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The Devil Bat (1940)

The Devil Bat (1940)

The Devil Bat (1940)
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68

Dr. Paul Carruthers is frustrated because he thinks his employers, Mary Heath and Henry Morton, have cheated him out of the company’s profits. He decides to get revenge by altering…

The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)

The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)

The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
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102

Rightful owner of the kingdom, the Duchess of Zona, is engaged in a power struggle with the evil General Gurko. Edmond, the son of Monte Cristo, dons many disguises to…

The Bank Dick (1940)

The Bank Dick (1940)

The Bank Dick (1940)
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72

Egbert Sousé becomes an unexpected hero when a bank robber falls over a bench he’s occupying. Now considered brave, Egbert is given a job as a bank guard. Soon, he…

Genre: Comedy
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)

Little Nellie Kelly (1940)

Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
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99

Nellie Kelly, the daughter of Irish immigrants, patches up differences between her father and maternal grandfather while rising to the top on Broadway.

Genre: Comedy, Family
Gallant Sons (1940)

Gallant Sons (1940)

Gallant Sons (1940)
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76

When a teenager’s father is accused of murder, the boy and his high-school classmates set out to find the real killer.

Genre: Mystery
One Night in the Tropics (1940)

One Night in the Tropics (1940)

One Night in the Tropics (1940)
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82

Jim “Lucky” Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a ‘love insurance policy’, that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry…

Genre: Comedy, Music
Fantasia (1940)

Fantasia (1940)

Fantasia (1940)
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124

Walt Disney’s timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia…

East of the River (1940)

East of the River (1940)

East of the River (1940)
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74

Two troublesome boys grow into very different men, one becoming a hoodlum and the other embracing college but both are in-love with the same girl.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Her Second Mother (1940)

Her Second Mother (1940)

Her Second Mother (1940)
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89

A young woman tries to repay her adoptive parents’ kindness by shielding their biological child, who has gotten involved with an embezzler, from the police.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Bitter Sweet (1940)

Bitter Sweet (1940)

Bitter Sweet (1940)
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94

A woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they struggle to make ends meet.

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Junior G-Men (1940)

Junior G-Men (1940)

Junior G-Men (1940)
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240

A gang of urban street kids and a club of suburban would-be federal agents, at first rivals, join forces to rescue the father of one of the kids, the inventor…

Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940)

Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940)

Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940)
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8

Mickey is heading out on vacation from Burbank to Pomona, taking the train. The conductor, Pete, won’t let him on with Pluto, so he hides Pluto in his suitcase, and…

Genre: Animation, Comedy
Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)

Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)

Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)
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76

Dennis heads west to work on an important business deal minus the Mexican Spitfire, Carmelita. His hot-tempered spouse decides to surprise him, but ends up as the surprised one when…

Genre: Comedy
Seven Sinners (1940)

Seven Sinners (1940)

Seven Sinners (1940)
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87

Banished from various U.S. protectorates in the Pacific, a saloon entertainer uses her femme-fatale charms to woo politicians, navy personnel, gangsters, riff-raff, judges and a ship’s doctor in order to…

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)
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11

This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.

Genre: Documentary
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)

A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)

A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
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90

German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news agency.

Genre: Drama, History
They Knew What They Wanted (1940)

They Knew What They Wanted (1940)

They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
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96

While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his own, which leads to complications when she accepts his marriage proposal.

Genre: Drama, Romance
The Great Dictator (1940)

The Great Dictator (1940)

The Great Dictator (1940)
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125

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel’s regime.

Genre: Comedy, War
Third Finger Left Hand (1940)

Third Finger Left Hand (1940)

Third Finger Left Hand (1940)
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96

Magazine editor Margot Merrick pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues. Unfortunately, things don’t go to plan when Jeff Thompson, a potential suitor, uncovers the…

Genre: Comedy
Down Argentine Way (1940)

Down Argentine Way (1940)

Down Argentine Way (1940)
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89

The story—in which an American heiress on holiday in South America falls in love with an Argentine horse breeder against the wishes of their families—takes a backseat to the spectacular…

Too Many Girls (1940)

Too Many Girls (1940)

Too Many Girls (1940)
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85

Mr. Casey’s daughter, Connie, wants to go to Pottawatomie College and without her knowledge, he sends four football players as her bodyguards. The college is in financial trouble and her…

Genre: Comedy, Music
Drums of the Desert (1940)

Drums of the Desert (1940)

Drums of the Desert (1940)
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64

On his way to a post as special adviser of the new parachute troops of the French Foreign Legion in Morocco, Paul Dumont meets the beautiful Helene on the ship….

Genre: Adventure
Barnyard Follies (1940)

Barnyard Follies (1940)

Barnyard Follies (1940)
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67

A country orphanage puts on a show with some musicians to save their 4H club from being shut down by greedy politicians.

Genre: Comedy, Music
Angels Over Broadway (1940)

Angels Over Broadway (1940)

Angels Over Broadway (1940)
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79

Small-time businessman Charles Engle is threatened with exposure for embezzling $3,000 for his free-spending wife. Deciding on suicide, he scribbles a note, stuffs it in his pocket and goes for…

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Ape (1940)

The Ape (1940)

The Ape (1940)
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62

Dr. Bernard Adrian is a kindly scientist who seeks to cure a young woman’s polio. He needs human spinal fluid to complete the formula for his experimental serum. Meanwhile, a…

Strike Up the Band (1940)

Strike Up the Band (1940)

Strike Up the Band (1940)
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120

Jimmy and Mary get a group of kids together to play in a school orchestra. A huge contest between schools is coming up and they have a hard time raising…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Sky Murder (1940)

Sky Murder (1940)

Sky Murder (1940)
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72

This final Carter film is a lot of fun, with Nick (unwillingly, at first) taking on a ring of Fifth Columnists (since this was filmed before the US entered the…

I’m Still Alive (1940)

I’m Still Alive (1940)

I’m Still Alive (1940)
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72

Hollywood stuntman falls in love with a big name actress but still wants to pursue his risky career. The women gives him a choice-the stunts or her. He chooses the…

The Westerner (1940)

The Westerner (1940)

The Westerner (1940)
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100

Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to…

Genre: Western
Before I Hang (1940)

Before I Hang (1940)

Before I Hang (1940)
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62

Dr. John Garth conducting an innovative medical experiment aimed at prolonging life and combating aging. The experiment takes an unexpected turn, placing the doctor in a confrontation with the ethics…

Men Against the Sky (1940)

Men Against the Sky (1940)

Men Against the Sky (1940)
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75

A draftswoman, the sister of an aging, alcoholic pilot, secretly uses her brother’s ideas to solve design problems for an experimental military plane in an attempt to save the company…

Genre: Drama
Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)

Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)

Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
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79

A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.

Genre: Drama
Boom Town (1940)

Boom Town (1940)

Boom Town (1940)
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119

Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich….

Kit Carson (1940)

Kit Carson (1940)

Kit Carson (1940)
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97

Frontiersman Kit Carson fights off Indian attacks on the trail to California.

Genre: Romance, Western
Rhythm on the River (1940)

Rhythm on the River (1940)

Rhythm on the River (1940)
IMDb: N/A
92

Popular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his music and another for his lyrics. When both writers meet at an inn, they…

Genre: Comedy, Music
The Golden Fleecing (1940)

The Golden Fleecing (1940)

The Golden Fleecing (1940)
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64

A mild-mannered insurance salesman gets mixed up with gangsters.

Genre: Comedy, Crime
The Durango Kid (1940)

The Durango Kid (1940)

The Durango Kid (1940)
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61

The Durango Kid is a sort of Robin Hood of the West who helps the lovely Walters (who replaced Starrett’s usual love-interest, Iris Meredith), the daughter of a homesteader, defeat…

Genre: Western
The Man I Married (1940)

The Man I Married (1940)

The Man I Married (1940)
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77

An American vacations in Europe with her husband and watches him turn into a Nazi.

Genre: Drama
Lucky Partners (1940)

Lucky Partners (1940)

Lucky Partners (1940)
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100

Two strangers split a sweepstake prize to go on a fake honeymoon with predictable results.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Great McGinty (1940)

The Great McGinty (1940)

The Great McGinty (1940)
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82

Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city’s political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude for this brings rapid promotion from “the boss,”…

Genre: Comedy