1940 Movie Trailers
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The Sour Puss Trailer (1940)
01 November 1940
Porky decides to go fishing the next day and tells his cat. The cat sleeps fitfully. The next day, while they are fishing, the cat gets into a battle with a flying fish who behaves rather like Daffy Duck.
Return to Yesterday Trailer (1940)
09 March 1940
Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England.
Dots Trailer (1940)
01 January 1940
An experimental film in which both sound and visuals were created entirely by Norman McLaren drawing directly upon the film with ordinary pen and ink.
The Villain Still Pursued Her Trailer (1940)
11 October 1940
Victorian melodrama is sent up in this spoof of the old production "The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved.
Untamed Trailer (1940)
24 July 1940
A courageous doctor braves a fierce blizzard in the Canadian wilderness to save a remote community from a deadly epidemic.
They Drive by Night Trailer (1940)
26 July 1940
Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business.
Gun Code Trailer (1940)
03 August 1940
This low-budget western stars Tim McCoy as federal agent Tim Hammond, who follows a gang of big-city gangsters to the Wide Open Spaces.
The Phantom Submarine Trailer (1940)
20 December 1940
On the night before he sails in search of the steamship Arcadia's sunken gold, Paul Sinclair (Bruce Bennett)meets Madeliene Nielson (Anita Louise) in a San Francisco nightclub.
One Night in the Tropics Trailer (1940)
15 November 1940
Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia.
The Farmer's Daughter Trailer (1940)
29 March 1940
Broadway producer Nicksie North and press agent Scoop Trimble find an investor for their next show who insists that they cast his ex-girlfriend, Clarice Sheldon, in the lead role and rehearse out of town.
Cherokee Strip Trailer (1940)
10 October 1940
Richard Dix stars as Dave Morrell, the new marshal of Goliath, Oklahoma. Immediately upon arrival, Morrell finds himself at odds with banker Coy Barrett (Victor Jory), who is actually the leader of all local criminal activities.
Dead Man's Shoes Trailer (1940)
05 May 1940
An amnesia victim is a well liked and respected member of his community--until one day someone from his past shows up with evidence that in "the old days" he had been a notorious criminal, and threatens to expose him unless he pays off.
Donald's Vacation Trailer (1940)
09 August 1940
Donald takes a kayak trip. When he gets to his campsite, he unloads the kayak, fights with his folding chair, and goes to sleep.
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt Trailer (1940)
31 August 1940
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford 'scholars'.
The Fox of Glenarvon Trailer (1940)
02 January 1940
An English peace judge in an Irish district is married to an Irishwoman. She is a caring patriot. He is heavily indebted by a life of luxury, and doesn't shy away from dark deeds to maintain his lifestyle.
Queen of the Yukon Trailer (1940)
26 August 1940
The owner of an Alaskan gambling boat and her business partner help thwart a crooked businessman who attempts to steal claims from local miners.
Tomboy Trailer (1940)
20 April 1940
Family drama about a father raising his motherless teenage daughter in a small town.
Manon Lescaut Trailer (1940)
02 February 1940
Manon escapes with the young nobleman Des Grieux, then becomes a high-class courtesan and finally forced to exile to America.
Souls in Pawn Trailer (1940)
19 December 1940
Although she is secretly married to a student, a young girl is forced to give up her baby rather than be thought of as an "unwed mother".
The Children Must Learn Trailer (1940)
01 January 1940
Documentary profiling an Appalachian farming family struggling to scrape out a living. Linking education and economic development, The Children Must Learn suggests that better schooling, especially in agricultural techniques, would bring improvement.
Of Fox and Hounds Trailer (1940)
07 December 1940
Willoughby, a big dumb hound, is repeatedly tricked by George, the fox, into jumping off cliffs, among other things.
The Bear's Tale Trailer (1940)
13 April 1940
The Three Bears meets Little Red Riding Hood, told in the style of Tex Avery.
Comedy of Happiness Trailer (1940)
23 December 1940
Monsieur Jourdain is a dangerous madman : he wants to share his fortune! His relatives do what any sensible fellow on earth would do: they have him committed to a mental hospital.
Ragtime Cowboy Joe Trailer (1940)
19 September 1940
Universal's Ragtime Cowboy Joe is a modern western with a dash of music, not unlike the standard fare at Republic Pictures.
Wacky Wildlife Trailer (1940)
08 November 1940
A series of typical Avery spot gags set around wild animals. A dainty deer drinks very loudly and rudely from a lake.
Jeg har elsket og levet Trailer (1940)
17 December 1940
In 1801, the composer Weyse's cousin, the cheerful Henriette Frisch, advised her cousin to take in some student boarders in the house, so that he would not have to provide so much musical information, but could have more time to compose.
Girl from God's Country Trailer (1940)
30 July 1940
Jim Holden, a young doctor practicing in Alaska, eagerly awaits the arrival of his new nurse, Anne Webster.
Kinuyo's First Love Trailer (1940)
31 March 1940
Kinuyo is a daughter of rice cracker shop in downtown. She fell in love with her sister's boyfriend. It is a story whose theme is warm human relationships in a town of customs and manners.
Goodbye, Mr. Germ Trailer (1940)
18 September 1940
A doctor explains to his children the dangers of tuberculosis, what it is and how to prevent against contracting it.
Girl from Havana Trailer (1940)
11 September 1940
Rebels and a singer cause trouble for two U.S. oil-drillers in South America...
Road to Singapore Trailer (1940)
22 March 1940
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore – until they meet a beautiful dancer.
Fire Chief Trailer (1940)
13 December 1940
Donald and his nephews are the staff of a fire station. Huey, Dewey, and Louie, annoyed by Donald's snoring, ring the fire alarm.
I Take This Oath Trailer (1940)
20 May 1940
The trials and tribulations of a group of newly sworn-in police officers.
Edison, the Man Trailer (1940)
10 May 1940
In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story starting at age twenty-two with his arrival in New York.
Girl in 313 Trailer (1940)
31 May 1940
A priceless necklace goes missing at a plush party. Police close in on the jewel thieves but is one cop getting too close to one of the crooks?
Public Deb No. 1 Trailer (1940)
13 September 1940
When a waiter gives a society girl a public spanking for attending a Communist rally, her soup-tycoon uncle makes the waiter a vice-president of his company.
The Egg Collector Trailer (1940)
20 July 1940
Sniffles the mouse and his friend the Bookworm decide to take up egg collecting, setting their eyes upon a big barn owl egg.
Miquette Trailer (1940)
01 May 1940
Miquette is a young woman whose beauty and vivacity increase the clientele of her mother's tobacco shop.
Swing Social Trailer (1940)
18 May 1940
The Deacon is on his way to church in the Deep South and sees a brother from the congregation setting out to do some Sunday fishing.
Arizona Gang Busters Trailer (1940)
16 September 1940
Arizona Gang Busters is another pre-WWII saber-rattler that finds a band of renegade gunmen, under the pretense of developing an irrigation project for the reclamation of arid desert land, using airplanes and parachute jumpers to gather valuable military information for a European power.
Lightning Strikes West Trailer (1940)
01 June 1940
When Butch Taggart escapes prison, the Marshal sends Lightning Morgan to find him and his hidden gold.
The Golden Trail Trailer (1940)
08 July 1940
The dangerous Ceegareet gang has control of Boom Town. No miner with rich diggings is safe from this murderous gang.
The Mortal Storm Trailer (1940)
20 June 1940
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
Bandhan Trailer (1940)
10 August 1940
Beena, a young village girl and Nirmal love each other. When Suresh decides to create rift between them, things begin to challenge both Beena and Nirmal.
Tangled Television Trailer (1940)
30 August 1940
In this 1940 entry from Columbia Pictures' "Color Rhapsodies" series, three television pioneers demonstrate how TV works.
Night on Bald Mountain Trailer (1940)
20 June 1940
At Walpurgis Night (the Witches' Sabbath), Chernabog, God of evil, emerges from the peak of Bald Mountain (in reality Mount Triglav, in Slovenia) to summon all of his minions, including ghosts, vultures, demons, hags, and harpies, who dance furiously as he throws them into the mountain's fiery pit.
Le café du port Trailer (1940)
08 May 1940
Following a heartbreak, Aimée, a young girl is taken in by the owners of a café for whom she starts working, and falls in love with René, a sailor who gave her a taste for life.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Trailer (1940)
13 November 1940
Animation on The Sorcerer's Apprentice began on January 21, 1938, when James Algar, the director of the segment, assigned animator Preston Blair to work on the scene when Mickey Mouse wakes from his dream.
The Launching of Spaceship-1 Trailer (1940)
07 November 1940
In front of television crews and thousands of spectators, Spaceship-1—commanded by Commodore Hardt, inventor of the powerful rocket fuel "Neotan-X"—blasts off on the first flight to the Moon.
When the Daltons Rode Trailer (1940)
23 August 1940
Young lawyer Tod Jackson arrives in pioneer Kansas to visit his prosperous rancher friends the Daltons, just as the latter are in danger of losing their land to a crooked development company.
Give Us Wings Trailer (1940)
20 December 1940
Dead End Kids epic. The boys want desperately to fly, and get mixed up with crooked crop dusters, whose planes are flying deathtraps.
Rainbow Over the Range Trailer (1940)
29 July 1940
A U.S. marshal is sent to investigate a gang that is stealing horses from the cavalry.
Gnanambika Trailer (1940)
07 April 1940
Jnanambika, the heroine of the film, is the daughter of a wealthy landlord, Rajasekharan. After the death of her mother, her father marries again.