Movies released in 1940

João Ratão

62/100

João Ratão is a Portuguese soldier in the Flandres battle-front,

Kyss henne!

63/100

Lisa Larsson, dancer at a theater, witnesses a traffic accident and banker Brenner's private driver asks her to be a witness. When her friends see her talk to the driver, they start to ... See full summary »

Billy the Kid in Texas

64/100

Arriving in a lawless Texas town, Billy finds his old friend Fuzzy. When Billy stands up to Flash and his gang, he is made Sheriff. He and Fuzzy then set out to retrieve the money stolen by... See full summary »

He Stayed for Breakfast

68/100

Stage to Chino

64/100

To investigate a gold-shipping scam, a postal inspector goes undercover and tries to infiltrate the gang he believes is responsible.

Hi-Yo Silver

68/100

Edited version of the 1938 Republic serial "The Lone Ranger."

Confucius

64/100

The life story of the highly-influential Chinese philosopher, Confucius.

Lightning Strikes West

75/100

When Butch Taggart escapes prison, the Marshal sends Lightning Morgan to find him and his hidden gold. He finds the map to the gold on Taggart's boot. Joe Laikon and his men are also after ... See full summary »

On the Spot

56/100

Frankie Kelly is the soda jerk and embryo scientist in Midvales only drugstore. Two murders and an attempted killing suddenly swing Midvale into national prominence. Frankie and his pal, ... See full summary »

Safari

67/100

Millionaire Baron de Courland and his fiancée Linda Stewart employ Jim Logan as a guide for their hunting trip in the jungle. Linda finds unplanned adventure in her sudden love for Jim, ... See full summary »

Yukon Flight

55/100

When the plane owned by the "Yukon and Columbia Mail Service" crashes, RCMP Sergeant Renfrew (James Newill) and Constable Kelly (Dave O'Brien) suspect murder. Their suspicions are confirmed... See full summary »

Sky Bandits

56/100

Sgt. Renfrew and Constable Kelly go aloft to search for a plane missing with a shipment of gold from the Yukon Mine Company. Inventor Speavy has devised a power ray which disrupts ... See full summary »

The Courageous Dr. Christian

58/100

A doctor fights an epidemic that breaks out in the poor section of town and tries to get the rest of the town to help out.

Isle of Destiny

51/100

Society glamor girl/aviatrix Virginia Allerton decides to alter her around-the-world flight by stopping off on the Pacific isle of Palo Pango where her brother, Lieutenant Allerton is ... See full summary »

Cherokee Strip

64/100

Texans Dave Lovell and Coy Barrett sign a truce to stop the feuding between their families. The Barretts migrate from Texas to Goliath, Oklahoma, a boom town on the border of the Cherokee ... See full summary »

The Farmer's Daughter

71/100

Broadway producer Nickie North, and his press agent Scoop Trimble, land a backer for a new show, but their "angel" requires that they rehearse the show out-of-town and star Clarice Sheldon,... See full summary »

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

66/100

A man involved in a crime (Nolan) kills his key witness by mistake and resigns himself to death. He changes his name so as not to harm his family. The law is not content with his ... See full summary »

Sorensen and Rasmussen

74/100

Suotorpan tyttö

52/100

La comédie du bonheur

68/100

Monsieur Jourdain is a dangerous madman : he wants to share his fortune! His relatives do what any sensible...

Prairie Law

68/100

Judge Curry is selling Austin's land to nesters and his men are rustling his cattle to provide beef. When the Sheriff accuses butcher Gore of possessing stolen beef, Gore kills him. Curry ... See full summary »

Winners of the West

66/100

One of the writers of this serial, George H. Plympton, dusted the story off and re-sold it to Sam Katzman for a Columbia 1951 serial called "Roar of the Iron Horse". "Winners of the West" ... See full summary »

Millionaire Playboy

52/100

Joe Zany has been bashful around girls since he was a baby, and has violent spells of hiccuping when he is kissed by one. His father, utilities magnate J.B. Zany, calls in the services of ... See full summary »

In the Times of Don Porfirio

79/100

Texas Terrors

67/100

A lawyer is after the person that murdered his parents when he was a boy.