1940 Movies

Documentary short film depicting the life, geography, and historical aspects of the nation of Colombia, focusing on life in Barranquilla. Marketplaces...

This Pete Smith Specialty short looks at the notion that a man chases a woman till he catches her. Who's really chasing whom?

It all started when the family of a rich farmer, Stanek, moved to a small village and his daughter Liduška fell in love with a poor violinist, Toník....

George Pal's cel-animated commercial commissioned by the Dutch Cinema Association on behalf of the Bio Vacation Resort in Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands.

Produced by the Soviet Union to justify its 1939-40 Winter War campaign in Finland, this outstanding documentary---more than any other such cinematic...

A young woman tries to repay her adoptive parents' kindness by shielding their biological child, who has gotten involved with an embezzler, from the p...

A beautiful Athenian lady (Lida Miranta),who spends the summer in Hydra, falls in love with a fisherman (Lampros Konstantaras) and “steals him” from...

Captures the role played by the Royal Navy in the defence of Britain, and their role in convoy escort.

A famous writer seeks the favor of a charming aspiring artist. However, Jarmila intends to dedicate her life to art, and men should have no other plac...

Shows how important luck can be in a person's life.

The only son of a sushi chef hates sushi and decides to leave home to search for a job and make his own way.

After Hou Yao moved to Singapore in 1940, he continued to work for the Shaw Brothers and made a handful of films, including Tiga Kekasih, before being...

Biographical documentary about Maxim Gorky.

The murder of an 8-year-old boy by a young soldier in Tijuana, Mexico, leads to riots on the streets. Based on a true story.

Behind-the-scenes promotional featurette to publicize the epic outdoor adventure Northwest Passage filmed on location in Idaho.

A cartoon offering a series of blackout gags, disguised as a newsreel

The Two Curious Puppies wander into a theater and run afoul of a trickster magician's rabbit, a playful seal and an intimidating little bird.

A short documentary of macaws