Movie Trailers - August 1940
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Artur and Leontyna Trailer (1940)
16 August 1940
A wealthy playboy leads an irresponsible life until he meets an attractive and hard-working woman who leads him to transform his ways.
Albert's Savings Trailer (1940)
31 August 1940
A homily on the duty to save, in the guise of one of the "Albert" rhyming monologues, recited by Stanley Holloway.
Flying Stewardess Trailer (1940)
16 August 1940
A short documentary depicting a typical day in the life of a 1940s era flying stewardess.
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'.
Boom Town Trailer (1940)
30 August 1940
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman.
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 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.
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.
River's End Trailer (1940)
10 August 1940
An escaped criminal pretends to be a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in order to prove his innocence of murder.
Diagnostic Procedures in Tuberculosis Trailer (1940)
03 August 1940
Diagnostic Procedures in Tuberculosis documents how to perform particular tests for tuberculosis.
I Love You Again Trailer (1940)
09 August 1940
Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.
The Fulla Bluff Man Trailer (1940)
09 August 1940
A persistent door-to-door salesman tries to sell his wares in a gated community that doesn't allow peddlers.
The Return of Frank James Trailer (1940)
10 August 1940
Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.
Buyer Beware Trailer (1940)
17 August 1940
This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with shady companies selling fake merchandise.
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.
South to Karanga Trailer (1940)
02 August 1940
Passengers bound to an African copper mine at Karanga to quell a native uprising encounter murder and intrigue on the way.
Fireman, Save My Choo-Choo Trailer (1940)
09 August 1940
Andy races his train against a modern bus; the winner receives a government franchise.
Transfer of Skill Trailer (1940)
31 August 1940
Short World War II documentary showing examples of how skilled craftsmen of peacetime apply their skills to essential wartime production.
The Timid Pup Trailer (1940)
01 August 1940
A timid little puppy suffers from an inferiority complex. But, once he gets away from home however, he has a grand time putting on the tough-dog air while frolicking with a baby kitten.
Automotive Service Trailer (1940)
03 August 1940
Impressions of the different jobs in automotive service and suggestions on training leading to entrance and to advancement in the trade.
Club Life in the Stone Age Trailer (1940)
23 August 1940
A cave-boy comes to woo a cave-girl, but her cave-father is against it. A giant stone valentine is catapulted into her high rise cave, but it hits father instead.
The Alchemist in Hollywood Trailer (1940)
04 August 1940
This educational short examines the chemical makeup of film and the process in which it's developed.
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.
Kit Carson Trailer (1940)
30 August 1940
Frontiersman Kit Carson fights off Indian attacks on the trail to California.
John, the Soldier of Vengeance Trailer (1940)
30 August 1940
The murder of an 8-year-old boy by a young soldier in Tijuana, Mexico, leads to riots on the streets.
The Durango Kid Trailer (1940)
15 August 1940
The Durango Kid is a sort of Robin Hood of the West who helps the lovely Walters (who replaced Starrett's usual love-interest, Iris Meredith), the daughter of a homesteader, defeat the evil MacDonald who has been terrorizing the decent citizens with his gang of rustlers.
Patient Porky Trailer (1940)
24 August 1940
Porky checks into a hospital with a tummyache; he has the bad luck to encounter a patient posing a "Dr.
Pluto's Dream House Trailer (1940)
30 August 1940
Mickey Mouse is about to build Pluto a doghouse when Pluto digs up a magic lamp that speaks in African-American vernacular.
Wimmin Hadn't Oughta Drive Trailer (1940)
16 August 1940
Popeye has a new car; Olive wants a driving lesson. Things don't go well.
Money and the Woman Trailer (1940)
17 August 1940
An embezzler's wife begs his boss for forgiveness, only to fall in love with him.
Boy in Court Trailer (1940)
03 August 1940
Johnny is a troubled 15-year-old who falls in with a bad crowd, steals a car and gets caught by the police.
Springtime in the Rock Age Trailer (1940)
29 August 1940
Oversize garden pests overcome the springtime urge to garden. The story opens in the spring. A caveman starts working in his garden, where a humongous locust comes and eats his goods.
Doomed to Die Trailer (1940)
12 August 1940
Shipping magnate Cyrus Wentworth, downcast over a disaster to his ocean liner 'Wentworth Castle' (carrying, oddly enough, an illicit shipment of Chinese bonds) is shot in his office at the very moment of kicking out his daughter's fiance Dick Fleming.
Pacientka dr. Hegla Trailer (1940)
30 August 1940
Pharmacist Janota's daughter, Karla, is about to get married to wealthy lawyer Jaroslav Kříž. On the day of the wedding, however, instead of the ceremony, she will have an appendectomy.
Lucky Partners Trailer (1940)
02 August 1940
Two strangers split a sweepstake prize to go on a fake honeymoon with predictable results.
Flowing Gold Trailer (1940)
24 August 1940
In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice's destiny is intertwined with the fortunes and the misfortunes of a small oil company that hires him as a roughneck.
Darn That Dream Trailer (1940)
10 August 1940
The Lorraine Page orchestra plays the title song, and Martha Mears and Bills Roberts sing it in this soundie.
And So They Live Trailer (1940)
03 August 1940
A stark documentary film about the economic and educational crises the mountain people of rural Appalachia faced at the tail end of the Dust Bowl period.
The Law of Life Trailer (1940)
07 August 1940
About the life of Soviet students. A group of students-graduates of a medical institute organizes a farewell party.
He Stayed for Breakfast Trailer (1940)
31 August 1940
Set in Paris, this romantic comedy revolves around the beautiful estranged wife of a wealthy banker who hides a handsome and fiery Communist fugitive in her apartment.
Panna Trailer (1940)
02 August 1940
Mrs. Piskořová, co-owner of a debt-ridden boarding house, forces her daughter Klára to marry a wealthy elderly architect, Kacík, who has recently separated from his wife.
The Beloved Trailer (1940)
20 August 1940
Friends and family are trying to bring together newlyweds who separated immediately after the wedding.
L'intrigante Trailer (1940)
29 August 1940
A father falls in love with his son's mistress whom he has forced to emigrate to force him to break up.
Trenck, der Pandur Trailer (1940)
23 August 1940
Film about the fictitious adventures of Franz Freiherr von Trenck, who lived during the times of empress Maria Theresia of Austria garnished with espionage and twisted love affairs.
The Golden Fleecing Trailer (1940)
16 August 1940
A mild-mannered insurance salesman gets mixed up with gangsters.
Pas paa svinget i Solby Trailer (1940)
19 August 1940
The priest in Solby borrows 2,000 kroons from the parish council treasury to pay for one of his parishioners' hospital stays in Germany.
One day at the Tidelands Trailer (1940)
01 August 1940
A documentary film about the tidal flat ecosystem directed by ornithologist Shimomura Kenji. It is also said to be the original form of Japanese ecological documentary films.
Doing Impossikible Stunts Trailer (1940)
02 August 1940
Mystery Pictures is looking for a stunt man. Swee'pea tags along with Popeye, but he sends the tot home.
Tante Pose Trailer (1940)
27 August 1940
The story of the sour old virgin who celebrates Christmas with the judge Bals. She makes life miserable for both the family and the other guests.
I de gode gamle Dage Trailer (1940)
09 August 1940
The two friends, Fy and Bi, come wandering along the country road as so many times before without a destination and - without food.
Die Geierwally Trailer (1940)
13 August 1940
In the mountains of the Ötztal, the wealthy Fender (Eduard Köck) and Wally (Heath Hatheyer), his only daughter and heir, manage a small farm.