as Urchin in Bagdad Market
    When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.
    The House of the Seven Gables 1940 POSTER

    The House of the Seven Gables

    1940

    English

    7.0

    7

    80%

    79%

    death in family

    Drama

    family conflict

    imprisonment

    Romance

    Thriller

    tragic love

    Joe May Joe May Director Vincent Price Vincent Price as Clifford Pyncheon Colin Kenny Colin Kenny as Court Bailiff Margaret Lindsay Margaret Lindsay as Hepzibah Pyncheon Murdock MacQuarrie Murdock MacQuarrie as Town Gossip
    In 1828, the bankrupt Pyncheon family fight over Seven Gables, the ancestral mansion. To obtain the house, Jaffrey Pyncheon obtains his brother Clifford's false conviction for murder. Hepzibah, Clifford's sweet fiancée, patiently waits twenty years for his release, whereupon Clifford and his former cellmate, abolitionist Matthew, have a certain scheme in mind.
    Vasilisa the Beautiful 1940 POSTER

    Vasilisa the Beautiful

    1940

    Russian

    7.2

    3

    Adventure

    Family

    Fantasy

    Aleksandr Rou Aleksandr Rou Director Nikita Kondratyev Nikita Kondratyev as Anton Lidiya Sukharevskaya Lidiya Sukharevskaya as Belendryasa Mariya Barabanova Mariya Barabanova as Bell-ringer Valentina Sorogozhskaya Valentina Sorogozhskaya as Vasilisa
    Based on a Russian folk tale, Vasilisa Prekrasnaya (Vasilisa the Beautiful) is about a father whose three sons go out to finds themselves brides. Two of the boys come home with perfectly normal girls, but the youngest brother, Ivanushka, brings home a frog from the marshes. His father finds this most curious, but what he does not know was that the frog was actually a beautiful girl named Vasilisa who was cursed by a magical serpent whom she refused to marry. Now Ivanushka must overcome tremendous obstacles to restore Vasilisa to her true form and free her from the serpent's spell.
    They Drive by Night 1940 POSTER

    They Drive by Night

    1940

    English

    7.2

    7

    93%

    69%

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    hitchhiker

    Thriller

    truck driver

    Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh Director Frank Faylen Frank Faylen as Driver in Café Ida Lupino Ida Lupino as Lana Carlsen Ned Glass Ned Glass as Prison Door Repairman Joyce Compton Joyce Compton as Sue Carter
    Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.
    Northwest Passage 1940 POSTER

    Northwest Passage

    1940

    English

    7.0

    12

    88%

    65%

    Adventure

    cannibal

    Drama

    fort

    History

    massacre

    native american

    ranger

    Romance

    scalping

    War

    Western

    King Vidor King Vidor Director Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as Capt. Grant Addison Richards Addison Richards as Lt. Crofton Verna Felton Verna Felton as Mrs. Towne Regis Toomey Regis Toomey as Webster
    Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and their marches before and after the battle.
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