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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]
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 ...
List of 1940s films based on actual events; List of Armenian films of the 1940s; List of Assamese films of the 1940s; List of Australian films of the 1940s; List of Austrian films of the 1940s; List of Azerbaijani films of the 1940s
Film serial [6] Larceny, Inc. Lloyd Bacon: Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford: United States [7] Moontide: Fritz Lang, Archie Mayo: Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell: United States: Crime drama [8] This Gun for Hire: Frank Tuttle: Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar: United States [9] 1943: The Chance of a Lifetime ...
As new entries are produced, they should be included to ensure the list remains current and complete. ... (before 1940) List of 1940s films based on actual events;
This is a list of drama films of the 1940s. 1940. Brigham Young; The Grapes of Wrath; The Great Dictator; Kitty Foyle; Knute Rockne, All American; Lillian Russell;
It is a critical and commercial success and goes on to become Chaplin's most financially successful film. November 13 – World premiere of Walt Disney's animated film Fantasia at the Broadway Theatre in New York City, the first film to be released in a multi-channel sound format (see Fantasound).
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