The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

[10] John Ford directs John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a destitute Oklahoma family who pile everything they own into a jalopy and head for California in hope of finding work and a new home. The Grapes of Wrath puts…
The Philadelphia Story (1940)

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

[10] The day before her second wedding, a priggish socialite (Katharine Hepburn) entangles with her ex-husband (Cary Grant) and a tabloid journalist (Jimmy Stewart), causing an identity crisis that threatens to derail the ceremony. Does she really want to marry…
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…
Rebecca (1940)

Rebecca (1940)

[10] Alfred Hitchcock's first American film and only one to win a Best Picture Oscar is Rebecca, starring Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, and Judith Anderson. Based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier, the film follows a nervous woman (Fontaine)…
His Girl Friday (1940)

His Girl Friday (1940)

[9] Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell headline this quintessential screwball comedy from director Howard Hawks (Bringing Up Baby, Ball of Fire). His Girl Friday is based on a stage play and a previous film adaptation (The Front Page) about a…