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Pride and Prejudice starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier.. A list of American films released in 1940.American film production was concentrated in Hollywood and was dominated by the eight Major film studios MGM, Paramount, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, RKO, Columbia, Universal and United Artists.
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) – biographical drama film about Paul Reuter, the man who built the famous news service that bears his name [1] [2]; Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) – biographical historical drama film depicting the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States [3]
Rear projection in color remained out of reach until Paramount introduced a new projection system in the 1940s. New matte techniques, modified for use with color, were for the first time used in the British film The Thief of Bagdad (1940). However, the high cost of color production in the 1940s meant most films were black and white. [1]
The Stars Look Down: Carol Reed: Michael Redgrave, Margaret Lockwood, Emlyn Williams: Drama: Ten Days in Paris: Tim Whelan: Rex Harrison, Kaaren Verne, Leo Genn: Thriller: That's the Ticket: Redd Davis: Sid Field, Hal Walters, Betty Lynne: Comedy [2] They Came by Night: Harry Lachman: Will Fyffe, Phyllis Calvert, Anthony Hulme: Crime: The Thief ...
In 1940, she was the guest-starring lead in The New Pupil when cast as Sally, who briefly takes "Alfalfa" (played by Carl Switzer) away from Darla Hood. Two years later, she reprised the character in Going to Press (1942), the only time in the MGM era where the female lead was played by someone other than Darla Hood (who had recently left the ...
Fort Worth was a frequent stop for some of Hollywood’s biggest movie stars during the 1940s and 1950s. These photos from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s archive capture some of the glitz and ...
The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney films Pinocchio and Fantasia. Top-grossing films (U.S.) [ edit ]
The following is a list of feature films produced and distributed by the American studio Columbia Pictures from 1940 until 1949. [1] During these years Columbia was one of the eight major studios of Hollywood.