1940 Movie Trailers
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The Howards of Virginia Trailer (1940)
19 September 1940
Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard.
On Their Own Trailer (1940)
17 May 1940
The Jones family (without father) head for California to open a bungalow court. To increase business they advertise for families with children and pets.
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 Sagebrush Family Trails West Trailer (1940)
17 January 1940
The story concentrates on a travelling medicine show maintained by Bobby Clark and his relatives Minerva Urecal, Earle Hodgins and Joyce Bryant.
The Biscuit Eater Trailer (1940)
24 May 1940
Two little boys have faith in a dog they name Promise, so much faith that they enter him in the championship trials for bird dogs.
Know Your Money Trailer (1940)
27 January 1940
This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short tells the fictitious story of a bill counterfeiting ring and explores the government's attempt to curb counterfeiting.
Screw Drivers of 1940 Trailer (1940)
04 August 1940
Film-within-a-film: two men eating lunch at restaurant see another Shell Oil film entitled "The Largest Club in the World" with Lew Lehr and Don Wilson.
Pride and Prejudice Trailer (1940)
26 July 1940
In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood.
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.
Travelling Actors Trailer (1940)
18 December 1940
This film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Sea Hawk Trailer (1940)
10 August 1940
Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Misbehaving Husbands Trailer (1940)
20 December 1940
Marital comedy in which a department store mannequin is mistaken for "the other woman".
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.
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.
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.
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.
Island of Doomed Men Trailer (1940)
20 May 1940
An undercover agent wrongly punished for murder is paroled to a remote tropical island with a diamond mine slave labor run by a sadistic foreigner.
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.
Crook's Tour Trailer (1940)
03 September 1940
Charters and Caldicott are touring the Middle East. After visiting Saudi Arabia they find themselves in Bagdad where they are mistaken by a group of German spies for the messengers who are to carry a song record by beautiful singer La Palermo which contains secret instructions of the German Intelligence.
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.
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.
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.
Wildcat Bus Trailer (1940)
23 August 1940
A broke playboy signs on to help a young beauty save her ailing bus line.
American Spoken Here Trailer (1940)
30 November 1940
This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short takes a look at the origins of North American slang.
Northwest Passage Trailer (1940)
23 February 1940
Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War.