21 Days Together 1940
After Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover’s blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime. Larry and Wanda have just three weeks together before the trial and if the…
The Boys from Syracuse 1940
The action takes place in Ephesus in ancient Asia Minor, and the story concerns the efforts of two boys from Syracuse, Anthipholus and his servant Dromio, to find their long-lost…
Men Against the Sky 1940
The Frightened Lady 1940
“Mark’s Priory,” the Lebanons’ family seat, is a house of terror to Ilsa Crane, Lady Lebanon’s niece and secretary. The strange behavior of two sinister footmen, Gilder and Brooks, adds…
Comrade X 1940
McKinley B. “Mac” Thompson, American reporter in Moscow, smuggles out uncensored news under the alias “Comrade X,” but hotel valet Vanya discovers his secret. Vanya fears for the safety of…
Castle on the Hudson 1940
Egotistical criminal Tommy Gordan believes that he is both above the law, and entitled special privilege in any situation just because of who he is. This view is supported in…
Dr. Kildare Goes Home 1940
Dr. James Kildare has just completed his internship at Blair General Hospital and is assigned to work with his mentor, Dr. Leonard Gillespie. But fearing for the health of his…
Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip 1940
Mickey is heading out on vacation from Burbank to Pomona, taking the train. The conductor, Pete, won’t let him on with Pluto, so he hides Pluto in his suitcase, and…
Little Nellie Kelly 1940
Irish colleen Nellie is in love with handsome Jerry Kelly, even though her father objects. Nellie and Jerry soon marry and announce plans to move to New York, which again…
Bad Man from Red Butte 1940
Buck arrives in the town where his outlaw twin brother Gil Brady is also located. Benson is after the Todhunter ranch and he has his henchman kill Todhunter. Then he…
Strange Cargo 1940
Verne wants nothing more than to escape from a penal colony located off the northern coast of South America. He tries to involve Julie, a saloon girl, in his plans…
Saturday’s Children 1940
After meeting each other as fellow employees at J.B. Martin Co., forthright twenty-two year old Bobby Halevy and twenty-five year old Rims Rosson, who has his head in the clouds…
The Blue Bird 1940
Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, a woodchopper’s children, are led by the Fairy Berylune on a magical trip through the past, present, and future to locate the Blue Bird of…
Baptism of Fire 1940
Poland was the first victim of Hitler’s infamous blitzkrieg. Combat cameramen filmed the aerial campaign, showing preparations for flight, massive air strikes, and the appalling devastation wreaked upon Polish towns…
Music in My Heart 1940
Rita Hayworth co-stars with famed recording artist Tony Martin in this musical comedy featuring the music of Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra. Following various comic misunderstandings, the two meet and…
The Well-Digger’s Daughter 1940
Rural well-digger Pascal has a pretty 18-year-old daughter Patricia who grew up in Paris; he dreams of her marrying his middle-aged partner Felipe. But she meets young Jacques Mazel from…
The Man with Nine Lives 1940
Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Kravaal has killed a patient. Kravaal freezes the…
Mr. Duck Steps Out 1940
Donald is heading out for a night on the town with Daisy, but first he needs to ditch his resourceful nephews. Easier said than done. They get to Daisy’s house…
Donald’s Dog Laundry 1940
Donald Duck builds an automated dog washer while an unsuspecting Pluto naps nearby. When Donald finishes and announces his plan to use Pluto as his test subject, a battle of…
Three Cockeyed Sailors 1940
Three British sailors find they’ve accidentally strayed on board a Nazi ship during WWII. They then proceed to take it over and requisition it for the Royal Navy.
Brother Orchid 1940
Gang boss Little John Sarto returns from Europe where he was looking for “class” to find the new gang leader Jack Burns unwilling to relinquish his control. When Sarto puts…
Meet the Fleet 1940
Three recruits land in Navy boot camp in San Diego: Potter from Kansas, wealthy Benson (who has experience with yachts), and dirt-poor Dan. Kansas gets in trouble for not having…
Down Argentine Way 1940
An American girl on vacation in Argentina falls for a wealthy racehorse owner.
Grand Ole Opry 1940
Abner Weaver, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks, through the music of performers from ‘The Grand Ole Opry,” and the antics and help of his family and the local citizens,…
Seven Sinners 1940
Bijou, a saloon singer with a reputation for inciting brouhahas, is one of several deportees from a south Pacific island to arrive at another U.S. protectorate, Boni Komba. She becomes…
Return to Yesterday 1940
Wartime dilema: Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England. When she falls in love with Maine, Carol…
Gallant Sons 1940
Two childhood friends have a falling out because of their fathers’ occupations, which lands one father in jail.
Mexican Spitfire Out West 1940
Dennis heads west to work on an important business deal minus the Mexican Spitfire, Carmelita. His hot-tempered spouse decides to surprise him, but ends up as the surprised one when…
My Love Came Back 1940
Amelia is a gifted violinist who is in danger of quitting the Brissac Academy of Music. Julius arranges to have a scholarship given to her through his employee Tony so…
Haunted Honeymoon 1940
Lord Peter Wimsey is an amateur detective. He is to be married to Harriet Vane, who writes crime novels, at a big Society wedding. Harriet has little charms made so…
Dr. Kildare’s Strange Case 1940
Young Dr. Kildare is still being trained at General Hospital by old, crusty Dr. Gillespie. This time, he tries to rehabilitate Gregory Lane, a brain surgeon depressed over losing too…
Sky Murder 1940
Pat Evans is a German expatriate who is loyal to her new adopted home, the United States. A shadowy German bund operating in the Long Island area tries to recruit…
The Miracle of Sound 1940
MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer takes us for a behind the scenes look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created. Uses Bitter Sweet (1940) (a Jeanette…
Chad Hanna 1940
Country boy joins a circus in the 1840s and falls in love with Albany the star equestrian rider. Later he falls in love with Caroline another runaway who becomes the…
The Bank Dick 1940
Egbert Sousé leads an ordinary life but is about to have an extraordinary day. Henpecked at home home by his demanding wife Agatha and more or less ignored by his…
Our Town 1940
Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning,…
Strike Up the Band 1940
Jimmy Connors and his girlfriend want to take part in Paul Whiteman’s high school bands contest, but they cannot afford the fare. But per chance they meet Paul Whiteman in…
Rhythm on the River 1940
Popular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his music and another for his lyrics. When both writers meet at an inn, they…
Angels Over Broadway 1940
Charles Engle has been caught embezzling. He writes a suicide note, and goes out wandering on the town. Small-time hustler Bill O’Brian sees him give a couple of big tips,…
Gold Rush Maisie 1940
Maisie becomes attached to a dirt-poor farmer and his family as they try to make ends meet joining hundreds of others digging for gold in a previously panned-out ghost town.