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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]
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]
1940s film awards (10 C) B. 1940s in British cinema (2 C, 12 P) C. ... Christian film industry; Classical Hollywood cinema; Classical Indonesian cinema; Comédia à ...
April 12 – Alfred Hitchcock's first American film Rebecca is released, under the production of David O. Selznick. It would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. May – A reproduction of "America's First Movie Studio", Thomas Edison's Black Maria, is constructed.
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.
1940s film stubs (19 C, 135 P) This page was last edited on 19 February 2023, at 23:03 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
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1940 film awards (4 P) F. 1940 film festivals (1 P) I. 1940 in Indian cinema (5 P) S. Film series introduced in 1940 (4 C, 13 P) Pages in category "1940 in film"