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The decade of the 1940s in film involved many significant films. Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s. The great actor Humphrey Bogart made his most memorable films in this decade. Orson Welles's masterpiece Citizen Kane was also released. The film noir genre was at its height.

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List of films

The following is a list of films made from 1940 through 1949.

A

Africa Screams was first released in 1949 and stars Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

A-Haunting We Will Go (1942) '^[1]
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) ^[2]^[3]
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) ^[4]
Act of Violence (1948) ^[5]^[6]
Adam's Rib (1949) ^[7]
Adventure Island (1947) ^[8]
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) ^[9]
Africa Screams (1949) ^[10]
Ahí está el detalle (1940) ^[11]
Air Raid Wardens (1943) ^[12]
All the King's Men (1949) ^[13]
All This and Heaven Too (1940) ^[14]
All This and Rabbit Stew (1941) ^[15]
Anchors Aweigh (1945) ^[16]
Angel and the Badman (1947) ^[17]
Anna and the King of Siam (1946) ^[18]
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) ^[19]
Aventure Malgache (1944) ^[20]

B

Babes on Broadway (1941) ^[21]
Baby Bottleneck (1946)
Ball of Fire (1941) ^[22]
Bambi (1942) ^[23]
Battleground (1949) ^[24]^[25]
The Battle of San Pietro (1945)
La Belle et la Bête (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) ^[26]
Bicycle Thieves (1947)
The Big Clock (1948) ^[27]
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Store (1941)
The Blood of Jesus (1941)
Bluebeard (1944)
Brief Encounter (1945)

C

Casablanca (1942)
Cat People (1942)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
Crazy House (1943)
The Curse of the Cat People (1944)

D

Dead Men Walk (1943)
Detour (1945)
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Down Argentine Way (1940)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Dumbo (1941)

F

Fantasia (1940)
Flying Tigers (1942)
Flying Wild (1941)
A Foreign Affair (1948)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
The Fugitive (1947)
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)

G

That Gang of Mine (1940)
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Going My Way (1944)
Go West (1940)
Good News (1947)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Guest Wife (1945)

H

Hamlet (1948)
Happy Land (1943)
The Harvey Girls (1946)
He Walked by Night (1948)
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
The Heiress (1949)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Hired! (1940)
His Girl Friday (1940)
House of Dracula (1945)
House of Frankenstein (1944)
How Green Was My Valley (1941)

I

J

Jammin' the Blues (1944)
Jane Eyre (1944)
Jitterbugs (1943)
Johnny Angel (1945)
Johnny Belinda (1948)

K

Kiss of Death (1947)

L

Late Spring (1949)
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Love Happy (1949)

M

The Mad Monster (1942)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Major Barbara (1941)
Make Mine Music (1946)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Meet John Doe (1941)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Meet the People (1944)
Melody Time (1948)
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Mom and Dad (1945)
Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors (1945)
Momotaro's Sea Eagles (1942)
The Monster Maker (1944)
Moon Over Miami (1941)
The More the Merrier (1943)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
The Mummy series:
- The Mummy's Hand (1940)
- The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
- The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
- The Mummy's Curse (1944)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Mysterious Island (1941)

N

A Night in Casablanca (1946)

O

On the Town (1949)
One Foot in Heaven (1941)
One Million B.C. (1940)
Our Town (1940)
Out of the Past (1947)

P

Q

Quai des Orfèvres (quay of the goldsmiths) (1947)
Queen of the Amazons (1947)

R

The Razor's Edge (1946)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Rebecca (1940)
Red River (1948)
The Red Shoes (1948)
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)

S

Saludos Amigos (1942)
Samson and Delilah (1949)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
She-Wolf of London (1946)
Sleep, My Love (1948)
The Snake Pit (1948)
So Dear to My Heart (1949)
Son of Dracula (1943)
Song of the South (1946)
Spellbound (1945)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)

T

The Talk of the Town (1942)
They Won't Believe Me (1947)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Third Man (1949)
The Three Caballeros (1944)
Thirty Seconds over Tokyo (1944)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Tulsa (1949)
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)

U

Unconquered (1947)

V

Victory Through Air Power (1943)

W

Wing and a Prayer (1944)
The Wolf Man (1941)

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See also

References

^ S, T (August 3, 1942). "A-Haunting We Will Go (1942): Comedy Visits Broadway". The New York Times (New York City, New York, USA). http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amovies.nytimes.com%2Fmovie%2Freview+%22New+York+Times%22+%22A-Haunting+We+Will+Go%22+1942. Retrieved 02:24, 4 December 2009 (UTC).
^ Cincinnati CityBeat: Scared Silly By Phil Morehard
^ Press of Atlantic City: As Halloween nears, check out the evolution of Dracula
^ Crowther, Bosley (September 19, 1949). "Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949): 'Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff.' Opens at the Globe -- New Film at the Mayfair". The New York Times (New York City, New York, USA). http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amovies.nytimes.com%2Fmovie%2Freview+%22New+York+Times%22+%22Abbott+and+Costello+Meet+the+Killer%2C+Boris+Karloff%22+1949. Retrieved 02:41, 4 December 2009 (UTC).
^ Act of Violence Review by Variety Staff
^ Act of Violence Review by Roger Westcombe
^ The New York Times: Adam's Rib (1949) - Movie review
^ The New York Times: Adventure Island (1947) - Movie review
^ W, A (October 10, 1949). "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949): THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; 'The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad' Sees the Return of Disney to Realm of Pure Animation". The New York Times (New York City, New York, USA). http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amovies.nytimes.com%2Fmovie%2Freview+%22New+York+Times%22+%22The+Adventures+of+Ichabod+and+Mr.+Toad%22+1949. Retrieved 02:45, 4 December 2009 (UTC).
^ The New York Times: Africa Screams (1949) - Movie review
^ The New York Times: FILM; A Different Mexican Revolution
^ S, T (April 5, 1943). "Air Raid Wardens (1943): THE SCREEN; Where Hilarity Reigns". The New York Times (New York City, New York, USA). http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amovies.nytimes.com%2Fmovie%2Freview+%22New+York+Times%22+%22Air+Raid+Wardens%22+1943. Retrieved 03:03, 4 December 2009 (UTC).
^ Crowther, Bosley (November 9, 1949). "All the King's Men (1949): 'All the King's Men,' Columbia Film Based on the Novel by Warren, at Victoria". The New York Times (New York City, New York, USA). http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amovies.nytimes.com%2Fmovie%2Freview+%22New+York+Times%22+%22All+the+King%27s+Men%22+1949. Retrieved 23:29, 4 December 2009 (UTC).
^ Crowther, Bosley (July 5, 1940). "All This, and Heaven Too (1940): THE SCREEN; 'All This and Heaven, Too,' With Bette Davis and Boyer, at Music Hall--'Private Affairs' at Roxy At the Roxy". The New York Times (New York City, New York, USA). http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amovies.nytimes.com%2Fmovie%2Freview+%22New+York+Times%22+%22All+This+and+Heaven+Too%22+1940. Retrieved 23:32, 4 December 2009 (UTC).
^ The New York Times: Ideas & Trends; Rascal or Racist? Censoring a Rabbit
^ The New York Times: Anchors Aweigh (1945) - Movie review
^ W, A (March 3, 1947). "Angel and the Badman (1947): 'Angel and the Bad Man,' With John Wayne and Gail Russell, Is Called Superior to Usual Western". The New York Times (New York City, New York, USA). http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amovies.nytimes.com%2Fmovie%2Freview+%22New+York+Times%22+%22Angel+and+the+Badman%22+1947. Retrieved 23:35, 4 December 2009 (UTC).
^ The New York Times: Anna and the King of Siam - Awards
^ K, P P (September 2, 1944). "Arsenic and Old Lace (1944): 'Arsenic and Old Lace,' With Cary Grant, in Premiere at Strand -- 'Youth Runs Wild' Is New Palace Theatre Feature". The New York Times (New York City, New York, USA). http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amovies.nytimes.com%2Fmovie%2Freview+%22New+York+Times%22+%22Arsenic+and+Old+Lace%22+1944. Retrieved 23:50, 4 December 2009 (UTC).
^ Aventure Malgache (1944) - Review by Micael Brooke
^ P, T M (January 1, 1942). "Babes on Broadway (1941): At the Music Hall". The New York Times (New York City, New York, USA). http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amovies.nytimes.com%2Fmovie%2Freview+%22New+York+Times%22+%22Babes+on+Broadway%22+1941. Retrieved 23:55, 4 December 2009 (UTC).
^ Crowther, Bosley (January 16, 1942). "Ball of Fire (1941): "Ball of Fire" a Delightful Comedy, With Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck in Lead Roles, Opens at Music Hall". The New York Times (New York City, New York, USA). http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amovies.nytimes.com%2Fmovie%2Freview+%22New+York+Times%22+%22Ball+of+Fire%22+1941. Retrieved 00:05, 5 December 2009 (UTC).
^ American Film Institute: Bambi
^ BATTLEGROUND: The Essentials - Synopsis by Rob Nixon
^ The New York Times: Battleground (1949) - Movie review
^ Crowther, Bosley (November 22, 1946). "The Best Years of Our Lives (1946): THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; At the Laffmovie". The New York Times (New York City, New York, USA). http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amovies.nytimes.com%2Fmovie%2Freview+%22New+York+Times%22+%22The+Best+Years+of+Our+Lives%22+1946. Retrieved 19:29, 12 December 2009 (UTC).
^ Crowther, Bosley (April 22, 1948). "The Big Clock (1948): THE SCREEN; ' The Big Clock,' 17-Jewel Film, With Ray Milland, Laughton, Is a Dandy Clue-Chaser". The New York Times (New York City, New York, USA). http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amovies.nytimes.com%2Fmovie%2Freview+%22New+York+Times%22+%22The+Big+Clock%22+1948. Retrieved 20:25, 27 December 2009 (UTC).

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