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Films 1940

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  • Lights Out in Europe (1940)

    1. Lights Out in Europe

    19401h 6mApproved
    7.3 (21)
    A documentary chronicling the outbreak of World War II in Europe.
    DirectorHerbert KlineStarFredric March
    Favorite of the year
  • Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier in Rebecca (1940)

    2. Rebecca

    19402h 10mApproved86Metascore
    8.1 (160K)
    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
  • Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday (1940)

    3. 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
    Third favorite
  • Fantasia (1940)

    4. Fantasia

    19402h 4mG96Metascore
    7.7 (109K)
    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
  • Laraine Day and Joel McCrea in Foreign Correspondent (1940)

    5. Foreign Correspondent

    19402hApproved89Metascore
    7.4 (25K)
    On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJoel McCreaLaraine DayHerbert Marshall
  • Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell, Dorris Bowdon, Frank Darien, and Russell Simpson in The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

    6. The Grapes of Wrath

    19402h 9mApproved96Metascore
    8.1 (106K)
    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
  • Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard in The Great Dictator (1940)

    7. The Great Dictator

    19402h 5mG
    8.4 (251K)
    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
    Second favorite
  • Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, and Akim Tamiroff in The Great McGinty (1940)

    8. The Great McGinty

    19401h 22mApproved
    7.2 (4.8K)
    Dan McGinty has great success in his chosen field of crooked politics, but he endangers it all in one crazy moment of honesty.
    DirectorPreston SturgesStarsBrian DonlevyMuriel AngelusAkim Tamiroff
  • Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan in Kitty Foyle (1940)

    9. Kitty Foyle

    19401h 48mApproved55Metascore
    6.9 (4.3K)
    A hard-working white-collar girl from a middle-class family meets and falls in love with a young socialite, but she soon clashes with his family.
    DirectorSam WoodStarsGinger RogersDennis MorganJames Craig
  • Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Singapore (1940)

    10. Road to Singapore

    19401h 25mApproved63Metascore
    6.6 (4.2K)
    Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet a beautiful dancer.
    DirectorVictor SchertzingerStarsBing CrosbyBob HopeDorothy Lamour
  • Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, George Raft, and Ann Sheridan in They Drive by Night (1940)

    11. They Drive by Night

    19401h 35mApproved73Metascore
    7.2 (9.7K)
    When one of two truck-driving brothers loses an arm, they both join a transport company where the other is falsely charged as an accessory in the murder of the owner.
    DirectorRaoul WalshStarsGeorge RaftHumphrey BogartAnn Sheridan
  • The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

    12. The Thief of Bagdad

    19401h 46mApproved
    7.4 (15K)
    After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.
    DirectorsLudwig BergerMichael PowellTim WhelanStarsConrad VeidtSabuJune Duprez
  • James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and Ann Sheridan in Torrid Zone (1940)

    13. Torrid Zone

    19401h 28mApproved
    6.7 (1.5K)
    Plagued by revolutionaries that harass his plantation in a banana republic, fruit company exec Steve Case rehires former nemesis Nick Butler to restore order and profits.
    DirectorWilliam KeighleyStarsJames CagneyAnn SheridanPat O'Brien
  • Kiddie Kure (1940)

    14. Kiddie Kure

    194010mApprovedShort
    6.7 (68)
    A hypochondriac begrudgingly accepts his doctor's advice and invites the gang to tea.
    DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsRobert BlakeDarla HoodBilly 'Froggy' Laughlin
  • George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, and Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas in Goin' Fishin' (1940)

    15. Goin' Fishin'

    194010mApprovedShort
    6.9 (106)
    The little rascals decide to go fishing in the morning. However, when on the bus, things start to stall along the way before they get to their stop.
    DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsRobert BlakeGeorge 'Spanky' McFarlandCarl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
  • Waldo's Last Stand (1940)

    16. Waldo's Last Stand

    194010mApprovedShort
    5.7 (145)
    The "Our Gang" kids stage a talent show in their clubhouse.
    DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsRobert BlakeDarla HoodGeorge 'Spanky' McFarland
  • Good Bad Boys (1940)

    17. Good Bad Boys

    194010mApprovedShort
    6.0 (121)
    Deciding that a life of crime suits them, the gang gets mixed up with a real burglar.
    DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsOur GangGeorge LesseyWilliam Bailey
  • Robert Blake, Tommy Bond, Darla Hood, Leonard 'Percy' Landy, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, and Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas in Bubbling Troubles (1940)

    18. Bubbling Troubles

    194010mApprovedShort
    6.8 (119)
    To impress Darla, Alfalfa drinks a concoction of Butch's "dynamite" brew.
    DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsRobert BlakeDarla HoodGeorge 'Spanky' McFarland
  • George 'Spanky' McFarland in The New Pupil (1940)

    19. The New Pupil

    194010mApprovedShort
    5.9 (99)
    There is a new girl in school and Alfalfa and Spanky will do anything to win her over, even if it involves getting dressed up as girls.
    DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsRobert BlakeDarla HoodGeorge 'Spanky' McFarland
  • All About Hash (1940)

    20. All About Hash

    194010mApprovedShort
    5.4 (96)
    Mickey's parents are constantly quarreling because his mother serves hash every Monday night. The kids decide to put on a radio skit to try to get them to stop fighting.
    DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsRobert BlakeDarla HoodGeorge 'Spanky' McFarland
  • Darla Hood and Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer in The Big Premiere (1940)

    21. The Big Premiere

    194011mApprovedShort
    6.1 (124)
    Having been evicted from a premiere at the Fox Carthay Circle Theater, the gang hold a Hollywood-style premiere for their own Tarzan-style movie.
    DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsRobert BlakeDarla HoodGeorge 'Spanky' McFarland
  • Darla Hood, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, and Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas in Alfalfa's Double (1940)

    22. Alfalfa's Double

    194010mApprovedShort
    6.4 (105)
    Alfalfa meets rich-boy Cornelius who, surprisingly, looks like Alfalfa and so they decided to switch places.
    DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsRobert BlakeDarla HoodGeorge 'Spanky' McFarland
  • The Return of Frank James (1940)

    23. The Return of Frank James

    19401h 32mApproved
    6.6 (3.9K)
    Frank James continues to avoid arrest in order to take revenge on the Ford brothers for their murder of his brother Jesse.
    DirectorFritz LangStarsHenry FondaGene TierneyJackie Cooper

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