1940 Movies

Venice Film Festival 1940

What might become the greatest challenge for the elderly Brasen couple having opened a summer guest house by the sea? Financial struggle or the sudden...

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 d...

Part two of two.

A man violates company policy by getting married.

Steve Beaumont, an operative for the Cattleman's Protective Association, is assigned the difficult task of breaking up a murderous gang of rustlers le...

A man witnesses a murder that isn't a murder, only to get involved with the magician and his wife who created the illusion. The insanely jealous magic...

Lye edited together “swing” versions of the popular Lambeth Walk (including Django Reinhardt on guitar and Stephane Grapelli on violin),combining the...

A newlywed couple is visited by a strange old woman who harbors a secret about the young girl's father.

At the turn of the century in Munich, a ballerina accepts the sponsorship of an older industrialist but also spends time with his son.

When her doctor advises her to move West because of her health, Mrs. Pepper takes her five kids and relocates to Oregon to live with her sister. But a...

Capitalizing on the famous radio 'feud' between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two stars play versions of themselves, constantly at each oth...

1940 German film.

A concubine to a ruling family is challenged when the family is overthrown.

The fashion house boss Harry Martin has invited all his staff to a crayfish party at his home.

Tanya Morozova, an illiterate but industrious textile factory worker, finds happiness through her education and the Stakhanovite movement. She becomes...

Women are put in charge of the city government for a day, and the mayor must go to the train station to greet an opera singer.

Blackout gags about the holidays. New Year's (the baby speaks to us). Valentine's Day, Washington Day, etc.