1940 Movie Trailers
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Puss Gets the Boot Trailer (1940)
10 February 1940
Jasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry does his best to make sure that his tormentor "gets the boot".
Olympic Honeymoon Trailer (1940)
21 June 1940
Comedy set in Switzerland. An estranged honeymooner, mistaken for an ice- hockey champion, helps England to win an international ice hockey match.
The Girl on the Magazine Cover Trailer (1940)
15 June 1940
Producer's synopsis: "This picture shows how professional models -- beautiful girls -- are used in making up magazine covers.
Knute Rockne All American Trailer (1940)
05 October 1940
The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
The Long Voyage Home Trailer (1940)
16 November 1940
The crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World War II.
The Return of Frank James Trailer (1940)
10 August 1940
Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.
The Letter Trailer (1940)
21 November 1940
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
The Big Premiere Trailer (1940)
09 March 1940
It is a premiere night at the Fox Carthay Circle theater, and the Our Gang show up to observe the festivities.
Up in the Air Trailer (1940)
09 September 1940
A none-too-popular (nor good) radio singer, Rita Wilson is murdered while singing on the air in a radio studio.
The Chinese Bungalow Trailer (1940)
06 April 1940
All but a prisoner in the exotic Malayan retreat she shares with her Chinese financier husband, Yuan Sing, British singer Sadie Merivale begins a dangerous affair with nearby plantation owner Harold Marquess.
L'arcidiavolo Trailer (1940)
05 October 1940
The Piazzi Conspiracy in a comedy directed by Toni Franguelli.
Dark Streets of Cairo Trailer (1940)
01 December 1940
A rapid series of murders occurs when a professor disrupts a tranquil Egyptian tomb by removing some precious jewels.
Argentine Nights Trailer (1940)
06 September 1940
An all-girl band flees to Argentina to avoid their creditors. Comedy with songs.
Porky's Poor Fish Trailer (1940)
26 April 1940
Porky Pig owns a fish store and goes out to lunch. After a cat is not having much success with a mouse, he goes into the fish store when Porky is away.
Star Dust Trailer (1940)
06 April 1940
When Hollywood film studios reject her because she's too young, an Arkansas woman sets out to build a career as an actress on her own.
Pier 13 Trailer (1940)
08 August 1940
A policeman makes the startling discovery that his girlfriend is involved in a waterfront smuggling racket.
Blazing Six Shooters Trailer (1940)
10 April 1940
The story revolves around a valuable silver deposit, located between two ranches. Villain Lash Bender cooks up a scheme to gain control of both ranches so that he may have a clear field to the silver lode.
Trailing Double Trouble Trailer (1940)
10 October 1940
When Moreland's henchman attack Bob Horner the Range Busters break it up. Horner dies but they get the baby Moreland was after.
The Trail Blazers Trailer (1940)
11 November 1940
The Mesquiteers try to help their friend build a telegraph system, despite a local newspaper editor's attempts to sabotage the lines.
Heroes of the Saddle Trailer (1940)
01 December 1940
A fast-paced, enjoyable entry in the long-running Three Mesqueteers Western series, Heroes of the Saddle featured the three cowboy pals promising to look after Peggy Bell, the little daughter of mortally wounded rodeo champ Montana.
Primrose Path Trailer (1940)
22 March 1940
Ellie Mae lives on Primrose Hill with her good-hearted and fancy free mother, her drunken father, her younger sister and a mean-spirited grandmother.
Kitty Foyle Trailer (1940)
27 December 1940
A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.
Dark Command Trailer (1940)
15 April 1940
When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas he finds much to like about the place, especially Mary McCloud, daughter of the local banker.
A Chump at Oxford Trailer (1940)
25 January 1940
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 and accidentally capture a bank robber.
Home Movies Trailer (1940)
17 February 1940
A comedy short staring Robert Benchley. He tries to show us how to make our own movies.
The Man with Nine Lives Trailer (1940)
18 April 1940
Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Kravaal has killed a patient.
Spare a Copper Trailer (1940)
02 December 1940
George is an inept reserve policeman working in wartime Liverpool, who is chosen by a gang of Nazi saboteurs as the stooge for their planned destruction of the British battleship HMS Hercules.
Dr. Kildare's Crisis Trailer (1940)
29 November 1940
Jimmy Kildare's impending nuptials are jeopardized by a diagnosis of possible epilepsy in his fiancee's brother.
Roppa's Honeymoon Trailer (1940)
04 January 1940
A Kajirô Yamamoto directed comedy starring Roppa Furukawa.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse Trailer (1940)
31 December 1940
The collapse of the bridge was recorded on film by Barney Elliott, owner of a local camera shop. The film shows Leonard Coatsworth leaving the bridge after exiting his car.
The Old South Trailer (1940)
20 January 1940
This short film chronicles the importance of cotton to the economy and culture of America's Old South.
Dance, Girl, Dance Trailer (1940)
30 August 1940
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 for a career in burlesque.
The Showdown Trailer (1940)
08 March 1940
European bad guy Baron Bendor leads some local townsmen in a plot to obtain horses through theft. Hoppy and his sidekicks Lucky and Speedy must find and expose the horse thieves.
Convicted Woman Trailer (1940)
31 January 1940
A reporter and a lawyer investigate a women's prison and help an inmate who does not belong there.
Broadway Melody of 1940 Trailer (1940)
09 February 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 Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.
A Crime Trailer (1940)
22 August 1940
A murder is committed in an apartment building in Stockholm. And afterward all clues point toward the Justice of the Supreme Court and his sons.
Night Train to Munich Trailer (1940)
31 August 1940
Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to put his knowledge at the service of the Nazi war machine, in order to carry out their evil plans of destruction, will stop at nothing to capture him.
The Westerner Trailer (1940)
18 September 1940
Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the judge is obsessed, even though he has never met her.
Brigham Young Trailer (1940)
27 September 1940
Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settle in Salt Lake City.
The Capital City: Washington, D.C. Trailer (1940)
07 September 1940
A Traveltalk look at the exteriors of Washington, D.C.'s famous buildings and monuments.
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.
Dreaming Out Loud Trailer (1940)
30 September 1940
Lum and Abner work at a general store in Arkansas. There they get involved in some misadventures with the locals.
Pantry Pirate Trailer (1940)
27 December 1940
Pluto is tied up in the backyard and has been ordered by the maid to stay outside while she prepares a roast.
Stranger on the Third Floor Trailer (1940)
16 August 1940
Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.
The Earl of Chicago Trailer (1940)
05 January 1940
A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the Earl of Gorley.
The Saint's Double Trouble Trailer (1940)
26 January 1940
Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar lands in hot water when a look-alike smuggles stolen goods out of Egypt.
Threats Trailer (1940)
11 January 1940
"Menaces" deals with the months before WW2 in a hotel :t he fear of the impending war never leaves the guests of an hotel in Paris.
Lucky Cisco Kid Trailer (1940)
28 June 1940
Cisco and Gordito arrive to find there is an outlaw operating in the area who is assumed to be the Cisco Kid.
Saturday's Children Trailer (1940)
04 May 1940
An inventor and his bride get testy in the city as they try to make ends meet.
China Night Trailer (1940)
02 January 1940
Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese merchant marine officer.
Chingari Trailer (1940)
04 May 1940
Geeta then goes to live with her brother, who is not in a financial position to adequately support her.
No Time for Comedy Trailer (1940)
14 September 1940
An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.
The Untouchable Trailer (1940)
05 April 1940
Laxmi, an "untouchable" woman fights for her community's rights against societal discrimination. She faces personal hardship and resistance from authorities, ultimately leading a movement for equality and temple access, while advocating for deeper societal change.
They Were Twelve Women Trailer (1940)
16 April 1940
Early in the war, a group of women decide to help the soldiers in the war front. They enlist the help of the wealthy Madame Marion.
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Trailer (1940)
31 July 1940
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Hattie McDaniel and more, with host Bob Hope.
Go West Trailer (1940)
06 December 1940
A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.
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.
Wildcat Bus Trailer (1940)
23 August 1940
A broke playboy signs on to help a young beauty save her ailing bus line.