Movies released in 1940

La luz de un fósforo

69/100

A shy man invents in front of his friends a love affair with a singer but circumstances will lead him to conquer her.

Zakon zhizni

54/100

Gun Code

72/100

A gang of extortionists is blackmailing a town for "protection" money. When a local citizen threatens to expose the town's leader, he is murdered. His son swears vengeance on the gang.

Nanette

52/100

Successful playwright goes undercover to get new material and finds romance.

Sunday Sinners

74/100

Honeymoon Deferred

72/100

San Francisco Docks

73/100

Barmaid in seedy docks does better detective work than the police to get her beau off a murder accusation, helped by a good priest who proves to be a good fighter for the truth.

Pioneers of the Frontier

62/100

After Brawley kills his boss Mort Saunders, he and his men take control of all the ranches in the valley. When Wild Bill arrives to help the ranchers he is thrown in jail by the crooked Sheriff.

Lone Star Raiders

82/100

Dust storms and drought make herding horses a tough job for the boys. When the new owner of the ranch, Lydia Phelps, shows up, the ranch is in dire financial straits. The Martin Ranch has ... See full summary »

Zvejnieka dels

79/100

El inglés de los güesos

62/100

A peasant girl falls in love with an English teacher who came to the country to study fossils but must return to his homeland.

Ohne Rücksicht auf Verluste

72/100

Hidden Enemy

71/100

A newspaper reporter stumbles upon German spies after a new alloy, an experimental metal that is lighter than aluminum but stronger than steel.

Billy the Kid Outlawed

74/100

In the first of the six films Bob Steele made in PRC's "Billy the Kid" series, gun law rules in Lincoln County, New Mexico in 1972, where Sam Daly and Pete Morgan operate a general store. ... See full summary »

El charro Negro

68/100

In a Mexican small village, the Mayor offers a reward for the capture of the "Charro Negro" without knowing that he is his son Raul, who is decided to take revenge of the raping and suicide... See full summary »

Bowery Boy

77/100

Dr. Tom O'Hara takes over a public clinic in New York's desperately poor Bowery section. Boy gangleader Sock Dolan resents Tom's interference in moving Sock's kid brother to a hospital, ... See full summary »

Heroes of the Sea

48/100

Private Affairs

57/100

Amos Bullerton, son of an old Boston family, has chosen for twenty years to remain a "black sheep" rather...

Law and Order

59/100

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. He takes the job of town Marshal and soon ... See full summary »

Feitiço do Império

63/100

Francisco Morais emigrated to the United States but keeps a strong

Riders of Black Mountain

68/100

Disguised as a gambler, U.S. Marshal Tim Donovan Tim McCoy) rides the Black Mountain Stage which is held up by Pete Smith (Ted Adams) and his gang. Tim and his pal, Tombstone (Ralph Peters)... See full summary »

Bal paré

81/100

Miente y serás feliz

68/100

An Spanish, Juan,is obsessed with telling the truth always. As a result he is consistently in the middle of troubles. His daughter Pilar( a widow too) promised her late husband she never ... See full summary »

Capricious and Millionaire

77/100

The father of a rich girl sends an administrator to control his waste. A great comedy by Enrique Santos Discépolo.

Bullets for Rustlers

69/100

Steve Beaumont, an operative for the Cattleman's Protective Association, is assigned the difficult task of breaking up a murderous gang of rustlers led by Ed Brock and Strang. He takes ... See full summary »