Let George Do It! (1940)
Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds himself in (still uninvaded) Norway. He is mistaken for a fellow British…
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He finds the high society life too expensive, and eventually decides that…
Grand Ole Opry (1940)
Aided by musicians at the Grand Ole Opry, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks takes on a group of crooked politicians.
Susan and God (1940)
A flighty socialite neglects her family to promote a new religious group.
Brother Orchid (1940)
When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious…
Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940)
Donald visits the house of his new love interest for their first known date. At first Daisy acts shy and has her back turned to her visitor. But Donald soon…
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
A hardworking secretary for a rich woman finds herself engaged to the woman’s son and accused of a murder she didn’t commit.
Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise (1940)
On a cruise ship from Honolulu to San Francisco, the famous Chinese detective encounters four more murders while trying to figure out the murder of a Scotland Yard friend.
Saps at Sea (1940)
Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a horn. His doctor prescribes a restful sea voyage. Mayhem ensues.
Tugboat Mickey (1940)
Mickey is performing routine maintenance on his tugboat (with interference from a pelican) when a call comes on the radio that there’s a sinking ship needing assistance. Sadly, Mickey’s crew…
Irene (1940)
Upholsterer’s assistant Irene O’Dare meets wealthy Don Marshall while she is measuring chairs for Mrs. Herman Vincent at her Long Island estate. Charmed by her, Don anonymously purchases Madame Lucy’s,…
Star Dust (1940)
When Hollywood film studios reject her because she’s too young, an Arkansas woman sets out to build a career as an actress on her own.
Donald’s Dog Laundry (1940)
With a rubber bone as a lure, Donald Duck tries to entice Pluto to try his mechanical dog washer. When the bone gives Pluto trouble, Donald tries a toy cat…
Road to Singapore (1940)
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore – until they meet a beautiful dancer.
Three Cheers for the Irish (1940)
Peter Casey has been with the New York City police department for 25 years. He’s totally surprised when he’s asked to retire on his 25th anniversary with the force. He’s…
Ants in the Plants (1940)
A classic about an anteater who makes life rough for a colony of ants. In the ant community, the queen spreads warnings of their greatest enemy, the Anteater. “He’s a…
Return to Yesterday (1940)
Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England.
Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
Charlie impersonates an employee of the U.S. government to foil an espionage plot which would destroy part of the Panama Canal, trapping a Navy fleet on its way to the…
Little Old New York (1940)
Inventor Robert Fulton receives support from a tavern owner and a shipyard worker to help realize his dream of a high-powered steamboat.
My Little Chickadee (1940)
While on her way by stagecoach to visit relatives out west, Flower Belle Lee is held up by a masked bandit who also takes the coach’s shipment of gold. When…
High School (1940)
A teenager who’s been raised and home-schooled at her father’s Texas ranch must adjust to her new surroundings and being with other students when she’s sent to a San Antonio…
A Chump at Oxford (1940)
The boys get jobs as a butler and maid– Stan in drag– for a dinner party. When that ends in disaster, they resort to sweeping streets and accidentally capture a…
You Nazty Spy! (1940)
In this satire of the Nazis the Stooges are wallpaper hangers in the country of Moronica. When evil cabinet ministers overthrow the King, they decide to make Moe the new…
The Blue Bird (1940)
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they’re accompanied by the anthropomorphized…
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other’s anonymous pen pal.
Mexican Spitfire (1940)
Newlyweds Dennis and Carmelita have several obstacles to deal with in their new marriage: Carmelita’s fiery Latin temper, a meddling aunt and a conniving ex-fiancee who’s determined to break up…
Music in My Heart (1940)
A young woman engaged to a millionaire falls for the understudy in a Broadway musical.
Three Sappy People (1939)
The stooges are phone repairmen who are mistaken for the psychiatrists in whose office they are working. A rich man hires them to treat his impetuous young wife who is…
Come on George! (1939)
George Formby, who plays George, a stable boy. He also has the unique ability to soothe an anxious racing horse. Expectedly, George races the horse and wins
Day-time Wife (1939)
When a young wife discovers her husband of two years is involved with his beautiful secretary, she applies for a job as secretary to a business rival.
Ninotchka (1939)
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Raffles (1939)
Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Meeting Gwen from his schooldays and falling in love all over again, he spends the…
The Flying Deuces (1939)
Ollie falls in love with a woman. When he discovers she’s already married, he unsuccessfully attempts suicide but he and Stan then decide to join the Foreign Legion to get…
The Body Vanished (1939)
A Scotland Yard inspector and his reporter friend arrive on vacation in a small village and are immediately involved in what is claimed to be a murder but the body…
Beware Spooks! (1939)
A bumbling detective chases an escaped convict in an amusement park haunted house in Coney Island.
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she marries an actor, so Connors fires them. She asks for him as director of…
Eternally Yours (1939)
Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say presto, she’s his wife and stage assistant on a lengthy world tour….
Shipyard Sally (1939)
A lancashire singer buys a pub in Clydebank and hits money troubles when the shipbyards are closed. She takes a petition to London to try to get them reopened.
Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)
A wealthy man hires a poor girl to play his mistress in order to get more attention from his neglectful family.