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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. Other significant production and distribution companies included Republic, Monogram and PRC.
Thousands of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s. The actor Humphrey Bogart made his most renowned films in this decade. Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life and Orson Welles's Citizen Kane were released. Citizen Kane made use of matte paintings, miniatures and optical printing techniques. [1] The film noir genre was ...
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]
The movie was retitled In Old Oklahoma and filming was to start 15 June 1943. Martha Scott was signed for the female lead, which was seen as a coup for Republic because she was associated with prestigious films such as Our Town (1940). [7] The film was allocated a bigger budget than usual for a Republic Pictures film. [8]
Northwest Passage, also billed as Northwest Passage (Book 1: Rogers' Rangers), is a 1940 American Western film in Technicolor, directed by King Vidor.It stars Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Walter Brennan and Ruth Hussey.
This is a list of films produced, co-produced, and/or distributed by Warner Bros. and also its subsidiary First National Pictures in the 1940s. [1] This list does not include third-party films or films Warner gained the rights to as a result of mergers or acquisitions.
Texas Terrors is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Doris Schroeder and Anthony Coldeway. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Julie Duncan, Arthur Loft, Al St. John, Eddy Waller and William Ruhl. It was released on November 22, 1940 by Republic Pictures. [1] [2] [3]
Barnyard Follies is a 1940 Republic Pictures musical B movie directed by Frank McDonald with music directed by Cy Feuer and dance choreography by Josephine Earl. In the rural American West, a small-town orphanage struggles to become self-supporting through its 4-H Club projects.