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Theme: Films of 1940

The Ape (1940)

7 February 20016 September 2019

Rating: ★★

Mad Scientist

Director: William Nigh
Actors: Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Henry Hall, Gene O'Donnell, …
Category: Horror

Black Friday (1940)

10 June 200226 November 2019

Rating: ★★

Gangster’s Transplanted Brain

Director: Arthur Lubin
Actors: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Anne Nagel, Anne Gwynne
Category: Horror, Science Fiction

The Blue Bird (1940)

27 October 200019 February 2020

Rating: ★

Fairy-Tale

Director: Walter Lang
Actors: Shirley Temple, Gale Sondergaard, Russell Hicks, Spring Byington, …
Category: Fantasy

The Devil Bat (1940)

18 April 200125 March 2020

Rating: ★★

Mad Scientist

Director: Jean Yarbrough
Actors: Bela Lugosi, Dave O'Brien, Donald Kerr
Category: Horror

Dr Cyclops (1940)

29 September 200118 August 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Mad Scientist/Miniaturised People

Director: Ernest B. Schoedsak
Actors: Albert Dekker, Charles Halton, Victor Killian
Category: Science Fiction

East of Piccadilly (1940)

28 June 200230 September 2020

Rating: ★★

Psycho-Thriller/Apartment Building of Weird Tenants

Director: Harold Huth
Actors: Sebastian Shaw, Niall MacGinnis
Category: Horror

Fantasia (1940)

15 July 200218 April 2022

Rating: ★★★★★

Disney Animation and Music Anthology

Director: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Jim Handley, …
Category: Fantasy

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)

12 February 200515 December 2020

Rating: ★★★

Serial/Space Opera

Director: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor
Actors: Larry Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Ghost Breakers (1940)

21 November 201320 September 2021

Rating: ★★★

Old Dark House Comedy

Director: George Marshall
Actors: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Willie Best, Paul Lukas, …
Category: Horror

The Green Hornet (1940)

16 May 202316 May 2023

Rating: ★★½

Serial/Masked Superhero

Director: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor
Actors: Gordon Jones, Keye Luke, Anne Nagel, Cy Kendall, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

9 December 20008 May 2023

Rating: ★★★

Universal Invisible Man Sequel

Director: Joe May
Actors: Vincent Price, Cedric Hardwicke, John Sutton, Nan Grey, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Invisible Woman (1940)

9 June 20158 May 2023

Rating: ★★

Universal Invisible Man Sequel

Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Actors: Virginia Bruce, John Barrymore, John Howard, Charlie Ruggles, …
Category: Science Fiction

Li’l Abner (1940)

12 October 202213 May 2023

Rating: ★★★

Gonzo Comic-Strip Adaptation

Director: Albert S. Rogell
Actors: Granville Owen, Martha O'Driscoll, Buster Keaton, Maude Eburne, …
Category: Fantasy

The Mummy’s Hand (1940)

23 September 20008 December 2021

Rating: ★★½

Universal Mummy Film

Director: Christy Cabanne
Actors: Tom Tyler, Cecil Kelloway, George Zucco, Dick Foran, …
Category: Horror

Murder in the Air (1940)

18 June 201918 June 2019

Rating: ★★

Air Adventure/Deadly Ray Weapon

Director: Lewis Seiler
Actors: Ronald Reagan, Eddie Foy Jr, James Stephenson, Lya Lys, …
Category: Science Fiction

One Million B.C. (1940)

14 November 20197 August 2020

Rating: ★★★

Cavemen vs Dinosaurs/Prehistoric Drama

Director: Hal Roach, hal Roach Jr
Actors: Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Lon Chaney Jr
Category: Science Fiction

Pinocchio (1940)

8 July 200513 September 2022

Rating: ★★★★★

Disney Animation/Living Puppet Boy

Director: Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen
Category: Fantasy

Strange Cargo (1940)

3 January 200127 March 2019

Rating: ★★★

Jesus Christ Aids Devil’s Island Escapees

Director: Frank Borzage
Actors: Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Ian Hunter, Peter Lorre, …
Category: Fantasy

Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

7 June 201530 August 2018

Rating: ★★★½

Film Noir Psycho-Thriller

Director: Boris Ingster
Actors: Peter Lorre, John McGuire, Margaret Tallichet, Elisha Cook Jr, …
Category: Horror

The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

25 February 200626 June 2022

Rating: ★★★★

Arabian Nights Adventure

Director: Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan
Actors: Sabu, Conrad Veidt, John Justin, Rex Ingram, …
Category: Fantasy

Turnabout (1940)

14 October 202014 October 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Husband-Wife Bodyswap Screwball Comedy

Director: Hal Roach
Actors: John Hubbard, Carole Landis, Adolphe Menjou, William Gargan, …
Category: Fantasy

You’ll Find Out (1940)

29 March 200825 August 2021

Rating: ★★

Old Dark House Comedy

Director: David Butler
Actors: Kay Kyser, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Peter Lorre, …
Category: Horror

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