1940 Movies

A recently retired fire captain suffers from boredom, until one of his friends is killed battling an arson fire. It becomes his purpose in life to tra...

This one-reel film was produced during the middle of the Second World War. It purports to offer a portrait of the British people, in broad and in fine...

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

A family comprised of a father, mother and three sisters lives in a posh area. The father is a doctor who has to join the army and work at war. The fo...

In 1939, a group of Finnish soldiers defend the border from Russian invaders.

Part one of two.

Film about Ghost-Cat.

A documentary examining the effects of industrial automation on a small American town.

The film tells the story of Verena Stadler, a young woman who lives in a small Swiss village. Her mother, Katharina Waser-Stadler, is a strong and ind...

Jim Sanders (Don 'Red' Barry),young cowboy, returns to his hometown for a reunion with his boyhood friend Clay Blackburn (George Offerman Jr.). Once...

Police work during World War II in Britain.

This early 1940s black and white film about the mindset of a fighter pilot during WWII is presented by The Ministry of Information, produced by Britis...

Cowboy puts on a black mask and a black outfit to fight a gang of land-grabbing crooks.

To investigate a gold-shipping scam, a postal inspector goes undercover and tries to infiltrate the gang he believes is responsible.

How to make porridge using a haybox.

Andy has the mistaken impression that his wife is pregnant.

Manon escapes with the young nobleman Des Grieux, then becomes a high-class courtesan and finally forced to exile to America.