Feature-Length Films of 1940

by xbutougames • Created 7 years ago • Modified 4 years ago

Annual Bests.

Picture: His Girl Friday
Director: Howard Hawks, His Girl Friday
Actor: Cary Grant, His Girl Friday
Actress: Rosalind Russell, His Girl Friday
Supporting Actor: Ralph Bellamy, His Girl Friday
Supporting Actress: Jane Darwell, The Grapes of Wrath
Original Screenplay: The Great Dictator
Adapted Screenplay: His Girl Friday
Editing: The Great Dictator
Cinematography: Rebecca
Production Design: Rebecca
Visual Effects: -N/A-
Sound Mixing: His Girl Friday
Score: Pinocchio
Song: "When You Wish Upon a Star," Pinocchio
Foreign Language: -N/A-

Scene: Consequences of sin, Pinocchio

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How my Ratings Work:

100-90: Masterpiece, or very close. Very rare.
089-80: Fan-freaking-tastic. Near-lock for yearly top 10 list.
079-70: Definitely something special. Do not miss.
069-60: Very good, but missing some crucial element.
059-50: Didn’t work, but has many redeeming qualities.
049-40: Demerits clearly outweigh merits.
039-30: Didn't enjoy the film, but talent was involved.
029-20: When will this picture end. When...
019-10: Outright fiasco and/or unwatchably boring.
009-00: One of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. Very rare.

Note: This list is a constant work in progress.

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1. His Girl Friday
19401h 32mApproved
7.8 (66K)
When a newspaper editor's ace reporter ex-wife is about to quit her job and remarry, he buys himself time to win her back by promising her an exclusive interview with a death row convict.
DirectorHoward HawksStarsCary GrantRosalind RussellRalph Bellamy
Score: 98
2. The Shop Around the Corner
19401h 39mApproved96Metascore
8.0 (41K)
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
DirectorErnst LubitschStarsMargaret SullavanJames StewartFrank Morgan
Score: 83
3. Rebecca
19402h 10mApproved86Metascore
8.1 (158K)
A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.
DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsLaurence OlivierJoan FontaineGeorge Sanders
Score: 75
4. The Great Dictator
19402h 5mG
8.4 (248K)
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinPaulette GoddardJack Oakie
Score: 64
5. The Grapes of Wrath
19402h 9mApproved96Metascore
8.1 (104K)
An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
DirectorJohn FordStarsHenry FondaJane DarwellJohn Carradine
Score: 60
6. Pinocchio
19401h 28mApproved99Metascore
7.5 (166K)
A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
DirectorsNorman FergusonT. HeeWilfred JacksonStarsDickie JonesChristian RubMel Blanc
Score: 59
7. The Philadelphia Story
19401h 52mApproved96Metascore
7.8 (76K)
After a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
DirectorGeorge CukorStarsCary GrantKatharine HepburnJames Stewart
Score: 57
8. Fantasia
19402h 4mG96Metascore
7.7 (108K)
A series of eight famous pieces of classical music, conducted by Leopold Stokowski and interpreted in animation by Walt Disney's team of artists.
DirectorsJames AlgarSamuel ArmstrongFord Beebe Jr.StarsLeopold StokowskiDeems TaylorThe Philadelphia Orchestra
Score: 54
9. The Letter
19401h 35mApproved84Metascore
7.5 (15K)
The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense, but a letter written in her own hand may prove her undoing.
DirectorWilliam WylerStarsBette DavisHerbert MarshallJames Stephenson
Score: 44