List of American films of 1940

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A list of American films released in 1940.

Rebecca won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
20 Mule TeamRichard ThorpeWallace Beery, Leo Carrillo, Marjorie Rambeau, Anne Baxter Western MGM
100 Pygmies and Andy PandaAlex LovyBernice Hansen (voice), Dick Nelson (voice)Animated Short

A

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Abe Lincoln in IllinoisJohn CromwellRaymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth GordonDrama, BiographyNominated for 2 Academy Awards
Adventure in DiamondsGeorge FitzmauriceGeorge Brent, Isa Miranda, John LoderDrama Paramount
Adventures of Red RyderWilliam Witney, John EnglishDon "Red" Barry, Noah Beery, Tommy CookWestern12-chapter movie serial based on the Western comic strip Red Ryder
Alias the DeaconChristy CabanneBob Burns, Mischa Auer, Peggy MoranComedyVersion of Alias the Deacon (1928 silent film)
All This, and Heaven TooAnatole Litvak Bette Davis, Charles Boyer, Jeffrey LynnDramaNominated for 3 Academy Awards
Always a BrideNoel M. SmithRosemary Lane, George Reeves, John EldredgeComedyVersion of Brides Are Like That (1936 film)
Am I Guilty?Sam NewfieldRalph Cooper, Sam McDanielCrime drama
Americaner ShadchenEdgar G. UlmerLeo Fuchs, Judith Abarbanel, Judel DubinskyRomantic comedyEnglish title "American Matchmaker"; in Yiddish and English
And One Was BeautifulRobert B. SinclairRobert Cummings, Laraine Day, Jean MuirRomantic drama
Andy Hardy Meets DebutanteGeorge B. SeitzLewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia ParkerComedy9th (out of 16) with Andy Hardy character
An Angel from TexasRay EnrightEddie Albert, Rosemary Lane, Wayne MorrisRomantic comedyVersion of The Butter and Egg Man (1928 silent film)
Angels Over BroadwayBen Hecht, Lee GarmesDouglas Fairbanks, Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas MitchellDramaNominated for Academy Award
Anne of Windy PoplarsJack HivelyAnne Shirley, James Ellison, Henry TraversDramaFollows Anne of Green Gables (1934 film)
Argentine NightsAlbert S. RogellThe Ritz Brothers, The Andrews Sisters, Constance Moore, George Reeves Musical comedy
Arise, My LoveMitchell LeisenClaudette Colbert, Ray Milland, Dennis O'KeefeRomantic comedyWon Academy Award; another 3 nominations
ArizonaWesley RugglesJean Arthur, William Holden, Warren WilliamWesternNominated for 2 Academy Awards
Arizona FrontierAlbert HermanTex Ritter Western
Arizona Gang BustersSam NewfieldTim McCoy Western

B

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Babies for SaleCharles BartonRochelle Hudson, Glenn Ford, Miles ManderDrama
Bad Man from Red ButteRay TaylorJohnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy KnightWestern
The Bank DickEdward F. ClineW. C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una MerkelComedy Universal
Barnyard FolliesFrank McDonaldMary Lee, Rufe Davis, June StoreyMusical
Before I HangNick GrindeBoris Karloff, Evelyn Keyes, Bruce BennettCrime, Sci-fi Columbia
Behind the NewsJoseph SantleyLloyd Nolan, Doris Davenport, Frank AlbertsonDramaNominated for Academy Award
Beyond the SacramentoLambert HillyerWild Bill Elliott, Evelyn Keyes, Dub TaylorWestern
Beyond TomorrowA. Edward SutherlandHarry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles WinningerFantasy
A Bill of DivorcementJohn FarrowMaureen O'Hara, Adolphe Menjou, Fay BainterDramaVersion of A Bill of Divorcement (1932 film)
Billy the Kid in TexasSam NewfieldBob Steele, Terry Walker, Al St. John, Carleton YoungWestern2nd (out of 6) with Steele in "Billy the Kid" series
Billy the Kid OutlawedSam NewfieldBob Steele, Louise Currie, Al St. John, Carleton YoungWestern1st (out of 6) film with Bob Steele in "Billy the Kid" series
Billy the Kid's Gun JusticeSam NewfieldBob Steele, Al St. John, Louise Currie, Carleton YoungWestern3rd (out of 6) film with Bob Steele in "Billy the Kid" series
The Biscuit EaterStuart Heisler Billy Lee, Cordell Hickman, Richard LaneDrama
Bitter SweetW. S. Van DykeJeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, George SandersMusicalNominated for 2 Academy Awards; remake of Bitter Sweet (1933 British film)
Black DiamondsChristy CabanneRichard Arlen, Andy Devine, Kathryn Adams DotyCrime drama
Black FridayArthur LubinBoris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Stanley RidgesScience fiction
Blazing Six ShootersJoseph H. LewisCharles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Dick CurtisWestern
Blondie Has Servant TroubleFrank R. StrayerPenny Singleton, Arthur LakeComedy6th (out of 28) with Blondie character
Blondie on a BudgetFrank R. StrayerPenny Singleton, Arthur LakeComedy5th (out of 28) with Blondie character
Blondie Plays CupidFrank R. StrayerPenny Singleton, Arthur LakeComedy7th (out of 28) with Blondie character
The Blue BirdWalter LangShirley Temple, Spring Byington, Nigel BruceFantasyNominated for 2 Academy Awards
Boom TownJack ConwayClark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette ColbertDramaNominated for 2 Academy Awards; #4 in top grossing films
The Border LegionJoseph KaneRoy Rogers, George 'Gabby' HayesWestern
Boss of Bullion CityRay TaylorJohnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'DayWestern
Bowery BoyWilliam MorganDennis O'Keefe, Louise Campbell, Jimmy LydonCrime
Boys of the CityJoseph H. LewisBobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Hal E. Chester Comedy Thriller2nd (out of 22) of East Side Kids series
The Boys from SyracuseA. Edward SutherlandAllan Jones, Irene Hervey, Martha RayeMusicalNominated for 2 Academy Awards
Brigham YoungHenry HathawayTyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Dean JaggerBiography
British IntelligenceTerry O. MorseBoris Karloff, Margaret Lindsay, Bruce LesterWar SpyVersion of Three Faces East (1926 silent film)
Broadway Melody of 1940Norman TaurogFred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George MurphyMusical4th and final film of The Broadway Melody series
Broken StringsBernard B. RayClarence Muse Drama
Brother OrchidLloyd BaconEdward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sothern Crime comedy
Brother Rat and a BabyRay EnrightPriscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Jane BryanComedyFollows Brother Rat (1938 film)
Buck Benny Rides AgainMark SandrichJack Benny, Ellen Drew, Eddie Anderson Western comedy
Bullet CodeDavid HowardGeorge O'Brien, Virginia Vale, Slim WhitakerWesternRemake of Melody of the Plains (1937 film)
Bullets for RustlersSam NelsonCharles Starrett, Lorna Gray, Bob NolanWestern
Buzzy Rides the RangeRichard C. Kahn Robert "Buzz" Henry, David O'Brien Western

C-D

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Cafe HostessSidney SalkowPreston Foster, Ann Dvorak, Douglas FowleyDrama
Calling All HusbandsNoel M. SmithGeorge Tobias, Lucile Fairbanks, Ernest TruexComedyVersion of Too Young to Marry (1931 film)
Calling Philo VanceWilliam ClemensJames Stephenson, Margot Stevenson, Henry O'NeillMystery12th (out of 15) film with Philo Vance character
Captain CautionRichard WallaceVictor Mature, Louise Platt, Leo CarrilloAdventureNominated for Academy Award
Carolina MoonFrank McDonaldGene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June StoreyWesternRemake of Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935 film)
Castle on the HudsonAnatole LitvakJohn Garfield, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'BrienDramaVersion of 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932 film)
Chad HannaHenry KingHenry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, Linda DarnellRomantic drama
Charlie Chan at the Wax MuseumLynn ShoresSidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, C. Henry GordonMystery6th (out of 22) with Toler as Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan in PanamaNorman FosterSidney Toler, Jean Rogers, Lionel AtwillMystery7th (out of 22) with Toler as Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan's Murder CruiseEugene FordeSidney Toler, Marjorie Weaver, Lionel AtwillMystery5th (out of 22) with Toler as Charlie Chan
Charter PilotEugene FordeLloyd Nolan, Lynn Bari, Arleen WhelanAdventure
Chasing TroubleHoward BrethertonFrankie Darro, Marjorie Reynolds, Mantan MorelandComedy, drama
Cherokee StripLesley SelanderRichard Dix, Florence Rice, William HenryWestern
Christmas in JulyPreston SturgesDick Powell, Ellen Drew, Raymond WalburnScrewball comedy
A Chump at OxfordAlfred J. GouldingStan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Forrester HarveyComedy Partial remake of From Soup to Nuts\\ (1928 film)
City for ConquestAnatole Litvak, Jean NegulescoJames Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Frank CravenDrama
City of ChanceRicardo CortezLynn Bari, C. Aubrey Smith, Donald WoodsFilm noir
City of Lost MenHarry RevierWilliam "Stage" Boyd, Kane Richmond, Claudia DellScience fiction3rd feature version of 1935 serial The Lost City
ColoradoJoseph KaneRoy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Pauline MooreWestern
Comes MidnightJames Baskett, Eddie Green, Amanda Randolph Horror comedy
Comin' Round the MountainGeorge ArchainbaudBob Burns, Una Merkel, Jerry ColonnaComedy
Comrade XKing VidorClark Gable, Hedy Lamarr, Oskar HomolkaComedy SpyNominated for Academy Award
Congo MaisieH. C. PotterAnn Sothern, John Carroll, Rita JohnsonComedyVersion of Red Dust (1932 film); 2nd (out of 10) film with Maisie character
Convicted WomanNick GrindeRochelle Hudson, Frieda Inescort, June Lang, Glenn FordCrime
Covered Wagon DaysGeorge ShermanRobert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Duncan RenaldoWestern29th (out of 51) film of The Three Mesquiteers series.
Covered Wagon TrailsBernard B. RayAddison Randall, Sally Cairns, David SharpeWestern
Cross-Country RomanceFrank WoodruffGene Raymond, Wendy Barrie, Hedda HopperRomantic comedy
Curtain CallFrank WoodruffBarbara Read, Alan Mowbray, Helen VinsonRomantic comedy
Dance, Girl, DanceDorothy ArznerMaureen O'Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille BallMusicalFootage preserved in US National Registry
Dancing on a DimeJoseph SantleyRobert Paige, Peter Lind Hayes, Eddie QuillanMusical
Danger AheadRalph StaubJames Newill, Dorothea Kent, Guy UsherAdventure5th (out of 6) with Newill as Sgt. Renfrew of Royal Mounties
Danger on WheelsChristy CabanneRichard Arlen, Andy Devine, Peggy MoranSport thriller
Dark CommandRaoul WalshClaire Trevor, John Wayne, Walter PidgeonWesternNominated for 2 Academy Awards
Dark Streets of CairoLászló KardosSigrid Gurie, Ralph Byrd, Eddie QuillanMystery
Deadwood DickJames W. HorneDon Douglas, Lorna Gray, Harry Harvey, Marin SaisWestern 15-episode serial
Diamond FrontierHarold D. SchusterVictor McLaglen, John Loder, Anne NagelAdventure
A Dispatch from Reuter'sWilliam DieterleEdward G. Robinson, Edna Best, Eddie Albert Biography
Doomed to DieWilliam NighBoris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant WithersMystery
Down Argentine WayIrving CummingsDon Ameche, Betty Grable, Carmen MirandaMusicalNominated for 3 Academy Awards; #9 in Top Grossing Films
Dr. CyclopsErnest B. SchoedsackAlbert Dekker, Thomas Coley, Janice LoganScience Fiction HorrorNominated for Academy Award
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletWilliam DieterleEdward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon, Otto KrugerBiographyNominated for Academy Award

E-F

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
East Side KidsRobert F. Hill Leon Ames, Dennis Moore, Joyce BryantComedy1st (out of 22) film of East Side Kids series
Edison, the ManClarence BrownSpencer Tracy, Rita Johnson, Lynne OvermanBiographicalNominated for Academy Award
Elmer's Candid CameraChuck JonesMel Blanc, Arthur Q. BryanAnimated
EscapeMervyn LeRoyNorma Shearer, Robert Taylor, Conrad VeidtDrama
Eyes of the NavyCharles B. Middleton Short DocumentaryNominated for Academy Award
FantasiaJames Algar, Samuel Armstrong, 9 moreLeopold Stokowski, Deems TaylorAnimatedWon 2 Honorary Academy Awards; footage preserved in US National Registry; #1 in Top Grossing Films*
The Fatal HourWilliam NighBoris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant WithersThriller
The Fight for LifePare LorentzMyron McCormick, Will GeerDramaNominated for Academy Award
The Fighting 69thWilliam KeighleyJames Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George BrentWar
Flight CommandFrank BorzageRobert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, Walter PidgeonWar Nominated for Academy Award
Flowing Gold Alfred E. Green John Garfield, Frances Farmer, Pat O'Brien Adventure
Foreign CorrespondentAlfred HitchcockJoel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert MarshallSpy thrillerNominated for 6 Academy Awards; #15 in Top Grossing Films
Four SonsArchie MayoDon Ameche, Eugenie Leontovich, Mary Beth HughesDrama WarRemake of Four Sons (1928 silent film)
From Nurse to WorseJules WhiteThe Three StoogesComedy Short
A Fugitive from JusticeTerry O. MorseRoger Pryor, Lucile Fairbanks, Eddie Foy, Jr.Crime drama

G-H

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Ghost BreakersGeorge MarshallBob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Richard CarlsonHorror comedy
Give Us WingsCharles LamontBilly Halop, Huntz Hall, Gabriel DellAdventure
Glamour for Sale D. Ross LedermanAnita Louise, Roger PryorCrime
Go WestEdward BuzzellMarx Brothers, John Carroll, Diana LewisComedy
The Grapes of WrathJohn FordHenry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John CarradineDramaWon 2 Academy Awards, one for Best Director; another 5 nominations; footage preserved in US National Registry; #12 in Top Grossing Films
The Great DictatorCharles ChaplinCharles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack OakieComedyNominated for 5 Academy Awards; footage preserved in US National Registry
The Great McGintyPreston SturgesBrian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, Akim TamiroffComedyWon Academy Award
Green HellJames WhaleDouglas Fairbanks, Jr., Joan Bennett, John HowardAdventure
The Green HornetFord Beebe, Ray TaylorGordon Jones, Wade Boteler, Anne NagelAdventure Serial
He Married His WifeRoy Del RuthJoel McCrea, Nancy Kelly, Roland YoungComedy
Hired!Henry Jamison Handy (producer)Short
His Girl FridayHoward HawksCary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph BellamyScrewball comedyRemake of The Front Page (1931 film); #16 in Top Grossing Films
Hit Parade of 1941John H. AuerKenny Baker, Frances Langford, Hugh HerbertMusicalNominated for 2 Academy Awards
The House Across the BayArchie MayoGeorge Raft, Joan Bennett, Lloyd NolanCrime drama
The House of the Seven GablesJoe MayGeorge Sanders, Margaret Lindsay, Vincent PriceThriller DramaNominated for Academy Award
How High Is Up?Del LordThe Three StoogesComedy Short
The Howards of VirginiaFrank LloydCary Grant, Martha Scott, Cedric HardwickePeriod DramaNominated for 2 Academy Awards
HullabalooEdwin L. MarinFrank Morgan, Virginia Grey, Dan DaileyMusical comedy

I-J

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
I Love You AgainW. S. Van DykeWilliam Powell, Myrna LoyRomantic comedy
I Take This WomanW. S. Van DykeSpencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, Laraine DayDrama
The Invisible Man ReturnsJoe MayCedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan GreyScience fictionNominated for Academy Award
The Invisible WomanA. Edward SutherlandVirginia Bruce, John Barrymore, John HowardScience fiction ComedyNominated for Academy Award
IreneHerbert WilcoxAnna Neagle, Ray Milland, Roland YoungMusicalNominated for Academy Award
Island of Doomed MenCharles BartonPeter LorreThriller
It All Came TrueLewis SeilerAnn Sheridan, Jeffrey Lynn, Humphrey BogartComedy
Junior G-Men Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor Dead End Kids Serial

K-L

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
King of the Royal MountedWilliam Witney, John English Adventure Serial
Kitty FoyleSam WoodGinger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James CraigDramaWon Academy Award for Best Actress; another 4 nominations; #10 in Top Grossing Films
Knock KnockWalter Lantz (producer)Animated Short
Knute Rockne, All AmericanLloyd BaconPat O'Brien, Ronald ReaganBiographicalStory of football coach Knute Rockne
Lady with Red HairCurtis BernhardtMiriam Hopkins, Claude Rains, Richard AinleyDrama
The LetterWilliam WylerBette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James StephensonFilm noirNominated for 7 Academy Awards
The Light That FailedWilliam WellmanRonald Colman, Walter Huston, Ida LupinoDrama
Lillian RussellIrving CummingsAlice Faye, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda BiographicalNominated for Academy Award
A Little Bit of HeavenAndrew Marton Gloria Jean, Hugh Herbert, Robert StackMusicalFollowup to The Under-Pup (1939 film)
Little Nellie KellyNorman Taurog Judy GarlandMusical comedy
The Long Voyage HomeJohn FordJohn Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian HunterWar DramaNominated for 6 Academy Awards

M-N

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Man from DakotaLeslie FentonWallace Beery, Dolores del RíoHistorical Drama
The Marines Fly HighBenjamin Stoloff, George Nichols, Jr.Richard Dix, Chester Morris, Lucille BallAdventure
The Mark of ZorroRouben MamoulianTyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil RathboneAdventureNominated for Academy Award; footage preserved in US National Registry
Melody RanchJoseph SantleyGene AutryWestern
Mexican SpitfireLeslie GoodwinsLupe Vélez, Leon ErrolComedy
The Milky WayRudolf IsingBernice HansenAnimated ShortWon Academy Award
The Mortal StormFrank BorzageJames Stewart, Robert YoungPropaganda
Mr. Duck Steps OutJack KingAnimated Short
The Mummy's HandChristy CabanneDick ForanHorror
Music in My HeartJoseph SantleyTony Martin, Rita Hayworth, Edith FellowsMusicalNominated for Academy Award
My Favorite WifeGarson KaninIrene Dunne, Cary Grant, Randolph ScottScrewball comedyNominated for 3 Academy Awards; #18 in Top Grossing Films
My Little ChickadeeEdward F. ClineW. C. FieldsComedy
My Son, My Son!Charles VidorMadeleine Carroll, Brian Aherne, Louis HaywardDramaNominated for Academy Award
Mysterious Doctor SatanWilliam Witney, John EnglishAdventure
New MoonJack ConwayJeanette MacDonald, Nelson EddyMusical drama
A Night at Earl Carroll'sKurt NeumannKen Murray, J. Carrol Naish, Rose HobartMusical
No Census, No FeelingDel LordThe Three StoogesComedy Short
North West Mounted PoliceCecil B. DeMilleGary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Paulette GoddardWesternWon Academy Award; another 4 nominations
Northwest PassageKing Vidor, Jack Conway, W. S. Van DykeSpencer Tracy, Robert Young, Walter BrennanAdventure Nominated for Academy Award; #19 in Top Grossing Films
Nutty But NiceJules WhiteThe Three StoogesComedy Short

O-R

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Of Fox and HoundsTex AveryWilloughby the DogAnimated Short
One Million B.C.Hal Roach, Jr., Hal RoachVictor Mature, Carole Landis, Lon Chaney, Jr.FantasyNominated for 2 Academy Awards
One Night in the TropicsA. Edward SutherlandAbbott and CostelloComedy
Our TownSam WoodWilliam Holden, Martha Scott, Fay BainterDramaNominated for 6 Academy Awards
Patient PorkyBob ClampettPorky the PigAnimated Short
The Philadelphia StoryGeorge CukorCary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James StewartScrewball comedyWon 2 Academy Awards, another 4 nominations; footage preserved in US National Registry; #6 in Top Grossing Films
PinocchioT. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack KinneyAnimatedWon 2 Academy Awards; footage preserved in US National Registry; #2 in Top Grossing Films*
Pride and Prejudice Robert Z. LeonardGreer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Edward AshleyDramaWon Academy Award; #20 in Top Grossing Films
Pride of the Bowery Joseph H. Lewis East Side Kids, Mary Ainslee Family
Primrose PathGregory La CavaGinger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Marjorie RambeauDramaNominated for Academy Award
Private AffairsAlbert S. RogellNancy KellyComedy
Puss Gets the BootHanna-Barbera, William Hanna, Rudolf IsingLillian RandolphAnimated ShortNominated for Academy Award
Queen of the YukonPhil RosenCharles Bickford, Irene Rich, June CarlsonAdventure
Quicker'n a WinkGeorge SidneyHarold E. Edgerton Short DocumentaryWon Academy Award
RebeccaAlfred HitchcockLaurence Olivier, Joan FontaineSuspenseWon 2 Academy Awards, one for Best Picture; another 9 nominations; #3 in Top Grossing Films
Remember the NightMitchell LeisenBarbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurrayRomantic drama
The Return of Frank JamesFritz LangHenry Fonda, Gene Tierney Western
Rhythm on the RiverVictor SchertzingerBing Crosby, Mary Martin, Basil RathboneMusical ComedyNominated for Academy Award
Road to SingaporeVictor SchertzingerBob Hope, Bing CrosbyMusical comedy
Rockin' Thru the RockiesJules WhiteThe Three StoogesComedy Short

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Sailor's LadyAllan DwanNancy Kelly, Jon HallComedy
The Saint Takes OverJack HivelyGeorge SandersCrime
The Saint's Double TroubleJack HivelyGeorge SandersCrime
Santa Fe TrailMichael CurtizErrol Flynn, Olivia de HavillandWestern#5 in Top Grossing Films
Saps at SeaGordon DouglasLaurel and HardyComedy
The Sea HawkMichael CurtizErrol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude RainsAdventureNominated for 4 Academy Awards; #11 in Top Grossing Films
Second ChorusH. C. PotterFred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Artie ShawMusical ComedyNominated for 2 Academy Awards
Service with the ColorsB. Reeves EasonRobert Armstrong, William Lundigan, Henry O'NeillDrama ShortNominated for Academy Award
Seven SinnersTay GarnettMarlene Dietrich, John WayneAdventure
She Done Him RightWilliam Beaudine Comedy
The Shop Around the CornerErnst Lubitsch[1]James Stewart, Margaret SullavanRomantic comedy
SiegeJulien BryanJulien BryanDocumentary ShortNominated for Academy Award; footage preserved in US National Registry
Son of Ingagi Richard Kahn Zack Williams, Laura Bowman Sci-fi
The Son of Monte CristoRowland V. LeeLouis Hayward, Joan Bennett, George SandersAdventureNominated for Academy Award
South of SuezLewis SeilerGeorge Brent, Brenda MarshallDrama
Spring ParadeHenry Koster Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings, Mischa AuerComedy, MusicalNominated for 4 Academy Awards
Strange CargoFrank BorzageClark Gable, Joan Crawford, Ian HunterDrama, Romance#7 in Top Grossing Films
Stranger on the Third FloorBoris IngsterPeter Lorre Film noir
Strike Up the BandBusby Berkeley Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra Musical ComedyWon Academy Award; another 2 nominations
Susan and GodGeorge CukorJoan Crawford, Fredric March Comedy, Drama ]
Swiss Family RobinsonEdward LudwigThomas Mitchell, Edna Best, Freddie BartholomewAdventureNominated for Academy Award
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse (Galloping Gertie)Barney ElliottNewsreelFootage preserved in US National Registry
'Taint LegalHarry D'ArcyEdgar Kennedy, Vivien Oakland, Billy FraneyShort Comedy
Teddy the Rough RiderRay EnrightSidney Blackmer, Pierre Watkin, Arthur LoftShort DramaWon Academy Award
Terry and the Pirates James W. Horne William Tracy, Sheila Darcy Serial
That Gang of MineJoseph H. LewisLeo GorceyComedy3rd (out of 22) film of East Side Kids series
They Drive by NightRaoul WalshGeorge Raft, Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, Ann SheridanDrama
They Knew What They WantedGarson KaninCarole Lombard, Charles Laughton, William GarganDramaNominated for Academy Award
'Til We Meet AgainEdmund Goulding Merle Oberon, Pat O'Brien, Geraldine FitzgeraldDramaRemake of One Way Passage (1932 film)
Tin Pan AlleyWalter LangAlice Faye, Betty Grable, Jack OakieMusicalWon Academy Award; #13 in Top Grossing Films
Too Many HusbandsWesley RugglesJean Arthur, Fred MacMurray, Melvyn DouglasRomantic comedyNominated for Academy Award
Torrid Zone William KeighleyJames Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'BrienAdventure
Tugboat Annie Sails AgainLewis SeilerComedy
TyphoonLouis King Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Lynne OvermanAdventureNominated for Academy Award

U-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Vigil in the NightGeorge StevensCarole Lombard, Brian AherneRomantic Drama
Virginia CityMichael CurtizErrol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott, Humphrey Bogart Western#8 in Top Grossing Films
Waterloo BridgeMervyn LeRoyVivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile WatsonDrama WarNominated for 2 Academy Awards; #14 in Top Grossing Films
The Way of All FleshAkim Tamiroff, Gladys GeorgeRemake of The Way of All Flesh (1927 silent film)
The WesternerWilliam WylerGary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Doris DavenportWesternWon Academy Award; another 2 nominations; #17 in Top Grossing Films
A Wild HareTex AveryMel Blanc, Arthur Q. BryanAnimated ShortNominated for Academy Award
Winners of the WestFord Beebe, Ray TaylorDick Foran, Anne NagelWestern Serial
Women in WarJohn H. AuerElsie Janis, Wendy Barrie, Patric KnowlesWar dramaNominated for Academy Award
WyomingRichard ThorpeWallace BeeryWestern
You Ought to Be in PicturesI. FrelengLooney TunesAnimated Short
You'll Find OutDavid ButlerKay Kyser, Peter Lorre, Boris KarloffComedyNominated for Academy Award
Young PeopleAllan DwanShirley Temple, Jack Oakie, Charlotte GreenwoodDrama
Young Tom Edison Norman Taurog Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter, George Bancroft Biography
You're Not So ToughJoe MayBilly Halop, Huntz Hall, Bobby JordanDrama

See also

References

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