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  • Errol Flynn and Brenda Marshall in The Sea Hawk (1940)

    1. The Sea Hawk

    19402h 7mApproved
    7.6 (11K)
    Geoffrey Thorpe, a buccaneer, is hired by Queen Elizabeth I to nag the Spanish Armada. The Armada is waiting for an attack on England and Thorpe surprises them with attacks on their galleons where he shows his skills with the sword.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsErrol FlynnBrenda MarshallClaude Rains
  • Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell in The Mark of Zorro (1940)

    2. The Mark of Zorro

    19401h 34mApproved
    7.5 (12K)
    A young Spanish aristocrat must masquerade as a fop in order to maintain his secret identity of Zorro as he restores justice to early California.
    DirectorRouben MamoulianStarsTyrone PowerLinda DarnellBasil Rathbone
  • Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, and Raymond Massey in Santa Fe Trail (1940)

    3. Santa Fe Trail

    19401h 50mApproved
    6.2 (4.4K)
    In 1854, Jeb Stuart, George Custer and other graduates from West Point are posted to Kansas to help pacify the territory before railroad construction to Santa Fe can resume.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsErrol FlynnOlivia de HavillandRaymond Massey
  • Gordon Jones and Keye Luke in The Green Hornet (1940)

    4. The Green Hornet

    19404h 18mApproved
    6.4 (769)
    A newspaper publisher and his Korean servant fight crime as vigilantes who pose as a notorious masked gangster and his aide.
    DirectorsFord BeebeRay TaylorStarsGordon JonesWade BotelerKeye Luke
  • The Green Archer (1940)

    5. The Green Archer

    19404h 45mApproved
    6.5 (210)
    The struggle over the Bellamy estate ends with Michael Bellamy accused of murder and killed on the way to prison, while his brother Abel Bellamy takes control of the estate for his own nefarious plans.
    DirectorJames W. HorneStarsVictor JoryIris MeredithJames Craven
  • Henry Brandon and Gloria Franklin in Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)

    6. Drums of Fu Manchu

    19404h 29mApproved
    6.9 (349)
    The nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu searches for the keys to the tomb of Genghis Khan, in order to fulfill a prophecy that will enable him to conquer the world. His nemesis, Dr. Nayland Smith, and his associates fight to keep the evil doctor from getting his hands on the keys.
    DirectorsJohn EnglishWilliam WitneyStarsHenry BrandonWilliam RoyleRobert Kellard
  • Veda Ann Borg and Victor Jory in The Shadow (1940)

    7. The Shadow

    19404h 45mApproved
    6.8 (401)
    The Shadow battles a villain known as The Black Tiger, who has the power to make himself invisible and is trying to take over the world with his death ray.
    DirectorJames W. HorneStarsVictor JoryVeda Ann BorgRoger Moore
  • Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, and Charles Middleton in Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)

    8. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

    19403h 15mApproved
    6.6 (1.6K)
    A ravaging plague has struck the Earth threatening no less than global extinction. This alien disease is believed to be the evil spawn of Ming, the merciless Emperor of Planet Mongo. The world's only hope now rests with Flash Gordon.
    DirectorsFord BeebeRay TaylorStarsBuster CrabbeCarol HughesCharles Middleton
  • Joan Bennett and Louis Hayward in The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)

    9. The Son of Monte Cristo

    19401h 42mApproved
    6.2 (938)
    General Gurko Lanen is the dictator of Lichtenburg, a country set in the Balkans. With the help of Napoleon II, the rightful ruler Grand Duchess Zona aims to overthrow the general. She is also helped by the visiting Count of Monte Cristo.
    DirectorRowland V. LeeStarsLouis HaywardJoan BennettGeorge Sanders
  • Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)

    10. Adventures of Red Ryder

    19403h 25mApproved
    7.1 (171)
    A local politician subjects the country to a reign of terror in order to secure the right of way for a contemplated railroad. Red Ryder is on hand to see that justice prevails.
    DirectorsJohn EnglishWilliam WitneyStarsDon 'Red' BarryNoah BeeryTommy Cook
  • Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Madeleine Carroll, and Robert Preston in North West Mounted Police (1940)

    11. North West Mounted Police

    19402h 6mApproved
    6.3 (2K)
    In 1885, a Texas Ranger travels to Canada to arrest a trapper who's wanted for murder and who's stirring up the Natives in a rebellion against the Canadian government.
    DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsGary CooperMadeleine CarrollPaulette Goddard
  • Walter Pidgeon and Karen Verne in Sky Murder (1940)

    12. Sky Murder

    19401h 12mApproved
    6.0 (469)
    A body is found in a locked airplane compartment and a German female refugee is a suspect. Passenger, detective Nick Carter, is convinced she didn't do it and works to solve the mysterious murder.
    DirectorGeorge B. SeitzStarsWalter PidgeonDonald MeekKaren Verne
  • Dick Foran in Winners of the West (1940)

    13. Winners of the West

    19404h 7mApproved
    6.3 (89)
    King Carter, despot of the prairie domain, will stop at nothing to prevent the Hartford Transcontinental Railroad from running through Hellgate Pass. Jeff Ramsay, railroad official, and his aide, set out to put an end to Carter's tyranny.
    DirectorsFord BeebeRay TaylorStarsDick ForanAnne NagelTom Fadden
  • Ronald Reagan and Lya Lys in Murder in the Air (1940)

    14. Murder in the Air

    194055mApproved
    5.5 (355)
    The corpse of a hobo with a $50,000 money belt helps Brass and Gabby crack a cell of fifth columnists bent on sabotage.
    DirectorLewis SeilerStarsRonald ReaganJohn LitelLya Lys
  • Sheila Bromley, Edward Brophy, Jimmy Conlin, Donald Douglas, Ralph Forbes, Henry O'Neill, James Stephenson, and Margot Stevenson in Calling Philo Vance (1939)

    15. Calling Philo Vance

    19391h 2mApproved
    5.8 (512)
    Despite an exclusive contract with the U.S. government, designer Archer Coe's design is being bid on by German, Japanese, and Italian agents - until he's murdered.
    DirectorWilliam ClemensStarsJames StephensonMargot StevensonHenry O'Neill
  • George O'Brien and Virginia Vale in Legion of the Lawless (1940)

    16. Legion of the Lawless

    194059mApproved
    6.5 (105)
    Lawyer Jeff Toland arrives in Ivestown and quickly runs into trouble with Harper. The railroad is coming and Harper is planning to buy up all the town businesses. When it is learned the railroad is going to East Ivestown instead, Harper heads there planning to force everyone to sell but Jeff breaks it up. Harper returns with all his gang, but Jeff has organized the citizens of East Ivestown.
    DirectorDavid HowardStarsGeorge O'BrienVirginia ValeHerbert Heywood
  • Wendy Barrie, Richard Dix, Edmund Lowe, and Kent Taylor in Men Against the Sky (1940)

    17. Men Against the Sky

    19401h 15mApproved
    5.6 (153)
    Alcoholic pilot struggles to turn his life around.
    DirectorLeslie GoodwinsStarsRichard DixKent TaylorEdmund Lowe
  • Cesar Romero and Sheila Ryan in The Gay Caballero (1940)

    18. The Gay Caballero

    194058mApproved
    6.1 (77)
    The Cisco Kid and his buddy Gordito arrive in town and learn that Cisco is supposedly dead. Not only that: Before his death, he is believed to have attempted to steal Susan Wetherby's land.
    DirectorOtto BrowerStarsCesar RomeroSheila RyanRobert Sterling

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