1940 Movies

Wartime morale-boosting propaganda short, looking at the greatness of Britain and the efforts of all to preserve her power and integrity.

Directed by Muhsin Ertugrul.

Gabby has a letter to deliver to the king of Lilliput; when he arrives, the king is in the bath and Gabby tries on the royal robe. The king emerges an...

Captures the role played by the Royal Navy in the defence of Britain, and their role in convoy escort.

Scrappy is deep-sea fishing when a bottle floats by his boat. In this corked bottle is a secret treasure map. There's a chest of gold on the ocean flo...

In 1830 Pierre Courier, a rich and elderly shipowner, awaits the return of his son Stefano, who has just returned from a long trip to Trinidad in the...

Marine Sergeant Bob Lansing has just completed a tour of duty in the Pacific and is off to study at the Officer's Academy in Annapolis if he passes th...

The romantic relationship between a sports journalist and a cyclist during the Tour de France.

How to make porridge using a haybox.

A concert film

Liliane Springer, the daughter of Antwerpen office manager, has fallen in love with a football player, Raymond Smet. The trouble is that he is the sta...

Olive rushes over to show Popeye the headline: Vaudeville is coming back. They agree to rehearse their old act. After a brief song-and-dance intro, th...

The organisation of medical services in Britain during the Second World War.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 19 April 1940.

The oldest Thai ghost film still surviving today. and is an example of the nature of short films used to feature long films in the past. created by co...

Film-within-a-film: two men eating lunch at restaurant see another Shell Oil film entitled "The Largest Club in the World" with Lew Lehr and Don Wilso...