1940 Movie Trailers

Plane Goofy Trailer (1940)

28 November 1940

A fast-talking airplane-salesman inspires the farmyard animals to building airplanes of their own, but farmer Alfalfa is set on not getting off of the ground.

Človíčkové Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Glimpses of Washington State Trailer (1940)

07 June 1940

This Traveltalk series short begins in the Wenatchee River valley, where apples are the chief commercial crop.

Wise Owl Trailer (1940)

05 December 1940

An owl seeking to add some meat to his dinner adopts several disguises to get into a party being held by some musical bats.

Štěchovický vodník Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Kelet felé Trailer (1940)

18 August 1940

My Sister Goes to War Trailer (1940)

22 May 1940

Wartime Japanese movie involving a woman who visits the front.

La canción del huérfano Trailer (1940)

20 January 1940

A 1940 film directed by Manuel R. Ojeda,

Narcissus Trailer (1940)

25 August 1940

The heroine, a girl of marriageable age named Yu, married a thirteen-year-old fiancé, but he died three years later.

Let Yourself Go! Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

How architecture, furniture and transportation have been designed to help Americans relax.

Village School Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

A real Buckinghamshire schoolteacher - the kindly Mrs James - is the star of this persuasive WWII propaganda film.

Doctor Trailer (1940)

31 May 1940

An early example of social realism that reached its height with 'Udayer Pathey' and more memorably with 'Chhinnamul', 'Doctor' was meant as a stringent critique of practices that were beginning to be deemed as persistant evils that plague society, namely superstitions, religious dogma and discrimination on the basis of caste.

Kaiki warau neko Trailer (1940)

23 January 1940

Film about Ghost-Cat.

War Library Items 1,2,3 Trailer (1940)

02 January 1940

Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."

Un bigote para dos Trailer (1940)

11 November 1940

Enriqueto, the proud owner of a splendid mustache, feels his heart divided between the kindly Manolita and the feckless Lilí.

Kintaro's Physical Education Diary Trailer (1940)

19 September 1940

A young man in a leotard leads a group of animals in a sumo wrestling match. The bear is the final victor of all the animals, but then loses when he must face Kintaro.

Old New Mexico Trailer (1940)

26 October 1940

This Traveltalk series short takes viewers on a tour of old New Mexico. Starting in Santa Fe, the oldest state capitol in the USA, the city existed long before European migration.

The Steam Locomotive Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

A Santa Fe Railroad educational film on the steam locomotive in their role in industry and passenger travel.

Kikansha C57 Trailer (1940)

08 October 1940

A short film on locomotives in Japan.

Dave Apollon and His Orchestra Trailer (1940)

02 March 1940

A few musical numbers from Dave Apollon and His Orchestra.

Happy Tots' Expedition Trailer (1940)

09 February 1940

The Happy Tots are a group of tiny elves. They decide to build a rocket and blast off to Mars.

The Uncle's Return Trailer (1940)

01 December 1940

Short film by Rudy Burckhardt.

White is Trump Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Liliane Springer, the daughter of Antwerpen office manager, has fallen in love with a football player, Raymond Smet.

Health in War Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

The organisation of medical services in Britain during the Second World War.

Huling Pagluha Trailer (1940)

02 January 1940

Food Flash: Canteens and Rats Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.

Impian di Bali Trailer (1940)

06 January 1940

The prominent scenery of Bali is presented through the journey of a romancing couple. It also features the martial arts skill of a young woman, the tear-jerking humour of a comedian, and layered with musical elements.

Il bidello dei mari Trailer (1940)

06 March 1940

Food Flash: Eggs, Cocoa and Cod Liver Oil Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.

Zoebaida Trailer (1940)

16 December 1940

The music score in this film is performed by Oriental Novelty Five, a Hawaiian music group.

Galičnik Trailer (1940)

12 July 1940

This ethnographic and historical silent 16mm cinematic jewel was filmed in 1940 by Sifrid Miladinov – a professional photographer and amateur filmmaker from Kumanovo, a man with eclectic range of interests.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade Hits for 1940 Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Promotional short produced for the opening of the Metro Cinema in Cairo in 1940.

Dasima Trailer (1940)

26 April 1940

Winata’s preoccupation with his business causes a lot of conflict with his wife, Dasima. Eventually they end their marriage.

Food Flash: Ration Books Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.

Film n. 4 Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Abandoning any figurative reference, Veronesi realizes a true "abstract" film, constructed through the rhythmic succession of splashes of color, circles, lines, scribbles, large and small dots.

Wicked Witch Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.

Food Flash: Bread and Dough Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.

Get Cracking Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.

Harta Berdarah Trailer (1940)

05 October 1940

This film reveals the darker side of human nature, when lust for wealth cause others to suffer. The story is tangled with a tragic yet beautiful romance.

Paroles D'Honneur Trailer (1940)

03 October 1940

Denunciation of Hitler, of “Mein Kampf” to the annexations of European countries

Keep Them Safe Keep Them Happy Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.

Food Flash: Milk, Fish and Potatoes Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Nyannyan-myao hoi Trailer (1940)

24 October 1940

Lapseni on minun… Trailer (1940)

15 September 1940

Elsa lives in a childless marriage. But she longs for a baby. She is drawn to a man that could be the father of her long awaited child.

Getting Down to Earth Again Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Getting Down to Earth Again, is a black and white motion picture, produced by Caravel Films Inc. for the Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, Inc.

What's For Dinner Trailer (1940)

28 March 1940

The challenge of what to feed her family weighs on the mind of hard-pressed Mrs Bond in this surreal wartime film made for the Ministry of Food.

Calling on Colombia Trailer (1940)

16 March 1940

Documentary short film depicting the life, geography, and historical aspects of the nation of Colombia, focusing on life in Barranquilla.

Sailors Don't Care Trailer (1940)

28 December 1940

Boat building father and son join the river patrol service and get caught-up in a spy ring.

Mauricio, o una víctima del vicio Trailer (1940)

25 November 1940

Meet Maxwell Archer Trailer (1940)

17 February 1940

Maxwell Archer, a private detective, attempts to clear a young man wrongly accused of murder.

Village Barn Dance Trailer (1940)

30 January 1940

Dan Martin, an unemployed college graduate, drifts into the town of Lyndale, only to learn that the town and everything in it are dominated by Minerva Withers, a tight-fisted, old skinflint whose welcome does not extend to tramps.

Grey contre X Trailer (1940)

25 February 1940

Grey conducts a triple murder investigation, the last murder committed gives him some clues to the murderer and that the victim may have known his killer.