Movie Trailers - November 1940
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One Hundred Crowded Years: The Centennial Film Trailer (1940)
28 November 1940
The coming of the pioneer settlers in 1840, the making of their first homes in the wilderness, the gold rushes, the Maori wars, the stage coaches, and the frontier towns.
The Trouble with Husbands Trailer (1940)
08 November 1940
Benchley, in his own unique way, starts to drive his wife crazy. First he waits until just as she is serving dinner before he goes to wash his hands and shave.
Junior G-Men Trailer (1940)
01 November 1940
A gang of urban street kids and a club of suburban would-be federal agents, at first rivals, join forces to rescue the father of one of the kids, the inventor of a super-explosive and its remote detonator, from the clutches of a band of foreign subversives call the "Flaming Torch Gang".
Alibaba Trailer (1940)
22 November 1940
Alibaba and his son live with his rich brother Cassim. Marjina and Zabba are two slave girls who work in Cassim's house.
Marianela Trailer (1940)
11 November 1940
Marianela is an orphan young girl living in a small village where she guides the blind young son of a rich country man.
Ellery Queen, Master Detective Trailer (1940)
30 November 1940
Famed detective and crime novelist Ellery Queen solves a case involving the suspicious death of a rich man whose inheritors fight over his estate.
The Lonesome Stranger Trailer (1940)
23 November 1940
This Lone Ranger spoof pits the Lonesome Stranger and his horse Sliver against a gang of Mexican banditos known as the Killer Diller Boys.
Rodeo Dough Trailer (1940)
09 November 1940
After a trip to Hollywood, two young ladies attempt to hitchhike home but end up at a star-filled rodeo.
The Chequered Coat Trailer (1940)
21 November 1940
Mrs. Takács, a widow and a postmistress living in the country, is about to marry her two daughters.
Everybody at His Station Trailer (1940)
06 November 1940
Swedish comedy from 1940. Kurre Karlsson, a simple man of the people, will be called up for military training given by an anti-aircraft units at sea.
Blondes and Blunders Trailer (1940)
29 November 1940
A beautiful blonde places a stolen diamond on an unsuspecting man. Later, she returns to retrieve it.
Bitter Sweet Trailer (1940)
08 November 1940
A woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they struggle to make ends meet.
Pájaros sin nido Trailer (1940)
13 November 1940
The birds in question are a group of young ladies who, for different reasons, leave the convent where they grew up in order to face "the struggle of life".
Hangman's Noose Trailer (1940)
23 November 1940
In England, a boxer is sentenced to death for a murder he does not seem to have committed.... Anthony Gethryn, who has just resigned from the police on the occasion of his marriage, has three days left to find the real killer.
Meet the Missus Trailer (1940)
29 November 1940
Gran Higgins falls under the spell of a love-starved widow.
Beyond the Sacramento Trailer (1940)
11 November 1940
Bill learns that two con artists whom he has dealt with before are at it again. Crowley runs the saloon and Adams the newspaper and both are highly respected by the citizens.
Grandmother Trailer (1940)
15 November 1940
A highly romanticized autobiographical novel by a Czech 19th century writer, Bozena Nemcova. It's a classical, compulsory reading in Czech schools, about a wise, working-class woman, happier in her simplicity and good heart than the nobles whom she serves.
Henry Busse and His Orchestra Trailer (1940)
30 November 1940
This one-reel musical short, part of the WB/Vitaphone Melody Master series, features the music of trumpet-player and orchestra leader Henry Busse and his Orchestra, playing their own arrangements of various popular songs of the time.
The Magic Pencil Trailer (1940)
14 November 1940
Gandy Goose sends away for a radio giveway item, a magic Pencil. When the Magic Pencil arrives, Gandy's magic drawings cause all kinds of problems for Sourpuss The Cat and for himself.
Take Me Back to Oklahoma Trailer (1940)
11 November 1940
Storm is out to wreck Ace's stage line. When Tex arrives to help Ace, Storm brings in hired killer Mule Bates.
Texas Terrors Trailer (1940)
22 November 1940
A lawyer by training, Bob Millburne (Don "Red" Barry) believes in relying on the legal system to exact justice.
Dancing on a Dime Trailer (1940)
01 November 1940
Director Ted Brooks and comedians Jack Norcross, Dandy Joslyn and Phil Miller are part of a troupe of promising young players rehearsing for a WPA show at the Garrick Theater in New York and are stunned when the government withdraws their funding on the day of the show's dress rehearsal.
The Heart of a Queen Trailer (1940)
01 November 1940
As the title "The Queen's Heart" suggests, this early German black and white version of Mary Queen of Scott's eventful reign and death focuses on her emotional perception rather lyrically, with some songs, mainly by her.
Fantasia Trailer (1940)
13 November 1940
Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.
The Abused Love Letters Trailer (1940)
30 November 1940
While on a longer business trip, a wannabe poet urges his beautiful but more simple wife to answer his overly swollen love letters.
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.
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.
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.
Tin Pan Alley Trailer (1940)
29 November 1940
Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England, and Katy joins her after the boys give a new song to Nora Bayes.
Remedy for Riches Trailer (1940)
29 November 1940
A small town doctor suspects the stranger in town is promoting an oil swindle. The fourth entry in the "Dr.
Always a Bride Trailer (1940)
02 November 1940
A young man wants to marry his sweetheart, but her parents will agree to their wedding only on one condition: he must run for mayor--and win.
Little Men Trailer (1940)
29 November 1940
Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo's heart despite his hard edge, and she defends him when he is falsely accused.
Youth Will Be Served Trailer (1940)
22 November 1940
A precocious youngster organizes a show to save a government youth camp from a local entrepreneur.
The Constable Trailer (1940)
15 November 1940
Gabby is constable in the village, and the mayor is on his case to catch pig thieves.
Love on Leave Trailer (1940)
13 November 1940
George and Katherine plan to marry but war breaks out. When he returns on two weeks leave, but has his marriage proposal put down by Katherine, George enters a relationship with another woman.
Friendly Neighbors Trailer (1940)
17 November 1940
The Weaver Brothers hit the road and taste the hobo's life in this, the sixth, entry in the eleven-film "Weaver Brothers and Elviry" comedy-drama series.
Girls Under 21 Trailer (1940)
15 November 1940
Francis Ryan, living high-and-free-wheeling life as the wife of gangster "Smiley" Ryan, spends some time behind bars as a result of her husband's activities, and, when she gets out, realizes she has been a bad example for her kid-sister, Jennie White, and five of her friends.
Street of Memories Trailer (1940)
15 November 1940
Joe Mason suffers from amnesia and is often in trouble. Catherine Foster befriends him and they marry.
The Old Jockey Trailer (1940)
10 November 1940
About Trofimov, a well-known rider who goes on taking part in races in spite of the advanced age, une
The Mad Hatter Trailer (1940)
03 November 1940
A young working woman lives to shop, particularly for hats. She decides on a unique one.
Falschmünzer Trailer (1940)
19 November 1940
Counterfeit money is discovered near the Bodensee. The investigators for the "Reichszentrale für Falschmünzerei" get wind of it and open up an investigation.
With You in My Arms Trailer (1940)
09 November 1940
Millionaire Krister Dahl loses his memory when he is hit in the head by a golf ball. He meets his ex-wife and immediately fall in love with her again.
Bedtime for Sniffles Trailer (1940)
23 November 1940
Christmas Eve, and Sniffles is determined to stay awake to see Santa. Not an easy task.
The Letter Trailer (1940)
21 November 1940
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
Gallant Sons Trailer (1940)
15 November 1940
When a teenager's father is accused of murder, the boy and his high-school classmates set out to find the real killer.
Escape Trailer (1940)
01 November 1940
An American goes to pre-war Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of an American-born widowed countess he seeks to engineer her escape.
Phantom of Chinatown Trailer (1940)
18 November 1940
In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Benton,the famous explorer, drinks from the water bottle on his lecture table, collapses and dies.
Riders of Black Mountain Trailer (1940)
11 November 1940
Marshal Tim Donovan has been sent to investigate a series of holdups. Posing as a card sharp he soon believes he knows who is tipping off the outlaws.
The Mark of Zorro Trailer (1940)
08 November 1940
In 1820 Spain, the son of a California nobleman comes home to find his native land under a villainous dictatorship.
Men and Dust Trailer (1940)
08 November 1940
This labor advocacy film is about diseases plaguing miners in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Sponsored by the Tri-State Survey Committee, "Men and Dust" is a stylistically innovative documentary and a valuable ecological record of landscapes radically transformed by extractive industry.
Island People Trailer (1940)
07 November 1940
This one-reel film was produced during the middle of the Second World War. It purports to offer a portrait of the British people, in broad and in fine.
Saloon Bar Trailer (1940)
02 November 1940
A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.
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.
Law and Order Trailer (1940)
28 November 1940
Bill Ralston arrives in town planning to settle down but quickly gets caught up in the fight between the townspeople and Poe Daggett and his gang.
Sandy Gets Her Man Trailer (1940)
08 November 1940
A young widow lets her baby be the deciding factor as to which eligible bachelor she should marry.