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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
The Flying Squad (1940)

The Flying Squad (1940)

The Flying Squad (1940)
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64

Inspector Bradley of Scotland Yard is on the trail of the murderous ringleader of a smuggling organization in London.

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Genre: Crime
Prehistoric Porky (1940)

Prehistoric Porky (1940)

Prehistoric Porky (1940)
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7

Caveman Porky awakens and plays with his pet Rover, a massive dinosaur. After Rover’s playfulness causes a disruption to the prehistoric peace and quiet, Porky’s copy of “Expire” magazine arrives…

Genre: Animation, Comedy
The Door with Seven Locks (1940)

The Door with Seven Locks (1940)

The Door with Seven Locks (1940)
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80

A wealthy lord dies and is entombed with a valuable deposit of jewels. Seven keys are required to unlock the tomb and get hold of the treasure. A mad doctor…

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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
Knute Rockne All American (1940)

Knute Rockne All American (1940)

Knute Rockne All American (1940)
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98

The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.

Genre: Drama
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…

The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940)

The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940)

The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940)
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81

A classic British thriller set in a sinister old house, based on a story by Edgar Wallace.

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Convoy (1940)

Convoy (1940)

Convoy (1940)
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90

A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.

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Genre: Drama, War
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…

Brigham Young (1940)

Brigham Young (1940)

Brigham Young (1940)
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114

Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settle in Salt Lake City….

Eli Eli (1940)

Eli Eli (1940)

Eli Eli (1940)
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88

Mendel and Hannah Shapiro, an elderly Jewish couple who run a small farm in New Jersey, must get money to meet their mortgage payment to the bank by the next…

Genre: Drama
City for Conquest (1940)

City for Conquest (1940)

City for Conquest (1940)
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104

The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
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 Mummy’s Hand (1940)

The Mummy’s Hand (1940)

The Mummy’s Hand (1940)
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67

A couple of young, out-of-work archaeologists in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. After receiving funding from an eccentric magician and his beautiful…

Genre: Fantasy, Horror
The Howards of Virginia (1940)

The Howards of Virginia (1940)

The Howards of Virginia (1940)
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116

Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard. Matt joins the Colonial forces in their fight for freedom against England….

Genre: Drama, History, War
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…

You’re Missing the Point (1940)

You’re Missing the Point (1940)

You’re Missing the Point (1940)
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112

Cantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells…

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Genre: Comedy
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
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)
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63

A wax museum run by a demented doctor contains statues of such crime figures as Jack the Ripper and Bluebeard. In addition to making wax statues the doctor performs plastic…

Crook’s Tour (1940)

Crook’s Tour (1940)

Crook’s Tour (1940)
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81

Charters and Caldicott are touring the Middle East. After visiting Saudi Arabia they find themselves in Bagdad where they are mistaken by a group of German spies for the messengers…

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Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)

Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)

Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
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75

Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford ‘scholars’. The film is one of many to be…

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Genre: Comedy
Night Train to Munich (1940)

Night Train to Munich (1940)

Night Train to Munich (1940)
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96

Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to…

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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Gaslight (1940)

Gaslight (1940)

Gaslight (1940)
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84

Twenty years removed from Alice Barlow’s murder by a thief looking for her jewels, newlyweds Paul and Bella Mallen move into the very house where the crime was committed. Retired…

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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
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
Young People (1940)

Young People (1940)

Young People (1940)
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79

Wendy Ballantine’s parents decide to retire from show biz so she can have a normal life. They are unwelcome in the small town until a storm lets the family show…

Genre: Drama
Dance Girl Dance (1940)

Dance Girl Dance (1940)

Dance Girl Dance (1940)
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90

Judy O’Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rhythm on the River (1940)

Rhythm on the River (1940)

Rhythm on the River (1940)
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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
Flowing Gold (1940)

Flowing Gold (1940)

Flowing Gold (1940)
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81

In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice’s destiny is intertwined with the fortunes and the misfortunes of a small oil company that hires him as a roughneck.

When the Daltons Rode (1940)

When the Daltons Rode (1940)

When the Daltons Rode (1940)
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81

Young lawyer Tod Jackson arrives in pioneer Kansas to visit his prosperous rancher friends the Daltons, just as the latter are in danger of losing their land to a crooked…

Genre: Western