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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.
Parole Fixer (1940) – action drama crime film based on the 1938 book called Persons in Hiding, an exposé of corruption within the American parole system [25] Pastor Hall (1940) – British drama film based on the true story of the German pastor Martin Niemöller who was sent to Dachau concentration camp for criticizing the Nazi Party [26]
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]
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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 ]
April 19, 1940 Two Girls on Broadway: April 26, 1940 Forty Little Mothers: May 3, 1940 20 Mule Team: May 10, 1940 Edison, the Man: May 17, 1940 Waterloo Bridge: June 5, 1940 Florian: June 7, 1940 Susan and God: June 7, 1940 Phantom Raiders: A Nick Carter adventure June 14, 1940 The Mortal Storm: June 21, 1940 The Captain Is a Lady: July 5, 1940
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 ...
Chit A Mhya (1940 film) Chit Yay Sin; Christmas in July (film) A Chump at Oxford; Circus Today; Cita en la frontera; Citizen Kane trailer; City for Conquest; City of Chance; Closed Court; Clothes Make the Man (1940 film) Colorado (1940 film) La Comédie du bonheur; Comin' Round the Mountain (1940 film) Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South ...