Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1940
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The Grapes of Wrath
(1940) A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression. Dir: John Ford With: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine Drama |
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The Great Dictator
(1940) Dictator Adenoid Hynkel has a doppelganger, a poor but kind Jewish barber living in the slums, who one day is mistaken for Hynkel. Dir: Charles Chaplin With: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie Comedy | Drama | War |
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Pinocchio
(1940) A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy. Dir: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee With: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Music |
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Rebecca
(1940) When a naive young woman marries a rich widower and settles in his gigantic mansion, she finds the memory of the first wife maintaining a grip on her husband and the servants. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller |
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Fantasia
(1940) A collection of animated interpretations of great works of Western classical music. With: Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor, Corey Burton Animation | Family | Fantasy | Music |
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Foreign Correspondent
(1940) On the eve of WW2, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall Mystery | Romance | Thriller | War |
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The Philadelphia Story
(1940) When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself. Dir: George Cukor With: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart Comedy | Romance |
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His Girl Friday
(1940) A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying. Dir: Howard Hawks With: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy Comedy | Drama | Romance |
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Waterloo Bridge
(1940) On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he... Dir: Mervyn LeRoy With: Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson Drama | War | Romance |
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The Thief of Bagdad
(1940) After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves. Dir: Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell With: Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez Adventure | Family | Fantasy |










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