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If I Had My Way
6

If I Had My Way

May. 05, 1940

If I Had My Way

Construction worker Buzz Blackwell becomes the guardian of 12-year-old Pat Johnson after one of his buddies, her father, is killed. Buzz and Pat, ...
I Love You Again
7.4

I Love You Again

Aug. 09, 1940

I Love You Again

Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he’s really a con man…and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.
High School
6.5

High School

Jan. 26, 1940

High School

A teenager who’s been raised and home-schooled on her father’s Texan ranch must adjust to her new surroundings with other students ...
His Girl Friday
7.8

His Girl Friday

Jan. 18, 1940

His Girl Friday

Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his ...
Busman’s Honeymoon
6.3

Busman’s Honeymoon

Jul. 22, 1940

Busman’s Honeymoon

When Lord Peter Wimsey marries Harriet Vane, a crime author, they both promise to give up crime for good. As a wedding present, Peter purchases ...
Her Second Mother
5.5

Her Second Mother

Nov. 08, 1940

Her Second Mother

A young woman tries to repay her adoptive parents’ kindness by shielding their biological child, who has gotten involved with an embezzler, ...
Hanna in High Society
5.4

Hanna in High Society

Nov. 04, 1940

Hanna in High Society

When the old colonel Hummerborg dies, he leaves his fortune and estate to his trusted housemaid Hanna. But the colonel’s relatives try ...
The Great McGinty
7.2

The Great McGinty

Aug. 01, 1940

The Great McGinty

Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city’s political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude ...
The Great Dictator
8.4

The Great Dictator

Oct. 15, 1940

The Great Dictator

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel’s regime.
Grand Ole Opry
6.7

Grand Ole Opry

Jun. 25, 1940

Grand Ole Opry

Aided by musicians at the Grand Ole Opry, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks takes on a group of crooked politicians.
Gold Rush Maisie
6.2

Gold Rush Maisie

Jul. 26, 1940

Gold Rush Maisie

Maisie becomes attached to a dirt-poor farmer and his family as they try to make ends meet joining hundreds of others digging for gold in a ...
Go West
6.8

Go West

Dec. 06, 1940

Go West

Embezzler, shill, all around confidence man S. Quentin Quale is heading west to find his fortune; he meets the crafty but simple brothers Joseph ...
The Ghost Breakers
7

The Ghost Breakers

Jun. 21, 1940

The Ghost Breakers

After intrepid working girl Mary Carter becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located off the Cuban coast, a stranger phones ...
Down Argentine Way
6.4

Down Argentine Way

Oct. 11, 1940

Down Argentine Way

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 ...
Donald’s Dog Laundry
6.7

Donald’s Dog Laundry

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 ...
Dance, Girl, Dance
6.8

Dance, Girl, Dance

Aug. 30, 1940

Dance, Girl, Dance

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 ...
Comrade X
6.6

Comrade X

Dec. 13, 1940

Comrade X

An American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful Communist leave the country.
A Chump at Oxford
7.2

A Chump at Oxford

Jan. 25, 1940

A Chump at Oxford

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 ...
Christmas in July
7.3

Christmas in July

Oct. 25, 1940

Christmas in July

An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the ...
The Chewin’ Bruin
6.3

The Chewin’ Bruin

Jun. 07, 1940

The Chewin’ Bruin

A bear hunter tells Porky the tale of a hunt 30 years ago: a bear got a taste of his chewing tobacco and chased him down to get it; the hunter ...
Charlie Chan in Panama
7.1

Charlie Chan in Panama

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 ...
Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt
5.8

Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt

Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford ...
Brother Orchid
7

Brother Orchid

Jun. 07, 1940

Brother Orchid

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 ...
Broadway Melody of 1940
7.3

Broadway Melody of 1940

Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but ...
The Boys from Syracuse
5.7

The Boys from Syracuse

The action takes place in Ephesus in ancient Asia Minor, and the concerns The efforts of two boys from Syracuse, Anthipholus and his servant ...
The Blue Bird
6.2

The Blue Bird

Jan. 15, 1940

The Blue Bird

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, ...
Blondie on a Budget
6.6

Blondie on a Budget

Feb. 29, 1940

Blondie on a Budget

Dagwood wants to join the trout club and Blondie wants a fur coat. Jealousy reigns when Dag’s old girlfriend Joan shows up, but nothing ...
The Bank Dick
7.1

The Bank Dick

Nov. 29, 1940

The Bank Dick

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 ...
Barnyard Follies
6.3

Barnyard Follies

Oct. 05, 1940

Barnyard Follies

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