Pinocchio (1940)

Pinocchio (1940)

[9] Walt Disney followed up his success with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with a film that is far more entertaining and timeless. Pinocchio begins in a small cottage where a woodcarver named Geppetto (Christian Rub) is putting the…
The Mummy’s Hand (1940)

The Mummy’s Hand (1940)

[5] In the second of Universal's Mummy series, two American archaeologists partner with a wealthy magician and his daughter to find the hidden Tomb of Ananka in Egypt. Their quest is hampered by a secret organization determined to protect the…
Dr. Cyclops (1940)

Dr. Cyclops (1940)

[5] Ernest B. Schoedsack (King Kong, The Most Dangerous Game) directs this schlocky sci-fi matinee flick about a mad scientist (Albert Dekker) who summons colleagues to his South American jungle laboratory. Once there, the guests discover he is using radium…
My Favorite Wife (1940)

My Favorite Wife (1940)

[6] Cary Grant plays a widower who remarries seven years after his first wife (Irene Dunne) disappears at sea. While on his honeymoon with wife number two (Gail Patrick), he's shocked to discover Dunne survived her ordeal and is ready…
Black Friday (1940)

Black Friday (1940)

[3] Boris Karloff stars as a doctor who transplants the brain of a gangster into the body of a dying professor (both played by Stanley Ridges), then tries to get the convalescing professor to remember -- with his new brain…
The Great Dictator (1940)

The Great Dictator (1940)

[8] There's something incredibly poetic about Charlie Chaplin, who built a career over the 1920s and 1930s as a silent screen star, finally opening his mouth in his first sound film, 1940's The Great Dictator. The decision wasn't an arbitrary…
Northwest Passage (1940)

Northwest Passage (1940)

[7] Spencer Tracy stars as Major Richard Rogers, leader of an elite force of men who traversed the wilderness and engaged with enemies during the French and Indian War. The film is seen through the eyes of two new recruits,…
The Invisible Woman (1940)

The Invisible Woman (1940)

[6] Virginia Bruce, John Barrymore, and John Howard star in this second, decidedly more comic installment of what would become Universal's Invisible Man franchise. Howard plays a rich playboy looking to settle down with the right woman, while Barrymore plays…
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

[6] You only get to see his face in the film's final moments, but Vincent Price otherwise stars as this sequel's titular character. The film has loose narrative ties to James Whale's 1933 classic, and is as much a remake…
Turnabout (1940)

Turnabout (1940)

[6] Carole Landis and John Hubbard star as a bickering husband and wife who each believes the other has the easier life. They wish upon a statue of Buddha to trade places, and lo and behold, their wish comes true.…