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It All Came TrueIt All Came True (1940)
Dir. Lewis Seiler
Feat. Ann Sheridan, Jeffrey Lynn, Humphrey Bogart
A crime–themed musical comedy featuring Ann Sheridan as a fledgling singer in her first starring role as well as Humphrey Bogart as a fugitive…
Johnny ApolloJohnny Apollo (1940)
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Tyrone Power, Dorothy Lamour, Edward Arnold
Elegant crime drama stars Tyrone Power as a well–heeled graduate who resorts to underworld activities to assist his imprisoned father.
Killer Bats (The Devil Bat) (1940)
Dir. Jean Yarbrough
Feat. Bela Lugosi, Dave O'Brien
Although fairly low–tech in its special effects this short horror boasts a committed performance from Lugosi, as a doctor who is developing…
Let George Do It!Let George Do It! (1940)
Dir. Marcel Varnel
Feat. George Formby, Phyllis Calvert, Garry Marsh
Ealing Studios comedy sees George Formby star as a ukulele player who unwittingly takes the wrong boat and finds himself mistaken for a British…
Letter, TheLetter, The (1940)
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson
Although not quite of the first rank, this sultry melodrama counts as one of Bette Davis' most interesting 1940s works. Set among the frustrated…
Little MenLittle Men (1940)
Dir. Norman Z. McLeod
Feat. Kay Francis, Jack Oakie, George Bancroft
Based on the inferior follow–up to Louisa May Alcott's hugely successful Little Women, we find Jo March and her husband operating the Plumfield…
Little Nellie KellyLittle Nellie Kelly (1940)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Judy Garland, George Murphy
Filmed version of the hit Broadway musical comedy from 1922 about Irish–American immigrants starring Judy Garland, who was fresh to…
Long Voyage Home, TheLong Voyage Home, The (1940)
Dir. John Ford
Feat. John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter
John Wayne is a Swedish sailor aboard a doom–ridden tramp steamer circa. WWII, in this portmanteau of four stories by Eugene O'Neill. An…
Mark of Zorro, TheMark of Zorro, The (1940)
Dir. Rouben Mamoulian
Feat. Tyrone Power
Zestful remake of the Fairbanks swashbuckler, this time with Tyrone Power as the masked hero who carves zeds over every available surface.
My Favourite WifeMy Favourite Wife (1940)
Dir. Garson Kanin
Feat. Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Randolph Scott
Witty marital mixup comedy with the seven–years–shipwrecked Irene Dunne returning home to discover husband Cary Grant about to embark on…

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